So I'm back from Comic-Con in San Diego. Didn't get tickets (standby or otherwise) for Conan, couldn't get into the Star Trek: Discovery panel (waited 3.5 hours, and it wasn't even in the really big room, Hall H), but I did see the panel for Amazon Prime's live-action The Tick. (As for San Diego, thanks to this visit, I am now a fan of poke - the food that is. Their Comic-Con is arguably too big for me to really enjoy it.)
Before Ben Edlund, David Fury and most of the cast came out to answer questions, we got to watch episode 2 (you can watch episode 1 on Amazon - no Prime membership needed). As best as I can tell, episode 2 starts right after the end of episode 1. The first six episodes of the season will be available August 25, with the rest of the first season sometime in the spring. I came to The Tick through the 90s animated series, and watched all of Fox's edition. Enjoyed both of them immensely. I liked what I saw of this version a lot and would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed either of its television predecessors. I picked up two main differences for this version, which were reinforced by the comments from the panel. While it may be called The Tick (Peter Serafinowicz), sidekick Arthur (Griffin Newman), is arguably the protagonist of the show. Maybe that could change in a season 2. The superheroes and villains are as absurd/silly as before, but The City and its people are treated a bit more seriously. I'm not sure I can explain this better without spoiling, but I think the idea is to heighten the satire of superheroes and villains by grounding the civilians a bit more. Serafinowicz nails it IMO, though I'm sure fans could debate the merits of his approach versus Warburton and/or Coleman at length. Jackie Earle Haley is the main villain. While I can't say it's worth shelling out for Prime membership (I don't think any *one* TV show is worth a streaming subscription), I certainly recommend the show for those already subscribed. (And yes, I will be subscribing to CBS All Access for Star Trek: Discovery, but I will be using the service for all of the Star Trek shows and other programs in the CBS library.) David -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
