Patrick Warburton Says THE TICK Revival May Be Darker and Edgier
A couple of weeks ago it was announced that a live-action revival of the TV series The Tick is in development and that Patrick Warburton will be returning to the role, which is freakin' cool! I couldn't believe it when I first heard that this was actually happening. I would have never thought in a million years that we would see The Tick back on the small screen and that it would star the same guy who played the goofy hero the first time around.
The original creator of the character, Ben Edlund, will write and produce the series, and it will premiere on Amazon. There's not much more information on it than that. It would be great if they got some of the other original cast members back to reprise their roles, like Ron Perlman who played Fiery Blaze. Other actors included David Burke as Arthur, Liz Vassey as Captain Liberty, and Nestor Carbonell as Batmanuel.
In an interview with MovieWeb, Warburton talked about the new series and revealed as much as he could. One thing is for sure, he seems excited about it.
"I'm really not at liberty to discuss anything in regards to The Tick right now. I will say, isn't it ironic that Captain Liberty's friend isn't at liberty? Are there discussions? I would say things look very interesting and positive. I love The Tick. I'd love to do it again. I never would have thought I'd have the opportunity to do this again. I think it would be a blast to do it again. We'll see what happens. One thing about The Tick, he is an insane character. I guess he doesn't have to be 29 years-old like Thor, I guess. He'll be 50 battling evil. I'd love to see what Ben Edlund's new vision for it is. I think it will be different. Perhaps a little darker and a little edgier. We'll see what happens."
There's nothing wrong with a little darkness and edge with The Tick. That would actually fall in line with the original comic, which featured a Tick character that was a little less goofy than he was in the original animated and live-action TV series. The comic was slightly darker and the Tick was more of a damaged character. It had a perfect mix of grittiness and humor, though. I'd love to see that happen for this new series. The actor went on to talk about the costume.
"There were probably five different Tick costumes for the original series. I would assume there would be a new design. Let’s say hypothetically that The Tick, we’re going to attack it again. It would be all-new. It would be a new conception. There are so many advantages to the creatives today, that there weren’t 12 years ago. As far as doing things, and creating a whole new world for The Tick. It would have been too costly and hard to do 12 years ago."
Of course they'll give him a new suit, and I'm looking forward to seeing what the new, updated design looks like. I don't think they'll stray too far from the original concept though.
It seems like things are still in the works, but I really want this to happen so bad. The Tick is one of my favorite comic characters ever, and it's about time he makes a comeback!