28 April 2009

Tick Talk

I was excited to read that the live-action TV version of The Tick is now on YouTube. With the exception of the original Eerie, Indiana, it might be my favorite American fantasy sitcom.

Unfortunately, a crucial ingredient in comedy is




timing. And my YouTube connection

just isn't smooth enough to serve the

jokes.

There must still be some copies of the DVD set out there.

3 comments:

Sam said...

I'm afraid I wasn't much of a tick fan, but...
I had no idea you were an Eerie, Indiana fan, too.

I'm assuming you're referring to the original series? Great stuff!

Remember the Wrinkle-in-Time-style basketball players dribbling in unison?

J. L. Bell said...

Definitely the Omri Katz original. Not the pale Canadian imitation of a few years later. (And I don’t recall if I ever read any of the branded books.)

Though it had a trouble broadcast history, I think Eerie’s single complete season makes a lovely narrative arc of Marshall coming to terms with his move to Indiana.

mta said...

You might have better luck with the Tick on Hulu.com. I watched it there without a problem a few months ago.

Also loved Eerie, back in the day.

mta