- ISBN13: 0786936722116
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Description
Evil-doers, check your rear-view mirror because justice is closer than it appears! Everyone’s favorite big blue hero, along with his trusty moth sidekick Arthur, is back for more hilarious adventures in THE TICK VS. SEASON TWO. With a heart as big as the moon and as warm as bathwater, The Tick flexes the muscle of goodness to keep the citizens of The City safe from the strangest collection of villains yet. Season Two brings the return of über-villains El Seed and Brainch… More >>
#1 by Julie Neal on April 11, 2010 - 9:37 pm
Looking for something different for your kids? This probably isn’t it. Though more clever than the cartoons in The Tick Vs. Season One, the twelve episodes in this set still suffer from poor pacing and limp storytelling. Edited down to 7-minute cartoons they’d be great, but as 21-minute programs they really drag. And that’s a shame, because with better writers this odd, witty series could have had a timeless appeal. Back in the mid-1990s “The Tick” aired for three seasons on the Fox Kids Network. It had the potential to last a lot longer.
At least that’s my take. But to be fair, if you liked Season One you’ll love Season Two. The 1995-1996 season of “The Tick” is probably the show’s best, as the premise is still fresh but the characters are fully developed and the storylines wackier than ever. One episode features the villainous Ottoman Empress controlling an army of furniture. Another is a Christmas show.
On a different note, watching this set I couldn’t help but think that many Disney creative-types must have been fans. Its premise — that superheroes are real people — showed up a decade later in The Incredibles and a gag in the episode “Heroes” seems to have inspired the Walt Disney World attraction Sounds Dangerous.
Want something even stranger? Try the live-action version (The Tick – The Entire Series), a short-lived (nine episode) Fox series starring Patrick Warburton. It’s REALLY out there.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by Shauntel M. Williams on April 11, 2010 - 10:26 pm
I love ordering from amazon directly, because with free shipping, it still gets here extremely fast and always in great shape. Thanks.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by James Johnson on April 11, 2010 - 11:01 pm
The product was shipped in a timely manner, arrived in good condition and was exactly what the seller advertised. I was pleased.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Mark Heffernan on April 11, 2010 - 11:18 pm
I’m just a huge Tick fan. The fact that each following episode plays on previous episodes is just awesome. Unfortunately, I don’t think there was a third season… BRING BACK THE BIG BLUE BUG OF JUSTICE!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by healthybabe on April 12, 2010 - 12:13 am
I never saw “The Tick” as a kid but apparently my husband did, so I buy them for him. The funny thing is that my 4yr old daughter loves them too! Out of all the movies and cartoons she has “The Tick” is one of the most requested. I actually appreciate its humor and so I will keep buying them for my family.
Rating: 5 / 5