Pilot
Arthur Everest spends his spare time looking for The Terror, a supervillain whose actions led to the death of Arthur's father. Arthur is staking out a warehouse where some evil looking characters are transacting some business when he meets the Tick, a man dressed all in blue.
Arthur gets arrested for trespassing as he tries to escape the area. The Tick goes into the warehouse and wrecks havoc. Arthur is forced to call Dot, his sister, for help. He is waiting for her when the Tick shows up He is convinced that Arthur wants to be his sidekick. Arthur tries to convince him otherwise.
Arthur gets a ride home from Dot. The Tick visits Arthur at home. He has brought him a uniform, it is the only thing that survived the fire at the warehouse. He encourages Arthur to put it on and become his sidekick. Arthur refuses but after the Tick has left he puts on the suit and plays with some of the gadgets that come with it.
Arthur is still fiddling with the suit when the survivors of the warehouse fire show up at his apartment. They are convinced that he is responsible for the attack on the warehouse.
There were a couple laughs in this episode but it didn't feel quite as tongue in cheek as The Tick (2001). This feels very much like Arthur's show. In a sense I think the earlier version of the show was also Arthur's show. The Tick seems a bit like he might be a figment of Arthur's imagination. Arthur does not seem quite as optimistic in this show as he did in the 2001 show.
Peter Serafinowicz (who plays the Tick) and Patrick Warburton (who played the Tick in the 2001 version of the show) are credited as producers of the show.
I'm not sold on this show quite yet but I am willing to give it a few more episodes to win me over.
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