Let me preface this by saying that I LOVE the comics and animated versions of the series. Even the Patrick Warburton version had its positive elements. This is an anathema. What's more, I cannot believe that a creative the caliber of Ben Edlund would sign off on this steaming dump of a once great franchise.

First, the original was family friendly, and over the top hysterical. Well, we can't have that. Not in this culture. No, we have to delve into Arthur's deep psychological issues. We have to make it depressing. We have to dumb it down for the masses.

This is neither safe for families, nor all that funny. It's crass, vulgar, the language is terrible, the bloodiness is amped up, it's pretty dark, and most of that is completely unnecessary. I don't understand how incorporating unnecessary vulgarities is a perfectly acceptable societal norm. The cartoon was much smarter and unfathomably better written.

The cast is perfectly capable, and would've been equally as good if they had just canonized the series instead of trying to make it something it was never meant to be. 3/10 for the acting chops, but for the writers I say to you in The Tick's own words, "Stop being bad!" Make a franchise that fans of the TRUE series can appreciate again.