Peter Serafinowicz as "The Tick"! This is a bad joke right? How could he fill the broad shoulders of destiny? And how would he be better than Patrick Warburton and the 2001 series?

So I sat down ready to the full geek tear-down, Picking at everything that was wrong or not as good as the 90's cartoon or the live action TV show from 2001. Needless to say i wasn't expecting much from this 30 minute pilot, But after the "Woop" had finished and my brain adjusted to a darker tone than any previous incarnation of "The Tick" I was transfixed. Griffin Newman as Arthur Everest and the or "realistic" take on this world and its characters was just perfect. In the past Arthur's reasons for being a hero was flat to be fair. He was just a bored accountant who wanted to do more with his life, The change in motivation for the character just worked and just the tone for the overall comedy and narrative style.

Another worry i had was with Peter Serafinowicz was playing the tick, This in my head it just didn't make any sense, He just isn't built to take on the suit. The Tick was the embodiment of the 90's comic book characters, Big "Bisley-esk" Beasts of men, all muscle and mass. Patrick Warburton (AKA Joe Swanson family guy) was the whole package for the job and still is in my view. Sad to say once we actually got some real screen time with "The Tick" my worries were sort of validated. Let be clear on this as I love Peter Serafinowicz and I have always thought should get more recognition and screen time, But not this. I got over the size change relatively quickly but he made "The Tick" too smart and insightful in his delivery. If you know the previous incarnations you will know he could be beaten at a game of breathing by a bag of rocks.

This all being said by the time the show had finished I wanted more, I worry this show will get overlooked with it being on "Amazon" and that it's going to get more views by people watching it on free to use stream sites.