While at New York Comic-Con over the weekend, I got to sit down with three of the stars of Amazon’s hit seriesThe Tickfor an exclusive interview. As you’ll see when you watch the interview, the conversation was literally all over the place and it was a blast to goof around withPeter Serafinowicz,Jackie Earle HaleyandGriffin Newman. Some of the highlights include the challenges of trying to film when you can’t hear anything while wearing your costume, whyThe Tickis not a typical superhero series, how the show has found its identity, what they collect, how people have reacted to Peter Serafinowicz’s Sassy Trump videos, memorable moments from filming, making the first two episodes withWally Pfister, what’s coming up in the second half of season one, and so much more. If you’ve never seenThe Tick, it’s really well done and unlike any superhero show on TV. Also, it’s only six episodes. So if you’ve got Amazon Prime check them out!
If you’re not familiar with the show,The Tickexists in a world where superheroes have been real for decades, and a strange man in a blue suit with antennae, aka The Tick (Peter Serafinowicz), becomes convinced that Arthur (Griffin Newman), an accountant with mental health issues, is the sidekick he needs to save the world from a global supervillain (Jackie Earle Haley) thought to be dead. As they work to uncover the conspiracy, Arthur must learn to break out of his safe and unheroic shell while Tick must overcome his own existential crisis before they can help anyone else.
Here’s exactly what we talked about followed by the official synopsis.
Peter Serafinowicz, Jackie Earle Haley, Griffin Newman:
Below is the official synopsis forThe Tick:
In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an underdog accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a global super villain long-thought dead. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero. The pilot forThe Tickstarred Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy), Griffin Newman (Vinyl), Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), Valorie Curry (House of Lies), Yara Martinez (Jane the Virgin) and Brendan Hines (Scorpion).The Tickis executive produced by Ben Edlund (Supernatural), Barry Josephson (Bones) and Barry Sonnenfeld (A Series of Unfortunate Events), directed by Wally Pfister (The Dark Knight), and written by Edlund.The Tickis a co-production with Sony Pictures Television.
