# Is that the clock ticking? Countdown to Amazon's The Tick **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 25, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-clock-ticking-countdown-to-amazons-the-tick/794622 "2017-08-25T02:25:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-clock-ticking-countdown-to-amazons-the-tick/794622/61 "2018-02-26T14:34:46Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > I liked the second half overall, but I have a couple of questions: > > [spoiler]Why did The Terror choose the guy who found the teeth to be the VLM? > > Did Overkill’s cardiac arrest get better? > > Do we have any idea who Arthur’s step-dad is? Also someone from the Flag Five that survived? It seemed sort of implied with the ‘I know that sound’-comment, but I don’t see how that could work… [/spoiler] I think the answer to the first two are “Villain Jazz” and “Yes”. The third seems to be a question teasing for Season 2! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-clock-ticking-countdown-to-amazons-the-tick/794622/62 "2018-02-28T18:10:51Z")
I re-watched the first 6 and finally watched E11 and E12 last night. Loved it! I’ll gladly watch more as soon as Amazon puts them up. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-clock-ticking-countdown-to-amazons-the-tick/794622/63 "2018-03-03T12:31:45Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > I hope they start bringing in more of the characters from the cartoon. Die Fledermaus was my favorite, if only for his extreme uselessness. NOTE: Hearsay, Unsourced When the first live action series ran, I had heard that Ben Edlund’s deal with the cartoon allowed him to always and forever do anything he wants with any characters who were in the original comic book… but for any characters who were created for the cartoon, the rights would be tied up being shared with the producers or showrunner for the cartoon series. Therefore, Die Fledermaus and American Maid became Batmanuel and Captain Liberty for the live action version. At first, I wished they had just created completely new characters rather than creating obvious stand-ins for the cartoon characters. But, ultimately, I ended up really liking Batmanuel and Captain Liberty both of whom ended up being very much themselves rather than cheap knock-offs of the cartoon characters. I’m a fan of Die Fledermaus too. One of my favorite lines from the cartoon: Heroes are all at the post office collecting their mail, “Hey! A LETTER! Somebody loves Die Fledermaus, Somebody loves Die Fledermaus!” For the second half of the new Amazon series. I was happy with the way they worked in “Spoon!” and they played it in a way that I could see it coming back in all its glory. And I absolutely LOVED how they beautifully and perfectly worked in “Not in the face! Not in the face!” Also, I really like the re-imagined more involved Dot. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-clock-ticking-countdown-to-amazons-the-tick/794622/64 "2018-03-03T14:16:49Z")
“Every time we flash the ‘Die Fledermaus Signal’ he disconnects his phone and leaves town for a week!” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-clock-ticking-countdown-to-amazons-the-tick/794622/65 "2018-03-08T17:03:59Z")
I finally got around to watching the final episodes. Words cannot describe the joy felt at spotting the shape of the Terror’s escape pod. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-clock-ticking-countdown-to-amazons-the-tick/794622.md?page=3)