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Ask Tick Creator Ben Edlund
The non-cartoon Tick debuted on Fox last night, so this is an ideal time to have Tick creator Ben Edlund as a Slashdot interview guest. Before you start typing, you may want to read this May 2000 interview with Ben to keep from duplicating questions and to see what kind of person he is. Then ask away. As usual, we'll send 10 of the highest-moderated questions to Ben, and publish his answers as soon as we get them back.
now that we're all aware of the still-pending copyright issues between Sony and Fox concerning certain Tick characters and trademarks ("Spoon!"), is there any hope in sight for a resolution that would allow the use of these copyrights? Or is this a totally dead issue?
What type of drugs/alcohol were you high on when you created the character and premise of the tick? ;-)
Also, is the tick more of a boxer, brief, or boxer-brief man?
Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
So, enlighten us. Where did you even get
the idea of 'the tick', and all the other wierd
superheros and villains you have?
As an American and a fan living overseas, will this show be available on any UK/Irish stations? Where might I see it if I'm living in Ireland?
Whatever happened to JonKatz?
I read some time ago that, at a convention, you had admitted that The Tick started out as a character in a Superhero Role Playing Game. Of course, they failed to say (or perhaps you didn't tell them) which game! So which was it? Champions? V&V? Superworld? Marvel Super Heroes? Do any of the other "standard" Tick Universe characters come from the game? Do you still play?
First of all, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this soliloquay:
"So the mustache was in love. Oh, that's cool. Love is cool. That mustache is cool. But it didn't make me cool. It made Sewer Urchin swing ten miles by his upper lip!"
"And look at Jim Rave. He should have been cool. He had a cool eye patch, cool RV, cool gadgets, and he traveled the world with three vivacious, exciting, talented beauticians. That's cool! But he wasn't cool."
"You know, Arthur, I may have lost my mustache, but I've gained... heh... I haven't gained a thing."
As for the question... Comic book hero farce as a genre doesn't exactly have a huge tradition. Where did you draw most of your inspiration from?
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Bleah! Heh heh heh... BLEAH BLEAH!!! Ha ha ha ha...
What evil Fox executive stuck you in such a lethal timeslot? Why didn't they slot you behind the Simpson's then move you to the lethal Thursday timeslot?
I had to fight with my girlfriend to watch the show last night since 'Will and Grace' was on.
Where is that rodent!
Why didn't we have a million zillion ninjas in the cartoon? That gag can't possibly be played out, yet.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Why do a live version when the cartoon series didn't last that long?
At the next eco-hypocrisy-meeting, count the private jets used to get to the meeting. Should be interesting to see that
Are you satisfied with the finished product of the live action Tick? I was a huge fan of both the comic and the cartoon series and am sure that if you can keep up the quality of dialog and acting you had in last night's episode that I'll be glued to it as well. But the differences between the three are immense...especially in the humour department (for example, my favorite joke from the comic was "We are hedge. Move along." which probably wouldn't work in either the cartoon or the live action). Do you, as the characters' creator and a comic artist, find yourself looking at the finished product and saying, "yes, that's what I see when the Tick jumps along the rooftops of my dreams?" Which of the three incarnations is your favorite?
Hey freaks: now you're ju
I noticed that Deflator Mouse and American Maid had been changed to Batman-uel and "Captain Liberty". Why the change from the animated series? Those characters and their rivalry were a great side story, and to use similar characters but have them deeply in love with one another seems like a major switch.
"Shared pain is lessened; shared joy is increased. Thus we refute entropy" - Spider Robinson
Was the Man-eating Cow changed to Apocalypse Cow? I was really hoping to see some Man-eating cow in future episodes...
Patrick Warburton was absolutely perfect as The Tick, Nestor Carbonell was great as Batmanuel, Liz Vassey as Captain Liberty and David Burke was a great fit as Arthur. Since these shows were originally filmed in 2000, will this cast be preserved? Is there any plan to do a 1 hour show or movie? It was fun to watch, and just because of the beer!
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Last sentence should have read 'and NOT just because...' Thanks! (btw, I'm certainly sober, I just type really bad!)
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
will we ever see the chainsaw vigilante, the man eating cow or paul the samurai
show up in the live action series?
back in the day we didnt have no old school
WTF?
Sometimes they seemed remote control, sometimes they seemed computer generated.
Stupid job ads, weird spam, occasional insight at
Some of the best stuff is in the comic books, which are still around.
The cartoon was great but the Comics are better.
Sean D.
"Hmm. I am to metaphor cheese as metaphor cheese is to transitive verb crackers!"
What do you plan on doing once the Tick is cancelled ? What I mean to say is what are your plans for next week ?
Will we ever see the 'origins' of The Tick?
This is not the way to build a lasting empire.
Tick, to my mind, is an ideal hero icon for the current generation. He has good intentions, but isn't too aware of the fine details (well, even some gross details) of the world around him. He tries hard, and things tend to work out after a fashion, but usually not as a result of any particular brilliance on his part. Tick fulfills the iconic image of style over substance, of good intentions versus understanding, of the brawn and machismo not directed by a terribly powerful cranium, and of accidental destruction as a consequence of his good intentions and bungling execution.
His sidekick Arthur, of course, is more down to earth and aware. He's a bit of a geek (though I have yet so see him hack a kernel) with less-than-stellar social skills. He too seems to fill an iconic image in modern-day society - the nerdy brains-behind the brawn.
When these characters evolved, were they merely an attempt to poke fun at Superhero archetypes, or were they consciously intended to be more "in touch" with and to more closely parallel today's society? Or do you consider such analysis to be far deeper than the subject matter merits? Is the Tick just good humored fun, or is it perceptive art?
-- Mal: "Well they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious."
It seems the relationship between The Tick and Arthur is similar to the one between Don Quixote and Sancho. Is this intentional, or merely reflecting the influence that book has had on "buddy" motifs in literature? Finally, have you considered a plot line involving invisible giants that only The Tick can see so that when Arthur is urged to join in battle against them, he can utter "What giants?"
Seems that the Tickism of the Day: http://www.spe.sony.com/tv/shows/tick/main.phtml is Spoon!
Karma: It's not just a good idea. It's the law.
Given Fox's track record of hyping up incredibly gimicky or out-of-place shows (Alien Autopsy and Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire come to mind) while simultaneously burying shows that have real potential (Family Guy, for instance), how concerned are you that Fox will simply bury you after one unsuccessful (or successful) season?
Well, I asked Google, and for the other non-us
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Columbia TriStar Television - The Tick
- SPOON! The Tick Headquarters
- Google Webdirectory
I guess if it's not in my culture, then it's not that fun.Was Sewer Urchin the casualty of the intellectual-property fight, or was he removed because of political correctness? There are equivalent characters to American Maid and Die Fledermaus, but no bizarro Sewer Urchin. Was it just too much to have a autistic live-action hero on primetime?
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First of all, I saw the premiere of the Tick, and I loved it, I've been telling people at work about it all morning.
On to the question:
Do you plan to get the actors any special training so that they can more readily play their super hero roles? I noticed that the Tick looked a bit stiff as he was jumping around rooftops. I'm guessing the big rubber suit doesn't help, but action heroes need to look lively don't they?
You can't take the sky from me...
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"I hate broccoli. And yet, in a certain sense, I am broccoli."
Why were the costumes for the Tick and Arthur so different from the cartoon / comic (which I loved, BTW)? In particular, the Tick's eyes are not covered and Arthur's outfit doesn't look the same at all. Having a mask is a big part of being a super hero!
Will we see:
The evil midnight bomber?
Pineapple Pocopo?
The civic minded 5?
Hang 10 for justice!
I am not a number! I am a man! And don't you
It seems the relationship between The Tick and Arthur is similar to the one between Don Quixote and Sancho.
Is this intentional, or merely reflecting the influence that book has had on "buddy" motifs in literature?
Finally, have you considered a plot line involving invisible giants that only The Tick can see so that when Arthur is urged to join in battle against them, he can utter "What giants?"
"... isn't too aware of the fine details (well, even some gross details) of the world around him. He tries hard, and things tend to work out after a fashion, but usually not as a result of any particular brilliance on his part... style over substance, of good intentions versus understanding, of the brawn and machismo not directed by a terribly powerful cranium, and of accidental destruction as a consequence of his good intentions and bungling execution."
Funny, I didn't realize that Dubya was a member of the 'current generation'. (What does that mean, anyway? Aren't there several generations currently living?)
Sorry, just wasting time at work.
- fader
So, now that you have your show, I'm curious:
Congratulations on your success, from a fellow southeastern Mass person... :)
DO NOT LEAVE IT IS NOT REAL
He's got the guts to ask the questions that we want answered.
I know that you folks are looking for writers and reading through scripts...
Are you accepting scripts still?
I have a couple of scripts that I was working on back in the days when the animated series was running, and I'd like to know if people can still submit them, and if so, submit them exactly where?
(oh, and also, is there any chance that we might see Speak appear?)
If the pilot was finished in May 2000, why did it take 18 months to air? I've been looking forward to it for longer than that and it was everything I hoped and more. Is there a 25-words-or-less rundown of what you can't use from the comic and/or animated series somewhere? (or just a flat list?)
How many licks does it take to get through the hard shell of crime to the soft, chewy center of justice?
First, I loved the first episode. Patrick Warburton and David Burke (?) were perfectly cast and the writing was 90% (which is excellent for a pilot).
The biggest problem, I found, were the villians. Heavily accented Soviets plan to release a destructive force inside a large city. It's ridiculous and dated on the one side, disturbingly realistic and familiar on the other.
So my question: Is it tasteful or even possible to humorously depict Evil Masterminds so soon after a chilling reminder of real evil?
324006
can you lend me 5 dollars?
That's when you set up a DirecTV system with an emulator setup so you can get all 120+ local channels. That way, if you live in the eastern time zone, you can just wait until the west coast feed comes on. Or, if you live on the west coast, watch your 8:00pm programs at 5:00 pm. This is how we watch friends, will and grace, survivor, CSI, and ER all in one night!
Judging from the first episode alone, it seems like the live-action Tick is automatically shooting for an older audience than the cartoon was (for perhaps obvious reasons). Arthur getting drunk, The Tick using the word "bitch," some of Batmanuel's references to Captain Liberty, etc. I always got the feeling from the cartoon that it was aimed at both adults and kids, with some jokes perhaps flying over the kids' heads while the adults would get them (a snake accusing The Tick of not dating much during a wrestling match in The Tick vs. Proto-Clown comes to mind).
Will the live-action series be aimed more at adults and less at younger viewers? I'm not really complaining if that is the case, it just seemed like there was definitely a shift in tone.
See subject.
If you fall off a building, go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will be like hey, free dummy
Lyme Disease ... your feelings about?
Can we expect to see this great character, Sarcastro who fight evil with the sharp blade of sarcasm?
Do you feel guilty that the women portrayed in your cartoons are 1 dimensional pin-up girls while the male characters are given more depth? Can a woman be a super hero if she does not have big breasts that look good in spandex?
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
I used to be an avid Tick and PTS fan. Collected them and Milk And Cheese, that about covers the comics I actually found amusing. The Tick was great because it wasn't so horribly cynical and angry as Dorkin's (Milk and Cheese) work, but was almost as funny. Then at some point the Tick stopped being funny. Man Eating Cow, Karma Tornado, all the spin-offs besides Paul The Samurai were terrible from the beginning. I never could figure out why this was.
Did you break with NEC at some point, leaving the Tick and Paul the Samurai series to be written by somebody else? The first dozen or so Ticks were hysterical, as was the first Paul the Samurai, and then everything dissipated. (the original Tick cartoon show was pretty funny, but nowhere near as good as the comic book)
I don't collect comics anymore (gave them all to my little brother) but I did enjoy the Tick and M&C. M&C lost a lot of its punch after a while, maybe everyone runs out of material, but it seemed like much more of an abrupt transition with the Tick, and I was wondering what happened. Also I hope you're back for good, some of my college friends had never heard of the Tick and really got hooked on it after I dug out some old issues of the comic. The comics were great stuff.
"Unnecessary Rockets: On/Off"
Remember that what's inside of you doesn't matter because nobody can see it.
Why do a live version when the cartoon series, given the Live-Action Tick's timeslot, would of been a better choice? I mean, I enjoyed the cartoon series. No amount of live-action + special effects is going to be up to the same.
Also, don't you think the Power Rangers series should of been animated for it's own sake, instead of live action?
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Do find being on Fox to be a potential downfall? It seems like a lot of semi-decent shows ("Family Guy") get killed and resurrected fairly often on the network.
When will the cartoon series Tick be available on DVD?
It seems that Batmanuel and Captain Liberty are a little more romantically inclined than their cartoon counterparts. Why did you make that decision?
As you and others were developing The Tick into a live action series, (after watching the first live action episode) you seem to be trying to return to the style of the comic book rather than the animated series. To that end, some things probably weren't appropriate for TV, like having the Tick escape from an insane asylum in the pilot. Other things were created to make the show more appropriate for a tv audience - more character development and making them seem more like "real" people (jobs, cell phones, drinking at the bar, etc.).
How much did you have to give and take between making the live action have content appropriate for tv (ie network censors), adding plot elements and characters to make it appropriate for a (potentially) long running tv series, fighting the cartoon copyright issues, and adapting it to suit your vision of the Tick on tv? Also, what would you like to do with the show that you can't on tv?
thanks
t.
"Corrupting our youth one mind at a time"
If the TV Show is well recepted, do you ever think you could get back into doing the comic, cartoon, or even doing a movie with the live-action, or cartoon?
By the way who is the genius that come up with the best battle-cry since Yo-Joe? (SPOOOOOOOOONNN!!!!!)
"It takes many nails to build a crib, but one screw to fill it."
Who are your artistic heros/influences?
will there be a possibility of adaptations of Tick comic issues. I would love to see the Tick face off with Barry in real-time along with a follow up to show the results of Barry's defeat.
All I have to say is, I hope Little Wooden Boy makes an apperance. That was so funny in the cartoon when he is carrying him around the whole episode, and they at the end they end up killing him :)
SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
Ever since I first heard the battle cry of The Tick, I always wondered, "How did these guys come up with the idea?"
I tried to visualize the circumstances which brought forth the famous Tick line, and always end up picturing some semi-intoxicated discussion over battle cries during dinner, then someone started holding up utensils.
So, how did it happen? What were the circumstances? What were the alternative/runner-up battle cries?
(if you say, "chopstick & spork", you'll get me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.)
-Dennis
While I'm a big fan of the Tick and enjoyed the show last night, I found one thing discordant while watching it. The Tick using words like bitch, and gonads. He has always struck me as having very anachronistic language. Stuck back in the Father Knows Best days. Spreading his brand of creamy justice on the toast of the city, sure. Make Evil my Bitch, doesn't work for him. Borderline profanity might work for some of the other characters, particularly Bat Manuel, but it seems wrong for the well intentioned, but naive hero that is the Tick. Is this a direction they are trying to take the Tick for some reason, or just a matter of unfamiliarity with the characters that will be ironed out over time?
Actually, 2.
First, I thought Batmanuel was hilarious. I hope Captain Liberty becomes more clearly a right-wing reactionary, because I think that would make her character much more interesting. Yesterday she just seemed like a girl who couldn't say no and mean it -- which wasn't that interesting, IMO.
Second, I first encountered The Tick at a wedding.
It was the best wedding cake-top decoration I have ever seen, and featured The Tick and a Wonder Woman. They were in completely different scales, so The Tick was twice as tall as Wonder Woman, which worked fabulously as the couple getting married were a 6'6" man and a 4'11" woman. The Tick, of course, was in his regular uniform, but they managed to glue a tiny tulle veil onto Wonder Woman's head.
Liza
These opinions are my own. My employer is not aware of them, does not endorse them, and is not responsible for them.
"People like you who think that any depiction of anything other then fluffy puppy dogs on TV is inappropriate are continuing the work of the terrorists!"
Yes, those people are annoying. I'm not one of them. Did I say I wanted Tick off the air? Did I say I was offended? No.
I know a thing or two about humor. One of those things is that a joke can be a fragile and delicate thing. Even a slight disturbance will destroy it (or maim it beyond repair). WTC has temporarily (or even permanently) nullified "Evil Mastermind plots to destroy city" jokes for a lot of people. Thus my question about whether it is possible to have a humorous supervillian succeed in the current atmosphere.
324006
I wish I still had my first Tick comic. It was a freebie from New England Comics, announcing that they were going to try publishing their own comics. I thought it pretty decent, but had to make more strategic decisions in my collecting habits at the time. Sorry Ben, I just had to have Akira. Fast forward a few years and suddenly I see the tick everywhere. So my question is this: Where did you think this comic would end up way back at issue one? Were you jsut hoping to have some good stuff in your portfolio by the time you got out of college(or wherever)? Were you hoping for a moderately successful underground classic? Just when did you realize that the Tick was a big hit? What happened then in your life and how did it affect your creation(the comic as well as the character)?
Most people probably don't realize that the Tick is a direct adaptation of the "Roach" superhero parody character from Dave Sim's Cerebus. Do you still keep up with Cerebus despite the fact that the Roach (and his attendant humor) have been missing from the story for 100 or so issues now? What do you think of how Cerebus has unfolded? Has Dave Sim, a notorious hater of the television medium, given you any grief over the new series?
A simple question:
Why did last night's series premiere episode suck so much ass?
It was incredibly boring, and not nearly as fun and engrossing as the comics or the cartoon series. Jimmy Carter? A Russian robot? Lame. I thought the idea of a pilot episode was to attract people to the show, not run off your existing fan base.
This is not a troll. I really feel that the show was far below what Mr. Edlund has shown he's capable of, and I wonder why it didn't translate to a live-action format. Too much network interference? Not enough budget? What happened?
you are a god. I have always loved the Tick, and after the cartoon went off the air i spiraled into a sea of self loathing and lost my nye-invulnerable status. So glad to see you back in the royalty business.
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I lived in Boston in the 80's (college years) and 90's (working years) when you were there at New England Comics. I don't think I ever met you but I always thought it was cool that you were from the same area. I've enjoyed The Tick immensely. Another favorite of mine was Megaton Man. The humor in both books had many differences and some similarities. Both Characters were principly big and blue and idiot/savants. Both made outrageous speaches. Megaton Man made more hay out of Political Humor while The Tick seemed to be more pointed at mocking comic books in general. However on many occations even Megaton Man was clearly focused on mocking superheros. For example Mellow Yellow was clearly a mockery of The Green Lantern.
My question is this: what was it about the timeperiod when you conceived and developed The Tick that made for the similarities between Megaton Man and The Tick in both their look and the humor? What was it about the comic book industry at the time that both you and Don Simpson picked up on?
Your Fan,
--Peter
Why a live action show???
I've been a Tick fan since my pal Greg bought the comics first printing back in the days when Ronny RayGun was killing Terrorists and stealing oil. The comics were great, but when the animated show came from FOX, well, everything changed...
The cartoon is FAR too brilliant to get into here. It's considered so well done it's been played on the Canadian arts channel BRAVO. Now, if a bunch of smug Toronto producers think your show is intellectual, well, the world is sure to be confused.
But the important thing, of course, was that it was funny. FOX didn't understand and cancelled it. Now let's do the math shall we? The Simpsons is the longest running sitcom EVER. It's a cartoon. It makes millions annually. So when the Tick comes along, they canceled it and created a live show years later.
WTF???
Second question - Can Ben explain why the FOX network is run by morons? Can Ben elaborate on just how moronic (names please) these executives at FOX are?
Thank you for your time Ben. And thanks for the TICK. SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON !!!
'cuz it sure ain't reading.
1) It wasn't the machine I found ridiculous and dated--in fact, the machine (and the concept) were very funny. It was the villians themselves. They weren't even remotely funny--it was like watching re-runs of the Batman TV show as put on by a high school drama team.
2) Of course I don't expect them to play with fluffy bunnies. In fact, I thought Apocalypse Cow was side-splittingly funny. You see, I'm not *objecting* to anything. I'm asking if it is possible to have a prime-time show featuring jokes Evil Masterminds when so many people have just switched over from the evening news featuring the real thing.
324006
How're you doing?????
If you're a fan of the cartoon (or the creator) this will be funny, otherwise, this may seem odd. Much like the show...
(insert attempt to be witty here)
Can you tell us the origins of Arthur's battle cry "Not in the face! Not in the face!"?
cheers,
.. not the bazillion spinoffs.
.. well .. certainly reminded me a lot of a college guy writing a comic with his roomates (sometimes after drinking heavily).
.. but you have to expect that.
.. *PART* of the whole independant comic thing in the 90's was that they were *NOT* marvel (or DC i suppose .. but they were even worse then .. this was pre-frank miller) And that they were small publishing companies.
.. even .. err God I forgot his name ... the biker looking guy who ALWAYS had an american flag bandada, and wrote that REALLY wierd book with lots of skin in it. [mind like a steel sive] We're all in NorthHampton / Amherst -- and the humour of that area certainly showed *grin*
.. but the D&D, partying on UMass Campus (sometimes with duct-tape covered foam boffers *hangs head in shame*) type of geek COULD find at my shop .. or Crossroad Comics, or .. whatever Jon's other shop was named *grin* .. and laugh about.
.. sorry]
.. When .. do *YOU* think the edge vanished.
.. hit saturday morning prime time ? When NEC's first-rat-hole-like office flooded with rain water ? At what point did you find yourself writing for a more mainstream audiance, and not for the off-beat Umass geeks ?
didn't see the tv show. But i loved your comic. the OLD comic
I used to own a comic shop in CT (Ground Zero) and I for sure carried your stuff (as well as M+Cheese and the few other indi comics that started to bring LIFE back into the whole deal.)
my question is simply, where did the edge go ?
The comic was Horribly witty, and
It was the perfect foil to the cookie cutter Marvel titles and X-spinoffs that were leaving my shop in the boat load.(this WAS the late 80's early 90's) And simple jokes were easy to convey.
As well as just generally being a spoof on the whole stuper-hero thing.
The cartoon was almost as good, a little 'dumb-ed' down for tv
I did notice that you started to slip some after the '7 months without a comic' pause, but i can understand finding things less funny at that point.
Now
You guys, the turtle guys, hell
Everyone LOVED that it was a 'secret' type of comic, one that mid 80's obsessive little plastic bagging comic geeks didn't have
[took me a long time to get to the REAL question
So
Was it when it went 'mainstream'
--Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum, non erravi pernicose!
Hey Ben,
Is your old high school buddy James Fasci a complete dick, or what?
I'm a big fan of the Tick, and I really loved last nite's show.
Do you make up all the characters and villians?
Last nite I was laughing my ass off about Bat Manuel - he was soo funny. Did you make him?
How much input does Chris McCulloch have? I went to college w/ Chris, and I've always been a big fan of his work (from his original comic book "Cement Shoes" to his present work w/ The Monkeysuit http://www.monkeysuit.com), and I know Chris is a involved w/ the new Tick show.
Do all the writers equally contribute, or are all these characters yours?
A fan in NJ.
[Connection closed by foreign host]
Where did you come up with The Tick's world famous battle cry?
Dear Sir,
Please tell me if you/they will bring back the "mad bomber who bombs at midnight baby, yea baby yea!"
He was my favorite and still very quoteable.
Vote early. Vote often. Vote CowboyNeal.
When can we expect to see a BEOWULF CLUSTER of ticks on your show? Real soon I hope!
Love,
CmdrTaco *wink*
I came up with a theory about The Tick way back when I first watched it, and I'd like to know if I'm anywhere near correct...
Are most of the jokes references to movies that don't actually exist? Are you able to jump to another dimension, watch their movies and TV shows, then come back here and make reference to them in The Tick? That seemed to be the most rational, down-to-Earth, believable explaination for the incredible creativity and unpredictability of it all.
Ben,
you rule!
Have any news on the release of the animated series on DVD? or even, *gasp*, VHS?
Hee. ;-)
There's no 'i' in it at all!
It's a subtle ploy from the minions of Injustice!
Where did his pockets come from????
Kiss my bass.
Will we see any potential meta-humor on future shows concerning the Sony/Fox Copyright issue?
Mod Karma -1: I sed bad wurds. If I cep my mouf shut, I wud be at riyses.
Tell me there will be Ninjas...
cleverly disguised as a hedge.
Kiss my bass.
What the hell do people see in that crap ass show? It's a TOTAL Simpsons rip-off.. Seeing that crap given a decent timeslot while the genius that is Futurama is banished to Sundays at 7pm is why Fox sucks.
They really didn't do anything for the show. Maybe its because, at some level, I am comparing them to 2 certain other animated Tick heros.
Since you have to change the heros anyway why not go for a good batman and wonder woman parody?
It seems the potential for humor there is far greater then the 2 sex starved morons they seem to be.
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
The Tick fucking sucks!
Here's my questions...
As the creator / executive producer / high goddess of all that is Tick-y, what would be the one thing you wish to be done with the new live action show? Guest appearances? (BTW, nice shot of you and Barry on the couch) Better special effects? Hot dog cut into a little octopus?
And second, since it appears that characters from the cartoon exclusively will not be appearing due to copyright issues, can you give us a brief list of those that might appear from the comic? Chairface Chippendale? Chainsaw Vigilante? Paul the Samurai? Man Eating Cow?
Thanks for making Thurday night TV watchable again.
No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. - Cmdr. Susan Ivanova
Where is Sewer Urchin?
To me, the Tick was always a satire of his genre. You made fun of Batman, Wonder Woman, Galactus, etc., etc. My question would be: With the series moving to live-action TV, would you be satiring other things? Making fun of Galactus would go over the heads of most your audience. However, targetting Friends or Survivor would surely hit the spot. (Survivor especially, given your current time slot.) Where is the comedy and the storyline going to come from?
Where the wind blows, the tumbleweed goes.
Before you start typing, you may want to read this May 2000 interview with Ben
That's what you should have done. It says in there:
At the beginning, I thought it would be good to have a kind of a CGI (computer-generated imagery) pair of eyes that more perfectly matched what was going on in the comic book design, the cartoon design. But first of all, the cost of that, for a series, you know maybe for a feature it would be fine, but for a series, is prohibitive.
This may have lead you to believe that they wouldn't have done computer-generated antennae. However, if that doesn't convince you...
We had to body cast Patrick Warburton, and build a giant rubber suit, and remote control antennae...
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The pilot had an elevator scene with Jimmy Carter, or rather a rather poorly done character stand-in. Did you try to see if Jimmy Carter himself would be willing to do a cameo? I haven't seen Jimmy act, but I think the scene would have been much funner with him really there.
I seriously doubt that the terrorists' goal was to stifle the artistic license of TV show writers. If that were the case they'd have crashed a plane into some Hollywood studio.
I agree with the main point of your comment, but it seems like the latest trend is that every time someone says or does something someone else doesn't like the affected party retorts with the bizarre claim that the offenders are "doing the work of the terrorists". This is along the lines of calling everyone on the left a "commie" and everyone on the right a "nazi". It is a hackneyed and empty response.
It's getting to the point where people who double-park will start being accused of "doing the work of the terrorists".
It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains. The stains become a warning
Often, when a genre begins producing self-mocking works, it's a sign that there is little life left in it. Witness the effect Scream had on the horror genre, or, more relevantly, the effect of Watchmen on modern comics. Do you think there is still room left in the world for classic superhero stories?
So can I be on your show, or what?
:)
How much creative control do you have, and how much will you maintain, if the show is a success?
I have firsthand experience with the idiocy of networks, so I'd be very interested to hear how you pitched the idea.
I'd also like you to know that I have been a fan from issue number 1, and used to curse your being in college, and not being able to put out new issues. Paul the Samurai is one of my favorite characters, in any medium, of all time.
Really. I mean, they are so cool.
That Java demon line, and a bunch of others just made my day.
Plus, could you create a random Tick quote generator web page?
May the great light of freedom shine softly upon your curly hair!
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--- Will in Seattle - What are you doing to fight the War?
If they can't come to a resolution maybe they could take a page from the Emacs/XEmacs playbook and fork the storyline.
I'm sorry, I know that was bad but I couldn't resist.
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Ever since the original comic you penned yourself, the Tick has become progressively less "deadpan" and more "goofy." This in contrast to Arthur, whose live-action and cartoon incarnations seem fairly consistent with the comic books. How has your concept of the Tick's personality changed (if at all) having rendered him in three different media, and has it been influenced by the way other artists have depicted him in the spin-offs (Karma Tornado, etc) that you authorized?
Also -- do you object to the fact that my nickname on this website is derived from name of Tick villain "Multiple Santa"? And if so, what are you going to do about it, rich guy?
We all wish you had resisted!
On the back of issue #1, there's a full page dedicated to the future bad guys the Tick will fight. Since mine is sealed in acid free mylar, waterproofed and burried in a concrete and steel bunker 47 miles below my house, I'm going off memory here: There's a dolphin in a tank of water, there's a baby in a robotic walker thing, there's a big brown guy with hedgehog quills in a tuxedo, there's a roman centurion with an aquaduct on his head, there's the "armed militant amish commandos", there's a big guy made of black rock, there's a bunch of ninjas (of course)...
so here's the question:
Lots of people have asked about Paul the Samurai and speak and American Maid - but any chance we'll finally see the dolphin character developed, or maybe the Roman god of aquaducts? Or finally learn who this giant porcupine is? I mean, I loved the Red Scare, the Chainsaw Vigilante (my absolute favorite), chairface chippendale, and the Man Eating Cow... But how about moving on and doing some of those villans you showed us oh-so-many years ago with the first issue from NEC?
How is this offtopic? Liz Vassey is in the new live-action Tick series, as are her areolas.
During the episode
"The Tick Vs. Arthur's Bank Account" where the Tick gets rather excited about "Upgrading the Apparatus!", he and Arthur are sitting there while the Tick is yogourt or something.
The Tick decides that the time has come to come up with heroic battle cries both to cheer Arthur up, and to further his cause for justice. Tick looks at himself in the spoon, with his image all convoluted and happy, and shouts - "Spooooon!". Arthur does not complain, but instead thinks a little, and realises what he's say when danger rears it's ugly head - "Not in the Face! Not in the Face!". They practice their calls a few times, and a few scenes later, and they are trying them out in battle.
:^)
Ryan Fenton
Anyway, great show! I'm a fan of all three formats (comic, cartoon, and now live action). I hope to see many more episodes of The Tick.
My oh my, that's going to be fun ...
"The Immortal is coming to town for a book signing and Captain Liberty has been assigned to escort him around to his appearances. However, she has not been assigned to hop into the sack with him, but she does. And, the Immortal proves to be mortal after all - he drops dead in the middle of their lovemaking. Shocked and not sure what to do, Captain Liberty calls her super hero friends and they try to cover for her. Batmanuel dresses up like the Immortal so that he can complete the book signing while at the same time The Tick and Arthur try to remove the Immortal's body from her loft and take him back to his hotel. "
--- Will in Seattle - What are you doing to fight the War?
So I love the Simpsons, but, let's face it, it borrows a lot from the Flintstones which borrowed pretty directly from the Honeymooners. So does Family Guy owe a little to the Simpsons? Sure, but so what, it's still funny. As for Futurama, it's got a ways to go before you can start calling it genius. The Simpsons occasionally hits genius (although not lately) but The Family has several episodes that I thought were at least really funny. Copying is not a crime, any artist who tells you they're 100% original is either lying or just stupid.
What's next on your plate? May I suggest "Thundercats"?
umm, dood, futurama is the same genious as old Simpsons. The good writers left Simpsons to work on Futurama. Its the same stuff.
Just pointing this out to anyone who might not have made the connection. This makes his last comment rather hilarious, really.
Wil, you've got a damn good sense of humor man. I doubly-recant any prior anti-Wesleyan diatribes...
Also, I'd like to know WHAT you'd like to go on the Tick as? Have you a villain or hero in mind?
-- Mal: "Well they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious."
You haven't cast "Feral Boy" yet have you?
I think we *really* want to waste a half hour of or lives watching HIM.
I doubly-recant any prior anti-Wesleyan diatribes...
Dude, you have it all wrong.
Peace...
I am quite civilized, and I should be brought a beer immediately. -- Bruce Sterling
what is goatse *not* a cure for?
Any chance we will see a The Tick DVD? (Please say yes...)
I was thrilled when Titan AE came out and two of the three script writers were the creators of my absolute favorite TV shows. That's you, and Joss Whedon of Buffy fame.
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I was surprised when I eventually saw the movie and found very little of that creative genius making any imprint in the final product. Later I've seen Joss talk about how writers are treated as crap in Hollywood, as opposed to TV where they're pretty powerful. "[about Atlantis] The movie they made has nothing to do with that treatment, but I'm happier having my name on that movie than on Titan A.E."
So to get to the question, do you have any commment on Hollywood writing as opposed to TV, the Titan AE experience, or working with Joss Whedon (if you did). If you can't really answer honestly for fear of insulting powerful showbiz moguls, signal it by using a lot of fish and poultry references in your answer.
For reference: here is the full Whedon interview
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the Tick stopped being funny. Man Eating Cow, Karma Tornado, all the spin-offs besides Paul The Samurai were terrible from the beginning. I
never could figure out why this was.
Two words: Ben Edlund.
He created the tick, along with the 12 brilliant original issues.
Then, he started developping the cartoon series, and didn't have time. (His pace for the last few issues was agonizingly slow to begin with.)
So New England Comics, to keep up with the demand, created two spin-offs and started a new Tick series, all with different writers. Some of it was okay, but none of it really measured up to the original, or even succeeded in capturing the tone of Edlund's writing.
Edlund went on to do a lot of writing on the cartoon, and later created the new series. He has not done a Tick comic since issue 12 was released in May of 1993.
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
According to what I've read on some other sites:
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This series was originally slated to air in Mid-Season 2000-2001, likely in place of The Simpsons. But, due to the possible SAG actor's strike, Fox chose (after airing a few on-air promotions for the show) to hold it back for the fall, so as to have original content to run in case the strike shut Hollywood down.
Also postponed from November 1st, due to the World Series.
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to read it for yourself
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The question: Patrick seemed to dip into an unidentified accent (Yosemite Sam?) a couple of times. Was that intentional? Admittedly, it sounded strange to me because I'm used to the voice acting on the cartoon...
Karma: Chameleon (Mostly affected by the 1980s)
Is the Tick unintelligent? or is he really really smart?
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I know you get asked this with every Tick project that you do, but here it is again: are you guys open to the idea of redoing The Night of the Million Zillion Ninjas for the live action series? That story line was always the cornerstone of The Tick in my mind. I think it would work well in the live action. And since, in the previous interview, you mentioned that you might bring Paul the Samurai into the live action series, NofMZN seems like the perfect way to do it.
-- Nolite audere delere orbiculum rigidum meum.
I've always loved the back references in The Tick comic and cartoon. Both references to previous episodes (like "CHA" carved into the moon) and cultural references (the opening shot of the diner scene in the first issue of the comic). Do you intend to follow in that "tradition" in the live-action series?
-- Nolite audere delere orbiculum rigidum meum.
I was a big fan of the comic up until they started interleaving the storylines into other titles. I didn't feel the need to buy every single comic they published just to follow the one I cared about. (That's what killed Marvel. They overused a tactic that increases sales up to the point where people quit buying completely.)
If it comes down to marketing vs creamy artistic integrity, marketing's going to win isn't it?
Acting is fun because it gives you the opportunity to do things that you'd never do in real life, and given such, villains are simply more fun... An excuse to be naughty... Unless of course, you are like me. I'm already quite the villainess (just ask my coworkers), and I must say it's the most fun I've ever had! *sigh* I need to be spanked.
I'm telling you, Wil. You should definitely go for a bad guy roll. I, for one, would LOVE to see an Evil Wesley vs. Tick slap fight!
I'm sure I speak for many when I selflessly volunteer to spank you.
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hahaha
"It was like that time where brian taught me about christopher columbus"
*zooms around in invisible car with oddly wide outlines on cartoon character bodys mimicing that old 70s show with the kid and dog*
*peters talks very fast*
*dog tells him to shut up*
I'm a big retard who forgot to log out of Slashdot on Mike's computer! LOOK AT ME.
or the first episode
with the court
and stuey
"oh no" 'oh no!' *kool aid man breaks through wall*
"Oh yah!!!!!"
I'm a big retard who forgot to log out of Slashdot on Mike's computer! LOOK AT ME.
or anytime stuey talks to his mom
"eat your greens stuey"
'goto hell woman!!'
I'm a big retard who forgot to log out of Slashdot on Mike's computer! LOOK AT ME.
Kelly had just finished the last summer cheerleading practice.She was the first girl in ten years to make the squad their freshman year. Several of the other cheerleaders were upset. Kelly wasn't concerned about their thoughts. She shyed away from others and had very few friends. She didn't believe in the clicks people got into. Kelly is one of the prettiest girls in school. Shoulder length reddish blonde hair, acute face with a small button nose, and always smiled. Breasts the size of small grapefruits with nipples same size as quarters. Flat slightly sculptured belly, slender waist, narrow hips, small plump butt and perfectly shaped legs. All wrapped into a 5'4" 115pds frame. After showering Kelly dried herself, as she went to her locker. She noticed four girls across from her locker talking and snickering. Kelly ignored them. After slipping her cotton bikini pantys on, she grabbed her bra. Somebody had cut the straps. There was no way she'd be able to wear it now. She turned around to confront the now, laughing girls. They quickly walked out of the lockeroom. Kelly put on her low cut tank top, and shorts. After throwing her stuff into her bag, she headed out. Her breasts stood just as if she had a bra on. Her breasts firmly jiggled as she walked to the bus stop. Kelly was headed downtown to the library first. Then to a movie. Kelly had noticed lately that boys as well as men were looking her over as she walked by. Today more so than ever. After she got off the bus downtown. She went to walking the 4 blocks to the library. When a old black man walked out of a alley. Hey there. Where you headed? (shyly and quietly) Oh, hi. I'm going to have lunch with my dad. Kelly walked a little faster. She didn't notice that the old black man was following her. Kelly went into the library and looked over a couple of books untill it was time to go to the movie. She looked up. Over a few tables was the old black man. Since she had noticed men looking her way. Kelly was starting to become a tease. So, she walked his way to put the books away. She knew he wouldn't do anything in public place. When she was in front of him. She dropped the books. Bending over to pick them up. (without bending her knees) Her tank top layed so the old black man could get a good look at her white breasts. The old black man's mouth dropped open. Oh! Excuse me. (acting as it was an acident) Kelly headed to the movie. Which was a couple of blocks away. She loved the reaction she had got from the old man. The movie Kelly wanted to see was sold out. She wanted to see a movie. So, she got a ticket to another. Then she saw that another was starting and it was rated R and nobody was around. She went on in. Hardly anybody was there. Kelly sat towards the back . The movie started. When a nude scene started someone came and sat by her. She didn't even pay any mind. She in awe of what was on the screen. This was her first R movie. There on the screen was a black slave climbing on top of his master's white wife to have sex. Kelly liked the sight of the slave's black skin on the white woman's body. Kelly didn't even realize the person beside her had placed their hand onto her knee. But, when he moved his huge hand upto her thigh. Kelly regained her awareness. She turned. It was the old black man. She tried to push his hand away. He just leaned over and kissed her neck. He kissed his way down to the tops of her white breasts. As he moved his hand upto her shorts. He kissed the tops of her breasts as he rubbed her crotch. He then unbuttoned and unzipped her shorts. Even though she liked the sight of his black face to her white chest area. She knew she had to do something before he got any further. She thought to herself (that she shouldn't have teased this old man) As the old black man started pulling at the young white girl's shorts. Stop. Or I'll scream. At this time an usher was making his rounds. Kelly got up to leave. The usher stopped her. your not old enough to see this movie. I know. I came into the wrong movie by acident. Kelly left and went home. It had been several weeks since the incident with the old black man. School had started. Pro football season had started the week before, and Kelly's school was going to have their first game tomorrow morning. Today they were having a pep rally at the end of the school day. Kelly stopped over Stacy's house for awhile. It was about 6:00p.m. Kelly hurried home to help set up things for her dad's party. Every month her dad and some of his friends would get together and have a few drinks and discuss sports. This was her dad's turn to have it at his house. When she got home. Her dad told Kelly that her mother had went out with aunt Mae and that she'd be out late. Kelly helped her dad set things up. Most of the guys were there. Kelly fixed herself something to eat and took it to her room. She turned on the stereo as she ate. It was about 8:15 now and Kelly decided she'd take swim as it was unseasonabley warm tonight. Kelly danced around to the music as she got her bikini out. Without thinking she took her top and bra off. She was in front of the window and hadn't pulled the blinds down. She looked outside and noticed Mr. Turner looking up at her. Mr.Turner was retired runningback from the local pro team. He was black very muscular. He stood about 6 feet tall and weighed around 235 pounds. Kelly was so embarassed. She hurried away from the window and put on her bikini. She thought about not swimming. But, after a half hour she went on down to swim. As she tried to sneak by the rec room. Mr. Turner walked out and almost bumped into her. Oh! Hi. Didn't mean to run you down. Kelly couldn't even speak. By the way. I didn't mean to stare earlier. It isn't everyday you see such beauty. That's ok. (very quietly) As she went onto swim. Kelly swam and relaxed poolside for a couple hours. She went on upto the bathroom and took a shower. Dried herself. Then, slipped on a robe. She went across the hall to her bedroom. As Kelly entered her room she looked to see who was coming up the stairs. It was Mr. Turner. May I use the restroom. Sure. Kelly pushed at the door. The door sounded like it closed. But, it came open slightly. Kelly saw Mr. Hicks looking through his upstairs window towards her. He must be around 73 years old. Kelly turned on the radio and started dancing. Her robe came open. Mr. Hicks just stared as she danced. Kelly turned off the overhead light after turning a lamp on. She thought to her self. She'd realy give Mr.Hicks a surprise. She slipped her robe off. Exposing her totaly naked body to him. After all he was in his house and to old to do anything. She danced around for a few more seconds. Then she layed down on her bed. Mr.Hicks still had view of her. Kelly was turning into a real tease and was liking it. She rolled over onto her belly, so that Mr.Hicks would get a good look at her butt. She heard the bathroom door open. She glanced at a mirror across the room, and noticed her door was open slightly. She thought about getting up and closing it. But it was to late. Mr.Turner was in the hallway next to her doorway. Kelly acted to be asleep. After a few seconds she heard the door close. Kelly figured that he pulled the door closed. But, when she heard some movement. She became terrified. She kept her eyes shut as if she was sleeping. She then felt Mr.Turner run his hand up the back of her white thigh. Kelly trembled as he caressed her young white buns. She instantly felt herself getting wet inside. Mr.Turner kissed her white butt. Kelly liked this but knew it was wrong. She turned over onto her back. Don't! Then she saw him. Totaly naked huge black man. Huge biceps, a very muscular chest, ripple tummy. Kelly let out a quiet gasp as she noticed his huge erect penis. It must be 11inches long and realy fat. She couldn't get her eyes off of his huge black monstercock. Mr.Turner walked upto her face. Suck on it. No! as she thought ( that would be gross) He rubbed his black cock across her lips a couple times. He then went to the foot of the bed and knelt down. He kissed the young white girl's thighs working his way up. Don't! Stop! I'll scream. As squeezed her legs together. He kissed her blonde pubic hair, then lower belly. Kelly became speachless as he kissed white belly and licked at her bellybutton. Mr.Turner wasn't going to take a no for an answer at this point. He kissed his way to her teenage white breasts. He kissed and sucked at her nipples at the same time ran his hand to her young pussy. Kelly let out a moan, as he inserted his finger inside her. She tried to push him away. Even though she was enjoying what he was doing. Kelly knew this was bad and besides he would most likely rip her in half. Mr.Turner rubbed at her teenage pussy for moment to lubricate the outside of her pussylips. Mr.Turner climbed onto the bed to mount her little white body. Kelly held her legs together. Please don't It will hurt me. It only will hurt for a moment. Ohhh! As Mr.Turner rubbed his huge black cock up and down her little pussy. He pushed forward. No penetration. He gave big shove forward. Still no penetration of the little white girl's pussy. He pushed again and finaly managed to get his cockhead inside her. Kelly tightened up. He pushed a little deeper. She felt his huge black cock press against her hyman. She knew that one more push would pop her cherry. Just as he drew back. A knock at the door. Kelly! Kelly! Are you awake. As the door opened. Mr.Turner jumped off the side of the bed. Hi dear. Mmmom! Yes. Are you ok? ya. Dad, said you'd be late. The movie was sold out. So, I came home early. Are you sure? That you are ok. Yes. Just tired. I've told you to pull the blinds down. You are old enough now that guys will love to see you dress and undress. You sure seem nervouse. Is there anything wrong? No mom! Well, you look flush and sweaty. I'll get the thermetor. No. That's ok. I'm alright. Ok. Call for me if you need me. Goodnight. Goodnight mom. Kelly was trembleing. Mr.Turner jumped up and dressed and quietly went back downstairs where there were still a few men gathered having their last drink. Kelly finaly fell asleep a couple hours later. But, within another hour she woke up from a bad dream. Her mother rushed in and comforted her. Kelly couldn't tell her mother that she dreamed about being raped by twelve black men. After this Kelly quit teasing men for a couple weeks. She started slowly once more. She would mostly like old black men. She would go without a bra and leave a button undone then lean over in front of them. During the holiday vacation. When her parents were at work. Kelly even went totaly naked. Except a long winter coat. She rode the public bus all the way downtown. She aboat croaked when an old black man sat beside her. They talked awhile. He was headed to work. He was going to retire in the spring, after 40 years of service. When he looked the other way. Kelly undid the top button of her coat. Which exposed just a little of the tops of her white breasts. Your a very pretty young lady. You need to be careful. Someone may try to have their way with you. I can take care of myself. Here's my stop. Take care. Kelly felt ashamed. She stopped such things. Untill the last day of school. She had worn her white blouse and plaid skirt.(the catholic school girl look) She decided to walk home since it was very nice day out and school let out early. She was walking through the park. She was nearing the walk bridge across the creek. She heard some voices coming from under the car bridge nearby. There were three black hobos. There was nobody else in sight. They were washing theirselves in the creek. She starred at them. They only had their pants on. But, she liked the sight o their black chests. Kelly also knew that they would most likely see her cross the walkway. She was realy excited. After a moment she slipped her bra then pantys off and put them in her backpack. This excited her. Even though they were to far away to notice. She only had two blocks to go to get home from the park. When she walked across the walkway. The men whistled and yelled to her. They were close enough to see that she was a pretty girl. Kelly liked this but ignored them. But, then she noticed they were following her. She picked up her pace. A short distance from the street. They caught her. One of the black hobos grabbed her. Turned her around. Man! We're goin to have a good time today. As he saw her quarter sized pink nipples poking through her blouse. Then a cop drove by. Then backed up. The men ran off. Mam! Were they bothering you? As the cop walked upto her. No sir. He was a tall black man in his fortys. He took a double take when he noticed her pirky breasts through her blouse. You need to watch how you dress. Your asking for trouble. That night she dreamed of Mr.Turner fucking her. She woke up in a sweat. She was showering when her parents yelled in at her. Honey! We're headed to work early. Kelly wondered more and more what it would feel like to be fucked by a black man. Mr.Turner was very gentle with her. She couldn't believe how close she came to being fucked. Kelly thought to herself-(I know it's wrong. But, I'm going to find out today) She put on her bikini pantys then bra and her summer sundress. After slipping on shoes she went downtown on the bus. Remembering the first experience with an old black man. She walked towards the alley where she first saw him. It was almost 10:00a.m. Ahead was a tall old black man. It might even be the same man. Kelly acted as if she didn't notice him. She walked as if going to the library. Hey baby! Don't you say hi to your friends? So, she knew he was the same man and he remembered her. Oh. Hi. (acting not to be interested) Hey! You want a puppy. (Knowing this was a ploy) (Even though she was scared-she was going through with her plan) Sure! Where is it? Down here. In a box. Directing her to the alley. Kelly nervousely followed. I sleep here and this puppy came upto me and had no tags. A third of the way through the alley. There were stacks of large cardboard boxes with blankets on them. There were five other old black men laying on their blankets. Untill they seen her. Kelly started to leave. Not soon enough. They surrounded her. Don't I'll scream! One of the black men pulled out a knife. No you won't. Unless! Kelly stood there while the black men fondled her. Two of them fondled her breasts and two others played with her firm butt. One watched the street as one of the black men unzipped her sundress and slipped the straps off of her shoulders. Her dress fell to her ankles. Please! Don't hurt me. The man with the knife walked upto her. Not saying a word. Cut the right strap of her bra. With the other black men laughing he cut the left strap. Starring into her eyes he ran the knife across the tops of her breasts. Then suddenly cut her bra in half. Kelly's bra fell to the ground. Exposing her firm white breasts to the old black bums. They all got quiet. Starring at the young white girl. The black man put the knife up. Then with two hands grabbed her pantys and ripped them from her petite teenage body. Kelly felt herself getting wet. Even though she was terrified. Here she was a virgin about to be raped by six old black men in an alley downtown. She didn't even know if they would kill her or not. Kelly just watched as the man in front of her dropped his pants and undershorts. He was black as midnight. His cock was hard pointing towards her. It was smaller than Mr.Turner's. But, Kelly didn't see how it would fit into her. Kelly shaked like a leaf and tears started to run down her face. The black man's cock pressed against her belly as he stepped closer. He shoved her down onto a blanket. He knelt down and pushed her legs apart. She was to scared to fight back. She looked to the side as he mounted her. She noticed that the other men's dicks were larger and fatter. He whispered to her I'm the nice one. The others would just ram it inside you. He rubbed his black cock up and down her blonde pussy 4 or 5 times to slicken her up. He then pushed forward. Without sucess. Then another, and another. Your one tight chick. One more huge shove forward and Kelly felt his cockhead push inside her. Then another push and he was touching her hyman. He pulled back. Then with a smile gave a quick shove forward. Kelly screamed out in pain as his black dick ripped through her hyman. The black man took pleasure at the painful look on her face. Your just a spoiled white brat. As he slammed all 8 inches of his cock into her. Blood ran down her butt. He squeezed her white tits so hard she thought that they would pop. She felt his hairy black balls slamming against her white butt. The other black bums were urging him to hurry. They wanted their turn. The pain subsided after a couple minutes or so and Kelly was starting to enjoy the fucking she was getting. She wrapped her legs across the backs of his. Kelly let out moans of delight as the black man pounded his cock into her white pussy. She was about to climax when she felt the man cum inside her. With one more lunge forward. He pulled out of her. Who's next. She's a fine piece. The next black hobo ordered her to her hands and knees. Like a dog you know. After penetrating the young white girl from behind another got infront to force her to suck him. She learned quick how to suck. Kelly first thought it was gross to have a man's dick inside her mouth. After a couple minutes she even started enjoying cocksucking. The man behind her fucked her as hard and fast as he could. Making her buns and tits bounce around. She felt herself building to a climax again. This time she squeeled in delight as she climaxed and felt the black man cum inside her pussy. The old black man in front was cumming into her mouth as the man behind pulled his black cock out and squirted a couple times across her butt. The two black men quickly stepped away from the petite white girl. When another layed beside her and directed her on top of him. Kelly sat on his 12 inch black snake. She let out a gasp in dispair as the last 4 inches went inside her. It was uncomfortable as he fucked her. But, after a moment it felt good being stretched this far. She figured he must have the biggest dick in the world. To her surprise one of remaining black men knelt behind her. He pushed her forward. He guided his 10inch black cock to her white butt. He gave a hard continued push. Kelly screamed and tears appeared again as she felt like she was being ripped in half. Without hesitation the black men fucked her hard and unmerciful. One in her white ass and the other in her blonde pussy. Even though it hurt after a few minutes of being double fucked. Kelly yelled out in another orgasm. As the black man inside her butt squirted streams and streams of cum inside her. Then the last black man traded places with the man that was buttfucking her. As he started buttfucking the teenage white girl. He yelled out. Hey! we're a oreo cookie. Kelly was getting exhausted and was going limp. It felt like she would pass out. Then she orgasmed again. After she came off of her third orgasm, the man pumped her white ass full of his black seed. He quickly withdrew from her as the man under her. Rolled over on top of her. He went to fucking his black 12 inch pole in and out of her as fast as he could. He sucked on her white breast. When he started cumming inside her he bit down. Kelly let out a yelp. This didn't stop her from climaxing again, for the fourth time. The man stood up. She was exhausted and just layed there. To her amazement they were still standing around naked. We want you to meet Bubba. Kelly was amazed when she saw Bubba. He was about 50yrs.old 6ft.6in. tall 220pds. His cock must be around 14 inches long. As he mounted Kelly's little white body. He told her that he was going to fuck her brains out. It looked like a black monster mounting a little white doll. He entered her slowly. Even though she had been reamed out several times. It was slow going for him to get his black cock into her. After getting 10 inches inside her white pussy. He started fucking her hard. After a few minutes his huge black balls were smacking against her white butt cheeks. Kelly orgasmed first. Then she felt him shoot a couple of squirts of cum inside her pussy. He pulled his huge black cock out of her and finished cumming all over her flat white belly. After he stepped back. She was surrounded by the other six black men. They jirked theirselves off all over her. She was drenched in cum. Her hair and face was covered with cum. Her white breasts, belly, pubic hair, pussy, and butt was also was covered with cum. She thought to herself I can't move. She figured that she was about to pass out with exhaustion. Kelly just layed there naked and covered with cum. The black men were dressed. When she saw reflections of flashing lights. The black men had went to the entrance of the alley. Kelly heard them talking to what seemed like police officers. She slowly got up and peeked around the corner. It was the police. She grabbed her sundress. As she walked out the otherside of the alley she slipped on the dress. Her shoes had fallen off during all the fucking. Her breasts, pussy, and butt ached from the pounding and stretching. She was drenched in cum which was starting to dry on her now. No place to clean up. Oops. Excuse me. She bumped into a lady. Are you ok. Yeh! Sure. Kelly walked three block as everyone starred at her. Since she was such a mess. People kept asking if she was ok. She got home on the bus. She threw her sundress in the washer, showered. Redressed and fell asleep on the coach.
--I like to lick the shitty bits off Cmdr Tacos crusty ass
I can now get the entire Buffy season 1 on DVD, but what I've wanted for years are The Tick cartoons, all 3 seasons, on DVD. Any chance of that happening? I think only 2 episodes even made it to videotape.
Um, is this Kaladorn from Ontario? Before I sound like a fool and give you a big cyber hug and sloppy cyber kiss, you know, I'd like to know -- because I don't indiscriminately molest people I don't know. (it's too early in the morning to be awake).
Xandria, Vancouver, BC
PS: I'm not a coward, I'm lazy!
*perk*
Ooh! Spank me, whip me, make me install Linux and force me to translate Perl!
Last year, you said "the pilot is just kind of the beginning or like the tip of the iceberg in terms of how stupid and odd we could get, and that would be intriguing for a while, because prime time has a higher profile, wider range, kind of exposure."
Now that the series is in full production, how much of that remains true? Is anybody (at Fox, or at Sonnenfeld's prduction co) putting on the brakes?
I survived the Dick Cheney Presidency 7 to 9 AM 7-21-07
But why does he wear a giant carrot on his head?
nausea
Who else would run on at the mouth so long? You rock, Xandria! Hugs! And I'm not sure I believe the comment about you not molesting people you don't know... *grin* Kaladorn The Unrepentant
-- Mal: "Well they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious."
Okay okay, look, I got a slashdot identity. Bizarre that I found you... You know, the Internet is such a tremendous romping ground. You meet people you actually know in the oddest places and via the oddest means. Gods, I sound like a geek again... get back in the closet. I owe you a long letter. In the meantime... check these out: I was in Maclean's! http://www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/macleans.gif Cover girl, baby! http://www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/mingpao1.jpg http://www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/mingpao2.gif http://www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/mingpao3.gif http://www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/mingpao4.gif http://www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/mingpao5.gif This past weekend's festivities (guess the Xandria twisted scenes): http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=82 29
Okay, okay, it's true... I molest damn near anyone. Shhh...
Xandria
--- Ascerbic by choice