I do not know why I decided to throw away .000000000000001% of my life but I watched ‘Tin Man’, the SciFi Channel’s re-invention of the classic ‘Wizard of Oz’. I also did not know that the writers for the channel must have gone on strike months ago judging by the storyline.
I would warn you about spoilers ahead but that is like warning someone you are about to give away the twist in ‘Curly Sue’. (She dies by the way. Sorry)
Dorothy is now ‘DG’, short for Dorothy Gale. The tin man was found inside armor, but doesn’t wear metal. The Lion is now telepathic and is named ‘Raw’ as in “rahhhhh!” The Scarecrow looks like a Goth version of Ducky from Pretty in Pink. The suckitude gets worse so hang in there.
DG, it turns out is the original Dorothy’s daughter brought up on Earth by robot parents designed to be nurturers or something like that. The evil witch is actually DG’s sister and runs the dimension. The tornadoes are actually portals from Earth to Oz. The plot actually gets worse.
Oh yah and they call it ‘The Oh-zee’.
Toto is some black dude who has the ability to shape-shift, but he is actually a tutor. No, I don’t mean someone of a certain rank of regal-ness, but rather her teacher. ‘Toto’ was the cute name DG called him when she was a child and lived in Oz. Take a wild guess what animal he turns into most often.
The Wizard is still around but he’s crazy and being played by Richard Dreyfuss.
Our heroine is the only one who knows the way to the super emerald which controls the world I guess or something dumb like that. The Wizard has the tin man on his side to make sure she saves the day, and the witch has Black Toto on her side making sure DG makes it to the crystal.
They do other cutesy things like calling the Yellow Brick Road the ‘brick route’ for example. Asking for this crap to not be on television is like asking for macaroni and no cheese. No pun intended. Ok, yes it was.
I guess SciFi was out of ideas for a new Dune sequel.
(Pictures from Scifi.com, Internet Movie Database)
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by Polliwog, on December 4 2007 @ 8:28 pm
Bwahahahaha!!! Hysterical. So glad I skipped it. I don’t watch much TV anymore. It seems so boring after being on my computer. At least on here I get to do stuff, it may be that I spent hours turning friends into elves on elfyourself.com, but hey, at least it’s interactive!
by the frogster, on December 4 2007 @ 10:11 pm
Some things are so bad you can’t help but watch. What’s with the lion? I thought costumes and such got BETTER over time.
by Binarybeast, on December 4 2007 @ 10:51 pm
I have no clue what your talking about. In my opinion this is a pretty good show and i expect a regular series after the miniseries is over. The original WoZ was crap, i have no clue why people liked that.
by ChrisC, on December 5 2007 @ 12:41 am
They liked it because it was the first time the concept of a plot where the whole thing was a dream but maybe it wasn’t was introduced to the masses.
The one thing this one was missing was the relation to the main character’s social circle. In the original the evil witch was the woman who tried to take Toto away from Dorothy. The Lion, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man were all manifestations of Dorothy’s relatives.
This is what made the whole thing work in the original. There was this flirtation with reality and fantasy while still keeping you grounded in reality. The only reason you believed in Oz was because the people helping Dorothy accomplish her goals were likenesses of people she knew and trusted in reality.
That is why people liked the original.
by ChrisC, on December 5 2007 @ 12:48 am
@Polli: You didn’t miss much. But get the DVR, TIVO, whatever ready because Jericho returns in February for seven episodes.
@Frogster: I guess they still have mullets in Oz, excuse me the oh-zee.
by Paul b, on December 5 2007 @ 7:53 am
I thought it was pretty good. But then I had surgery that morning and had been eating percocet all day.
by Fiar, on December 5 2007 @ 10:11 am
Sounds like it was almost as bad as Star Wars. Where are Crow and Tom Servo when you need them?
by Lisa, on December 8 2007 @ 2:56 pm
How could anything with Zoe in it be bad? I love that girl!
by Phil, on December 9 2007 @ 10:44 pm
I’ve really been enjoying the show so far (about 20 mins away from ending of final part). I think it’s brilliant. Not as good as Battlestar galactica mind you, but very good nonetheless. Whoever wrote this article seems to have a closed mind and is very biased. Kind of like Jeff Gertsmann at gamespot and the stars of xplay.
by ChrisC, on December 10 2007 @ 11:47 pm
That ‘whoever’ was me.
Don’t get me started on BG. I remember the original on ABC. Groundbreaking stuff. All they did this time around was twist a few things, it is the same story from 20 years ago just without the stupid robot dog.
by Jessie, on December 14 2007 @ 4:16 pm
Jessie
Man i love reading your blog, interesting posts !
by ChrisC, on December 14 2007 @ 4:34 pm
Thanks
It is a lot of fun creating and writing them.
by Shelby, on April 25 2008 @ 7:29 pm
Well I liked it.
It was different and all the characters had personalities that I kind of have in me, so I enjoyed it.
Bottom line is I liked it but I guess your entitled to your opinion no matter how much other people disagree. Its your blog.