Scifi's Tin Man a re imagining of the Wizard of OZ

[minorthr]

Anyone else catch this? Seems the Scifi channel is doing their own version of the Wizard of OZ. Looks like it could be interesting but it has Alan Cummings in it so I don't know.

http://www.scifi.com/tinman/

[zordude]

I'll check it out solely because Zooey is in it.

Z

[WhiskeyTango]

Why does the tin man look like Indiana Jones? Shouldn't he be tin?

[FilmCritic3000]

I'll check it out solely because Zooey is in it.

Z

+1

That's the only reason I'm watching it.

[dianebrat]

Why does the tin man look like Indiana Jones? Shouldn't he be tin?

Tin Man, referring to the fact that he's a law enforcement officer, and the Tin referred to is his badge.

no.. for the life me I have no idea where I read that, but it was on one of the pages describing the series.

Diane

[jmoak]

I wish I knew who Zooey was....

Then maybe I'd have a reason to watch it.

I guess it beats the heck out of wrestling, though.
:o

[rhuntington3]

I wish I knew who Zooey was....

Then maybe I'd have a reason to watch it.

I guess it beats the heck out of wrestling, though.
:o

She was in the movie version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Events/6175/ZooeyDesc_Georg_14243108_400.jpg

[WhiskeyTango]

...and she was on Weeds as Andy's crazy girlfriend.

[FilmCritic3000]

...and she was on Weeds as Andy's crazy girlfriend.

And she was the lead actress in the film Elf.

[jmoak]

...and she was on Weeds as Andy's crazy girlfriend.Ahhh... THAT one I remember!:D

Thanks!

[jwjody]

I believe she was also the older sister in Almost Famous. And isn't she Bones sister in real life?

J

[skywalkr2]

I believe she was also the older sister in Almost Famous. And isn't she Bones sister in real life?

J

Yes.

[Jeeters]

The sci fi website make it sound cool but when I checked out the trailer on youtube it seemed a bit hokey. But I'll probably check it out because of Zooey.

[Cearbhaill]

it has Alan Cumming in it so I don't know.
FYP- no "s" :D

I like Alan Cumming- what's the problem?
Any (gay or not) man who markets a fragrance called "Cumming" is fine by me :D

[cheesesteak]

I hope Mansquito's in it. :)

[WinBear]

Zooey was also what made "Failure to Launch" bearable.

[FilmCritic3000]

Zooey was also what made "Failure to Launch" bearable.

So you're saying that, despite my intense hatred of Sarah Jessica Parker and generic, bland, constructed-by-committee romantic comedies, this one's worth watching merely for Zooey?

[WinBear]

So you're saying that, despite my intense hatred of Sarah Jessica Parker and generic, bland, constructed-by-committee romantic comedies, this one's worth watching merely for Zooey?

No, but I was watching it for Matthew McConaughey and was pleasantly surprised by Zooey.

[FilmCritic3000]

No, but I was watching it for Matthew McConaughey and was pleasantly surprised by Zooey.

Thanks. I'd heard she's the only thing that makes the movie tolerable. I may give it a watch sometime soon.

[Martyp]

Anyone else catch this? Seems the Scifi channel is doing their own version of the Wizard of OZ. Looks like it could be interesting but it has Alan Cummings in it so I don't know.

http://www.scifi.com/tinman/


There was more then 1 book about OZ right

[gastrof]

There were MANY Oz books.

This one is based on the first one, tho', but as with all things that have been "Hammered", it's a "re-imagining", as the thread title says.

Expect a lot of nods to the original, but a lot of seemingly senseless deviations from tradition too.

I personally feel this is an example of people with no imaginations nonetheless making themselves seem like beacons of light in the entertainment industry. Take something someone else did, then change it in bizarre ways, and present it anew.

Personally, I'm waiting for SciFiChannel to do a re-imagining of "My Favorite Martian", where "Martin" is not really stranded, but is a spy sent in preparation for an invasion. Then of course they'll throw us a curve or two. Maybe he was sent to be a spy, but is actually sending them bad info because he wants to stop the invasion....or is that only something he lets Tim discover, so's to believe Martin really is one of the good guys?

And is Tim so innocent in all this, or did the government possibly know somehow about the invasion, and arranged for Tim (an agent, his reporter job being just a cover) to be there when Martin's ship crashes, so's to take him in and monitor him?

Then of course Mrs. Brown will turn out to be a Venusian with her own agenda, while Detective Brennan is actually Tim's boss at the "agency".

There will be at least three murders before the first five episodes have aired, and little hints will be dropped that Martin doesn't really look human, and has been eating the neighbors' cats at night.

Give Bonnie Hammer time.

She'll do this.

I really believe it.

Either that or The Munsters will return, as a drama about the horrors going on behind closed doors at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, the family being the true fiends people have always thought they were.

A neighborhood watch member will learn the truth, and get hooked up with a band of teenagers affiliated with the Illuminati, the lot of them intent on exposing the Munsters and destroying them.

David Bowie plays Herman.

[Graymalkin]

This is what's known as the BSG-ing of television.

Take charming old (or goofy) series. Turn them into seriously dark dramas. Develop a cult following.

Unfortunately, it hasn't worked yet with any series but BSG. :p

[aadam101]

I recently saw Wicked. I will never watch The Wizard of Oz the same way again. I liked the show but it kinda ruined the movie. They filled in all kinds of holes and what you were seeing in The Wizard of Oz wasn't really what was going on.

[appleye1]

There was more then 1 book about OZ rightThere were some 40 Oz books, 14 books by the original author, L. Frank Baum, another 19 by Ruth Plumly Thompson, and another 7 by various authors.

As all the earlier works are out of copyright, you can find the full text of some of them online. For instance look here for all of L. Frank Baum's: LINK (http://www.literature.org/authors/baum-l-frank/)

[Jeeters]

*double post*

[Jeeters]

I personally feel this is an example of people with no imaginations nonetheless making themselves seem like beacons of light in the entertainment industry. Take something someone else did, then change it in bizarre ways, and present it anew.That's exactly what happened with the original movie. The world it portrays is *very* different from the books. Although I'd say both the original movie and this miniseries show *real* imagination, not "no" imagination, not that I agree or disagree with either re-imagining.

"Return to Oz" from 1985 or so is much closer to the spirit of the books and the world they portrayed than the original movie was.

[dansee]

Cast of the thing is pretty amazing, for a Sci-fi project. I'll certainly give it a look.

[Sirius Black]

Sci-Fi usually has one or two 'big' budget movies per year. This will probably be about as good as The Lost Room. At least we can hope. As soon as it comes into the 10 day time frame, I'll add this to Now Playing.

[markz]

FYP- no "s" :D

I like Alan Cumming- what's the problem?
Any (gay or not) man who markets a fragrance called "Cumming" is fine by me :D

I saw him on some late night talk show promoting the fragrance when it first came out. It was hilarious!

[danterner]

I'm looking forward to this one. Production values look higher than MegaSnake, and there was an article about it in the most recent issue of SciFi magazine (Yes: I subscribe. Sorry!) that makes it sound worth checking out.

[Graymalkin]

The original "Wizard of Oz" movie is a classic and excellent re-imagining of the Baum books.

The movie "The Wiz" with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson was not.

The books themselves are seriously whacked out.

[twm01]

I must be getting old... can someone please tell me the date/time this will (has already) air (aired)???

[Jeeters]

scifi.com's home page says Dec 2nd., 9:00est

[Royster]

For some reason, I can't schedule it yet. Online scheduling goes up to about 6pm Sunday, 12/1.

[Rob Helmerichs]

Yeah, yesterday's Guide Data update didn't come through.

[dylking]

This might help for planning ahead:

11/21/07 SP Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: The Making of Tin Man [8:00 am ET/PT]
11/25/07 SP Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: The Making of Tin Man [10:00 am ET/PT]
11/26/07 SP Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: The Making of Tin Man [2:00 pm ET/PT]
11/27/07 SP Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: The Making of Tin Man [3:00 pm ET/PT]
11/28/07 SP Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: The Making of Tin Man [11:00 pm ET/PT]
11/30/07 SP Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: The Making of Tin Man [1:30 am ET/PT]
11/30/07 SP Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: The Making of Tin Man [12:00 pm ET/PT]
12/01/07 SP Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: The Making of Tin Man [9:00 am ET/PT]
12/02/07 SP Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: The Making of Tin Man [9:00 am ET/PT]
12/02/07 1 Tin Man Part 1 [2 Hours] [9:00 pm ET/PT]
12/02/07 1R Tin Man Part 1 [2 Hours] [11:00 pm ET/PT]
12/03/07 1R Tin Man Part 1 [2 Hours] [1:00 am ET/PT]
12/03/07 1R Tin Man Part 1 [2 Hours] [7:00 pm ET/PT]
12/03/07 2 Tin Man Part 2 [2 Hours] [9:00 pm ET/PT]
12/03/07 2R Tin Man Part 2 [2 Hours] [11:00 pm ET/PT]
12/04/07 2R Tin Man Part 2 [2 Hours] [1:00 am ET/PT]
12/04/07 2R Tin Man Part 2 [2 Hours] [7:00 pm ET/PT]
12/04/07 3 Tin Man Part 3 [2 Hours] [9:00 pm ET/PT]
12/04/07 3R Tin Man Part 3 [2 Hours] [11:00 pm ET/PT]
12/05/07 3R Tin Man Part 3 [2 Hours] [1:00 am ET/PT]
12/05/07 3R Tin Man Part 3 [2 Hours] [7:00 pm ET/PT]
12/09/07 1R Tin Man Part 1 [2 Hours] [5:00 pm ET/PT]
12/09/07 2R Tin Man Part 2 [2 Hours] [7:00 pm ET/PT]
12/09/07 3R Tin Man Part 3 [2 Hours] [9:00 pm ET/PT]

[Craigbob]

I recently saw Wicked. I will never watch The Wizard of Oz the same way again. I liked the show but it kinda ruined the movie. They filled in all kinds of holes and what you were seeing in The Wizard of Oz wasn't really what was going on.


I agree. I've got the book (Haven't read it yet) and from what I understand it is quite different from the Musical.

[dianebrat]

I agree. I've got the book (Haven't read it yet) and from what I understand it is quite different from the Musical.

Oh.. VERY...
But I can say that I really enjoyed the Musical and the way it filled in a lot of the blanks from the movie.

And I enjoyed the book, but taken as a completely separate entity from the musical, I view Wicked the Book, as much the flip side of the L. F. Baum books, verses Wicked the Musical as being the offshoot of the movie.

I'm also *very* glad I saw and loved the musical before reading the book, I think the other order would have really frustrated me, as it is I can think back about the musical and say "I know where they got that gem from.." from reading the book.

[RedRider]

BUMP. Just wanted to give a heads up for this mini series. It is airing tonight at 9/8C (6pm PST). Dont worry if you miss it, there are repeats airing later tonight and tomorrow December 3rd.

Go to Sci Fi's Website for the schedule.
http://www.scifi.com/tinman/?__source=TinMan|Yahoo&par=Yahoo

Cheers.

[MikeMar]

Awesome! Thanks for the bump, got it setup for later, glad they rerun it right away :D

[visionary]

I am amazed someone does not do the OZ books as a kid's program, especially with the copyright nonsense gone, maybe the books are not that good, but look how bad most kids shows are. Hard to believe all 40 don't have one or two good plots. You'd have parents tuning in their kids just because it had the OZ name on it, someone ought think of that.

[Fleegle]

I am amazed someone does not do the OZ books as a kid's program, especially with the copyright nonsense gone, maybe the books are not that good, but look how bad most kids shows are. Hard to believe all 40 don't have one or two good plots. You'd have parents tuning in their kids just because it had the OZ name on it, someone ought think of that.

http://www.tv.com/the-oz-kids/show/3129/summary.html?q=&tag=search_results;title;4
http://www.tv.com/the-wizard-of-oz/show/9210/summary.html?q=&tag=search_results;title;5
http://www.tv.com/tales-of-the-wizard-of-oz/show/25103/summary.html?q=&tag=search_results;title;6
http://www.tv.com/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/show/15642/summary.html?q=&tag=search_results;title;7
http://www.tv.com/tales-from-the-wizard-of-oz/show/19322/summary.html?q=&tag=search_results;title;8
http://www.tv.com/off-to-see-the-wizard/show/3969/summary.html?q=&tag=search_results;title;10

And, of course the most famous...
http://www.tv.com/oz/show/108/summary.html?q=&tag=search_results;title;1

[Zevida]

Anyone watch? Was it any good? I forgot to set to record, but it looks like it's going to repeat a ton.

[visionary]

Fleegle, so you are saying these ARE based on the other OZ books? I had assumed they were just re-hashes of the first, or even original material based on the first and did not use plot material from the other Oz books, but if they did I am glad to see that info out, thanks.

[markz]

Anyone watch? Was it any good? I forgot to set to record, but it looks like it's going to repeat a ton.

I watched it and it wasn't bad. Good enough to keep watching.

[Fleegle]

No idea, really. I only remembered seeing animated Oz characters before. I thought I'd post some shows that have used the idea.

And, really, how many kids today do you know that have read any of the Oz books?

[Fleegle]

As to the movie, I missed Dorothy, (or DG), having a Toto.

[markz]

As to the movie, I missed Dorothy, (or DG), having a Toto.

I mentioned that in the other thread.

Next week's previews show a Toto-like dog.

[visionary]

OK, fleegle, I don't know the plot of those books either. You are right probably no kids today read them, exactly why they might be interested in that as new material for a kid's show or kid movie, they are not tired of what they never have read. I know growing up I saw the movie and had no idea there were more books. Just one line at the end of the movie saying--Kids, there are more of the Oz books, visit your local library!-- might have made them into a Harry Potter like thing too back then.