Tin Man – Follow The (cracked) Yellow Brick Road November 29, 2007
Posted by showmescifi in scifi.Tags: Oz, Richard Dreyfuss, Sci Fi, science fiction, scifi, Tin Man, Wizard of Oz
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For over 70 years, children young and old have seen The Wizard of Oz.
This weekend SciFi is taking a new angle on the timeless classic with Tin Man..and to be honest so far it doesn’t look like it’s fit for children at all…(and that’s fine by me).
Instead of calling it Oz…they call it the ‘O’ Z. It’s darker..and Kansas isn’t something out of 50’s.
The Wizard is Richard Dreyfuss and instead of being a midget he’s just a nutcase. Instead of Dorothy – we get DG. Instead of a literal Tin Man we get an Android type and instead of an evil ugly wicked witch..we get a gorgeous witch (still wicked though).
And it sure doesn’t look like a musical either.
I suppose that you could argue that the Technicolor version of Wizard of Oz was too ‘happy’ and didn’t stick to the original novel..then again that was the golden era of hollywood and the Wizard of Oz is one of its gold gems.
Will Tin Man be a classic? Not likely..70 years of history is difficult to compete against…but hey it sure does look to be entertaining…It’s on this weekend on SciFi no word yet on when a DVD version will be stores.
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I have seen the commercials on SciFi for this show, I have to admit it looks very interesting. I think I am going to have to DVR it.
If Channel Ten could get Supernatural, then they can stream this for the residents of Down Under.