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Puffy Treat
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I know, I know. I was the one throwing an Oz-purist hissy fit back when it was greenlit.

Yet...the official site has a couple of preview videos up.

It seems like it'll be the rare high concept SciFi Channel mini-series that's actually worth a look.

They certainly have an excellent cast!

Okay...I judged it too quickly. I'll give it a chance. [Smile]
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I don't care how dumb it might be, I'll watch it just for Zooey Deschanel. *swoon*
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I don't think Zooey has it in her to be anything but completely appealing and lovable. [Cool]
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It's a great cast. But the synopsis still sounds agonizingly bad.
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That "Dorothy and the Witch are implied to be long-lost twins" thing is the fly in the ointment.

That and it's a %$^*&()_ SciFi Channel mini-series adaptation of a beloved fantasy novel. Have those ever turned out well?

Still, great cast...and I kinda like the -look- of things in the videos.

We'll see.
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I haven't watched any of the preview videos, but will the Tin Man be slinging blue steel with sandalwood grips?
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They haven't shown. Yet.
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Please let them have a good script. The actors could make this fantastic if they have anything to work with.
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One can only hope. The odd SciFi Channel mini-series doesn't suck. [Smile]
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I thought the two Dune miniseries were decent, the second one better than the first. I guess thats not really fantasy though.
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quote:
One can only hope. The odd SciFi Channel mini-series doesn't suck.
Well, can't speak for the mini-series, but it seems like writers and directors of SciFi Channel movies have contracts that require them to "make a movie that sucks."
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Yeah, I quite enjoy "Who Wants to Be a Superhero", partly 'cause it's so cheesy, but I have NO desire to watch a movie with the "Superheroes" in it.

[/totally irrelevant derail]
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Puffy Treat
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quote:
Originally posted by sndrake:
it seems like writers and directors of SciFi Channel movies have contracts that require them to "make a movie that sucks."
Oh, yeah. Once I was up late at night with insomnia, ended up watching parts of a made-for-SciFi movie that was a blatant Jurassic Park ripoff (only with Sabretooth Tigers). The other was a weird horror thing about a vampire clown kid who sucks blood out of his babysitter's armpit. [Razz]
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