Hatrack River Forum: So...I'm actually starting to look forward to "Tin Man".

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

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]

Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :

I don't care how dumb it might be, I'll watch it just for Zooey Deschanel. *swoon*

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

I don't think Zooey has it in her to be anything but completely appealing and lovable. [Cool]

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

It's a great cast. But the synopsis still sounds agonizingly bad.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

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.

Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :

I haven't watched any of the preview videos, but will the Tin Man be slinging blue steel with sandalwood grips?

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

They haven't shown. Yet.

Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :

Please let them have a good script. The actors could make this fantastic if they have anything to work with.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

One can only hope. The odd SciFi Channel mini-series doesn't suck. [Smile]

Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :

I thought the two Dune miniseries were decent, the second one better than the first. I guess thats not really fantasy though.

Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :

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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."

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

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]

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

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]