The (yellow brick) road less travelled

Did you catch the premiere of Sci-Fi Channel's mini-series "Tin Man"? It stars Zooey Deschanel as DG(Dorothy Gale), Alan Cumming as former genius/royal advisor Glitch and Neal McDonough as Wyatt Cain, a Tin Man (cop). Richard Dreyfuss is the Mystic Man/Wizard whose brain has been befuddled by the evil Sorceress's drugs. The Cowardly Lion has been transformed into a psychic wolverine named Raw. The Wicked Witch isn't green, favors bustiers, and has flying monkey-bats coming out of her chest. (They are more terrifying than the original ones.) The O.Z. (Outer Zone) is a nightmarish world. No singing Munchkins here. It is a grim take on L. Frank Baum's classic tale. I'm not sure it was a good idea to make it a three night event. If you want to read about Mr. Baum's true message, click here.