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Zooey!! First! Maybe... by chromedome	Oct 5th, 2007 06:10:19 PM

Second by Hammer of Truth	Oct 5th, 2007 06:10:54 PM
I'll check out zooey
YES! by chromedome	Oct 5th, 2007 06:11:41 PM
A small, meaningless, sad little victory. But a victory nonetheless.... It's been a rough week, okay?
"The O-Z"??? by Pennsy	Oct 5th, 2007 06:18:27 PM
Mr. Baum is doing pirouettes in his grave.
I'd rather read the original book. by wintocha67	Oct 5th, 2007 06:43:13 PM
Been meaning to get around to it by December.
Requieme by Series7	Oct 5th, 2007 06:46:56 PM
For a dream music AGAIN! First in a rap song, then in every movie trailer, not a sci fi tv show trailer. I hope Clint is getting paid.
Sounds very silly but actually looks pretty good by CarmillaVonDoom	Oct 5th, 2007 06:48:36 PM
Though why does every trailer nowadays make ACTUALLY VIEWING something irrelevant? Did they leave any surprises? Regardless, Zooey and Alan Cummings have got my ass in the seat.
Yep, Pennsy--the "O Z" thing got old and annoying by chromedome	Oct 5th, 2007 06:50:36 PM
just in the trailer! Just call it Oz for frak's sake. will probably just FF to all Zooey appearances...
speaking of Music Re-Use by chromedome	Oct 5th, 2007 06:52:43 PM
anybody noticing how much the music (or closely copied variant thereof) from Bourne Ultimatum/Supremacy/Identity is showing up all over the place? It was in Chuck last week, and a couple of other places in the last couple weeks that I just can't recall now.....
Good show, bad marketing? by Purple Prole	Oct 5th, 2007 07:16:34 PM
I think this could be a good prog. It has talented actors in it. It also has talented people behind the scenes. So why are they seemingly giving all the marketing jobs to the college student there on work experience?
McDonough for Captain America by Calico Pete	Oct 5th, 2007 07:19:43 PM
Let him throw the mighty shield!
I think the visual style is pretty cool, but, by Novaman5000	Oct 5th, 2007 07:45:04 PM
I'm afraid this is going to be uber cheesy. "D.G." Sounds like a horrible attempt to hip it up. I'll probably watch, though, cuz, why not?
I AM THE GREAT AND POWERFUL..... Mystic Man? by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Oct 5th, 2007 07:55:33 PM
What the FUCK is going on with those shitty names?
Looks Great... by BojTrek	Oct 5th, 2007 07:56:36 PM
I think it looks great... I will watch...
Please don't say, "The O.Z." ever again... by Ellipsian	Oct 5th, 2007 08:10:41 PM
...as doing so strips all of the hope out of me that this could be a creative and fresh adaptation.
No thanks. by aceattorney	Oct 5th, 2007 08:14:16 PM
Definitely no thanks.
ZOOEY DESCHANEL IS DREAMMMMMMY by chrth	Oct 5th, 2007 08:31:27 PM
Only worthwhile part of HHGTTG was her. She makes me warm.
but can it take on iron man by theonecalledshoe	Oct 5th, 2007 08:45:33 PM
cues music and yes zooey D. is as dreamy as they come. Matthew Mcconoughy for Capt. America (why not everyone else seems to think pitt could do it)
tin man? by Bouncy X	Oct 5th, 2007 08:54:13 PM
so why is it called that? will the story focus on him mostly or something? because the trailer sure doesnt indicate as much.. or did they just wanna use a different title than the book and couldnt think of anything better?
WOZINO! WOZINO! WOZINO! WOZINO! by Pennsy	Oct 5th, 2007 09:33:56 PM
Wizard of Oz In Name Only.
AND WHERE'S THE GORRAM FLASH GORDON TB?? by Pennsy	Oct 5th, 2007 09:37:24 PM
??!?
The O.Z. looks like She-ite by ltgalloway	Oct 5th, 2007 09:37:51 PM
Why Zooey? Why?
Pennsy, I think the BSG talkback is also supposed to be by chrth	Oct 5th, 2007 09:48:08 PM
the Flash Gordon talkback, as Flash Gordon is listed in red at the end.
I hate Alan Cumming... by mansuper	Oct 5th, 2007 10:29:12 PM
That alone ruined the trailer for me. He should do a "Son of the Mask" sequel.
oh lord. by cavemanjakesteel	Oct 5th, 2007 10:40:31 PM
so whose the dam tin man.!?! i wasnt paying that much attention with all the o.z talk in the trailer.
Yikes! by RenoNevada2000	Oct 5th, 2007 10:44:15 PM
It's really sad when guys who are over 40 try to write something "hip," "edgy" and "extreme." The "O.Z."? Please.
Neal McDonough by Tenguman	Oct 5th, 2007 11:38:52 PM
Neal McDonough would make a good Duke for G.I. Joe... but the way that project seems to be going, I'm not sure I want them to make such a smart decision. And yeah... calling it "The O.Z." is retarded.
Wow. by Lucasblows	Oct 6th, 2007 12:39:05 AM
I can't believe that's seriously a show.
Sickle and Mitchell are... by tailhook	Oct 6th, 2007 01:17:06 AM
rapeing my grandmother's childhood. WTF! On the bright side... aside from the absolutely stupid O ZEE thing it actually looks like it has some potential. Keeping in mind i'm comparing this against Sci-Fi's OTHER original material not including BSG. I.e. it looks more like Lost Room rather than Flash "this just in: SOON TO BE CANCELLED!" Gordon or InsomniaKiller Jane.
Emerald City by Alientoast	Oct 6th, 2007 01:53:20 AM
In this version, when they get to the Emerald City, Schillinger shanks Tin Man and makes the scarecrow his prag.
That's quite possibly the worst trailer I've ever seen. by JustinSane	Oct 6th, 2007 01:53:36 AM
And I love OZ stuff. I shake my head at you, TIN MAN.
holy shite that look bad by ls420	Oct 6th, 2007 01:53:55 AM
i want to give this a chance...i really do..but this looks pretty crapy.
Did they make this by Napoleon Park	Oct 6th, 2007 01:57:07 AM
because they couldn't get the rights to the comic book series "The Oz Squad" because that was pretty cool. So was the synthesizer concept album "The Wozard of Iz" So were Eric Shanhower's beautifully illustrated Oz graphic novels. And Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's "Lost Girls" with Dorothy, Alice and Wendy. Not to mention The Wiz. And Star Wars. (Picture Chewie as the Lion and C3PO as the tin Man, with Luke singing "we're off to see Darth Vader..."). Sure, updating OZ might be a fun idea, but really, it's kinda been done.
You are Noel Coward! by Napoleon Park	Oct 6th, 2007 02:06:36 AM
What? Yes, I checked out the trailer. so if the iron Man movie trailer used the Black Sabbath song, why didn't this have "Tin Man" by America? "No, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin
the exciting conclusion of the previous post. by Napoleon Park	Oct 6th, 2007 02:10:41 AM
"No, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that he didn't, didn't already have. And cause never was the reason for the evening and the tropic of Sir Galahad." Oh, that's right, first they've have to translate it into English from Gibberish.
Return to Oz by Dingbatty	Oct 6th, 2007 02:26:14 AM
with Fairuza was the best version.
The Witch isn't Green? by MattmanReturns	Oct 6th, 2007 03:23:53 AM
Dammit.
i'll give them this by newc0253	Oct 6th, 2007 05:09:15 AM
it doesn't seem ass-rapingly bad straight of the bat. but i'm pretty sure it will be once you start watching it.
Napoleon you left out Wicked... by PROF IKAMONO	Oct 6th, 2007 05:12:42 AM
...The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch by Gregory Maguire - excellent novel made into highly successful Broadway musical and ultimately the inevitable film adaptation will be announced (if it hasn't already)... and of course there is Todd McFarlane's Twisted Land of Oz line of naughty toys... also with a planned film adaptation. So yes, Napoleon you are more than right, this is a dead horse of many colours that has no one seems to ever stop beating...
Damn! by PROF IKAMONO	Oct 6th, 2007 05:16:08 AM
I left in a superfluous "has" in my last post... like some kind of Lollion "I can has courajj?"
BOO! BOO! by Gozu	Oct 6th, 2007 06:36:23 AM
That Sci Fi Channel Miniseries looks like a Sci Fi Channel Miniseries.
Anything that let's me gaze into the eyes of Zooey by Virtual Satyr	Oct 6th, 2007 07:44:56 AM
Is awesome in my book. All Hail the O.Z.
I don't know why they don't start making... by rbatty024	Oct 6th, 2007 08:40:52 AM
theatrical releases of the rest of the Oz books. They can keep the original film as the first book and then release the Land of Oz. Fantasy films are making a comeback and here you have one of the most recognizable fantasy franchises ever, and no one is taking advantage except for The Sci-Fi Channel.
rbatty please scroll up and read Napoleon Park's post.. by PROF IKAMONO	Oct 6th, 2007 08:46:59 AM
...and my post. EVERYBODY has been taking advantage!!! Poor Dorothy's been about as well used as Madonna!
Camper than a field full of scouts by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Oct 6th, 2007 09:15:11 AM
Hmmmmm? Not convinced.
We've been on the run, Driving in the sun by ironic_name	Oct 6th, 2007 09:36:20 AM
Looking out for number 1 California here we come Right back where we started fro-om CALIFOOOORNYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HERE WE COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOO-OOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
i was thinking a robot for tin man by ironic_name	Oct 6th, 2007 09:39:08 AM
would be the main character. heard of appointment tv? this is disappointment tv.
What the fuck was Richard Dreyfus thinking.... by mansuper	Oct 6th, 2007 09:41:50 AM
when he signed up to do this shit?? The Mystic man???
Much as I loathe 'The O-Z' by mdf2	Oct 6th, 2007 09:48:46 AM
It could be argued there's a precedent. From what I heard, L. Frank Baum himself came up with the name 'Oz' from the alphabetical label O-Z on his filing cabinet. That said, 'the O-Z' should never ever EVER have been uttered. Not once.
Richard Dreyfus gotta eat by ironic_name	Oct 6th, 2007 09:57:11 AM
shark
IAmMrMonkey! by ironic_name	Oct 6th, 2007 09:58:23 AM
tin man was once human, look him up wiki
pretender was a cool show. by ironic_name	Oct 6th, 2007 10:07:38 AM

looks really bad by LarryTheCableGuy	Oct 6th, 2007 10:08:12 AM
the character looks look uninspired, the cgi looks bland, the "lost in oz" show that never got aired was deffinately a better approach. i realize people who think it looks good are really stretching to find something good about this because they want a good adaption of these books done for the modern era, in a series that they can look forward to for a while, but if you step back and forget your "girlfriend" zooey is in it, or whatever other reason you're holding onto it so dealy, and take a good look, you'll realize it isn't.
plus the real story of how tinman became by LarryTheCableGuy	Oct 6th, 2007 10:09:04 AM
tinman is much cooler and creepier.
pretender now paints! by ironic_name	Oct 6th, 2007 10:14:41 AM
http://tinyurl.com/2xnuxa weird. that show was fun.
Does anyone else think it'll be annoying by Z 008	Oct 6th, 2007 10:40:17 AM
That they'll keep using names slightly different from the real ones? Its very jarring and could get annoying. Otherwise looks pretty good.
'kay the O Z is dumber than stupid by aboriginal	Oct 6th, 2007 10:49:14 AM
What will start off with promise will be rediculously slow, poorly shot and edited, but the costumes and actors will look great. Typical of virtually all of SciFI's huge multi-night endeavors.
wow. by Jack Burton	Oct 6th, 2007 10:57:44 AM
No words. They should have sent a poet.
Uh, guys... by BizarroJerry	Oct 6th, 2007 10:58:08 AM
The show isn't actually called "The O.Z.". That was a clever headline. The title is Tin Man.
Prof Ikamono, I see what yo u mean, but what... by rbatty024	Oct 6th, 2007 11:11:32 AM
I'm talking about is expanding the story, not just rehashing the first book. L. Frank Baum wrote something like fifteen books, not all of them starring Dorothy, and I'm sure someone can figure a way to get them right on screen, much like Return to Oz. It would be like people making different versions of the first Harry Potter film and ignoring the sequels.
Does anyone remember when Tim Burton... by rbatty024	Oct 6th, 2007 11:57:20 AM
was supposed to produce a Wizard of Oz show? I could have sworn I heard these rumors years ago. I wonder what happened. If I remember correctly they were supposed to be closer to the books.
bizarrojerry by ironic_name	Oct 6th, 2007 12:19:37 PM
"the O.Z." = "the OC" and IamMrMonkey!, http://tinyurl.com/2kt7rc In the books, the origins of the character are rather gruesome. Originally an ordinary man by the name of Nick Chopper. , the Tin Woodman used to make his living chopping down trees in the forests of Oz. The Wicked Witch of the East enchanted his axe to prevent him from marrying the girl that he loved. The enchanted axe chopped off his limbs, one by one. Each time he lost a limb, Nick Chopper replaced it with a prosthetic limb made of tin. Finally, nothing was left of him but tin. loooks like they'll use the "unable to feel love" staple, i.e.; reese in the terminator logan in xmen. marv, and to a lesser extent, leeloo from 5th element.
continued.. by ironic_name	Oct 6th, 2007 12:22:13 PM
"looks like they'll use the "unable to feel love" staple." as opposed to the robot concept that they could have done.
Here's hoping that McFarlane Oz project doesn't suck! by DanDelion	Oct 6th, 2007 12:23:08 PM
And you know, maybe actually has a man made of tin in it. Jesus, this looks horrible.
Richard Dreyfus by johnnyangel	Oct 6th, 2007 12:25:41 PM
Has never been in anything good. He is the kiss of death.
At what point does Iron Man by Stark Industries	Oct 6th, 2007 12:29:01 PM
save OZ from the fly'n Monkeys? -TS
I hear they paid Dreyfuss in scotch. by 3 Bag Enema	Oct 6th, 2007 12:36:13 PM
This doesn't look nearly gay enough. We all know that The Wizard of Oz is a critique of masculinity and assertion of archetypal female power. What? You didn't? Well, neither do the people who made this crap, apparently. They should have hired a drag queen as a consultant.
OK, Richard Dreyfus was actually good by johnnyangel	Oct 6th, 2007 12:46:50 PM
in "What About Bob", but that's about it. Not a very good batting average.
Bizarro... by chromedome	Oct 6th, 2007 01:38:56 PM
...yes, the title is not The O.Z.--but if you watch the clip, they use that phrasing. Really stupid phrasing. Are you down with the O.Z.? I'm not.
Flava Flav as the Tin Man by chromedome	Oct 6th, 2007 01:42:02 PM
....he already has the clock and metal hat, and can say "the O.Zeeee, boieeeeeeee!"
Richard Dreyfus was great in by mrigsby	Oct 6th, 2007 01:52:25 PM
Close Encounters and Jaws Two great movies that are fixtures of great 70's cinema.
3 bag enema is correct... by PROF IKAMONO	Oct 6th, 2007 01:56:58 PM
...this is why we've never seen The Land of Oz... in which the hero is basically a male to female transsexual...
Then there's the Nome King who is fatally defeated... by PROF IKAMONO	Oct 6th, 2007 01:59:56 PM
...by hen's eggs... symbolic of whithered patriarchy being overcome by the most basic form of female fertility... It just goes on and on... Males are weak and ineffectual in the Oz books, females both Good and Evil are uber-powerful...
Only when females deny their feminity... by PROF IKAMONO	Oct 6th, 2007 02:01:53 PM
... and attempt to be male, Tip and Jinjur both in the Land of Oz for example... do they become ridiculous and are defeated by mice...
My least favourite words in any TV show or film... by Kubla_Khan	Oct 6th, 2007 02:41:07 PM
..."A storm is coming..." Give me a fucking BREAK! That is one lazy-ass overused line. This Tin Man looks...average. Also, maybe I missed a token, but are there no black people in the O.Z.? Or is the Wizard just a front for white supremacists?
Johnny Angel by Jaws Wayne	Oct 6th, 2007 02:46:28 PM
Dreyfus has never been good in anything ? Huhuh. I guess this means you've never seen American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters, The Goodbye Girl, Down and Out In Beverly Hills, Tin Men, Stake Out, Always, What About Bob, Lost In Yonkers. I bet there are more films in which he was great.
i think the lion was black by LarryTheCableGuy	Oct 6th, 2007 02:48:32 PM
... but i forget already. anyway he should of been a lion man, and the scarecrow should actually look like one (without all the martial arts), and i hope the tin man aint an android but a man turns into one after falling in love with that midget. this re-imaginaing isn't what i would imagine. it looks more like a watering down. porobly to save costs. and they should say 'outer zone' not o.z.
...I don't think there ARE any black people in the OZ.. by PROF IKAMONO	Oct 6th, 2007 02:50:54 PM
...books at all. I may be wrong, if so please correct me. this is probably why there are no white people in The Wiz (although when I saw the film version years ago... some little kids sitting in front of me said when Lena Horne as Glinda appeared near the end "She's the only white person in this movie!") L. Frank Baum was not a white supremacist per se, but he did advocate the genocide of Native Americans.
but then again by LarryTheCableGuy	Oct 6th, 2007 02:54:03 PM
why would you call your own world the outer zone. if that's what o.z. stands for.
LarryTheCableGuy... by PROF IKAMONO	Oct 6th, 2007 02:54:19 PM
..."I'd say brownish gold." "I saw it. It's a Lion! It's huge!" >:3 get in the car!
jaws wayne by johnnyangel	Oct 6th, 2007 03:04:13 PM
OK, I'll give you American Graffiti on a technicality because the music was so good it carried the emotional content of the movie. Jaws was absurd and poorly acted. Close Encounters was a bunch of hippie bullshit. The Goodbye Girl, give me a break, are you a woman? If not, you should be ashamed of yourself for even mentioning The Goodbye Girl. Good grief, I'm trying to take you seriously. Anyway, at that point I started avoiding Dreyfus movies until "What About Bob" which I previously admitted was uncharacteristically good for a Dreyfus movie.
Larry... by chromedome	Oct 6th, 2007 03:36:33 PM
You may have found the Deep Secret of the plot: Outer Zone implies an Inner Zone [cue Ominous Music and Sinister Laughter--O.M. and S.L.]
Did they Re-Imagine an audience for this De-imagined... by chromedome	Oct 6th, 2007 03:40:23 PM
..."O.Z." thing? Based on that clip, Zoooooooey is the ONLY reason to record it, and FF to her scenes.
Johnny Angel by Jaws Wayne	Oct 6th, 2007 04:01:37 PM
Right after I posted that list I thought; hey the guy was probably just kiddin' sayin Dreyfuss had never been in anything good. Guess I was wrong. No need to get into a discussion with you, and yeah, you're right, I'm a woman. Lookin for a date Johnny ? Maybe we can watch The Goodbye Girl together while you suck my tits and eat me out. When it's finished we'll watch Close Encounters and What About Bob and do it all over again. Do we have a date ? XXX
Sorry Jaws, by johnnyangel	Oct 6th, 2007 04:17:04 PM
I'm gay.
Seriously.... by Comicshead	Oct 6th, 2007 04:35:44 PM
Who keeps giving these people money?
Johnny, by Jaws Wayne	Oct 6th, 2007 04:39:04 PM
I already knew that, it's alright.
Jaws, you win, by johnnyangel	Oct 6th, 2007 04:52:00 PM
You made me laugh. But I still don't like Richard Dreyfus.
Yet another SciFi show shot in the woods of Vancouver.. by scudd	Oct 6th, 2007 05:30:29 PM
Cheap bastards.
It's ironic.. by Geoduck42	Oct 6th, 2007 06:29:53 PM
By far the most faithful film version of TWOOz made to date was done by the Muppets. Pity they couldn't have hired someone to play Dorothy who could act...
"The Unwatchables" by chromedome	Oct 6th, 2007 10:54:14 PM
Great name for a show on SciFi, eh? Or substitute it for Originals: "Saturday night, on a new SciFi Unwatchable: Species 46--The Hurling"
A storm is coming alright... by Creative1	Oct 7th, 2007 01:51:33 AM
a shit storm. Pass.

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