SciFi's TIN MAN miniseries

[prion]

http://www.multichannel.com/blog/130....html#50017805

SCI FI Channel's 'Tin Man': If It Only Had A Heart

A review. Excerpt:

There are definitely some fun moments. The mini is basically a sequence of chases and escapes as DG races to find a powerful emerald crystal with an evil witch in hot pursuit. There are palaces and underground cities, and dungeons and beautiful mountain lakes.

However, the overlay of glittery production values cannot disguise Tin Man’s core problem: lame dialog and plot devices lifted straight from the Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Cliches.

"Gee," said the mathematically inclined middle schooler who watched with me, "I can write better dialog than that. And I'm not exactly the best at dialog writing in my class."

His Dad walked in, took a quick look at the evil, sultry, power-mad witch (Azkadellia) clad in full-length black with big shoulder feathers, and said, "Ooooh, Darth Vixen!" -- then promptly lost interest and sacked out in front of the blazing fireplace.

Tin Man is a rip-off cloned from at least ten sci fi/fantasy favorites, including (but not limited to): Lord of the Rings, Wicked, Snow White, Star Trek TOS Vulcan mind melds, Dune, Indiana Jones, the Star Wars bar scene, a VERY obvious Ewok village right out of George Lucas' Willow, Around The World in Eighty Days plus a smattering of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Stargate SG-1, and even Dr. Zhivago.

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Tin Man cost a reported $19 million. According to Variety: Sci Fi's license fee will cover less than half of the production budget, so RHI gets the international rights to "Tin Man," with no participation by Sci Fi's parent, NBC Universal. Sci Fi gets multirun, multiyear exclusive rights to the mini in the U.S.


REST AT LINK ABOVE

[Ripple in Space]

Boy, either Emily got all of the good genes, or she's had work done, because she has a classic beauty, and Zoe is cute at best...

[fugiman]

I hope this is good because it looks good but not sure yet

And I think Zoe is beautiful

[Ripple in Space]

Sure by regular person standards she's attractive, but Emily has a model quality.

[MarshAngel]

Sure by regular person standards she's attractive, but Emily has a model quality.

I'm not invested in this argument and yet... I have to agree. Emily's bone structure is lovely and they both have pretty eyes. Was watching Bones last night and I made note of that. Fortunately they both have careers and lives so I doubt it matters much.


But on the topic at hand... I plan to watch the miniseries (or at least the first night) and determine for myself how good it is. I'm not really expecting a whole lot.. which is the appropriate approach for all things Sci Fi Channel. i caught a glimpse of the "making of" special and it looks visually appealing but the producers/directors (whomever) kept going on about the depth of the story and I can't help but think they're overselling. There is nothing deep about self discovery. It's the theme of every teen drama and as such unremarkable.

I've noticed that Sci Fi series, barring Galactica seem to be really going for family appeal..very PG. I think they'd get better critical reviews if they upped the ante a bit and took on something more meaningful rather than campy, formulaic horror, and lollipop fantasy.

[Ripple in Space]

I'm not invested in this argument and yet... I have to agree. Emily's bone structure is lovely and they both have pretty eyes. Was watching Bones last night and I made note of that. Fortunately they both have careers and lives so I doubt it matters much.


But on the topic at hand... I plan to watch the miniseries (or at least the first night) and determine for myself how good it is. I'm not really expecting a whole lot.. which is the appropriate approach for all things Sci Fi Channel. i caught a glimpse of the "making of" special and it looks visually appealing but the producers/directors (whomever) kept going on about the depth of the story and I can't help but think they're overselling. There is nothing deep about self discovery. It's the theme of every teen drama and as such unremarkable.

I've noticed that Sci Fi series, barring Galactica seem to be really going for family appeal..very PG. I think they'd get better critical reviews if they upped the ante a bit and took on something more meaningful rather than campy, formulaic horror, and lollipop fantasy.

Definitely a better, more relevant post than mine, lol. But back to my offshoot... Since the first time I saw Bones, I noticed that Emily has this classic beauty/model quality, that is very uncommon in 2007. Our current standards of attractiveness steer more closely to the Jessica Simpson/Barbie look.

[prion]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11302007..._oz_849976.htm

AGAINST ALL OZ
'Tin Man' drops house on Dorothy

November 30, 2007 -- STOP them before they make a TV show again!
For reasons I wish I understood, the Halmis - father and son, Robert and Robert, who have produced some of the worst TV miniseries in modern history - have done it again.

This time it's the SciFi channel that's let them run wild, rampant and ruinous with a miniseries called "Tin Man," which they refer to as a "re-imagining" of the classic movie and tale, "The Wizard of Oz."

Why they call it "Tin Man" is as puzzling as why these producers still can find work.

REST OF SAVAGE REVIEW at link above

[prion]

Several more reviews. I didn't read 'em all, but worth checking out after I suppose. It's either fantastic or horrid, depending on the review.

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune....1/tin-man.html

http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps.../Ent/711300478

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/feat..._about_Oz.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...m.html?ref=rss

http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et...=cl-tvent-util

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainmen...-elf30.article

[Doze]

I am now going to give this show a chance. But not getting my hopes up

[MasySyma]

I might tune in. I've given up expecting much from Scifi these days, so perhaps, I'll be impressed if I can survive the thousands of commercials I'll have to endure just to see if the mini-series is any good.

[the fifth man]

I'll probably end up watching it. After all, there is no harm in giving it a chance. I'll either be pleasantly surprised, or, it will completely suck. If it sucks, all I have to do is flip the channel.

[CKO]

i'll take a look at it, but if it gets borin i'll switch the station... course i do work a morn shift this wkend too so i might be too damn tired to stay up and watch it sunday nite... oh well... i guess it all depends on if im home too

[Xicer]

TBH, the more I hear about this miniseries and the more ads I see, the more I think that its gonna suck.

[the fifth man]

TBH, the more I hear about this miniseries and the more ads I see, the more I think that its gonna suck.

Well, one way or the other, we'll all find out tomorrow night.

[Briangate78]

Already got my DVR set up to record the 3 nights. It looks really good. SCI FI's mini-series usually are very good, like "The Lost Room" and "The Triangle"