Tin Man (2007– )

A re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's classic "The Wizard of Oz".

Stars:

Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 9 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Zooey Deschanel	...	DG (3 episodes, 2007)
Alan Cumming	...	Glitch (3 episodes, 2007)
Neal McDonough	...	Wyatt Cain (3 episodes, 2007)
Kathleen Robertson	...	Azkadellia (3 episodes, 2007)
Raoul Trujillo	...	Raw (3 episodes, 2007)
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Zero (3 episodes, 2007)
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Mystic Man (3 episodes, 2007)
Blu Mankuma	...	Toto (3 episodes, 2007)
Anna Galvin	...	Lavender eyes (3 episodes, 2007)
Ted Whittall	...	Ahamo (3 episodes, 2007)
Ian A. Wallace	...	Raynz (3 episodes, 2007)
Donny James Lucas	...	Vy-Sor (3 episodes, 2007)
Gwynyth Walsh	...	Emily (3 episodes, 2007)
Kevin McNulty	...	Hank (3 episodes, 2007)
Rachel Pattee	...	Young DG (3 episodes, 2007)
Alexia Fast	...	Young Azkadellia (3 episodes, 2007)
Jason Schombing	...	Demilo (3 episodes, 2007)
Doug Abrahams	...	General Lonot (3 episodes, 2007)
Shawn Macdonald	...	Lylo (3 episodes, 2007)
R. Nelson Brown	...	Father Vue (3 episodes, 2007)
Cainan Wiebe	...	Kalm (3 episodes, 2007)
James Ashcroft	...	Joe Bill (3 episodes, 2007)
Carmen Aguirre	...	Café Waitress (3 episodes, 2007)
Sean Campbell	...	Carter (3 episodes, 2007)
Nickolas Baric	...	State Trooper (3 episodes, 2007)
Ingrid Tesch	...	Adora (3 episodes, 2007)
Karin Konoval	...	The Wicked Witch (3 episodes, 2007)
Colin Heath	...	Blue Katt (3 episodes, 2007)
Richard Howland	...	Red Katt (3 episodes, 2007)
Alison Araya	...	Twister Waitress (3 episodes, 2007)
Leah Gibson	...	Twister Dancer (3 episodes, 2007)
Tara Wilson	...	Twister Dancer (3 episodes, 2007)
Lucia Walters	...	Adreanna (3 episodes, 2007)
Tinsel Korey	...	Airofday (3 episodes, 2007)
Garvin Cross	...	Stage Manager (3 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Francis	...	Jeb (3 episodes, 2007)
Connor Dunn	...	Jeb as Boy (3 episodes, 2007)
Craig Veroni	...	Resistance Fighter (3 episodes, 2007)
Michael Roselli	...	Longcoat Guard (3 episodes, 2007)
Michasha Armstrong	...	Longcoat at Realm (3 episodes, 2007)
Dan Payne	...	Longcoat Leader (3 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Wheeler	...	Ralph Bedose (3 episodes, 2007)
Marilyn Norry	...	Lorraine Bedose (3 episodes, 2007)
Brenna O'Brien	...	Ella Bedose (3 episodes, 2007)
Jake D. Smith	...	Wills Bedose (3 episodes, 2007)
Grace Wheeler	...	Dorothy Gale (3 episodes, 2007)
Madison Bell	...	Young Girl in Cave (3 episodes, 2007)
Baxter	...	Toto (3 episodes, 2007)

Storyline

Set in the spirit of L. Frank Baum's classic, the "Tin Man" follows the adventures of DG, a waitress and part-time student, as she travels through the mystical world of "The O. Z. (Outer Zone)", discovering her hidden past. This well-known story takes a twist in this SyFy adaptation as DG battles the sorceress Azkadellia along with the help of four friends; Glitch, a former adviser to the Queen whose brain has been removed; Raw, a psychic empath; and Wyatt Cain, a former police man (aka Tin-man) who has been imprisoned in an iron suit, forced to watch his family's destruction time and time again. Although parallels can be made to the original book this story takes its own path down the yellow brick road.

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Plot Keywords:

waitress | sorceress | psychic | tin man | tin badge | 

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Taglines:

Follow a new yellow brick road.

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Western

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Details

Official Sites:

Sci Fi

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Bádogember

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagiquest Entertainment, RHI Entertainment, Reunion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

270 min 270 min (3 parts)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

DG's childhood doll wears a crown similar to the Oz crown worn by Princess Ozma in the original books by L. Frank Baum.

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Goofs

When DG is in the hut with Ahamo and is examining the compass, she is holding it in her left hand. In the long shot that immediately follows, she is holding it with both hands.

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Quotes

Azkadellia: Last time 'complications', this time 'problems'?

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Crazy Credits

This may only apply to the extended credits on the DVD release: the character name Dorothy Gale is misspelled "Dorthy".

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Connections

Version of Return to Oz (1985)

User Reviews

Not THAT Bad

I'll admit, I may be giving this a higher rating than it deserves due to my VERY low expectations of it and the fact that I never liked The Wizard of Oz to begin with...

It really is more of a re-imagining of the story than a modernization. It takes the theme and the characters and takes them in broader directions than the typical, "I wish I had a heart," said the broken-hearted Tin Man.

It's also nice to see that the movie is actually utilizing real sets other than relying on a green screen 100% of the time- Are you listening George Lucas? Honestly, I'm quite liking it. Good pacing. I love Zooey Deschanel. The best thing I can compare it to is The 10th Kingdom, but it's actually much better than that movie too.

Give it a chance. Keep your expectations very low, and you'll be pleasantly surprised.