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Tin Man (2007)

Tin Man poster
Directed by
Nick Willing
Genre
drama television series, fantasy television series, science fiction television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 3 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 193 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-town waitress gets pulled into a magical land called the O.Z. She must uncover her lost memories and team up with strange companions to stop a sorceress from plunging the world into eternal darkness.

whimsicalheroicdarkly fantasticalmysteriousfast-pacedvisually creativeadventurous

What happens

Tin Man is a 2007 American television miniseries co-produced by RHI Entertainment and the Sci Fi Channel that was broadcast first in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel in three parts. Starring Zooey Deschanel, Neal McDonough, Alan Cumming, Raoul Trujillo, Kathleen Robertson, and Richard Dreyfuss, the miniseries is a reimagining of the classic 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, with science fiction and additional fantasy elements added. It focuses on the adventures of a small-town waitress named DG who is pulled into a magical realm called the O.Z., ruled by the tyrannical sorceress Azkadellia. Together with her companions Glitch, Raw, and Cain, DG journeys to uncover her memories, find lost connections, and foil Azkadellia's plot to trap the O.Z. in eternal darkness. Costing $20 million to produce, the first part of the miniseries was the highest-rated program in its time slot, with 6.4 million viewers; the miniseries itself would be the highest-rated miniseries of 2007. It was nominated for nine Emmy awards, winning one, and was also nominated for a Critics' Choice Award. Critics gave it mixed reviews, with some praising the acting, soundtrack, and visual effects, while others found it overly grim and bleak. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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