While I like Zoey Deschanel and Alan Cumming, this is really bad. I mean, is not shitty but is not good either. Zoey's acting style (basically her being her own character) feels that she doesn't belong to this fantastical setting. She fits like a glove in her own TV Series New Girl, but here it makes her character looks like an outsider since she acts differently than those around her. It is like she acts in a more relaxed, "real lifey" way and the rest of the cast acts more like the generical type of a fantastical tale with seriousness in their lines. The plot is entertaining enough, but boring most of the times. The villain is also weirdly boring. She is evil because she is evil. There is more complexity than the original story, but for a so short that complexity doesn't fit right. The ending is also cliched, but it is a bad cliche.

From the Sci-Fi Channel comes the mini-series _Tin Man_, a bold new vision of L. Frank Baum’s _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_. Using a steampunk aesthetic, the series envisions a modern adaptation of Baum’s work that takes place several generations after Dorothy Gale first visited. In this tale a waitress named D.G. is transported to a fantastical land called the O.Z., where she discovers that she’s a long lost princess and that her evil sister has overthrown the kingdom and is attempting to plunge it into permanent darkness. Most of the hallmarks of the original story are here (the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Wicked Witch, etc.), but it’s all done with a twist. The cast is led by Zooey Deschanel, Neal McDonough, Kathleen Robertson, Alan Cumming, and Richard Dreyfuss, and they give pretty good performances. Additionally, the set designs and costumes are quite interesting and create a captivating visual style. Yet, there is some over use of green screen effects and CGI creatures. The music however, does an impressive job at brings a sense of wonder and excitement to the series. An incredibly imaginative take on _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_, _Tin Man_ delivers an exciting adventure that’s full of thrills.