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New holiday job is making my feet hurt and leaves little time for TV watching, so I'm behind on SGA, Ugly Betty, and anything else that aired this week. Lots of catching up to do.
However, I did have enough evenings off to watch the new Oz-derivative miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel. I'm a huge fan of the Oz books, thanks to a childhood of reading dusty copies dug out of my grandmother's basement, so I was really looking forward to seeing what they did with the story.
( Did anyone else watch Tin Man? )
So, yeah, did anyone else watch this and care to discuss? They're showing all three parts in a row again tomorrow, so if you missed it and have a Sunday afternoon free, do tune in. If you've never read the books, head over to the Gutenberg Project and start with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
ETA: So far I haven't seen a single online review that gave the mini positive comments. This makes me sad. Also, not one of them mentioned the word "steampunk", instead calling the mini a mishmash of genres with an uneven blend of fantasy and sci-fi, which makes me wonder if any of them are familiar with the genre. Since when can you not combine these elements? No reason you can't have a Victorian-era feel to a world yet give it interesting technology, especially when you add magic into the mix. Feh on the reviewers.
However, I did have enough evenings off to watch the new Oz-derivative miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel. I'm a huge fan of the Oz books, thanks to a childhood of reading dusty copies dug out of my grandmother's basement, so I was really looking forward to seeing what they did with the story.
( Did anyone else watch Tin Man? )
So, yeah, did anyone else watch this and care to discuss? They're showing all three parts in a row again tomorrow, so if you missed it and have a Sunday afternoon free, do tune in. If you've never read the books, head over to the Gutenberg Project and start with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
ETA: So far I haven't seen a single online review that gave the mini positive comments. This makes me sad. Also, not one of them mentioned the word "steampunk", instead calling the mini a mishmash of genres with an uneven blend of fantasy and sci-fi, which makes me wonder if any of them are familiar with the genre. Since when can you not combine these elements? No reason you can't have a Victorian-era feel to a world yet give it interesting technology, especially when you add magic into the mix. Feh on the reviewers.
