Sci-Fi Channels original re-imagining of the classic Wizard of Oz has me torn. I don't know how I feel about it. Story wise it is okay, but it is a far stretch from the Garland movie. The world is darker and grittier and the villianess is really hot. The show so far isn't nearly as beautiful as the previews would lead you to believe. Some of the CG is done pretty poorly. The dog things in the grove are horribly done. I am not sure that I like that the flying monkeys are pretty much expressed from the Villianess' breast or that she has the ability to suck out souls.
Not all of it is bad though. Some of the inventiveness is really creative and the background CG was done very well. The creator's had a vision for the O.Z. and it is making its way on screen. If you watch it, don't expect the Wizard of Oz. Instead, expect a world that was heavily influenced by it and pays a great deal of homages to it.
