Will 'The Wizard of Oz' Make a Good TV Show?

by SodaHead TV Posted 2012/04/30 19:00:00

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"The Wizard of Oz," a 1939 musical film based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," was a box office failure when it came out. But it was still nominated for six Oscars, won two of them, and went on to be regarded as one of the best movies of all time. Historian John Fricke owes a large part of the movie's legendary status to television, asserting that annual telecasts made it something of a tradition in America. Now E! wants to bring the magic back to the small screen with a scripted drama called "Dorothy."

Here's how the network describes it: "Inspired by the book 'Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz,' a girl from Kansas City falls for a man and moves with him to the Emerald City to work at his Emerald Hotel. From writer Natalie Krinsky ('Gossip Girl,' 'Grey's Anatomy') and Warner Horizon Television." We assume they intended to reference the 1908 L. Frank Baum book, "Dorothy and The Wizard in Oz," the fourth book in the series. In any case, do you think Baum's "Wizard of Oz" classic will make a good television show?

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paul 2012/04/30 19:55:56

No

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they already made a tv show about oz
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Sabrena Heimes 2012/05/01 20:50:44

No

It's a Classic. You shouldn't try to redo a classic. Especially when it's a classic for almost every single person in America, probably. Especially if it's being done with new scripts, new everything. It might be ok if it was the original movie split up into a mini-series, but an entirely new show? No. Shows based off of movies always suck. At least to me.

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Couri 2012/05/01 20:26:31

No

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Have we really reached a point where there are no new ideas left? Everything is either a remake or based of an original or a flat out copy.

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Bob DiN to Couri 2012/05/01 23:34:56

Yup, todays writers are from hungar. They can't be creative enough like years ago so they copy.

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Couri to Bob DiN 2012/05/02 17:59:21

It's very sad.

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Bob DiN to Couri 2012/05/02 20:09:29

Agreed. The shows stink, the old reruns are better.

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Call me Mark willya? 2012/05/01 20:13:15

No

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It all depends on who the writers are, There's more Oz stories than just that one, and some of them are even better than the one that made the place famous, but will adaptations be faithful to the original author's dream? The Sci-Fi series while being very entertaining and imaginative, I feel was FAR from the quality Frank Baum would have wanted, of course it wasn't written for children either.

while I'd like to see a series, I wouldn't want to see the legend of Oz ruined by a writer that thinks he or she can improve on the original...

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kid cleveland 2012/05/01 20:05:06

No

great movie have it on both vhs an dvd will get with next big play back thing.As TV show to much would have to be added. That would take to much away

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Jdogg 2012/05/01 19:55:14

No

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I don't think it would do good

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Mitsurugi Chiba 2012/05/01 19:46:41 (edited)

Yes

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It wouldn't be as good as the book, but I wouldn't mind seeing one anyway, though maybe more faithful to the book though

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Margaret Jacobson 2012/05/01 19:38:23

No

seen it enough..............NEVER EVER !!! NOT IN A MILLION YEARS

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Grizz 2012/05/01 19:37:00

Yes

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of course it would.As an Adult Comedy / tragedy :

Dorothy; Michelle Bachman
Good Witch; sarah palin
Cowardly lion ;John Boehner
Tin Man;John Mccain
lying shifty Wizard;barry ovomit
Wicked Witch;who else--Nancy pelosi
Toto; the Dog ovomit ate.

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HarleyCharley 2012/05/01 19:14:37

Yes

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Snookie should play Dorothy...

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MakeCash25.com 2012/05/01 19:14:19
El Prez 2012/05/01 19:04:03

No

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Part of the charm is the uniqueness and "old fashioned" script and effects. A new show is doomed to failure.

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AMy 2012/05/01 19:01:01

Yes

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I say yes because they already did. Tin Man I think is what it was called.

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Elz 2012/05/01 18:50:22

Yes

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it probably will but i wouldn't look at it.

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joshua ben-ami 2012/05/01 16:59:38

No

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why ruin a classic

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Sterling 2012/05/01 16:52:12

No

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Just leave it alone. There are plenty of other things that can be made into tv shows, I don't understand why as a society we seem to be stuck in a rut of redos.

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♥K14 2012/05/01 15:24:09

No

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Tin Man was awesome - but that was more of a steampunk version of one of the other books.
But the concept for this show makes it seem awful.

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Ben 2012/05/01 14:31:10

No

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A comic or graphic novel, maybe. But TV show, no!

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BIG BAD JOHN R. 2012/05/01 14:19:48

No

Why mess up the original idea, that's like saying let's make Gone With The Wind into a TV show, NO WAY, LET THE GREAT MOVIES REMAIN GREAT MOVIES OF THE PAST.

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Rusty's Mom 2012/05/01 14:03:30

No

Just plain wrong, wrong, wrongo! Why the urge to make everything over? Could it be greed? Retro material has a built-in audience; are producers just hoping to cash in?
Let's leave this "institution" alone, and lets continue to give coming generations of kids the opportunity to watch Dorothy and her misfit pals (+ TOTO) once a year with their parents!

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beachbum 2012/05/01 13:51:52

No

I had nightmares after seeing this movie as a child, and have never seen it as an adult, and refuse to see it even now.

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Constant Commenter 2012/05/01 13:49:08

No

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No. I can't see how they would make that story into episodes. I say, leave it alone.

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unreligious 2012/05/01 13:46:45

Yes

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Providing that they are using other books in the series and not trying to rehash the movie it could be good. However as I don't own a television I will not be watching it anyway. So I guess my opinion does not really matter.

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bozo 2012/05/01 13:31:11 (edited)

No

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actually the exit speach of obozo as he leaves the white house would make better show

come on Nov 2012

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Bob DiN to bozo 2012/05/01 23:37:25

It would be spectacular and the Nielson Meter would explode.

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tobe 2012/05/01 13:13:19

Yes

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I was hooked on Once Upon a Time until the schedule got messed up. I loved the series Tin Man based on Wizard of Oz. I bet it will be great. Nothing will ever compare to Judy but the concept is awesome.

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stevmackey 2012/05/01 12:21:03

No

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The original actress is no longer around.

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Pinball Wizard 2012/05/01 09:37:15

No

It was a box office failure because the people back then had no imagination. They would go to the theater to watch a news reel.

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Bob DiN to Pinball... 2012/05/01 23:38:26

Then why are the old ones still highly watched to this day?

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Ant 2012/05/01 08:14:42

No

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i think that they should just play the good old stuff on Tv and quit making
awful new stuff

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capoeirakid 2012/05/01 07:03:31

Yes

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My ancestor, W.W. Denslow, illustrated "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" as well as "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and I grew up loving the movie. When I was little, I was terrified of The Wicked Witch of the West. We had to fast-forward through the parts with her, but I had seen the movie so much that I still knew everything she did. Every year until I was seven, my cousins, my brother and I would dress up as The Cowardly Lion, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, and Dorothy for Halloween.I was sad when Karl Slover died. I don't believe the hanging munchkin myth.I know the classic movie in and out. I just don't think that Dorothy would be gregarious enough to have a boyfriend, and she's too old-fashioned to be a woman with a job. She's not from Kansas City. She's a farm girl.And there are just so many little details in the movie that mean so much, and the show wouldn't want to use all of it. I'm also a bit worried that they didn't mention Toto. They didn't even quote the book correctly. Don't get me wrong. Many Wizard of Oz-inspired ideas have been wonderful and payed homage to the beautiful classic, and it's possible that I'm totally wrong and this will be something Baum would have been proud to inspire, in fact I've heard wonderful things about "The Wiz", but I just don't think E! will ...

My ancestor, W.W. Denslow, illustrated "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" as well as "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and I grew up loving the movie. When I was little, I was terrified of The Wicked Witch of the West. We had to fast-forward through the parts with her, but I had seen the movie so much that I still knew everything she did. Every year until I was seven, my cousins, my brother and I would dress up as The Cowardly Lion, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, and Dorothy for Halloween.I was sad when Karl Slover died. I don't believe the hanging munchkin myth.I know the classic movie in and out. I just don't think that Dorothy would be gregarious enough to have a boyfriend, and she's too old-fashioned to be a woman with a job. She's not from Kansas City. She's a farm girl.And there are just so many little details in the movie that mean so much, and the show wouldn't want to use all of it. I'm also a bit worried that they didn't mention Toto. They didn't even quote the book correctly. Don't get me wrong. Many Wizard of Oz-inspired ideas have been wonderful and payed homage to the beautiful classic, and it's possible that I'm totally wrong and this will be something Baum would have been proud to inspire, in fact I've heard wonderful things about "The Wiz", but I just don't think E! will have it go that way. I guess I just don't want to see anyone but Garland as Dorothy, because it's such a difficult role, and I'm afraid they'll ruin it. But I do wish E! the best, and I certainly hope this turns out as wonderfully as the original did.
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Wolfman 2012/05/01 06:46:47

Yes

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I enjoyed "The Tin Man" on Sy-Fy.

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Jimbo 2012/05/01 06:44:33

Yes

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Only if the original movie is broken up and shown in 30 minute time slots.

Even Michael Jackson could not improve 'The Wizard of Oz' with his movie 'The Wiz'

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Tennessee3501 2012/05/01 06:08:15 (edited)

Yes

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It just needs some sex and violence! The show could work if the cyclone carries Dorothy and Toto to the Jersey Shore and the house lands next to Snooki's!

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(▪‿▪)DoctorWhoGuru(▪‿▪) 2012/05/01 05:37:53

Yes

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Yes

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vdehl 2012/05/01 05:18:46

Yes

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Why not? Doesn't everyone live in munchkinland? It could be fun. It depends what they write for it.

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Bob DiN to vdehl 2012/05/01 23:40:02

Too many live in Obamabot land.

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ViRGiNiA_97 2012/05/01 05:07:07

No

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Not every classical movie needs to be made into a show. They would change it too much! Gosh.

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