O.Z

Saw this on you tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sjnie-aqYw

It s a trailer for a re-imaging of the Wizard of OZ from the Sci-fi channel.

Now the Sci-fi channel has done superb work with Battlestar Galactica, a truly marvelous series that has redifined the concept of spaceship drama. But I ma not sure if this is going to work. It looks like a formula concept, last seen in Sliders. It looks handsome and as a good cast but it may not be different enough to be respectful of the source material and ballsy enough to have a steel edge.

Maybe a version of Gregory Maguire's "Wicked" would have been more a safer risk?