Over the past three evenings, I have spent my time on the tube watching Sci-Fi’s highly anticipated mini series, Tin Man. Based on the classic novel The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum, Tin Man takes you on a journey through the Outer Zone (The O.Z.), in search of an emerald which will change the landscape of the kingdom forever.

I thought the adaptation of the film was well done. It didn’t take on the same story as The Wizard of Oz, but you could clearly see the connection between the two. At the end of each night, the story left me wanting to know more, and the little twist in the series involving Dorothy Gale (D.G.) and her family secret was a really good move on the directors part.

The series was not perfect however. I thought there were several parts that dragged quite a bit, and ending was definitely a disappointment. With the series clocking in a total of six hours of viewing time (including commercials), I personally felt the ending did not climax very well, and just didn’t leave you with any sense of elation or enchantment.

Tinman is definitely a great family series for all. A brave adaptation of the Wizard of Oz which comes up just a bit short at the end. I’m not sure that I would spend six hours watching it for a second time on Sci-Fi, but with the series inevitably coming out on DVD in the future, I would consider watching it from beginning to end without all the extras in between.