Emerald City

[teachsac]

Seriously? Not them, too.

"Emerald City," which will be written by Arnold, is described as a dark remaining of the classic tale of Oz more in the vein of "Game of Thrones," using stories from author L. Frank Baum's original 14 books.

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsideth...-drama-because-cbs-cant-have-all-the-fun.html

Well, at least it has something to do with the books.

S~

 

[Derwin0]

The Once Upon A Time copy cats have begun...

 

[Tampa8]

Well that's a horse of a different color.....

 

[mdonnelly]

When originality fails, ...

 

[jayn_j]

Tin Man on SyFy a few years ago?

 

[riffjim4069]

It sounds like the Yellow Brick Road is being controlled by the Acid Queen (aka Tina Turner) from the movie Tommy.

 

[Ramy]

I thought the newer movie wasn't that good. I might watch the Pilot just to see how bad it is.

 

[teachsac]

‘Wizard Of Oz’-Themed Series ‘Emerald City’ Not Going Forward At NBC

Don’t bother following the Yellow Brick Road; you won’t find anything there.

http://deadline.com/2014/08/emerald-city-not-going-forward-nbc-823524/

S~

yeah.

 

[MikeD-C05]

Thank God for small favors.

 

[DJdish]

I think some classics should be left as they are.

 

[mike123abc]

The ABC Once Upon a Time OZ theme was OK last year...

 

[MikeD-C05]

The ABC Once Upon a Time OZ theme was OK last year...

That's why NBC cancelled the idea. ABC had already beat them to it, with Once Upon a Time story arc last year ,about the wicked witch of the west.

 

[teachsac]

Well... It did go forward and premieres Friday, January 6, 2017 after Grimm.

S~

 

[teachsac]

Swept up into the eye of a tornado, 20-year-old Dorothy Gale (Adria Arjona) is transported to another world - a mystical land where an all-powerful ruler (Vincent D'Onofrio) governs over one kingdom, has outlawed magic, and faces not only the wrath of a growing cauldron of witches but a looming disaster brought on by a mythical force. Epic, romantic and fantastical, "Emerald City" is an empowering tale of a young woman finding her true strength and identity even as she battles to bring a divided world together.

Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Jordan Loughran, Gerran Howell and Joely Richardson also star. David Schulner, Shaun Cassidy, Josh Friedman and Matthew Arnold serve as executive producers. The series is directed by Tarsem Singh Dhandwar, who also serves as an executive producer. "Emerald City" is a Universal Television production.

http://www.nbc.com/emerald-city



S~

 

[teachsac]

Not your childhood Oz. It wasn't too bad. I'll see where it goes.

S~

 

[Foxbat]

Inspired by GoT, to a large degree. A lot more risqué than I expected to see on Prime Time TV. I've been watching via the NBC player app so I'm not too shocked.

At first I thought they might be using the La Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona as the towers for Emerald City, but I think it may be more as inspiration and crossed with the Petronas Towers:

I can say this, it isn't anywhere near a clone of the ABC "Once Upon a Time" version... I'll keep watching for now.

 

[Foxbat]

I did a double take when I heard "Breathe" by Pink Floyd as Dorothy wandered the streets of Emerald City, but I liked it! I thought the change to ruby gauntlets from slippers was an imaginative twist.

 

[Foxbat]

So now we know who Princess Ozma is. Did everyone else give up on this adaptation?

 

[lparsons21]

I haven't. I'm finding it a very much different and darker version of the tale. enjoyable!

 

[Foxbat]

Well, that fizzled out. I was enjoying it up until the halfway point of the season finale. Like "Timeless", I wonder if we're left with all these loose ends that we, the viewers, will never see resolved. Bah!