History Series / TinMan

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The Scarecrow and Tin Man analogues, Glitch and Cain, are humans rather than sentient beings made of straw and tin.[[note]]In the [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz source material]], The Tin Man was once a human Munchkin whose cursed axe chopped off his limbs one by one until his entire body was replaced by tin.[[/note]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: The series is a D&E version of ... well, The Wizard of Oz. Namely the tropes of the original characters are played much darker here; the Scarecrow analogue has had his brains ''removed'', the Tin Man analogue was locked inside an iron maiden etc.

* NonIndicativeName: Despite being titled 'Tin Man', the character who parallels him (Wyatt Cain) is a secondary one. This is a holdover from an early idea where he would be the protagonist. The makers just couldn't think of a better title when their idea changed.

* NiceHat: Cain wears one.

A Sci-Fi Channel DystopianOz miniseries. Primarily a re-imagining of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', it's a bit closer to ''Film/ReturnToOz'' in that it uses many [[ShownTheirWork elements]] from other books in the ''Literature/LandOfOz'' series as plot points.

-->--'''Glitch'''

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Well there are only three episodes, but the first ends with the major revelation that [[spoiler: Azkadellia is actually DG's sister]].

A Sci-Fi Channel miniseries re-imagining of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.

* PurpleEyes: The Queen's best known feature. Even in the ''script,'' they only describe her as "Lavender Eyes."

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: DG. As she's the only woman, this also makes her TheChick
** TheLancer: Cain, who doubles as TheBigGuy due to having the most battle prowess.
** TheSmartGuy: Glitch.
** TheHeart: Raw.
** SixthRanger: Toto.

DG is a rebel teen about to break loose played by Creator/ZooeyDeschanel. The Scarecrow is a lobotomized ex-genius played by Creator/AlanCumming. The Tin Man himself is a disheartened ex-policeman played by Creator/NealMcDonough, and the Cowardly Lion is a psychic [[CatGirl Cat-Man]]. The flying monkeys are tattoos on the Wicked Witch's [[Fanservice cleavage]] that come to life, the Poppy Field is actually the hunting ground of fearsome plant-animal things, and Auntie Em and Uncle Henry are not quite normal {{Muggles}}. Finally, the Wicked Witch is Azkadellia, a powerful and dangerous tyrant and witch.

DG is a rebel teen about to break loose played by Creator/ZooeyDeschanel. The Scarecrow is a lobotomized ex-genius played by Creator/AlanCumming. The Tin Man himself is a disheartened ex-policeman played by Creator/NealMcDonough, and the Cowardly Lion is a psychic [[CatGirl Cat-Man]]. The flying monkeys are tattoos on the Wicked Witch's [[FanService cleavage]] that come to life, the Poppy Field is actually the hunting ground of fearsome plant-animal things, and Auntie Em and Uncle Henry are not quite normal {{Muggles}}. Finally, the Wicked Witch is Azkadellia, a powerful and dangerous tyrant and witch.

* BadassLongcoat: Played straight ''and'' subverted. Cain and Glitch are both actual [[BadassLongcoat Badass Longcoats]]. But, the Witch's henchmen are ''actually called'' Longcoats, since that's what they wear. [[FetishFuel Tight, leather longcoats.]]

* GenreSavvy: The Mystic Man knows very well that Azkadellia wouldn't put him near D.G. without a few listening devices nearby. So he uses the MathematiciansAnswer.

* BadassPrincess: Two of 'em.

* HollywoodGenetics: While both her father and mother have blue eyes, the actress cast for young Azkadellia has brown eyes, which is genetically impossible.
** There is a fan theory that brown-eyed Glitch/Ambrose is DG and Azkadellia's father.

** Probably [[spoiler: Azkadelia, depending on how aware she was.]]

* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Cain's grudge against Azkedellia is mostly abstract, but Zero? Yeah, Zero betrayed the Tin Man, tortured Cain's family and locked him in that metal suit for years. Zero is the one Cain wants dead. [[spoiler: In the end, he gives Zero a CruelMercy by locking him in a Tin Suit and leaving him to rot.]]

* MustMakeAmends: DG is already motivated to take down [[spoiler: her evil sister]], but then sees a vision in a cave [[spoiler: revealing that, as a small child, she accidentally freed the witch possessing Azkedelia; and then abandoned Azkedelia to be possessed by said witch]].

** TheLeader: DG. As she's also the only woman, this makes her TheChick/

DG is a rebel teen about to break loose played by Creator/ZooeyDeschanel. The Scarecrow is a lobotomized ex-genius played by Creator/AlanCumming. The Tin Man himself is a disheartened ex-policeman, and the Cowardly Lion is a psychic [[CatGirl Cat-Man]]. The flying monkeys are tattoos on the Wicked Witch's [[FanService cleavage]] that come to life, the Poppy Field is actually the hunting ground of fearsome plant-animal things, and Auntie Em and Uncle Henry are not quite normal {{Muggles}}. Finally, the Wicked Witch is Azkadellia, a powerful and dangerous tyrant and witch.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The series is a D&E version of ... well, The Wizard of Oz.

* TheDragon: Zero

** HumanoidAbomination

** FaceMonsterTurn: Being [[spoiler: [[DemonicPossession possessed]], [[{{Brainwashing}} brainwashed]] and presumably [[MindRape mind raped]] by [[EldritchAbomination the Witch of the Dark]] ''may'' have been a deciding factor.]]

* FantasyKitchenSink

** TheHero / TheChick: DG
** (Also) TheHero or possibly TheLancer: Cain

** TheBigGuy: Raw.
** TeamPet: Toto, when in dog form.
** Alternatively, may be classified as a ThreePlusTwo set-up, with most of the focus on DG, Cain, and Glitch.

%%* FortuneTeller:
* FunWithAcronyms: Averted. TDESPHT-''what?''

* ImMelting: Well, yes.

* MuggleFosterParents: Albeit robot ones.
* MustMakeAmends: DG is already motivated to take down her evil sister, but then sees a vision in a cave [[spoiler: revealing that, as a small child, she accidentally freed the witch possessing Azkedelia; and then abandoned Azkedelia to be possessed by said witch]].
* MythologyGag: The series is loaded with them. Many references to the 1939 movie, several to ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'', and too many to count for classic books. JustifiedTrope with the books, as it uses a few continuity elements from Baum's Oz in the {{Backstory}}.

* OmnicidalManiac: Azkadellia's master plan is to destroy the sun over the planet that she already rules, leading one to ask why? Unless she hates being the ruler of such a WretchedHive, or maybe she just wants complete revenge on all life, we'll never know. Her plan comes down to destroying all that she owns.
** Though remember that [[spoiler: she's [[DemonicPossession not exactly steering her own ship]]. The entity possessing her is The Witch of the Dark, and causing TheNightThatNeverEnds would presumably be its ideal environment. Whether killing every other living thing in the O.Z. was a secondary goal or merely a bi-product isn't clear.]]

* PlayingGertrude: Anna Galvin who plays "Lavender Eyes" is only 3 years older than Kathleen Robertson who plays her daughter Azkadellia.

* ShoutOut: Too many to list, but plenty of reference to the famous 1939 movie and even more for the book series.
** D.G. calls her robotic dad "Popsicle" in one scene, just as Galinda does in the musical version of Theatre/{{Wicked}}.
* ShownTheirWork: Cheesy as it was, the series writers did their homework, including:
** The backstory that [[spoiler:Dorothy moved to Oz for keeps (the 6th book). DG's story is a hybrid of Dorothy's and Tip/Ozma's (sans the genderbender angle)]].
** They gave Glitch the ''exact'' same job the original Scarecrow took up in the 14th book. [[spoiler:The Witch is closer to [[Literature/{{Wicked}} Greg Maguire's]] depiction of Kumbricia, Mother of Witches, than she is to the "classic" Wicked Witches]].
** The depiction of Central City is also straight out of Maguire. The original Wizard was from Omaha, [[spoiler:which is a clue to Ahamo's identity]].
* SpiritualPredecessor: To ''{{Series/Alice|2009}}'' and ''Series/{{Neverland}}''.

* TailorMadePrison: Azkadellia keeps her mother imprisoned on a tiny sandbar island on a river bed ... inside a snow globe.
** SealedGoodInACan

* WordSaladTitle: You would assume that a miniseries named Tin Man would have ''the'' Tin Man as the main character, or would at least center on a plot involving him. Likely functions under the RuleOfCool, as with enough series out there.
** The actual reason was that Long-Mitchell & Van Sickle's original idea was a cop show about the Emerald City police force. It mutated into a more "standard" adaptation, but they couldn't come up with a better title than the one they had before deadline.

* BritishAccent: The queen, and only the queen. No one else in her family or the entire kingdom has her little accent.
** Except [[spoiler:her ancestor, the original Dorothy Gale]], of all people.

!!!This series provides examples of:

* DullSurprise: DG's blase, disaffected manner would make {{Daria}} proud.

** Probably [[spoiler: Azakadelia, depending on how aware she was.]]

DG is a rebel teen about to break loose played by Creator/ZooeyDeschanel. The Scarecrow is a lobotomized ex-genius played by Creator/AlanCumming. The Tin Man himself is a disheartened ex-policeman, and the Cowardly Lion is a psychic [[CatGirl Cat-Man]]. The flying monkeys are tattoos on the Wicked Witch's [[FanService cleavage]] that come to life, the Poppy Field is actually the hunting ground of fearsome plant-animal things, and Auntie Em and Uncle Henry are not quite normal {{Muggles}}. Finally, the Wicked Witch is Azkadelia, a powerful and dangerous tyrant and witch.

* AerithAndBob: Sisters Azkadelia and...D[[spoiler:orothy]] G[[spoiler:ale]]?

* AnimatedTattoo: The flying monkeys are tattoos on Azkadelia's chest when she's not using them.

* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Azkadelia shows signs of this, particularly post-witching.]]

* CainAndAbel: Azkadelia and DG. [[spoiler: And then subverted, as Azkadelia is actually possessed.]]

* DemonicPossession: Azkadelia's [[spoiler: not the BigBad because she ''wants'' to be.]]
* DoomsdayDevice: Azkadelia plans on [[spoiler:using a device intended to extend the growing seasons in reverse, in order to halt suns behind the moon during an eclipse, casting the world in darkness and allowing the spirit of the Wicked Witch to have full power]].

* EldritchAbomination: While one would assume that the witch [[spoiler: possessing Azkadelia]] was the original Wicked Witch, the "Ancient writing" in the [[SealedEvilInACan cave]] and her title as "Witch of the Dark" would somewhat imply this.

* ElectricTorture: Azkadelia's minions sometimes use electric shocks to get information out of people.

* EnemyWithin: [[spoiler:Azkadelia has the spirit of the ancient Witch of the Dark inside her, influencing most of her actions]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Azkadelia seems to genuinely care for her flying monkeys, particularly Xora. [[spoiler:She is devastated when Xora is killed]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Azkadelia seems to, which is probably [[spoiler:all the influence she can exert on [[DemonicPossession the witch's]] actions]]. She stops Zero from torturing D.G. for information because she wants to first try gently coercing it out of her. When that fails, she lets Zero have his way.

'''Azkadelia:''' Zero, she's my sister.
* EvilFeelsGood: Take a close look at [[TheModestOrgasm Azkadelia's physical reaction]] right after taking a life with her magic. After killing [[spoiler: the Mystic Man]], she even takes the hand of a guard to steady herself.

* FaceHeelTurn: Azkadelia wasn't always TheCaligula she is today.
** FaceMonsterTurn: Being [[spoiler: [[DemonicPossession possessed]], [[{{Brainwashing}} brainwashed]] and presumably [[MindRape mind raped]] by [[EldritchAbomination the Witch of the Dark]] ''may'' have been a deciding factor.]]
* FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler: There are a couple of instances where you can see the original Azkadelia coming through, before being suppressed by the Wicked Witch personality.]]

* GenreSavvy: The Mystic Man knows very well that Azkadelia wouldn't put him near D.G. without a few listening devices nearby. So he uses the MathematiciansAnswer.

* HighCollarOfDoom: Azkadelia's outfits almost all sport some variation of this.
* HijackedByGanon: The conclusion reveals that [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Princess Azkadelia]] is actually [[spoiler:a descendent of [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Dorothy Gale]] who was possessed by the spirit of the original Wicked Witch as a child.]] D.G. [[spoiler:(who's actually Azkadellia's sister) frees her from the Witch's influence in the last episode's final act, and she reverts to her original personality.]]
* HollywoodGenetics: While both her father and mother have blue eyes, the actress cast for young Azkadelia has brown eyes, which is genetically impossible.

** [[SubvertedTrope Releasing a dog that opens her cell door.]] [[DoubleSubversion Who was actually a mole planted by Azkadelia.]]

** Azkadelia. Yes.

** Young Azkadelia [[spoiler: strangled DG right there in her room]], and the Queen saw her walking out! Instead of wasting all that time hiding DG [[spoiler: after bringing her back to life]], she could've just have apprehended the young Azkadelia right then and there and prevented this whole mess from ever happening.
** Why did the Queen [[spoiler:send DG on a quest for the Emerald, effectively leading Azkadelia straight to it? She COULD have kept its location secret until the eclipse was over. Azkadelia's plans would have been foiled, and she never would have been a threat in the first place]].
* IHaveNoSon: The Queen tells Azkadelia "You're not my daughter." [[spoiler:Subverted, in that this is actually a case of ThatThingIsNotMyChild as she's really addressing the witch possessing her daughter.]]
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: DG to Azkadelia.

* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Azkadelia puts D.G. in a hologram of her Kansas home with the people who raised D.G. to try and get information out of her by making her think it was all a dream. The slip up is when the father asked about the Queen whispering in her ear, which isn't something D.G. said happened.

* LaResistance: There are still factions fighting against Azkadelia, including Munchkins in TribalFacePaint.

* MacGuffinDeliveryService : Azkadelia has spent years unsuccessfully searching for the Emerald of the Eclipse, which she needs to bring her plan to plunge the O.Z. into eternal darkness to fruition. Enter DG and friends, who decide that they have to find the Emerald to stop her. Not one of them suggests that they can foil Azkadelia's plot by just sitting down and twiddling their thumbs until the eclipse has passed.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Azkadelia hadn't sent her mooks back to Earth, D.G. would never have been able to get to the OZ and stop her schemes.
* TheNightThatNeverEnds: Azkadelia's scheme hinges on making the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot double solar eclipse]] permanent.

* OfCorsetsSexy: Most of Azkadelia's outfits.
* OmnicidalManiac: Azkadelia's master plan is to destroy the sun over the planet that she already rules, leading one to ask why? Unless she hates being the ruler of such a WretchedHive, or maybe she just wants complete revenge on all life, we'll never know. Her plan comes down to destroying all that she owns.

* PimpedOutDress: Most of Azkadelia's wardrobe. She even has a pimped out nightie.

-->'''Azkadelia:''' My Gods. The little bitch has gone to see the wizard.

* RedOniBlueOni: A slight Western example. As kids, DG was your typical, kinda impulsive child, while Azkadelia was a more mature voice of reason. They even wore red and blue dresses, respectively.

* TailorMadePrison: Azkadelia keeps her mother imprisoned on a tiny sandbar island on a river bed ... inside a snow globe.

* TotalEclipseOfThePlot: A rare double eclipse ([[BinarySuns both suns]] behind the moon at once) is soon to happen in-story. Yep, it is very important -- Azkadelia wants to make it [[TheNightThatNeverEnds permanent]].
* TrackingDevice: As TheMole, [[spoiler:Toto]] drops small magic discs along their path of travel that act as cameras for Azkadelia's viewing tank.
* TragicMonster: Played with. [[spoiler: After the reveal, you'll feel really sorry for Azkadelia; and hate the witch that much more.]]

* TheUnFavorite: [[spoiler:Avoided. It's the DemonicPossession of the original WickedWitch that made Azkadelia feel neglected and hate DG. So much so that she had her mother imprisoned, her father made a hunted man, and DG's robot parents reprogrammed to ''love her'' instead.]]