History Series / TinMan

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Azkadelia seems to, which is probably [[spoiler:all the influence she can exert on [[DemonicPosession 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.

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.

As for the rest, Toto is a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent were-terrier]] who tutored DG and her sister in magic. The Wizard is split across 2 characters, one of whom is DG's real father, and the other of whom is a showman/oracle addicted to happiness-inducing vapors. And that's not even all of the surprises!

It was followed by a SpiritualSuccessor, ''Series/{{Alice|2009}}''.

More recently, the director also did ''Series/{{Neverland}}''.

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Subverted.]] The witch manages to bring about the permanent night (and even says "I won"), [[spoiler:but the heroes manage to kill and undo it anyway.]]

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

* ChekhovsGag The first thing Glitch says to Cain in part one: "I have a proper name, and when I remember it I will tell you." [[spoiler: The first thing he says to Cain after he's reunited with his brain in part three? "My name isn't Glitch. It's Ambrose."]]
* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]]: The toy horse, the princess nursery rhyme. Cain's straight razor.

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

* DoomsdayDevice: Azkadelia plans on [[spoiler:using a device that would extend the growing seasons in reverse and halt the moons before suns during an eclipse, casting the world in darkness and allowing the spirit of the Wicked Witch to have full power]].

** May actually be a bit of FridgeBrilliance there. She reacts so casually to all the weirdness going on because of her subconscious recollection of her childhood in Oz.

* EnemyWithin: [[spoiler:Azkadelia has the spirit of the ancient Witch of the Dark inside her and pushing many of her actions]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Azkadelia seems to genuinely care for her flying monkies, particularly Xora. [[spoiler:She is devastated when Xora is killed]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Azkadelia seems to have them. She stops Zero from torturing G.G. for information because she wanted to first try gently coercing it out of her. When that fails, she let's Zero have his way.
-->'''Zero''': We can pry those numbers out of her.\\
'''Azkadelia''': Zero, she's my sister.

* FamousAncestor: In a {{homage}} type of way -- [[spoiler:DG is named for her ancestor, Dorothy Gale]].

* FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler: There are a couple of instances where you can see the original Azkadellia coming through, before being suppressed by the Wicked Witch personality.]]

*** Alternatively, may be classified as a ThreePlusTwo set-up, with most of the focus on DG, Cain, and Glitch.

* GambitRoulette: The Queen's [[spoiler:and Ahamo's]] scheme. The Queen [[spoiler:essentially fakes DG's death, then "banishes" her beloved, Earthling husband so that the Witch won't think to look for him in Oz. Then, run like hell under the cover of night, block DG's memories with a limited-duration spell that would wear off at early adulthood, and send the little Princess off with the MuggleFosterParents, who have codewords and clues programmed into them, so that she could find a few scattered allies (Father Vu, The Mystic Man, and Ahamo) and messages (the Ice Palace, Finaqua), then find her and/or Ahamo. Where her plot seemed to hit a snag was that she likely planned on being able to hold out against The Witch]] until DG came back.

* HijackedByGanon: The conclusion of reveals that [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Princess Azkadellia]] 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.]]

** [[SubvertedTrope Releasing a dog that opens her cell door.]]

** Averted with, [[spoiler:the ''actual'' witch]].
* IdentityAmnesia: Glitch. Although occasionally his memory seems to come and go whenever convenient for the plot. To the point where I'm not really sure how much he actually needed his brain to know stuff.

*** Why did the Queen [[spoiler:send DG on a quest for the Emerald, effectively leading Azkadelia straight to it? She COULD have kept it's 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 ThatThingIsNotMyChild as she's really addressing the witch possessing her daughter.]]

* IntergenerationalFriendship: DG and the guys.
* KnightInSourArmor : Hey, given the crap Cain's been through, he'll wear that sour armor like his BadassLongcoat!
* LaResistance: There are still factions fighting against Azkadelia.

* TheLittleDetecto

* MobileKiosk: Demilo's ungodly tacky whorehouse-on-wheels

* 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.

* OfCorsetsSexy

** Also falls under DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou - they were hiding DG from [[spoiler:her crazy, possessed sister]].

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

* PrecisionFStrike: A rather magnificent one, combined with MythologyGag

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

* SpySpeak / TrustPassword: Used by Cain with other Resistance members.

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

* TotalEclipseOfThePlot: A double eclipse is soon to happen in story. Yep, it is very important.
%%* TrackingDevice

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Toto.

* YouHaveFailedMe: And so you will ''get the life sucked out of you''.

->"Oh come on, tin man, have a heart!"
-->- '''Glitch'''

* ColdBloodedTorture: Amusing subversion when Jeb captures Zero and prepares to interrogate him. Jeb gets behind Zero and takes hold of his fingers. The next thing we hear is some ominous metallic clinking. Zero can't see what's happening and starts to panic. Just when Zero is on the verge of crying like a little girl, Jeb reveals that he's been clinking together a pair of spoons.

* DoomsdayDevice

* ElectricTorture

* EnemyWithin: Azkadelia
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
-->'''Zero''': We can pry those numbers out of her.
-->'''Azkadelia''': Zero, she's my sister.
** [[SubvertedTrope Later, after gentle persuasion fails, she lets Zero do it his way...]]
** EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Azkadelia seems to genuinely care for her flying monkies, particularly Xora. [[spoiler:She is devastated when Xora is killed]]

* FamousAncestor: In a {{homage}} type of way -- DG is named for her ancestor, Dorothy Gale.

* FortuneTeller

* GambitRoulette: The Queen and Ahamo's scheme. The Queen essentially fakes DG's death, then "banishes" her beloved, Earthling husband so that the Witch won't think to look for him in Oz. Then, run like hell under the cover of night, block DG's memories with a limited-duration spell that would wear off at early adulthood, and send the little Princess off with the MuggleFosterParents, who have codewords and clues programmed into them, so that she could find a few scattered allies (Father Vu, The Mystic Man, and Ahamo) and messages (the Ice Palace, Finaqua), then find her and/or Ahamo. Where her plot seemed to hit a snag was that she likely planned on being able to hold out against The Witch until DG came back.

* HotWitch: Azkadelia. Yes.

* IdentityAmnesia: Glitch.
** Although occasionally his memory seems to come and go whenever convenient for the plot. To the point where I'm not really sure how much he actually needed his brain to know stuff.

*** Why did the Queen send DG on a quest for the Emerald, effectively leading Azkadelia straight to it? She COULD have kept it's 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.

* [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight I Know You're In There Somewhere]]: DG to Azkadelia.

* [[INeverSaidItWasPoison I Never Said She Whispered]]

* LaResistance

* [[MacGuffinDeliveryService [=MacGuffin=] Delivery Service]]: 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.
* MindProbe: The Witch's favorite method of info gathering

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Azkadelia hadn't sent her mooks back to Earth, Dorothy would never have been able to get to the OZ and stop her schemes.

* ParentalAbandonment: But don't worry, she's got replacement robot parents instead!

* PocketProtector
* PowerOfLove

* SealedEvilInACan: The Witch.

* ShownTheirWork: Cheesy as it was, the series writers did their homework, including the backstory that 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 AKA Ambrose, the ''exact'' same job the original Scarecrow took up in the 14th book. 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, which is a clue to Ahamo's identity.

* TotalEclipseOfThePlot
* TrackingDevice

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 [[spoiler:actually robots.]] Finally, the Wicked Witch is [[spoiler:actually DG's resentful older sister Azkadelia.]]

As for the rest, Toto is a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent were-terrier]] who tutored DG and her sister in magic. The Wizard is split across 2 characters, one of whom is DG's real father, and the other of whom is a showman/oracle addicted to happiness-inducing vapors. Azkadelia [[spoiler:went over to the dark side after being possessed by [[SealedEvilInACan the original Wicked Witch]].]] And that's not even all of the surprises!

As for the rest, Toto is a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent were-terrier]] who tutored DG and her sister in magic. The Wizard is split across 2 characters, one of whom is DG's real father, and the other of whom is a showman/oracle addicted to happiness-inducing vapors. Azkadelia [[spoiler:went over to the dark side after being possessed by [[SealedEvilInACan the original Wicked Witch]].]] The whole series evidently takes place hundreds of years into Oz's future as the ''original'' Dorothy Gale is DG's earliest ancestor, who became a princess of OZ (that's the "Outer Zone" to you) in one of the few plot points that is actually in line with the original Creator/LFrankBaum books.

As for the rest, Toto is a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent were-terrier]] who tutored DG and her sister in magic. The Wizard is split across 2 characters, one of whom is DG's real father, and the other of whom is a showman/oracle addicted to happiness-inducing vapors. Azkadelia went over to the dark side after being possessed by [[SealedEvilInACan the original Wicked Witch]]. The whole series evidently takes place hundreds of years into Oz's future as the ''original'' Dorothy Gale is DG's earliest ancestor, who became a princess of OZ (that's the "Outer Zone" to you) in one of the few plot points that is actually in line with the original Creator/LFrankBaum books.

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 actually robots. Finally, the Wicked Witch is actually DG's resentful older sister Azkadelia.

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 actually robots. Finally, the Wicked Witch [[spoiler:is actually DG's resentful older sister Azkadelia.]]

Spoilered for a ''good'' reason:
[[spoiler:As for the rest, Toto is a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent were-terrier]] who tutored DG and her sister in magic. The Wizard is split across 2 characters, one of whom is DG's real father, and the other of whom is a showman/oracle addicted to happiness-inducing vapors. Azkadelia went over to the dark side after being possessed by [[SealedEvilInACan the original Wicked Witch]]. The whole series evidently takes place hundreds of years into Oz's future as the ''original'' Dorothy Gale is DG's earliest ancestor, who became a princess of OZ (that's the "Outer Zone" to you) in one of the few plot points that is actually in line with the original Creator/LFrankBaum books.]]

* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins: Subverted. The witch manages to bring about the permanent night (and even says "I won"), but the heroes manage to kill and undo it anyway.]]

* [[spoiler: DemonicPossession: Azkadelia's not the BigBad because she ''wants'' to be.]]
* DoomsdayDevice

* [[spoiler:EnemyWithin: Azkadelia]]

** [[spoiler: FaceMonsterTurn: Being [[DemonicPossession possessed]], [[{{Brainwashing}} brainwashed]] and presumably [[MindRape mind raped]] by [[EldritchAbomination the Witch of the Dark]] ''may'' have been a deciding factor.]]
* [[spoiler: FightingFromTheInside: There are a couple of instances where you can see the original Azkadellia coming through, before being suppressed by the Wicked Witch personality.]]

** EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Azkadelia seems to genuinely care for her flying monkies, particularly Xora. [[spoiler:She is devastated when Xora is killed.]]

** Young Azkadelia [[spoiler: strangled DJ right there in her room]], and the Queen saw her walking out! Instead of wasting all that time hiding DJ [[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 send DJ on a quest for the Emerald, effectively leading Azkadelia straight to it? She COULD have kept it's 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.

This CultClassic Sci-Fi Channel miniseries is a re-imagining of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.

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 actually 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 actually robots. And finally, the Wicked Witch [[spoiler:is actually DG's resentful older sister Azkadelia.]]

Spoilered for a ''[[SophisticatedAsHell damn]]'' ''good'' reason:
[[spoiler:As for the rest, Toto is a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent were-terrier]] who tutored DG and her sister in magic. The Wizard is split across 2 characters, one of whom is DG's real father, and the other of whom is a showman/oracle addicted to happiness-inducing vapors. Azkadelia went over to the dark side after being possessed by [[SealedEvilInACan the original Wicked Witch]]. And the whole series evidently takes place hundreds of years into Oz's future as the ''original'' Dorothy Gale is DG's earliest ancestor, who became a princess of OZ (that's the "Outer Zone" to you) in one of the few plot points that is actually in line with the original Creator/LFrankBaum books.]]

Basically, it's ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' saturated with RuleOfCool and DarkerAndEdgier.

* XanatosRoulette: The Queen and Ahamo's scheme. The Queen essentially fakes DG's death, then "banishes" her beloved, Earthling husband so that the Witch won't think to look for him in Oz. Then, run like hell under the cover of night, block DG's memories with a limited-duration spell that would wear off at early adulthood, and send the little Princess off with the MuggleFosterParents, who have codewords and clues programmed into them, so that she could find a few scattered allies (Father Vu, The Mystic Man, and Ahamo) and messages (the Ice Palace, Finaqua), then find her and/or Ahamo. Where her plot seemed to hit a snag was that she likely planned on being able to hold out against The Witch until DG came back. It ''almost'' works.

* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]]: The toy horse, the princess nursery rhyme.

* EnemyWithin: Azkadelia

--> Zero: We can pry those numbers out of her.
--> Azkadelia: Zero, she's my sister.

* HotWitch: Azkadelia. Yes.

* XanatosRoulette: The Queen and Ahamo's scheme. The Queen essentially fakes DG's death, then "banishes" her beloved, Earthling husband so that the Witch won't think to look for him in Oz. Then, run like hell under the cover of night, block DG's memories with a limited-duration spell that would wear off at early adulthood, and send the little Princess off with the MuggleFosterParents, who have codewords and clues programmed into them, so that she could find a few scattered allies (Father Vu, The Mystic Man, and Ahamo) and messages (the Ice Palace, Finaqua), then find her and/or Ahamo. Where her plot seemed to hit a snag was that she likely planned on being able to hold out against The Witch until DG came back.

* CainAndAbel: Azkadelia and DG.

-->'''Azkadelia:''' That little bitch is off to see the wizard.

* CowardlyLion: Raw.

* 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]].

* PingPongNaivete: How stupid, forgetful, and naive Glitch is relies solely on RuleOfFunny and moving the plot further. At times he seems to remember a surprising amount of the past, including his own.

DG is a rebel teen about to break loose played by ZooeyDeschanel. The Scarecrow is a lobotomized ex-genius played by Alan Cumming. The Tin Man himself is a disheartened ex-policeman, and the Cowardly Lion is a psychic [[CatGirl Cat-Man]]. The flying monkeys are actually 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 actually robots. And finally, the Wicked Witch [[spoiler:is actually DG's resentful older sister Azkadelia.]]

** D.G. calls her robotic dad "Popsicle" in one scene, just as Galinda does in the musical version of Theatre/{{Wicked}}.

* ShoutOut: Too many to list, but plenty of reference to the famous 1939 movie and even more for the book series. Cheesy as it was, the series writers did their homework, including the backstory that 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 AKA Ambrose, the ''exact'' same job the original Scarecrow took up in the 14th book. 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, which is a clue to Ahamo's identity.

* FightingFromTheInside: There are a couple of instances where you can see the original Azkadellia coming through, before being suppressed by the Wicked Witch personality

* BlueEyes: DG has some big blue eyes. Also, Cain.