tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post5275481343443148711..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Let Us Be Thankful That This Isn’t Rerun Every Year Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-35548525121733693502013-12-05T22:23:00.287-05:002013-12-05T22:23:00.287-05:00I kept feeling a sense of lost opportunity because...I kept feeling a sense of lost opportunity because, yes, it's clear that Muller was building off a knowledge of the books. But he and his fellow filmmakers also seemed constrained—by the budget, by the TV format, by a need to fit their story alongside the MGM movie without, of course, infringing its copyright. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-38145112120732608282013-12-05T21:27:47.081-05:002013-12-05T21:27:47.081-05:00I loved this when it was first broadcast, mostly b...I loved this when it was first broadcast, mostly because it was obvious the creators knew about more than just the 1939 movie, Tyrone the Terrible Toy Tinker looks an awful lot like the Nome King, and Romeo Muller's script has the same atmosphere as his scripts for the Rankin-Bass stop motion animation holiday specials. The songs are not good, but I still like the thing as a whole.ericshanowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-6767033474042100652013-11-28T19:36:44.632-05:002013-11-28T19:36:44.632-05:00I agree that it's not terrible. With a bigger ...I agree that it's not terrible. With a bigger budget and higher expectations, it might even have been good. But it's mostly mediocre. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-39066872356888978602013-11-28T18:34:44.849-05:002013-11-28T18:34:44.849-05:00I remember thinking it wasn't nearly as terrib...I remember thinking it wasn't nearly as terrible as I expected it to be. But I haven't seen a frame since it was first broadcast. (Yes, I know I have plenty of opportunities now.)Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.com