Re-imagining a classic is never easy, but the creators of this TV mini-series do a heck of a job taking the story of Dorothy and her little dog Toto (or in this case, her German Sheppard dog Toto) and updating it in new and imaginative ways. Although she grew up on a farm in Kansas, the Dorothy in The Witches of Oz (played by Paulie Rojas) isn’t a little girl. She’s a grown up about to leave the farm and seek her fortune in New York City where an evil book publisher (Eliza Swenson) is about to make her a media darling as the author of a new series of children’s books about a mystical land named Oz. The fact that the stories in the books are her own suppressed memories, or that she holds the key—literally – to the fate of mankind, are just a few of the twists added here to spice things up. The effects are pretty cool, and the acting is good throughout. Be warned, though, the tone of this new Oz story is darker than any of its predecessors and may be a bit too intense for younger viewers.
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