tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post609834468124238461..comments2023-11-25T07:04:09.218-08:00Comments on The Wonderful Blog of Oz: The Wizard in Iceland!Teganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12625983869465172976noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-70574200001897555772011-11-06T17:09:47.798-08:002011-11-06T17:09:47.798-08:00I am guessing that Iceland has not been saturated ...I am guessing that Iceland has not been saturated by the 1939 Hollywood movie that the musical is derived from, so they feel more free to add their own touches, like the Munchkins' costumes, and Toto's white fur. And witch looks more like someone out of "Wicked" than like a copy of Margaret Hamilton. The commercial clip, plus the 1969 clip that marbpl sent along just reminds me how durable and flexible Baum's story is.Jim Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992575111576750824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-8294318310046518062011-11-04T06:31:08.688-07:002011-11-04T06:31:08.688-07:00Here is an earlier Icelandic Oz production, from 1...Here is an earlier Icelandic Oz production, from 1969:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5S9nqBeZGA&feature=relatedmarbplhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123588973701816295noreply@blogger.com