TNT is trying to ruin the "Wizard of Oz" in the same way they tried to ruin "A Christmas Story." They've been playing the movie non-stop.
My mom had a special connection to the film. It was the first movie she ever watched on a color TV. It used to be a once a year event when it came on network television. Because of this, we all gathered around with a bowl of popcorn and waited for the transition from black and white farm house to vivid Technicolor Munchkinland. It was fun.
I decided after seeing Dorothy Gale and her adventures with the cowardly lion, tinman and scarecrow twice in one night, that I'm not going to let some television programmer ruin a nostalgic classic for me.
Instead, each time I find myself flipping through the channels and I tune in out of sheer boredom, I'll dedicate a spread to each of the characters every time. If I have to keep doing "Wizard of Oz" fashion layouts to keep myself from turning against my mom's favorite movie, I will. Even if it means re-dressing all 500 of the munchkins.
