diff --git a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Tensors/Tensor.cs b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Tensors/Tensor.cs
index 798c27b6..bccc2569 100644
--- a/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Tensors/Tensor.cs
+++ b/src/TensorFlowNET.Core/Tensors/Tensor.cs
@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             //Are the types matching?
             if (typeof(T).as_dtype() == _dtype)
             {
+                if (NDims == 0 && size == 1)  //is it a scalar?
+                {
+                    unsafe
+                    {
+                        return new T[] {*(T*) buffer};
+                    }
+                }
+
                 //types match, no need to perform cast
                 var ret = new T[size];
                 unsafe
@@ -260,6 +268,46 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             {
                 
                 //types do not match, need to perform cast
+                if (NDims == 0 && size == 1) //is it a scalar?
+                {
+                    unsafe
+                    {
+#if _REGEN
+		                #region Compute
+		                switch (_dtype.as_numpy_dtype().GetTypeCode())
+		                {
+			                %foreach supported_dtypes,supported_dtypes_lowercase%
+			                case NPTypeCode.#1: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(#2*) buffer, NPTypeCode.#1)};
+			                %
+			                case NPTypeCode.String: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>((string)this, NPTypeCode.String)};
+			                default:
+				                throw new NotSupportedException();
+		                }
+		                #endregion
+#else
+		                #region Compute
+		                switch (_dtype.as_numpy_dtype().GetTypeCode())
+		                {
+			                case NPTypeCode.Boolean: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(bool*) buffer, NPTypeCode.Boolean)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.Byte: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(byte*) buffer, NPTypeCode.Byte)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.Int16: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(short*) buffer, NPTypeCode.Int16)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.UInt16: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(ushort*) buffer, NPTypeCode.UInt16)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.Int32: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(int*) buffer, NPTypeCode.Int32)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.UInt32: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(uint*) buffer, NPTypeCode.UInt32)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.Int64: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(long*) buffer, NPTypeCode.Int64)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.UInt64: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(ulong*) buffer, NPTypeCode.UInt64)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.Char: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(char*) buffer, NPTypeCode.Char)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.Double: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(double*) buffer, NPTypeCode.Double)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.Single: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>(*(float*) buffer, NPTypeCode.Single)};
+			                case NPTypeCode.String: return new T[] {Converts.ChangeType<T>((string)this, NPTypeCode.String)};
+			                default:
+				                throw new NotSupportedException();
+		                }
+		                #endregion
+#endif
+                    }
+                }
+
                 var ret = new T[size];
                 unsafe
                 {
@@ -270,10 +318,10 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 
 #if _REGEN
 		                #region Compute
-		                switch (_dtype.as_numpy_datatype().GetTypeCode())
+		                switch (_dtype.as_numpy_dtype().GetTypeCode())
 		                {
 			                %foreach supported_dtypes,supported_dtypes_lowercase%
-			                case NPTypeCode.#1:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<#2>((#2*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.#1: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<#2>((#2*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
 			                %
 			                default:
 				                throw new NotSupportedException();
@@ -283,17 +331,18 @@ namespace Tensorflow
 		                #region Compute
 		                switch (_dtype.as_numpy_dtype().GetTypeCode())
 		                {
-			                case NPTypeCode.Boolean:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<bool>((bool*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
-			                case NPTypeCode.Byte:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<byte>((byte*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
-			                case NPTypeCode.Int16:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<short>((short*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
-			                case NPTypeCode.UInt16:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<ushort>((ushort*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
-			                case NPTypeCode.Int32:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<int>((int*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
-			                case NPTypeCode.UInt32:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<uint>((uint*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
-			                case NPTypeCode.Int64:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<long>((long*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
-			                case NPTypeCode.UInt64:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<ulong>((ulong*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
-			                case NPTypeCode.Char:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<char>((char*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
-			                case NPTypeCode.Double:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<double>((double*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
-			                case NPTypeCode.Single:new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<float>((float*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.Boolean: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<bool>((bool*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.Byte: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<byte>((byte*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.Int16: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<short>((short*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.UInt16: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<ushort>((ushort*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.Int32: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<int>((int*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.UInt32: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<uint>((uint*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.Int64: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<long>((long*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.UInt64: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<ulong>((ulong*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.Char: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<char>((char*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.Double: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<double>((double*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.Single: new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<float>((float*) buffer, len).CastTo(new UnmanagedMemoryBlock<T>(dst, len), null, null); break;
+			                case NPTypeCode.String: throw new NotSupportedException("Unable to convert from string to other dtypes"); //TODO! this should call Converts.To<T> 
 			                default:
 				                throw new NotSupportedException();
 		                }
@@ -307,7 +356,6 @@ namespace Tensorflow
             }
         }
 
-
         /// <summary>
         ///     Copies the memory of current buffer onto newly allocated array.
         /// </summary>