From: barnejd@wkuvx1.bitnet
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv
Subject: Re: Highlander: The Series
Date: 5 Oct 92 18:11:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: wkuvx1.1992Oct5.131116.2928
Organization: Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Having seen Highlander but not II (only got a summary from my
roommate), I'll make my comments and theories on the series.

In article <1992Oct5.031837.23746@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, pjm6z@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (Dave Lister) writes:
> In article <15889@umd5.umd.edu> jblum@hamlet.umd.edu (Hi ho -- Kermit the Frog here...) writes:

> I too was surprised by Adrian Paul.  He was able to act and handle a sword 
> very well.

Ditto for me.

> Richard Moll on the other hand was disappointing, if you look
> at the sword fights between Duncan/Connor vs. Slan it is very obvious
> that they had to speed up the sequence.  Obviously Richad Moll was a little
> clumsy with the sword.

Yeah, this was one of the more annoying moments in the show, with the
special effects speedup.  

>>The series takes place before the first movie, so there are plenty of
>>immortals roaming about, and it completely ignores Highlander 2: The Quest
>>For More Money.  That should be a plus in anyone's book.

Doesn't Conner say something about how he thought they "used to
belong" somewhere?  Possible tie-in?  Really doesn't matter; I
consider Highlander II to be apocryphal (alternate timeline or "what
if..." story).

>>Just one question for those who saw it... after the end of this episode,
>>where can they go from here for the rest of the season?
> 
> I think that there are a lot of things that the show can do.  From the
> opening credits we have seen seens with Duncan in Cival War times
> and in a couple other places.  I think they can have entire show dedicated
> to him at one time in the past, perhaps as a tie into what was happening
> in the future.

One thing I don't want is him facing a different immortal every time. 
I was hoping Moll would survive and become a recurring foe.  Oh, well. 
There's only so many ways to have an hour long swordfight.  I'd like
to see a little exploration of the Highlander universe, myself.  How
did the immortals develop, if the second movie is ignored?  If the
mystical approach is taken, what other magical types might exist? 
Suppose a human finds out about this and starts looking for the secret
of immortality (good recurring foe material)?  Suppose someone starts
hunting them down?  What happens when a human beheads an immortal?
 
> The one obvious thing that can and should be donw with the show is the
> end.  I think the best way to end the show would be to bring back
> Clancy Brown as the Kurgen and Lambert again and have it end with the
> Kurgen killing Duncan and leading into the very beginning of the first
> movie.

Logical (I had thought of this, too  :+).  It would also explain why
Lambert is so grim in Highlander as opposed to his more fun-loving
Connor in the series.
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