From: spice@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Highlander Questions
Date: 3 Jan 93 12:46:52 GMT
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In article <C09M7n.2zK@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, tara@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Lady Johanna Constantine) writes:
> Okay, I just saw Highlander: The Series for the first time.
> I've seen four episodes.  I can't rememebr all the names, but
> I think they were "Bad Day in Building A", "Free Fall", "Innocent
> Man"  and something else.... "Roads Not Taken" I think, anyhow, 
> I've got some questions.
> 
> Okay, so where were all these immortals during the Gathering in the
> first movie?  I thought Connor and the Kurgen fought for the prize
> because they were the last two, and that's how Connor got the prize.
> But if Duncan, and Felice Martin, and Lucas and all the Immortals from
> the seires were still alive, then why did Connor get the Prize?


Lady Johanna, there are basically two different explanations as to why
there are still immortals running around after Connor won the Prize.
The explanation of the people who make Highlander:The Series is that
it takes place after the 1st Highlander movie but before Highlander 2:
The Quickening (aka the Sickening). This explanation, given in an interview
in Starlog magazine by one of the producers of the Highlander TV series 
a few months ago, has huge problems as you've outlined above.

The 2nd explanation, favored by Highlander fans like myself, is that 
Highlander: The Series takes place before Connor won the Prize. Thus 
the Kurgen, Castagir, and all the other immortals are still alive so 
Duncan can continue to encounter them. The only problem with this
explanation as you point out are the dates; the movie Highlander 
supposedly took place in 1985 while the series is taking place right
now , i.e. in the early 1990's. There's no way to solve that 
contradiction so most Highlander fans just ignore it. All you have
to do is retcon (if you are familiar with that term) the movie 
Highlander as taking place some indefinite time in the future after
the series.



> Okay, so when they made the movie in 85 they had no idea they would
> make a series some day, but how do they explain this in the series?
> Were they ALL hiding out on holy ground in 85?

As I said above they dont explain it.  


> Okay, second question: Who trained Duncan?  He said that his sword was
> given to him by a fellow MacLeod, so I assume he meant Connor, as
> I saw a photo of Christophe Lambert with him in Starlog, so he must
> have guest starred in the pilot,   so did COnnor give him a sword just
> like his 400 years before?  The hilt looked just like Ramirez's sword
> from the movie, but since Duncan said he'd hadd it for 4 centuries, it
> cant be.


In the 1st episode which did have Christopher Lambert as the guest star
it was revealed the Connor trained Duncan. As to who gave Duncan his 
sword most people assume Connor gave it to him though this hasnt been
specifically said in the series. No one knows if the sword Duncan 
carries is Ramirez's sword or not. The series hasnt said anything
about it either way and I've seen it argued either way.



> Are there any other immortal women besides the now deceased Felice Martin?

The Starlog article hints at there being more though we havent been shown
any others in the series. And Felice isnt dead. Duncan didnt kill her in
consideration of Richie and his own chivarous (sp?) impulses. Big mistake
in my opinion. Felice Martin is not the kind of person you just wound and
then leave alone. She's not the kind of person for whom the shock of nearly
losing her life will cause her to take stock of her life and turn 
over a new leaf. She's the kind of person who will take a show of mercy as
as a sign of weakness and will brood, plot and plan to get revenge. And Duncan
may not be so lucky as to beat her next time. 




> If Duncan was not born a MacLeod, but adopted, is this a hint that all
> the immortals were?

Sorry, dont know about that.

> Does the show take place in Seattle, Toronto or Vancouver?  I keep
> getting confused.

So are the producers :-). They havent seemed to be able to settle on
a location where they want the series to be taking place. Maybe they'll
just settle for a generic North American city as Highlander: The Series
location. An awful lot of shows take place there :-).

> Tessa seems french canadian, but I could eb wrong.

Tessa is definitely European and she looks it. She's supposed to be French 
but she seems more Dutch or Scandinavian to me. Maybe its because the 
actress who plays her, Alexandra Vandernoot, has a Dutch sounding name.


> Does anyone esle find Richie totally annoying?

Many people agree with this, including me. Richie is irritating enough
that some Highlander: The Series fans are starting to feel towards him
the way many ST-TNG fans feel towards Wesley Crusher, though I havent 
anyone send out a alt.richie.die.die.die newgroup message yet. 



> Okay, final question, just for Champaign/Urbana fans:
> 
> Where does this air down at U of I?  I've been watching Ch 50 in Chicago,
> but I haven't seen Highlander down there.  Is it on and am I just missing
> it, or is it on one of the stations the droms don't pick up like the other
> Fox station,a dn the PBS that was runnign Robin of Sherwood.
> 
> 
> cheers,
> 
> LJC
> -- 
> Lady Johanna Constantine* Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will



                                 Scott Corley

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