Highlander

Highlander is a franchise about immortal people who can only be killed by beheading. In most versions, they fight with swords because "There can be only one". Whether they are compelled to fight, and the "prize" they'll get if they're the last remaining immortal, varies in different versions.
The franchise started with the 1986 film Highlander. The largest fanworks-producing fandom is for the subsequent TV series Highlander: The Series. Other media in the franchise nominally share a continuity with one or both of these. The canon is varied, with other movies, spin-off shows, and books spanning over two decades, many collaborations of different countries and creators with distinct views on the canon.
Two of the recurring themes explored in both the show and in fanfic are: 1) the loneliness/isolation that being immortal brings and/or knowing about immortality brings; and 2) the struggle of good vs. evil.
In a 2001 interview, BNF Maygra de Rhema said: 
==Canon==
===Highlander: The Series synopsis===
 
Taking off from the film, Highlander, the show centers around the life of 400-year-old Duncan 'Mac' MacLeod, a younger clansman (by about 50 years) of Connor MacLeod, and Mac's struggles to have a "normal" life while still confronting the dangers of being an Immortal and being a player in the Game. Mac splits his time between Seacouver and Paris.
He has a long-time girlfriend, a sculptor named Tessa Noël, to whom he has told his secret. He takes in Richie Ryan, a teenage thief who breaks into his store and later becomes aware of Immortality due to witnessing a fight between Immortals. (Each season has some excuse, halfway through, for him to leave Seacouver and spend the rest of the season in Paris.)
Later seasons saw Tessa's death; Richie's First Death; the discovery of the Watchers and Hunters; the befriending of Mac's Watcher, Joe Dawson; the introduction of Mac's "bad habit", an immortal thief named Amanda Darieux; and the evolution of Mac's friendship with Methos, the oldest immortal.
===Film Universe===
The franchise started with the cult classic Highlander, which tells the story of Connor MacLeod. It has a large fandom of the film buff variety but not much fanfic. 
The sequel, Highlander II (1991), is notoriously unpopular. It retconned immortals as aliens and added a lot of unpopular worldbuilding. 
The next sequel, Highlander III (1994) returned more to the universe mechanics of the first film, but it is seen as a retread and is also unpopular.
===TV Universe===
Highlander: The Series (1992-1998) follows the adventures of Duncan MacLeod, a clansman of Connor but a couple of centuries younger. Connor appears briefly in the series, which is nominally in the same universe as the first film, though aspects of the worldbuilding seem to have been adjusted. Universe mechanics also changed over the course of the series. 
This series was followed by a direct spinoff, Highlander: The Raven, starring Duncan's old flame Amanda Darieux. The two shows tie in closely and have relatively consistent worldbuilding.
===Later Films===
Highlander: Endgame (2000) ties the films and TV series together. In it, Connor sacrifices himself to give Duncan more power. This film is often ignored by fans writing fic of the series.
Highlander: The Source (2007) was the followup to Endgame. It was a sci-fi channel film. It kills off Joe Dawson and adds new worldbuilding not in keeping with the series. It is almost universally ignored by the fic-writing fandom.
The Reunion Special (2008) was a low-budget short theoretically set between Endgame and The Source. It features Amanda, Methos, and Joe.
===The Animated Series===
Highlander: The Animated Series (1994-1995) was set in a dystopian future and follows the adventures of a new immortal, Quentin MacLeod. The animated series is nominally a spinoff of the first film and ignores the other TV series and movies. However, it added new universe mechanics not seen in other parts of the franchise, like immortals being able to pass on their power, becoming mortal in the process. (In other versions, power can only be transferred by beheading and death.)
===Other Media===
Highlander also has tie-in novels for the TV series, comics, audio dramas, etc.
==Discussion==
===A 1996 Cease and Desist Dust-Up===
In 1996, there was much discussion regarding showing fanworks to the actors and TPTB, the legality of fanworks, and much more.
At The Gathering III, a fan gave a copy of their zine 'Backstage Pass' to the actors Jim Byrnes and Elizabeth Gracen in front of more than 1000 people. There were other production people associated with the show there, including the head writer and producer (Davis/Panzer.) Shortly afterwards, two fans received cease and desist letters. 
One of those letters was to a fan for a single posted fic to the internet. , , by Vicki Farmer, Ocotber 29, 1996 It turns out that this letter was sent "in error" and was rescinded. Having my say.archive link, , by Vicki Farmer, October 30, 1996 
===An International Co-Production===
As Highlander was a joint Canadian/French production, with networks from other countries (Germany, Japan) providing additional financing at different times during the show's run. Sometimes the content of the show was changed to accommodate cultural restrictions: for example, the on-screen violence had to be cut back to fit within both French and Canadian guidelines.Message from Gillian Horvath For example:Violence against women and children, including even mentions of rape, was a "cultural no-no." Donna Lettow, post in alt.tv.highlander, Apr 5, 2000. In part because of the disparity in attitudes around the violence omnipresent in the show, discussions about the extreme violence in fan fiction periodically cropped up. In addition to violence, nudity (whether implied or shown), as well as the length of the full episodes, also became an issue when aired in the US, resulting in many episodes being trimmed for content and time, leading to a situation where some fans only initially saw the American versions and not the European, or "Euro-minutes" as fans called them. The discrepancies led to numerous discussions regarding what constituted canon: the American, cut versions, or the full-length European versions.personal memory of HIGHL-A list discussions - --~~~~
The involvement of an international group of television financiers had unintended and sometimes amusing consequences. Japanese backers encouraged the casting of guest stars from the rock and roll world, leading to results from the awful (Joan Jett, Martin Kemp, Vanity) to the middling (Sheena Easton) to the fantastic (Roland Gift, Roger Daltrey).Claire Maier, post in alt.tv.highlander, Jul 23 1999.
At times one of the international partners would encourage a particular plotline. France, for example, wanted the episode Revelation 6:8 to include a sub-plot about the villain attempting to attack a meeting of the European Union. This idea was "quietly ignored" by the writers, yet when they saw the French version of the episode, the idea had been reintroduced via radio voiceover. Convention report by Paul Edmonds, posted to alt.tv.highlander, Jun 2, 2000.
The rules involving an international, tax-subsidized co-production also limited the amount of American talent that could be used, both in front of and behind the camera.Claire Maier, post in alt.tv.highlander, March 7, 1996. Because the actors playing the characters Richie and Amanda were both American, if both of those characters appeared in any given episode, no other American actors could be included. Writing credits were also limited to Canadian and European citizens. The titles "creative consultant" and "associate creative consultant" were given to the regular writing staff, including David Abramowitz, Gillian Horvath, and Donna Lettow. Although these writers had enormous impact on the show's creative content, they were not credited with writing episodes.
==Fandom==
Most early HL fandom was limited to zines, Usenet servers, and to the two main lists, HLFIC-L (for fic posting) and HIGHLA-L, the discussion and announcement list. The Unofficial Highlander Mailing Lists Accessed November 1, 2008; offline. A partial archived version can be found here. The HLX - an adult themed "Highlander Erotica Fanfiction" mailing list was advertised as early as 1996 in the Media Monitor. Much of the fanfic written during the show's initial run reflects the integration of the original movie's canon with the series, as Connor MacLeod is introduced in the series as Duncan's teacher in the first episode (although the series ignores the movie canon that Connor won the Prize.) As the series established its own canon, the number of stories featuring Connor or referencing the movie declined.
As a email-based fandom during the early years of email technology, the list rules set the tone for what was permissible to post and what wasn't, including how much of a story could be pasted into an email, what kind of formatting it could have, and what labels were necessary to provide everyone on the list with sufficient warning on what the story was about, along with what discussions were acceptable on list. As a fandom with just a single place to discuss the episodes, discussions often grew heated. For a time, the fandom wore the label of "the mean fandom" for the heated discussions that arose over not only show-related topics, but adherence to list rules as well. The advent of e-groups.com and onelist.com, both of which eventually were absorbed into Yahoo!Groups, enabled a far greater diversity of fandom and list culture.
A popular habit of those on the main lists was to have a unique signature line indicating their support (known as being a "flag waver") for a given character. Some of these developed into unofficial "clans" or groups of fans who, in some cases, set up a separate email list to discuss their character and interact together.
To accommodate those who wanted a more adult-centric fanfic posting environment than what was permissible on HLFIC-L, a second email list was created, HLX, which allowed more "adult" stories than what was considered permissible on the HLFIC-L, even though the list rules for HLFIC-L did not explicitly exclude posting of such.
The producers released a CD-ROM, The Watcher Chronicles, which was based on the show's idea of the Watchers. The release of the CD-ROM led to a discussion of "if it's officially produced, is it canon?", particularly since the CD-ROM was only available if a fan bought it from the official site. Regardless, some fans incorporated this information into their fanworks.
Although the fandom still enjoys a steady presence on its email lists, most of the fannish interaction has migrated to LiveJournal.
One of the recurring themes in HL fanfic is the exploration of family ties among immortals, whether they be the student-teacher relationship or the creation of family through marriage, adoption, or friendship. Another recurring theme is the morality of immortals, as even a "good" immortal must kill and be successful at lying in order to survive.
Due to the show's use of extensive flashbacks to previous periods in history, historically set fic is common in both gen and slash, including some stories that never take place in the present day, but exist solely in those previous periods. As a result of canon events placing specific immortals in historical events or in contact with important historical figures, the definition of alternative universe fic in HL became more narrowly defined than it might otherwise be in another fandom.
HL is a fandom rich for crossovers; many crossovers involve the characters being crossed over discovering the secret of immortali
===Characters===
* Alexa Bond
* Amanda Darieux
* Cassandra
*Duncan MacLeod
*Joe Dawson
* Kronos
* Methos
* Richie Ryan
* Tessa Noël
===Shipping and Relationships===
 
* Amanda Darieux/Duncan MacLeod 
* Amanda Darieux/Methos 
* Tessa Noël/Duncan MacLeod 
* Alexa Bond/Methos 
* Duncan/Methos 
* Methos/Joe
* Methos/Kronos
* Joe Dawson/Methos
===Gen and Het Fandom===
 
Gen and het fandom, like many fandoms, focuses in on the canon relationships, including:
* Duncan's love for Tessa, Duncan's love for Amanda, and his love of women in general
* Duncan's role as a teacher of other immortals, particularly of Richie
* Duncan's role as a student of Connor
* Duncan's friendships with his Watcher, Joe, and with other immortals
* The friendships and other relationships between characters as a whole
* Other possible interactions, such as something that could've been shown in an episode, or a slice-of-life story, whether said interaction is canon or not.
In Highlander, gen fandom is very strongly anti-slash, with little to no smarm (except as an expression of brotherhood or family.) It should be noted that the original fannish definition in HL of "gen" was inclusive of het relationships.
The blooper reels also gave credence to a possible relationship between Methos and Amanda. In a later short film, Reunion, Methos and Amanda state explicitly that they have never had a romantic relationship, but that film is not necessarily considered canon.
===Slash Fandom===
 
The major slash pairing in HL is Duncan/Methos, or D/M. Due to the fact that most long-lived Immortals have lived through many different cultures and eras, a popular Highlander fanon extrapolation is that these Immortals would have probably been exposed to homosexuality in some fashion at some point in their lives, or that they would just be less likely to have internalized modern cultural or religion-based taboos against homosexuality. This led to a plethora of slash pairings in multiple combinations.
Despite this, many writers avoided slashing Joe Dawson with anyone ("Joe Dawson don't do no slash" was a oft-written phrase) and it wasn't until Methos was seen taking care of Joe in an episode that this pairing was seen as having potential.
Discussion about slash and homosexuality were often lightning rods for flamewars in the fandom, especially on the HIGHLA-L list. At one point, a list rule was introduced. No explicit discussion about a character being gay was allowed. Instead, the list debated (often heatedly) whether or not a character was "Canadian."
* at Shipper's Manifesto by pat t (September 2004)
* at Shipper's Manifesto by ninurta (November 2004)
* at Shipper's Manifesto by gardendoor (September 2004)
 
File:Futures 2 by killa.jpg|from Futures Without End #2, artist is Killa (1999)
File:Chronicleshighlander1-8.jpg|from Chronicles of the Heart #1, artist is The Theban Band (2000)
File:Futureswithoutend4-5.jpg|from Futures Without End #4, artist is X (2001)
 
Image:fallacyofone.jpg|artist is Suzan Lovett, titled "Fallacy of One" (date unknown)
===Fanwork Vocabulary ===
 
* The Game - The battle between Immortals; also refers to the centuries-old tradition of fighting each other. The winner of said battle will gain all the knowledge of all the immortals defeated by his challenger, with the ultimate prize being enough knowledge and power to rule the world. 
* The Gathering - The Immortal version of the Apocalypse, when all the Immortals on earth would drawn together (either slowly drawn together over centuries or quickly drawn together over hours or days, it was never specified) to finish the Game. The Gathering is mentioned in canon (it is the time of the Gathering), and formed the basis of a lot of fanfiction. 
* Immortal - Although not always capitalized in fanfic, this was used to designate those who would live forever as long as they didn't get beheaded. Sometimes shortened to immie. Immortals can heal from pretty much anything, and bolts of blue lightning "stitch" up wounds.
* k'immie - The evil Immortal of the week, prone to using underhanded tactics to win the Game. May have been originally a term used by the producers and adopted by the fans; it is a portmanteau from immortal shortened to immie and the number of notable villains whose names begin with K. 
* Quickening - the mysterious gathering of energy transferred from one Immortal to another when an Immortal is beheaded. 
* Watcher - A member of the secret organization who is sworn to observe and record Immortals, but never interfere with their lives. This was generally capitalized. Watchers can be identified by a distinctive trefoil tattoo, usually on the underside of a wrist.
===Fanfiction Tropes===
====Horsemen Fic====
Horsemen fic is a subset of HL fic which focuses on Methos, and the three characters (introduced in episode 98) who along with him, may have formed the original Four Horsemen: Kronos, Caspian, Methos, and Silas. The Horsemen were four Immortals that murdered and looted across two continents in the Bronze Age and were based on the mythical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Since there's some confusion: Donna Lettow and Gillian Horvath said about the Horsemen arc that none of the Horsemen were supposed to represent the real Four Horsemen. However, since Peter Wingfield said his line I was Death differently, it's been pretty much agreed in HL fandom that: 
: Kronos = Pestilence
: Silas = War
: Caspian = Famine
: Methos = DeathROG-L FAQ Accessed November 1, 2008 
Among the many thousands of deaths Methos claimed for the Horsemen, they were responsible for the first death of the immortal healer/witch Cassandra (a reoccurring character introduced the season before).
====Clan Denial====
 
At the end of the fifth season, Richie is killed by Mac, who is under the influence of a demon and thinks that he's surrounded by his enemies. When the series returns, it's a year later and Richie is definitely dead, to the disappointment of fans. A number of them grouped together and formed Clan Denial, who deny that Richie is dead. For these fans, there is no sixth season, and Richie lives. 
Fic written where Richie lives past the fifth season is often tagged as Denial or Richie Lives! fic. 
Some fans have also written virtual seasons to replace the canon of the sixth season.
 
 Image:Richieforever1.jpg| cover of the zine, Richie Forever #1 
====Crossovers====
Crossovers are common, most often in terms of inserting Highlander characters or Highlander-style immortals into another fandom such as Buffy or Stargate SG-1.For one example, see A Square Peg in a Round Hole by MarbleGlove (2007-8). 
Same-Actor Crossovers are uncommon but exist; for example, Tracy Scoggins (Cassandra) also played Cat Grant in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Capt. Elizabeth Lochley in Babylon 5, and there are stories where one of these characters is actually one of Cassandra's identities. 
Crossovers which confront Highlander-style immortals with other types of immortal (such as vampires, Time Lords, Captain Jack Harkness, etc.) are another popular genre. 
The Watchers are sometimes referenced in crossovers with Buffy, which has its own secretive Watchers Council, with some stories making them different branches of the same organisation, others using the coincidence of names to confuse characters.
 
File:Highlandfling4-4.jpg|from Highland Fling #4, a Xena crossover, artist is Mariann Howarth (1998)
 
File:Renaissancehighlander.jpg|from Renaissance, an X-Files crossover, artist unknown (1998)
File:Glimpseofeternity.jpg|from Glimpse of Eternity, crossover with Wiseguy, artist is Suzan Lovett (2002)
==== Sample Fanfiction ====
* Crossed Out by CarolROI (Highlander/The Sentinel crossover)
===Fanart===
 
Fanart was initially created for zine work, though this migrated to the Internet as well. Most of the fanart produced was of a slash nature. 
 
 
File:Immortaltales1-3.jpg| from Immortal Tales #1, the artist is Chris Angelucci (1994)
File:Awakenings2.jpg|from Awakenings, artist is Suzan Lovett (1996)
File:Thistle3.jpg|from Thistle and Sabre #3, artist is Lynn G. Hocker (1996)
File:Crywolfhighlander.jpg|from Cry Wolf, artist is Leah Rosenthal (2000?)
 Image:Highlanderbizzaro.jpg| from Highlander Bizarro Style, artist is Leah Rosenthal 
 
 
 
 
===T-Shirts===
Fan-created Highlander t-shirts were a thing, and some of them were quite pricey.
 File:Highlandertshritswarning.jpg|an ad for some Highlander shirts, this one with the statement: "If you are planning to order our HIGHLANDER shirts, we encourage you to do so at your earliest convenience • we have been pressed by attorneys for Adrian Paul to pay a hefty license fee for the privilege of printing our own original artwork • our lawyer advises us that we are under no obligation; however, one can never anticipate how this sort of nasty situation can evolve • it is regretable [sic] that fan loyalty is so poorly rewarded and so, we are as yet undecided if we will continue to offer these teeshirts • please order early. Thank you.") 
===Fanzines===
See List of Highlander Fanzines and :Category:Highlander Zines.
===Vids===
Early vids were scant, all gen, and largely to songs by Queen. 
Many HL vids are character-centric, although many of the early vids were all Duncan, all the time, followed by Methos, Richie, and Amanda. Not many Joe-centric vids are known.
The first slash vid was probably We Could Leave Right Now by Lynn C., a Duncan/Methos vid, from before we knew that Methos had an evil past. Duncan/Methos was by far the most usual slash vid pairing, but there were also Duncan/Richie, and a small amount of Methos/Kronos vids.
Once she'd shown us how, there were more vids the next year, but HL was a small part of a vidding landscape dominated by The Professionals, Wiseguy, and X-Files. The next year, 1997-98, in the aftermath of the Four Horsemen episodes, Highlander was everywhere. You couldn't get through a vid show at a convention without an extended trip to the auld sod. As a result, many fans became familiar with the same scenes even without watching the series.
At the Highlander Worldwide 9 Convention in Los Angeles, Valoise presented an introductory panel on vidding in the Highlander fandom. Of the 14 vids shown, most dated from 1996-2002. These are the notes for her presentation.
I'm the Girl is an early 2000s vid by killabeez. It was originally released on The WOAD Society DVD and was remastered in 2005. It was selected in 2009 for the Vividcon Themed Show: The Bechdel Test. Vidder's notes: 
===Conventions===
* The Gathering
* Syndi-Con
* U.K. Chambers Watcher's Convention (1995, Kettering, UK, a combined Highlander/Beauty and the Beast con, about 40 people, a con report is in Chatterbox #6A)
* Chronicles (1998, 1999) 
* Highlander DownUnder
* A Fan Odyssey (combined with The Sentinel)
* Highlander: The Celebration (Anaheim, CA April, 1998, some photos)
===Archives===
The original archive for HL fandom was the HLFIC-L mailing list archive, which did not archive adult fic although adult fic was allowed on the list. HLX was the list for archiving adult fiction, but the list archives for HLX went offline in 2003. Eng, from the Highlander Forum, also set up an archive Highlander Quill Club for authors posting to that bulletin board, like Maygra and MacGeorge.
The second general archive for HL fandom was Seventh Dimension, which last updated in late 2007 but had stopped being regularly updated sometime in 2006.
A third and much more automated archive, Highlander Fiction, came into existence in 2006 when it became clear that Seventh Dimension was not being updated.
Additional specialty archives also existed or exist, including one for HLX, the Highlander Adult Fiction list archive, and one for Joe-specific stories only, JoeStories Archive as well as other character-specific (such as the Connor MacLeod Fanfic Archive and The Methos Boxer Brigade) or theme-specific archives.
Other archives include:
*Bloodties (multi-author Highlander/Forever Knight cross-over AU)
*Carmel's Highlander Pages (a personal fanfic site)
*Daire's Fanfic Refuge (various authors, mainly Highlander fiction)
*Fitz Fiction Library (Hugh Fitzcairn fic archive for Fitzcairn Manor)
*Futures Without End (4 issue e-zine)
*Highlander Slash Fiction (alphabetical by author)
*Highlander: the Fanfic Season (episodes in multimedia intensive version and plain text)
*Highlander Sounds and FanFic (fansite and fanfic archive)
*Jade's Fan Fiction (a personal fanfic website)
*Jo's (and Guests) Highlander Fanfic (Highlander fan fiction by various authors)
*Maria's Page of Myths (a personal fanfic website centered around an OC in the Highlander universe)
*Methosgrrl's Prana
*Not the Usual Highlander Slash Archive (slash fiction)
*Paula Mackey's Highlander Fanfic (a personal fanfic website)
*The Quinkening (Poetry and parodies)
*Red Pearl Collection
*The Richie/Methos Slash List Archive (Slash for an uncommon pairing)
Additional historical links can be found at this Highlander Geocities website.
===Meta===
*Archetypes, Heroes and Highlander by Jeffrey Sutherland (1999)
*Methos a Woman? by Shomeret (1999) 
* fannish navel-gazing by aria (July 2010)
===Mailing Lists===
* HLFIC-L Mailing List Archive (fiction)
* HIGHLA-L (discussion)
* HLX - Highlander Erotica
* alt.tv.highlander
* alt.tv.highlander.creative
* HLAllFic (fanfiction)
* HL_FicFind (finding fanfiction)
* HighlanderSlash (fanfiction)
* OnlyDuncanMethos (focused solely on the pairing of Duncan/Methos)
* Duncan_Methos (focused solely on the pairing of Duncan/Methos)
* methos-slash (focused on Methos fanfiction)
* PWFC_OuterlimitsScreencaps PWFC_OuterlimitsScreencaps; [offline] Description: "The PWFC_Outerlimits Screencaps list is a list for sharing screencaps of Peter Wingfield in all his many roles. Drooling is most welcome, as is discussion, comments, and screencapping requests."
* Methos Adult Description: "The Highlander's Old Man, Methos, looks good no matter what he's wearing...clothes...no clothes....just a sword... Joe... Richie...Duncan...Conner...Whatever. Come play with the aged one, explore his choice of accessories. We welcome the general friendship story as well as the hetero or slash piece. All stories will be archived on one of the WWOMB sites, unless it includes a 'NO ARCHIVE" notation in the story template. Joining confirms you over the legal age."
	
* Highlander BDSM Description: 	"There is something about The Highlander Universe that just screams BDSM.... At least it does to me. If you agree, join me in the sharing of chat and stories. All stories, be they general, hetero or slash, will be posted to the list archive unless they include a Do Not Archive notation. Due to the nature of the list, joining confirms you are over legal age." 
	
* HLqueer Description: "Dies ist eineMMailingliste für Fans der TV-Serie 'Highlander'. Gepostet wird FanFiction und jpeg.-(Bilder-) Kunst, wenn neben Diskussionen, Schwaermerei, Gelaechter und Gelaester noch Zeit bleibt ;-D. Die Listensprache ist Deutsch (meistens, also fastimmer *g*). Zutritt zur Liste gibt es ab einundzwanzig, damit wirklich über alles gesprochen und diskutiert werden kann. Wichtig zu sagen ist noch, dass das erklaerte Lieblingsthema die Dimension(en) der Interaktion wischen Duncan und Methos ist (oder war das jetzt Methos und Kronos? Duncan und Joe? Joe und Methos? Methos und Darius? Darius und Duncan? Fitz und Duncan? Methos und Rich? Amanda und Anne? oder ...) ... naja, zusammen mit dem Listennamen dürfte jedenfalls klar sein, welcher Gesinnung die Fanecke ist, die wir besiedeln, oder ?! :-D. Disclaimer: Saemtliche Charaktere von Highlander (Serie und Filme) unterliegen dem Copyright der Herren Panzer und Davis, der Produktionsfirmen Miramax und Rysher. Bis denne auf der Liste! Wir freuen uns auf Euch!!"
* Methos Boxer Brigade Description: "This is the email list for members of the Methos Boxer Brigade. Discussions are not limited to Methos, but the ListMom reserves the right to kick rampantly off-topic posts to private email. For more information on the MBB, go to http://www.tenebris.org/mbb/"
		
* Richie Ryan Adult Description: 	"Love Richie Ryan of Highlander. Come share a discussion or a general, hetero or slash story. All stories will be archived without 'NO ARCHIVE" at makebelive."
 
* Highlander Crossovers Description: 	"This group is for fanfic and discussion about crossovers involving Highlander, Highlander: The Raven, or any of the movies. Would you like to see your favorite character as an immortal or maybe have him or her meet Duncan or Amanda ? If you do then this is the list for you. This list accepts any and all fanfiction as long as it is a crossover with the Highlander universe. That may include slash and/or adult fic. Every fic should be labeled clearly so those who don't like certain types of fanfic can avoid it. All fanfiction involving crossovers with Highlander is welcome but any fic involving the following shows is especially welcome here: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, 7 Days, Special Unit 2, Star Trek, Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Star Trek Voyager, Charmed, ER, Popular, Lone Gunmen, Law & Order Special Victims Unit, Andromeda, X Files, Practice, La Femme Nikita, South Park, Forever Knight, Due South, The Sentinel, Earth 2, Alen Nation, Babylon 5, Crusade, Daria, First Years, Battlestar Galatica, The Simpsons, West Wing, Dark Angel, OZ, Silk Stalkings, Beauty and The Beast, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Hercules The Legendary Journeys, Xena Warrior Princess, Stargate SG1, Profiler, Pretender, Sisters, Gargoyles, Adam 12, Dragnet, Emergency, Sliders, and Quantum Leap."
	
* Highlander Raven the Highlander Chat and Fic Description: 	"Conner, Duncan, Joe, Methos, Amanda ....The immortals have arrived. This list is for discussion and general, hetero and slash fanfiction regarding these wonderful, cult show. Stories are posted to the archive attached to the list."
* Methos Scrolls Description: "An all Methos dicussion and fanfic list, all pairings involving Methos are welcome." 
	
* Duncan Slash Description: 	 "Duncan-centric, if you like slash, and Duncan, and agree that a lot can happen to a guy in 400 years, then you've come to the right place." 
* Raven the Highlander Chat and Fic This list is for adult-level discussion and fanfic for the Show Highlander: The Raven. Slash, Hetero and Gen are welcome, as are *all* ratings, so open minds only. Description: 	"This list is for adult-level discussion and fanfic for the Show Highlander: The Raven. Slash, Hetero and Gen are welcome, as are *all* ratings, so open minds only. Fiction archived at WWOMB, a multi-fandom, all genres fiction archive."
==External Links==
* Highlander (Movies) at Archive of Our Own
* Highlander: The Series at AO3
* Highlander: Reunion (2008) at AO3
* Highlander: The Raven at AO3
* Highlander Imagine Series - JONES & BORDINI et al at AO3
* Highlander at FanFiction.Net
==References==
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