Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series
TV-14 | 03 October 1992 (USA)
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  • Reviews
    Actuakers

    One of my all time favorites.

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    SoTrumpBelieve

    Must See Movie...

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    ThedevilChoose

    When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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    Cristal

    The movie really just wants to entertain people.

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    Catharina_Sweden

    For some months about 20 years ago, this show was my life! I was very unhappy in real life at this time, for various reasons, and I suppose my need for escapism was enormous. And so I happened to watch this series on TV, and it just entered my heart and my soul and my whole being, and exploded... and for some time, I lived quite as much with Duncan and Tessa and Richie in the antique shop, as I lived my real life - which was at that time taking place in a small Austrian town, with a job that I detested, non-empathic colleagues, and hateful flatmates...Of course Duncan/Adrian was in the center of it all. I admired his dark, masculine, mysterious, handsome looks, and every move of his perfect body. I almost loved him - if it is possible to love someone you have never met in reality...Now, when I have been re-watching some of the episodes on Youtube, I am not as impressed anymore. The story is VERY confused and muddled, with enormous plot holes, and almost all the episodes follow the same pattern. A new immortal is introduced, Duncan remembers when he met this person before in history and we are shown back-flashes in period costume, and in the end Duncan fights him and wins (of course). This plot is framed by nice homey scenes with Tess and Richie, and spiced up with love-scenes - often containing both sex and nudity... It becomes very repetitive after ten episodes or so.I would not fall for this series, if I saw it for the first time today, and I would not fall for Adrian/Duncan either. I even do not find him that very attractive anymore - I get a feeling, that without the lines that someone else wrote for him, he would come across as quite stupid... There is too much death, blood, and violence, for one thing. If I got to chose, I would only want to see a sword fight quite occasionally - but spend the time mostly in the homey company of Duncan, Tessa and Richie..! :-)But still - the show has to have SOMETHING, as so many people all over the world, along with me, were caught up at it then in the 90:s. Queen's spurring music is part of it, and the historical scenes that - as far as I can see - were very well researched and staged with the right costumes and props and everything. If one likes to, one can learn a little history from it.

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    t_atzmueller

    Your average „Highlander"-fan had a hard time deciding whether a series following two sequels to the original movie: having watched the abominable "Highlander: The Sorcerer" and "Highlander: The Quickening", arguably one of the worst movies ever produced, had left scars and had made the fan suspicious.And how could one not have watched the pilot, knowing that Christopher Lambert would reprise his role as Connor McLeod, introducing the series leading man, Duncan McLeod (Adrian Paul)? The first seasons were slightly tedious, being too TV-ish and, apparently, produced in auto-mode: a few flashbacks in time, Duncan battling (and eventually beheading, though always TV-compatible; no blood, no gore) another immortal; Duncan's relationship with Tessa, etc. Often Adrian Paul's sidekicks, namely Richie (Stan Kirsch) and Amanda (Elizabeth Gracen) would become tedious but casting Adrian Paul – although it's unlikely that the actor will ever score an Oscar – compensating for a lot, him having a similar amiable acting style to the original Highlander, Christopher Lambert. By the end of the second season, story lines became more concrete, interesting and the guest-stars more selected – to name just a few, Roger Daltrey, Kabir Bedi, Werner Stocker, hey, even Roland Gift, singer of the "Fine Young Cannibals", played an immortal.It may not matter to the general viewer, but what has bothered many-a more 'fanatic' fan, is the fact that the series kept altering the "Highlander"-canon: there are female immortals (not being chauvinistic, but such it was in the original film), the "Quickening" was no longer about the assembling of the last immortals, but simply a prize, which one immortal from each generation could win; the immortals actually died for a while when being 'killed', then returned to life, while the immortals in "Highlander" never died, may they be underwater, having their throats cut or being crushed by elevators. Or take the concept of 'The Watchers', even though Sean Connery assured us that, "no one hash ever known we were among you....until now". But how else to keep a long-running TV-series running, without adding or changing something in the storyline? All in all, one was saddened when the series finally came to an end, having gotten fond of the characters and willing to watch a few more episodes. It was a good seven year run, definitely worth watching, even if you've skipped the last three installments of the "Highlander" movie-franchise.Overall, a good 7 points from 10.

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    stanstan41

    It's been a while since I saw "Highlander", TV series. Lately I watched it again on YouTube, and I can't say I was too much impressed. Despite its original plot, show just doesn't get over being another "I'll kick your butt, bastard" plank. Yeah, I know it was made for teenagers, but still...The show is lame on everything - especially lighting and camera work. Lighting is always flat, sometimes even became grain (which is look disastrous), cameramen is unsure what they are filming, CGA effects either lame, either same. Episodes that were shot in Canada are a little bit more accurate, but that's it.First two seasons are stupid as far, as you can get with screen writing. Dull dialogues, provided by bad actors (everybody besides Elizabet Grasen and Jim Byrnes). Methos is awful - who was responsible on casting, anyway? Plot is almost always the same. Bad guy comes, Highlander wonders if he should to take his head off, and eventually does. Nobody ever thought of showing us Mcleod merging in modern society or trying to explain, how does he do it. No, it have to stay "You and me, right now!" No fantasy at all.OK, I can speak for a long time, but that's enough. I don't know why this show held on for so long. It should be over after two seasons tops. If you not teenager, and you over twenty, watch some episodes of season 4, and then quit watch it at all. I can give 5 stars from ten, and it's more than it deserves.

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    Elson321

    This interesting highlander series has a lot more to it than action, fantasy and drama. The characters are well acted, and thought out by the actors and screenwriters, respectively. The plots were excellently written, especially linking Duncan Mcleod's past until now, the current time period. I probably think this because i have always been a fan of time period fantasy dramas such as Highlander (1992-1998), Angel (1999-2004) and Witchblade (2001-2002).I especially love it when events of the past are explained through such dramas like Highlander. One example of this is within one of my favourite episodes in 19th or 18th century historical England where Mary Shelly, the author of the famous novel called 'Frankenstein', sees one immortal get stabbed and then rise to life again. She goes on to comment that seeing such an event inspired her to write 'Frankenstein'Thought provoking questions about the series, as some members have already mention, arose such as what was it like for immortals to outlive their loved ones? What was it like to live forever? Adrian Paul as the lead actor, playing Duncan Mcleod, was excellent. His talents of martial arts and acting skills really shine in this series. Afterall, the series did last for 7 years.However, the series did have some faults. One of them being how does Duncan beat every immortal he fights, even ones who are much older, wiser and more experienced in combat than he is. I know there is the good old 'smart-aleky' answer of 'because there would be no one else to carry on the show' but it still remains a question unanswered satisfactorily. Other members have brought up even better questions that pick out the faults of this show you can read.But overall, it is an interesting and good quality series that is worth watching. After a few episodes the characters will grow on you.The interesting plots will also intrigue you. Give it a try! I give it a 4/5

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