I'm so proud of myself.
I don't give a good gorram about relevant, Wash. Or objective. And I ain't so afraid of losing something that I ain't gonna try to have it. You and I would make one beautiful baby. And I want to meet that child one day. Period.
Zoe ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Juliebird - Mar 24, 2011 6:31:15 pm PDT #204 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
DavidS - Mar 24, 2011 6:54:47 pm PDT #205 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Can somebody who's actually seen it (Dana? Shrift?) comment on this assessment of the Highlander TV series?
The TV Show is its own animal.
First Two Seasons: Liked them at the time, they do not hold up. Wildly varying degrees of quality.
Third-Fifth Season: A lot more watchable, consistent quality.
Sixth Season: Absolute Train Wreck. NEVER WATCH. Actually this starts with the Fifth Season finale, the episode where the writers went insane.
billytea - Mar 24, 2011 6:55:35 pm PDT #206 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I'm so proud of myself.
One reason why I'm not a nature program presenter - I would be too sorely tempted to add Benny Hill music once the video speeds up.
Strix - Mar 24, 2011 6:56:42 pm PDT #207 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Ugh -- thanks, BT! Now I have Benny Hill earworm right before I go to bed.
§ ita § - Mar 24, 2011 7:09:53 pm PDT #208 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hec, that's a pretty fair assesment, although harsh on the earler seasons and gentle on the last. In summary: Methos!
Cass - Mar 24, 2011 7:17:00 pm PDT #209 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
In summary: Methos!
I concur.
Pix - Mar 24, 2011 7:18:00 pm PDT #210 of 30001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Hookers and blow!
Yeah. That's really all I've got right now.
beekaytee - Mar 24, 2011 7:27:25 pm PDT #211 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
I mostly agree about Highlander with added:
Killing Tessa off was bogus, even if the actress wanted out.
Shirtless training sequences, YAY.
Some stand alone episodes were genius.
Guest stars were awesome...mostly.
In conclusion: Methos!
eta: The series finale was lame, but the soundtrack made me cry anyway.
shrift - Mar 24, 2011 8:12:13 pm PDT #212 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm with ita and Cass. I have enormous affection for Highlander. I used to sneak downstairs to watch it at 2 or 3am when I was just a wee proto-fangirl. And Duncan and Methos set sail my first slash ship.
In summary: Methos!
And also: Amanda!
Consuela - Mar 24, 2011 8:54:58 pm PDT #213 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I never saw season 6, but I did see the season 5 finale, where Duncan kills Richie by accident. It's pretty gutting. And no surprise so many fans rejected that.
But it was fun, for what it was: pretty men and shiny swords, and beautiful women with shiny swords, and lots of costumes, and at least two sword fights per episode.