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Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?

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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.

Beverly - Mar 24, 2011 9:30:48 pm PDT #214 of 30001

Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Yes, pretty much what everybody else said about H:tS. Aside from shirtless training scenes, one thing I really loved about first season was the relationship between MacLeod and Tessa. It was one of a handful--Wash and Zoe being another--of mature het relationships portrayed on tv. Also, confirmed member of Clan Denial here.

Also, Han shot first, Wash is still flying. My denial fu is strong.

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