Joliet, IL
Ummmm... Highlander is not on the list... And yes, while the tv show Highlander is nowhere near as good as the first movie(first movie is all we ever need to talk about or watch), its a very good show and has a really nice universe that it created... One thing though.. While the producers of the movie brought the action and excitement, they really went overboard on the silly... I think Gregory Widen's original idea was more grounded and had a better to me rule set. For instance... The only reason why immortals didn't fight on holy ground was it was tradition... Not that it would trigger a doomsday or Pompeii... Anyway... I love the TV show... It had at times hammy acting, silly scripts, villains of the week(Roddy Piper, the beastmaster, Bull from night court and many more), and some really bad 90s rock songs and tude... To be fair, it had some good rock songs in it too, specifically the main title song. And while the special effects are really dated for the time they were quite good, and I think the action still holds up.
And all said the writing while a bit inconsistent here and there, by and large holds up really well and it tells a great epic story about one mans life.
I've watched the show 2 times start to finish and I hope to do so a third time, and this does not include the original viewings and odd repeat viewings I had as a kid.
Just love the show. It has action, history, romance, just enough comedy(sometimes too much), and just a whole lot of fun... Again... Not worth watching Endgame or the source to finish the story...
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