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Message no. 1
From: Zarcon <prinzing@********.COM>
Subject: Highlander powers
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 18:08:29 -0600
as far as i can tell these are what the powers and weeknesses of a
Highlander Imortal dont ask me how to put them into the game thou

---imunity to time (this is in every movie and occurs after the first
time they, supposadly, die)

---regeneration(this is givven in every movie and the show)

---they do gain the skills of the person they kill (third movie talk
with chinese guy)

---the sword fighting skill is not natural, must be learned (first
movie)

---they can detect another Imortal within a certain distance, dont ask
me how far (tv show)

---they can't reproduce(all movies and show)

---if a mortal kills an imortal that person becomes imortal (TV Show)

this is all i could come up with hope it helps a little.

Zarcon
Message no. 2
From: Skye Comstock <bilbo@****.NWLINK.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 18:36:05 -0800
>---if a mortal kills an imortal that person becomes imortal (TV Show)

Just curious, when was that mentioned? I always that you were an
immortal from birth, no way around it. Supposedly, if you geek the
HI, his Quickening will either go into the nearest immortal, or if
there isn't one close, it'll just ground out. (No, I'm not talking
about grounding into quickenings :-)

-Skye-who-just-got-the-Denver-boxed-set-hooray.
Message no. 3
From: Lady Jestyr <jestyr@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:12:21 +1100
> ---they can detect another Imortal within a certain distance, dont ask
> me how far (tv show)

And the movie(s). I remember in the very first scenes of the first
movie, Connor's really on edge because he can some way sense Fazeel's
presence.

> ---they can't reproduce(all movies and show)

Except once they have "The Prize" (first movie)

Lady Jestyr

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Message no. 4
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:30:19 +0100
Skye Comstock said on 18:36/20 Mar 97...

> >---if a mortal kills an imortal that person becomes imortal (TV Show)
>
> Just curious, when was that mentioned? I always that you were an
> immortal from birth, no way around it. Supposedly, if you geek the
> HI, his Quickening will either go into the nearest immortal, or if
> there isn't one close, it'll just ground out. (No, I'm not talking
> about grounding into quickenings :-)

It's been a while since I saw the TV shows, but at one time (in Paris)
there's this Watcher who kills an immortal (the priest, I think). IIRC,
some episodes later he gets shot and falls into the river. Some more
episodes later again he's still around; that suggests one of two things:
the shot missed/only wounded him and he survived that way, or he got to
be immortal by killing the original immortal.

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Message no. 5
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:15:15 +0000
|
|>---if a mortal kills an imortal that person becomes imortal (TV Show)
|
|Just curious, when was that mentioned? I always that you were an
|immortal from birth, no way around it. Supposedly, if you geek the
|HI, his Quickening will either go into the nearest immortal, or if
|there isn't one close, it'll just ground out. (No, I'm not talking
|about grounding into quickenings :-)

Well, there was one episode where a bunch of fanatical mortals captured
Roger Daltry (who was playing an Immortal) with the aim of killing him,
because their society had been following Immortals for centuries, and one of
the things Daltry said before Duncan saved him was...

"If you kill me, all that I am will be lost... Wasted."

That implies that if there isn't another Immortal nearby, the quickening
disperses uselessly.

BTW, why do Rock stars think they can ACT?
(Because they can't)
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Message no. 6
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:22:36 +0000
|
|> ---they can detect another Imortal within a certain distance, dont ask
|> me how far (tv show)
|
|And the movie(s). I remember in the very first scenes of the first
|movie, Connor's really on edge because he can some way sense Fazeel's
|presence.
|
|> ---they can't reproduce(all movies and show)
|
|Except once they have "The Prize" (first movie)

At which point they cease to be Immortal.(First Film)
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Message no. 7
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:25:33 +0000
|It's been a while since I saw the TV shows, but at one time (in Paris)
|there's this Watcher who kills an immortal (the priest, I think). IIRC,
|some episodes later he gets shot and falls into the river. Some more
|episodes later again he's still around; that suggests one of two things:
|the shot missed/only wounded him and he survived that way, or he got to
|be immortal by killing the original immortal.

That was the same Episode where Roger Daltry said..

"If you kill me, all that I am will be lost.... Wasted....."

I was quite shocked to see Darius get killed.
(And on Holy Ground too....)

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Message no. 8
From: Michael Broadwater <mbroadwa@*******.GLENAYRE.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 09:21:36 -0600
A few notes:

If a mortal kills an immortal, nothing happens to the mortal. The Immortal
who was killed's quickening (the energy) goes into the nearest immortal, or
grounds out. The fanatical group of humans were called the Hunters. They
were a split group of the Watchers. The Watchers watch immortals. The
Hunters have decided they don't like immies and that immies are evil, so
they hunt them down and kill them.

The mortal (James Horton) who killed Darius didn't become immortal. He was
shot and wounded and lived. Came back, and then was killed for real. He
could kill Darius on Holy Ground because there's no rule that says that
mortals can't fight/kill on holy ground.


Mike Broadwater

"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them much myself.
They're pretty bad. I grieve over them on long winter evenings."
Message no. 9
From: Drekhead <drekhead@***.NET>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 10:20:52 +0000
On 20 Mar 97 at 18:36, Skye Comstock wrote:

> >---if a mortal kills an imortal that person becomes imortal (TV
> >Show)
>
> Just curious, when was that mentioned? I always that you were an
> immortal from birth, no way around it. Supposedly, if you geek the
> HI, his Quickening will either go into the nearest immortal, or if
> there isn't one close, it'll just ground out. (No, I'm not talking
> about grounding into quickenings :-)

That doesn't seem right. If that were true, and became known, the
HI's would be hunted down.




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Message no. 10
From: Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 09:37:06 -0600
>|
>|> ---they can detect another Imortal within a certain distance, dont ask
>|> me how far (tv show)
>|
>|And the movie(s). I remember in the very first scenes of the first
>|movie, Connor's really on edge because he can some way sense Fazeel's
>|presence.
>|
>|> ---they can't reproduce(all movies and show)
>|
>|Except once they have "The Prize" (first movie)
>
>At which point they cease to be Immortal.(First Film)

Why do you people say things like (First Film) when
talking about Highlander? They only made one movie
about it.

Gossamer
Message no. 11
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 15:59:29 +0000
|Why do you people say things like (First Film) when
|talking about Highlander? They only made one movie
|about it.

Because there is another film????

Highlander III, I've heard, is not all that bad.

All you have to do is forget Highlander II ever happened (apparently).

Not seen it yet, but want to....
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Message no. 12
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:01:02 +0000
|That doesn't seem right. If that were true, and became known, the
|HI's would be hunted down.

The ARE hunted down.
(But the general populace aren't aware they even exist....)

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Message no. 13
From: Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 10:17:19 -0600
>|Why do you people say things like (First Film) when
>|talking about Highlander? They only made one movie
>|about it.
>
>Because there is another film????

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YOU HAVE FAULTERED AND BROKEN THE MOST SACRED VOW OF HUMANKIND:

THOU SHALT NEVER UTTER, WRITE, OR IN ANY WAY USE THE WORDS

>Highlander

AND

>II (or anything that indicates 2)

ANYWHERE NEAR EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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SACRILIDGE!!!
OH HEAVEN ABOVE SAVE US FROM THIS WRETCHED EVIL MAN!!!


Gossamer, taking a swig of sacramental wine to wet his
parched vocal cords from all that yelling.

Sorry, but it's one of those 'Wrath of God' issues with me
Message no. 14
From: Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 10:18:52 -0600
>|That doesn't seem right. If that were true, and became known, the
>|HI's would be hunted down.
>
>The ARE hunted down.
>(But the general populace aren't aware they even exist....)

Another possible explanation was that that particular
Watcher was already an immortal...

Gossamer
Message no. 15
From: "Steven A. Tinner" <bluewizard@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:16:35 -0500
> Why do you people say things like (First Film) when
> talking about Highlander? They only made one movie
> about it.

Actually, they made 3 films, but IMO, only the first and third were even
remotely related.
Highlander 2 was a waste of good film.
They totally changed the plotline - making the Immortals aliens with an Odd
physiology.
The ressurected Ramirez! Which kindof blew the whole concept of losing your
head!

In general it sucked!
Although the hoverskimmers the bad guys flew around on were pretty cool!
:-)

Steven A. Tinner
bluewizard@*****.com
http://www.ncweb.com/users/bluewizard
"Hoo-Hah! Thrown to the weasels again!"
Message no. 16
From: Drekhead <drekhead@***.NET>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:08:44 +0000
On 21 Mar 97 at 11:15, Spike wrote:

> BTW, why do Rock stars think they can ACT?
> (Because they can't)
> --

Because some producer tells them they can by paying them to do it?


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Message no. 17
From: Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 10:26:40 -0600
>> Why do you people say things like (First Film) when
>> talking about Highlander? They only made one movie
>> about it.
>
>Actually, they made 3 films

BLASPHEMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BLASPHEMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

See my last post on this subject.

They only made one film, one, 1, uno, ichi,
un, eine...

How many languages do you need it in?
Only one Film, of which I have 2 copies. One
was the original US release, and one is the
letterbox, director's cut with the Eroupean
scene. one Film, 2 copies. I have them both
and there are no more.

Gossamer, who is serious about all this silliness
Message no. 18
From: "Fisher, Victor" <Victor-Fisher@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:47:51 -0500
>Gossamer said:
>
>>|That doesn't seem right. If that were true, and became known, the
>>|HI's would be hunted down.
>>
>>The ARE hunted down.
>>(But the general populace aren't aware they even exist....)
>
>Another possible explanation was that that particular
>Watcher was already an immortal...

If you're refering to Horton, the Watcher who ran his private
deathsquad, filled from the ranks of like minded Watchers, he wasn't
immortal, just damn lucky.
When McCloud stabbed him, Joe Dawson, out of a really misguided
sense of loyalty, got him medical treatment, and saved him.
Later, in France, when Joe, trying to correct his mistake, shot
Horton on his boat, Horton's body fell into the water. He later turned
up hale and hearty, filled with even more hatred towards McCloud and
Dawson than before [I think he was probably wearing a bullet proof vest
or something, and Joe just didn't hit a vital spot].
He finally got his comeuppance, when Duncan killed him, not with a
gun or a sword, but with a pocket knife [I thought it was kinda of
ironic, for the 'Man who couldn't be killed'].
Horton still shows up in the occasional flashback, as his legacy of
evil still survives to make Duncan's life miserable.
Watchers DON'T hunt immortals. They observe and record their lives,
so someday, others may know the true underpinnings of history. Horton's
people,and others like him, are just like any organization; there's
always a few bad apples in the bunch.
Message no. 19
From: Michael Broadwater <mbroadwa@*******.GLENAYRE.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 10:53:05 -0600
At 10:18 AM 3/21/97 -0600, Gossamer wrote:
>>|That doesn't seem right. If that were true, and became known, the
>>|HI's would be hunted down.
>>
>>The ARE hunted down.
>>(But the general populace aren't aware they even exist....)
>
>Another possible explanation was that that particular
>Watcher was already an immortal...
>
Uh, no. As I said, James Horton was just a guy. If you watch the show,
you _know_ he's not an immortal. If he was a). Duncan would know cause
Immortals can sense each other and b). Horton wouldn't whine about
Immortals trying to rule mortals once they won the prize.


Mike Broadwater

"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them much myself.
They're pretty bad. I grieve over them on long winter evenings."
Message no. 20
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:03:04 +0000
|Gossamer, taking a swig of sacramental wine to wet his
|parched vocal cords from all that yelling.
|
|Sorry, but it's one of those 'Wrath of God' issues with me

Totally agree...
Highlander II <duck> is a shite film when used in any relationship with
Highlander....

It's a mediocre to almost good film if you forget it ever had anything to do
with other films.....
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Message no. 21
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:04:25 +0000
|Only one Film, of which I have 2 copies. One
|was the original US release, and one is the
|letterbox, director's cut with the Eroupean
|scene. one Film, 2 copies. I have them both
|and there are no more.

European scene?
What's that then?

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Message no. 22
From: Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:30:36 -0600
>|Sorry, but it's one of those 'Wrath of God' issues with me
>
>Totally agree...

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HELLSPAWN OF SATAN!!!!!
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TOOL OF THE INFERNAL JACKAL!!!!!
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DON'T SAY THOSE WORDS!!

Gossamer
Message no. 23
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 17:33:01 +0000
|DON'T SAY THOSE WORDS!!

What words?
Highlander II?

*snigger*
(This reminds me of the Blackadder III episode with the actors and MACBETH)
*snigger*
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Message no. 24
From: Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:47:06 -0600
>|DON'T SAY THOSE WORDS!!
>
>What words?
[Satanic, offensive, repugnant words deleted in an
attempt to save humanity from the ravages of PURE EVIL!!!]

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>*snigger*
>(This reminds me of the Blackadder III episode with the actors and MACBETH)
>*snigger*

That was *exactly* what I was thinking!
Hah! you Brits.

Gossamer
Message no. 25
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 19:06:21 -0500
At 06:36 PM 3/20/97 -0800, Skye Comstock wrote these timeless words:
>>---if a mortal kills an imortal that person becomes imortal (TV Show)
>
>Just curious, when was that mentioned? I always that you were an
>immortal from birth, no way around it. Supposedly, if you geek the
>HI, his Quickening will either go into the nearest immortal, or if
>there isn't one close, it'll just ground out. (No, I'm not talking
>about grounding into quickenings :-)
>
This must happen in only certain instances, because I just recently watched
an episode about a group of mortals going arouund killing the HI, and none
of them ever became HI...

I know I've seen the HI's get killed by a mortal, and distictly remember
someone (Duncan, maybe) saying something to the effect of "Why are you
doing this? you don't get anything out of it."

Just my two cents...

Bull
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Message no. 26
From: L Canthros <lobo1@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:40:26 EST
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 09:37:06 -0600 Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
writes:
<snip>
>>At which point they cease to be Immortal.(First Film)
>
>Why do you people say things like (First Film) when
>talking about Highlander? They only made one movie
>about it.
>
>Gossamer
>
No, they made at least three (I've found four separate ones at my local
video store, but I'm not sure what the extra one is).

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Message no. 27
From: L Canthros <lobo1@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:40:26 EST
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 10:26:40 -0600 Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
writes:
>>> Why do you people say things like (First Film) when
>>> talking about Highlander? They only made one movie
>>> about it.
>>
>>Actually, they made 3 films
>
>BLASPHEMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>BLASPHEMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
>
>See my last post on this subject.
>
>They only made one film, one, 1, uno, ichi,
>un, eine...
>
>How many languages do you need it in?
>Only one Film, of which I have 2 copies. One
>was the original US release, and one is the
>letterbox, director's cut with the Eroupean
>scene. one Film, 2 copies. I have them both
>and there are no more.
>
>Gossamer, who is serious about all this silliness
>
No. They made three:

Highlander (the first and best, AFAIK)
Highlander 2 (dumb, but I found it entertaining, even if it had nothing
to do with the previous film)
Highlander 3 (third movie, starring Christopher Lambert and Mario Van
Peebles (I think), haven't seen it, it's supposed to be good)

The video store near my house has a fourth one that I could swear was
titled Highlander: The Gathering, or something like it. Haven't seen it
either, that I know of.

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Message no. 28
From: Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:16:53 -0600
> >They only made one film, one, 1, uno, ichi,
> >un, eine...
> >
> >How many languages do you need it in?
> >Only one Film, of which I have 2 copies. One
> >was the original US release, and one is the
> >letterbox, director's cut with the Eroupean
> >scene. one Film, 2 copies. I have them both
> >and there are no more.
> >
> >Gossamer, who is serious about all this silliness
> >
> No. They made three:

You are either mentally ill, or you have not been paying attention.

> Highlander (the first and best, AFAIK)

[Blasphemous material removed in an attempt to save humanity from utter
destruction]

BLASPHEMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BLASPHEMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

How many times am I going to have to perform this silliness before you
people
get it? There is only ONE movie!!! THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!!!!

> Highlander 3 (third movie, starring Christopher Lambert and Mario Van
> Peebles (I think), haven't seen it, it's supposed to be good)

I thought it was ok if you take it as a separate film. Mario tried too
hard
to immitate Clancy Brown(Kurgan).

> http://members.aol.com/canthros1/

This explains much, but I'm not gonna go there.

Gossamer, who is getting tired of defending reality from the impingement
of blasphemers.
Message no. 29
From: Amper <amper@****.DATANET.HU>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 23:20:22 +0100
> Highlander (the first and best, AFAIK)
> Highlander 2 (dumb, but I found it entertaining, even if it had
> nothing to do with the previous film)

Yes, dumb, but this movie tell the base story.

> Highlander 3 (third movie, starring Christopher Lambert and Mario Van
> Peebles (I think), haven't seen it, it's supposed to be good)

I saw the Highlander 3, it's subtitle is The Mage. It was a cool movie
whit good effects.

> The video store near my house has a fourth one that I could swear was
> titled Highlander: The Gathering, or something like it. Haven't seen
> it either, that I know of.

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Message no. 30
From: Gweedo The Killer Pimp <yawas@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:12:49 EST
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:16:53 -0600 Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
writes:
>
>You are either mentally ill, or you have not been paying attention.
>
>> Highlander (the first and best, AFAIK)
>
>[Blasphemous material removed in an attempt to save humanity from
>utter
>destruction]
>
>How many times am I going to have to perform this silliness before you
>people
>get it? There is only ONE movie!!! THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!!!!
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prod you :-))


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Message no. 31
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 11:35:10 +0100
Spike said on 11:15/21 Mar 97...

> "If you kill me, all that I am will be lost... Wasted."
>
> That implies that if there isn't another Immortal nearby, the quickening
> disperses uselessly.

Or they believe that's what will happen. After all, the Highlander-style
immortals aren't omniscient, so they may believe that the only people who
can receive the quickening is another immortal, while in fact anyone will
do.

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Message no. 32
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 17:32:12 +0000
|No. They made three:

I think he knows that...
He's taken the role of the religious fanatic though...
There can be only one (film, that is).
All others are blasphemous and must be destroyed....

|The video store near my house has a fourth one that I could swear was
|titled Highlander: The Gathering, or something like it. Haven't seen it
|either, that I know of.

It's probably Highlander I (again)....
Either that, or the pilot for the series...?
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Message no. 33
From: Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 21:17:54 +0000
On 21 Mar 97 at 16:40, L Canthros wrote:
[snip]
> >They only made one film, one, 1, uno, ichi,
> >un, eine...
> >
> >How many languages do you need it in?
> >Only one Film, of which I have 2 copies. One
> >was the original US release, and one is the
> >letterbox, director's cut with the Eroupean
> >scene. one Film, 2 copies. I have them both
> >and there are no more.
> >
> >Gossamer, who is serious about all this silliness
> >
> No. They made three:
You have it wrong, Canthros: There CAN BE ONLY ONE! All the others have
to be warped hallucinations!


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Message no. 34
From: Gossamer <jrsnyder@********.WISC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 15:58:41 -0600
>|The video store near my house has a fourth one that I could swear was
>|titled Highlander: The Gathering, or something like it. Haven't seen it
>|either, that I know of.
>
>It's probably Highlander I (again)....
>Either that, or the pilot for the series...?

It's the pilot for the series. I thought it was pretty good.
My wife won't let me watch the TV show. She hates it, and it
comes on past her bedtime. She also has a dislike for the
main character, she hates his accent.

I like the show when I get a chance to watch.

Gossamer
Message no. 35
From: Gossamer <jrsnyder@********.WISC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 16:00:21 -0600
>> No. They made three:
>You have it wrong, Canthros: There CAN BE ONLY ONE! All the others have
>to be warped hallucinations!
>
>
> Sascha

Thank you, sir.

Gossamer
Message no. 36
From: Skye Comstock <bilbo@****.NWLINK.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 14:22:49 -0800
>It's the pilot for the series. I thought it was pretty good.
>My wife won't let me watch the TV show. She hates it, and it
>comes on past her bedtime. She also has a dislike for the
>main character, she hates his accent.
>
>I like the show when I get a chance to watch.

Adrian Paul has an accent, and on top of that, your wife hates him? ;)
Most women seem to think he's the best thing since that new sheer bra
that he was selling in a past commercial for Victoria's Secret.

Now, back to your regulary schedule ShadowRN stuff.

-Skye-who-needs-to-make-a-character-in-3-hours-so-he-can-go-game.

P.S. Denver rocks.
Message no. 37
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 23:08:04 +0000
|My wife won't let me watch the TV show. She hates it, and it
|comes on past her bedtime. She also has a dislike for the
|main character, she hates his accent.

You'd have a skrewy accent too, if you changed countries every 50 years or
so...... I've not seen the pilot....

Like the series though, now that it's got past the initial "Duncan meets
immortal, Duncan has trouble with immortal, Duncan kills immortal" bit...

That really was a one formula show at first....

Adding the watchers and hunters was a good move....
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Message no. 38
From: L Canthros <lobo1@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 12:45:16 EST
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:16:53 -0600 Gossamer <kajohnson@*******.TEC.WI.US>
writes:
<snip>
>You are either mentally ill, or you have not been paying attention.
>

Either or both, on occasion, but I don't think either applies at the
moment.



>> Highlander (the first and best, AFAIK)
>
>[Blasphemous material removed in an attempt to save humanity from
>utter
>destruction]
<snip>

You really should be on medication or something:) As i said, I found it
*entertaining*, but the same could be said of many things (Beavis and
Butthead, for instance).



>How many times am I going to have to perform this silliness before you
>people
>get it? There is only ONE movie!!! THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!!!!

You should really clarify this statement. By most counts, at least three
were produced (this has nothing to do with quality or continuity within
them, there just happen to be 3)



>
>> Highlander 3 (third movie, starring Christopher Lambert and Mario
>Van
>> Peebles (I think), haven't seen it, it's supposed to be good)
>
>I thought it was ok if you take it as a separate film. Mario tried
>too
>hard
>to immitate Clancy Brown(Kurgan).


As I said, I haven't seen it.


>
>> http://members.aol.com/canthros1/
>
>This explains much, but I'm not gonna go there.

Don't even start.




>
>Gossamer, who is getting tired of defending reality from the
>impingement
>of blasphemers.
>

Reality is only a state of mind:) My reality differs from yours, yours
differs from mine, etc. Does it really matter?

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Message no. 39
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 20:34:46 +0100
Gossamer said on 15:58/22 Mar 97...

> I like the show when I get a chance to watch.

Tape it, then watch it when your wife's not around :)

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Message no. 40
From: Shawn Baumgartner <deosyne@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Highlander powers
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 06:58:13 -0800
>Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 09:37:06 -0600
>From: Gossamer
>Subject: Re: Highlander powers
>To: SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET

>>|
>>|> ---they can detect another Imortal within a
certain distance, dont ask
>>|> me how far (tv show)
>>|
>>|And the movie(s). I remember in the very first
scenes of the first
>>|movie, Connor's really on edge because he can some
way sense Fazeel's
>>|presence.
>>|
>>|> ---they can't reproduce(all movies and show)
>>|
>>|Except once they have "The Prize" (first movie)
>>
>>At which point they cease to be Immortal.(First
Film)
>
>Why do you people say things like (First Film) when
>talking about Highlander? They only made one movie
>about it.
>

Actually, there's three, plus Director's Cuts of the
first two. Real pain in the ass when I have to shelve
one of 'em at the video store I work at.

Shawn
Haven't seen much of the series, though.


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