HIGHLA-L Digest - 9 Apr 2003 to 10 Apr 2003 (#2003-55)
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There are 7 messages totalling 247 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. more bad news on HL5 (5)
2. Highlander's Back! (2)
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 00:25:14 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: more bad news on HL5
Chris--
> This might have already been said before but........... I would rather
see a
> bad Highlander movie than nothing at all.
Really? Even "bad" HL is preferable to "good" other stuff, to you? Even
"bad" HL w/o Connor & Duncan/CL & AP? At some point, it's time to watch WWF
wrestling & paint dry, instead of DPP's sorry offerings.
Do you think the last 3 HL films (all "bad" by some criteria or other) have
helped the franchise? Any reason to think HL 5 will?
> why not wait and see what happens before we condemn every new effort that
> comes out. Being so close minded like that brings nothing positive to
this
> list.
Didn't realize it was my job (or anyone's job, really) to bring flowers,
fresh-baked pies, & pictures of kittens to the list. I'll change my evil
ways immediately, now that I know....
There's closed-minded, & then there's rational, learning from the past,
forming reasonable expectations, & NOT believing anything the HL:Store goons
spout. And, there's also being so vacantly open-minded that any & all
concepts thrive w/o regulation by good sense. Being "open-minded" often
seems an excuse for not bothering to form one's own opinions.
Nina (about the pies--cherry? pecan? chocolate cream? lemon chess?
place your orders now)
mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 06:32:56 -0400
From: Judy Schneider <judyas77@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: more bad news on HL5
I either lost this or accidently sent it before I was done. Is it Friday
yet????
Leah wrote:
>
>We're on the brink of a Recession, we're at war (about which not all of us
>agree), we're under an enhanced threat of terrorism, our civil liberties
>and constitutional rights are under threat by the passage of PATRIOT II,
>our deficit is soaring, jobs are getting shipped overseas by the thousands
>and unemployment is at record levels.
>
>Hey, if somebody tries to entertain me right now, I'll take whatever
>escapism I can get. Sitting on our lanai and bitching and moaning before
>the fact isn't going to improve anything. Sure, the next movie could stink
>like Stilton. But at least we have something to look forward to besides a
>born-again, dry-drunk armageddon.
>
Yes, but if I'm looking for escapism, I want _good_ escapism. Before I'll go
watch any bad movie, including a bad Highlander movie, I'll stay home, save
money, rewatch a good video or read a good book. I have an embarassment of
riches in unread books awaiting me.)
Chris said that even a bad Highlander movie is better than none. To which I
must respectfully disagree. I loved Highlander the series, but the things
that made it the series I loved were absent in Endgame. Re-using the name
and calling something "Highlander" does not a real Highlander product make,
IMNSHO. I'd rather rewatch the series and remember what I loved than see
another movie that goes off in some strange direction and ignores a large
part of what made Highlander magical.
Judy, the Chocolate Slayer judyas77@hotmail.com
"I never met a chocolate I didn't like"--Deanna Troi
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:35:56 +0100
From: Zephy <zephy@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: more bad news on HL5
Oh right!
Thank you for that!
Zephy
----- Original Message -----
From: <Dotiran@aol.com>
To: <HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 1:38 AM
Subject: Re: more bad news on HL5
> In a message dated 4/9/2003 7:32:01 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
> zephy@blueyonder.co.uk writes:
>
> >
> > >Probably the lead character's name will be Quentin.
>
>
>
> > Sorry to be dim, but I don't get that.
> >
> > Zephy
>
> Quentin was the name of the immortal "star" of the ill fated [being kind
and
> not saying stupid] cartoon version of the Highlander.
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 11:43:26 -0400
From: KLZ3 <kzimmerman3@cox.net>
Subject: Re: more bad news on HL5
>
> Didn't realize it was my job (or anyone's job, really) to bring flowers,
> fresh-baked pies, & pictures of kittens to the list. I'll change my evil
> ways immediately, now that I know....
>
If you start signing your posts "&sweetnessandlight", I'm outta
here <g>.
ZK (Blueberry, alamode, please)
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 18:54:16 +0200
From: Marina Bailey <tmar@sifl.iid.co.za>
Subject: Re: more bad news on HL5
Nina:
>>I'll change my evil ways immediately, now that I know....
ZK:
>If you start signing your posts "&sweetnessandlight", I'm outta
>here <g>.
Right. Just I'll put down my flag and never mention Richie or slash
again.
Just how remote are the chances of any of that happening? <g>
(Some Highlander is better than no Highlander.
Even a bad Highlander is better than no Highlander
And any kind of Highlander is better than no Highlander at all?)
- Marina. (I never should have EVER listened to country music.)
\\ "And we are scatterlings of Africa on a ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
// journey to the stars. Far below we leave || R I C H I E >> \\
\\ forever dreams of what we were." - Juluka ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
//====Marina Bailey====tmar@sifl.iid.co.za====|| \\
\\============Chief Flag Waver and Defender of Richie============//
"Why does everybody have to be an elf in fanfic, anyway? Like these
people don't have enough problems." - McSwain (The Fanfic Symposium)
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 17:18:07 EDT
From: Kln73@aol.com
Subject: Re: Highlander's Back!
<<> Too bad for tapers if they do have a black ad bar at the
> bottom all the time. I don't think I've ever watched this channel,
> but will certainly check it out since they have the good taste to
> rerun HL. :)
>
> Rachel>>
Coming out of lurkdom for a minute. Yes, this channel shows a black strip
along the bottom the entire time. It usually contains the name of the show
you're watching and sometimes other ads. I often watch The Next Gen when
there's nothing else worth watching and it's always there. It's very
annoying. I have yet to learn to ignore it, although I've tried.
Kristi
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:37:24 -0700
From: FKMel <sgt_buck_frobisher@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Highlander's Back!
I *was* watching American Gladiators on there before
they took it off...except for the rare movie, neither
my mom or I really watch it much. She used to watch it
a lot when it was The Nashville Network. I've found
that the black bar is, indeed, annoying, but I end up
forgetting it's there after a while. I guess it's
something you just have to learn LOL. It's the same
thing with some movies and shows like Angel that are
sometimes shown in letterbox format. Or the channels
like Scifi with their little symbols in the corner.
Hasta la bye bye
Mel
>
> Coming out of lurkdom for a minute. Yes, this
> channel shows a black strip
> along the bottom the entire time.<snip>
It's very
> annoying. I have yet to learn to ignore it,
> although I've tried.
>
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