HIGHLA-L Digest - 1 Jun 2003 to 2 Jun 2003 (#2003-98)
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Topics of the day:
1. Novels Question
2. Bi-Monthly Reminder
3. Highlander Moments (3)
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Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 17:57:09 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Novels Question
> PS Will I get whapped for going over five posts?
> Should I still abide by that even though the list
Yes, in my opinion. In addition to saving everyone time & space, the rule
promotes clarity of thought.
The novels are all pretty bad; the best to be said of any of them is that
any HL is better than no HL at all. It's not that they are all that
inconsistent (though there are some gaffes), just mostly ... trite ... & in
many cases the characters are not "caught" by the authors.
Try ebay for the books. That's also your best bet for the odd tapes & the
Best of HL tape set you asked about earlier. Bes of HL is a set of 11 tapes
containing the 13 eps "judged" to be the best of the series, plus 12-20
minutes per tape of actor/producer/director/writer/sword-master commentary &
in several cases nifty sword demos. The book is nice, but the tapes have
more, & it's nice to see & hear everyone chat.
Nina (whoever lit some of the people doing commentary should be shot)
mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 23:50:01 -0500
From: Debra Douglass <ddoug@catrio.org>
Subject: Bi-Monthly Reminder
(updated 8/1/00) HIGHLA-L Bi-Monthly Reminders
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Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 22:42:13 -0700
From: FKMel <sgt_buck_frobisher@yahoo.com>
Subject: Highlander Moments
I knew that as a HL fan, I probably wouldn't be able
to watch Tuck Everlasting without having a bunch of HL
moments LOL.
There was at least one scene that reminded me a lot of
Duncan angst about living forever, and there actually
was a scene with some of the characters wielding
swords. I ended up saying out loud 'uh, guys, wrong
show' LOL. And I kept wanting to look for a Watcher
tattoo on the guy in the yellow suit LOL. I almost
expected to hear 'Who Wants to Live Forever' somewhere
along the line.
I want to try an HL crossover fic. I know there was a
'no print material' rule (anyone know why?) but since
it's a movie now, it counts, right? I just don't wanna
end up in trouble.
Mel, who's been wondering what, if anything, would
happen if an immie drank from the spring
(PS This is techincally Monday, so I'll just deduct
this post from my five for today)
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Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 11:07:33 -0400
From: jjswbt@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: Highlander Moments
Mel wrote,
>I want to try an HL crossover fic. I know there was a
>'no print material' rule (anyone know why?) but since
>it's a movie now, it counts, right? I just don't wanna
>end up in trouble.
While all fanfic raises questions of copyright infringement (No..let's *not* start that discussion again so soon after the last time) I seriously doubt anyone is going to come after you waving legal papers if you write a HL-Tuck Everlasting crossover. Write it, post it to HLFIC-L (not here) and relax.
>Mel, who's been wondering what, if anything, would
>happen if an immie drank from the spring
1) Nothing
2) The new ability to have their heads cut off and recover so long as they stayed in the appropriate geographic location
3) They lose both the spring's benefit and their innate immortality for being greedy - prompting really old Immortals to fall to dust
4) They split into the Good and Evil sides - proving that Immortals should never visit "holy" springs, be they French or Appalachian
5) Red fog would appear along with a gibberish speaking French dwarf (when in doubt, always add red fog and a dwarf to every plot)
>(PS This is techincally Monday, so I'll just deduct this post from my five for today)
Oh hell...there isn't enough traffic here at the moment to worry about whether you post 5 or 6 times in one day. Just don't push into double digit territory.
Wendy("Clarity of thought" is all very nice <g> but sheer volume can be fun too.)
Fairy Killer
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Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:45:19 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Highlander Moments
Wendy--
> While all fanfic raises questions of copyright infringement
REALLY? Gee, wonder why????
> (No..let's *not* start that discussion again so soon after the last time)
OK. I'm kinda busy right now anyway. So, I'll just say--fanfic that is
distributed via the net or zines is illegal & immoral. And 99.9% silly dreck
anyway, so why bother....
> Write it, post it to HLFIC-L
But, someone posted a while back that HLFIC-L was dead, deceased, history,
pushing up daisies, singing w/ the choir eternal, pulling a Richie, etc. I
recall drinking a mai tai on the occasion. (OK--drinking an extra mai tai.)
> 2) The new ability to have their heads cut off and recover
That would be tough to film. But funny.
> 5) Red fog would appear along with a gibberish speaking French dwarf (when
in doubt, always add red fog and a dwarf to every plot)
Bliss should try that. Those elements could perk up JAG & Ed, too.
> Wendy("Clarity of thought" is all very nice <g> but sheer volume can be
fun too.)
But compromise sucks. Can't we have both?
Nina
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