HIGHLA-L Digest - 29 Oct 2004 to 30 Oct 2004 (#2004-199)
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1. 'Best Of' Really? (6)
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 11:20:29 -0700
From: Prodipto Roy <proy@microsoft.com>
Subject: 'Best Of' Really?
I just got the Best of Highlander DVD set. These are the episodes they
used:
The Gathering - First Episode. Passing of the torch from Connor to
Duncan.
Band of Brothers - Introducing Darius and the "ancient" immortals
Legacy - Introducing Rebecca and telling Amanda's back story
The Samurai - Telling how Duncan got his katana
Methos - Introducing Methos
Homeland - Duncan's back story before he became immortal
Something Wicked - The Dark Quickening part I
Deliverance - The Dark Quickening part II
Methuselah's Gift - Closing the loop on the Methuselah Stone
Till Death - Possibly the most successful "comedy" episode, but one of
the "best" episodes??
The End of Innocence - Reintroducing Richie after Duncan almost killed
him
Comes a Horseman - Methos' back story part I
Revelation 6:8 - Methos' back story part II
Duende - IMO the weakest of the episodes on the Best of Series
My thoughts:
I definitely see why all the episodes in the set were included, with the
exception of Duende. I personally would not have put Till Death in the
set.
I can think of quite a few episodes I'd put in rather than those two...?
Thoughts?
--Pro
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:40:27 -0400
From: Gregory Mate <gmate@rogers.com>
Subject: Re: 'Best Of' Really?
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Pro's thoughts:
>My thoughts:
>I definitely see why all the episodes in the set were included, with the
>exception of Duende. I personally would not have put Till Death in the
>set.
>
>I can think of quite a few episodes I'd put in rather than those two...?
Duende was good for the fight sequences, but that's about it. I would have
put "Studies in Light" in place of that.
....Greg....
gmate@rogers.com
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:45:19 EDT
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: 'Best Of' Really?
There were and are certainly many disagreements over which episodes should be
put in there. I can remember Donna Lettow doing polls on the different boards
at the time as they were making those decisions. The polls were all over the
place. Certainly I would have wanted Duende in there not only because of the
extraordinary sword fight but also because of the dancing. sigh. Studies in
Light is my all time favorite episode, however, so of course I would have wanted
that in there. I don't think we'd ever get everyone to agree. It is a great
set however, the interviews alone are well worth the price.
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:54:49 EDT
From: Highlandmg@aol.com
Subject: Re: 'Best Of' Really?
Hi
They asked the fans what the best were anf the fans voted on which episodes
they wanted that is why the episodes are on the set.
Mary
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:53:17 -0700
From: Jen <data@cyberg8t.com>
Subject: Re: 'Best Of' Really?
"Duende," I think, really is one of the best eps, for the sword play and for
the dancing, too. It's quite remarkable what Anthony DeLongis did in that
ep, off screen: he coordinated the sword play. There's more, too, but my
memory is being faulty right now.
The one ep that should be there, which isn't, is "Forgive Us Our
Trespasses," a pivotal episode for MacLeod, and for the MacLeod and Methos
relationship. It deeply saddens me that this ep isn't included in the "Best
of."
Jen the Fangirl
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From: "Prodipto Roy" <proy@microsoft.com>
To: <HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 11:20 AM
Subject: [HL] 'Best Of' Really?
> I just got the Best of Highlander DVD set. These are the episodes they
> used:
>
> The Gathering - First Episode. Passing of the torch from Connor to
> Duncan.
> Band of Brothers - Introducing Darius and the "ancient" immortals
> Legacy - Introducing Rebecca and telling Amanda's back story
> The Samurai - Telling how Duncan got his katana
> Methos - Introducing Methos
> Homeland - Duncan's back story before he became immortal
> Something Wicked - The Dark Quickening part I
> Deliverance - The Dark Quickening part II
> Methuselah's Gift - Closing the loop on the Methuselah Stone
> Till Death - Possibly the most successful "comedy" episode, but one of
> the "best" episodes??
> The End of Innocence - Reintroducing Richie after Duncan almost killed
> him
> Comes a Horseman - Methos' back story part I
> Revelation 6:8 - Methos' back story part II
> Duende - IMO the weakest of the episodes on the Best of Series
>
> My thoughts:
> I definitely see why all the episodes in the set were included, with the
> exception of Duende. I personally would not have put Till Death in the
> set.
>
> I can think of quite a few episodes I'd put in rather than those two...?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> --Pro
>
>
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 18:17:09 -0400
From: kageorge <kageorge@erols.com>
Subject: Re: 'Best Of' Really?
Jen wrote:
>"Duende," I think, really is one of the best eps, for the sword play and for
>the dancing, too. It's quite remarkable what Anthony DeLongis did in that
>ep, off screen: he coordinated the sword play. There's more, too, but my
>memory is being faulty right now.
>
>The one ep that should be there, which isn't, is "Forgive Us Our
>Trespasses," a pivotal episode for MacLeod, and for the MacLeod and Methos
>relationship. It deeply saddens me that this ep isn't included in the "Best
>of."
>
>Jen the Fangirl
>
>
>
I agree that FUOT is among the best, but so is One Minute to Midnight
and The Valkyrie, in my opinion. It really depends on what you are look
for. As for the merits of "Til Death", I think it was the best comedy,
but not necessarily among the ten best episodes of the series. But I
agree with others that Studies in Light was a wonderful episode and
belongs somewhere in the top rankings. It's also remarkable because it
came relatively early in the series and set the standard for what HL
*could* and ultimately did become.
As for how the episodes were chosen for the "Best Of" grouping, they did
what was politically prudent - they took a poll, but unfortunately
popularity does not always equate with quality.
MacGeorge
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