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I love "Highlander" but I do laugh when I think of this- a Scotsman is played by a Frenchman, trained by a Spannish noble who's secretly Egyptian, played by a real Scotsman.

One of my favorite ideas from the series was that the "good" immortals had quietly and collectively decided that having a close-knit circle of friends and allies to hang out with through the rest of Human history was more valuable than whatever the Prize could be. The good guys choosing friendship and love over personal power was the morality the rest of the show was built on.

One of my favorite things about the Highlander series was the use of flashbacks as a B-plot. It gave us a glimpse of what immortality was like for these characters, and really let everyone stretch their acting, costuming, and set design.

Not sure how you managed to not mention the unequaled Roger Daltrey as Fitzcairn. Every time he showed up I knew we were going to be in for an extremely entertaining episode!

To me when Tessa died is the saddest tv moment ever. I always think of it when I hear Dust in The Wind.

Adrian Paul was amazing in one of the best series of it's time: _deep stories dealing with complexity_ . "More good episodes than bad ones" for sure. RIP Stan Kirsch.

Highlander the Series was a show that was so influential to me as a teenager. Duncan spoke so many languages, and had lived so many lives and as a kid from a small town it just resonated with me on so many levels.

For someone who said his favorite episodes were the ones with Methos' back story with the Horseman, it's unforgivable how badly you mangled his name not just once, but nearly a dozen times.

Highlander was one of my favorite TV series of the 90s. It had everything you could want from a show: great action sequences, a charismatic lead, and decent historical set pieces, given the limited budget. Its focus on history, seen through the eyes of Duncan MacCleod, was what made the show distinct from all the other shows of that era. Very few shows, especially at that time, brought history to life the way Highlander did. It even made people, who didn't have much of an interest in history before, take an interest. The show did for history what MacGyver did for piquing an interesting in science.

In 1994 I worked in a nightclub in Vancouver that held an event every Thursday night. It was called "Chocolate Milk" and it was one of the first spaces to use ambient lounge sounding music in a relaxed setting. It was the place to be at that time, and many "famous" people would show up. Adrian Paul was one of those regulars, and he was a complete joy to deal with. Always super friendly and just a nice guy. I was also lucky enough to see them filming some episodes around the city at times, it was a great series!

It's rare when a series spawned from a movie was better than the movie. But with Highlander, it's just that. Love it to this day.

Watched the show with my Papa every Sunday. Freaking LOVED our Sunday night dinner / Highlander hangout. What a great childhood! Memoirs!!!! 😢😢😢RIP papa!

You forgot to mention Adrian Paul's martial arts skills to perform all those fight scenes. That was a big factor in the success of the show for me. Adrian has The Sword Experience where he teaches stage combat.

Always thought Adrian Paul would have made a damn fine 007.

After watching this video. I remembered the actor Adrian Paul, who played Duncan in the Highlander series talking about not being worried about the combat he had to do with other immortals, his struggle, was dealing with going on living while all the people he knew, friends, family pass away, and you have to keep living, century after century. It is still today my favorite tv series of all time. I really respected how Adrian Paul put the effort towards all the fighting, and sword fighting in the series, and a very good actor as well. Take care.

When we lean that Ritchie is immortal, we understand why Duncan kept him around, almost always within eyesight. He was protecting him from other Immortals, most of which didn't take an interest in one so young.

Loved this show. Every 8-10 years I'll go back and rewatch it all. Duncan's character had such a sense of honor and right, he had a big influence on me as a kid, and it sparked a lifelong interest in history, watching him learn and gain experience throughout the centuries. Amanda, Methos, Joe, and Richie were all awesome companion characters.

I loved this show growing up. I needed this!! RIP to Stan Kirsh

I was really into the tv show in junior high and early high school with my best friend who turned me on to it. Our favorite characters, of course, were Duncan and Methos, and I think watching it contributed to our own version of dungeons and dragons that we played with a few other friends. It's interesting that Peter Wingfield stayed in LA but left acting to pursue a medical career. Thanks for the nostalgia!

One of my favourite shows of ALL time. RIP Stan Kirsch

FYI. Peter Wingfield's character was Methos, not Metos. I too was a huge fan of the series. I ordered the catalogs they advertised during the shows run and bought merchandise from it.

RIP Stan Kirsch (aka Richie Ryan)

One of the things I loved about the series is Duncan's and Amanda's relationship. They had the whole Batman & Catwoman vibe. IMO, Elizabeth's Amanda was pure Catwoman.

One of my fond memories of the 90s (the greatest decade ever to me) is this great show. I loved the mythology and complexity of Duncan McLeod of Clan McLeod. Many heroic displays.

I really liked this series, as Adrian Paul was a fantastic replacement for Christopher Lambert, who didn't want to come back for the series. This was the best as the other spin offs didn't work so well.

Tessa and Amanda were my favorite characters. Every time I hear *Dust in the Wind* I think of Tessa. That episode bonded me to the show.

The first season was the best season. Mac and Tessa love story had fabulous chemistry and when they decided to end her character i was heartbroken. No other season could come close to the first perfect one. I always think of Tessa when I hear Dust in the Wind.

Rowdy Roddy Piper as an Immortal ... loved it. OK, I'm in awe ... a Hawk the Slayer poster! One of my favorite movies! Glad someone else appreciates it.

My favourite character from the series is Roger Daltrey's Hugh Fitzcairn, though only appearing in 7 episodes, he always made an impact. And FYI: There also is an anime movie called 'Highlander: The Search For Vengeance'.

This was my fave series!!! Loved it and named my pets after Tessa, Duncan and Amanda. Still holds a special place in my heart.

What i love about Highlander was that it used ancient lore and interesting history, the Tv show really fleshed it out and it was done so well. While bridging the movie franchise and linking it to the TV series, it was nicely done.... Other areas i loved, where they Watchers, Methos and so many other legends that were linked to metholody... I loved it!

This was one of the best series back in the 90s. Great job.

I loved this show when I was in high school. I was lucky enough to know Stan a little bit in Los Angeles when he was an acting teacher. Really good dude. He was very patient with me when I nerded out when I met him. He was always very appreciative of people who enjoyed Highlander. He said he was shocked when they killed him off. He also said that the his impressions were that the producers became more interested in the merchandising Highlander than producing anymore content. RIP Stan.

Highlander was definitely one of the best tv series from the 90's

Great video and thank you for posting. Brings back fond memories of me religiously watching this show throughout high school.

I remember watching it on TV. It was on for years. I did not watch them all. It was easy to follow and very entertaining!

I always felt that Duncan loved Ritchie like a son and that was why they were close, yet butted heads like fathers and sons do. I always hoped that Duncan's prize for winning the game was to be reunited with Tessa as his wife and a new born Ritchie as their son. I also liked how Methos was kind of grooming Duncan into being the one to win the prize

I never watched the show in the 90’s, but thanks to Prime, I binged it over a few months last year. Loved it.

While I was growing up this was the only TV show that my dad and I would watch together on occasion and they were some of the only calm times in the house. When Highlander came on, no one spoke and no one fought.

And when he turns back to the camera and swings the sword for the commercial break...*chills*

What about all the musicians that were guest stars?Joan Jett? Sheena Easton? Even freaking Roland Gift for Fine Young Cannibals was a great repeat villain

I had the pleasure of meeting Adrian Paul while working in the Make Up effects department of EYEBORGS. Still looks as he did I the 1990s and a fun guy to talk to.

This show actually had a much bigger impact on me than the movie. When Darius died, that hit me hard as a kid.

I loved watching this show & every so often will start again with the beginning. In college, this was 1 of the shows we would gather around & watch weekly- ah great times! Thanks for doing this video sir!

loved this show as a kid. my favorite part was seeing the different swords people carried and how it reflected their personalities in some way.

I grew up watching The Highlander TV series with my grandmother on her big projection TV, the kind with the three big colored lenses and a mirror. I have so many good memories around it. To this day, I consider Duncan MaCleod my Highlander.

To be fair, there was ONE thing about Highlander 3 that I really loved: Loreena McKennitts version of Bonny Portmore was part of the soundtrack. It was my first contact with this incredible lady, and I became an absolute fan of her, got all the albums and attended 5 live shows.

Always loved how Amanda and Methos took turns baiting Duncan. Those were great.

Phenomenal show. I absolutely loved it. Sorry to hear of Stan's passing. He, as Ritchie, was excellent.

Highlander was not prestige TV, but it was a fun and often quite powerful show with a lot of heart in terms of the storytelling and the production. You could tell that a lot of care was put into every aspect of the show.

This is a great episode. The series is long forgotten but in my mind it was great, I've still got it on dvd and binge watch every now and again. Top work JoBlo

The series was absolutely amazing. I was 18 when I first started watching it in 1994 and I was instantly hooked. The swordplay ,the flashbacks to different centuries and the watchers was the icing on the cake.

I loved the idea of The Watchers, the mortals who watched and chronicled the immortals.

One of my favourite shows growing up. Glad to see others remember it fondly also!

Great video. Thank you! I just looked the series up and found it on Amazon Streaming. Gonna' watch it all again!

Always thought Adrian Paul looked a sure bet for James Bond. Memorable episodes for me was recurring Xavier St. Cloud ones, the Vampire and Nefertiri episodes.

The death of Richie still breaks my heart all these years later.

Another reason to watch the original movie; Queen. Queen provided 4 unique songs to the soundtrack for this movie. Originally Queen were contracted to provide a song from their albums and one unique song for the movie. Apon writing the script, and Queen being so impressed , their wrote 4 songs instead, providing the extra songs for free.

Stan Kirsch was the heart of the show and I was really disappointed how they killed his Richie off! I was also shocked to discover he had committed suicide nearly an year after the fact when I decided to Google him after catching his Friends episode on TV. He had sadly become so obscure that the news had hardly spread and no one in the media even bothered to investigate what his motivation was.

Everything about your interpretation of the series is 100% spot on, down to the best episodes about Methos and the 4 Horsemen. Thank you!

My favorite show in the 90's after Stargate SG-1.

For it's time, this was a great show. Still watch it from time to time. You can torrent it or watch on here. Great storylines for an immortal and character development.

This series was a huge part of me and my friends life growing up. We watched the show and films, had the trading cards, and were early adopters of the website on the early days of the internet. I didn't know about Stan. May he rest in peace and may his family know how much he was loved by his fans. If they do a reboot, (please no), then I would want Thomas Jane for Connor and Henry Cavill for the Kurgan.

I remember this show. It was one of my favorites when I was a teenager. Many years later it still has a special place in my heart.

I loved how, almost always, an immortal's sword appears out of nowhere. It's easy for me to suspend disbelief and imagine this to be something immortals are just able to do.

Well done Childhood favorite series Never missed it

I remember watching this in college. I couldn't stop watching it. Loved the series more than the movies.

One of the great shows. Adrian Paul should’ve been a big star. He should’ve been bond. He looked like a modern day Sean Connery. I’d like to see a relaunch of highlander the series with an adult tone by Netflix

Great TV series. Between this and La Femme Nikita there was no other TV shows you needed between 1992-2001.

I named my son Connor and his brother Duncan. Yeah...i went there.

Thank you for this show. I didn't realize I missed out on a few seasons.

I first saw this show....at the series finale. After watching this show at weekday mornings on the USA network, I really enjoyed the show. Joe Dawson, Methow, and Amanda were my favorite side characters. Highlander the Raven wasn't too bad. Just felt rushed.

I loved this show! I didn't want to. I was a huge first Highlander movie fan. THERE ARE NO SEQUELS . But I fell in love with this show and was glued to the tv each week. Thanks cable!

One of my all time favorites!!! Thanks.

Thanks for the trip through nostalgia.

My mom, my sister and I used to watch Highlander religiously when it was on tv. There were so many wonderful life lessons in those stories, and I wanted to be a nomad with a cavernous house boat more than anything when I graduated high school. So sad to hear of Kirsh's suicide. He and Paul had wonderful chemistry on the show. They don't make quality tv like this anymore.

I just absolutely live this show. Tessa dying,and Duncan killing Ritchie accidentally after mentoring him and becoming his best friend. Two sad parts of the series. But loved the entire show

My absolute favorite TV show of all time. I still own every episode today from when they sold them and I bought or had my parents buy so many things from the catalogs from the series. I haven’t watched them in years because I honestly don’t want to be let down if the show isn’t as great as I remember it being as a teenager. There can be only one.

The introduction of the Watchers in the Highlander series is something that greatly reminds me of the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' series as well.

Methos (Wingfield) stole almost every scene he was in... I still can't believe he didn't became a bigger star. awesome review!

I will always love this series. It’s definitely a product of the 90’s, but it’s a superb example of character writing. I agree with you though. Queen’s theme definitely takes a wtf turn about a minute in. As for the reboot idea though, I feel like Henry Cavill would be an excellent casting. After his performance in “The Witcher”, he definitely has range and holy crap can he manage sword choreography well!

I try to forget that the sequel movies exist. The original movie and this series are both fanatic. After seeing this I may want to stream the series again. Hopefully there are no more remakes.

There is a lot of things in Highlander the series that didn't work. But there are also a lot of things that did. Looking back at it today it's a time capsule, but if you look closely it was actually ahead of it's time. It influenced a good number of shows and is indeed a forgotten classic. Certainly deserves more love and respect than it gets.

Amanda was definitely Catwoman. In fact, I've always thought that Amanda was the best Catwoman that has ever been shown on TV or a movie. I wish that the focus group who makes the DC movies would watch this show for reference.

Great video thank you ❤️

Used to do highlander conventions with a friend. Stan used to watch my son while I had to run errands for my friend. I had the fun of keeping a few of the actors entertained. Good times. The best time was when I got to talk to Elizabeth, Joe and Stan for a weekend.

The changeling origin is an absolutely genius idea! It fits perfectly with the lore and can keep some of the mystery of the series.

I love the show and Adrian Paul as Duncan. I also loved Amanda and Joe and METHOS (MEE-THOS). As you said they had some great characters and development as well as some epic storylines.

One of my favorite lines from the series, there was an immortal actor/musician who mentioned being on stage with William Shakespeare, and The Rolling Stones.

"Masters of the universe" goes off the rail around 2 minutes mark. The first 2 minutes are spot on.

This was by far my favorite television series of that time and I plan on revisiting it very soon. I always preferred Duncan to Conor but definitely loved them both.

Your point about the full version of "princes of the universe" is spot on. The first time I heard it, I was like "what...". And then it grew on me with a few more listens. It really is a great song, start to finish.

I remember as a kid one night I was going through the channels on my television and seen this dude jumping through a glass ceiling and the other guy grabbed a sword, I was a fan from that moment. The one going through the ceiling was Richard Moll and the other guy grabbing his sword was Adrian Paul. The guy playing Richy was also in the store stealing antiques. McCloud thought Richy was the immortal, but it was Moll. I believe that was the first episode. Joe Dawson and Methos were the coolest characters after McCloud, those 3 were always the closest.

I had a hit and miss with this show, in the beginning there were a lot of misses, in that I kept missing it! Looking back on it, I now realise I now know I saw a part of an episode, and didn't know what the show was. Then later, when I still had analogue regional TV, my sister told me about this "amazing tv show you'll love, its called Highlander!" Unfortunately, when i asked her when and where, she said it was on Friday nights, on Meridian ITV, the trouble was, as i reminded her, every Friday I went to our parents for the weekend, and they got Carlton ITV. So I was going to miss it. She then called me back saying its on Carlton ITV, on a Tuesday night! And again, I'd miss it because I was back home again! So it took me ages to finally see the show, 1997, a year before it finished. But I got SO into the series! To the point where my brother claimed thst I was obsessed, and could in fact probably link any subject to Highlander. To prove his point he gave me to subject 'Dinosaurs'! And yes, not ten minutes later I did! And when I told our big brother what our little one had said, he laughed and said try Bob the Builder, (a kids show.). Half hour later, I connected them too! A few years after I first sawbthe show, I started reading Highlander fan fiction, some of which really continued the saga for me. And through which in 2004 it came through one of the Yahoo!Groups that Peter Wingfield, Methos was going to be at the Stargate SG1 Con, as he was a character in the show, but as a nod to his HL fans in the UK, he was doing a side Con, but tickeys were limited. I actually got one and travelled up to London, and met him, and had a photo taken with him. I also bought some pictures for him to sign. One of which was a pic of him as Methos kneeling in the Dojo, with Duncan holding a raised sword above his head. Peter Wingfield signed his name over Methos saying, "I'll sign this here, so when you meet Adrian, he can sign it too!" As you can imagine I thought, if only! Then in August 2018, I had that opportunity when Adrian Paul and his Sword Experience came to Rochester Castle in Kent UK, a part of my home town. And yes, after 14 yrs, I got to speak to the man himself, and told him what Peter had said, and gave him the photo, to which Adrian signed it next to Peter's signature, with the comment, "There can be only one!" To say that made my year was an understatement! A few years before, I was really lucky that my wonderful daughter had actually gotten me the region 2 DVDs of the whole series. Unfortunately the only version she could get was one from Germany. The show its self is in English, but all the tiles at the beginning of S1, the subtitles and format layout are all in German, and it took me a while to figure it out. But the most annoying thing is that the first season is also out of IMDB episode order. BUT at the end of the day, this great series was and is a great joy to watch, and Yes, I aldo have continuity issuses with Endgame, as in "Kate" grrr! As for the Source, I can't even remember what version I saw, just the once. As for the other Highlander movies, despite being English, until I first saw Highlander the movie for the first time in 1994, I hadn't really taken much notice of Queen, as such. There were a couple of songs I liked, including, "It's A Kind Of Magic," not knowing it had anything to dow with Highlander, but as the years have gone on, I've enjoyed their music so much more. And apart from Queen, other songs I discovered through Highlander was Dust In The Wind, by Kansas, and one of the songs that lives 'rent free' in my head, first heard in Highlander 3, is Bonny Portmore, by Loreena McKennitt, this song and version has been a firm favourite of mine. There's also S4E1 version by Laura Creamer. The thought of Ryan Reynolds having ANYTHING to do with the HL franchise terns my stomach! He might be a nice guy in RL, but I can't stand his comedic movies! So I seriously hope he doesn't become a part of any reboot, not that we even need one!

When a narrator is not the one watching the show for research. Meetoss!

What a coincidence ! I was so nostalgic of that series I started watching it again last week. Stil the exact charm and with maturity I can appreciate how well written it was. Amazing.

Thank you so much for this man!! Could you do Forever Knight?

15.57 Wow never see a Hawk the Slayer poster before!! I wore the VHS tape out watching that film as a kid. Never heard anyone ever mention it! Oh and huge Highlander fan of course 👍

Awesome first movie and awesome 90's series. I remember turning up the Queen intro!!!