There are 8 messages totalling 219 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Novels Question 2. Adrian Paul DVDs 3. Fantasy fodder for AP fans (2) 4. Counterfeit 2 (2) 5. Highlander Novelization 6. TNN = Spike TV ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 22:13:31 -0400 From: Heidi <heidi@apocalypse.org> Subject: Re: Novels Question The thread is a bit old but I'm just catching up on some list mail. From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net> 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. I had read some of them but gave up buying them after awhile. (I think I gave up on one or two partway thru.) I only vaguely remember Element Of Fire, but wasn't there some extra sifi-ish aspect to it that wasn't part of the series/movies? Some extra ability/power the evil Immortal had that didn't fit with what we'd seen in the HL universe. I know that's a bit vague but I mainly just remember thinking someone had an idea for a sifi/fantasy story and tried (badly) to merge it with HL. (and mud.) (sortof like what seemed to happen with HL2.) Wasn't there also a scene in the book where some of Duncan's (or was it Connor's) hair was burnt but grew back right away to the same length? It seemed pretty silly since how would they explain the fact that Immortals never seem to have a problem having their hair cut given the amount of times we've seen them with different lengths over the years. While it was a minor part of the story it stood out because it really didn't fit. =}{= (heidi@apocalypse.org) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 22:14:59 -0400 From: Heidi <heidi@apocalypse.org> Subject: Re: Adrian Paul DVDs From: Judy Schneider <judyas77@HOTMAIL.COM> Has anyone seen or heard anything about two movies with Adrian Paul? One is Code Hunter and the other is Nemesis Game. I'm wondering if it's worth buying the DVDs. From: Dotiran@aol.com Code Hunter is my least favorite of all the films AP has done post HL:TS. It is a disjointed scifi type movie. Adrian of course looks simply dark and lovely. But there isn't much of a "role" for him in it. I rented it a few weeks ago out of curiosity and sortof wish I had paid more attention to the comments from people saying it wasn't worth it. Despite the fact that AP played an important character he didn't have much screen time. It was amusing to see just how many movies they seem to have taken ideas from though. `War Games' seemed to be the one with the most similarities. If you're Really curious about it I'd suggest renting it (and fast forwarding thru most of it) but don't buy it if you haven't seen it first. Btw, on the chance anyone has missed PW in `The Wedding Dress' it seems to keep turning up as a rerun. It was on again a few months ago and again a few days ago. I'm not sure but I think it was on Lifetime channel so you may want to check their listings for more reruns. =}{= (heidi@apocalypse.org) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:25:24 -0500 From: Debra Douglass <ddoug@catrio.org> Subject: Re: Fantasy fodder for AP fans On 6/11/2003, on HIGHLA-L@lists.psu.edu, Danni Butterfuss wrote: >>Could I share this w/ the other AP lists I'm on, Debra? Sure, I got it from a publicly available article. -Debbie -- .------------------------------------------------------------------. |Debra Douglass ddoug@catrio.org http://www.catrio.org| `------------------------------------------------------------------' ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:19:44 -0400 From: jjswbt@earthlink.net Subject: Re: Fantasy fodder for AP fans Danni wrote: > >>Could I share this w/ the other AP lists I'm on, Debra? Debbie answers: >Sure, I got it from a publicly available article. She's alive! She's alive! Wendy (Now I know she's just ignoring me and not dead.)(Just kidding)(Just kidding.)(Well, mostly just kidding)(:::ouch:::)(That whip still hurts) Fairy Killer jjswbt@earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~jjswbt/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:13:19 -0700 From: FKMel <sgt_buck_frobisher@yahoo.com> Subject: Counterfeit 2 Nice close-out, but it was kind of sad. It was obvious that it had to be hard on Mac. I *did* want to reach in and give him a good slap at times, but I can understand why it happened. Now he goes back to Seacouver, setting the scene for Methos' arrival and Charlie's demise, right? And he goes back to Paris chasing Kalas later in the season? I'm impatient....don't wanna wait and see. What's the ep where Mac gets the barge back? What happened, did he start to regret selling it and buy it back from whoever he sold it to? And have we seen the last of Maurice? Mel ===== The trouble with immortality is that it tends to go on forever-Herb Cain FK:NickNatPacker, Knight of the Cross,Knightie, Natpacker/Highlander:Duncan Flag-Waver/Due South Fan/Tracker Fan/Angel Fan/Port Charles Fan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 22:30:59 +0100 From: Jette Goldie <jette@blueyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Counterfeit 2 > > And have we seen the last of Maurice? Nope! :-) Jette Goldie jette@blueyonder.co.uk INTERACTION - the 63rd Worldcon "A European Worldcon in Glasgow" http://interaction.worldcon.org.uk/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 15:07:35 -0700 From: FKMel <sgt_buck_frobisher@yahoo.com> Subject: Highlander Novelization I finally got my copy of the novelization and haven't had time to read it all yet but I've been looking through it. I notice it has more in it than the movie....was that stuff they cut from the script/movie as being too long (or overbudget)? I think it might have made the film even better if it had been included. I also like the way they phrase the ending, that Connor 'thought' he'd fought his last battle. There *is* a Kurgen POV part that says that only MacLeod stood between him and the Prize, but still it's not quite like in the movie. Mel (but that still doesn't clear up the question of how could he have not known that Duncan was still alive...he'd surely have found out some way if Mac had died(I know, Duncan hadn't been created yet...)) ===== The trouble with immortality is that it tends to go on forever-Herb Cain FK:NickNatPacker, Knight of the Cross,Knightie, Natpacker/Highlander:Duncan Flag-Waver/Due South Fan/Tracker Fan/Angel Fan/Port Charles Fan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 18:05:54 -0600 From: Firefly <airedale@northerntel.net> Subject: Re: TNN = Spike TV I just heard that Spike Lee won a temporary injunction against TNN. I wonder if the family of Spike Jones will now sue Spike Lee. Barbara ------------------------------ End of HIGHLA-L Digest - 11 Jun 2003 to 12 Jun 2003 (#2003-109) ***************************************************************