HIGHLA-L Digest - 1 Nov 2004 to 5 Nov 2004 (#2004-201)
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Topics of the day:
1. AP's Tides of War photos
2. 'Best Of' Really? (2)
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Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 13:05:32 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: AP's Tides of War photos
Go here for an article w/ on-set pix of AP filming his upcoming indie movie
TIDES OF WAR on Oahu--
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Nov/05/il/il02a.html
Nina (this says they are planning to release both a gay & a straight version
of the film....)
mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:52:25 -0500
From: Heidi <heidi@bronze.lcs.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: 'Best Of' Really?
From: Highlandmg@AOL.COM
well The Gathering will always be on my top ten [..] I love how Duncan
facical expressions in the kitch with Tessa and Connor. I love Tessa is
this as well as well as Richie being a teenager.
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
It was the first ep & started something amazing. Parts of it clearly showed
the potential of both the concept & the ensemble. [..] Yes, Slan was a
buffoon, the plot was shaky, & AP's take on Duncan there was frequently
wooden. Doesn't matter--the ep is still something special. Same w/ the
Farscape pilot ep--at times brilliant, yet laughable in some areas--but
still, it was the riveting beginning of something great.
I agree that parts of the episode were good. But I thought Slan was so
bad and distracting that you couldn't really take the episode seriously
anytime his character was around. I think recasting that role would have
made the overall `feel' of the episode much different. So it's hard to
judge the episode evenly since you can't really ignore the character.
The eps used weren't so much the best (in the sense of favorites) of the
series as they were landmark episodes--& surely the pilot ep is a must-
have in that category.
Yea, `Best Of' is a bit misleading of a name but an understandable title
for a DVD set. Were they all `landmark' episodes though? I don't have
the list of episodes handy but I thought there were a few that, while
good, were just `ordinary' episodes.
=}{=
(heidi@bronze.lcs.mit.edu)
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Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 15:43:55 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: 'Best Of' Really?
Heidi--
> I agree that parts of the episode were good. But I thought Slan was so
> bad and distracting that you couldn't really take the episode seriously
> anytime his character was around. I think recasting that role would have
> made the overall `feel' of the episode much different. So it's hard to
> judge the episode evenly since you can't really ignore the character.
Slan really didn't bother me that much, probably because he wasn't that much
of a presence in the ep. He was a buffoon (& I've read the actor was _told_
to play Slan that way) but he didn't have that many minutes onscreen. When
I recall the ep, it is for the several scenes showing Tessa & Mac's unique
relationship, as well as the many quips & AP & CL sparring in the warehouse
to reveal what we needed to know of Duncan & Connor's relationship. And, of
course, AP's stunning bare-chested challenge of a play-acting Richie. And
CL's silly green hat in the flashback--THAT rivalled Slan for over the top
distracting.
However, something made me check, & in fact The Gathering was NOT Included
in the Best of HL vhs & book set that came out several years ago. Referring
to my copy of the book, the 13 eps in THAT set were Band of Bros., Legacy,
Samurai, Methos, Homeland, S. Wicked, Deliverance, M. Gift, Till Death, End
of Innocence, Comes a Horseman, Rev. 6:8, & Duende.
Now, the current discussion started when Prodipto Roy on 10-30 posted--
>>>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>>>
Same list as for the vhs set, except Gathering is added. I don't have the
DVD set, so maybe TPTB added a 14th ep for some reason. Or, not.
> Yea, `Best Of' is a bit misleading of a name but an understandable title
> for a DVD set. Were they all `landmark' episodes though? I don't have
> the list of episodes handy but I thought there were a few that, while
> good, were just `ordinary' episodes.
End of Innocence was, in my view, neither a "best" nor a "landmark" ep &
seemed included mainly to give SK something to chat about in the extras.
In an old Eon site interview, extras interviewer Maureen Russell had this to
say about the eps chosen & not chosen--
"We were having a horrible time narrowing it down," she says. "I argued
strenuously for 'Valkyrie.' This is one of David Abramowitz's favorite
shows - he was surprised it didn't make the list. It's one of those things -
it was in the top 20. 'Forgive Us Our Trespasses' was in the Top 20.
'Archangel' made the top 20. That surprised me a little bit, mainly because
it's the episode where Richie dies, but I think it probably was up there
because it has such a dramatic arc for Duncan."
Nina (The Darkness should be included in any "top" HL list)
mac.westie@verizon.net
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