HIGHLA-L Digest - 7 Jan 2007 to 8 Jan 2007 (#2007-2)
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Mon, 8 Jan 2007 22:00:07 -0500
There are 11 messages totalling 396 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. HIGHLA-L Digest - 30 Dec 2006 to 7 Jan 2007 (#2007-1)
2. HIGHLA-L Digest (3)
3. 'The Source' ... Trilogy synopsis!! (2)
4. MI-5/Spooks Highlander actor
5. DVD's - eurominutes? (2)
6. "Source "trailer" (possible spoilers) ( was "HIGHLA-L Digest") (2)
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Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 22:31:03 -0800
From: ChicagoMel <sgt_buck_frobisher@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: HIGHLA-L Digest - 30 Dec 2006 to 7 Jan 2007 (#2007-1)
No, I had no idea that was him. My little cousins are
always watching but it never clicked...though now it's
a little easier to catch the similarity in the voices
when I think back.
LOL about the K name thing
Mel
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 03:36:50 -0500
From: Shadow <shadweagle@aol.com>
Subject: Re: HIGHLA-L Digest
Highlander : The Source Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-21Wodi9Y
highlander the source.com
http://highlander-thesource.com/news-updates2.html
I Get Knocked Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ManHMi3mRDw&mode=related&search=
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 11:34:50 +0200
From: Tarryn Zank <zankt@ukzn.ac.za>
Subject: 'The Source' ... Trilogy synopsis!!
I was scanning a website I go to that uploads movie info, clips &
trailers. It had info on HL:Source on its news page, so I clicked on it.
Here is the info they had under plot summary:
Plot Summary: The world is falling into chaos. As he roams a crumbling
city, Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul), the Highlander, remembers happier
times before the love of his life left... Hopeless and alone, MacLeod
finds his way to a band of immortal companions, including his mysterious
friend Methos, and a mortal, Watcher Joe Dawson. Together this small
group sets out on a quest to find the origin of the first Immortal and
The Source of their immortality.
This new adventure is the first feature in the Trilogy. "The Source"
tells the story of Immortals as they quest to locate the Holy Grail of
their world. The entire series of films will chronicle the origins of
the Immortals.
Trilogy????!!!! You mean they got enough footage in
Romania/Lithuania/wherever to extend to 3 films??? They are obviously
trying to jump on the trilogy bandwagon (LOTR, Matrix, POTC) but as no
one really cares about Highlander anymore, even the fans, what are they
thinking? I faithfully went to Endgame, regretted it, and am dubious
about The SOurce. We probably won't get it in South Africa anyway, so
may be a moot point - we didn't get Serenity on the big screen, even
though we saw the entire Firefly series on SABC.
Here is the webpage address for those who want to check it out direct:
http://comingsoon.net/films.php?id=18235
TarrynZ
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 05:17:46 EST
From: Degruy@aol.com
Subject: Re: HIGHLA-L Digest
<<Highlander : The Source Trailer
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-21Wodi9Y_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-21Wodi9Y) >>
Utterly craptastic.
This is so amateurishly done as to even beg the point the Panzer/Davis could
have done it. YouTube being the new advertising gold mine not
withstanding.....
You know what? Who cares?
If this does not go direct to video I will be shocked.
Edward deGruy
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:30:19 -0000
From: John Mosby - Laptop <a.j.mosby@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: 'The Source' ... Trilogy synopsis!!
There were rumours for a while - particularly around the time of
pre-production when The Source was being promoted at Cannes and such - that
the film would be the first part of a trilogy. At this current stage, though
the story doesn't preclude a continuation, The Source remains a stand-alone
film and there are no firm, concrete plans beyond that. ComingSoon was just
reporting the rumours.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tarryn Zank" <zankt@ukzn.ac.za>
To: <HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 9:34 AM
Subject: [HL] 'The Source' ... Trilogy synopsis!!
>I was scanning a website I go to that uploads movie info, clips &
> trailers. It had info on HL:Source on its news page, so I clicked on it.
> Here is the info they had under plot summary:
>
> Plot Summary: The world is falling into chaos. As he roams a crumbling
> city, Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul), the Highlander, remembers happier
> times before the love of his life left... Hopeless and alone, MacLeod
> finds his way to a band of immortal companions, including his mysterious
> friend Methos, and a mortal, Watcher Joe Dawson. Together this small
> group sets out on a quest to find the origin of the first Immortal and
> The Source of their immortality.
>
> This new adventure is the first feature in the Trilogy. "The Source"
> tells the story of Immortals as they quest to locate the Holy Grail of
> their world. The entire series of films will chronicle the origins of
> the Immortals.
>
>
> Trilogy????!!!! You mean they got enough footage in
> Romania/Lithuania/wherever to extend to 3 films??? They are obviously
> trying to jump on the trilogy bandwagon (LOTR, Matrix, POTC) but as no
> one really cares about Highlander anymore, even the fans, what are they
> thinking? I faithfully went to Endgame, regretted it, and am dubious
> about The SOurce. We probably won't get it in South Africa anyway, so
> may be a moot point - we didn't get Serenity on the big screen, even
> though we saw the entire Firefly series on SABC.
>
> Here is the webpage address for those who want to check it out direct:
> http://comingsoon.net/films.php?id=18235
>
> TarrynZ
>
> Please find our Email Disclaimer here: http://www.ukzn.ac.za/disclaimer/
>
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:44:31 -0000
From: John Mosby - Laptop <a.j.mosby@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: HIGHLA-L Digest
For the record, this ISN'T the trailer and wasn't meant to be. It apparently
came out of Brazil and looks to be some badly-synched footage/audio designed
to give a potential buyer/distributor of the film a look at the style. I
have no idea why it's subsequently gone up at the D/P site (they probably
figure to capture some of the Net traffic rather than it going straight to
YouTube) but when the official trailer comes out it will come through
Lionsgate itself.
Given there are discussions about an extra day of filming - to, I believe,
expand one of the scenes towards the end of the film which may have been
dropped from the intial shooting script - it may be some time before the
official trailer hits.
No idea whether The Source will rock or suck, but the current clip isn't the
bets way to judge it.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shadow" <shadweagle@AOL.COM>
To: <HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [HL] HIGHLA-L Digest
> Highlander : The Source Trailer
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-21Wodi9Y
>
> highlander the source.com
> http://highlander-thesource.com/news-updates2.html
>
> I Get Knocked Down
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ManHMi3mRDw&mode=related&search=
>
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 08:50:11 EST
From: Highlandmg@aol.com
Subject: Re: MI-5/Spooks Highlander actor
Hi
thanks to Aine I started watching this TV series. Wow what a great TV
show. I just finished watching season 3. Thanks to my local library and
Netflex. Season 4 comes out Tuesday and I have it ordered on Netflex. I will not
bother watching season 5 when it returns to A&E as they only show it with 44
minutes when it is 59 minutes on the DVD. Plus the DVD has lots of extra's
which I did not watch but will later. We even have a Highlander connection
Peter Firth who plays Harry Pearce was in the episode Warmonger he played
Arthur Drake. Make sure if you respond you do not spoil. I am wondering if anyone
who watches across the pond could copy season 5 for me? Boy all I can say
is these writers are ruthless. No one is safe. This series is the best I have
watched since highlander. I watch a lot of TV I like it better then 24 and I
love that.
please help I will don't spoil for others and me for season 5
I also found a great link
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:02:14 +0200
From: Tarryn Zank <zankt@ukzn.ac.za>
Subject: DVD's - eurominutes?
Just a quick question on the DVD sets - are all of the episodes the
'Eurominutes' versions?
We in South Africa saw the longer episodes, so I would not like to buy
DVD's that have less on them than what I have on tape. I am slowly
building up my DVD boxset collections, and Highlander is finally at a
price I can afford. Also, if you shop around on e-Bay, you can find
people who charge reasonable postage for the item, not per disc, as some
dealers do. Someone on my Feist mailing list just announced that they
got all 6 seasons of HL for Christmas. Anyone know how to curse someone
over cyberspace? (without actually sending them a virus ;-) )
Thanks!
TarrynZ
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:12:38 -0500
From: Wendy <immortals_incorporated@cox.net>
Subject: Re: DVD's - eurominutes?
Tarryn asks:
> Just a quick question on the DVD sets - are all of the episodes the
> 'Eurominutes' versions?
Yes, the DVDs are all the "Eurominutes" versions.
> We in South Africa saw the longer episodes, so I would not like to buy
> DVD's that have less on them than what I have on tape.
Marina will surely correct me if I am wrong <eg> but I think SA saw
versions that were longer than what the USA saw, but shorter than the
true, uncut Eurominute versions. I know that was true for the first
year or two, I am not positive about later seasons. And, in some cases,
different materiel was cut for different markets. The USA got less sex,
Europe got less violence (a commentary on our respective cultures and
mores, I suppose).
Wendy ( Haven't even opened the box of Raven DVDs I bought last
year.)(Or was it longer?)
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:31:57 -0500
From: Wendy <immortals_incorporated@cox.net>
Subject: "Source "trailer" (possible spoilers) ( was "HIGHLA-L Digest")
Edward said:
<<Highlander : The Source Trailer_
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-21Wodi9Y_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-21Wodi9Y) >>
>>Utterly craptastic.
True. But as John points out below, it wasn't meant to be a real
trailer. The *real* trailer will also be utterly craptastic but it will
have better music.<eg>
John:
> For the record, this ISN'T the trailer and wasn't meant to
> be. It apparently came out of Brazil and looks to be some
badly-synched
> footage/audio designed to give a potential buyer/distributor of the
film a look at
> the style.
But who made it for the distributor to see? Lionsgate? If this is what
they are shopping around, they clearly want the movie to fail,
> I have no idea why it's subsequently gone up at the D/P site
D/P probably figured it was a cheap way to advertise because, hey....why
bother to actually spend money to produce content for a website you put
up two years before there was any chance of there being an actual movie
to see?
>but when the official trailer comes out it will come through
> Lionsgate itself.
And it will be filled with really cool special effects that aren't in
the movie. Oh wait..that was Endgame. I'm sire they won't do that again.
> Given there are discussions about an extra day of filming -
> to, I believe, expand one of the scenes towards the end of the film
which
> may have been dropped from the intial shooting script - it may be
some time
> before the official trailer hits.
Oh..oh... are they going to reshoot so that Methos doesn't ***? Or just
give us another fight scene? More running through the woods in the dark?
Another car chase? Some villain chewing scenery? A honest-to-god
flashback? Are they going rethink that whole Duncan becomes ****** and
has a *** idea?
> No idea whether The Source will rock or suck, but the current
> clip isn't the bets way to judge it.
No, we should judge it based on past experience with the movie
franchise, from the info that has come out during and since filming
began/ended, by the deafening silence of the major cast members, by the
too-bad-not-to-be-true script that surfaced and was yanked, and from the
pictures/props that have been offered for sale on eBay.
Then again, we could wait until it comes out in theaters or on DVD
(sometime before the next millennium). (but what where would be the fun
in that?)
Wendy (For the few dozen actual HL fans that still exist in the world,
the long long wait just raises - or lowers - expectations
exponentially)(The great mass of movie goers doesn't know or care that
another HL movie is being made.)(They probably won't care even after it
hits the theatres/discount racks at Wal-Mart.)
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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 07:56:01 -0800
From: Stephen Bryce <sibryce@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: "Source "trailer" (possible spoilers) ( was "HIGHLA-L Digest")
Interesting...
Lame as a promo video, but other than that bed-ridden fat character
that looks like a Hellraiser villain it could be intriguing.
"What we are never changes, who we are never stops changing."
(Dr. Gil Grissom [William Petersen], "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation")
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