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From: [e-mail] (Marius   )
Subject: Re: Highlander
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And would Kurgen then get a taste of some French meat?  :)
(FlameGuard:  no sexist comment here -- I'm referring to events from
the movie which have set a precedent)

Actually, I think that something noble should happen to Duncan.  As
I said before under an earlier post (note the name change here), it's
fairly obvious that Duncan is the most human of the immortals to be
revealed thus far (I kinda wish we had gotten to see more of Deverraux
from 'Free Fall' as he was a really interesting character).  As such,
he could conceivably be killed by a mortal -- and what would happen if
he were?  Quickening release - a mortal becomes immortal?  Or the
power scatters to the others left alive on the planet?  A recently dead
immortal is resurrected?  (The Quickening is very heavily suggested to
be a finite contained power on the world)

Or maybe something could happen involving a battle on holy ground,
which is forbidden by all customs among the immortals.  Duncan could
kill (or be killed) at or in a church/temple/synagogue/etc, and we could
see some real fireworks (the Beast from Highlander I's conclusion would
be a distinct touch here).  I do think, however, that a cameo from
someone in the original movie is mandated (and no, I'm not talking about
Connor's appearance in the pilot -- that's kind of an essential for
continuation purposes).  Fazeil returning is a good idea;  we could see
someone defeat DUNCAN for a change and leave him.  Aman Fazeil seems to
be the sort of guy who would take a head any way he could get it, though.
Maybe Castagir?  Or some new person?  (I shudder to think;  maybe we
could see Joan Jett come back with a vengeance and leave laughing although
the prospect would make me nauseous)

Does anyone have a complete episode guide?  Or info on upcoming episodes?

(I'm in the Champaign, Illinois area and our broadcasting is real nonspecific.
Hell, we're lucky to get the Star Trek season premieres out here -- more
often than not they end up getting botched visually and/or audiowise.)

I heard (and NOT just from this group) that the maker of Ramirez's
katana (Misumori?  I have a tendency to butcher names here in case you
hadn't noticed) was going to be the primary guest star in Highlander III.
Whether or not he would be an immortal was unclear (although I assume he
would, as Ramirez's tutor and mentor)

Another thought (sorry to waste width)

What if somebody really famous were an immortal?  Say, Magellan, or
Abraham Lincoln (what better way of staging your own death than having a
nonimmortal shoot you in the head?  You'd certainly survive it).  Some
scientist somewhere (similar to the 21 Jump Street star) whose eternal
life allowed him to shut himself up somewhere and focus on achieving some
major scientific accomplishments.  (Now he just has to live with the creation
of the atomic bomb on his conscience...)

Sounds like a good idea for some publication in whatever media suits...

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Sven Skoog
(Marius)
[e-mail]

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