"Highlander" (1992) Série TV 1992-1998

Note Générale:

7,5/10   

Réalisateur:

Gérard Hameline

Scénaristes:

Naomi Janzen (writer) (multiple episodes)
Scot Reins (writer)

Saisons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Date de sortie:

6 octobre 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Fantasy | Mystère | Science-Fiction

Intrigue:

Duncan MacLeod is Immortal, and must live in modern society, concealing his true nature while fighting other Immortals.

Plot Keywords:

Immortal | Highlander | Decapitation | Flashback Sequence | Historical

Récompenses:

5 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Thoughtful, and very hot

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 10	1:00 AM	SYFY	Family Tree	#1.2
Wed. Nov. 11	1:00 AM	SYFY	See No Evil	#1.11

Ensemble

Adrian Paul	...	Duncan 'Mac / ... (Episodes, 1992-1998)
Stan Kirsch	...	Richard H. 'Richie' Ryan (Episodes, 1992-1998)
Jim Byrnes	...	Joe Dawson (Episodes, 1993-1998)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Highlander (France)
Highlander: The Series

Durée:

Argentina:60 min | Israel:45 min | USA:60 min (119 episodes)

Pays:

Canada | France

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,33 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:13

Lieux de tournage:

Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Société:

Davis-Panzer Productions

Anecdotes:

Joe Dawson (the character ultimately played by Jim Byrnes) was originally going to be named Ian Dawson, and was conceived to be a bookish historian with less world experience than Joe. Actors considered for the role included Michael York and David McCallum.

Goofs:

Considéré à tort comme goofs: Episode 1.20, "Avenging Angel", features a swordfight between immortals that appears to be on holy ground; however the site is actually a museum displaying religious artifacts from the crusades. The confusion arises because footage from this fight is seen in the opening credits of later episodes as the narrator speaks of holy ground.

Guillemet:

Carylon: Then who do we get to wear the kilt?
Duncan MacLeod: Mel Gibson.

Connexions:

figure dans Making of 'Highlander: The Series' (1992) (TV)

Thoughtful, and very hot

Far superior to the films, for every reason: Better venue for developing the mythos and the characters, better opportunity to explore the nature and implications of immortality, and a far superior leading man for all the reasons we choose them. Adrian Paul (who inspires whole libraries of romance novels) looks magnificent and convincing in any time period and has ALL the right moves. He's also a vastly superior actor to Christopher Lambert. It is easy to see why the producers regretted not having made Duncan MacLeod immortal in an earlier time period; not only would there have been more history to explore and a richer background for Duncan, but it would have provided more visual riches for the audience.

The series jumped the shark after season 5, which I think had some of its best episodes: "Comes a Horseman", "Revelation 6:8", "Duende", "Dramatic License", "Little Tin God". "The Stone of Scone," which has its defects, represents an episode type that this series should have done more of: a complete flashback without 20th C references. The possibilities of such episodes were a missed opportunity.