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I preferred the series to the movies because it had so much heart and better plot development. All the characters (Methos/Peter Wingfield, Joe/Jim Byrnes, Richie/Stan Kirsch, Amanda/Elizabeth Gracen, Tessa/Alexandra van der Noot...not to leave anybody out...) all brought something special to the table. It was a pleasure to watch Adrian Paul grow as an actor and watch his sheer dedication to the craft - the tireless hours he clearly put into developing and learning many martial arts over the years that he is still successful doing that today. Killer soundtrack; a lot of research into accurate, historical flashbacks; which were my favourite, make this timeless. Looking forward to the blu-ray release in original 4:3 format.

Highlander: The Series

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A clean, wholesome show that I am DYING to watch again! Please, I beg the producers of this show to release it on DVD so I can share it with my daughter, who I know would go crazy for this. The entire cast was beloved. Three decades after watching this everyone still talks about it because it was huge everywhere, even here in South Africa. I have scoured online and it just isn't available anywhere. This show is too excellent to be lost. Somewhere someone has this on VHS. Please can we digitize this and reintroduce it to kids? In a world where TV has really gone downhill, I want proper entertainment for my family. New generations of kids would absolutely LOVE this amazing show!

Danger Bay

This legendary show molded me into the person I am today. Richard Dean Anderson is an amazing actor and he can be proud of what he accomplished. They don't make TV like this anymore. In fact, this stands apart from others at the time because it served a higher purpose - no other show could touch this. It wasn't just excellent entertainment - it instilled good morals and character and protected children and teenagers. The physics, chemistry and science too is outstanding. I have introduced my daughter to this because I wanted it to really instruct her and it also has shaped her for good - protecting the environment, hating guns, helping people in need, showing respect for life and avoiding drugs. To the makers of this show: you really out-did yourselves. Clever script-writing, adventure, suspense, great acting from Richard Dean Anderson and poignant story-lines that teach people to be better human beings still makes this extremely popular. I got this box set as an anniversary gift and am the proud owner of every epiosde and movie. We watch this over and over it's so good and still so relevant all these years later. Having it playing really feels like home - I get to relive the 80s. If I am privileged to have grandkids and great grandkids, I will keep this show alive for future generations. Thank you! XXX

MacGyver

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I LOVE this book! Thank you Jonathan! So many hilarious parts. (Page 103 Par 3 for example had me rolling on the floor with laughter...buy the book if you want to find out how funny Sean Connery was on set, also the humility of Christopher Lambert...there is so much I can't even begin to start.) It was such an honour to walk behind the scenes. The writing is so creative and descriptive, that when I am reading A Kind of Magic, I feel like I am at Eilean Donan Castle shooting on location in 1986. I am genuinely not much of a reader, but I have a hard time putting it down. Like all TV series, I realize how much time went into this, so I pace myself to try and savour it out of respect for the craft, but it's so brilliantly done, I can't get enough. I am almost finished and plan to start over. The research by Jonathan Melville is phenomenal - so much attention to detail - plotting, with great accuracy, each person's background, how they came to be a part of the Highlander universe in the first place and what they brought to the table - not just actors, but every facet behind the scenes - storyboarding, script writing, producing, directing, filming under difficult circumstances in a time before CGI and blue screens, etc. (Also some funny tales of the Scottish crowd extras, but read to find out more); discussions about the entire franchise, the EPIC soundtrack (best score ever in my opinion), never-before-seen behind-the-scenes photographs... You won't be disappointed! Let me shut up now. This post is already too long. :-)

A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander

I watched this keenly being a relative of Robert the Bruce. :-D Florence Pugh is going places!!! I first saw her in Little Women, but her portrayal as Robert's wife - her acting is outstanding & I look forward to future movies. I enjoyed seeing Chris Pine in a role of substance. He is also a great actor. Great set design, acting, plot, etc. However, I give this movie 4 stars because I want to shoot the cinematographer. There are some great scenes of the rolling vistas, but the shaky work as well as constant zooming in and out sloppily at very pivotal moments, really detracted from the movie.

Outlaw King

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