The Highlander Returns -- For One Night, Anyway

Posted on September 15, 2007

Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod is back! Tonight the Sci Fi channel will air an original two hour Highlander movie and we're ready with our Tivo.

Adrian Paul told Sci Fi Wire that everything has gone to pot and the love of his life has left him. He says, "The world is sitting in another place and time, and he's kind of lost hope as to ever being anybody or achieving anything. Everybody keeps saying, 'You're the one. You're the guy. You're the ... .' But virtually everyone he knows has died, and the world has turned to s--t, and so he's kind of like, 'OK, I don't know what to do anymore with who I am or what I'm supposed to be here for.'"

Paul also says there are no flashbacks in The Source. No flashbacks? That's odd. Still, we'll be there, with popcorn. With all the jumping around in time and continuity problems in the Highlander films, we've learned to view each film with a Zen detachment. Essentially, we view each film as a stand-alone and try to suspend our disbelief.

We admit we feel somewhat puzzled by the plot description, given what's gone on before. Presumably, all questions will be answered tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8:00 p.m. Central time. Well, maybe not. Still, we feel optimistic that lots of people will lose their heads and that Duncan will emerge victorious once again. Tell us again why this show was ever canceled? Because we loved this show.

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