Every episode is accompanied by a segment running roughly 10 minutes, consisting of interview clips with some of the cast and crew involved. Highlander's DVD crew provides an even greater profusion of extras than the generous offerings of previous releases because they had more space to fill, since season six was so short. If not for the episodes themselves, this would be a great set for introducing someone to the show. It's convenient for storage, but the overlapping disc holders are as much of a pain as ever, since the DVDs on the bottom can only be removed after taking the top discs are out first. Packaging and Extras Highlander comes in a foldout digipak that sits in a bookshelf sleeve. That left just eight shows for the supposed hero, and four of them were eaten up by the opener and finale, both two-part stories and each hokey, albeit in different ways. The babe shows were largely forgettable detective affairs, though fans might get chuckles from a bra-less Dara Tomanovich in a soaked white blouse and the idea of Claudia Christian posing for the original Kama Sutra drawings. Of the 13 episodes on this set, four were generic "babe" programs used as tests of the female immortal concept that become Highlander: The Raven, and another episode had no McLeod at all. Fortunately, budget pressures killed the idea, so producers wrapped up the Ahriman story in a two-part opener for season six and spent most of the remaining, abbreviated season thinking about spin-offs. Given the Highlander team's track record with dystopias (again, Highlander 2), the prospects for cheesiness were strong. Producers envisioned the last run as a bleak future world devastated by the demon Ahriman, who had started haunting McLeod in season five's finale. And a little bit of too much everything yielded Highlander season six.It could have been worse. Too much fantasy and you get Highlander 2, one of the worst sci-fi/fantasy movies of the last 20 years.
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Too many guns and cops and it turns into a generic TV adventure. Too much introspection becomes depressing. It's a storytelling formula that collapses when one element overpowers the rest.
The Highlander, Duncan McLeod (Adrian Paul), and the world's oldest immortal, Methos (Peter Wingfield), masked the weight of their years with easy smiles and ready jokes. Elements of the fantastic co-existed with historical fiction and contemporary adventure. At its best, Highlander blended genres and moods.
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