Talk:Highlander (franchise)

We need sources
A lot of the info in the article is unsourced and some of it is just plain OR. I am sure there are some reliable and good sources to be had out there. We cannot keep anything that is not sourced. Arcayne  (cast a spell)  05:57, 28 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm searching for some sources, but some of this is such common knowledge amongst fans that it's hard to find it in print. And as for the continuity section, I don't know anything that I could source outside of my own comments from the official message board, and that would not be valid from an encyclopedic perspective. Too bad, because newcomers really need that information. --TOOTCB 01:07, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Duncan.gif
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 * As this image a) is a gif, b) has the wrong template (it's not a screenshot), and c) its uploader hasn't contributed for nearly two years, I feel it is ill-fated anyway, and it's better if it's removed from the article. I'll do it if nobody opposes. Rosenknospe 13:29, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Rosenknospe is correct here. I recognize that image as a press-kit release with the tv series. I do not think it is ill-fated; it needs to be more properly licensed. I am not seeing the issue of it being a gif, though. Arcayne  (cast a spell)  15:41, 4 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Current policy says that pictures should be in JGP format and only inline animations should be GIFs. It also says that the uploader is supposed to tag the picture and write the fair use rationale, but I suppose someone who knows where the image comes from can do it as well, as I doubt the uploader will turn up before the deadline. I can't do it myself, because I don't know the status of this image (if it's free or fair use or whatever). However, I can help writing it, no problem. To whoever volunteers, there is a quite useful template here. As this image appears on three pages, it will need three FURs, one for each page. Rosenknospe 13:26, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * But, as I said, this image is a gif and shouldn't be, so maybe we should find a JPG version of it before bothering about FURs. I still think the gif should be removed. I apologize if I don't seem logical, but I'm up to my neck in real life and I'm beginning to show the strain. So, what do you think ? Rosenknospe 14:20, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * No worries. Take a deep breath and think of a field of poppies. :)
 * Uploaded a new Duncan McLeod pic (a capture from H:Endgame - likely the only good thing to be culled from that execrable piece of garbage). It ihas a beeter rationale and summary and is a jpg. Check it out and see if that doesn't put your world at rest a bit. :). -  Arcayne   (cast a spell)  14:44, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * LOL thanks, it made my day ;D Right, matter settled, let's move to the next ! Rosenknospe 11:25, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Highlander.jpg
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 * Again... OK, this one is JPG, no problem, so I don't see why we shouldn't keep it. It has the wrong template through, because it's not a screenshot either, as far as I remember. If anyone can provide the source for the picture, I can change the template and write the FURs for the three pages it appears on. Thanks Rosenknospe 11:59, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Done. Rosenknospe 11:28, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to rename the article
Arcayne has requested on Talk:Highlander (film) if someone could change the name of the article to Highlander (franchise), and I saw the matter has been discussed above (archived item #11) and everyone agreed, so I'll do it. Please bear with the mess as this occurs. Thanks Rosenknospe 12:53, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, page renamed... *lets out breath* corrected seemingly hundreds of links pointing to the redirect... *falls over* ;D Rosenknospe 14:30, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Most excellent. How does one do that anyway? - Arcayne   (cast a spell)  15:54, 8 June 2007 (UTC)


 * It's all explained at WP:MERGE. Checking the links is the longest bit. Rosenknospe 13:26, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

The Audio Dramas
They follow the TV Series continuity, and they shouldn't be labelled as seperate from that continuity. They're not stand-alone stories like The Animated Series or The Search for Vengeance. They very clearly follow upon Highlander: Endgame, which itself is a story that follows upon the TV Series and THe Raven.

I have listened to them, so I know what I'm talking about. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.210.179.102 (talk) 20:46, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Needless details in sections on individual movies?
There are now articles for all the movies in the Highlander series. So why do this article's sections on the individual movies go into so much detail about plot, development, and critical reception, when all that stuff appears in each film's own article anyway? Shouldn't all that stuff be removed from this article so that editors don't have to copy-and-paste the same information into separate articles? The only info I can think of that this article should have on each individual movie is some brief notes on how it relates to the rest of the series. For everything else, why not just put it in the movie's own article?--Martin IIIa (talk) 01:23, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

continuity
The last two episodes of the Tv series opens open and highlights the idea that there are multiple universes parallel to each other.It also a good source to use for that possibility.Serialjoepsycho (talk) 05:34, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Merge Discussion of Highlander: The Reckoning
Im thinking maybe we need to merge this article with Highlander (franchise). The article is failing Notability_(films) in that we are no where near prinicpal photography. The title is even unsourced, and so is a large amount of information contained in the article is rmours and trivial in nature. Im proposing a merge (though i think this is borderline deletion) for now Where the two pieces of information that are sourced, contained in the article can be included (as they actually already are) in the aforementioned article. Please contribute to this discussion (or improve the article). It would be ideal to find additional sources if you have any information that can stregthen it to meet notability for films but i feel right now this is not possible, Thanks. Ottawa4ever (talk) 17:41, 12 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I agree, though I'd like to hear from other members of the Highlander Wikiproject if they have any ideas. Hooper (talk) 20:52, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
 * More the better i think too, Ive posted a link on the project page. Ottawa4ever (talk) 12:03, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed for merge, I stumbled across the page a few wks ago and it was rife w/ conjecture and false information. I am struggling to find any sources that show the project still in development ... and not in hell. -Sharp962 (talk) 23:04, 26 September 2010 (UTC).
 * I also concur. There's not enough info on this film floating around out there to warrant an article of it's own. So yes, this should be merged.  FaithLehaneThe  Vampire  Slayer  10:35, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
 * K, with no opposition brought up here ill perfrom the re-driect there isnt much to integrate into the franchise article, but whatever is referenced will be moved over. Ottawa4ever (talk) 15:13, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

The Reckoning title
Where is the source for the title of the Highlander remake? The reference supplied shows no evidence of this title being used at all.Ferdinandhudson (talk) 18:23, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Divergence of Story Lines
I'm not sure why the article claims that some films contradict the TV series storyline. Whilst HL2 and HL3 were at odds with each other, I always felt that the Duncan Macleod storyline was pretty clear. The TV series started on the premise that the events of the original movie were correct, EXCEPT that there were far more immortals around and the battles in 1985 (and Connor's defeat of the Kurgan) were not as part of the Gathering which hadn't yet happened. This created a divergence in continuity, i.e. the good ol' parallel universe strategy. There were a number of other differences introduced by the series, compared to the original movie, such as immortals appearing to die from serious wounds and then reviving (in the original film we only see them hovering near death and then healing) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.137.99.94 (talk) 11:35, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

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Another movie/tv movie? Edit...or 2?
Anyone know anything about this? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3001466/ --Stevehim (talk) 06:29, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Or this? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2837860/?ref_=tt_rec_tt

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Success of the franchise?
Just wondering if it might be appropriate to have a section on how and why the franchise has spawned so many versions. In particular, I'm interested in the fact that there are five movies despite the fact that they have all been failures. All of them made less money than their budgets. I think all of them. At least, I can't see any successes. And yet, people kept making sequels. Why? It can't be because they films had artistic merit and some financiers were willing to take the hit for the sake of art because let's face it, these movies are not very good. And yet the movies kept coming out. And a TV series. Maybe the TV series was a success and that paved the ways for films 4 and 5? I can't see any info about that, and it still wouldn't explain how the first movie was followed by two sequels before the TV series. So I think a section explaining these mysteries is needed. Did the producers of the fifth movie think 'ok the previous 4 have lost money but there's a following out there and this one will hit it big!'? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.140.195.66 (talk) 12:44, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Your numbering is off. The franchise includes 6 films (not counting alternate versions), 3 television series, a group of novels, comic book adaptations, and various other spin-offs. It had a devoted following.

The first television series was produced after the seconf film. The third film was released during the series' run (though it had its own continuity), and the fourth was largely an epilogue to the television series. The fifth film was animated and featured brand new characters. The sixth film was a low-budget television film, intended to serve as the finale to the television series' main characters.

The fifth film was considered a disappointment because in introduced underdeveloped new characters, unresolved sub-plots, and a solution to the franchise's main plot that contradicted any previous version. In all other versions of the franchise, the immortals are sterile. Their need for a family largerly drives to adapt children, and to serve as surrogate parents to other immortals. In the last film, one immortal manages to impregnate his lover... with no real explanation for this "miracle". Dimadick (talk) 23:51, 10 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Did you ever stop to think that, perhaps, "there can be only one" indicates something a bit "special" about that one? And that may be the reason he was able to conceive? As in, only the "one" could? I thought that was pretty obvious. SentientParadox (talk) 00:47, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Other media: Board game
There was a board game released in 2018: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244428/highlander-board-game And there was one expansion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/262288/highlander-board-game-princes-universe Would someone like to write this up? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.206.11.98 (talk) 11:18, 18 November 2021 (UTC)