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|ShortSummary= Ursa (Christian Van Acker), a mentally deficient Immortal living under the Opera de Paris, loves singer Carolyn Lamb ([[Dee Dee Bridgewater]]); taking advantage of this, Carolyn makes Ursa kidnap backing vocalist Jenny out of jealousy of her talent. MacLeod sets out in the catacombs of Paris, finds Ursa's hiding place, and frees Jenny. After MacLeod discovers that Ursa was manipulated by Carolyn, Carolyn provokes Ursa by telling him that MacLeod tried to kill her. Furious, Ursa fights MacLeod on the roof of the Opera, falls over the edge and dies. When Carolyn sees Ursa revive, she flees in terror and is hit by a car. |
|ShortSummary= Ursa (Christian Van Acker), a mentally deficient Immortal living under the Opera de Paris, loves singer Carolyn Lamb ([[Dee Dee Bridgewater]]); taking advantage of this, Carolyn makes Ursa kidnap backing vocalist Jenny ([[Fay Masterson]]) out of jealousy of her talent. MacLeod sets out in the catacombs of Paris, finds Ursa's hiding place, and frees Jenny. After MacLeod discovers that Ursa was manipulated by Carolyn, Carolyn provokes Ursa by telling him that MacLeod tried to kill her. Furious, Ursa fights MacLeod on the roof of the Opera, falls over the edge and dies. When Carolyn sees Ursa revive, she flees in terror and is hit by a car. |
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Highlander: The Series Season 1 | |
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Season 1 | |
![]() Highlander: The Series Season 1 DVD boxset | |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Release | |
Original network | Broadcast syndication |
Original release | October 3, 1992 – May 22, 1993 |
Season chronology | |
The first season of the international fantasy series Highlander: The Series, part of the Highlander franchise, consisted of 22 episodes produced between 1992 and 1993,[1] and began airing on October 3, 1992 in broadcast syndication.[2] Highlander: The Series follows the adventures of Duncan MacLeod, a 400-year-old Immortal who can only die if he is beheaded; conflict inevitably finds him because he is part of the Game, an ongoing battle in which all Immortals have to fight and behead each other until only one is left. The season was released on DVD as a nine-disc boxed set on November 12, 2002 by Anchor Bay Entertainment. It is also available at the online video on demand service Hulu, a joint venture between NBC and Fox Broadcasting Company.[3]
Production
The French leading production company Gaumont Television bought the rights to the series to have it produced in syndication in America with a local crew, a ground-breaking move at the time.[4] Highlander marked the first time a French production company was creatively involved in a show intended for the American market.[5] The show was co-produced in syndication by international partners including Gaumont, RTL Plus (Germany), Rysher Distribution (United States), Reteitalia Productions (Italy), Amuse Video (Japan)[6] and TF1 (France).[7] The budget of the first season was US$26.1 million.[7] Keith Samples, president of Rysher, stated that "about 75% of the guaranteed budget came from overseas sales."[8] The remaining 25% came from United States sales[9] and the producers retained the distribution rights,[10] which allowed the show to produce $800,000 per episode only from international income, believed to be the top result of the 1992-1993 season.[11] To secure an adequate share of European content,[7] and as a result of the co-production agreement, each season was divided into two segments, the first segment was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (posing at the fictional location of Seacouver, Washington, United States),[12] the second in Paris, France.[13][14] The production of the first segment began in Vancouver on 13 July 1992,[15] while the production of the second segment started in December 1992 in Paris and used the studios of French state production agency Société Française de Production (SFP) at Bry-sur-Marne near Paris.[7]
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The executive producers were Bill Panzer, Peter S. Davis, Gaumont Television president Christian Charret[17] and Gaumont co-production chief Marla Ginsburg.[10] Steven Maier, Sheryl Hardy and Guy Collins were co-executive producers. Kevin Droney and Philip John Taylor were supervising producers at the beginning of the season; from the seventh episode onwards, David Abramowitz became supervising producer instead of Taylor.[18] The producers were Barry Rosen and Gary Goodman. Executives in charge of production were Marc du Pontavice and Denis Leroy. Scripts were contributed by both staff and freelance writers, Brian Clemens among the latter. Brent-Carl Clackson was line producer on the Vancouver segment, from episode one to thirteen. When production moved to Paris, Clackson was succeeded by Patrick Millet (with the title of production manager) for episodes fourteen to twenty-two. The regular directors were Thomas J. Wright, Jorge Montesi and Ray Austin. The fencing coach was Bob Anderson, who coined for himself the title of Master of Swords.[19] Anderson choreographed the fights on the Vancouver segment then was succeeded by Peter Diamond, credited as second unit director and stunt coordinator on the Paris segment. The opening theme was "Princes of the Universe" from the 1986 album A Kind of Magic by Queen; incidental music was composed by Roger Bellon.[20]
Cast
Three roles had star billing: Adrian Paul played Duncan MacLeod, Alexandra Vandernoot acted as MacLeod's French lover Tessa Noël, a mortal artist and sculptor, and Stan Kirsch portrayed young, quick-talking petty thief Richie Ryan.[21][22] Amanda Wyss, who played ambitious and inquisitive journalist Randi McFarland, was only credited in the six episodes she appeared in.[note 1] The first episode, "The Gathering", features a guest appearance of Christopher Lambert, reprising his role as Connor MacLeod from the Highlander movies.[21][22] Several recurring characters were also introduced this season, including Werner Stocker as Immortal monk Darius, Roland Gift as hedonistic killer Xavier St. Cloud, Elizabeth Gracen as international thief Amanda, Roger Daltrey as Immortal Hugh Fitzcairn and Peter Hudson as James Horton, the leader of the Hunters, a group of mortals who believe that Immortals must be eliminated.[21][22]
Reception
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The pilot episode "The Gathering" achieved a 3.4/7 rating, meaning that 3.4 percent of viewers aged 18 to 49 as well as 7 percent of all viewers watching television at the time saw the episode. The Hollywood Reporter qualified this as a "solid performance" and Samples commented that it "more than met the company's expectations."[24] Samples also estimated that "the first season averaged a healthy 4 rating in domestic syndication and was strong in both men and women demos 18–49,"[25] while Charret felt the first season did "quite well."[17] Rick Sanchez of IGN wrote that season one was "all about finding the show's footing" and "was pretty squarely mired in the movies that had come before and in the formula for making a weekly action series."[26] It has been released on DVD in Region 1 on November 12, 2002 by Anchor Bay Entertainment,[27] and in Region 2 on December 7, 2004.[28]
Episodes
The first season's episodes are altogether 1078 minutes in length.[27]
# | Title[21][22] | Director[21][22] | Writer[21][22] | Original airdate[3] | Production code[21][22] |
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01 | "The Gathering" | Thomas J. Wright | Dan Gordon | October 3, 1992 | 92102-1 |
02 | "Innocent Man" | Jorge Montesi | Dan Gordon | October 10, 1992 | 92103-4 |
03 | "The Road Not Taken" | Thomas J. Wright | Terry Nelson | October 17, 1992 | 92108-3 |
04 | "Bad Day in Building A" | Jorge Montesi | Kevin Droney | October 24, 1992 | 92107-6 |
05 | "Free Fall" | Thomas J. Wright | Philip John Taylor | October 31, 1992 | 92101-5 |
06 | "Deadly Medicine" | Ray Austin | Robert L. McCullough | November 7, 1992 | 92111-8 |
07 | "Mountain Men" | Thomas J. Wright | Marie-Chantal Droney | November 14, 1992 | 92110-7 |
08 | "Revenge is Sweet" | Ray Austin | Loraine Despres | November 21, 1992 | 92109-10 |
09 | "The Sea Witch" | Thomas J. Wright | David Tynan | December 5, 1992 | 92112-9 |
10 | "Eyewitness" | Ray Austin | David Tynan | December 12, 1992 | 92115-12 |
11 | "Family Tree" | Jorge Montesi | Kevin Droney | December 19, 1992 | 92106-2 |
12 | "See No Evil" | Thomas J. Wright | Brian Clemens | February 6, 1993 | 92114-11 |
13 | "Band of Brothers" | René Manzor | Marie-Chantal Droney | February 13, 1993 | 92118-13 |
14 | "For Evil's Sake" | Ray Austin | David Abramowitz and Fabrice Ziolkowski | February 20, 1993 | 92117-14 |
15 | "For Tomorrow We Die" | Robin Davis | Philip John Taylor | February 27, 1993 | 92116-15 |
16 | "The Beast Below" | Daniel Vigne | Marie-Chantal Droney | March 6, 1993 | 92123-16 |
17 | "Saving Grace" | Ray Austin | Elizabeth Baxter and Martin Broussellet | March 13, 1993 | 92120-17 |
18 | "The Lady and the Tiger" | Robin Davis | Philip John Taylor | April 24, 1993 | 92121-18 |
19 | "Avenging Angel" | Paolo Barzman | Fabrice Ziolkowski | May 1, 1993 | 92122-20 |
20 | "Eye of the Beholder" | Dennis Berry | Christian Bouveron and Lawrence Shore | May 8, 1993 | 92124-19 |
21 | "Nowhere to Run" | Dennis Berry | David Abramowitz | May 8, 1993 | 92125-21 |
22 | "The Hunters" | Paolo Barzman | Kevin Droney | May 22, 1993 | 92126-22 |
Home media release
Highlander: The Series Season One | ||
Set details[27][29] | Special features[27][29] | |
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Release dates | ||
Region 1 | Region 2 | |
November 12, 2002 | December 7, 2004 |
Notes
- ^ Wyss was also credited in the eighteenth episode, "The Lady and the Tiger", although she did not appear in it.
References
- ^ Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD). Anchor Bay Entertainment. 2001. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Highlander Cast and Details". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
- ^ a b "Hulu - Highlander". Hulu. Hulu LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2008. (USA only)
- ^ Brennan, Steve (23 April 1992). "Euro players eye 'Highlander'". Hollywood Reporter. BPI Communications L.P. p. 10. ISSN 0018-3660.
- ^ Farrell, Pia (21 April 1993). "French share co-prod'n 'credit' CBS: To jtly dev, produce & distribute telefilms w/ TF1, France". Hollywood Reporter. BPI Communications L.P. p. 7. ISSN 0018-3660.
- ^ Levy, Hal (14 July 1992). "Reel Deals". Hollywood Reporter. BPI Communications L.P. pp. 1–4. ISSN 0018-3660.
- ^ a b c d Farrell, Pia (22 December 1992). "'Highlander' series flys [sic] to TV". Hollywood Reporter. BPI Communications L.P. p. 16. ISSN 0018-3660. Cite error: The named reference "HR" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Brennan, Steve (5 June 1992). "Syndie's new century: half of sales from overseas: Revenues will hit $13 billion, study says Almost 50% of all revenues for US TV syndication sector to be mined from foreign mkts by 2000". Hollywood Reporter. BPI Communications L.P. p. 1. ISSN 0018-3660.
- ^ Marich, Robert (16 April 1993). "Signs of surging sales make for hopeful MIP-TV: New satellite channels heighten product demand". Hollywood Reporter. BPI Communications L.P. p. 1. ISSN 0018-3660.
- ^ a b Riddell, Edwin (13 April 1993). "At MIP, a study in Euro realism". Hollywood Reporter. BPI Communications L.P. p. 1. ISSN 0018-3660.
- ^ Marich, Robert (12 April 1994). "In on the Action". Hollywood Reporter. BPI Communications L.P. p. S-3. ISSN 0018-3660.
- ^ Name from "The Gathering". Highlander: The Series. Season 1. Episode 1. Syndication.
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- ^ Thomas, Scott (November 1997). "There can be only one - The Making of "Highlander: The Series" Season One". Retrovision. Retrovision. OCLC 40987681. Archived from the original on 11 November 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ "Paramount signs talent". Electronic Media. Crain Communications Inc. 13 July 1992. ISSN 0745-0311.
- ^ Bill Panzer, in episode "Band of Brothers". Highlander: The Series. Season 1. Episode 13. Syndication.
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- ^ Adrian Paul, in Russell, Maureen (1998). Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide. New York: Warner Books. p. 90. ISBN 0-446-67435-4. OCLC 38898097.
- ^ Sword Master F. Braun McAsh, in Russell, Maureen (1998). Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide. New York: Warner Books. p. 82. ISBN 0-446-67435-4. OCLC 38898097.
- ^ Russell, Maureen (1998). Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide. New York: Warner Books. p. 150. ISBN 0-446-67435-4. OCLC 38898097.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Season 1". Rysher.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 1998. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g Russell, Maureen (1998). Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide. New York: Warner Books. pp. 167–177. ISBN 0-446-67435-4. OCLC 38898097.
- ^ Bill Panzer, in episode "The Beast Below". Highlander: The Series. Season 1. Episode 16. Syndication.
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- ^ Guider, Elizabeth (12 August 1993). "Rysher to handle Highlander distrib'n". Variety. Reed Business Information. ISSN 0042-2738. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ Sanchez, Rick (10 August 2003). "Highlander: Season Two - Duncan is back and badder than ever in the second season". IGN.com. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Highlander: The Series - Season 1 (Anchor Bay)". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ "Highlander la série (Coffret 10 DVD)". DVDcritiques.com (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ a b "Highlander Season 1 on DVD". Legendary Heroes. Davis Merchandising Corp. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
External links
- Highlander: The Series episode guide at TV.com
- Highlander: The Series episode list at Epguides
- Highlander: The Series episode list at the Internet Movie Database