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Summary: Excellent Series, Poor DVD Quality
Review: I am a huge fan of the Highlander TV Series. Adrian Paul is excellent in a leading role. What I liked about the DVD set is the extras: commentaries, scripts, bloopers and behind the scenes stuff. What I didn't like about the DVD set is the poor DVD encoding quality. The first time I saw such poor encoding quality was in Warner Brothers - The Matrix DVD. I have just over 200 DVD's in my collection, many of the $5.99 variety, and none have as poor visual quality as the Highlander Series of DVD sets (all 3 so far). I'm sure Anchor Bay knew well that these DVD sets would sell to the fans of Highlander regardless of DVD quality. It's a shame they did this, and Adrian Paul and the other stars of the series should call Anchor Bay and complain.
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Summary: This is my favorite series of all time!
Review: I have adored this show since I was nine years old. Adrian Paul is a marvelous actor, and the storyline grabs you hook, line, and sinker. I prefer the series to the movies (I'm not much of a fan of Christopher Lambert), but I HAVE seen the movies. Watch it! You might like it! I know I did,, and have for more than ten years!
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Summary: At last!
Review: I have been waiting for this series to be put on dvd for quite a while. Oh sure, if you were willing to spend more than twice the money you could've bought season one from the Highlander website (which a friend of mine did), but I held out hope that eventually a more affordable version would come out for purchase in stores. Not only is this set less expensive, it's also better designed. Graphically the box art is much smarter looking and the box itself with it's fold out cases within a case is a space saver on my dvd shelf.
Now on to the episodes...It's interesting in the beginning of the series to see how the Highlander movie continuity is incorporated into the TV show. It's not a totally seamless transition, you almost get the feeling that the producers weren't sure themselves how they were going to handle it. As the season progresses however, Duncan MacLeod and the series begin to find their own voices. I would highly recommend this set to existing fans of the series as well as people who might have never even heard of Highlander, there seems to be something appealing in it for everyone.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I hope they continue to put this excellent series on DVD. Engaging stories, adventure, action, martial arts, romance - this has really got it all. I wasn't a fan and didn't even know about this series outside of those dopey movies prior to seeing one of these DVD's at a friend's house. It took me right in. 5 stars.
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Summary: There Can Be Only One....
Review: I jumped up and down when I saw this at BORDERS the other day and had to get it. It's so worth you're money to the last dime. You get all eps for season one. As well as great features and behind the scene stuff.
Get this if you're a highlander fan.
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Summary: Great product with some packaging problems
Review: I ordered this from Amazon some time ago as a gift for my husband. I gave it to him a few months later, and it was a few months after that before he got around to watching it. He is a big fan of the show and he loved this set, but there was one problem: the box was missing a disc. I contacted Amazon - they were wonderful and shipped a new set ASAP. When we received the second set, it was missing a DIFFERENT disc! We ended up putting together a complete set using both of the incomplete ones and sending back what was left. (Big thanks to Amazon for their customer service - they were very apologetic and accomodating from start to finish.) Just be aware that if you are purchasing this product from a company with a strict time limit on returns/exchanges, make sure you open it right away and verify that you have all the discs!
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Summary: If there can be only one, let¿s pick this one
Review: I remember watching the highlander television series as a kid, trying to catch it when it was on. I missed most episodes though, and was pleased to see they had put it out on DVD. Overall it's a nice box set, not quite as nice as some out there, but it holds up okay.There's 3 episodes per disk, except for the eighth disk, which has one episode, a blooper reel, and a behind the scenes featurette. The ninth disk is reserved for the scripts of each episode, which is a nice touch. I did wonder why they chose 3 episodes per disk, it's an unusual number, and they could have put four or five on a disk. I can only guess that they wanted a large number of disks to make it look impressive. Each disk is pretty simple; there's no fancy introduction, just the Highlander logo with a still from each of the three episodes below it. A lightning bolt lets you select the episode, which takes you to the menu. The menu is a little confusing, but it gives you more shots from the episode so you can determine if you've seen it, or if you want to see it. One thing that's nice is the Watcher Chronicles. Even though there was little mention of the Watcher's in this season, there's a special screen detailing Watcher information, like the immortals and mortals involved in each episode, swords used, etc etc. It's kind of useful. Another nice thing in the episode menu is the large Q that allows you to skip directly to the Quickening sequence, if there is one in that episode. This is great if you want to watch the fight scenes, or if you want to know when to look away if they make you squeamish. There aren't a large amount of special features, but for the price and the number of disks it's a good deal. It also takes up a lot less space than the VHS tapes for the same season.
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Summary: Why so expensive here?
Review: I was just at Best Buy yesterday, and they only wanted $56 or so for Season One (plus tax, of course). This is the first time I've ever seen a store have better prices than Amazon.com. What gives?
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Summary: Highlander on DVD
Review: If you like the premise the series will not disappoint you. That said ever since I got a DVD player I find it hard to go back to the VHS tapes. I watched highlander for the first few seasons when it was on TV but eventually lost track of it. I had seen the video collections out in stores but did not like the price or the idea of pulling my old VHS player out of the closet. With the release of the DVD set for season one I decided to see if it was as good a series as I remember. Amazingly it was just as good - if not better. After the first season Duncan will forever be the real Highlander and Conner just a distant cousin. Adrian Paul takes over from the start and becomes "The Highlander". The supporting cast and guest stars are also great but it is Mr. Paul who keeps you coming back. My only gripe with the DVD's is that they did not have more interviews with the actors and the writers. For a show that has taken on such a cult following it would have been nice to hear some of the early history about the first season. My other complaint is not about the DVD set which I highly recommend but about the slow way the DVD's are hitting the market. Season 2 is slated to come out in July 03, and as of yet I have not heard when the other seasons will be released (if at all) on DVD. I guess I had better dust off the VHS player.
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Summary: A MUST OWN
Review: If you liked Highlander the TV series or the first Highlander movie, then you probably already know you must buy this DVD set. If you have not seen either of these then I suggest you rent the first Highlander movie. If you like it, then but the TV series, it is better than the movie. If you are unfamiliar with Highlander, here is some info. There are 4 movies (so far plus one more in the planning stages), a series that was on for 6 years, a spin off series, and even a cartoon. This does not even begin to include all the books, computer software, clothing, etc. The movies and TV series featured amazing cinematography and made music an integral part of the experience. The story lines, especially in the TV series were engaging, original, and well thought out. This DVD set is very nice. The packaging looks sharp, and the DVD quality is better than what was released last year on the official highlander web site (I bought it but returned it because it was so bad). In conclusion, BUY IT. And to the powers that be: please keep releasing more seasons of the series, the sooner the better.
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