********************* A message from Carmel Macpherson re the HLDU email list. Well - they say that there is no such thing as a problem - only an opportunity!...
There was an extensive article on the front page of the Washington Post this morning about fanfiction, specifically Harry Potter fanfic. Surprisingly, the...
... Interesting article, though the author thinks fan fiction is a much newer phenomena than it actually is. Though I am a bifictional reader, and a passionate...
From: "Bombadil" <bombadil@...> ... the ... I'd thought the same myself until about a year ago. Another writer whose works I love wrote a Snape story and...
hi! I'm Fae and I'm new here :D I have been a fan of Highlander since it first appeared but it was only here recently that I've gotten into the fandom, so to...
... No, I think alot of people have that perception of Duncan. One of the most interesting things about the show, is every time I watch it, I catch something...
... Your reaction is typical of those who have only seen relatively few of the entire six years of HL:TS. Duncan's character is quite complex, and he is very...
... Joe angrily tells ... he doesn't have any ties to. Pat ... _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk...
... Agreed. But that make it appear that Joe is quite peripatetic in his views about good and evil (people I know and like cannot do bad things, but people I...
... far too fascinating to be portrayed the way he is in some of the fic. I feel like there's just too much complexity in his and Methos' relationship to be ...
I think Duncan can be judgmental. He does seem to believe it is his duty to stop Immortals who have stepped over the line. Duncan's judgmental attitude is...
... I think Duncan is in awe of Methos, the oldest of them all. Even though as Methos doesn't invite it, Duncan looks up to him. It cuts very deep to have that...
... This is a quibble, but it was a thousand years, not thousands. Just one observation. It always struck me that ten thousand spread out over one thousand...
... Unless/until a new HL movie comes out, our policy seems to be that no spoiler space or warning is required, because hey, the material has been out there...
... I've heard this argument before, and think it is specious. The flashback made it clear exactly what they were and what they did. They attacked defenseless...
... I agree with all of this, except that Duncan's condemnation of Immortals who cause the death of mortals is colored (and made worse) if he feels they are...
... I will listen to MacGeorge rant on this topic any day of the week. <g> I guess as a newbie (which I still am -- I *still* haven't seen most of the HL...
... Actually, I agree with this - I have just found it amusing to do the math. Methos is my favorite character but I have no wish to negate his darker side....
... Oh I agree. I didn't mean that Byron hurting Joe was the only, or even main cause, of Duncan's actions, though I see that the way I stated it sounded like...
... Yeah, but lots of guys sound like old married couples with their friends. Have you ever listened in on a bunch of long term buddies at what they think is a...
... Actually, I think the writers were lazy in ... where I have a problem with Methos as well. And, yes, i agree that the writers really let us down. First...
--On Friday, July 4, 2003 5:57 PM -0500 Patricia Talley ... See, now, I think Methos deliberately didn't answer that question. It always felt to me like he...
... *Any* character bit that is overused can get to seem tedious after awhile, including Methos' running away, Methos being a master manipulator, Duncan's...
Bombadil wrote: Mainly I wanted to point out that it was one thousand years, not the ... I think my brain got stuck on the 3,000 years that Cassandra had...
... Agreed. It is an important aspect that they address again and again (and pour Duncan suffers for it, fer shur), and we see him change dramatically over...
... me ... I've ... off? ... < KickAir 8P~ > (posting late in the thread, but getting in my 2¢) Duncan's behaivior changes quite a bit with the events and...
I just wanted to thank everyone for their wonderful responses to my question. I've got a lot of stuff to think over now. *G* I didn't realize I'd hit on such...
Because of personal commitments on the part of one of the judges, the closing date for submissions to this competition has been extended to 30 September 2003....