This has to be one of the best made shows EVER on television. They don't make shows like this one anymore. They tried to extend the show with Highlander the Raven with Amanda as the lead character. She wasn't cut out for it. The scripts for this original series with Duncan Macleod were great, and they only got better after the 1st season. The flashbacks are remarkable, putting us in many scenes through Duncan's 400 year history, and some of the histories of other immortals he knows, including Methos from a 5000 year standpoint. To be honest, i wish they would have made the extended series with Methos instead of Amanda, people would have thousands of years of world history to choose where to put him and when to put him. I wish they made more, and i hope the new movie is more like the show. Lets bring it back :)

This series is based on the movie of the same name, although the main character is Duncan MacLeod, Conner MacLeod's cousin. It is expertly told through well planned flashbacks. The plot lines were always engaging, and the special effects were marvelous. One of the greatest thing about the show was the music.The multi-talented cast is great. Adrian Paul is perfect for the part of Duncan, giving a likability to the character. Jim Byrnes plays Joe Dawson, Duncan's "watcher" (a mortal who knows about the immortals and records their action) and friend is a talented musician who wrote much of the music you hear in the background. Peter Wingfield play Methos, the oldest living Immortal, whose past is shrouded in mystery. Alexandra Vandernoot plays Duncan's love interest, Tesse Noel. And rounding out the main cast is Stan Kirsch as Ritchie Ryan, a young punk whom Duncan takes under his wings. We later find out that Ritchie is an immortal, too.There is a heart to this series that makes it a joy to watch. You believe the camaraderie that develops between these very different people. You share their laughter, like when Duncan's friend, Amanda (Liz Gracen) cons him into a museum theft. and their tears**Spoiler** Like in the episode where Tesse dies. Oh, and getting back to the music, I will never hear the song "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas again without crying. They used it to show Duncan trying to cope with the loss of Tesse.Any serious sci-fi buff needs to watch this series, and, if you are like me, you will watch it over and over and over....

In the last episode of season five, Archangel, there is a montage after --The Event--the one that kind of killed the series. When Duncan is lying there sobbing, the music comes on and replays Richie's life through the series.I think Joe, aka, Jim Byrnes was singing it. Maybe it was too short to be an actual song, only a minute or so, but what was the title? Was it Lonesome town? Lonely Town? It was really beautiful. I'd like to find it, even in mp3 or wav. I've tried to find it on the net, but the sorting through a few thousand sites- and there are a lot of fake sites that are fairly, gross.If anyone could help, I'd appreciate it.

This interesting highlander series has a lot more to it than action, fantasy and drama. The characters are well acted, and thought out by the actors and screenwriters, respectively. The plots were excellently written, especially linking Duncan Mcleod's past until now, the current time period. I probably think this because i have always been a fan of time period fantasy dramas such as Highlander (1992-1998), Angel (1999-2004) and Witchblade (2001-2002).I especially love it when events of the past are explained through such dramas like Highlander. One example of this is within one of my favourite episodes in 19th or 18th century historical England where Mary Shelly, the author of the famous novel called 'Frankenstein', sees one immortal get stabbed and then rise to life again. She goes on to comment that seeing such an event inspired her to write 'Frankenstein'Thought provoking questions about the series, as some members have already mention, arose such as what was it like for immortals to outlive their loved ones? What was it like to live forever? Adrian Paul as the lead actor, playing Duncan Mcleod, was excellent. His talents of martial arts and acting skills really shine in this series. Afterall, the series did last for 7 years.However, the series did have some faults. One of them being how does Duncan beat every immortal he fights, even ones who are much older, wiser and more experienced in combat than he is. I know there is the good old 'smart-aleky' answer of 'because there would be no one else to carry on the show' but it still remains a question unanswered satisfactorily. Other members have brought up even better questions that pick out the faults of this show you can read.But overall, it is an interesting and good quality series that is worth watching. After a few episodes the characters will grow on you.The interesting plots will also intrigue you. Give it a try! I give it a 4/5