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* TroubledProduction: A spin-off was conceived in Season Seven after Paul left to pursue movies. There was a lot of pressure to keep the franchise going without any delays, despite the writers and producers not having a clue where to go from here. After testing out a revolving door of potential Highlanderettes -- Paul was not contractually obligated to appear for the whole season, and thus six or seven episodes were dedicated to his replacement(s) -- they finally settled on Amanda (Elizabeth Gracen) to be "The Raven". Simple, right? Wrong. The series was already in production when deadly problems arose:
## Unbeknown to Bill Panzer of his staff, Elizabeth Gracen had secretly gone off the deep end, believing she was being hunted down by the CIA and BillClinton (with whom she claimed to have an affair). To top it off, Gracen had a new "manager" whom she met in France: a older fellow who claimed to be an Ambassador, but was actually some sort of delusional stalker.
## The music director kept missing his cues and went out drinking.

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* TroubledProduction: A spin-off was conceived in Season Seven after Paul left to pursue movies. There was a lot of pressure to keep the franchise going without any delays, despite the writers and producers not having a clue where to go from here. here. After testing out a revolving door of potential Highlanderettes -- Paul was not contractually obligated to appear for the whole season, and thus six or seven episodes were dedicated to his replacement(s) -- they finally settled on Amanda (Elizabeth Gracen) to be "The Raven". Raven". Simple, right? Wrong. right? Wrong. The series was already in production when deadly problems arose:
arose:
## Unbeknown to Bill Panzer of or his staff, Elizabeth Gracen had secretly gone off the deep end, believing she was being hunted down by the CIA and BillClinton (with whom she claimed to have an affair). To top it off, Gracen had a new "manager" whom she met in France: a older fellow who claimed to be an Ambassador, but was actually some sort of delusional stalker. \n
## The music director kept missing his cues and went out drinking.



## Amanda wasn't believable as a tortured antihero, and discovered that her frisky antics had accidentally led to the deaths of ''over a hundred people''.
## The male co-star, Paul Johanssen (''OneTreeHill'') was gradually downgraded to Amanda's bumbling sidekick, to his dismay.
## Amanda's roommate, originally written as a girl in her twneties, was changed to an old matron so as not to offend Gracen; this resulted in Amanda's apartment being decorated like a retirement home.

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## Amanda wasn't believable as a tortured antihero, and discovered that her frisky antics had accidentally led to the deaths of ''over a hundred people''. \n
## The male co-star, Paul Johanssen (''OneTreeHill'') was gradually downgraded to Amanda's bumbling sidekick, to his dismay. \n
## Amanda's roommate, originally written as a girl in her twneties, was changed to an old matron so as not to offend Gracen; Gracen; this resulted in Amanda's apartment being decorated like a retirement home. home.

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* TroubledProduction: A spin-off was conceived in Season Seven after Paul left to pursue movies. There was a lot of pressure to keep the franchise going without any delays, despite the writers and producers not having a clue where to go from here. After testing out a revolving door of potential Highlanderettes -- Paul was not contractually obligated to appear for the whole season, and thus six or seven episodes were dedicated to his replacement(s) -- they finally settled on Amanda (Elizabeth Gracen) to be "The Raven". Simple, right? Wrong. The series was already in production when deadly problems arose:
## Unbeknown to Bill Panzer of his staff, Elizabeth Gracen had secretly gone off the deep end, believing she was being hunted down by the CIA and BillClinton (with whom she claimed to have an affair). To top it off, Gracen had a new "manager" whom she met in France: a older fellow who claimed to be an Ambassador, but was actually some sort of delusional stalker.
## The music director kept missing his cues and went out drinking.
## The film crew conducted their work in a highly regimented, cop show style which prolonged shooting and made the series look generic.
## The French investors demanded more light comedy. The showrunners wanted more grimdark.
## Amanda wasn't believable as a tortured antihero, and discovered that her frisky antics had accidentally led to the deaths of ''over a hundred people''.
## The male co-star, Paul Johanssen (''OneTreeHill'') was gradually downgraded to Amanda's bumbling sidekick, to his dismay.
## Amanda's roommate, originally written as a girl in her twneties, was changed to an old matron so as not to offend Gracen; this resulted in Amanda's apartment being decorated like a retirement home.
## The two leads detested each other, killing any romantic chemistry between the characters.
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** The show had a continuing parade of singers- Joan Jett, Roger Daltrey, Nia Peeples, etc.

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** The show had a continuing parade of singers- Joan Jett, [[TheWho Roger Daltrey, Daltrey]], Nia Peeples, etc.

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* TropeNamer: ''Highlander'' named the following tropes:
** ThereCanBeOnlyOne
** WhoWantsToLiveForever (from the ''Music/{{Queen}}'' soundtrack)

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* {{Corpsing}}: In 'The Modern Prometheus', where Amanda goes to Methos's place and they talk. Peter replaced his line with a joke during one take, and Elizabeth Gracen had a ton of trouble getting through the scene straightfaced after that.
* DistractedByTheSexy: The director, during the Cassandra/Duncan love scene in "Prophecy". The blooper reel shows Tracy Scoggins finally saying loudly "If this goes on much longer, I'm going to need birth control!"



* 'Rowdy' RoddyPiper appeared in one episode.




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* 'Rowdy' RoddyPiper appeared in one episode.



* {{Corpsing}}: In 'The Modern Prometheus', where Amanda goes to Methos's place and they talk. Peter replaced his line with a joke during one take, and Elizabeth Gracen had a ton of trouble getting through the scene straightfaced after that.
* DistractedByTheSexy: The director, during the Cassandra/Duncan love scene in "Prophecy". The blooper reel shows Tracy Scoggins finally saying loudly "If this goes on much longer, I'm going to need birth control!"
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{{Corpsing}}: In 'The Modern Prometheus', where Amanda goes to Methos's place and they talk. Peter replaced his line with a joke during one take, and Elizabeth Gracen had a ton of trouble getting through the scene straightfaced after that.

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* {{Corpsing}}: In 'The Modern Prometheus', where Amanda goes to Methos's place and they talk. Peter replaced his line with a joke during one take, and Elizabeth Gracen had a ton of trouble getting through the scene straightfaced after that.
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* HeyItsThatPlace: [[''{{Series/Merlin}}'' Camelot Castle]] is where the nobleman whose daughter Fitz was supposed to be protecting lived in 'Star Crossed'.

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* HeyItsThatPlace: [[''{{Series/Merlin}}'' [[{{Series/Merlin}} Camelot Castle]] is where the nobleman whose daughter Fitz was supposed to be protecting lived in 'Star Crossed'.
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* HeyItsThatPlace: [[''{{Series/Merlin}}''Camelot Castle]] is where the nobleman whose daughter Fitz was supposed to be protecting lived in 'Star Crossed'.

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* HeyItsThatPlace: [[''{{Series/Merlin}}''Camelot [[''{{Series/Merlin}}'' Camelot Castle]] is where the nobleman whose daughter Fitz was supposed to be protecting lived in 'Star Crossed'.
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* The series main cast got annoyed by the director getting annoyed at them eating bananas on the set and telling them to quit it. So, they showed up with 'no banana' tshirts once shortly after, with the typical red circle with a line through it over the fruit image. There's also a shot on the blooper reel of them eating bananas anyway, probably to tease him.

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* The series main cast got annoyed by the director getting annoyed at them eating bananas on the set and telling them to quit it. So, they showed up with 'no banana' tshirts once shortly after, with the typical red circle with a line through it over the fruit image. There's also a shot on the blooper reel of them eating bananas anyway, probably to tease him.him.
** A couple of bloopers were left in because they seemed to flow well with the ep, like Duncan and Amanda's head butt while trying to kiss in 'Money No Object', and Duncan and Richie breaking out in laughter at the end of one early episode.
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** [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Giles]] appeared at one point.

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** [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Giles]] appeared at one point.
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** ClancyBrown is the Kurgan, who looks a lot like a {{goth}} [[{{DCAU}} Lex Luthor]].

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** ClancyBrown Creator/ClancyBrown is the Kurgan, who looks a lot like a {{goth}} [[{{DCAU}} Lex Luthor]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: WWE superstar {{Edge}} makes a brief cameo appearance in ''Highlander: Endgame''. Almost counts as RetroactiveRecognition as Edge has achieved far greater success since the film's release, but he was regularly featured on WWE programming when the film came out anyway. The cameo also leads to a ShoutOut to his WWE ringname, when after he's killed, he's told "[[IncrediblyLamePun It looks like you've lost your ''edge'']]".

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* HeyItsThatGuy: WWE superstar {{Edge}} makes a brief cameo appearance in ''Highlander: Endgame''. Almost counts as RetroactiveRecognition as Edge has achieved far greater success since the film's release, but he was regularly featured on WWE programming when the film came out anyway. The cameo also leads to a ShoutOut to his WWE ringname, when after he's killed, he's told "[[IncrediblyLamePun It looks like you've lost your ''edge'']]".edge]]".



** Joe Dawson keeps track of immortals [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars FOR THE GLORY OF THE ROYALTY!!!]]

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** Joe Dawson keeps track of immortals is [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars FOR THE GLORY OF THE ROYALTY!!!]]Inferno]].
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** MichealIronside is General Katana.

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** MichealIronside MichaelIronside is General Katana.

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** Did [[ClancyBrown Mr.]] [[SpongebobSquarepants Krabs]] just decapitate [[SeanConnery James Bond]]?
** [[SplinterCell Sam Fisher]] is actually an evil alien overlord of the planet Zeist.
*** Or, for fans of SupermanTheAnimatedSeries, Connor [=MacLeod=] fought LexLuthor and then {{Darkseid}}. The Kurgan even sports a BaldOfEvil.
** {{Scott McNeil}} in a rare live-action role plays the sleazy boyfriend (who gets killed) of a friend of Richie's in a first season episode.

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** Did [[ClancyBrown Mr.]] [[SpongebobSquarepants Krabs]] just decapitate [[SeanConnery James Bond]]?
** [[SplinterCell Sam Fisher]]
ClancyBrown is actually an evil alien overlord of the planet Zeist.
*** Or, for fans of SupermanTheAnimatedSeries, Connor [=MacLeod=] fought LexLuthor and then {{Darkseid}}. The Kurgan even sports
Kurgan, who looks a BaldOfEvil.
lot like a {{goth}} [[{{DCAU}} Lex Luthor]].
** {{Scott McNeil}} ScottMcNeil, in a rare live-action role role, plays the sleazy boyfriend (who gets killed) of a friend of Richie's in a first season episode.



** It's [[{{Buffy The Vampire Slayer}} Giles!]]
** The show had a continuing parade of singers- Joan Jett, Roger Daltrey, Nia Peeples...
* 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, of professional wrestling fame appeared in one episode.

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** It's [[{{Buffy The Vampire Slayer}} Giles!]]
[[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Giles]] appeared at one point.
** MichealIronside is General Katana.
** The show had a continuing parade of singers- Joan Jett, Roger Daltrey, Nia Peeples...
Peeples, etc.
* 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, of professional wrestling fame RoddyPiper appeared in one episode.
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* TheJimmyHartVersion: JH version of MotleyCrue's "Dr. Feelgood" plays during Connor's and Kane's final showdown in the third film.
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* There are several Highlander scenes that were left-in goofs. At least two are at the end of eps, the one I reacall being "Prodigal Son". Adrian and Stan came out of character thinking the director should have already yelled 'cut'. There's also a scene later where Duncan and Amanda butt heads attempting to kiss, in "Easy Money" that was a goof left in.

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* There are several Highlander scenes that were left-in goofs. At least two are at the end of eps, the one I reacall being "Prodigal Son". Adrian and Stan came out of character thinking the director should have already yelled 'cut'. There's also a scene later where Duncan and Amanda butt heads attempting to kiss, in "Easy Money" that was a goof left in.in.
* Peter Wingfield (Methos)began studying medicine before going into acting. Now, he's left acting to finish his schooling and become a medical doctor.
* Clancy Brown was highly allergic to the latex makeup for The Kurgan's neck wound in the first film; it gave him problems during filming.
{{Corpsing}}: In 'The Modern Prometheus', where Amanda goes to Methos's place and they talk. Peter replaced his line with a joke during one take, and Elizabeth Gracen had a ton of trouble getting through the scene straightfaced after that.
* DistractedByTheSexy: The director, during the Cassandra/Duncan love scene in "Prophecy". The blooper reel shows Tracy Scoggins finally saying loudly "If this goes on much longer, I'm going to need birth control!"
* The series main cast got annoyed by the director getting annoyed at them eating bananas on the set and telling them to quit it. So, they showed up with 'no banana' tshirts once shortly after, with the typical red circle with a line through it over the fruit image. There's also a shot on the blooper reel of them eating bananas anyway, probably to tease him.
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* HeyItsThatPlace: [[''{{Series/Merlin}}'' Camelot Castle]] is where the nobleman whose daughter Fitz was supposed to be protecting lived in 'Star Crossed'.

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* HeyItsThatPlace: [[''{{Series/Merlin}}'' Camelot [[''{{Series/Merlin}}''Camelot Castle]] is where the nobleman whose daughter Fitz was supposed to be protecting lived in 'Star Crossed'.
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* HeyItsThatPlace: [[''{{Series/Merlin}}'' Camelot Castle]] is where the nobleman whose daughter Fitz was supposed to be protecting lived in 'Star Crossed'.
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** It's [[{{Buffy The Vampire Slayer}} Giles!]]
** The show had a continuing parade of singers- Joan Jett, Roger Daltrey, Nia Peeples...
* 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, of professional wrestling fame appeared in one episode.



* It's [[{{Buffy The Vampire Slayer}} Giles!]]
* The show had a continuing parade of singers-Joan Jett, Roger Daltry,Nia Peeples...
* 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, of professional wrestling fame appeared in one episode.
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** Joe Dawson keeps track of immortals [[BeastWars FOR THE GLORY OF THE ROYALTY!!!]]

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** Joe Dawson keeps track of immortals [[BeastWars [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars FOR THE GLORY OF THE ROYALTY!!!]]



* There are several Highlander scenes that were left-in goofs. At least two are at the end of eps, the one I reacall being "Prodigal Son". Adrian and Stan came out of character thinking the director should have already yelled 'cut'. There's also a scene later where Duncan and Amanda butt heads attempting to kiss, in "Easy Money" that was a goof left in.

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* There are several Highlander scenes that were left-in goofs. At least two are at the end of eps, the one I reacall being "Prodigal Son". Adrian and Stan came out of character thinking the director should have already yelled 'cut'. There's also a scene later where Duncan and Amanda butt heads attempting to kiss, in "Easy Money" that was a goof left in.
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* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=]: WWE superstar {{Edge}} makes a brief cameo appearance in ''Highlander: Endgame''. Almost counts as RetroactiveRecognition as Edge has achieved far greater success since the film's release, but he was regularly featured on WWE programming when the film came out anyway. The cameo also leads to a ShoutOut to his WWE ringname, when after he's killed, he's told "[[IncrediblyLamePun It looks like you've lost your ''edge'']]".

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* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=]: HeyItsThatGuy: WWE superstar {{Edge}} makes a brief cameo appearance in ''Highlander: Endgame''. Almost counts as RetroactiveRecognition as Edge has achieved far greater success since the film's release, but he was regularly featured on WWE programming when the film came out anyway. The cameo also leads to a ShoutOut to his WWE ringname, when after he's killed, he's told "[[IncrediblyLamePun It looks like you've lost your ''edge'']]".
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* It's [[{{Buffy The Vampire Slayer}} Giles!]]
* The show had a continuing parade of singers-Joan Jett, Roger Daltry,Nia Peeples...
* 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, of professional wrestling fame appeared in one episode.
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* Then there's both Giles and Wesley...
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* Then there's both Giles and Wesley...

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* Then there's both Giles and Wesley...Wesley...
* There are several Highlander scenes that were left-in goofs. At least two are at the end of eps, the one I reacall being "Prodigal Son". Adrian and Stan came out of character thinking the director should have already yelled 'cut'. There's also a scene later where Duncan and Amanda butt heads attempting to kiss, in "Easy Money" that was a goof left in.
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* TheJimmyHartVersion: JH version of MotleyCrue's "Dr. Feelgood" plays during Connor's and Kane's final showdown in the third film.

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* TheJimmyHartVersion: JH version of MotleyCrue's "Dr. Feelgood" plays during Connor's and Kane's final showdown in the third film.film.
* Then there's both Giles and Wesley...
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*** Or, for fans of SupermanTheAnimatedSeries, Connor MacLeod fought LexLuthor and then {{Darkseid}}. The Kurgan even sports a BaldOfEvil.

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*** Or, for fans of SupermanTheAnimatedSeries, Connor MacLeod [=MacLeod=] fought LexLuthor and then {{Darkseid}}. The Kurgan even sports a BaldOfEvil.

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** Did [[ClancyBrown Mr.]] [[SpongebobSquarepants Krabs]] just decapitate [[SeanConnery James Bond]]?



*** Or, for fans of SupermanTheAnimatedSeries, Connor MacLeod fought LexLuthor and then {{Darkseid}}. The Kurgan even sports a BaldOfEvil.



** Did [[ClancyBrown Mr.]] [[SpongebobSquarepants Krabs]] just decapitate [[SeanConnery James Bond]]?
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** Joe Dawson keeps track of immortals [[BeastWars FOR THE GLORY OF THE ROYALTY!!!]]

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** Joe Dawson keeps track of immortals [[BeastWars FOR THE GLORY OF THE ROYALTY!!!]]ROYALTY!!!]]
* TheJimmyHartVersion: JH version of MotleyCrue's "Dr. Feelgood" plays during Connor's and Kane's final showdown in the third film.
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** Joe Dawson keeps track of immortals [[BeastWars FOR THE GLORY OF THE ROYALTY!!!]]
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*** He makes a second appearence a few seasons later in a flashback as one of Duncan's clansmen. He gets killed again.

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