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Highlander

Well this doesn't exactly meet the criteria of particular relevance, nor is it even close to being on topic, but I thought it worth the time to relay to everyone.

The 5th sequel in the highly acclaimed (at least in my opinion) Highlander movie series is airing this Saturday, September 15th, on the SciFi channel, at 9PM eastern time.

Briefly, if you're not familiar with the Highlander story, Highlander is an immortal within a race of immortals, vying to be the last living immortal. As the story line goes,
there can be only one.

An immortal only dies when his/her head is cut off, and every time an immortal kills another immortal, all the strength and knowledge of the fallen immortal passes to the victor in a ritual known as the Quickening.

The saga started in 1986, with Christopher Lambert as the original Highlander Conner MacLeod, followed by 3 sequels, the last one released in 2000, and included a series, starring Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod, lasting 6 seasons ending in May 1998.

This was one of Edie's and my favorite shows, so it was with great delight that I learned a new sequel will be aired on September 15, 2007.

At last something to look forward to this weekend which Edie might be able to stay awake for.

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