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Highlander: The Series - Season Two

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A few changes can be seen in the second season, which improve the box set. First, instead of three tri-fold booklets, all the disks are help together in one large fold out box. They also have one less disk, only eight in this season, and the eighth disk is all the special features.

The introduction for each disk is nice, and is an improvement over the simple splash screen from season one. It features a rock version of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, with a few clips from the introduction. Instead of a still for each episode, you have to go directly into them to see the stills. However, the extras are still there, Watcher Chronicles, the Q for the Quickening, and all that. There are still three episodes per disk, except for the seventh disk, which has 4 episodes, leaving the eighth free for special features.

There are more special features on this disk, although it's still lacking a little. Trivia, Director and Actor Bios, Shooting Schedules and the scripts for all the episodes are all on the eighth disk. Cast interviews or character profiles would have been nice.

Things start to heat up for our favorite immortal as his Quest to stop Luther continues. Old friends fall and new friends are introduced. Not a major shock to all, it seems our friend Ritchie
gets his hearts desire only to learn that eternal life isnt all its cracked up to be.
What do you with a super secret society of "watchers" when some of them get tired of watching? You start watching your back! Season two of Highlander is debatably the best of the six but, Im not taking sides because there is way more to come and just when you think it cant get more dangerous for Mac, somebody always shows up to prove us wrong.

Every television series has a particular season that defines the stories that are told for that series. Season 2 of Highlander is that defining season and now you can sit down and watch all 22 episodes on an 8-disc DVD set that was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment. See how MacLeod met Joe Dawson and learned about the Watchers. Learn how Tessa died so tragically. Watch Richie grow up over night when he becomes immortal and stumbles along the way as he tries to figure out his place in the immortal world.

Season 2 set the bar even higher as the sword fights and quickenings became more and more dramatic, taking on a life of their own as in "Epitaph for Tommy" and the "Unholy Alliance" 2-part episode.

In addition each episode has a few minutes of commentaries by Bill Panzer or David Abramowitz that gives you a glimpse behind-the-scenes into how and why these episodes were written the way they were. With many of the episodes there is an additional bonus of lost scenes or rough cuts with commentary by Gillian Horvath describing what we are viewing.

With all 22 scripts, a trivia game, the Watcher Chronicles, character profiles, photo galleries, and video/audio commentary by Adrian Paul, Season 2 is a fantastic collection for fans of Highlander and the production process. This is a must have DVD set for anyone who has wondered how episodic television is made.

Wow! This is such a fun collection! I love being able to watch Adrian Paul; he is such a great actor. Comedy, romance, serious drama--he can do it all. He really shows his stuff in this DVD collection! All of the actors in this series worked very hard to bring us a great show.

Aside from the wonderful 22 episodes of season two, this set also has behind the scene footage, bloopers and outtakes, and the watcher's chronicles (my favorite way to keep up with the immortals!).

This set is a must for any sci-fi, action, drama, comedy, or hot hunk fan!

This series is to me just a wonderful and exciting program to watch at any time. You can see it over and over and just enjoy all the exiting scenes, the locations, the actors are always great and convincing. The cast and crew must be such wonderful people who are allowed to travel to so many wonderful countries for the location scenes. You just know that they are real as they can be. They have put their hearts and soul into the making of the programs and you just cannot do anything but just love them all. I just cannot say enough of how much I enjoyed this series and watch it often when as it happens there is nothing worth watching on TV or the Movies. Nothing but infomercials and stagnant terrible horrendous news reporting. I recommend HIHGLANDER, the series to all of family and friends and they do enjoy them as much as I have always. I even talk to total strangers when we seem to both have a total affection for HIGHLANDER.
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Adrian Paul returns in this highly acclaimed television series as Duncan MacLeod of the clan MacLeod. Watch the lives of Duncan, Tessa, and Richie unfold in DVD format.
Get a glimpse of the Joy and happiness as well as suffering and loss when the lives of immortals intertwine.
Enjoy Series 2 on DVD with great additions such as the watcher chronicles, Lost scenes, and even commentary by Adrian Paul himself!
Series 2 on DVD is a must have for any serious Highlander fan.

My wife and I love this season. There is great pain, renewed friendships, and rebirth in this season. Duncan's world is shaken severely, and an old love interest comes calling. This season brings more emotion and depth to all the characters. You can not miss this one.

This is the second season of the series. This season picks up where the first left off. The stories are stronger and the cinematography is improving. You can feel the characters strengthen and develop. The Action continues as well as the romance making this a teriffic series for all. The emotional level of the stories increases keeping you wanting more!

Once again, major kudos to Anchor Bay for doing a first rate bang up job do they *ever* do anything less then perfection).

For those of you not into the series, buy all of them now. Season 2 of this classic series follows Duncon McLeod (Adrian Paul in many more great performances) as he travels and moves to Europe (the beautiful French countryside, actually). Has he keeps up the supposed front of being happy along with his new business partner Richie Ryan and his beautiful girlfriend Tessa, he goes off in search of his formal life friend's killer (in the excellant "The Hunters") and finds The Watchers, which is easily the best plot twist in the entire series: A group of men & women who obsurve & record--but never interfer. Moving the plot(s) along perfectly are toher stand out episodes (possibly the series best) along with more great character actors. The Counterfiet part II is easily one of the best genre closing episodes of all time, as McLeod's lovely (then dead) former partner Tessa is recreated from plastic segeory in a sick attempt from James Horton in an attempt to kill him.

All in all, another phenomenal boxset that's well worth having. With them priced down here there's no excuse for any true fan not to own them all ...