HIGHLANDER
SEASON 6
THE FINAL SEASON

 
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

Release Date: February 8th 2005

MSRP Price: $89.98 
Amazon Price: $62.99
Costco Price: ???

DETAILS: 
* Region 1 
* 8 Discs - 13 episodes w/bonus cdrom disc.
* Fullscreen - Pan & Scan
* English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
* Subtitles: English, French, Spanish 
* Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
* Unrated 
* Format: Color w/closed caption

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Highlander Season 6 Rating: "B"
Video: A
Audio: A
Content: B
Extras: A
overall: B

STARS: Adrian Paul, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield, Elizabeth Gracen, 

After six syndicated seasons Highlander came to a close. The series probably should have ended at five, but the producers wanted to attempt just one more season. Most series attempt to go out with a bang ending on a strong note. Davis and Panzer made the effort but it didn't work out that way for Highlander. It was just one season to long. 

I was a fan of the first and second film, and enjoyed the series as well. One of my most enjoyable with about the series was the number of familiar faces that got their heads lopped off each season. Some of the immortals to lose their heads were Richard Moll (Night Court), Marc Singer (Beastmaster, V), Soon-Tek Oh, Joan Jett, Vanity (Action Jackson), Peter Deluise, Dee Dee Bridgwater, Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter 2 & 4, Soldier), Nigel Terry, Anthony Head, Geraint Wyn Davies and many many others. 

I thought the series should have had a two-hour finale to wrap things up at the end of season five when McCloud accidentally kills his young immortal friend Richie Ryan. 

Adrian Paul was so disinterested in the series that his lack of effort shows most of the episode in season 6. The only bright spot was the number of female immortals running through the series as producers attempted to find a female they could use for a spin-off series. They were unable to find anyone better than what they had with Elizabeth Gracen. She ended up in the spin-off series "Highlander: The Raven" which lasted just the 22 episode first season. 

PACKAGING 
Anchor Bay finished up the series quite nicely. The four section fold out matches the previous boxed sets. 

VIDEO: 
The final season video transfer is very nice  being free of scratches and debris. The colors are consistent against the dark scenes. The imagery appears a bit soft lacking the clarity of season 5. 

AUDIO: 
The audio it tits on. It sounds great in Dolby Digital 5.1. The only drawback with most 5.1 audio is a weak center channel. The voices are drowned out by the dominating effects and music through the other speakers. After watching so many films its something you just get use to. 

BONUS FEATURES: 
Anchor Bay held nothing back when they did this boxed set. It's loaded with goodies. 

• A Vast Library of never before seen footage including deleted scenes and alternate scenes including recently discovered footage. 

• Interviews with David Abramowitz, Jim Byrnes, Ken Condi, Stan Kirsch, Bill Panzar, Adrian Paul, James Thorpe, David Tynan, Peter Wingfield, and others. 

• Watcher Chronicles

• Audio Commentary from Jim Byrnes, Richard Martin, and Peter Wingfield.k

• Featurettes 
  * Swordmaster
  * Finale Backstage 
  * Immortal Memories
  * 400 Years, the Journey 
  * Favorite Quickenings 
  * La Carrera PanAmericana

CD ROM

• All 13 Scripts 

• Actor, Director, & Writer Bios

• Production Notes & Shooting Schedules.

SUMMARY: 
The series ended on a sour note for many fans including myself. If you've gotten the first five boxed sets for your collection you have to finish the set off with season six. If you might be interested in this series for the first time do not purchase this set first. You need to see the series as it was in its prime. The quality of the audio, video and content is equal to its predecessors. Season 6 is a nice set. My overall rating for the entire Boxed DVD series is a definite "A". This is a wonderful series with a ton of hours worth of material beyond just the series. "There can be only one". And this might be the one series for you.

Overall for the Season 6 disc set I'd have to downgrade this boxed set to a "B". It's got the great video and audio, with a butt-load of extras. That being said, the quality of writing and performance just isn't up to Highlander quality. 

What's on the Discs? 

Disc# 1            

Avatar 
Armageddon 
Sins of the Father  

Disc# 2

Diplomatic Immunity 
Patient Number 7 
Black Tower 

Disc# 3

Unusual Sustpects 
Justice 
Deadly Exposure

Disc# 4

Two Of Hearts 
Indiscretions.

Disc# 5

To Be 
Not To Be
Swordmaster - Retrospective - bonus material

Disc# 6 - Bonus Material

Finale Backstage
Immortal Memories
400 Years The Journey 

Disc# 7 - Bonus Material

Favorite Quickenings 
La Carrera Panamericana

Disc# 8 - CD-Rom, Bonus Material

All 13 Scripts
Bios
Trivia 
Production Notes

Highlander Season 6 Rating: 
video/audio/overall: A/A/B

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