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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4832523" data-attributes="member: 18182">Not everybody loves Highlander, of course, but it is undeniably considered a classic in the geek canon of movies.&nbsp; Go to any gathering of geeks and shout out, &quot;There can be only ONE!!!&quot; and it's a fair bet 99% will get the reference and chuckle in fond memory.&nbsp; And it's why many of us get pissed off when even seeing references to Highlander 2, 3, 4, etc . . . I actually liked the third one and the TV series, but just about everything in the franchise after the first movie is utter trash.&nbsp; It's like a curse or something . . .Not a Doctor Who fanatic, but I've watched enough to grok how it works.&nbsp; Doctor Who goes through many incarnations, but at the core it is one character and one universe.&nbsp; So, in a way, it should be consistent.&nbsp; But a show that has been running that long with so many writers, directors, and actors being involved . . . not to mention the show itself is all about alternate dimensions and time travel . . . I don't see how it could be possibly consistent over the years.&nbsp; It's a concept that begs for canon snarl . . .I guess long-running comic franchises suffer a similar problem to Doctor Who.&nbsp; Is there any human being who could possibly keep it all consistent?But I still find it an aspect of comics that bugs me.&nbsp; It's why I never collected as a kid and why now I restrict myself to the tv/movie versions and the occasional graphic novel.But when your major story events are all about unraveling incredibly snarled consistency (all the Crisis events), there's a problem.&nbsp; I got a good chuckle when reading about the &quot;3 Legions&quot; storyline, where all the various incarnations of the Legion of Heroes gets to fight all the various incarnations of their enemies.I'd be happier if DC and Marvel just threw out the whole idea of canon and consistency altogether.&nbsp; The major characters are so iconic and mythic at this point anyway . . .</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 4832523, member: 18182"] Not everybody loves Highlander, of course, but it is undeniably considered a classic in the geek canon of movies. Go to any gathering of geeks and shout out, "There can be only ONE!!!" and it's a fair bet 99% will get the reference and chuckle in fond memory. And it's why many of us get pissed off when even seeing references to Highlander 2, 3, 4, etc . . . I actually liked the third one and the TV series, but just about everything in the franchise after the first movie is utter trash. It's like a curse or something . . . Not a Doctor Who fanatic, but I've watched enough to grok how it works. Doctor Who goes through many incarnations, but at the core it is one character and one universe. So, in a way, it [I]should[/I] be consistent. But a show that has been running that long with so many writers, directors, and actors being involved . . . not to mention the show itself is all about alternate dimensions and time travel . . . I don't see how it could be possibly consistent over the years. It's a concept that begs for canon snarl . . . I guess long-running comic franchises suffer a similar problem to Doctor Who. Is there any human being who could possibly keep it all consistent? But I still find it an aspect of comics that bugs me. It's why I never collected as a kid and why now I restrict myself to the tv/movie versions and the occasional graphic novel. But when your major story events are all about unraveling incredibly snarled consistency (all the Crisis events), there's a problem. I got a good chuckle when reading about the "3 Legions" storyline, where all the various incarnations of the Legion of Heroes gets to fight all the various incarnations of their enemies. I'd be happier if DC and Marvel just threw out the whole idea of canon and consistency altogether. The major characters are so iconic and mythic at this point anyway . . . [/QUOTE]

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