| This question was submitted by The Suncatcher on March 20, 1998: Why does Methos become more appealing the more one knows about him, especially when some of the things learned are not positive? |
Honesty. Blunt, brutal honesty. Sure, we have a couple little sins of omission*, but look at that face!
Is that an easily-forgiven face or what?? That, and hypnosis, and common animal magnetism. The man is
a walking mystery who will take 500 lifetimes to figure out. *(would you admit to having been with Cassandra if you didn't have to??) |
| This one's from Debi, on March 20, 1998: For Duncan: The Hair!! WHY?!! (sobbing) Why did you have to do it? Why, why why?! Thank you |
Because, because, because, because, becaaauuuussse, because of the unruly things it does... It was nothing personal, I swear to you. Well, there was this one woman who wouldn't ease up about the triangle hair tie...nah! |
| And one from Kimmyann on March 20, 1998: What happened to all of Richie's stuff after he ceased to exist anymore? |
Let's face it. Richie did not die with the most toys. He had already given his lovely green jacket to Tim, and what was left (including the motorcycle) was stored in the dojo's basement. Most of that is being shipped to Anaheim in April for "another" convention... |
| Ok...March 20, 1998, Teresa Coffman. Whatcha got? Methos, what's the most interesting change you've seen in humanity in your lifetime? |
Hmmm. Slouch. Hmmmm. Sprawl. I'll need to get back to you on that one. -----8 seconds later----- Micro breweries! |
| March 20, 1998...Tai-Chi? Yes? I'm a soft, furry kitty cat and I get along really well with dogs and all other animals...my question is "Can I come home and live with you, Adrian? I won't eat much cat food and I have no fleas." |
I'm flattered that you'd want to live with me, but I have no cat food and I'm really not home enough to care for a pet properly. Besides, you have no fleas. I'm a firm believer that pets must come with their own fleas, since I have to save mine for certain earlier flashback scenes. |
| Here's a question from Gisy, on March 20, 1998: Just what did Methos and Joe do with Richie's head??? |
Gisy(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) You missed that episode??? Where it was mounted and used as Mr. Methos' model for his beautician/barber test for licensing??? I'm sure someone taped it and will give you a copy. Gisy, don't read this. (editor's note: I think Bill Clinton has it now, thanks to an assistant with a slight hearing problem.) |
| Next up is Susan M., on March 21, 1998: When Methos says, "Live, grow stronger, fight another day" does he mean live in order to be able to fight another day, or does he mean grow stronger and put off fighting until then? Thanks! |
Well, Susan, you know, many people assume it means "take my head, inside and out, and also my strength; use that to defeat Kalas once and for all...". But it really is not unlike a little ditty we (well, you) all knew as a child: Immie, immie, go away. Fight again another day. |
| Heh - Scooby-Newbie-Doo? K....March 21, 1998: Where do the immies keep their swords? They always seem to pull them out of nowhere. |
Well, Scoob, you get to pick your favorite of three answers (or all three - all can apply): 1 - What we like to call "Katana Space." It's a sworda secret dimension the immortals have. 2 - It's a kind of magic ("heh heh") 3 - A direct quote from AP when asked in an AOL chat, "Up their butts." Some actually just have a sword handed to them by an entourage member as needed. |
| Scooby again, March 21, 1998: Why did Duncan kill that insane k'immie Cahill on Holy Ground? |
You know what? Many folks insist that it was "a museum! Not holy ground!" I'll let you in on a little secret, though. It actually *was* holy ground. And we have another repercussion for the legend books as a result. At that exact moment, the first of the Spice Girls was born. |
| Newbie Doo is still asking on March 21, 1998: Where do immies come from? I really need the answer to this question so I can settle an argument with my roommate. I say the cabbage patch, but she thinks it's the watermelon patch. |
You're both wrong. They come from the addage patch. |
| Awright, Scooby, last question....March 21, 1998: Okay, if Connor won the prize, how can Duncan still be around and playing the game? |
Duncan called in sick that day, therefore not registering on the Who's Who of Immortality on the day of The Gathering. If you think about it, many other immies did the same thing. It was a kind of sick-in, an anti-gathering, if you will. |
| A question, now, from Maggie on March 21, 1998: Who wrote the book of love? |
Mickey Rooney wrote the original (based loosely on transcripts from Henry XIII's diary), with sequels contributed by Elizabeth Taylor and Jerry Lee Lewis. |
| Another one from Maggie, on March 21, 1998: Does the ubiquity of Bonny Portmore secretly indicate that Duncan is carrying a torch for Annie Devlin? Isn't she the only Irish connection Duncan has? |
Irish, smyrish. What it indicates is that Duncan was seriously in need of a vacation, and he was longing for the quiet beaches of Portmore, Jamaica. Mon. |
| Yeah, Maggie, whaddya got? March 21, 1998: Did Rachael MacLeod spend her time in the states ("12 years of American schooling") in an Irish neighborhood in Boston? |
Actually, no. Rachael did, however, spend twelve years in a juvenile detention center outside of Boston for stealing a dialect book from Woolworth's as a child. She was not permitted to keep the book and had only read the first three pages when apprehended. |
| Maggie! I love your inquisitiveness! March 21, 1998: Where was Duncan between the beat era and the disco age? |
This took some real prying, lemme tell ya. Mac is not proud of his accomplishments during this time, you see. But I was able to get a couple tidbits out of him. He mostly kept a low profile, studying under the likes of Jack Kerouac, digging the Village scene (snap snap snap), teaching Herb Caen new words (and the world thinks Mr. Caen invented the word "beatnik.") and generally trying to grok the meaning of life. He was the driving force behind introducing a group of young men in England who became a band called the Quarrymen, but he lost track of them after they changed their name. He went to Woodstock (but he didn't inhale), hid again for awhile, then discovered KC and The Sunshine Band (which he has yet to live down). He was busy, just not very visible. He was also the fireman in the Village People. |
| Hi Maggie! Long time no see! ;) March 21, 1998: How come the immortals we see used to hang around with the likes of Picasso and Queen Anne, but today they live obscurity? Do they miss the action? |
Most immortals have come to enjoy the lower profile lifestyle. They still maintain connections in higher places, but for the most part they've adopted an attitude of "if you ignore them, they will come." Why should they incur sky high travel expenses when the bad ones will always travel? |
| Yes, Maggie? March 21, 1998: How did Duncan's katana become immortal? |
An immortal's sword is not immortal, more like eternal. As long as an immie lives to carry it, it carries the immie. Or something like that. I know I missed a joke in here somewhere....(sound of editor going for more coffee) |
| Hello, Christy. Hope you're enjoying the con. Gotta question? March 21, 1998: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? |
That's easy! None! The woodchuck would get someone in to do it! |
| Hello, kimmer. What's your question? March 21, 1998: When Methos asked Kronos if Silas could have one of the monkeys for a pet, what was Kronos' answer? |
His answer was a very stern "NO!" followed by a tirade about having had to take care of every animal that Silas ever took in and being tired of it. And out of recipes. |
| kimmer, another question? March 21, 1998: As old as Amanda is, I find it highly unlikely that she and Methos had never met before. What's their real story, that they're keeping from the Highlander and everyone else? |
They've met, yes. And I've been paid handsomely to not divulge this, as there is a movie deal in the works. But I will say this - Amanda once used the surname "Magdalen." |
| Hi Jen! What's your question? March 21, 1998: My question is for Methos :-) I'm wondering which of his 68 wives was his favorite? (They're all dead, he can tell us{g})... |
The ROG says his favorite will always be No. 1. "Eve made a terrific fruit salad, the likes of which nobody has been able to duplicate to this day..." |
| Ahh...Scooby-Newbie-Doo, you're back! March 21, 1998: What's that song in Homeland? |
Like that, d'ya? It's called Saturday Night, by the Bay City Rollers. |
| Maggie? March 21, 1998: Which prominent government official is an immortal? |
Ted Kennedy. I know, I know, he has kids. When you're a Kennedy, you can do ANYthing. And yes, he was a foundling, but the Kennedy clan was so huge, nobody noticed when one more snuck in. |
| Here's one from Highlander's Mistress, from March 21, 1998: Can a female immie, before death, have plastic surgery, tattoos or electrolysis? |
Sure thing! And eterno-acrylic nails, as well! How else would you explain that they all have such disgustingly perfect little bods and never any armpit hair or hormonal mustaches? |
| Hmm. The Unknown Questioner....(nice bag!)March 21, 1998: AP, if you could be any animal, what would you be and why? |
Hmm. I think I'd be a parrot. That way I could say absolutely anything I want, and it would always be blamed on someone else for having said it around me to begin with. |
| Hey Maggie - new day, new questions? March 22, 1998: What is Duncan's favorite opera? Favorite movie? Favorite song? Why? |
Favorite opera - Tommy, because of Fitz's involvement Favorite movie - Phantom of The Paradise. donna turned me on to this movie, and it's so incredibly campy that it's impossible not to love it. The main character, Swan, is an immortal passing himself off as the devil. Or maybe it's the other way around...? (DM thrusts his fist into the air and yells "Beef! Beef!". And the editor goes thunk. Favorite song - Another One Bites The Dust, by Queen, tied with Cuts Like a Knife by Bryan Adams. |
| Hi again, Maggie...March 22, 1998: What is Michelle up to? Is she still alive? Has she fought any immortals? |
I'm sorry to report that Michelle is no longer with us. She never even got to fight another immortal, no. She was accidently beheaded by an irate fan in a Milli Vanilli refund line. |
| Yes, Maggie? March 22, 1998: Are doppelgangers as common in real life as they are on Highlander: The Series? If not, why doesn't anybody on Highlander ever mention how common they are? If so, what is the cosmic/metaphysical significance? |
They're every bit as common in real life, and they're actually more readily acknowledged. They were also questioned CONstantly on the show by Charlie DeSalvo, but they just sorta slapped him and he redirected his line of questioning. As for cosmic/metaphysical significance, sheesh! Does everything have to have a real explanation? What are you, an Aries? |
| Ok Maggie, we're about out of time - what's on your mind? March 22, 1998: Will Duncan ever be happy again? |
Yes, he will. (glance at watch) In about 20 minutes. |
| Hi Mary - you have the honor of asking the final question...March 22, 1998: Where did Maurice go? Katana space? |
Silly Rabbit. Katana space is for immortals! ;) Maurice is maintaining Duncan's little beach resort in the aforementioned Portmore, Jamaica. Mon. |
