Highlander the Series: An Interview With Peter Wingfield, Jim Byrnes, and David Abramowitz, Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- This was at a convention hosted by the Peter Wingfield Fan Club. In this interview, Peter, Jim, and David share memories and answer questions about their work on the Highlander TV series.
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That's Dr. Wingfield guys....show some respect! ;)
Do the other doctors at Cedars-Sinai ever ask Dr. Wingfield why is bag is five feet long and strangely sword-shaped?
The sword probably stays in his locker. :)
Such a pleasure to listen to this crew! Forever thankful for the Highlander series, it was a precious family time, and endless swords games with pals after each episode :)
I really enjoyed this. Especially the jokes in the beginning 😅😅😅😅
It was a magical day to be sure! :)
The one and only time I’ve been to a Highlander convention was back in 2006 in Leeds, UK. I wish these guys would come back.
That first question was totally inappropriate but it’s good to see these great characters interviewed
Dude from the Mega drive Ad and SG-1 50% of my childhood
Dr. Wingfield.
Yup, kinda funny he became a doctor in real life, when Methos had a medical background in the show. :)
Thanks so much for posting this. Do any of you know where I might see an interview with any of these guys where they talk about Stan's passing?
We talked about it quite a bit during this convention, but none of it was at a specific panel. I have not seen any TH-cam videos where it is discussed.
@@captainwesticle1654 I was going to ask - I've searched around about this subject and found very little information. Is there a link or a summary you could supply us with about these discussions? The whole thing, that it even occurred, is shocking and upsetting, and I think quite a few fans could do with a little more info to help understand/obtain closure.
@@LoreCraft all of the discussions regarding Stan's passing were fans and people who knew Stan expressing their shock and sadness. At one of the panels, we even had a moment of silence for him, where several people broke down and cried. I never met him, as this was my first Highlander convention, but for people who had been attending these events for decades and spent enough time with him to form a personal relationship, his passing really devastated them. The actors themselves did not talk about it much, as it had just happened and they wanted to be respectful, but it was very obvious that a lot of people were shook up by it. That's really all I can tell you that you can't read on-line.
Why didn't they move the chairs closer to Jim ?
That's what I would have done. But they wanted everyone on stage so people could see them better, and Jim couldn't get up there. It certainly made filming this a challenge.
These guys have great chemistry and friendship... After having just seeing one of AP vidclips discussing his and Peter's scenes and how there was some tension being between the two of them as actors as well as characters, it's been niggling into off camera dynamics... I can't remember the last time I've seen Peter with Adrian post series.... Hm
I think the last time they were together was at the Highlander Worldwide con, which I think was in 2017. I'm actually going to be meeting Adrian at a Sword Experience event in about 3 weeks. I'll have to ask him about that.
This guy in snickers.....His real name is sir Richard Francis Burton.
He had found the source of the River and after the Big Bang their watans (his and some other people's) were scattered all over the timeline. Since then they born and live on the Earth like real people except they are immortal. The Ethics's planned to cover up the traces of their activity to destroy all the watans by planting the idea of "the Game" so the Immortals would kill themselves. Somehow at the moment of transition Richard was half-conscious so he learned the plan although he doesn't remember much of this. He lived on the Earth for a few thousand years under many names, explored, survived, participated in the wars, killed... At the end he became weary of killing and desided to heal not to kill. Richard attended to the University of Heidelberg to study medicine. Medicine became his joy and passion and a way to redemption. For years he worked as a doctor under cover here and there, changed many names.
One time he worked as doctor in California, in the town of Santa Helena in the 19th century where he was hired by his oldest friend Kronos (been there in a disguise too). Other time he worked at Holby city for some time. At the end of the 20th century Richard took the name of Peter Wingfield, worked as an actor (which wasn't so hard for him considering that he has been pretending to be other persons for thousands of years) and then he returned to his passion again - medicine, working as an anesthetist at the Medical Center.
So if you hear someday that Peter Wingfield died, do not believe it. He must have switched his identity again and moved on - he is an immortal after all. It is possible though that it would mean that he has found the source of the River again and went to explore new unknown worlds.
Sounds like a story Peter would tell. :)
@@captainwesticle1654 so many stories he could tell the world! Like this one...
Somewhere at 3 years B.C....
Methos is on the wing, moving again (because he is not aging, and people start to ask questions). So, he loads his belongings onto a cart and goes to Jerusalem - this is a big city where he can hide.
On the way, the cart's wheel breaks. He curses and tries to fix it. Luckily, there is a man walking along the road who introduces himself as a carpenter and helps Methos fix the cart. Methos offers him a ride, and they go together. They spend the night at a roadside inn, where they take a conversation.
Over a mug (and more than just one) of a local alcoholic drink, they talk, Methos (being in blue mood and disappointment in the world) opens up and shares with the carpenter what he thinks about the world, about people, about life in general. Meanwhile, they reach Jerusalem. The carpenter invites Methos to stay in his house until he finds a place to live. Methos accepts. He lives with the carpenter for some time, helps him with his work, they communicate, and gradually become good friends. The carpenter's friends also come to dine with them sometimes.
However, some of the neighbors don't like it, and Methos is reported to the officials. He is called in for interrogation. He comes and speaks with the local procurator, who (an incredible coincidence) turns out to be an immortal too. Procurator admits that Methos poses no danger and wants to let him go. Methos is put in prison, only in order to be released later. But the carpenter intervenes, he breaks into prison to get Methos out (he fiercely resists). Unfortunately, the guards grab them, but Methos helps the carpenter escape. Now the jail-break is added to his crimes, and Methos is sentenced to crucifixion. Procurator cannot prevent this, but he promises Methos that he will send a soldier to kill him quickly, to poison him, in order to save him from long torment, and then he will come himself and rescue Methos from the grave. Which, in fact, is actually what happens next.
So at dawn the carpenter comes to bury Methos, but the tomb is open and there is no body. By chance, on the street he meets a man who looks like Methos, but the stranger denies that.
Then the carpenter decides to go spread the “teaching” of Methos in memory of him (in the way he understood it, as the carpenter didn't get much about "the gathering", so he came up with "resurrection"). And he does this quite successfully, but in the end he was crucified, like Methos, however, he did not resurrect, alas...
But the legend lives on. In people's memory, these two deaths merged into one, and thus Christianity appeared.
P.S. Looks like a missed opportunity to me))
@okiedokie9430 and this, my friend, is exactly why people wanted a Methos spin-off series, instead of the one we got. :p
@@captainwesticle1654 Absolutely. Personally I would really like to see the Armed Intervention series put on the screen. And also I would love to know if Methos was really Methuselah himself, especially since the time period corresponds, and "Methuselah" literally means "Death sword" in Hebrew, and Methuselah had close relationships with Watcher-angels. They just scratched the surface of the bible, not to mention history.
@okiedokie9430 the beautiful thing about this series is that the possibilities are truly endless. All they need are some creative, passionate writers, and the show could literally go on forever. What are your thoughts on the upcoming remake?
*HIGHLANDER doesn't really need a reboot. Methos should have been or should be the reboot. as a TV series.*
The role can be recast, and Peter Wingfield can play a watcher or mentor role in that reboot. Why are the execs so clueless?
Liam Neeson as Ramirez.
Do I have to do all the creative thinking?
The problem is that Hollywood today is creatively bankrupt. You slap an IP on a movie title, and then use that movie to peddle political agendas, generally destroying that IP in the process. Bill Panzer and Peter Davis are both dead. The only way a new reboot would be pleasing to fans is if it's headed by David Abramowitz. But if you are watching these interviews, there is a section where he talks about the stupid ideas that have already gone into the reboot. It's not going to be good. I am expecting my Highlander fan film to be far superior than anything Hollywood spits out. Hoping to have it completed by Christmas, and it will be posted to this channel, so stay tuned. :)
@@captainwesticle1654 Disagree. If you have good writers you can do great shows. Have you seen The Expanse? Not everything has to be political. The best shows are timeless.The reboot for Battlestar Galactica was excellent. The ending was marginal, but I know that extra stuff was added to satisfy the demands of Glen Larson--those supernatural themes that didn't make sense, otherwise the show wasn't going to get made.
@@josephfilm73 isn't that show about 10 years old now though? I'm talking within the past 5 years or so.
Peter Wingfield pretty much said that ship has sailed,
He is too ensconced in his practice now..
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I would NEVER answer that question! I would say if you had any dignity and respect for others, you should be ashamed of yourself for asking this personal question!
When and where do they host these?
These are only done once every few years, and are usually in a different location each time. This one was in LA, for Methos' 25th anniversary. You can look up The Official Peter Wingfield Fan Club on Facebook to stay up to date.
Methos.
Jim is Greatly miss
Are you under the impression that Jim Byrnes passed away? That is not the case. He is still performing. :)