Mordechai T. Abzug wrote:
> Spoiler space for Heroes [as of last week, but hey]
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> It's been pointed out here before that the healing characters from
> Heroes bear some faint resemblance to a certain other mythos. But at
> this point, it's getting ridiculous. We have a 400-year-old character
> from the Brittish Isles, Adam Morgan/Takezo Kensei. He spends a while
> in Japan, carries a katana, and can heal from any injury or even
> death. The only thing that can kill him is a head injury. He even
> has a k'immie name -- Kensei. The other immortal mutant, Claire, is
> adopted. There is a mutant, Sylar, who goes around cutting off other
> mutants' heads to collect their powers.
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I tend to see a stronger resemblance to Marvel's "X-Men" - and
obviously so do the makers, since they managed a definite "homage"
when they had Stan Lee guest in a cameo role.
The X-Men are an older franchise than Highlander.
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Jette Goldie
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