6 seasons and 119 episodes??

The show was very well written for being sword and sorcery themed. It never ventured off into goofy land like Hercules and Xena. That's not meant to be an insult to either of those shows. They were fun for what they were, but neither one really took itself too seriously, and even when there were serious themes were presented it was offset with a good dose of comedy. Highlander was different from any sword and sorcery show that preceded it because it was set in the (then) present, but was able to jump around through time. So, at times it was more of a period piece than a show about swords. The people who worked in the casting department were also a part of its success as they cast celebrities, models, known actors, and musicians in cameo and reoccurring roles. In doing so, that would sometimes entice a person to watch the show that normally wouldn't be interested in a show dealing with swords. Since the show was well written (for the most part) some of those casual viewers would become regular viewers. I believe that that was how I began viewing it. I was flipping though the channels, and stopped on Roger Daltry from The Who. He had a reoccurring role on the show. I watched, and I ended up enjoying the show. I had heard about it prior, but I had no interest because I firmly believed that it would be terrible when compared to the original film... I was wrong. For the most it was just as good, and added a lot of new elements to the mythos.