The Quickening

Zine
Title:	The Quickening
Publisher:	The Gathering, the official fan club of Highlander
Editor(s):	Dani Ranger, Jimmi Smith-Schneider, Laura Moline
Type:	newsletter
Date(s):	1994-?
Frequency:
Medium:	print
Fandom:	Highlander
Language:	English
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The Quickening is a gen Highlander fan club newsletter running 30-50 pages each.

The issues contain fan reviews of episodes, episode synopses, airing dates, fan meta, birthday wishes to fans listed by month, con reports, and official information about the show.

Issue V.1 N.1

The Quickening v.1 no.1

Issue V.1 N.2

The Quickening v.1 no.2

Issue V.1 N.3

The Quickening v.1 no.3

Issue V.1 N.4

The Quickening v.1 no.4

Issue V.2 N.1

The Quickening v.2 no.1 is undated but appears to have been published in 1994. It contains 26 pages.

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• Highlander History by Jimmi Smith-Schneider (3)
• Birthday Wishes (5)
• Current Info (6)
• Interview with Adrian Paul from September 29, 1993 (9)
• Why We Love Duncan MacLeod by Cathryn Bauer Kahn (23)

Issue V.2 N.2

The Quickening v.2 no.2

Issue V.2 N.3

The Quickening v.2 no.3

Issue V.2 N.4

The Quickening v.2 no.4 was published as the last issue of 1994 and contains 34 pages.

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• Highlander History (3)
• episode reviews (5)
• Yes, But What is He Really Like? by Jimmi Smith-Schnider (an account of a fan's experience as Adrian Paul's "runner" at a con -- "My duties as "runner" did NOT include submersing myself in long heart-to-heart chats with Mr. Paul. My duties also did NOT include any but the most minimal amount of touching. I feel obliged to clarify these points because many people assume I spent the majority my time doing nothing but these two things. Overall, the second most popular question has been. 'Did you touch his hair?'. No, I did not." (7)
• Backstage, a Stage Manager's P.O.V. by L.A. Wicker (11)
• Feedback (15)
• The Joke by Jimmi Smith-Schneider (An long account of a practical joke [which didn't sound very funny] played by Adrian Paul on a fan named Krystmas Tarr.) (20)
• many photos from The Gathering #1 (22)

Issue V.3 N.1

The Quickening v.3 no.1 was published in Winter 1995 and contains 44 pages. The cover art is by L.A. Wicker.

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• Highlander History (2)
• Interview with M. Blacklock (5)
• Lisa Howard bio (13)
• A Change in Perception, The Evolution of Richie Ryan by Jimmi Smith-Schneider (14)
• Rewriting the Past, Continuity in the Third Season by Jimmi Smith-Schneider (20)
• Episode Guide (22)
• Cutting Room Floor (23)
• The Highlander Convention, a Fan's Perspective by Lynn Hockenbury (28)
• A Fan Goes Wild by Krystmas Tarr (32) (account of being on the filming set)
• Vacation Scrap Book (37) (photos of the set)

Issue V.3 N.2

The Quickening v.3 no.2 was published in Spring 1995 and contains 28 pages. The cover art is by Tracey James.

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The editor writes: "Due to the commercial releases of episodes, we can no longer help members find others to copy episodes. We hope those of you on our waiting list will understand and forgive us."

• Highlander History (2)
• Episode Reviews (5)
• The Next Best Thing... by S. Kirsch and C. Lambert chats (America Online, January 20, 1995 transcript) ("Careening down the so-called information highway in this electronic age can sometimes be rather daunting. It's often too easy to become lost on that computer freeway or wind up at a dead-end still searching for something that interests you. But then, there are the times when you hit pay dirt... and all that mindless surfing pays off big! Those lucky Highlander fans who are plugged-in have had many such payoffs in the last year. Last summer and again, in December, Adrian Paul appeared on the America Online Computer Service for a live chat... For the uninitiated, the celebrity Q&A or chat, as it is often called, has become commonplace on all the on-line computer services. In these chats can connect into the main service with their computers via a modem and become a member of the audience in an auditorium setting. As a member of the audience you have the opportunity to ask questions of the guest celebrity. It's similar to being at a convention Q&A session without the face to face nervousness of facing that microphone. And, there's still a special thrill attached when you see your question pop up on the screen. Always an event, these chats take on a special excitement when it is Highlander at the other end of the phone line." (8)
• Clancy Brown bio (15)
• Highlander III photos (16)
• Feedback (19)
• The Deeper Meaning of Highlander by Tom Stubbs, Jr. (26)
• Trivia (28)

Issue V.3 N.3

The Quickening v.3 no.3 was published in "Indian Summer" 1995 and contains 26 pages. The cover is by Thomas M. Grannis.

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• Highlander History (2)
• Always Read the Credits (3)
• The Under-Appreciated Director: Russell Mulcahy by L.A. Wicker (7)
• Station List (7)
• From the Cutting Room Floor (9)
• Feedback (11)
• Teasers (13)
• Interview with F. Braun McAsh: Highlander's Swordmaster (14)
• Bio of Peter Wingfield (24)

Issue V.3 N.4

The Quickening v.3 no.4

Issue V.4 N.1

The Quickening v.4 no.1

Issue V.4 N.2

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The Quickening v.4 no.2 was published in Spring (May, June, July) 1996 and contains 28 pages. The cover art is by Bob Mask and Don Eaves.

• Current Info (2)
• No Peace But a Sword: Highlander's Mythic Elements by John Leporati (4)
• Adrian Paul interview transcript and photos from The Gathering #2, which was held on October 7, 1995 (10)
• Feedback (20)
• Episode Reviews (24)
• Highlander History (26)
• Synopses: Fifth Season (28)

Issue V.4 N.3

The Quickening v.4 no.3

Issue V.4 N.4

The Quickening v.4 no.4

• Current info (1)
• Memoirs of a Gathering by Judi Southwell. A report on The Gathering in 1996 in Denver (2)
• Belated Happy birthday wishes to members
• Transcript of Question and Answer session with Adrian Paul at the con(5)
• The Gathering III scrapbook includes 9 pages of photos from the con (14)
• Feedback (24)
• Loose page of some sixth season episode synopses

Issue V.5 N.1

• The editor's niche. Highlander: The Series completed filming the 6th and final season last fall. With the series end, a major source of information for the Club newsletter no longer exists. This has made it difficult to produce newsletters and placed the club in limbo for the last eight months. Though the combined efforts of The Gathering staff and you, we are back and have now focused our newsletter to cover continuing areas of the Highlander world. We intend to provide information on future Highlander related projects and conventions. (1)
• Interview with Stan Kirsch who played Richie Ryan on the series by Jimmi Smith Schneider (4)
• Feedback (19)
• Current information (20)
• Report on Highlander:The Celebration (Highlander official convention) (22)

Best Of Issue

The Quickening Best of Volumes 1 & 2 contains 74 pages.