# Highlander 2, Star Trek V, and other things that didn't happen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318 "2003-11-10T01:02:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/61 "2003-11-11T13:30:17Z")
And there was no Avengers after Diana Rigg left. What would have been the point? ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/62 "2003-11-11T14:38:08Z")
I’ll never forget the last episode of MARRIED WITH CHILDREN, when Steve left and a heartsick Marcy moved away and the new neighbor was a cute guy named Jeff Dahmer… There was no blond kid besides Kelly. Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/63 "2003-11-11T15:40:27Z")
“Batman” was a fantastic film, but I’m glad they stopped while they were ahead and didn’t make a shitload of fucking awful sequals. Another vote for only one “Jaws” film. Micheal Jackson tragically died from a candy corn overdose in 1985. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/64 "2003-11-11T15:51:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gorgon Heap \* > Micheal Jackson tragically died from a candy corn overdose in 1985. \*\* **Amen!** Oh, and great screen name, by the way. A fitting tribute to one of the world’s great eaters. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/65 "2003-11-11T19:07:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scr4 \* > \*\*Arthur C. Clarke never wrote any novels with Gentry Lee. \*\* Gentry Lee? Never heard of the guy. Oh, and someday someone will make a movie based on a Heinlein novel. Can’t remember one since Destination Moon. ---
**Author:** ![SirRay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/66 "2003-11-11T19:08:04Z")
I’m surprised that so far no one has mentioned that strange gap in Bond film releases between ‘Octopussy’ and ‘The Living Daylights’. Shame, really, as Duran Duran even release a song in 1984 that would have a great Spy/Action movie theme… ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/67 "2003-11-11T19:14:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Evil Captor \* > \*\*And there was no Avengers after Diana Rigg left. What would have been the point? \*\* And they certainly never made a movie out of the Avengers, either. Too bad. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/68 "2003-11-11T21:51:50Z")
It’s a good thing, meanwhile, that Frank Herbert recognized that he only had one novel in him. I mean, _Dune_ did a perfectly good job of wrapping up the story; Herbert was smart enough to see that he didn’t need sequels. Certainly, there were no sequels written by _other_ folks. ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/69 "2003-11-11T22:14:37Z")
**Newsradio** stopped when ‘Catherine’ Left the show. They certainly never ever would try another season after **Phil Hartman** died. Boy the first season of **Third Rock from the sun** was sooo funny. It was filled with social commentary about humans from an alien perspective. It’s nice they realized their work was done and stopped after that. They never did the same jokes/observations over and over and over. I thought it was weird **Robert Jordan** wrapped up his series in 5 books. It seemed like it could go on and on and on even to the point of resurrecting dead characters or making totally boring books where nothing interesting happens. There was never ever a book called **The Pillars of Creation** by Terry Goodkind. I wish he’d make a sequel to **Faith of the Fallen** already. It seems like he could have put out at least two books by now. David Eddings made some good young adult books. A series called **Belgariad** and another **Elenium**. Why he never revisited these worlds is beyond me. **Stranger in a Strange Land** is such a good book. I wonder why it quit the moment he laughed at the monkeys. Seemed like there was more to tell. It’s sad that Stephen King died after witting **Shinning, Dead zone and Firestarter**. Seems like he could have had more books then that. ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/70 "2003-11-11T22:39:36Z")
It’s good to know that Isaac Asimov realised that three _Foundation_ novels was enough. ---
**Author:** ![Vezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b38774/32.png) [@Vezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vezer)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/71 "2003-11-11T22:45:38Z")
**Batman Forever** is dead to me. \*\*Lethal Weapon 3 and 4 \*\* (Yes, I know your too old for this shit) ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/72 "2003-11-11T23:00:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MacSpon \* > \*\*It’s good to know that Isaac Asimov realised that three _Foundation_ novels was enough. \*\* I heard that some authors wanted to write a second Foundation trilogy. I’m glad that the trustees of Asimov’s estate nixed the idea. ---
**Author:** ![BIH\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@BIH\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BIH_Boy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/73 "2003-11-11T23:16:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mister Armageddon \* > \*\* > And since no one’s done a video game yet, let’s throw in Zelda II and the Japanese Super Mario 2. Miyamoto can do no wrong, so I can’t see how either of these can be said to have ever been made by him. \*\* Seriously? The Japanese Super Mario Bros 2? The one that was a natural extension of the first and very hard to boot, unlike the US/Europe version which was a “reimaging” of a piece of shit game that without the mario characters would no doubt never have got released and was shockingly easy? I agree that Zelda 2 never happened. And your post regarding the japanese SMB2 ---
**Author:** ![jennorCOTG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jennorCOTG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jennorCOTG)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/74 "2003-11-11T23:25:00Z")
Sorry, but Im standing up for Alien 3, and the Bond went from Roger Moore to Pierce Brosnan. Friday the 13th was a good horror, and making it the mum as the killer was a real twist. Its lucky they didnt do a lot more of them with an immortal son, who ends up being shot out into space and burning up on re-entry after another 9 films have passed. And there is only 1 final destination and thats that - FINALY… Death gives no 2nd chance ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/75 "2003-11-12T02:00:52Z")
The TV series _Beauty and the Beast_ folded when star Linda Hamilton left the show. At least they wrapped up the series with a happy ending where Catherine chose to join Vincent in the underworld permanently. I once read this awful fanfic where Catherine was brutally tortured and murdered, and Vincent became a avenging killer. Yes, I distiinctly remember, it was a fanfic story. And I think I must have had a nightmare about it because I can see “scenes” from this alternate version in my imagination. But nope, no way they’d ever air something like that. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/76 "2003-11-12T03:14:57Z")
> [@](#): > > There’s an entire message board in the Buffy fandom where any mention of S6 and S7 is verboten. Well I should hope so! I wouldn’t want to frequent any _Buffy_ forum where people can just prattle on about kooky seasons that were never made! Thank goodness the series ended before the had the chance to make Spike and Buffy a real couple. I _know_ that would have turned out badly. And boy, I just know Xander and Anya are going to have a wonderful life together. And Willow and Tara! Why, Willow’s such a pro with her magic now. And whatever happened to that **Ultimate War** miniseries that Marvel was going to publish? It’d be super neat to have the Ultimates and the Ultimate X-Men meet up one day! A shame it was cancelled and never spoken of again. What’s that you say? La la la la la… ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/77 "2003-11-12T11:27:10Z")
It’s good that Roger Zelazny never fell into the same trap as other SF authors and started writing follow-ups to his stories. I mean, consider the **Amber** series - five perfect books. Absolutely no need to add anything. ---
**Author:** ![Lear\_s\_fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/df788c/32.png) [@Lear\_s\_fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lear_s_fool)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/78 "2003-11-12T12:20:37Z")
oh man i can’t bleive i’m the first to say this there are only three Dune novels, and his son will never hire some goy to write prequales and then put his own name on them ever ---
**Author:** ![Lear\_s\_fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/df788c/32.png) [@Lear\_s\_fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lear_s_fool)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/79 "2003-11-12T12:24:58Z")
Dolph Lundgren never played he-man and oh yeahg the “New adventures of he-man” the series from the early 90’s yeah that never happened either BTW this is not the series curently on coartoon netwrok i like that one ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlander-2-star-trek-v-and-other-things-that-didnt-happen/212318/80 "2003-11-12T12:26:17Z")
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