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New Amsterdam vs. Highlander: A Brief Guide
Similarities:
* Each show has an immortal protagonist.
* Each protagonist has a mature, mortal, nightclub-owning mentor/friend who knows his secret.
* Each episode features a present-day storyline interrupted by flashbacks to the past.
Differences:
* In Highlander, there can be only one; in New Amsterdam, there *is* only one.
* Highlander was set in the fictional Seacouver, with occasional trips to Paris and flashbacks all over the place; New Amsterdam is firmly rooted in New York
* Thus far, New Amsterdam suffers from a decided lack of swordplay
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robomark asked me to point out that New Amsterdam has a lot in common with Life (NBC show starring Damian Jones); both shows have male-female detecting teams with a no-nonsense female partner who is skeptical about her male partner's cryptic sayings.
* Each show has an immortal protagonist.
* Each protagonist has a mature, mortal, nightclub-owning mentor/friend who knows his secret.
* Each episode features a present-day storyline interrupted by flashbacks to the past.
Differences:
* In Highlander, there can be only one; in New Amsterdam, there *is* only one.
* Highlander was set in the fictional Seacouver, with occasional trips to Paris and flashbacks all over the place; New Amsterdam is firmly rooted in New York
* Thus far, New Amsterdam suffers from a decided lack of swordplay
robomark asked me to point out that New Amsterdam has a lot in common with Life (NBC show starring Damian Jones); both shows have male-female detecting teams with a no-nonsense female partner who is skeptical about her male partner's cryptic sayings.