The name thing, think was an epi where Duncan mentions or had a bit of a diff name, and they did have some of the evil immortals have various names, though a lot of the evil/bad ones would have had to as they were known and or getting there names picked up by mortals and or some kind of authority/police/FBI...
Had the Incredible Hulk given to me, have a bit of a memory of watching the show, was about 3ish when it first aired, maybe more memory of re runs, but anyway, he moved around and just changed last names. Besides the pilot, in a couple epis, or at least 1, he did go by his real name, but with the traveling he could not be known who he was/is, so name changing worked.
Quantum Leap, he was not his main character, he was his character playing and "looking like" to all and himself in the mirror, someone else, so he for the most part was not changing his name as he was being another character. So to me, not the same thing with name changing as that was actually the show, no "name change" no show.
Even though tech was not the same as today, those in authority who were mortal, and were/are not so overwhelmed with present crime and past ones too for that matter, would be pretty easy to fig out something was very weird with Duncan, other immortals too, and think some did, was hinted at in season 1 at the courthouse, if they did not go out of their way to always be on "radar" of the law, then my guess/thinking,the law let them live and let live.
Know there is and has been talk/type, even on imbd of re boot or new/different highlander movie and or tv show, would not really work realistically in today s world. Being "invisible" would be almost impossible. As everything is pretty much instant, news about almost everything seen/heard/texted and or more as it is happening. Social media, some kind of electronic mark, its all there/here and on the chance you manage to not have anything, not having something on social media/e mark can be almost suspect too with some law enforcement.
The way the show worked, Duncan could pretty much live his life, name change, not big deal for show. The original movie, more or less worked and the name changes helped make the movie as at that time it well, worked. They even had some (all ?) Connors names shown as they worked to "prove" he was the same person.
Least these are my thoughts.
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