 1. PROLOGUE TEXT: A new prologue eases the viewer into the year 2024, the   world now inhabited by Connor MacLeod. The new text establishes that the   Earths Ozone Layer has been severely depleted and, in response, the planet   has been encased in an electromagnetic shield to protect the population from   deadly radiation. After 25 years, however, the necessity of maintaining the   shield is being questioned. 