After watching the first two episodes I must say I am liking this so far. I my opinion the Highlander references are not that important as the series is developing the concept in a quite original way. By is giving the main character a more down to Earth life and an acceptance of his fate/destiny they have given the series a sightly more believable feel. The interweaving of the supporting characters with the introduction of people from Amsterdam's past is adding immensely to my enjoyment of this show. I hope it can be developed into a program that is worthy of more than one series. I appears from previous comments that the scheduling at Fox may play a major part in whether the audience is retained after its good start.
Review of New Amsterdam
