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Post by PokerKitten on Jul 28, 2004 10:10:55 GMT
Artwork for the S5 videos (you can pre-order now, but I am hanging on for the DVDs) - Set One and Set Two (Just scroll down a bit, and make 'em nice and big!) Spangel!
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Post by DeeDee on Jul 28, 2004 10:41:30 GMT
Ive got the others on video so I shall get these eeeeek 23rd August ;D ;D both sets? oooohh James watching all night ;D ;D
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 12, 2004 19:04:23 GMT
Not exactly a regular at TWOP, but AtS does feature in some of their awards right now: TWOP Tubey Awards Best Returning Show of the 2003-2004 Season 1. The Amazing Race 2. Angel 3. Scrubs "Dead Before Its Time" Award for the 2003-2004 Season 1. Angel 2. Futurama 3. Wonderfalls Most Improved Show of the 2003-2004 Season 1. Chappelle's Show 2. Gilmore Girls 3. Angel Show with the Most HoYay from the 2003-2004 Season 1. Smallville 2. Angel 3. The O.C. www.televisionwithoutpity.com/story.cgi?show=56&story=6811 *can't imagine why I latched on to the last one * SPANGEL!! ;D
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 21, 2004 23:25:42 GMT
Look at the nice cover of "Once Bitten: An Unofficial Guide To The World Of Angel" by Nikki Stafford, due out end of September. Spangel is marketed everywhere Book cover pic
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 21, 2004 23:38:11 GMT
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Post by DeeDee on Aug 21, 2004 23:58:34 GMT
Thanks Pk I didnt think my puter would show it but it did*pats computer*"good computer "
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Post by Cyrus on Aug 22, 2004 0:05:04 GMT
Look at the nice cover of "Once Bitten: An Unofficial Guide To The World Of Angel" by Nikki Stafford, due out end of September. Spangel is marketed everywhere Book cover picThat's not Spike... that's a James-in-a-knitting-pattern-shirt photo! original pic: img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/cyrus7/jamessweater1.jpgBut I guess since they blacked out the shirt and just used his head *has Holly thoughts*, and still has blond hair, they consider it Spike. edit: comparison
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 22, 2004 0:10:53 GMT
Tsk, was it necessary to show the real thing?! I prefer the disembodied-looking version, hovering over Angel's shoulder Anyway, it is still Spike getting the attention again (which I guess could rile fans of the other regular characters). ETA - I guess, as it is an unofficial guide, they have to be careful about using official promos and stills...
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Post by Cyrus on Aug 22, 2004 0:19:56 GMT
Yes, but there are plenty of "official Spike" promos that could have been used. lol at Spike hovering over Angel's shoulder! ;D
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 22, 2004 0:51:26 GMT
But like I said, it is an UNofficial book. We know how precious some people Fox can be about people using their material if they (Fox) aren't directly making money from it.
Look how SpoilerSlayer has been driven to giving up, because they harassed tensai over his Tru Calluing material... these people are idiots. That show needs all the help it can get!
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Post by PokerKitten on Sept 6, 2004 17:12:50 GMT
I meant to post this last week, bu then life happened. 2004 golden fang winners >> angel season 5 Many thanks to DeathIsYourArt for running the GFs this year!
>> Best Lead Actress >> Amy Acker >> Best Lead Actor >> James Marsters >> Best Limited Run >> Christian Kane >> Favorite Black Thorn >> ArchDuke Sebassis >> Most Surprising Moment >> Lorne Shoots Lindsey >> Not Fade Away >> Best Kill >> Fred >> A Hole In The World >> Best Villain >> Smile Time Puppets >> Funniest Moment >> Spike Sees Puppet Angel >> Smile Time >> Best Fight >> Angel and Spike >> Destiny >> Best Kiss >> Angel and Cordelia >> You're Welcome >> Best Hair >> Illyria >> Worst Hair >> The Buffy Wig >> Best Style >> Cordelia and Spike >> Worst Style >> Knox >> Most Underused Character >> Lorne >> Favorite Episode >> Smile Time >> Best Writer >> Joss Whedon >> Favorite Quote >> Spike: You're a wee little puppet man! >> Smile Time www.thesuccubusclub.com/goldenfangs.html
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Post by Cyrus on Sept 11, 2004 19:06:14 GMT
X-Pose magazine has a 37-page (from page 4 to 40) feature on Angel season 5. I saw it when I was with Brandon at Hastings the other day. But it was $10 for a bitty mag, and I didn't feel like paying that much. How did I notice the magazine? PuppetAngel was peeking at me over the row of mags in front! ;D
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Post by nightnurse on Sept 11, 2004 22:26:28 GMT
OOh I'll have to look out for that one... ;D I get itchy fingers every time I go into Tesco's and lurk by the videos...they've got S5 at £24.97 each box...but I'm keeping my hands in my pocket till the DVD's come out....I WILL resist temptation...I WILL.....
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Post by PokerKitten on Sept 11, 2004 22:32:26 GMT
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 6, 2004 20:36:30 GMT
The Official Andy Hallet website www.andyhallett.com/
A Letter From Andy (10.06.04) Hello Friends,
Thanks for checking back in on the website. Fortunately I have a much better report for you this time. I’m feeling great and I’ve recovered quite well, actually I’d say that I feel pretty much normal.
(Some would argue against that statement…I just know it.)
I also must again mention that without the help and tremendous amount of care & concern from my doctors, mainly Dr. Sourpik Avakian, I would really be up a creek, or perhaps at the bottom of one. LOL…so thank you Doctor.
I quickly realized that my doctors were ‘somewhat serious’ when they told me to “rest, rest, rest…” Now if you know me, you know that I have a hard time sitting still for two seconds, so all this resting was a completely new concept for me, but really I had no choice.
So after my Mom and I left London this summer we went to my parents’ house on Cape Cod, where I rested some more. After that I decided to return to Los Angeles, which was when my parents decided that I wouldn’t do much resting without someone keeping an eye on me, so Mother and I headed further West once again.
It felt good to get back into my own home after being away for a pretty good stretch. And having Mom still with me was awesome because I really did need her help and certainly couldn’t have done it without her. It was truly unbelievable that she just dropped everything and came to help me until I was better. I’ll never forget that wonderful time we got to spend together, granted not under the best circumstances, but it was still very, very cool.
I had a marvelous time in the UK as always, but of course couldn’t give it my all…which is a perfect excuse to go back next year. We’ll party till the break of dawn and make up for lost time. Um, just don’t hold me to the “break of dawn” part.
Oh, and I can’t even begin to tell you how awesome the people of England and Scotland were to me. I swear to God, I had to buy another suitcase on the way home, so I could carry all of the wonderful cards, letters, and gifts that were given to me. I read every one of them from cover to cover. They were so nice and so genuine…I know they were really from the heart.
And I appreciate the “Get Well” e-mails you’ve been sending, too. Thank you so much for thinking of me, I was and still am, floored by all the care and warm, warm wishes.
Well, I just wanted to give those of you who were interested, a little update on things, and I guess that’s my update. Now that I’m settling back into LA, I’ll see what’s shaking around here and I’ll keep you posted. Thanks again for everything!
Andy
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 9, 2004 10:15:51 GMT
There's a bunch of face masks and teeth moulds up for auction on ebay right now, some not properly labelled But just in time for Halloween use, I guess... Vampy teeth and whatnot
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 20, 2004 20:45:10 GMT
“SMILE TIME” ANGEL PUPPET HALF-SCALE REPLICA
A Diamond Select Release! From the imagination of series creator Joss Whedon came one of the funniest episodes in Buffy or Angel’s history, “Smile Time,” in which the brooding and ever-serious vampire with a soul was transformed into a puppet! This plush replica measures just over 21” high and is an exact ½-scale version of the prop puppet used in the episode. Featuring a faux leather coat, boots and a mouth that opens and closes (for that full puppet brooding effect!), “Smile Time” Angel is ready to come home with you and protect your teddy bears from the creatures that go bump in the night! “Smile Time” Angel comes packaged in deluxe window box packaging and will only be available in specialty market outlets.
In stores March 2005.
Plush Replica $50.00
But follow the link to see it... not a patch on sueworld'sw. Pfft. AngelPuppet
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Post by Cyrus on Oct 20, 2004 21:46:11 GMT
Something funky is up with his face...
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Post by PokerKitten on Dec 7, 2004 13:36:41 GMT
This isn't actually about AtS, and when it does reference our boys it is linking them to BtVS, but I think the image they are talking about is far more potent in Angel, so sue me! I liked the article; there IS something cool about these coats, for goodiesn and baddies alike. Sex-ay! MTVWho decided that black trench coats are de rigueur for battlin' evil? <snip> Why is this particular garment as ubiquitous on action heroes as ponchos are on bridge-and-tunnel gals?
While the long, double-breasted overcoat has been worn by detectives in films since the '40s, even the most hardboiled dick didn't do a lot of wirework in those bygone days of noir. At most, Sam Spade chased a bad guy down a dark alley at a sprightly jog.
Today's gun-toting good guys are a more active lot. Even the ones without superpowers somehow manage to easily leap a 20-foot alley expanse or successfully dive through a hail of semiautomatic machine-gun fire. Knowing your line of work will require this kind of physical exertion, why on earth would one choose to wear such a cumbersome garment?
Blame it on "Blade Runner." Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi film correctly predicted the future in many ways, from the ethical questions of cloning to robot pets and omnipresent invasive advertising. But those shots of Deckard (Harrison Ford) leaping across rain-soaked rooftops in his flowing trench may have been the most prescient aspect of that movie (despite the coat's brown color).
In the years since, that particular article of clothing has adorned heroes in "The Matrix," "Darkman," "The Crow," "The Punisher," "Black Mask," "Highlander," "Underworld," "Van Helsing," "Mystery Men" and "Hellboy." Spike and Angel shared that fashion sense on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." John Cusack wore one in "Say Anything" ... oh wait, he didn't battle evil in that film (unless Ione Skye's dad counts). The list goes on and on.
Of course, it's not just the good guys who love the look. Villains dig it too. Witness Bullseye in "Daredevil," Doc Ock in "Spider-Man 2," Mr. Glass in "Ubreakable" and at least half the villains who squared off against the protagonists mentioned in the last paragraph. It's not like the old white hat/ black hat days when you could easily tell the hero from his adversary.
In the comics, Blade wore a shorter brown leather jacket with green pants, a costume that probably wouldn't translate to live-action movies. With more iconic heroes like Spider-Man, Batman and Superman, audiences can accept the costumes because they have that image in their head already. But characters that are lesser known (at least to the mainstream) like the Punisher or Blade or the X-Men give Hollywood costumers more leeway.
Making superhero outfits from leather is sensible; it's protective, sturdy and sleek while remaining flexible. When Bryan Singer decided to clothe the X-Men in matching leather jumpsuits instead of their individual, multicolored comic-book costumes, it was the right decision. The in-joke line where Cyclops asks Wolverine if he'd prefer doing battle in "yellow spandex" (which Wolvie wears in the comics) effectively silenced every fanboy's complaint about not remaining faithful to the source material. (Of course, why Storm wore high heels remains to be explained, but that also applies to Catwoman, Trinity, Barb Wire, Wonder Woman and pretty much every other female action star since Barbarella ... but that's another column.)
Putting heroes in modified street clothes not only seems less dorky, it solves another storytelling problem. The toughest suspension of disbelief in "Spider-Man" wasn't that Peter Parker could climb walls and shoot webs from his wrists — it was that he made the incredibly complicated Spidey suit by himself. And we won't even get into the ramifications of Alfred designing the nippled, fetishistic Batman and Robin outfits in "Batman Forever."
The issue of tailoring to superheroes was dealt with brilliantly in "The Incredibles." Superhero stylist Edna Mode's treatise on the dangers of capes could certainly be applied to the trench coats, which would seem to be even more unwieldy and bulky, especially with all those belts and loops. The only mitigating factor is pockets, but they rarely seem to be used in films; crime-fighting accoutrements are far more likely to be housed on a utility belt or a hidden harness (or just appear out of nowhere).
On top of that (and this is purely subjective), unlike capes, trench coats just don't look cool. They bring to mind bad '80s metal videos or insurance salesmen. They're a pushy style that tries way too hard, like a bad toupee, a Tag Heuer platinum watch or a Trans Am. It's kinda sad to think that Whitesnake set the template for futuristic crime-fighting attire. And while we're fully aware that it's a trend that's not going away anytime soon (see next year's "Constantine"), we're waiting for the forward-thinking superpowered do-gooder who will follow the couture lead of Andre 3000 or the White Stripes. You never know ... maybe Brandon Routh's Superman outfit in Singer's new film will be red leather pants and a white T-shirt with a simple red "S." OK, probably not. But at least he won't be wearing a trench coat.
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Post by PokerKitten on Jan 3, 2005 11:02:32 GMT
Angel Investigations
Remember a while back, when Rich mentioned the license for Angel possibly moving from Dark Horse to IDW? Well, it’s happened. The deal just went down recently and the first Angel miniseries from IDW will hit in Summer 2005. A creative team hasn’t been finalized yet, though Joss Whedon will be onboard as an advisor. Whedon isn’t currently expected to write any of the stories himself, as his time is still divided between Astonishing X-Men and the Serenity feature film. So he’s already got a lot on his plate even if those Wonder Woman movie rumors don’t pan out.
Incidentally, this doesn’t affect the Serenity license at all, which looks to be set at Dark Horse. Nor does it cover the rights to Buffy The Vampire Slayer. In fact, certain characters like Buffy (and possibly Willow) can’t be used by IDW at all, at least under the current deal. However, a Faith miniseries may be in the cards and certain lingering cliffhangers from the Angel series finale may finally be resolved.
This Has A “Wolfram and Hart” Factor of Nine Out of Ten
www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/index1.htm
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