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Post by Cyrus on Oct 8, 2003 17:08:04 GMT
I love the ! No waiting! ;D Anyway, "insensitive jerk"?! What Spike has James been playing?! Maybe he needs to sit down and watch the whole series... Oh James! I just happen to have every episode on tape... come on over... ;D But on the upside, James looked hot, as usual...
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 8, 2003 18:49:17 GMT
He did. And his voice was especially delicious... Pity about what it was saying! Lol, bless! NN, just posted this on an obscure thread, LMAO, so I thought I would bring it here! Just some info for those who get E! on Sky in the U.K...tonights edition of E! Live, with Kristin going behind the scenes at the Angel set, will be shown at Midnight, and be repeated at 7pm tomorrow 9th October as we get the recorded version of the show.. I hope they show it cos I'm setting up the video so I can watch when I get in from work tomorrow morning!! And Kirsten's chat with James will be transcribed online on Friday - details in JamesJamesJames.
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 8, 2003 19:28:23 GMT
More good press! ;D From USA TodayWhat to watch: Wednesday • Spike takes center stage on a terrific outing of Angel (WB, 9 p.m. ET/PT). Indeed, you'll find few better partnerships these days than the none-too-willing pairing of Angel (David Boreanaz) and Spike (James Marsters) — or, as they call each other, "Captain Forehead" and "Casper."
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 9, 2003 10:19:13 GMT
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Post by Cyrus on Oct 10, 2003 9:24:29 GMT
www.tvguide.com/news/entertainment/Thursday, October 9, 2003 THIS DOESN'T BITE: The WB has given the green light to a full season of Angel, which has performed well on Wednesdays. According to Variety, the Frog network had an option to cut back to 13 episodes if the show tanked. In related news, ex-Buffy the Vampire Slayer scribe Doug Petrie is developing a contemporary take on Lost in Space for the WB.
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 10, 2003 9:30:35 GMT
There was a discussion about this elsewhere and the feeling was that it was odd for them to be able to make such a confident judgement after just the premiere... but hey, not knocking the decision, if it has infact been made ;D Oh, and the trailer for Unleashed is up - thewb.com/Popups/Trailers/0,8204,133406,00.html
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 10, 2003 21:24:19 GMT
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Post by Cyrus on Oct 10, 2003 21:44:10 GMT
Hmm... there's 2 of Angel/David and 6 of Spike/James... Hot... but they've been touched up... the mole on his right cheek is gone... and the scar is hard to see... Silly photographers... leave him as he is!
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 10, 2003 21:49:59 GMT
I think there are more to upload of the other cast members, but James/Spike is the priority... Well, maybe being a sorta ghost has eradicated the scar...?! Lol. When he is in civvies, you can hardly see the scar anyway... nice bushy brows to cover it up!
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 16, 2003 23:51:15 GMT
James is at it again: www.gainesvillesun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031016/APE/310160887Marsters says: "Frankly I get to NOT be the lovelorn puppy anymore, which is a relief. He got whipped, man, so he's back a little closer to the Spike that we originally met. He's just having fun making people's lives hard."
There are character bios for all the team at this url, btw.
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 18, 2003 22:18:47 GMT
This is priceless, for the age comments at least. ;D .zap2it.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.zap2it.com/ (look in the section) Merdeces McNab Brings Harmony to 'Angel'
By Kate O'Hare Bringing the opposite of everything her name implies, Harmony (Mercedes McNab), the Valley-girl vamp from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," has found a new home on The WB's "Angel," airing Wednesdays. She's just "a single, undead gal trying to make it in the big city," says McNab, who previously guest-starred as Harmony in a second-season episode of "Angel," currently in its fifth year.
Harmony first appeared as the vapid best pal of high-school popularity queen Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) in "Buffy," but wound up being bitten and turned into a vampire in that show's third-season finale, "Graduation."
Still blond and beautiful, but now undead, Harmony tried to become the latest "Big Bad" in Buffy's hometown of Sunnydale, but failed miserably at evoking any real menace.
Harmony didn't do much better as the main squeeze of vampire Spike (James Marsters) -- in days before he had a soul and fought for the good guys -- winding up verbally abused and forced to play along with his fantasies of having his way with Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar).
When Spike finally spilled his romantic guts to Buffy, Harmony decided she'd had enough, shot him in the back with an arrow and huffed out of Sunnydale. She headed to Los Angeles and "Angel," where she had a brief reunion with Cordelia, who had abandoned her spoiled-girl ways in favor of becoming a champion against evil. Harmony tried to emulate Cordy, but ultimately failed and hit the road -- supposedly to Mexico.
"That scene got cut out," McNab says. "It was just me running away, as usual."
Turns out, Harmony didn't go far. In last season's finale, Angel (David Boreanaz), the first -- but not, as it happens, only -- vampire with a soul, was given wealth, power and the Los Angeles office of his chief nemesis, the demonic law firm of Wolfram & Hart. Unfortunately, he also lost his son (Vincent Kartheiser), and Cordy ended up in a coma.
Coincidentally, Harmony was working in the steno pool. Angel associate Wesley (Alexis Denisof) thought a familiar face would be welcome, so he hired her as Angel's secretary.
"Cordy is my idol, so I want to follow in her footsteps, minus the coma," McNab says.
Harmony's also sworn off killing people. "She's onto the pig blood now," McNab says. "She's a good girl -- trying to be."
Just when Harmony thought she had the whole new-career thing going, Spike reappeared. Having burnt to cinders while saving the world in the "Buffy" finale, he wound up the victim of a Wolfram & Hart double-cross and now is a non-corporeal entity, trapped between being undead and really, truly dead.
Harmony soon learned that Spike consummated his desire for Buffy, but she can't quite write him off. "Good old Harmony," McNab says. "The puppy love she has for him, she has to make it OK, give it some closure. Her first instinct when she sees him is definitely excitement, which is a dead giveaway to how she feels about him."
This raises the question that if Spike ever gets a body again, will he and Harmony give it another go? "I definitely think the door is open for the possibility," McNab says. "James and I were discussing it, and I was like, 'It must be hard for Spike, the way my character's written, to find ways to like her, because any normal person would say, "This chick is annoying, go away."'
"And he's like, 'Yeah, that's what he loves about her, that she's like that. She'll say anything, and he thinks it's endearing and charming and sweet, as opposed to annoying.' So, it works.
"He's playing into that when we have our scenes together. So that, and my dialogue, leaves the door open for that possibility."
It turns out McNab and Marsters briefly opened the romantic door when she was in "Buffy." "I went on a date with James," McNab says. "We're just buddies. It didn't really go any further than that."
Told that Marsters has just turned 41, the 23-year-old McNab is flabbergasted. "What? I had no idea he was that old. Oh, my gosh, I had no idea. That's hysterical. I always thought he was in his late 20s, early 30s. At least he looks young for his age."
McNab had planned to move to New York -- and did, for a while -- when the stint in "Angel" came up. But, her dream was to be in "Law & Order."
"That's my favorite show. Unfortunately, they were on hiatus the whole time I was there. I was so bummed, because I was like, 'You know how they start with that dead person on the floor? I'll do that.'"
Currently signed for 17 of 22 "Angel" episodes, she has no regrets. "Going to work every day is a pleasure. I know that sounds too cliche, but it's true."
While her relationship with Spike remains in literal limbo, Harmony is trying hard to make nice with the boss. "Everyone takes her with a grain of salt. But she's working hard, and Angel, he doesn't want to let on that he's OK with it yet, but I think he's warming up to her.
"Obviously, he trusted her before, then she let him down. Now, he's a little more guarded with her, but slowly but surely, she's wearing him down. Eventually, he will more help her than just tolerate her."
With Cordy in a coma -- and the resulting departure of Carpenter -- McNab adds a welcome female presence to the show. The only other woman around on a regular basis is Amy Acker, who plays science-oriented Fred. But, McNab doesn't anticipate any girly get-togethers for the two.
"I don't know if Fred would have the patience for Harmony. As long as people don't take Harmony too seriously, it's OK. But, Fred is a pretty serious character, so I don't know if she could put up with Harmony's babbling." I'm sorry, but Spike has shown nothing but mild disdain for Harmony so far.... Nothing in James' actual portrayal can lead you to believe Spike thinks Harm is endearing, charming and sweet!
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Post by Cyrus on Oct 18, 2003 22:42:48 GMT
LMFAO! She went out with him and didn't know... and we did! Is there a bit of Harmony in Mercedes?! That's very funny... what's even funnier, is I can see the look on her face when she was told... ;D
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 22, 2003 21:30:04 GMT
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 26, 2003 23:22:28 GMT
The E! News clip with James on the Angel set, messin' with Angel's bed, is available for download at Slayerverse Part One and Part Two
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 28, 2003 0:44:11 GMT
Love him or loathe him, he sure gets us talking! he's an interview with the Furious One: www.tnmc.org/dp/1016031.shtmlAn Interview with David Fury By Tim Ritenour
While Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel have always walked a little bit off the beaten path, one of the odder quirks of the show has always been that fans know the writers almost as well as they know the actors on the show. And due to that, a name well known to the fanbase is David Fury, who has served as a writer and producer for both Buffy and Angel.
TNMC recently had a chance to pick his brain about the upcoming season of Angel, and how the infusion of new cast members and story structure will define and hopefully broaden what it already a cult hit.
Tim Ritenour: In terms of central themes, what would say is Angel's? Buffy for Example, was defined as essentially a female empowerment show. Does that make Angel a show about what it means to be man? Or would you say the themes drift more towards redemption or another theme?
David Fury: We started out with essentially a metaphor for alcoholism and drug addiction (i.e. Angel trying to get back on the wagon after drinking from Buffy in Graduation Day, Pt. 2). And much like Buffy was about High School, Angel was supposed to be about the twenty-something experience of leaving home, finding a career, etc.
We soon abandoned that since, unlike the teen years, there's so little about one's 20s that's universal. Experiences vary dramatically.
Then things shifted to the notion that it was about how difficult it is to be a man, particularly a man of violence, in a violent world... Trying to do the right thing. Trying to find meaning. And although much of what we've done can slot nicely under that, I think we decided, ultimately, that we're just telling good, ripping, mythic yarns.
TR: Angel has consistently maintained a slightly more mature and darker tone to it then Buffy. How does this affect your writing style when writing an episode?
DF: Doesn't affect it at all, honestly. In fact, I just write my Angel scripts as Buffy episodes, then change character names when I'm done... Giles becomes Wesley, Willow becomes Fred, Tara becomes Gunn, etc...
TR: What would you say has been Angel's greatest strength since its inception?
DF: A lot of bang for the buck production value. It's a great looking show with awesome fights, cool cinematography... It was always a better looking show than Buffy.
TR: Who is your favorite character to write?
DF: Most on staff would say Lorne. Though currently, my favs are Spike and Harmony, old Buffy writer that I am. Used to love writing Cordy, before she got all serious.
TR: Now that Spike is joining the cast of the show, how much responsibility do you have to catch up non-Buffy viewers about who this character is?
DF: We're doing our best in the first batch of episodes to explain the show and the characters to new viewers. (And this is without the benefit of "Previously ons" which we're foregoing this year). In the first two eps. I've co-written ("Just Rewards," and "Destiny"), I've been using flashbacks that help explain the relationship between Spike and Angel.
TR: Building off that, a good deal of Angel fans were most likely Buffy fans. But a fairly sizeable percentage seemed to only watch Angel. How do you try to cater to both fan bases in the storytelling?
DF: We don't cater to anyone (except to Joss who loves our stuffed crab puffs). We just tell the best stories we can, things that interest us... Like Ricky Nelson said: "Can't please everyone, so ya... got to please yourself."
TR: As a co-creator of the show, how much input can David Greenwalt really give Angel considering UPN has put his new show Jake 2.0 up against it?
DF: Truthfully, David's input entails him watching a finished episode of Angel, calling us up and saying "nice job." Man's much too busy for more than that.
TR: Lately you've been writing and directing your own episodes. Is this a direction you want to move towards, or would you still consider yourself a writer first and foremost?
DF: First and foremost, I consider myself a dockworker. This writing and directing stuff just pays the bills until the shipyard's hiring again.
TR: This season on Angel is supposed to be episodic then the massive mythological ones of last season. Is there still going to be overlaying story arc to the entire season, or simply a series of smaller story arcs?
DF: Yes.
TR: Gunn is supposed to undergo a major character change this season, partly due to the panther scene last episode. What can the fans expect from him now? And have we really seen the end of the Gunn/Fred/Wes triangle?
DF: The fans may be expecting a little more of Gunn then we've yet delivered. But, essentially, he's big, brainy Wolfram & Hart lawyer now, and the one who's second in command under Angel.
There are more Fred and Wes to see, but Gunn, it seems, has moved on.
TR: What kind of recurring characters can we expect this year?
DF: I dunno. What "kinds" do you have in mind? Besides Harmony and the W&H liaison, Eve, I mean. 'Cause that's all we got in the recurring category.
TR: With the ghost of Lilah hanging about Wolfram & Hart, does this effectively put an end to the romance between Fred and Wes?
DF: Lilah is, in fact, not hanging around, so the answer is no. Or rather, there'll be other impediments to Fred and Wes' relationship.
TR: What hints can you give to the characters arcs for Angel, Spike, Wes, and Fred this season?
DF: Let's see... Imagine Angel as a successful older brother to Spike's put upon "living in his shadow" younger brother, and you'll have an understanding of their dynamic. Contentious, but with an understanding that they're two of a kind.
Wes's father will come to visit, with emotional consequences for Wes.
Fred's like Charlie in the Chocolate Factory running W&H's lab. And she will become involved with someone.
TR: This cast is a little top heavy with testosterone, which actually makes it quite effectively the opposite of Buffy, is there a reason for this?
DF: None at all. Just fell out that way when we lost Charisma. It's something we'll rectify as soon as we can find the right chemistry.
And have you SEEN Lorne?!... You can't tell me there's testosterone in there.
TR: Finally, what teasers can you give the fans to look forward too this year.
DF: Visits from old friends (but, alas, not Buffy) and enemies... Flashbacks to the first time Spike and Angel meet... Jeff Bell's homage to Mexican wrestling... Possibly Muppets...
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 31, 2003 2:06:24 GMT
The Furious One sure is putting it about! Here's another, but not really about the show: www.chron.org/tools/viewart.php?artid=712Interview with the Vampire (producer) An exclusive talk with the producer of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and now 'Angel' - David Fury Posted 10-30-2003, 15:26 by Cherise Huang Northwestern Chronicle: What advice do you have for college students today interested in working for writing?
David Fury: Write for the stage first. Involve yourself in as many aspects of productions as possible: directing, acting, set design, etc. The more you can think with many hats, the more you'll understand how to make scenes work, and how to write for those various arenas.
Take improv classes. Thinking on your feet goes a long way toward learning how to break a story, get the the heart of what the scene's about. Along with that, hone your sense of humor. Nothing, I say NOTHING is more valuable than a writer who can write funny dialogue, be it for shows like The Shield or Gilmore Girls or ER. Lots of people can learn the craft of writing, but coming up with the funny [things] will get you hired, guaranteed.
And, of course, live a life. Writers who often enter the profession early wind up regurgitating stuff they've already seen on other shows. If you have life experience, your voices will sound more real, more lived in.
As for more practical advice, while you're honing your craft (through workshops you can start with fellow writers), apply for a job as a writer's assistant on any television show in, or going into, production. There are plenty of sources to get numbers of production offices, including getting a copy of Daily Variety which prints the numbers once a week.
NC: What inspires you to write? (Do you have a method when you sit down at a computer?)
DF: Frankly, the biggest inspiration to write is, for most writers, a DEADLINE. Meaning, if we waited to be genuinely inspired to put words to paper, we'd probably never actually write anything. Writing's hard. It's lonely. And frustrating. The trick is to focus your energies on a small portion of a script... Maybe a scene, sometimes a page, once in a while, just a speech. Looking at the big picture, the task of putting out 55 pages of an hour-long series can be daunting. Anne Lamott's book Bird by Bird is the best, most accurate, how-to about writing I've ever read.
As for me, my method entails playing PC games and websurfing for hours before I get around to putting something down. My tiny brain can only handle so much.
NC: Who is your hero and why?
DF: I have many heroes... Zeus, Caligula, Drew Goddard ('cause, well, he's so dreamy)...But, ultimately, my biggest heroes are my kids. They remind me what's important.
NC: What do you think of the general quality of writing today?
DF: Generally, there's some great writing going on, though admittedly, the best of them are showing their age: Sopranos, Everybody Loves Raymond, West Wing, Six Feet Under, Yes, Dear... I... Wait, did I say Yes, Dear? Sorry, I meant Reba.
NC: In your opinion, who has been the most intriguing "Buffy" character to tackle?
DF: Intriguing? I guess I'd have to say Spike, since he's arguably gone through the most changes. From villain, to anti-hero, to hero... And sometime's back again (or so it seems). It's fun writing such a sardonic, pragmatic guy with super powers.
NC: Your opinion of reality shows?
DF: Personally, I hate reality. That's why I choose to live in a fantastical world of pixies and unicorns, with candy cane trees and marmalade skies...
NC: Have you ever gotten emotional while writing a script?
DFYes. Mostly, depressed and suicidal. Not from the words, but from the thinking up the words. Like I said... writing hard.
NC: What do you do to unwind in your free time?
DF: Free time... What's that? Oh... those couple of hours on the weekends playing soccer with my sons and taking my daughter to the movies my wife won't see with me.
NC: What shows, books, movies or music do you recommend?
DF: There's so few of any of those categories I can recommend, but here goes...
Shows: The aforementioned aging shows are still good television. Add Curb Your Enthusiasm, and, oh, yes, World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel;
Books: Seabiscuit's an amazing book ( I recommend it, even if you've seen the movie – which I didn't), The Kite Runner, the aforementioned Bird by Bird, the Harry Potter books are still fun reads (though Ms. Rowling is tending to overwrite in the last couple)... I also like reading plays (which I recommend to any aspiring writer) – Homebody/Kabul by Tony Kushner, Take Me Out by Richard Greenberg;
Movies: Lost in Translation, Kill Bill are the latest... Recent favs: The Lord of The Rings, Memento, Chicago... And of course, classics like Casablanca and Citizen Kane (it's trite to love them, I know, but they're frickin' GREAT);
Music: Listening lately to the White Stripes, the film soundtracks of the great Ennio Morricone.
NC: Anything to say to the universe of hard-core "Buffy" fans out there?
DF: Hope you enjoyed the ride we tried to give you. If you still need a fix of the Whedon world, the fun continues on SPIKE-- I mean, ANGEL... Otherwise, thanks for six and a half years of slaying.
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Post by PokerKitten on Nov 3, 2003 22:22:41 GMT
"Angel" (Wednesday, WB, 9 p.m.): I'm getting a ton of e-mail about Spike's presence on "Angel" (Wednesday, WB, 9 p.m.). There's a whole contingent out there who would be very happy if Blondie Bear had never come to Los Angeles (they're "so over Spike" is what they tell me). I still love James Marsters. Still believe he has created one of television's most memorable and heartbreaking characters. I remain delighted that the end of "Buffy" didn't end Spike's journey. Plus. I think the show is doing a good job of balancing his presence on the show with other action. However, I do think the show seriously needs more female characters. I still can't like Eve. I'm not sure if it's the way the character is written or the performance (I'm thinking it's the performance), but she's no Lilah. Another concern -- last week's episode was basically a retread of the "Something Blue" episode of "Buffy" when everything Willow said came to pass. Angel is also emotionally inconsistent -- personally, I'd like a little more brooding over his son and Cordelia (actually, I'd like it if the show had even mentioned Cordelia since the season premiere)..zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,276|84439|1|,00.html
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Post by PokerKitten on Nov 3, 2003 22:55:54 GMT
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Post by PokerKitten on Nov 3, 2003 23:12:42 GMT
fans are touched by an 'Angel'
The television show Angel vends irony with a nudge, a wink and dialogue ripped directly out of a comic book.
The WB prime-time blockbuster is classic storytelling, with good guys and bad guys and life-or-death conflicts, and a look at the thing that never quite drops out of modern American debate: moral relativism.
Angel is a comedy about a brooding, powerful vampire named — that's right — Angel. A recap of several seasons of progress: Angel fell for Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, an -fated relationship if ever there was one. They had to part ways to save the world, and Angel opened a detective agency to cover for his newer, nobler pursuit — scouring the earth of demons. He now has a conscience and a soul. The agency hooks him up with a rag-tag team of do-gooders, none of whom seemed predisposed to altruism. There's Charles Gunn, a streetwise vampire hunter who joins Angel in his quest to fight evil. Lorne is an empathic demon, complete with green skin, red eyes, horns and a leisure suit that seems somehow like his real crime. Then there is Buffy's other lover, vampire Spike, who joins Angel because he, too, retrieved his soul after his star-crossed romance with Buffy. A wee complication: Spike is a centuries-old rival of Angel's.
Then there are the not-so-bad guys with him: Wesley Wyndham-Pryce, a watcher (a guardian of vampire slayers) from England who lost his job when he went in the demon-hunting league with Angel. Winifred "Fred" Burkle is a scientist who was rescued from another dimension, and who wants to put her brainpower to work for Angel.
This season finds Angel and company in the City of Angels, where they are running a law firm. Their mission is to fight evil and save innocents.
The show is a hit with audiences because it's flashy, action-packed and populated with gorgeous actors. Even the cast members covered in green makeup are heady, sophisticated and charming.
But there's something else that works for fans of the show, too.
Good and evil aren't so easy to sort out in Angel. This cast of characters is made up of bad beings who do good things, and the law- abiding rule-breakers who love them. People root for Angel because he's not without spot or blemish. In fact, he's fairly pocked with sin and transgression. As the leading vampire in L.A., a blood- sucking town that revels in that very reputation, Angel isn't totally trusted. He's left a trail of innocent blood and suffering in his wake. Spike has the same past, but his bad-boy image and his fluid moral compass haven't made him any less popular with viewers. Lorne isn't a subtle symbol for the typical L.A. mover and shaker. He's always wheeling and dealing on his cellphone, making slick promises he could never keep but getting results. His mission? Head of the entertainment division at the law firm. His pre-reform demonic talent? Sensing the insecurities of human beings and exploiting them to the hilt.
When the good guys fight the bad guys, it turns out that the bad guy's crimes and misdemeanors are mere echoes of those of the crime- fighting, demon-decapitating squad. And as in life, some good people — or at least innocent bystanders — can't be saved.
Viewers like Angel because an awful lot of people believe it's excusable to do wrong in order to do the right thing in the end.
There's something else about this series that strikes a chord with viewers. The mission Angel and his cohorts take up is one of their own making. If there's a God, a celestial sort of boss or a vampiric CEO with an index card explaining the whole truth, we don't get to see it. Like the rest of us, Angel and his cohorts have to get by on partial information and the seat of their pants. Their best laid plans sometimes stink and their love lives are a complete mess.
In Angel evil is a dodgy subject and right and wrong don't seem to come with clear instructions. And gratification for doing the right thing, for continually subverting their lust for blood, mayhem and power? Well there isn't any. All their do-gooding gets them is a fresh, scary fight in the next episode.
The viewers might not have the awesome fighting skill or the extra- sensory abilities, but we have one major thing in common with Angel, Spike, Wesley, Fred and Gun. We have to face Mondays once a week.
www.dentonrc.com/entertainment/stories/DRC_Breeding_Column.f736d7b.html
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Post by PokerKitten on Nov 4, 2003 13:33:14 GMT
www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/133504p-119040c.html"Angel," WB, Wednesday nights at 9. The jury's still out on this one. Last week's episode, about a Halloween party in which everyone fell under a behavior-altering spell, was strong and reestablished the sense of teamwork that's been missing from the show this season. Yet though the trappings of the demonic law firm, with David Boreanaz as the new CEO, are very attractive, the plots haven't paid off yet in a way that justifies the shifts.
And there was me thinking LotP was second weakest of the season so far ;D
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