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Post by Pixie on Feb 7, 2005 13:35:27 GMT
That isn't true, if you click on Super Saver. Delivery is free when you spend over a certain amount, and this is way over. Yeah, I forgot that! Ignore me, I'm being a ditz. But play.com's free delivery is 1st class, so you do get your stuff quicker. Not that it makes a huge amount of difference, lol!
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 7, 2005 18:15:55 GMT
Lol, yeah, a day maybe. In practice that doesn't make a difference for me as while I have to HAVE, I am usually slow to sit down and watch, lol Hee, you can download a bit of the gag reel from the upcoming DVDs. Should take about half an hour for the dial-ups! RIGHT CLICK the following link, and then save target as... Gag reel clips
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Post by SpikesToy on Feb 8, 2005 11:03:20 GMT
I downloaded this last night and meant to put a link in here *doh!*
I LMAO at the "cross dressing" - would have liked to see more of that! ;D
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 8, 2005 11:20:35 GMT
Yeah well, I did it anyhoo! ;D DB had wanted a whole crossdressing epi with Angel and Spike.... hmmm
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Post by SpikesToy on Feb 8, 2005 11:31:24 GMT
back at ya! DB had wanted a whole crossdressing epi with Angel and Spike.... hmmm Now how the hell am I going to get to sleep tonight with that vision in my head!
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 9, 2005 15:04:27 GMT
Another DVD clip - same thing, RIGHT click, save target as Joss and JamesHee, S5 coat, so new and shiny. Gah, hand gestures - "chunkin' into".
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 9, 2005 20:31:46 GMT
Here's a luverly S5 DVD review from Freeze Dried Movies" Angel Season 5 is probably the best one of the series, sadly it’s also the last. "
FILM SCORE: 10 / 10 by: Joe Hui
Angel Season 5 is probably the best one of the series, sadly it’s also the last. Finally Angel is paired up with his perfect “spouse”, unfortunately for him it’s his long time enemy and newly soul-ed vampire, Spike (James Marsters). The chemistry between these two is absolutely fantastic, they bicker back and forth like a couple of grumpy old men, stopping only long enough to kill a couple of demons. But I’m getting ahead of myself, this season starts off with Angel and crew now running the LA branch of the EVIL law firm, Wolfram and Hart. They were given the reigns of the nemesis group at the end of season 4 because all their enemies within were dead and it would just seem more fitting that Angel and company ran the “new and improved” Wolfram and Hart.
The season starts off with everyone settling in to their roles within the belly of the beast. Angel becomes CEO, Wesley (Alexis Denisof) is the historian and researcher, Lorne (Andy Hallett) heads the entertainment division, Fred (Amy Acker) manages the science, research and development department and Gunn (J. August Richards), the former “muscle” of the group, becomes a brainy lawyer through a series of implants. The latter plot plays a huge role in future episodes as Gunn tires of being the “dumb street thug” and wants to be a key player. Harmony (Mercedes McNab) who has been in the Buffyverse since the pilot of Buffy TVS returns this season and plays Angel’s new secretary, she is much needed hotness with the trimming of Charisma Carpenter from this season. Storyline wise it was a better decision since Cordelia has grown so much that there really was nowhere else for her to evolve. Harmony on the other hand is very much like when Cordelia was Angel’s self-centered and somewhat ignorant secretary.
The difference between this season and the last season is that nearly every single episode would stand quite well on it’s own. In season 4 the entire 22-episode season ran like a giant 19-hour movie. This is a better form of storytelling in my opinion being that you can jam in a lot more interesting characters since nearly every week there was a new threat. Spike doesn’t show up till the last 20 seconds of episode one and is just a ghost for a good number of episodes after that. One very well done episode called Hellbound has ghosty-Spike being haunted by freaky and gory dead people as he feels that his ghost form was slowly slipping into Hell. I remember seeing disclaimers about the gore in the original airings of the episodes, it ended up being very dark and creepy.
The best thing about Angel is the great diversities of the stories. In one episode you have a historic type tale where Angel and Spike deal with Nazis and submarines in WWII and the next episode hilariously Angel gets turned in to a felt puppet straight out of Sesame Street and gets made fun of by Spike. Many episodes make me bust out laughing with it’s clever quips and funny character quirks. The formula is done perfectly and keeps from getting stale episode after episode.
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 9, 2005 20:34:43 GMT
Love it! The Spangel within me is throbbing! Lol! ;D
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Post by Cyrus on Feb 9, 2005 21:30:18 GMT
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Post by nightnurse on Feb 10, 2005 22:19:21 GMT
Great review ;D Ordered mine today, the DVDs are apparently released on the 15th Feb Yee Haaa ! Bring em on ;D
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 11, 2005 10:16:31 GMT
Wow, Fox have created a website for the S5 DVDs, and it is really rather beautiful! Have your speakers turned on cause the sounds are nice Angel DVDs siteWallpapers! They haven't done a cast profile of James ETA - holy shit, he is Cordelia, LMAO! I supposed he replaced her on the show as Angel's love interest (Nina? Nina who? Neener ) The info is a wee bit out of date though
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Post by Cyrus on Feb 11, 2005 21:37:00 GMT
They haven't done a cast profile of James I was about to say yes there is, until I saw your edit... heh yeah that's funny... and yeah all info we knew...
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 12, 2005 13:41:10 GMT
SFX's March issue has a review of the S5 set and they give it 4 stars out of 5, and 3 1/2 stars for the extras.
They pick out a highlight from the A Hole in the World commentary, from Mr Whedon!
Angel and Spike, they were hanging out for years and years and years. They were alll kinds of deviant. Are we thinking they never...? Come on, people! They're open-minded guys!"
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Post by Cyrus on Feb 12, 2005 17:19:57 GMT
They're open-minded guys! [/color][/quote]I think we have our next Prattle title...
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 12, 2005 17:22:11 GMT
Or "All Kinds Of Deviant", LMAO! Good old Joss ;D
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Post by Cyrus on Feb 14, 2005 15:42:52 GMT
Refreshed guide and found... One of the banner ads they stick in the middle of the online guide listings. and another
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 17, 2005 22:11:57 GMT
Nice DVD review - Masslive
Vampire series with bite has second life on DVD
Thursday, February 17, 2005
By RAY KELLY
"Angel: Seasons One to Five DVD Collections," Fox Home Entertainment, $59.98 each Some television shows keep going long after the life has been sucked out of them.
Others die before realizing their potential.
And then there's "Angel."
Created as a spin-off of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" was the saga of a centuries-old vampire cursed with a soul, striving to protect the helpless and earn redemption for the countless lives he had taken.
For four seasons, "Angel" seemed poise to be a really great show.
In its fifth season, everything clicked - and then it was canceled by the WB.
Thankfully for its fans, Fox Home Entertainment has released "Angel" on DVD. A box set containing the fifth and finest season arrived in stores Tuesday.
Season One teamed series star David Boreanaz with "Buffy" alum Charisma Carpenter as the vain and comedic Cordelia and the late Glenn Quinn as Angel's unwilling half-demon sidekick, Doyle.
Early episodes mixed horror and humor though not as skillfully as "Buffy" had.
The first season relied on crossover episodes with "Buffy" star Sarah Michelle Gellar and that linked "Angel" to its more popular parent series.
Quinn was written out of the series during the first season and in the subsequent three seasons, producers added several new regulars Alexis Denisof ("Wesley"), J. August Richards ("Gunn"), Amy Acker ("Fred") and Andy Hallet ("Lorne").
Seasons two and three fluctuated between moments of horrific brilliance ("Lullaby") to the inane ("Through the Looking Glass"). "Angel" had its missteps, but more often than not it delivered.
Season Four marked a lowpoint for the series.
Carpenter understandably jumped ship after her character was transformed from a shallow valley girl into an evil entity who was bedding Angel's teen-age son - a character that had been introduced as an infant just a year earlier!
Even "Angel's" most loyal fans had to wonder how the series could redeem itself.
The fifth season witnessed the addition of James Marsters, who had played the vampire Spike on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
The writers took full advantage of the chemistry and comic timing between Boreanaz and Marsters propelled the series to new heights.
On the script pages, the battle between good and evil became more complex and all of the supporting characters were given chances to shine.
Of course, quality alone does not guarantee a hit series and WB programmers drove a stake through "Angel."
The series last episode, "Not Fade Away," drew 5.3 million viewers - edging out the 4.9 million who tuned in a year earlier for the final episode of "Buffy's" seven-season run.
The Season Five DVD set offers plenty of extras on the making of the series, behind-the-scenes featurettes on its 100th episode, a blooper reel and commentary tracks with directors, writers and cast members that are as entertaining as the episodes themselves.
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Post by Cyrus on Feb 19, 2005 1:21:58 GMT
I went and bought Angel season 5 today. I took a picture of the outside of the actual book that holds the DVDs. Spangel!edit: The only thing I've watched on it so far is the Smile Time Featurette. Funny! I like the shots of DB talking in the interview with Puppet Angel in the background! ;D Priceless!DB and puppet
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Post by Pixie on Feb 21, 2005 9:19:59 GMT
LMAO! My DVDs have arrived
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Post by PokerKitten on Feb 21, 2005 10:41:45 GMT
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