WB Cancels Angel

[Sam The Egg]

The WB announced today that Angel won't be back for a sixth season. The news comes on the heels of the network airing the 100th episode of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off starring David Boreanaz. The WB issued a statement early in order to give the show's creators time to wrap up the season appropriately.

"For the last seven years 'Angel' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' have been cornerstones of our network. The sum total of the work done on those shows has produced some of the proudest moments in our history," said the network.

"Like some of the great series that are leaving the air this year, including 'Frasier' and 'Friends,' the cast, crew, writers and producers of 'Angel' deserve to be able to wrap up the series in a way befitting a classic television series and that is why we went to Joss to let him know that this would be the last year of the series on The WB."

The cancellation might not be the end of Angel altogether though. "We have discussed continuing the 'Angel' legacy with special movie events next year, which is still on the table," said The WB. "In a perfect world, all of these details would be completed before this information went to the press so that we could be definitive about the show's ongoing future. But in any case, we did not want to contemplate this being the last year of 'Angel' without giving the show the option of crafting their own destiny for this character and for this series."

The network also praised Boreanaz, cast and crew. "David Boreanaz continues to be one of the finest, classiest and friendliest actors we have had the pleasure to work with and we hope that the relationship furthers from here. The same can be said for all the actors and producers on the show."

There are still nine episodes left in this, now last, season of Angel.



Source: Warner Bros.

[bloodygurl02]

thanx for the article sam i read this on a spoiler site i go on. i am a little shocked about it . i hope like buffy it goes out w/ a bang. i will miss it though but i think its not done yet it still has storiess taht need to b done.

so thanx for posting the full article

i have went to the wb site and alot of ppl in that forum r against it. its only 5th season and they have so many possibilities for the show like w/ new batches of slayers thanx to willows spell at the end of buffys finale and reformation of the watchers council and the whole wolfram and heart thing theres many possibilities . if any thing should of been canceld it should have been charmed i tryed to re watch it this seaseon but charmed just got a tad stupid when pru was killed off i mean rose mcgowan did good the next season but then it went down hill. i think if anything should of got cancelled it should of been charmed not angel.

[bloodygurl02]

Originally posted by bloodygurl02
thanx for the article sam i read this on a spoiler site i go on. i am a little shocked about it . i hope like buffy it goes out w/ a bang. i will miss it though but i think its not done yet it still has storiess taht need to b done.

so thanx for posting the full article

i have went to the wb site and alot of ppl in that forum r against it. its only 5th season and they have so many possibilities for the show like w/ new batches of slayers thanx to willows spell at the end of buffys finale and reformation of the watchers council and the whole wolfram and heart thing theres many possibilities . if any thing should of been canceld it should have been charmed i tryed to re watch it this seaseon but charmed just got a tad stupid when pru was killed off i mean rose mcgowan did good the next season but then it went down hill. i think if anything should of got cancelled it should of been charmed not angel.

i know i quoted myself i wanted to hit edit and i hit quote by mistake

[Sam The Egg]

I haven't watched the show much, only the first season, but I hear that there's way too much to wrap up in 9 episodes

[bloodygurl02]

Originally posted by Sam The Egg
I haven't watched the show much, only the first season, but I hear that there's way too much to wrap up in 9 episodes

theres is definitley alot to wrap up in 9 episodes.i think it should b one more season though for it so they have more time to explain things and wrap the show up.

thanx again for the full story on it sam

[Sam The Egg]

Bright side: I'll catch up on the DVD's faster

[bloodygurl02]

Originally posted by Sam The Egg
Bright side: I'll catch up on the DVD's faster

yeah u can now buy up to season 3 of angel on dvd. or u can catch up by watching it on tnt but it doesn't go in order just show random episodes i know other stations also do angel repeats but i forget waht station

[Sam The Egg]

I still need to buy season 2

[sleepaway]

I lost interest after they killed off Doyle.

[bloodygurl02]

Originally posted by sleepaway
I lost interest after they killed off Doyle.

it sux that the actor that played him died last year or they could have brought him back. he used to b on roseanne to

[Sam The Egg]

I didn't like it when Doyle died, but I like THAT he died...as weird as that sounds. It showed that nobody was untouchable on the show. Just because you're in the core cast, even in the opening credits, you can still die.

[bloodygurl02]

Originally posted by Sam The Egg
I didn't like it when Doyle died, but I like THAT he died...as weird as that sounds. It showed that nobody was untouchable on the show. Just because you're in the core cast, even in the opening credits, you can still die.

i thought it was kool that he was able to pass on his ability to cordy. and i was happy how they brought her charecter to a close this season during the 100th eoisode. did a really good job. wasn't tha actor that played doyle fired from the show???

[Sam The Egg]

I dunno.

It doesn't seem like Joss has much luck with his shows staying in one place. Buffy lasted five seasons, got moved, lasted two seasons and ended. Angel lasted five seasons and might not be moving anywhere. And Firefly went nowhere, that show got canceled faster than a baby in an abortion clinic.

[bloodrayne]

Boo Hoo...I never liked it anyway

[sleepaway]

Originally posted by bloodygurl02
it sux that the actor that played him died last year or they could have brought him back. he used to b on roseanne to

Yeah Glenn Quinn - he played Mark on Roseanne. The guy who played DJ has set up some kind of society/fund thing for the late actor.

[bloodygurl02]

Originally posted by Sam The Egg
I dunno.

It doesn't seem like Joss has much luck with his shows staying in one place. Buffy lasted five seasons, got moved, lasted two seasons and ended. Angel lasted five seasons and might not be moving anywhere. And Firefly went nowhere, that show got canceled faster than a baby in an abortion clinic.

but i think buffy ended well for its seven yr run and most showslast between 7 - 10 seasons. i never really got in to firefly though . best buffy episodes i would say were hush, the body and the musical one
out of angel i would say the 100th episode and the one w/ connor being born . i hope w/ the nine episodes left that it ends good like buffy mayb they can bring her back for a episode even if she said she wouldn't comeback this season but since its the last season u never know she might come bakck for one final episode

[Sam The Egg]

Good news for Angel fans (So...pretty much just me and Bloodygurl will be reading this).

Angel won E! Onlines SOS poll with 85% of the votes
From Eonline.com - 2004-03-12th

The results are in on this year’s Save One Show campaign--where you, the fans, voted for the endangered series you most want to save from cancellation.

I can think of only one word to describe them: holy-freakin’-poop.

Over the past two weeks, more than 400,000 (!) E! Onliners from around the world--Latin America to Australia and Asia--sounded off in our poll. The winning show received an astounding 85 percent (!!) of the votes.

That show is the WB’s Angel.

As promised, I am writing letters to the network suits (at both the WB and UPN, which has been pitched the show) to help make your voices heard. The original plan was to do this for the top three contenders, but because Angel took such a huge chunk of the pie, the other series--including Arrested Development, Boston Public, Enterprise, Ed, Miss Match, One Tree Hill and Tru Calling--each received only 1 to 3 percent of the votes. So, this year, SOS is all about Angel.

To the Powers That Be at the WB and UPN: TV fans around the world have spoken through E! Online’s Save One Show campaign, showing overwhelming support for the recently canceled Angel. On their behalf, I am here to beg, plead and share with you the top five reasons this undead champ deserves to live.

1. The Fan Efforts Are Unprecedented. Not only have Angel supporters signed petitions (more than 75,000 on one site alone) and donated their own money for full-page ads in the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, they’re taking positive action by sending flowers to WB executives such as Jordan Levin (who, in turn, has passed them along to children’s hospitals), organizing rallies in Los Angeles and Hamburg, Germany--and even holding a blood drive to keep Angel alive. You will not find more dedicated fans!

2. The Ratings Are Strong. Its average of 3.7 million viewers this season--those aforementioned die-hard fans--proves Angel packs more Nielsen’s power than most WB and UPN shows. And thanks to syndication on TNT, many new viewers are discovering the series.

3. The Fans Deserve a Good Send-Off. The cancellation happened so late in the game that mastermind Joss Whedon simply doesn’t have time to work up an adequate farewell--one with all the brilliant touches I’m sure he’d imagined for Angel’s swan song. According to my sources, producers have contacted Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and Michelle Trachtenberg about returning, but due to the late notice, none have yet been able to commit. Sarah might be available, but Alyson is starring in a London play and Michelle has been cast in a Disney movie, so they aren’t expected to be back.

4. The New Dynamic Is Working: It has been around for five seasons, but Angel really hit its stride this year with the addition of James Marsters and the big, fancy Wolfram & Hart set. The storylines have kept us on the edge of our seats--proving there is lots more life in the show.

5. It’s One of the Best Dramas on Television: Sorry, but it has to be said. With shows like The Help, The Mullets and Run of the House getting screentime this season, the WB and UPN should feel lucky to have a show like Angel to avoid sinking further into a pit of mediocrity. Angel has more heart and soul than any of that cheesy "family programming" and boasts some of the best writing on television, which is why it’s consistently championed by critics and fans alike.

It’s never too late to do the right thing. Save Angel, and you’ll be a hero to millions of fans around the world (and one lowly tube maven who’ll never be the same without it).

Hooray

[bloodygurl02]

Originally posted by Sam The Egg
Good news for Angel fans (So...pretty much just me and Bloodygurl will be reading this).



Hooray
thanx for the article sam. HORRRRRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

u just made my day even better sam:D :D :D :D :D

[hellfire1]

they better save that show... tv sucks so bad over here as it is ! what the hell am i gonna watch now ??!!! ... i hate french tv !! :mad:

[Sam The Egg]

you could always watch porn. Or I'm sure they've got some pretentious artsie French movies over there. Maybe a Krystov Keislowski (sp?) movie or something.

[SFF]

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Boo Hoo...I never liked it anyway

Ditto IMO both Angel and Buffy suck fat, sweaty otter nutsacks.

[Sam The Egg]

gasp! *attacks and villifies SFF for her opinion*

[bloodygurl02]

found this article on scifi.com

http://scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-03/12/10.45.rumors

12:00pm ET, 12-March-04

Angel Not Dead Yet?

Are reports of the death of The WB's Angel exaggerated? The IGN FilmForce Web site, citing anonymous sources, reported rumors that the network is in talks with Fox and Mutant Enemy, which produce Angel, about a possible sixth season, even though The WB has already announced that Angel will disappear at the end of the current fifth season. A source, posting on a WB bulletin board, reported the talks, the site said.

Other posts have suggested that The WB is going to be taking a close look at the ratings for upcoming episodes, including repeats, and basing its decision on whether or not to revive the show on them.

Another source reported that Sky One, the satellite network owned by Rupert Murdoch, has been told that talks for a sixth season of the vampire drama are underway and that there will be a new season available, the site reported.

[Sam The Egg]

I hope they just go one more season. That way, they'll know to give time for closure. They got the news of the cancelation late in the season for them to be able to wrap much of anything up.

[bloodygurl02]

Originally posted by Sam The Egg
I hope they just go one more season. That way, they'll know to give time for closure. They got the news of the cancelation late in the season for them to be able to wrap much of anything up.
yeha i hope for the same thing. the y need more time for closure like u said and they were told last minute. as soon as i read about it being cancelled i was like waht the hell.

i have a few links to more angel stories both r off scifi.com

GELLER OPEN TO ANGEL GIG:
http://scifi.com/scifiwire/art-tv.html?2004-03/03/17.00.tv

BELL PREVIEWS ANGEL: this on talks about upcoming episodes for the reast of the season from waht i read it has to do w/ connor and lindsay:

http://scifi.com/scifiwire/art-tv.html?2004-03/02/13.00.tv

[Sam The Egg]

I just hope they don't try for 2 more. One more would be just the right amount. Plus, they might get cancelled after season 6 and then they'd have the same problem

[bloodygurl02]

Originally posted by Sam The Egg
I just hope they don't try for 2 more. One more would be just the right amount. Plus, they might get cancelled after season 6 and then they'd have the same problem

yeah at least keep it around for 1 more season just to fill in the gaps and let it end w/ a bang. not rush it like they r now by going back and re taping episodes that they already had taped.i would like it to stick around for one more season

[MichaelMyers]

Good.

[Randall_Flagg]

Watched the WWII episode of Angel last night, the one set in the submarine!

All I can say is I'm glad they are ending it!

That episode was weak, weak, weak!

End it while it's somewhere near the top of it's game. Don't let what happened to Buffy, happen to Angel!