WB Cancels Angel 447
Ray Radlein writes "Despite a 36% increase over last year's comparable ratings, the WB Network announced today that they are cancelling Angel as of the end of this season." Unfortunate since this season was stronger than the last. " The link also makes taunting mentions of movie plans.
Re:Replacement. (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Watched more than the West Wing (Score:5, Informative)
They must be talking about increase in viewership, which would be hard to beat if you went up 36% from one season to the next.
On this [allyourtv.com] weekly list, West Wing was 51st and Angel was 87th....
On this season so far list, West Wing was 29th and Angel was 129th... Gee... I wonder why it was cancelled... hmmm... Let's look at the shows above it...
Tru Calling (huh?)
Skin (cancelled)
Miss Match (yikes)
Brotherhood of Poland, NH
Tracy Morgan Show
The Handler (cancelled)
Celebrity Mole Yucatan
Pretty pathetic...
Re:Oh, you had to do it.... (Score:5, Informative)
Albeit the show remains cancelled, all the Farscape fans really wanted was a proper ending.
And we got it, a 4 - 5 episode Mini Series coming Fall 2004 to finish out the show.
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I find most everything on TV unwatchable these days, but Adult Swim is my safe harbor of not-crap.
Except Inuyasha, which sucks, and should die.
Re:Joss Whedon comments (Score:5, Informative)
Petitiononline (Score:4, Informative)
A show on Spike and Willow would be nice though.
cheers,
pol
Re:Current Season (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Oh, you had to do it.... (Score:3, Informative)
You should check it out. Both the mini-series and the actual series (it's still playing on a few sci-fi stations, eg. Space here in Canada).
Farscape was one of the most inventive, colourful and well-produced shows in recent memory.
Speaking as a long-time fan, its main draw-back was that the storyline was often too complex for most people to simply watch a random episode and understand everything (which is why it had troubles finding new fans in the second season). However, if you took the time to actually watched three or four episodes in a row, the story was immensly involving (ie, it drew you in and glued your eyes to the screen week after week).
If you'd like more information about Farscape, be sure to check out the SaveFarscape [savefarscape.com] website. (Yes, believe it or not, hundreds of thousands of fans can actually make a difference to tv-executives...)
Re:What's so great about 'eternal' TV series ? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Spike in ratings. (Score:5, Informative)
When we left Spike 'neath the Hellmouth, he was going all pillar-of-fire. As it turns out, his whaddayacallit (I was going to say "essence," but that gives an illusion of concreteness that really isn't there) was trapped in the medallion he was wearing. Somehow, the medallion (owned by evil law firm Wolfram and Hart) was mailed back to Angel. Angel, for his part, has just been given the position of CEO of Wolfram and Hart (read: Hell, Incorporated).
Angel opens the package, and Spike materializes. Sort of. He's not precisely corporeal, and he's attached to Wolfram and Hart's main offices somehow, so he can't leave.
He narrowly escapes being sucked into Hell, and then another package arrives. When it's opened, Spike gets his body back. This triggers some sort of clause in the Prophecy (which up until now we've assumed means that Angel will someday become human) because now there are two vampires with souls, and both of them are champions. Somehow, this fact is dragging the world towards some sort of apocalypse.
It's been kind of fun to watch the show explore the rivalry between Angel and Spike. Tuning in wouldn't be too bad an idea.
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Re:Highest rated does not mean it stays (Score:1, Informative)
Buffy was pretty much done by that time. You could tell how tired that were.
I think they should do a show on the new Watcher's Council. After the episode on Angel with Andrew coming back, I'm curious as to how they're handling all the new slayers.
Re:Charisma Carpenter is doing Playboy! (Score:3, Informative)
No, she was "a bit chubby" when she was pregnant, but she was on Angel a couple weeks ago and she looks fit and trim now.
You have no chance with her, true, because... (Score:3, Informative)
And the guy is Alexis Denisof, one of the cast members from Angel. So I imagine they'll have plenty of time together now
Farscape (Score:1, Informative)
cheers
Sara
a Geek Downunder
Re:Oh, you had to do it.... (Score:4, Informative)
If you buy the DVD set (see sig), you get three that weren't even aired. The saddest part is that they're just as excellent as the rest of the series.
HDTV (Score:3, Informative)