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Submitted by Tarix Conny on Fri, 02/13/2004 - 23:42
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WARNING: This article contains spoilers for upcoming episodes!!!!! --Dave

http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|86346|1|,00.htm

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Submitted by Blackthorn on Sat, 02/14/2004 - 03:59.
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Damn... I wasent really buying Angel this season anyways but still sad to have it gone for good.

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Submitted by Jadyn on Sat, 02/14/2004 - 05:08.
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Nooooooooooooooo... :cry:

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Submitted by Jadyn on Sat, 02/14/2004 - 05:19.
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Ok... I just found this... I've already signed the petition... You all should too. Sniff... Already living in a world without BtVS... I need AtS.

Angel Season 6 Petition

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Submitted by MrDave on Sat, 02/14/2004 - 12:00.
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While I signed the petition, I can tell from the article's tone that they aren't likely to change their minds.

I find it ironic that that they discussed the possibility of an Angel TV movie but there wasn't any such talk about a Buffy film when that show closed.

It says to me that that producer's of the show aren't quite done with the property yet. There may be spinoffs. What about a "Spike" show or even "Wesley: Rogue Demon Hunter" series?

And then there was all that talk about a Buffy animated series too.

No we have not seen the end of this franchise. It is the hottest Sci-Fi property outside of Star Trek and the folks at FOX know it.

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Submitted by Firefly on Sat, 02/14/2004 - 18:43.
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This is outrageous!!! Just last week, Angel had the cover of TV Guide along with accolades for "coming into its own." The ratings this season are the best it's been for WB in a long, long time. The show has been getting better and better. This is so very, very wrong. Well, I'll gladly sign a petition, but I agree with Dave, I don't think they'll be listening to us. :x

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Submitted by Blackthorn on Sat, 02/14/2004 - 19:39.
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Honestly I think the best bet for bringing any TV show back from Cancelation is to go buy the DVDs. The Family Guy DVDs sold so well that the Cartoon Network or who ever is brining the show back. Now I know a Cartoon is alot easier to bring back than a Live Action TV show but It might happen.

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Submitted by Jadyn on Sat, 02/14/2004 - 23:31.
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Amazing... When I signed the petition, it had 650 names. Today I head in to check and almost 6,000 people had signed it.

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Submitted by Firefly on Sun, 02/15/2004 - 12:25.
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Not that surprising. We are an amazingly strong fan base. For example, last year at the San Diego Comic Con, I was told by a MAC rep that the Buffy line of action figures would be canceled, yet this month in Toy Fair you can get an exclusive Vamp Willow. How can this be you ask? It's really quite simple, the Buffy fans hounded MAC until they gave in and went back to producing the line. Yay for us!!!

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Submitted by Kieran on Sun, 02/15/2004 - 13:29.
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:x damn, where else am i gonna get my weekly DB fix...that smug, arrogance-exuberant face...first fastlane, now this...it truly has been a hellish week for myself then :evil:

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Submitted by Jadyn on Fri, 02/20/2004 - 08:20.
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Ok... The Straits Times (Singapore's local paper) just announced today that the show current season is it's last. That makes it official for me. Waaaaaa...

I just can't understand it. Why the hell are they axing it anyway?

Fans mobilize to try to save Angel after its cancellation

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From Journalnow.com
Article dated: 20 Feb 2004

TV Tidbits Fans mobilize to try to save Angel after its sudden cancellation
Friday, February 20, 2004

Winston-Salem Journal

The WB Network’s announcement last Friday that it was canceling Angel came as a shock to fans and many industry observers.

On a ratings level, Angel is one of the network’s most popular shows with the prized 18-to-34-year-old demographic, coming in behind only Smallville among the WB’s offerings for that age group. Earlier this month, WB’s "weekly ratings" release sent out to television critics boasted that Angel had gotten "outstanding year-to-year gains" in all of the key demographic groups. This week, WB’s weekly ratings release conspicuously lacked any mention of Angel at all.

On a creative level, Angel is in the midst of a renaissance after muddling through much of last season. The series has rebounded nicely, thanks to increased input from series creator Joss Whedon and the addition of James Marsters to the cast.

And on a historic level, the series is - or perhaps that should be "was" - WB’s last tie to Whedon, whose Buffy the Vampire Slayer helped define the fledgling network and save it from obscurity.

Adding insult to injury, the show was canceled the same week that WB announced an early renewal for its other supernatural series, Charmed - a fluffy show that serves little purpose other than to put Alyssa Milano and company in different skimpy outfits each week.

In an interview that ran in Variety earlier this week, WB president Jordan Levin said, "This isn’t about the WB bailing out on one of its top shows."

He went on to say that the show had a loyal core following, but it didn’t have much potential to draw new audience members.

In a press release on thewb.com, the network said it had given Whedon early notice that the show wouldn’t be renewed for a sixth season so that he could have time to wrap up the subplots in the remainder of the current season.

Fans were quick to rally behind Angel, setting up Web sites and starting petitions and letter-writing campaigns within hours of the announcement. As of Wednesday, one such petition had already gotten more than 36,800 signatures.

"Letting fans know on the day before Valentine’s Day verged on the cruel, in my view," said Greensboro fan Sara Jane Mann, who is working on efforts to save the show. "It seems the network just doesn’t appreciate the gem it possesses in Angel’s particularly brilliant (and addictive) blend of witty humor, stylish drama and astute, pop-culture-savvy intelligence."

Fan campaigns don’t always work, but they are certainly worth a shot. In the past, such shows as Star Trek, Cagney and Lacey and Roswell were saved by fans who let the networks know how passionately they cared about the shows. Without fans giving Star Trek a third season, in fact, it’s possible that Paramount’s billion-dollar-plus franchise would have faded into obscurity; without a third season, there would not have been enough Trek episodes for syndication.

Angel is already in syndicated reruns and has also been a hit on home video, where Fox Home Entertainment has already released three of the show’s five seasons in highly successful DVD boxed sets. But fans want new episodes, and posts on fan sites by such members of the Angel production team as Whedon and Marsters indicate that they want the show to come back and that they feel they have more stories to tell.

Fans who want Angel to come back should check out such online campaigns as www.saveangel.org and saveangelcampaign.tripod.com for more information.

Online petitions are good for showing fan support, but networks tend to pay more attention to letters.

Many of these fan sites are suggesting that fans write to Jordan Levin, President of Entertainment, The WB Television Network, 4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg. 34R, Burbank, Calif. 91522.

Letting your local WB affiliate know how much you want the show back would also be a good idea.

Angel Doubtful For UPN

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From Scifi.com
Article dated: 19 Feb 2004

Joss Whedon, co-creator of The WB’s canceled vampire series Angel, told TV Guide Online that he doubts the series could move to UPN next year, much as its predecessor show Buffy the Vampire Slayer did after the frog network staked it. "We’ve talked about the possibility, but it’s a long shot," Whedon told the site. A UPN spokeswoman had no comment for TV Guide, but an Angel insider told the site that executives at Angel’s production studio Twentieth Century Fox are putting together a proposal for UPN.

Whedon, meanwhile, reiterated that he’d love to have Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar make a guest appearance in the Angel series finale, though Gellar has already said she’s not interested in appearing on Angel this season. "We’ll put out some feelers [again] to see if there’s some interest there," Whedon told the site. "We’d certainly love to have her." Gellar is currently in Tokyo shooting The Grudge, a supernatural horror film.

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Submitted by Jadyn on Fri, 02/20/2004 - 08:28.
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Joss Whedon’s Reaction About Angel’s Cancellation

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From Bronzebeta.com
Article dated: 15 Feb 2004

They Canceled My Frikkin’ Show

Joss reacts to the news of Angel’s cancellation and expresses his disappointment in the networks decision.

Sat Feb 14 22:31:16 2004

Some of you may have heard the hilarious news. I thought this would be a good time to weigh in. to answer some obvious questions: No, we had no idea this was coming. Yes, we will finish out the season. No, I don’t think the WB is doing the right thing. Yes, I’m grateful they did it early enough for my people to find other jobs.

Yes, my heart is breaking.

When Buffy ended, I was tapped out and ready to send it off. When Firefly got the axe, I went into a state of denial so huge it may very well cause a movie. But Angel... we really were starting to feel like we were on top, hitting our stride -- and then we strode right into the Pit of Snakes ’n’ Lava. I’m so into these characters, these actors, the situations we’re building... you wanna know how I feel? Watch the first act of "The Body."

As far as TV movies or whatever, I’m not thinking that far ahead. I actually hope my actors and writers are all too busy. We always planned this season finale to be a great capper to the season and the show in general. (And a great platform for a new season, of course.) We’ll proceed ahead as planned.

I’ve never made mainstream TV very well. I like surprises, and TV isn’t about surprises, unless the surprise is who gets voted off of something. I’ve been lucky to sneak this strange, strange show over the airwaves for as long as I have. I don’t FEEL lucky, but I understand that I am.

Thanks all for your support, your community, and your perfectly sane devotion. It’s meant a lot. I regret nothing (except the string of grisley murders in the 80’s -- what was THAT all about?) Remember the words of the poet:

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FRIKKIN’ SHOW. I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damn."

See you soon.

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Submitted by Jadyn on Mon, 03/08/2004 - 10:01.
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Gosh... There might still be hope...

The WB *Might* Pick Angel Up For A 6th Season

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From Smgboard.com
By Jennifer Marsters (Nickname)
Article dated: 5 March 2004

I got this on the http://www.saveangel.org site. It was in the forums: http://www.pixsys.co.uk/angel/forum. The topic can be found here for anyone who wants to read/see it: [url]http://www.pixsys.co.uk/angel/node/1244].

Here’s what Rebecca on the saveangel.org forums had to say:

Okay, so I got this off of the City of Angel Forum. I think its not true, but I am going to post it anyway. The person who posted this, posts often, so I know it isn’t spam, I just don’t think its true. So here goes:

"My friend flukie (inside info guy) has informed me that the WB has signed Angel up for a 6th season provided that the rating increase and the pleas to keep angel alive are massing over the 2 million mark so the WB will consider Angel to be its most important asset."

Okay, seriously, I do not know how reliable this is. The guy who wrote it posts often, so I know he is not just spamming the site. Everyone at City of Angel were saying that it was a lot of crap too, but here is what he had to say in response.

"No no joke this is serious my friend know loads of stuff before most people get a wind of it and he’s about 98.6 % accurate on all Angel things."

The WB hasn’t confirmed anything on this yet. Just to let you know. So take it with a grain of salt. I’m not believing anything until it’s been confirmed. I’m not gonna get my hopes up or anything because then I will just be let down even more. Let’s hope this turns out to be true.

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Submitted by Logan on Mon, 03/08/2004 - 12:25.
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I've made my peace, why do they taunt me so............

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Submitted by Jadyn on Wed, 03/17/2004 - 12:27.
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A statement from The WB

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Article dated: 17 March 2004

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. 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.

We have discussed continuing the Angel legacy with special movie events next year, which is still on the table. 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. 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.

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Submitted by Allyana on Tue, 04/05/2005 - 20:44.
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Jadyn wrote:
Amazing... When I signed the petition, it had 650 names. Today I head in to check and almost 6,000 people had signed it.

This made me check... 70474 names!! Too bad they didnt listen to us. :cry:

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