New to Angel, and I'm having this problem...
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Sunday, June 4, 2006 12:55
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Well, on the other hand, you have Babylon 5, and I personally found it to be boring and dry- too real for it's own good (funky aliens excluded).
So my view is definitly only one particular view...(plus: I'd take wacky over dry any day of the week).
All in all, I AM enjoying AtS, though.
Chrisisall
I have to say that I never found Babylon 5 dry, I always found it a rich tapestry of political manipulation and intrigue...
particularly among the wacky aliens.
Enterprisealways seemed the driest of the dry to me...no humor, no subtext, and no character layers (no one remembers what happened the week before during the current episode).
I had trouble getting into Ats during the first season, they had taken the two characters I cared the least about (Angel & Cordelia) and added a third who didn't seem more interesting to me....
but then,
as I was giving up on the show,
they started the cross over episodes w/Buffy
(I REALLY loved Oz & Spike showing up in LA),
and then Wesley...
have you gotten far enough for when Wesley hits town?
I LOVE Wesley!
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I enjoyed but didn't LOVE Angel season 1. The show didn't resonate for me until season 2. Without spoiling too much... this is when the writers began introducing (and re-introducing) characters that would play (and had already played) big roles in the Angel mythos.
For the record, season 2, 3, and 5 are my favorite Angel seasons. So hang in there! Good stuff is on the way.
mattro
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Originally posted by MikeyMo:
word, Grounded. I just checked an episode guide and there's a couple of classics to see before the season's over.
Edited to add: I actually don't know what crackers means in this context. Is it a good thing? 'Cause that's what I took it to mean...
Another UKism creeping in then? If something is really good you can describe it as 'cracking'. It would therefore be a 'cracker'.
Batmarlowe: S5 DVDs are too pricey for me. They'll appear in some Fox promotion soon enough I suspect ;)
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Wesley, yeah. And I just saw the one w/Faith, she shakes up any episode!!!
Mayor Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Wesley, yeah. And I just saw the one w/Faith, she shakes up any episode!!!
Mayor Chrisisall
The end of Five by Five is the greatest moment in TV history ;)
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I'm gonna re-watch it tonight!! Then Sanctuary (which I haven't seen yet...)
So far, my two faves in AtS S1 were w/Buffy and Faith!
Old angst mine Chrisisall
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Five by Five/Sanctuary is a double-whammy of goodness :) I liked it better when they had stand-alone episodes following character arcs, with a little bit of plot arc in the background, punctuated by big two parters like this. It's the perfect TV formula :)
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Grounded, I'll be in trouble soon; Blockbuster has no more Angel for rent! After S1, I gotta go and buy S2!!!! But I also haven't seen Buffy S5!!!!!
Which should I get first? I have a feeling I might like AtS S2 better than BTVS S5, what do you think?
The idea of a Buffybot offends me Chrisisall
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Up to you, chrisisall, but I'd suggest Buffy S5 first. There aren't many x-overs between the two shows during that season(s), but the two or three things that go from one to the next all start on Buffy and then move to Angel. The very last scene of the Angel S2 finale has a lot more meaning to it if you've seen the Buffy S5 finale first.
And BTW, reserve judgment on the Buffybot 'til you've actually seen it. Personally, I don't think Sarah was ever funnier or cuter than when she was playing the Bot. 
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the thing about the action and the ability for the monsters to be able to know martial arts is something you just gotta swallow during the first couple of episodes. The thing about Sci-fi is to learn the basic premise and happenings in the world ur diving into, once you have that down you judge it by those standards and the mythology presented.
I knew alot of people who were disturbed by the fact that skinny ol sarah michelle gellar was kickin butt and saving the world. the thing is they dont accept that the girl has super powers, abilities to heal and super accuracy and speed. They just see girl and that erases everything else. Thats actually a big problem alot of people have with Buffy, girl with power....alot of viewers feel more comfortable with Angel because he's a traditional hero, he's male. It's dumb, but what can you do?
I personally love Buffy among all Joss's creations. That show was truly unique.
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