Black Friday For The Buffiverse!!!!

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MO1962

Saturday, February 14, 2004 2:55 AM

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Black Friday For The Buffiverse!!!!

I am – Hercules!!
I guess if you work on a show starring vampires it makes sense to get your bad news on Friday the 13th.
Two messages just popped very suddenly into my emailbox:

Herc,

Don't know if you've gotten the news yet. It's just starting to spread on the Paramount lot. Angel has been cancelled. The cast and crew were just informed a little while ago.

doverpro
und:

I have it on very good authority - from a very very reliable source.... "Angel will not be returning next season."

Sadness.

thought you should know.

be well.

-call me Bats
Great horny toads!! Series co-creator David Greenwalt has told zap2it it's all true!! (Let’s hope Joss Whedon has enough time between "Firefly" production meetings to pitch a new spinoff for the fall!!)
It's particularly vexing, of course, because the current season of "Angel" was rapidly developing into its best ever.
Is it too late for Sarah Michelle Gellar to drop by for the finale??
And - hey hey hey - didn't that Kristen-type Wanda gossip girl over on E! Online already tell the world that "Angel" had been renewed for next season????

SUCCATASH

Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:01 AM

No! THAT SUCKS! I was REALLY starting to get into this season.

AGHhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

HOTPOINT

Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:06 AM

The Horror. The Horror

Rutting television executives

...................................
Hurrah, hurrah, when things are at their worst
With cries of “Death or Glory” comes the mighty Twenty-First

SUCCATASH

Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:23 AM

So, how do we go about trying to save the show? Is there a plan in motion?

INFRA172

Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:34 AM

Did Joss sleep with some network executive's wife or something? Why do they insist on cancelling his shows? Notice that they didn't give a single reason for cancelling the show. The ratings are up in spite of being in a very competative spot. The show is better than ever. I hope that UPN or another network picks it up. Angel has been the best show on television since Firefly was cancelled. What is the WB going to replace it with? Probably something as lame as Charmed or Tarzan. These TV execs don't care about the money they make off a show. If they do not like the show themselves, they cancel it and piss off the fans. Network tv is gone from my television set. To hell with them all.

MYCROFT2

Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:34 AM

There is a press release from the WB.

http://www.thewb.com/PressRelease/Index/0,8341,156980,00.html

However, there has been a petition started already and it has about 4500 signatures at this point. (including mine)

http://www.petitiononline.com/ai5d0162/petition.html

SUCCATASH

Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:36 AM

If Joss wants to end it, I'm okay with that. If it's a trade off, so Joss can get Firefly back on TV, I say it's worth it.

BUT... if Joss is unhappy about this news and he has more to tell in the Angel 'Verse, then let's go crazy on WB and try to fix this!

MYCROFT2

Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:43 AM

From what I've heard, this was rather unexpected. I kind of doubt that Joss is all that happy about it.

For now, I'm just going to sign the petition until I hear some sort of word as to Joss's feelings on the matter.

SUCCATASH

Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:53 AM

I can't help but think that if Sarah G. had agreed to appear on the show, then it wouldn't have been cancelled.

DTT

Saturday, February 14, 2004 7:17 AM

Honestly, I wasn't too hot on the Angel storyline last season, but I like the show & stuck with it. This season, it's been like a revival of the show -- more enjoyable than ever. Once again, the networks disappoint me. Pretty soon, I won't have any reason to own a TV other than as a DVD monitor.

"You didn't have to wound that man."
"Yeah, I know. It was just funny."

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