New to Angel the Show

POSTED BY: BCoat89
UPDATED: Sunday, August 5, 2007 02:01
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DAVESHAYNE

Friday, June 22, 2007 5:51 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
And Buffy is nicer to look at than Angel, so there!!!

But Cordelia is easy on they eyes as well.

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And Lila dressed as Fred? Hu-ot! With a capital Hu.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

DEEPGIRL187

Friday, June 22, 2007 6:12 PM

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Originally posted by daveshayne:
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
And Buffy is nicer to look at than Angel, so there!!!

But Cordelia is easy on they eyes as well.

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And Lila dressed as Fred? Hu-ot! With a capital Hu.

I'll agree about about Cordy, but:

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the whole Lilah dressed as Fred gave me the serious wiggins. I mean, they were going into Buffy and Spike territory there. No thanks.

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"Right! Because teenage pranks are fun when you're about to die!"

JWHEDONADDICT

Sunday, June 24, 2007 4:25 PM

Not really what you asked for, but here it is...

I've been a faithful viewer of Joss's shows for ten years now. I started with Ep. 1 of BUFFY the very night it first aired. Since them I've come to adore his other creations, ANGEL and FIREFLY, and of course SERENITY.

Honestly, I love them all equally, but it's BUFFY and ANGEL I could not live without. If you think that means I love FIREFLY less, think again. Without those two, I probably never would have tried out FIREFLY, not being a fan of westerns or sci-fi, and would likely never paid much attention to Joss's critical acclaim. So that just simply adds to the reasons I already have to love BUFFY and ANGEL.

As for those who said ANGEL and FIREFLY are more "serious" than BUFFY's theme of "High School/Life is Hell" should've tried my life out for awhile.

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"What if you could have the power? Now? In every generation, one Slayer is born...because a bunch of men who died thousands of years ago made up that rule...
So I say we change the rule. I say my power should be our power...
Every girl who could have the power, will have the power. Can stand up, will stand up...
Make your choice. Are you ready to be strong?"--Buffy Summers, May 20, 2003

"In Joss We Trust."

DEEPGIRL187

Sunday, June 24, 2007 9:00 PM

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Originally posted by jwhedonaddict:
As for those who said ANGEL and FIREFLY are more "serious" than BUFFY's theme of "High School/Life is Hell" should've tried my life out for awhile.

I didn't mean that Buffy was less serious, not at all. If anything, some of the most gut-wrenching, heart-breaking episodes were on Buffy. I guess what I was trying to get at was that the series as a whole had a less mature feeling to me. But then, that was really the point, that they were in the process of growing up. For me though, watching Team Angel react to their situations in a (mostly) adult manner held a little more appeal to me. And the theme of redemption was even more fascinating.

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JWHEDONADDICT

Sunday, June 24, 2007 9:36 PM

Well, I'm 31, and I still relate to the "Life is Hell" theme (I've got the depression to prove it), and have related in the past to a lot of the high school stuff.

I have a soft spot for the feminist themes more than anything though, I think.

If only it had existed when I was actually in high school...

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"What if you could have the power? Now? In every generation, one Slayer is born...because a bunch of men who died thousands of years ago made up that rule...
So I say we change the rule. I say my power should be our power...
Every girl who could have the power, will have the power. Can stand up, will stand up...
Make your choice. Are you ready to be strong?"--Buffy Summers, May 20, 2003

"In Joss We Trust."

DEEPGIRL187

Monday, June 25, 2007 2:29 AM

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Originally posted by jwhedonaddict:
Well, I'm 31, and I still relate to the "Life is Hell" theme (I've got the depression to prove it), and have related in the past to a lot of the high school stuff.

Me too likewise also. I've dealt with depression since I was a child. Being able to immerse myself in stories like these ones has always helped. It's too bad I wasn't smart enough to watch Buffy when it was actually on (it aired when I in middle school and high school).

It's not that I don't relate to Buffy, I guess I just feel more attached to Angel as a whole. But hey, to each his (or her) own, right?

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EMBERS

Sunday, August 5, 2007 2:01 AM

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Originally posted by BCoat89:
I'm wondering about Angel. Of course I believe anything Joss Whedon touches turns to gold, but how would you rate it compared to Buffy?

well you must have noticed, people feel passionately about both...
and both are well worth watching!
Joss Whedon really knows what he is doing,
and what he is doing is entertaining all of us.
All we need to do is watch.

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Also, can anyone tell me briefy what the basis of the show is without giving away any of the plot?

so I guess you got the fact that Angel was a character on Buffy's show who left after Buffy's S3 to spin off into his own show...
ie Angel left Sunnydale for Los Angeles.

No reason to decide which is better, watch them both!
I guarantee BIG fun!

I FINALLY bought all my Angel DVDs (they were on sale at Costco for $16.99/each)

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