Looking back, and Laughing

POSTED BY: Delia
UPDATED: Thursday, May 6, 2004 12:36
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SHADOWVESSEL

Thursday, April 29, 2004 11:51 PM

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Originally posted by msckaren:
I'd go back to the first season to another dancing scene: Angel and Wesley at Cordy's "apartment warming" party...Wesley trying to be hip and Angel imagining the horror of dancing in public. The scene was so good it was one of very few that JW revised for the ending credits. Makes me laugh EVERY time!!

DAMN!!! That was my favorite funny.

I really can't think of anything to rival that one. I liked the scenes from "City of..." where Angel jumps in the wrong car, where he plays the lost tourist, and where Doyle rams the car to a halting stop into the main gate. I like the reappearance of "the lost tourist" in "Sense and Sensitivity" also. Angel and Oz's monoliteral dialogue from "In the Dark" was funny, too.

In Angel's dark final days there's been a couple of funny injections here and there. When Hamilton was coming for them in the garage and Angel looks at him and says, "Damn. He is well-dressed.", I fell out. That and last night when Lorne asks Illyria, "When did you catch on to me? In the elevator?" Hi-larious!

"I'll be in my bunk."

LISSA

Friday, April 30, 2004 10:35 PM

three words: dance. of. joy.

joss whedon in a genius lol.

~lissa, spwhore

DELIA

Saturday, May 1, 2004 5:49 PM

ShadowVessel,

No denying that there's been some highly amusing scenes, even when it gets dark. I love the moment in Lineage (which is a pretty dark episode, though a great one) when Spike has to concentrate in order to punch the cyborg attacking Gunn.

And I love the inside jokes and references, from Illyria's world of shrimp to Wesley's wistful, "Never a witch around when you need one," in the middle of a very dark episode(Shells), a nice line for a newly-wed to get about his real life wife being off in London doing a play.

Delia

SHADOWVESSEL

Monday, May 3, 2004 11:10 PM

No doubt, Delia.

I've been going back through my Seasons 1 and 3 since I was here last. Season 1 was full of funnies. Doyle was the best. In "In the Dark", to hear him and Cordy talk about the night before with them and Oz was great in itself. Cordy: "...and I don't think Oz appreciated being called 'my little Bam-Bam' all night, either." Great stuff. I think the reason I couldn't really catch on to Wes for a long time was because they brought him in to replace Doyle. That and he was a narc on Buffy. He's cool in my book now. I still wish they could've brought Doyle back in some way other than stock footage, though.
Another great funny, again from "City of...", was Cordy in the room with the vampire and she realizes it. "Great. I always end up in a room with no mir-rors... and thick cur-tains... and... hey you're a vampire!" "No I'm not." "Yes you are, I'm from Sunnydale we had our own Hellmouth, you know!" Hi-larious!
Yeah, the inside jokes are even funnier when you catch them. The shrimp gag almost threw me out of my seat. That and when Conner said he had a thing for older women and Angel responds, "They were supposed to fix that." The whole exchange between Willow and Wes in Season 4 comparing "dark resumes" threw me a loop, too.
Anyway, I think I'm rambling.

P.S.: HOW DO YOU STOP THIS FREAKIN' DOUBLE POSTING FROM HAPPENING??!! It's been doing this for like three weeks now and it WON'T STOP!!!

"I'll be in my bunk."

LISSA

Tuesday, May 4, 2004 3:47 PM

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Originally posted by ShadowVessel:
P.S.: HOW DO YOU STOP THIS FREAKIN' DOUBLE POSTING FROM HAPPENING??!! It's been doing this for like three weeks now and it WON'T STOP!!!

how many times do you click the "post my response" button? do you double click or just single?

yet another funny:
doyle in i believe "city of": "she's a stiffener alright." oh my goddess lol.

~lissa, spwhore

DELIA

Tuesday, May 4, 2004 3:52 PM

ShadowVessel,

I can't help you with the double post thing, sorry.

But as for what you said -- I got into Angel in reruns, so I knew Doyle wouldn't be around long, but I really enjoyed him while he was. (My favorite Doyle moment -- when Cordy described someone as sounding like they came from his part of England -- "My part of England?") And I wonder if they had planned to bring him back before Glenn Quinn passed away. Everyone else who died has come back at least once (except Tara, and I think they wanted her for Conversations with Dead People). He and Cordy were so cute together.

Sometimes, if when I'm watching out of order, I have a hard time believign 3rd season Buffy Wes and 4th season Angel Wes are played by the same actor, let alone supposed to be the same character. But they did such a great job with the transition, I didn't even really notice it happening as I watched.

Delia

BLACKEYEDGIRL

Tuesday, May 4, 2004 5:42 PM

I've gotta say, I forgot how funny Angel is. I mean seriously, as dark as this show can get, it can also be damn hi-larious. But I can't believe no one has mentioned 'Life of the Party' which honestly to me is the funniest Angel ever! Let us remember Season 5:

Life of the Party:
ANGEL: Look, Lorne, I—I— I have things. I'm busy. I'm brooding.
LORNE: Oh, you're watching hockey!
ANGEL: Yeah, but my team is losing

Later...
FRED: Hey, you want a piece of me, buddy? That's right. Keep walking. You walk alone! You walk alone! (waving arm)
WESLEY: Careful. That thing's loaded.
FRED: So am I. I mean, wow. Wes. Wesley, I am totally drunk-faced.
WESLEY: Because you can't hold your— what are you drinking?
FRED: Nothing.
WESLEY: You can't hold that.
FRED: Oh, yeah? Lightweight? How much have you had?
WESLEY: (holds up a beer bottle) Including this, I've had... about 1/3 of a half of this beer.
FRED: That's weird, right?
WESLEY: Yes, I think so. I think that's weird.
FRED: There's Gunn. Let's go ask him if that's weird.
WESLEY: Hey. Hey, Gunn. Is something weird going on?
WESLEY: Charles, you just peed on my shoes.
GUNN: (confused) I'll be damned. That's weird.

Later in Angel's office:
SPIKE: Hey! Angel's getting some! Good on you, mate!

WESLEY: Everything he's told us to do, we're doing. Spike's thinking positive, Gunn is peeing all over the office.
FRED: And we're a little bit drunk.
WESLEY: Yes. But not because we drank, because Lorne told us to be drunk.
ANGEL: Lorne told you to pee all over the office?
GUNN: Lord, I hope so.

ANGEL: Wes, Fred, go find Lorne's sleep and figure out a way to put it back in his head.
WESLEY: Yes, sir.
FRED: (salutes) Done and doner.
(Wesley picks Fred up by the waist as he walks out the door with her.)
ANGEL: Lorne, you just stay tight and try not to, you know, talk.
LORNE: Angel, we still got a party going on. Someone has to make sure there's ice in the drinks.
ANGEL: Oh, right.
SPIKE: Ooh, ooh! Me! Me! I'm your people person.
ANGEL: Gunn, go on the floor, see if anyone else is under the Lorne effect.
GUNN: Check.
ANGEL: And stop with the—
GUNN: (head down) Do my best. (walks out)
ANGEL: And, Eve, you stay here with me, we'll have more sex.
EVE: I'm on it.
SPIKE: Brilliant plan. Excellent.

Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco:
GUNN: Still not sure why blondie ghost tagged along.
SPIKE: Not much choice really, is there? Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
WESLEY: Yeah, remind me again how you ended up in the front seat.
SPIKE: Called shotgun, mate

ANGEL: Wes, did you ever hear that the devil built a robot?
WESLEY: El Diablo Robotico. (nods) Why?
ANGEL: Nobody ever tells me anything.

Damage:
Andrew: It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding onto false hope, but... I knew you'd come back. You're like... you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Ohh... he's alive, Frodo. He's alive.

SPIKE: Right. We can play cat and mouse all night. (Pulls Andrew out) Or I could wedgie you unconscious and be done with it.
ANDREW: Bravo. I see your senses seem to be as well-honed as your Viggo Mortensen pectorals.
SPIKE: What are you doin' out here, Andrew?
ANDREW: This is where the action is, bro. On the mean streets. Can you dig it?
SPIKE: Go back to Wolfram & Hart. Don't have time for games.
ANDREW: That's good, 'cause Andy ain't playin'. ANDREW: You're not the only one who's changed. Mr. Giles has been training me. I'm faster, stronger, and 82% more manly than the last time we— (trips over dead body, screams like a woman)

You're Welcome:
Cordy: (re: Eve): So you two are groin buddies? And I thought Darla was rock bottom.

CORDELIA: OK, this is getting us nowhere. Angel, torture her.
ANGEL: What?
EVE: What?
CORDELIA: You heard me. Building clearing out means we don't have a lot of time. Have at it.
ANGEL: I can't just... tor

KNIBBLET

Tuesday, May 4, 2004 6:12 PM

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Originally posted by Delia:
I wonder if they had planned to bring him back before Glenn Quinn passed away.

I remember reading (back when it was done) that the reason Glenn Quinn was removed from the show was his drug problem. This was in a gossipy mag.
He might have been asked to return had he sobered up. Unfortunately, he chose to be face deep in heroin and cocaine.

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

SHADOWVESSEL

Wednesday, May 5, 2004 12:48 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Delia:

And I wonder if they had planned to bring him back before Glenn Quinn passed away. Everyone else who died has come back at least once (except Tara, and I think they wanted her for Conversations with Dead People). He and Cordy were so cute together.

Oh my God! I didn't know Glenn Quinn had died. When did this happen? And where the hell was I? Damn. This is... whoa. It's sad to hear, not to mention shocking at the moment, but if he was into the hard stuff... I don't know. Speaking as someone who has cleaned up in the last 3 years, I just wish he could've made it s'all.

Also, they did want Tara back for "Conversations...", the original script was written with her in it. Bad thing about schedules, though. She was already working on something else at the same time, a play I think.

To Lissa: I haven't been double-clicking, but I've got a crappy PC that has an almost full hard drive. Think there may be a hiccup or something in it?

And also, I agree Season 5 has brought a lot of humor back to the series. After the big tie-up in Season 4 it just feels like epilogue, though. Which is not a bad thing and actually works out now that they're wrapping up the series.

"I'll be in my bunk."

DELIA

Wednesday, May 5, 2004 2:34 PM

He died of an overdose in December 2002 -- I think one of the Angel episodes is dedicated to him, but I can't remember which one and I don't have time to look. A Google search on the actor will give you any number of sites with memorials/some details about it.

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