"Angel" fans: Final episode is tonight.

[Angelus]

:cry:

Here is the preview of tonight's episode:

Not Fade Away

"Angel & Company spend the day as if it were their last as they prepare to bring down the evil Circle of the Black Thorn. Putting their lives on the line, Spike confronts a demon cult, Lorne faces off with Lindsay (Guest star Christian Kane), Gunn takes on an evil senator and Angel battles Hamilton (Guest star Adam Baldwin), the henchman of the Senior Partners."

There is an article on CNN.com that goes through an interview with "Angel" creator Joss Whedon and David Boreanaz. It also talks about the series finale. The article can be found at this CNN.com article.

There's some interesting things that are stated in the article about the series finale, such as: "At least one major character meets a grisly death. Another decides fighting the good fight is no longer worth it."

What are your thoughts about what was stated in the article? Also, what are your thoughts about the series finale? I'd like to hear them if you have them. :)

"Angel" will be on at 9PM EST/8PM CST on your local WB network.

I'll keep this thread kicked throughout the day so people who come on the DU in the afternoon/early evening can see it.

[TheDebbieDee]

1. I was only in it for the "Spike"..............

But I have to admit, I think I will miss the show. Especially Spike.

[myrna minx]

2. I can't believe tonight is the last episode.

:-( I didn't read the posted article because I do not want any spoilers...but I'm sure I'll have pleanty so say tomorrow. :-)

[Gothmog]

3. I will miss Angel

This has been a great season. It is shame that WB cancelled the series.

[Angelus]

4. Kick

:kick:

[elfwitch]

5. I am more sad about this than I was at losing Firefly

And I LOVED Firefly.
I've been with the Whedon-verse since the first episode of Buffy.
I will miss Angel a great deal.
Now all I have left is Smallville. It is no substitute for Angel, Spike, Wesley, Gunn, Lorne, and Fred.

[Angelus]

6. I bet you any money that Wesley will be killed...

in tonight's episode. I just have this feeling. :(

[Shopaholic]

7. I think you're right

:-(

[supernova]

8. Oh, I hope not!

:-( Wesley. I love that guy. He made being a nerd seem cool. :-(

[philosophie_en_rose]

15. I think you might be right.

Wesley will be killed in a very hideous way and then fake Fred will decide to die.

[Angelus]

19. I think Lorne will die too.

:(

[Angelus]

21. And I was wrong.

[Angelus]

This, I was right.

:cry:

[Angelus]

9. Angel is on now....

[Khephra]

10. Due to basketball preemptions

I've missed more than half a season this year...still, I'm watching the final one toniight, as the end will be spoiled across the Net tomorrow.

[Paragon]

11. Yay for Mercedes in her underwear!

Boo for sleeping with the enemy.

[supernova]

12. HARMONY!!!

:argh: :nuke:

How much does she really know?

[Angelus]

13. Woohoo! She's a little hottie!

Yes, boo for sleeping with Hamilton. But...remember when Wesley slept with the enemy? (Lilah)

[Paragon]

14. I take it you've seen these..?

http://www.fhmus.com/girls/covergirls/256/

[Angelus]

16. Actually...no I haven't.

But now I have. ;) Thanks bud. :)

[Paragon]

17. Whoa.

I'm going to miss the stunt men & women on Angel. Granted, there aren't many other shows on TV where people are flipped against and through walls, but...they make it look awesome.

[Angelus]

18. True dat.

[Angelus]

20. Wow...what an ending.

You know there's going to be movies out to finish it up.

[supernova]

23. "Personally"

I wanna slay the dragon!"

ANGEL LIVES!! :D

[Angelus]

24. Yeah..but...

Wesley didn't. :(

[Paragon]

22. Another hollow "Thank You" from The WB

If you liked Buffy and Angel so much, why'd you cancel 'em, jerkoffs?

[supernova]

25. Thought the same. - eom

:P

[Angelus]

26. I was thinking the same thing.

Bunch of assholes WB is. :grr:

[WillParkinson]

27. Buffy went to UPN...

And Sarah Michelle Gellar was the reason it was canceled.

Angel, on the other hand...

I will never forgive them for that.

[Angelus]

28. I won't either.

It makes me really pissed and sad. :( :grr:

[Paragon]

29. I know

But it was The WB that refused to renew Buffy, forcing the move to UPN.

And I wouldn't blame Sarah so much for Buffy's end -- an hour-long drama ideally needs to run for at least 7 years to make it most desirable for syndication. Considering the quality of Year Seven compared to the previous six, I'd say it'd ran its course.

[Angelus]

30. Not only that...

I heard that SMG was really hard to work with and nobody wanted to work with her anymore.

[WillParkinson]

34. Alyson Hannigan (Willow)

Was terribly upset that SMG went to the papers to tell them that Buffy wouldn't be back before she told her co-workers.

[supernova]

38. Yes, that was unprofessional of SMG

to do that to people she'd just spent the last 7 years with.

This is one case where I like the character better than the actor. :P

[Paragon]

37. I wouldn't mind...

...as long as that Freddy Prinze Jr. goofball was out of the picture. :evilgrin:

[WillParkinson]

33. Um...

I believe (though I won't swear to it) that UPN outbid WB for Buffy. WB wanted to keep Buffy but at the same cost they were getting it at. UPN offered something better and they went there.

[Paragon]

36. Not so much outbid...

...as The WB refusing to pay what Mutant Enemy was asking for it. So it was then "cancelled" by The WB, and UPN stepped in.

[WoodrowFan]

31. disappointing

no closure, unlike Buffy.

[supernova]

32. I don't want closure

I want to know Angel and company are still out there somewhere fighting the good fight.

O8) Wesley

[Angelus]

35. I'm kinda torn...

I kinda like it left open, but then a part of me would like to see closure. :shrug:

[Teaser]

39. They all die...

that's the closure.

But they died like heros.

Kewl.

[BigMcLargehuge]

40. nah, there are something like 6 two-hour Angel movies

planned for next year... They didn't die. Only Wes and Lloyd died.

[Paragon]

41. Link?

I haven't heard that. And who's "Lloyd"?

[Angelus]

44. Isn't that Hamilton???

I don't know his first name.

[Teaser]

42. That sucks.

I like the Roman ideal of going down fighting.

[supernova]

43. You mean Lindsay?

Lindsay Hamilton, the turncoat lawyer?

I would love for the movies thing to be true, but I don't know. I think David B is through with this character. :-(

[WillParkinson]

45. David Boreanaz says...

That he doesn't want to do a 'reunion' special.

He is, however, open to movies. I think, though, he's talking big screen stuff.

[Khephra]

48. Give all the actors a few years of little to no work (or B-Movie work)

And just wait, SMG and David both will be pitching ideas to Joss about further works in the Buffy-verse.

[supernova]

50. Aw, c'mon I don't wish that

on DB. I do want him to succeed. I think he's a good actor.

SMG I do, however, b/c she's a Bush supporter. :P

[Khephra]

51. I'm not wishing it him at all...I love the guy too

But look at the films he's managed to make -- Valentine (a cheap slasher film) and the latest Crow sequel. Even SMG had a better resume than David before Buffy was over...however crappy it might be.

(She did turn in one excellent role, but I can't remember the film's name at the moment. It's the one where she kept coke in a necklace...)

[bkcc]

46. saddest. episode. ever.

Okay...not really, but pretty close.

I'm glad to find there are some other "Angel" fans lurking amongst my fellow DUers. As a huge fan of this show (and "Buffy"), I'm pretty pissed to see that it's over.

My biggest gripe about last night's episode was that smug little "thank you" that the WB tacked on at the end. What a load of shit. They cancelled "Angel" the day after it hit 100 episodes (just enough for syndication) and then ignored all fan efforts to save the show, despite better ratings than ever.

But surely they must have something good to replace it on the fall schedule, you say. Well, in Angel's timeslot next year, you can see such instant classics as "Blue Collar TV" (a sketch comedy show with Jeff Foxworthy) and "Drew Carey's Green Screen" (a rehash of "Who's Line Is It Anyway" performed in front of a green screen).

Hmm...with such cutting-edge shows in the fall lineup, you have to wonder how the WB isn't the #1 rated network.

assholes.
:grr:
:nuke:

[Khephra]

47. Add on to that...

The Dark Shadows reworking (it's by the original creator, so it's not exactly a remake, imo) that many people felt played a part in getting Angel canceled is NOWHERE on the Fall schedule.

(Neither is the Lost in Space remake, but that's a different story.)

[WillParkinson]

49. I watched the final episode tonight...

I hated it.

I hated the fact that they killed Wesley. I hated Illyria (OK, I hate the fact that she's Fred but that's only one gripe). I hated the fact that Harmony betrayed Angel (though I can understand it).

And you know what I hated the most?

I hated the fact that I loved it.

[TXlib]

52. I loved Illyria!

"Try not to die. You are not unpleasant to my eyes."

My favorite line out of her mouth.

And, being dressed head-to-toe in skin-tight leather didn't hurt...

[Khephra]

53. And you can't miss with a girl with purple or blue hair!

:evilgrin:

[Angelus]

54. I agree.

What a bunch of assholes those execs are. :grr: