Have the article here.
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Also got the longer version of the interview.
TVG: David, what was your reaction to the idea of having your own show?
I'm very fortunate. I mean, to give me my own series "” a character like this [who] is so diverse, so old. There's so much to him. When I read the breakdown for the character, it was something like, "245-year-old vampire with a conscience. If you knock him down, he'll get back up like Joe Louis." The Joe Louis line stuck with me.
TVG: Joss, you've said if you had to compare Angel to a superhero, it would be Batman. Is that how you always envisioned him?
He does have the Batman thing of "I am all alone... with my 12 sidekicks." There are, like, 48 guys with keys to the Batcave. But, and I think this is a human truth, you are still alone. You can be alone in a crowd of people who love you. That is our curse. And that's why I think vampires as a concept register.
TVG: In 2001, Buffy moved to UPN but Angel stayed on the WB. Did you worry that splitting the shows up would hurt Angel?
In terms of Angel I was pleased, just because it was time for people to realize that it stood on its own.
TVG: It must've been hard, though, to continue to deal with the WB after such nasty negotiations over Buffy.
Yeah. This was a negotiation where both [then-20th Century Fox chairman] Sandy Grushow and [WB chairman] Jamie Kellner went at each other. And when elephants fight, mice get trampled. It was really just about money.
TVG: David, what did you think the first time you heard about the story line in which Angel's infant son, Connor, would age into a teenager within a few episodes?
It's nuts, man. But when Vincent [Kartheiser, who played Connor] came on, I really enjoyed working with him. But now nobody remembers Connor [on the show] except me.
Whedon: It's gonna come into play again. Assuming Vincent's available.
TVG: Were you shocked at how resistant fans were when you put Angel and Cordelia together?
Whedon: "Resistant" isn't the word. They were chasing us through the streets with torches. They hated the idea. The Buffy-Angel [romance] has lingered.
Boreanaz: The Buffy-Angel connection has got to win out [in the end]. They're perfect together. "” Shawna Malcom