The end of Angel! [Spoiler for 5.14]

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LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Earlier today, an announcement was made to the cast and crew at The WB's "Angel" that this season, the show's fifth, would be its last.
"It's official enough to know it's real," says David Greenwalt, who co-created the series with Joss Whedon, "but I haven't talked to anybody at the network or the studio. I can tell you that it's real, that it makes Mr. Whedon and myself very sad, that we wish it had kept going and we thought it was only getting better.

"Joss and [executive producer] Jeff Bell told the cast and crew today. We have no understanding of the inner workings of the corporate world, but we've had a long and fruitful relationship with [producing studio] 20th Century Fox and The WB, for which we grateful. We just wish it could have gone on forever. Apparently, it's not going to.

"Joss literally called me this morning, so it's very new."
This news comes on the heels of airing the 100th episode of the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" spin-off, the taping of which was marked by a party on the show's sets last November.

At that time, the WB's entertainment chief, Jordan Levin, said, "The work that you all do, I cannot thank you enough. This is something that will last. You can see it in the DVD sales. You see it in the fans. They give an incredible amount of attention to almost everything.

"You've created a cult here, and it's pretty wonderful to be a part of it. So thank you and congratulations."

Next week, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, "Angel" airs one of its most innovative episodes, called "Smile Time." Written and directed by Ben Edlund ("The Tick"), and based on an idea by Whedon, it sees the show's title character, a crusading vampire with a soul, forced to fight evil after being transformed into a walking puppet (with voice by series star David Boreanaz).

"It's so brilliant," Greenwalt says. "I just love it. It's one of the finest pieces of filmmaking I've ever seen. It just cracked me up. It's so ridiculous and silly, and yet there's all this heartfelt stuff in it. It's just quintessential Whedon.

"But wait until you see the episode that follows it in terms of abject heartbreak. It's just searing."

Greenwalt stepped away from "Angel" a few years ago but has remained a consulting producer. Since then, he's worked on two short-lived but critically acclaimed series, ABC's "Miracles" and UPN's "Jake 2.0." But he's contemplating a possible return to his old stomping ground.

"I might just go direct episode 20 [of 'Angel']," he says, "so I can say my farewell to everybody. That's something that might happen."

As of press time, The WB had made no official announcement.
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omg thats so wrong! But they havent even talked to people at TheWB so it may have a chance at renewal plus after this spreads around the campaigns will begin. I beleive about 90% of it since its from a good source
 
Well, there would be the DVD's to pass the time until something else to grab our attention comes along. *sigh*

Oh, well. I can't say that I haven't enjoyed the eight years I've spent watching the Jossverse shows, for the most part. 🙂

Let's hope that the finale is gangbusters!!
 
I just read the news on Zap2it a minute ago.
When I read the title i got worried and when i read the first sentence I shouted "NO!" I am so fed up of this f**ked up world known as the Entertainment.(Tv, video games...) IT'S ONLY ABOUT MONEY! How can they cancel brillant shows like Angel and Firefly and filled primetime with s**t like My Big fat obnoxious fiancé and most of reality tv. This is so unfair. I know that The WB has supported them during 5 years and it wasn't the most popular show but QUALITY is way more important than QUANTITY(ratings). I'm just sick and tired of it. And by the way, you know that WB has a "brand new show abour vampires this fall". I'm so not watching it. They are so hypocrits... I guess The Wb can't handle more than a vampire show after all.... Also, next year is gonna be a pretty boring season... no Whedon show... How can my favorite show be cancelled and the boring 7th Heaven is still be on the air(I know ratings!) Well how am I supposed to have a nice Valentine's Day with my girlfriend tomorrow? huh? I should just... I'm gonna shut up and maybe cry.... TV Sucks! I always supposted tv and it's always letting me down...
Have a nice Valentine's Day people... 🙁
 
NO! I think i'm going to cry! Especially with Zap2it usually being a reliable source, it's most likely true.....wow, what will I do when it's over...?
 
http://thewb.com/PressRelease/Index/0,8341,156980,00.html

IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT ANGEL
A statement from The WB:
For the last seven years Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer have been cornerstones of our network. The sum total of the work done on those shows has produced some of the proudest moments in our history. Like some of the great series that are leaving the air this year, including Frasier and Friends, the cast, crew, writers and producers of Angel deserve to be able to wrap up the series in a way befitting a classic television series and that is why we went to Joss to let him know that this would be the last year of the series on The WB. We have discussed continuing the Angel legacy with special movie events next year, which is still on the table. In a perfect world, all of these details would be completed before this information went to the press so that we could be definitive about the show's ongoing future. But in any case, we did not want to contemplate this being the last year of Angel without giving the show the option of crafting their own destiny for this character and for this series. David Boreanaz continues to be one of the finest, classiest and friendliest actors we have had the pleasure to work with and we hope that the relationship furthers from here. The same can be said for all the actors and producers on the show.




The idea of special movies(at least one) next year may keep me from hurting myself...(not true but you can see how bad it is).
 
I would not call them bitches but I considered The Wb until this day the perfect tv network... BS. They are still as jerk as Fox(well not that much but still). I'm telling you, next year television will not be the same. A third CSI, more crime and reality shows... sad times...probably more dreadful shows like One Tree Hill and Tarzan on the Wb...
 
this sucks i hate the wb now they never actually believed in the show anyway they never promoted it so now its not a big surprise that they are dumping it but hey remember what happended to buffy we thought it was gone and then it just popped up on upn
 
The thing that gets me laughing is that this is basically the same thing what they did to Buffy in its 5th season except they werent so sure. Hopefully UPN will pick Angel up.
 
i am so depressed i want to curl in a ball and cry, all of my shows are going to be gone next year. this sucks i hate stupd networks (if there is another awful surreal life and no angel i don't know what i will do) 🙁
 
The question is: Is Joss gonna sell the show around? I'm afraid that even if David G. said that they have plenty of stories, Joss may think that the show has come full circle... 🙁 Let's pray that UPN wil pick it up and that Joss want Angel to continue because other than Firedly the movie, Mutant Enemy has no project in the future...
 
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