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A darker, more film noir version of Buffy, Angel lacked the peppy humor that permeated Sunnydale but more than made up for it in its soul-wrenching gravitas, and it elevated Boreanaz to leading-man status, a role he filled out ably and then some. Initially, the stoic vampire was paired with Irish demon Doyle (the late Glenn Quinn) and fellow Sunnydale transplant Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), but Angel finally found its footing when Doyle was dispatched (giving his powers of precognition to Cordelia) and replaced by Buffy alum Wesley (Alexis Denisof), a fallen watcher who, like his friends, was hoping for a new start in L.A. However, pesky law firm Wolfram and Hart (a front for the demon mafia, as it were) reared its ugly head and discovered Angel's presence, thus setting the stage for a battle of good and evil--and if you're a regular Joss Whedon fan, you know that it's a never-ending war.
This first season features guest appearances by various Buffy characters, including werewolf boy Oz (Seth Green), rogue slayer Faith (Eliza Dushku), deliciously evil vamp Darla (Julie Benz), and Buffy herself (Sarah Michelle Gellar), all of whom helped get the show off and running in style. --Mark Englehart
| ACTORS: | David Boreanaz |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1999 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Twentieth Century Fox Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | Unrated |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Box set |
| TYPE: | Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 6 |
| UPC: | 024543062981 |
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Customer Reviews of Angel - Season One
Angel of Mercy Welcome to Los Angeles, the City of Angels... or in this case, Angel and Angelus. Buffy's (Sarah Michelle Gellar, and obviously of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vampire-with-a-soul boyfriend has left Sunnydale in order to give Buffy a better life. Now, he fights crime in LA; he has set up Angel Investigations, a Private Investigator for the strange and unusual. Along with him is fellow ex-Sunnydalian Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpentar), half-demon Allen Francis Doyle (Glenn Quinn), and, after the sad death of Doyle, Faith the Vampire Slayer's old Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Alexis Denisof). Things start off with a case involving a very rich vampire who promises wealth and power to defenseless girls, then eats them. He is a client of a lawfirm called Wolfram and Hart, and said firm gets a bigger and bigger role as the season goes on. They are a special firm; many of their clients aren't even human, and the ones who are are always guilty. They are drug lords, mafia men, and crime kingpins. Their other clients are undead monsters, and they are led by a mysterious group called the Senior Partners. This show, while loyal to its Buffy roots, definitely can stand on its own. It is much darker than its predecessor; clear-cut black-and-white demons=bad is replaced with many shades of gray. Even the theme song is darker; Buffy has a bombastic rock'n'roll riff while Angel has a creepy Celtic orchestral lament. The characters on this show are all great. I wish that they had kept Doyle; he was hilarious. I also liked the direction they took Wesley in. I didn't like him in Buffy because he was too much of a wimp. In this show, he is able to show his true potential. I do have, however, two minor things to bring up. First of all, when the show began, Angel wasn't doing Angel Investigations, and even after they start it, they rarely get paid. So how does Angel afford his nice clothes, great apartment, cool furniture, and all the bribes he makes throughout the season? Also, has anyone noticed the similarities between this season's finale and Buffy's season 1 finale? In the episodes right before them, Angel retrieves a source of prophecies (in Buffy, it was a book, and in this, it was a scroll). In both shows, the prophecies foretell the death of the main character, and, in both, the prophecies come true to an extent (in Buffy, the Master kills her, but Xander revives her, and I won't reveal the secret to this season). This season contained many great episodes, such as I Will Remember You, where Angel became human, Eternity, where an actress wanted to become a vampire to retain her youth forever (not to mention a visit from Angelus, Angel's evil alter-ego), I've Got You Under My Skin, a very creepy story about an exorcism, which had a great twist ending, and finally, the season finale, To Shanshu In LA, with the greatest twist of the entire season; the return of... sorry, not going to tell you. If you like Buffy, there is a strong chance that you will enjoy this show as well, but be warned; as I said, this is no Buffy.
Definitely worth watching...
The first season of Angel follows the tormented Vampire through his first year away from Sunnydale and from Buffy. What happens through the creation of Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt is probably the best spinoff ever created. LA provides an excellent backdrop for strange and unusual things, and without any necessity for a Hellmouth to explain things. The writing is crisp enough throughout the entire first season that any explanations necessary are taken care of with realistic implications; involving aspects of the city (police, law firms, black market deals) with the main characters of Angel investigations gives both the writers and the characters much more breathing room in which to operate. All the while, the show never spins out of control; we are meant to be watching Angel, and we watch. The actors acquit themselves brilliantly, most striking of these after Boreanaz is the depth to which Charisma Carpenter goes to play her loud, glamorous, and frank Cordelia, in a manner which ceases to be annoying (as the character was in Buffy) and becomes rather endearing. While the show is deeply rooted in the dark aspect of the world, the humor is there, a characteristic of Whedon's world in which the heroes get all the cool lines.
Overall, the season catapults a nice franchise, and the potential for the growth we now know is quite obvious.
This is strictly on the episodes only!
I don't own this set but I have seen most of the episodes of Season One! This is what I am basing my rating on:
- City Of... - This picks up where Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season Three leaves off with Angel coming to L.A. and meeting up with a half-human/half demon named Doyle and a familiar face in Cordellia Chase from BTVS.
- In the Dark - Excellent episode which continues the feud between Angel and former ally Spike! This also shows Angel out during the daytime for first time that I can recall!
- The Bachelor Party - This sees Doyle nearly get killed at the hands of his ex-wife's fiance!
- I Will Remember You (Guest Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar) - The most heartbreaking episode on either BTVS or Angel and a bittersweet chapter in the Buffy/Angel romance.
- Hero - The final appearance of Doyle. Ironically and tragically, the actor that played him died two years later from a drug overdose. RIP.
- Parting Gifts - Cordellia gets a new power while Wesley Wyndham-Price from BTVS shows up and joins the team after a brief encounter with Angel.
- Expecting - Cordy suddenly gets pregnant!
- The Prodigal - An old protege from the past returns to kill Angel.
- The Ring - Angel goes undercover into an illegal fight ring.
- Eternity - A struggling former child actor tries to seduce Angel into making her a vampire but instead unleashes Angelous!
- Five by Five - Rogue Slayer Faith is hired by Wolfrham & Hart to eliminate Angel.
- Sanctuary (Guest Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar) - Buffy hunts Faith to settle a score (see Buffy The Vampire Slayer season 4 for the reason)
These are the episodes that I have seen. But, I did enjoy them so I am certain that the others are of good quality as well. On a personal note, I will probably purchase this item soon myself just for "I Will Remember You" alone! While I am more of an action guy, this heartbreaker even had me nearly in tears! Its that powerful and it is one of Sarah Michelle Gellar's best performances as Buffy in my view! Season one is worth the money!