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By Britt Gillette
Nominated for 25 Saturn Awards and one Emmy for Outstanding
Makeup for a Series, Angel has established a strong cult
following during its five-year run on the WB network. A
spin-off of the enormously popular series Buffy The Vampire
Slayer, Angel has followed in the footsteps of its predecessor
and boasts many of the same heroes and villains. Created by
Joss Whedon, the show is one of a number of successful
original
series aired by WB including Buffy, Smallville, Dawson's
Creek,
and Gilmore Girls among others…
Angel revolves around the life of Angel (David Boreanaz), a
vampire turned do-gooder following a long career of killing
the
innocent. After spending three years in the small California
town of Sunnydale with his girlfriend Buffy, Angel moves to
Los
Angeles where he sets up Angel Investigations to help those
people most in need of protection from the dark forces that
lurk within the city. Aided by old friends and new, Angel
seeks
to redeem his soul while cleansing the streets of Los Angeles
of
demons, warlocks, and evil lawyers… Angel's supernatural
fighting team includes Buffy crossover character Cordelia
Chase
(Charisma Carpenter), now an aspiring actress; erudite
Englishman Wesley Wyndam-Price (Alexis Denisof), and street
fighter Charles Gunn (J. August Richards). Together, they join
forces in a series known for its well-written and suspense
riddled plots…
The Angel DVD features a number of exciting episodes including
the season premiere "City Of" in which Angel moves to L.A.
unaware of his life purpose, at least until he meets up with
his half-demon spiritual advisor Alan Doyle (Glenn Quinn) who
reveals a more positive direction for Angel. When powerful
vampire lawyer Russell Winters sets his sights on Cordelia,
it's up to Angel to save her from his evil clutches… Other
notable episodes from Season 1 include "Sense & Sensitivity"
in
which an evil sensitivity training instructor casts his spell
over an entire police department including Angel himself, and
"The Ring" in which Angel stumbles into a secret underground
demon fight club…
Below is a list of episodes included on the Angel (Season 1)
DVD:
Episode 1 (City Of) Air Date: 10-05-1999
Episode 2 (Lonely Hearts) Air Date: 10-12-1999
Episode 3 (In the Dark) Air Date: 10-19-1999
Episode 4 (I Fall to Pieces) Air Date: 10-26-1999
Episode 5 (Rm w/a Vu) Air Date: 11-02-1999
Episode 6 (Sense & Sensitivity) Air Date: 11-09-1999
Episode 7 (Bachelor Party) Air Date: 11-16-1999
Episode 8 (I Will Remember You) Air Date: 11-23-1999
Episode 9 (Hero) Air Date: 11-30-1999
Episode 10 (Parting Gifts) Air Date: 12-14-1999
Episode 11 (Somnambulist) Air Date: 01-18-2000
Episode 12 (Expecting) Air Date: 01-25-2000
Episode 13 (She) Air Date: 02-08-2000
Episode 14 (I've Got You Under My Skin) Air Date: 02-15-2000
Episode 15 (The Prodigal) Air Date: 02-22-2000
Episode 16 (The Ring) Air Date: 02-29-2000
Episode 17 (Eternity) Air Date: 04-04-2000
Episode 18 (Five by Five) Air Date: 04-25-2000
Episode 19 (Sanctuary) Air Date: 05-02-2000
Episode 20 (War Zone) Air Date: 05-09-2000
Episode 21 (Blind Date) Air Date: 05-16-2000
Episode 22 (To Shanshu in L.A.) Air Date: 05-23-2000
About The Author: Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report
(thedvdreport.blogspot.com), a blog where you can find
more reviews like this one.
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