"Angel" (1999)TV-Serie 1999-2004

... Schöpfer:

David Greenwalt
Joss Whedon

Staffeln:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Premierendatum:

5. Oktober 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Werbezeile:

Live fast. Die never.

Plot:

The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.

Plot Keywords:

Cult Hero | One Man Army | Redemption | One Word Title | Neo Noir

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 10 wins & 41 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A spin-off from a show based on a B-movie...

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 21	6:00 AM	TNT	Deep Down	#4.1
Mon. July 21	7:00 AM	TNT	Ground State	#4.2

Besetzung

David Boreanaz	...	Angel / ... (111 Folgen, 1999-2004)
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (101 Folgen, 1999-2004)
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn (91 Folgen, 2000-2004)
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase (90 Folgen, 1999-2004)
Andy Hallett	...	Lorne (76 Folgen, 2000-2004)
Amy Acker	...	Winifred 'Fred' Burkle / ... (70 Folgen, 2001-2004)

Alternativ:

Angel: The Series (USA) (long title)
Angel - Jäger der Finsternis (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

60 Min (including commercials)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Altersfreigabe:

Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 (one episode) | UK:PG (one episode) | USA:Unrated

Drehorte:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Firma:

Mutant Enemy

Dies und das:

According to an interview, Nicholas Brendon who had played Xander on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) offered to jump to "Angel" (1999) after the Buffy finale on UPN. However, the producers turned him down, "because he wouldn't fit in."

Pannen:

Handlungsbrüche: It was established by Angel in the first season finale of Buffy that vampires have no breath, but throughout the entire run of the show we see vampires smoke a lot, and in a few episodes we see instances of vampires either choking or coming close to passing out from having pressure applied to their windpipes.

Dialogzitate:

Fred: [to Wes in a dream] Don't you understand that I'm gone?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Spaced: Dissolution (#2.6)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Angel

A spin-off from a show based on a B-movie...

With that in mind, this is an excellent show. While I do not feel that Angel has necessarily bested Forever Knight yet, I think that it very well might. The show manages to balance the fearsomeness of the supernatural undertones with a certain exuberance and delight that I am definitely impressed with. The show can be truly funny.

Angel is not a typical horror show, as it deals much more with human relations than it deals with the supernatural. And it deals with human relations in a much more mature and intelligent manner than most so-called dramas on TV. I must admit that I was skeptical when I heard all the praise being heaped on this show by critics before it started, but they were right. Between Angel and Buffy, I don't really think that any other network touches the WB for pure creative output.

I am impressed with the direction that this station has taken, and hope that they continue in the future.