When Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt launched Angel in October of 1999, they weren't just spinning off a popular character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They were attempting something far more ambitious — a genre experiment that blended supernatural horror with classic film noir, wrapped around the brooding, centuries-old vampire who had already captured the … Continue reading Angel Investigations: The Cases and Mysteries of the Private Detective Agency
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The Powers That Be: The Cosmic Entities in Angel
When Angel premiered in 1999 as a spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, viewers knew they were signing up for vampires, demons, and supernatural noir in the City of Angels. What they probably didn't expect was a cosmic bureaucracy so ineffective it would make the DMV look efficient. Enter the Powers That Be—the mysterious higher … Continue reading The Powers That Be: The Cosmic Entities in Angel
The Confusing Middle 