Remember the Words of the Poet

[chrisakachris]

So, I heard Angel was cencelled.

So, I heard Joss responded.

 

Some of you may have heard the hilarious news. I thought this would be a good time to weigh in. to answer some obvious questions: No, we had no idea this was coming. Yes, we will finish out the season. No, I don´t think the WB is doing the right thing. Yes, I´m grateful they did it early enough for my people to find other jobs.

 

Yes, my heart is breaking.

 

When Buffy ended, I was tapped out and ready to send it off. When Firefly got the axe, I went into a state of denial so huge it may very well cause a movie. But Angel... we really were starting to feel like we were on top, hitting our stride -- and then we strode right into the Pit of Snakes ´n´ Lava. I´m so into these characters, these actors, the situations we´re building... you wanna know how I feel? Watch the first act of "The Body."

 

As far as TV movies or whatever, I´m not thinking that far ahead. I actually hope my actors and writers are all too busy. We always planned this season finale to be a great capper to the season and the show in general. (And a great platform for a new season, of course.) We´ll proceed ahead as planned.

 

I´ve never made mainstream TV very well. I like surprises, and TV isn´t about surprises, unless the surprise is who gets voted off of something. I´ve been lucky to sneak this strange, strange show over the airwaves for as long as I have. I don´t FEEL lucky, but I understand that I am.

 

Thanks all for your support, your community, and your perfectly sane devotion. It´s meant a lot. I regret nothing (except the string of grisley murders in the 80´s -- what was THAT all about?) Remember the words of the poet:

 

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FRIKKIN´ SHOW. I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damn."

 

See you soon.

 

 

 

-j.

 

We have Whedonless TV now?

[C Shutt]

I think this is good news. This season has been a fucking mess, but at least now I'm genuinely interested in seeing how the show ends, rather than watching purely out of habit as I did with the last two and a half seasons of Buffy.

 

And the Variety article on the cancellation says that Jeff Bell is writing and directing the final episode, which is more good news.

[Alien426]

I can't comment on the current episodes, but it comes as quite a shock to me, too.

 

But in March you can order Angel season 4 from play.com.

 

I hope Whedon gets another go for a TV series, it would be great if Firefly could be continued. I can hear the suits, though, taking a look at his track record: "He had 3 shows and they all got cancelled. One of them after the first season..."

 

 

 

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