Date: September 2004
Price: £2.99
Page Count: 52
Editor: Martin Eden
LA Times
At conventions around the world, James Marsters was continuing to talk about a possible Spike project – even though there seemed to be no official announcement coming or a place for the proposed project to air! James, asked what happened after the final scenes of Angel, replied: “He died. They all died. That’s a beautiful thing. That they were all willing to die. Except there’s going to be a Spike TV Movie, so he didn’t die!”
The magazine made a point of stating that there were no available members of the Mutant Enemy writing staff even available to write the special at the current time. They were all too busy on other projects.
But still, James kept us hoping, especially when the news came in that Angel had ended it’s five-year run on a ratings high, with significantly more people tuning in to say goodbye to the vampire with a soul than chose to say goodbye to Buffy the previous year. Overall, the season was up more than 16% in its ratings than the year before. The WB certainly moved in mysterious ways.
That week, at the SyFy Awards, to prove a point, Angel walked away with SIX gongs on the night, for Best Leading Actor (David Boreanaz), Best Special Guest (Charisma Carpenter), Best Series, Best Theme and Best Episode (for ‘A Hole in the World’). James Marsters also picked up an award for Best Supporting Actor for Buffy‘s final season, as did Sarah Michelle Gellar for Best Leading Actress. Joss Whedon even received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Yes, this Summer, the WB definitely made a mistake this time around, and the Network, as it stood, wouldn’t be around for much longer…
All About Eliza by Tara Dilullo
In Buffy Magazine #63, Eliza Dushku discussed her early acting experiences and her time on Buffy and, now, in the second part of our cool Eliza interview, the Faith actress talks her Angel experiences, what lies ahead in her new show Tru Calling, and lots more!
Fantastic Four: A Season Four Guide – Part 2 by Tara Dilullo
Let’s Go to Work… by Carla Thorpe
So after five seasons, 110 episodes, some serious helping of the helpless, and the tragic demise of Doyle, Cordelia, Fred, Wesley and the social life of many an Angel crewmember along the way, Angel is over. Our special Mutant Enemy insider (the office production assistant) takes a look at the final night of filming Angel‘s final ever scene in the final ever episode – moment by moment, as it happened…
Top of the Props by Paul Simpson
His real name is Ed Servaites, but it’s unlikely that anyone other than the Angel payroll department calls him that. He’s know to one and all at Angel as Sparky, the props master, and he’s handled some of the most lethal – and, well, some of the most mundane – props seen on the show. Nevertheless, he’s been on Angel since the very first episode, so we invited him to share some Angel anecdotes with us…
Angel Case Files: Connor
Angel Eye by Tom Root
What if Angel wasn’t a show about a vampire and his companions saving the world from unspeakable evil? What if it was something more reality-driven… like Big Brother…?
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