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This Wednesday brings a sad event for many sci fi fans: the last episode of Angel. Since the show's cancellation was announced a few months ago, fans have been not just mounrning its end, but also taking action: signing petions and even holding blood drives in support of the show. Alas, the WB stuck to its guns and no other network picked up the show. So this week, we have to say goodbye to Angel.
Angel is not only going out on a high note, but also at a place where so many more possibilities have opened up. (Beware spoilers up to the fifth season finale!) The death of <font color=yellow>Amy Acker</font>'s character, Fred, was quite a shocker, but Illyria, the former god-like being who has taken over her body, has added a refreshing edge to the show and a tension between some of the characters, as well as sending <font color=yellow>Alexis Denisof</font>'s Wesley back to a very dark place.
The addition of <font color=yellow>James Marsters</font> to the cast also jazzed up the show. Watching Spike and Angel bicker over who would win in a fight, cavemen or astronauts, or fight over Buffy, was a highlight, and Marsters and <font color=yellow>David Boreanaz</font> always hit the perfect pitch in their scenes together. Even quiet scenes, when Angel tells a depressed Spike he always liked Spike's poetry, and Spike responds that it figures since Angel likes Barry Manilow, have humor infused into them.
I'm no executive, and I realize the bottom line is what the honchos at the WB are looking at, but I think it's a real shame when a show as creative and daring as Angel gets cancelled. It had five great years, but it would have been nice to have one or two more. There was still more story left to tell. From the tidbits the writers have dropped, what they had tentatively planned would have been as excellent and innovative as what had come before.
<font size="3">Trek BBS Today</font>
Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at the Talk CSI Files BBS:
-Real Life DNA Identification
-Dark Motives Help?
-hummer vs. plane
More topics can be found at the Talk CSI Files BBS!
<font size="3">Poll Results</font>
Below are the results of the most recent TrekToday poll:
<center> <TABLE Width=350 CelLSpacing=0 CellPadding=6 Border=0> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#000000"> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <CENTER><TABLE Width=95% CellPadding=4> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <HR SIZE=1> How would you rate 'No More Bets'? <HR SIZE=1> </center> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 9-10</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 45.6% - (84 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 7-8</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 26% - (48 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> Wasn't able to see it</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 13% - (24 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 1-2</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 6.5% - (12 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 5-6</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 6.5% - (12 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 3-4</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 1% - (2 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> Didn't want to see it</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 1% - (2 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size="2">
<center> Total Votes: 184 </center> <HR SIZE=1> </td> </tr> </table> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </center>
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<font size="3">Today's Television Listings</font>
Tonight, CBS will air the crossover episode of CSI: Miami that will debut the cast of the upcoming fall's CSI: New York, "MIA/NYC--NONSTOP". Here is TV Guide's description of the episode:<ul><blockquote><font color=yellow>Evidence recovered at the scene of a double homicide, in which a husband and wife were murdered in their upscale home, leads Horatio to believe that the killer lives in New York. When he arrives in the Big Apple, Horatio is assisted by Det. Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) who suspects that the murder of a New York undercover cop is linked to the Miami crimes.</font></blockquote>[/list]
On Thursday, CBS airs the final episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's fourth season, "Bloodlines". TV Guide describes the episode:<ul><blockquote><font color=yellow>In the fourth-season finale, a casino employee is beaten and raped on her way home from work, but she survives and identifies her attacker. Unfortunately, a DNA test sets him free and Grissom must wrestle with whether evidence can ever lie. Later, Grissom comes to the rescue of a coworker who ends up on the other side of the law.</font></blockquote>[/list]<center></center>
This Wednesday brings a sad event for many sci fi fans: the last episode of Angel. Since the show's cancellation was announced a few months ago, fans have been not just mounrning its end, but also taking action: signing petions and even holding blood drives in support of the show. Alas, the WB stuck to its guns and no other network picked up the show. So this week, we have to say goodbye to Angel.
Angel is not only going out on a high note, but also at a place where so many more possibilities have opened up. (Beware spoilers up to the fifth season finale!) The death of <font color=yellow>Amy Acker</font>'s character, Fred, was quite a shocker, but Illyria, the former god-like being who has taken over her body, has added a refreshing edge to the show and a tension between some of the characters, as well as sending <font color=yellow>Alexis Denisof</font>'s Wesley back to a very dark place.
The addition of <font color=yellow>James Marsters</font> to the cast also jazzed up the show. Watching Spike and Angel bicker over who would win in a fight, cavemen or astronauts, or fight over Buffy, was a highlight, and Marsters and <font color=yellow>David Boreanaz</font> always hit the perfect pitch in their scenes together. Even quiet scenes, when Angel tells a depressed Spike he always liked Spike's poetry, and Spike responds that it figures since Angel likes Barry Manilow, have humor infused into them.
I'm no executive, and I realize the bottom line is what the honchos at the WB are looking at, but I think it's a real shame when a show as creative and daring as Angel gets cancelled. It had five great years, but it would have been nice to have one or two more. There was still more story left to tell. From the tidbits the writers have dropped, what they had tentatively planned would have been as excellent and innovative as what had come before.
<font size="3">Trek BBS Today</font>
Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at the Talk CSI Files BBS:
-Real Life DNA Identification
-Dark Motives Help?
-hummer vs. plane
More topics can be found at the Talk CSI Files BBS!
<font size="3">Poll Results</font>
Below are the results of the most recent TrekToday poll:
<center> <TABLE Width=350 CelLSpacing=0 CellPadding=6 Border=0> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#000000"> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <CENTER><TABLE Width=95% CellPadding=4> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <HR SIZE=1> How would you rate 'No More Bets'? <HR SIZE=1> </center> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 9-10</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 45.6% - (84 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 7-8</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 26% - (48 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> Wasn't able to see it</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 13% - (24 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 1-2</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 6.5% - (12 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 5-6</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 6.5% - (12 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 3-4</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 1% - (2 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> Didn't want to see it</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 1% - (2 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size="2">
<center> Total Votes: 184 </center> <HR SIZE=1> </td> </tr> </table> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </center>
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<font size="3">Today's Television Listings</font>
Tonight, CBS will air the crossover episode of CSI: Miami that will debut the cast of the upcoming fall's CSI: New York, "MIA/NYC--NONSTOP". Here is TV Guide's description of the episode:<ul><blockquote><font color=yellow>Evidence recovered at the scene of a double homicide, in which a husband and wife were murdered in their upscale home, leads Horatio to believe that the killer lives in New York. When he arrives in the Big Apple, Horatio is assisted by Det. Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) who suspects that the murder of a New York undercover cop is linked to the Miami crimes.</font></blockquote>[/list]
On Thursday, CBS airs the final episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's fourth season, "Bloodlines". TV Guide describes the episode:<ul><blockquote><font color=yellow>In the fourth-season finale, a casino employee is beaten and raped on her way home from work, but she survives and identifies her attacker. Unfortunately, a DNA test sets him free and Grissom must wrestle with whether evidence can ever lie. Later, Grissom comes to the rescue of a coworker who ends up on the other side of the law.</font></blockquote>[/list]<center></center>