+++ Eine kurze, wichtige und traurige Meldung für das Buffyversum. Der US-Sender WB hat das Ende der Serie ANGEL nach der 5. Staffel verkündet. In Deutschland ist noch nicht einmal die dritte Staffel komplett gelaufen (aber zumindest bereits auf DVD erschienen). Das heißt, uns stehen noch über 50 "neue" Episoden ins Haus. Trotzdem hätte man sich erhofft, dass ANGEL wie BtVS über die "üblichen" sieben Staffeln läuft. Auch wenn in der Pressemeldung von einer möglichen Zukunft der Serie die Rede ist, werden wir uns möglichweise bald damit begnügen müssen das Buffyversum ausschließlich aus der Konserve zu verfolgen. Aber vielleicht ermöglicht die gewaltige Popularität der Serien doch ein Weiterleben in TV- oder gar Kinofilmen.

A statement from The WB:

For the last seven years Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer have been cornerstones of our network. The sum total of the work done on those shows has produced some of the proudest moments in our history. Like some of the great series that are leaving the air this year, including Frasier and Friends, the cast, crew, writers and producers of Angel deserve to be able to wrap up the series in a way befitting a classic television series and that is why we went to Joss to let him know that this would be the last year of the series on The WB. We have discussed continuing the Angel legacy with special movie events next year, which is still on the table. In a perfect world, all of these details would be completed before this information went to the press so that we could be definitive about the show's ongoing future. But in any case, we did not want to contemplate this being the last year of Angel without giving the show the option of crafting their own destiny for this character and for this series. David Boreanaz continues to be one of the finest, classiest and friendliest actors we have had the pleasure to work with and we hope that the relationship furthers from here. The same can be said for all the actors and producers on the show.