Hey Ragnar,

I know you were a big Buffy fan, not sure if you watch Angel as well, but thought I'd let you know that Angel was cancelled yesterday. The show's going to finish out the season and that's it, no more Joss on our televisions for a good while....

find a link to the article here:
http://thewb.com/PressRelease/Index/0,8341,156980,00.html

Maybe you can make mention of this on your blog to perhaps stir up some controversy or what not.

The amount of controversy my Blog is capable of stirring up is "not so much, no". But yes, I've heard the news, and yes, it's sad - but not particularly surprising. Angel has never done well in the ratings, and keep in mind that the WB dumped Buffy a few years back; a show that had consistently performed better than its spin-off.

I'm not completely up to date with the latest Angel episodes (I watch it, but there's been precious little TV-time lately), but from what I've seen this season - up until episode eight or nine, I believe - it's 'good' but not 'great'. I love it 'cause it's Angel & Co., but I don't see it appealing much to Buffiverse rookies. Despite efforts to do self-contained storylines, the show is largely dependent on familiar characters and in-jokes.

At least Whedon has been given the opportunity to wrap things up properly, and I expect the remaining episodes to be a worthy conclusion to the saga. There is some talk of TV movies next year, but I wouldn't count on it.

I'll write more about this when I've been able to catch up and watch the latest episodes.  ¶ 22:10