Angel: Season One

Angel: Season One, 1999-2000. A vampire has a detective agency.

Created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt. Directed by James A. Contner (4 episodes), Bruce Seth Green (2), David Straiton (2), Greenwalt (2), Whedon (1), Vern Gillum (1), Scott McGinnis (1), David Grossman (1), Tucker Gates (1), Winrich Kolbe (1), David Semel (1), R.D. Price (1), Nick Marck (1), Regis B. Kimble (1), Michael Lange (1), & Thomas J. Wright (1). Written by Greenwalt (7 episodes), Tim Minear (5), Jeannine Renshaw (4), Whedon (3), Howard Gordon (3), David Fury (2), Tracey Stern (2), Douglas Petrie (1), Jane Espenson (1), Marti Noxon (1), Jim Kouf (1), & Garry Campbell (1). Starring David Boreanaz, with Charisma Carpenter, Glenn Quinn, & Alexis Denisof.

Concept: A spin-off from Buffy? Good idea. Giving a character that's already lingered too long after exhausting his character arc his own series? Not so good. Making a TV show about a sad person who mopes a lot? Um, no. D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: C
Music: D
Enjoyment: A silly premise, spun off of a silly show, about a Very Serious character, taking itself Very Seriously. In the brief moments when it lets itself have fun, it's kind of nice. 95% of the time, it's extremely boring. They should have written out this Angel character and made the show about Phantom Denis. D

GPA: 1.7/4