Angel

That's the second show down. I think it says something when you watch an entire season of a TV show in 4 days. I think that thing that is says is that you have no life. I really don't think I do have a life anymore. I'm okay with that. I'll have a life again when I get back to school.

So anyways, I've finished Angel. I've watched all of it. The one thing I noticed is that after season 4, they kept mentioning Buffy characters, but never had one make a guest appearance. They almost did, but then they skirted around it very slyly. I wish they had actually pulled Buffy into the show, but I guess she wasn't important enough.

Another thing I noticed is that Buffy took the entire last season wrapping up the series. Angel took about... 2 episodes. I was watching and waiting to see if they were going to get some big bad to show up, but unlike in Buffy, they actually go out and look for the evil, rather than waiting for it to mess shit up. I like this about Angel.

Also unresolved was... everything. They gave a cliffhanger to a season ending show. I guess it isn't as bad of a cliffhanger as is the Sonic the Hedgehog ending, but I still wish that this show had another season more than I wish Sonic did.

Joss Whedon did as Joss does. He made me like every single character in the end. Unfortunately, then Joss did as Joss does again... I'll leave that one unanswered for the people who still want to watch the show.

I feel like I haven't laid down any spoilers yet. I wasn't planning on it. Though I feel the need to say that there's one thing I notice in almost every TV series that I kind of dislike. They always start out funny, in order to draw us in, and then become really serious after a season or two. Buffy does it after about 4 seasons. Angel managed it in 1. I understand that Angel is supposed to be dark and dreary, but I like myself some comedy. I want a reason to laugh. Unfortunately, decapitation does not make me laugh. Angel surely had a lot of that. If I found that funny, then I would have been set.

So if you're asking, then yes. You should watch this show. I've heard it described as Batman in LA, which is fairly adequate, except that Batman has no sidekicks and never actually kills anyone. Angel also makes villains that I can like more than the heroes. Which reminds me. Angel has also made me refer to good people as "champions" much more often than I did before. It seemed to be a keyword of the series. I don't find this a bad thing though. I like calling my friends champions. I hope they don't mind being called champions.

So the show has adventure. It ventures into comedy. It has deep seeded themes and messages. It really is a sophisticated show, at least compared to most of what I watch. I will always have complaints with Joss, as I will with any director or writer, but that he makes bad shows isn't one of them. For those of you that didn't follow, this means that he makes good shows.

P.S. This is an opinion. You don't have to like the show, but I do recommend that you give it a try.