Angel - Complete Series Collector's Set



With the ever growing popularity of the character on the hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer, creator Joss Whedon gave tortured vampire with a soul Angel (David Boreanaz) his own show, which found the titular vamp treking to Los Angeles to open his own investigation service meant to "help the helpless". As the series begins, Angel accompanied by Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) and demonic liason Doyle (the late Glen Quinn) as Angel goes head to head with demonic lawfirm Wolfram & Hart. Later on, characters new and old like former Watcher Wesley (Alexis Denisof), demon street fighter Gunn (J. August Richards), physiscist Fred (Amy Acker), and fellow vampire with a soul Spike (James Marsters) would join the cast as the show ran the course of it's five seasons, with the best parts definitely coming in the second, third, and fourth seasons; beginning with Angel's resurrected former lover Darla (Julie Benz) returning, and their offspring Connor (Vincent Kartheiser) making his presence felt during a revenge driven quest against his father, which results in an unlikely union and an even more demonic offspring that puts a new and interesting twist on the apocalypse. The final season of Angel however is the low point of the series, as Carpenter's wry wit is missed (though she does return for one episode) as Angel and his crew take control of Wolfram & Hart, and prepare to make a last stand, which leads to the quite underwhelming series finale. All that aside, Angel was special because it was one of the few times that a spin-off managed to live up to the original show it was spun from, and in that respect alone, Angel was a sight to behold.