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A 1999-2004 TV series, spin-off from [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], and also created by [[Joss Whedon]]. | A 1999-2004 TV series, spin-off from [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], and also created by [[Joss Whedon]]. | ||
[[Category:TV series]] | This spin-off was noticeably less feminist that the show that it followed. Angel's quest for redemption straightforwardly (that is, with little to no overt signs of irony) embraced male-centered narrative conventions. There were many fewer regular female characters, the lead was a male character, and the series took on a decidely patriarchal (in the father-figure rather than the economic sense) bent when it followed the formation of Angel's new and twisted family. | ||
The series also espoused more egregiously sexist storylines, such as mystical pregnancies resulting from rapes and men acting as capital-C Champions, defenders of women and saviours of the universe and so forth, while the more "adult-oriented" style of the show generally translated to a "noir" view of the universe, in opposition to ''Buffy'''s cautious optimism. | |||
== Main Characters == | |||
* '''Angel''' - played by David Boreanaz | |||
* '''Cordelia Chase''' - played by Charisma Carpenter (Seasons 1-4, guest star 5.12) | |||
* '''Doyle''' - played by Glenn Quinn (1.01-1.10) | |||
* '''Wesley Wyndam-Pryce''' - played by Alexis Denisof (1.11-5.22, guest star 1.10) | |||
* '''Charles Gunn''' - played by J. August Richards (Seasons 2-5, recurring before) | |||
* '''Winifred "Fred" Burkle''' and '''Illyria''' - played by Amy Acker (Seasons 3-5, recurring before) | |||
* '''Connor''' - played by Vincent Kartheiser (Season 4, recurring before & afterwards) | |||
* '''Lorne''' aka '''The Host''' - played by Andy Hallett (4.14-5.22, recurring before) | |||
* '''Spike''' - played by James Marsters (Season 5, guest star 1.03 & 2.07) | |||
* '''Harmony Kendall''' - played by Mercedes McNab (5.17-5.22, recurring before) | |||
[[Category:TV series]][[Category:Vampires]] | |||
Revision as of 11:55, 13 February 2007
A 1999-2004 TV series, spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and also created by Joss Whedon.
This spin-off was noticeably less feminist that the show that it followed. Angel's quest for redemption straightforwardly (that is, with little to no overt signs of irony) embraced male-centered narrative conventions. There were many fewer regular female characters, the lead was a male character, and the series took on a decidely patriarchal (in the father-figure rather than the economic sense) bent when it followed the formation of Angel's new and twisted family.
The series also espoused more egregiously sexist storylines, such as mystical pregnancies resulting from rapes and men acting as capital-C Champions, defenders of women and saviours of the universe and so forth, while the more "adult-oriented" style of the show generally translated to a "noir" view of the universe, in opposition to Buffy's cautious optimism.
Main Characters
- Angel - played by David Boreanaz
- Cordelia Chase - played by Charisma Carpenter (Seasons 1-4, guest star 5.12)
- Doyle - played by Glenn Quinn (1.01-1.10)
- Wesley Wyndam-Pryce - played by Alexis Denisof (1.11-5.22, guest star 1.10)
- Charles Gunn - played by J. August Richards (Seasons 2-5, recurring before)
- Winifred "Fred" Burkle and Illyria - played by Amy Acker (Seasons 3-5, recurring before)
- Connor - played by Vincent Kartheiser (Season 4, recurring before & afterwards)
- Lorne aka The Host - played by Andy Hallett (4.14-5.22, recurring before)
- Spike - played by James Marsters (Season 5, guest star 1.03 & 2.07)
- Harmony Kendall - played by Mercedes McNab (5.17-5.22, recurring before)