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I believe that Joss Wheden put more love behind "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer" than he did "Angel". The show spawned from the belief that Whedon could redeem himself from the movie "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" he wrote in 1992, starring Kristy Swanson. While I personally thought the movie was fun, Whedon felt that his script was destroyed with re-writes to make the script more comical. He eventually left the production set and never came back.

Then the real Buffy was born. The show was his baby, created in 1997, and was so good that it lasted seven seasons. Had Sarah Michelle Gellar, the star of the show, been more inclined to continue playing Buffy, the show could have gone on for even longer. Instead of trying to work around the loss of Gellar, Wheden decided it was best to end it there. "The show has reached a logical conclusion," he said. And while fans understood, the majority of them felt as though they had a stake through their heart. The show had a cult following.

"Angel", on the other hand, only lasted five seasons. And it didn't end because Joss Wheden decided to end it, or because the actors wanted to move on. It was canceled. That says a lot about ratings, though this show had a lot of fans as well.

The Characters Behind every good show, there are good characters. If the acting and writing is done right, fans grow attached to these characters and live vicariously through them from week to week. "Buffy" had that element to it. People cared about these characters as if they were old friends.

There was Buffy, the witty spitfire beauty who had this gift that was more like a curse at most times. Willow, the kind-hearted genius who grew so much throughout the show. Xander, the fun-loving guy who might not have had any power or brains to contribute, but had heart. Giles, Buffy's mentor, who was the wisdom of the show. Angel, the love of Buffy's life, who had a dark side. And who can forget Spike, the cocky vampire who brought so much spice to the show?

Every time I watched this show, I felt a connection to each character. I laughed when they laughed. I cried when they cried. As pathetic as that sounds, that's what a phenomenal show will do to fans.

In "Angel", you were still attached to the characters, but not as much. Fans were still missing the "Scooby gang" from "Buffy". And while characters on "Angel" had a sort of camaraderie, it just wasn't the same.

Angel, of course, was the dark hero who's heart was in the right place, but there was always an evil lurking

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