Living in hayden's brain, am i.

Listening to the Firefly extras one night I remember Joss saying that because they were running on fumes and could be struck down at any moment, every second of film was a precious thing, and so every episode had to tell the story from the rawest emotional point.

I don't really like Joss endlessly bitching about Angel being cut short, either. I mean, they gave him time to wrap things up, and he essentially wasted an episode with the goofy Rome crap.

Well, this is really two different issues. In the first issue, I don't see endless bitching about it, just endless rehashing here of the same one or two places he bitched.

The second is the Rome issue. I still think that it was a good episode, and if they'd actually been able to get SMG involved, it might have been a good way to say goodbye to her. As it was . . . . Not good for the 3rd to last episode.

We said goodbye to her in Chosen. I felt a bit angry at the concept of using her as a bone for the vampires to fight over. She's my girl, yo. Leave her be.

The last smile in Chosen, when she was finally free? I like leaving her there and knowing she's living her life out in the world and I didn't appreciate the idea of the hair double standing in for my hero.

I sound like a heartless asshole, re: cancellation.

From the responses to author Peter David's Smallville ending blog:

"In an ironic twist, all the actors whose characters' fates are in doubt demand more money and are replaced with members of the former cast of 'Angel.'"

Except Tom Welling, who is replaced by former "Friends" star Matthew Perry ("Could I *be* any more superhuman?"), after Perry learns that he has no future in movies whatsoever.

We said goodbye to her in Chosen. I felt a bit angry at the concept of using her as a bone for the vampires to fight over. She's my girl, yo. Leave her be.

The last smile in Chosen, when she was finally free? I like leaving her there and knowing she's living her life out in the world and I didn't appreciate the idea of the hair double standing in for my hero.

This this this. That is exactly what was bothering me about it, but I was having trouble articulating it. Thank you for explaining it so well, Allyson.

Jengod says the animated Buffy is still in the works. That so?

Re-posted from Boxed Set:

In an ironic twist, all the actors whose characters' fates are in doubt demand more money and are replaced with members of the former cast of "Angel."

Hee. So let's see - DB has gotta be Clark. I nominate AD for Lex (even though JAR has part of the look already going). AA for Chloe or Lana? Maybe she can play both! Fred!AA for Chloe and Illyria!AA for Lana. Hmm, nobody really fits for Papa Kent, though. Maybe JM (heh!)? That leaves JAR, Andy and MM (maybe she can be Chloe).

The ages are problematic, but I don't see it as any more monkey-crack-addled than some of the SV storylines.

That so?

Yeppers.

I sound like a heartless asshole, re: cancellation.

I'll join you in the Heartless Asshole corner, Allyson. I have a hard time getting mad at network execs for doing their jobs, even if I wish they had been able to make a different choice.

Looking back at the last three episodes, I think that Deknight was telling the truth when he said that SMG was never supposed to be in TGiQ. I think Angel and Spike were supposed to stalk her, not see her, and then the next week she appears at W&H a little pissed off and talks to Angel about the mission. His scenes with Nina were probably the Buffy substitute scenes.