Well, when they were asked early (by Joss, right?) if Angel was gonna be back, they could have said, "We just don't know now--you'll have to wait until May after we've seen the pilots." If pushed, they could have said, "If you need the answer now, it's 'no.' If you can wait until May, we'll see."

I think they're just trying to pass the blame onto ME like you said.

It's not that far from what Joss said, although he put himself in the role that 20th is in, in that article, Narrator. I seem to recall saying Joss asked to know early, so that his people would have plenty of time to find a new gig.

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By the by, according to another comment on the site, the WB's remake of Dark Shadows did not get picked up because, Ancier says, the production just didn't "gel."

the WB's remake of Dark Shadows did not get picked up because, Ancier says, the production just didn't "gel."

I'm not sure this bothers me. Half the fun of DS is the cheesiness. And I suspect this remake (like the earlier one) would lack that.

OTOH, I still haven't forgiven SciFi for dropping DS from its schedule.

I'm going to have to concur. It sounds like WB is being a teenager/demented person saying "You *made* us do it! You *made* us!"

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Read this story about how the WB wants to get a few older viewers watching this season... Odd, seeing that Joss said one of the reasons they got cancelled is that they were too "old" for the network. This just infuriates me to no end.

Yarr. There are Smallville spoilers in that link, so be forewarned.

Yarr. There are Smallville spoilers in that link, so be forewarned.

Too late.

Too late.

Yeah. Luckily, the one in the caption isn't too unsettling, and I'd heard the rumors about the one at the bottom already.

Yeah. Luckily, the one in the caption isn't too unsettling, and I'd heard the rumors about the one at the bottom already.

Well I didn't know the second one, but honestly I couldn't care less. It's not like it wasn't in-freakin-evitable.