I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.

Buffy ,'Showtime'


Mejiaville

Jeff writes up the show promos for Buffy, Angel, and Firefly; he also does the Previouslys. Love him muchly, for he sees what we don't and reports it back to us.


Jeff Mejia - Oct 08, 2003 7:38:44 pm PDT #89 of 121
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

Here is the promo breakdown for the next Angel episode, "Unleashed" :

Narrator: Next week on the WB...

We open on a shot of Angel walking in the corridors of Wolfram & Hart. People can be seen walking about.

Fade to a shot of Fred and Wesley standing next to each other, in Angel's office, looking serious.

Cut to a shot of Angel seated at his desk, as he tilts his head upwards and has a surprised look on his face.

Narrator: The man who loved Buffy, may be falling in love again.

Fade to black, then fade in on a close up of a blonde woman seated in the passenger seat of a car. (Recapper's note - she reminds me of a young Meredith Baxter.)

Switch angles to see Angel seated in the driver's seat of the car, looking over towards the woman.

Fade to white, then fade in on Spike standing in the lab. Wesley is next to him, working on a computer and looking at the very large flat-screen monitor.

Cut to a shot of Gunn, Wesley, and Fred in an office, each looking intently at something. Gunn is reading some document, Wesley is holding and examining a curved knife, and Fred is looking at something down on the desk.

Spike: "The moon's a-rising, ladies and gents."

Cut to a shot of the blonde woman, wearing a pink sweat suit, running at night (can't tell location, because it is dark).

Cut to a shot of Angel leaning against the doorway to an office, with Fred at 90 degree angle to him. Both look serious, Angel looks worried.

Cut back to Spike standing in the lab. People can be seen working in the background.

Cut back to the woman running.

We get a flash, then a negative shot that fades in and out, then a complete shot of a full moon.

As the image of the moon fades (but is still visible), we get an aerial shot of LA at night.

Narrator: But this attraction may not survive the night.

Cut to a shot of the blonde woman standing in a room of a house or apartment, at night, but with no lights on, illuminated by moonlight. The woman tenses up.

Superimposed over the next few shots is a full moon.

We see a shot of Angel standing outside of a house at night. He suddenly turns around back towards the house and looks up.

We see the woman crash to the floor on all fours.

Intersperse a shot of a werewolf snarling as it stands in the house.

Quick shot of the woman on the floor, but she has twisted around so that she is on her back. She is writhing in pain.

We get another quick shot of the werewolf.

We get the woman on the floor intercut with the werewolf two more times (very quickly), then the screen flashes white, and the shot of the moon is no longer superimposed over the picture.

Out of the flash, we get a full-on shot of the werewolf, from behind, as it spins aruing over its left shoulder towards the camera and the shot zooms in on it.

Fade to black, the come out with a shot of Gunn seated in Angel's office.

Gunn: "Werewolf girl. Think you got a shot?"

Cut to Angel, sitting casually in a chair.

Angel: "She gave me a look."

Cue the Angel logo.

Narrator: An all-new Angel, next week on the WB Wednesday night.

Grr. Arrgh.

ELAPSED TIME - 0:20


Jeff Mejia - Oct 09, 2003 7:47:04 pm PDT #90 of 121
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

Here is the breakdown of the previously that aired before "Just Rewards":

(Angel) Previously on Angel...

Note: All shots are scenes from "Conviction".

We open with Angel fighting a vampire in an alley as it attacks a blonde woman. After some quick cuts of the fight, we see Angle pull out a stake and dust the vampire.

The blonde woman appears in close up as she talks to Angel.

Nameless victim: "Who are you?"

Cut to a shot of commandoes rushing into the alley, then Angel reacting to all the camera lights, then he twirls around as the commando squad secures the area.

Cut to a shot of some woman funtionary talking to the victim as she reads off a document on a clipboard for the victim to sign.

Nameless funtionary: "OK, this is to confirm that you have been rescued by Angel, CEO and President of Wolfram and Hart."

Cut to a shot of another lawyer directing the group as a cameraman gets ready to take a picture.

Switch to a shot of Angel standing next to the victim, as she turns towards him.

Nameless victim: "You run a law firm?"

We get a quick intercut of Angel being illuminated by a camera flash, then come back to Angel answering the girl's question.

Angel: "Well, just lately."

Cut to a shot of the lobby of Wolfram and Hart. Fred, holding a box that contains some of her belongings, is talking to Wesley as people scurry by.

Wesley: "Why on earth are we here?"

Fred: "What, because we're crusaders against evil and now the law firm that represents most of the evil in the world has given us its L.A. branch to run however we want?"

Cut to a different shot of the lobby, as we see Angel, Wesley, and Gunn (twirling a basketball) stride through the establishment.

Angel: "We're turning this place inside out."

Cut to a different shot of the lobby, as Lorne is on his phone talking to a client, while an assistant is walking beside him, holding a folder full of papers and opening it so that Lorne can read them.

Lorne; "Yes it's perfect, it's the project you've been waiting for. Yea, it's Joanie Loves Chachi meets The Sorrow and the Pity."

We then switch to a shot of Angel seated at his desk as he looks up towards someone who has walked into the office.

Angel: "Harmony?"

Reverse to see Harmony, dressed in business attire, as she stands in front of the desk, eager to make a good impression.

Harmony: "Hey! Boss."

Cut back to Angel.

Angel: "You're my secretary."

What then follows is a quick visualization of the lab facilities at Wolfram and Hart. Various people in white coats stand in front of impressive-looking, metallic instruments, taking notes. We get a shot of a couple of workers in containment suits as the move objects around in a room enclosed by plexiglass. We then pull back to see the scope of the room, as various people wearing white coats are seated at metallic tables, working.

Fred (VO): "Have you seen my lab? It's giganimous, and I'm in charge."

Cut to Gunn's office, as Eve, standing up from her seated position on his couch, talks to him.

Eve: "Just wondering if you're ready for the next step."

Reverse to Gunn.

Gunn: "You don't know me or you wouldn't ask that question."

Quick cut to a shot of a shirtless Gunn strapped into the Insta-Lawyer-Matic. Gunn winces in pain as the machine operates.

We then get a quick shot of Gunn, now nattily attired in a pinstripe suit and carrying an expensive-looking briefcase, strides into the courtroom, adjusting his tie as he walks in.

Cut to a scene in Angel's office, as Eve explains what went on, while Gunn sits on a couch (he's chopping a cigar end) while Wesley hovers around, and Harmony exits the office.

Eve: "Charles agreed to let us enhance his mind with a comprehensive knowledge of the law."

Cut to a shot of Angel, chin in his hand, as he ponders the gang's next move.

Angel: "We're gonna change things. We came to Wolfram and Hart because it's a powerful weapon."

Cut to a shot of Angel ripping open a manila envelope, and a medallion pops out and hits the floor.

Angel (VO): "We'll deal with whatever comes next."

The medallion begins to glow, Angel steps back, then a whirling dust cloud emerges and resolves itself into the form of Spike.

Spike: "Aaagh!"

Switch to a shot of Angel and Wesley looking on as Spike appears.

Wesley: "Spike!?!"

Angel (very p.o'd.): "Spike."

ELAPSED TIME - 1:10


DXMachina - Oct 15, 2003 3:01:15 am PDT #91 of 121
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Here is the promo for today's Mejia episode, "Happy Birthday":

Narrator (who sounds a lot like Jon B.): Today, on the Phoenix Wednesday...

After seeing the Buffistas.org logo, we open on a group of Buffistas, gathered around a table, staring at something.

ita: "Where is he?"

We cut to a shot from Jeff's point of view as he glances back and forth from a TV to a computer screen around, occasionally rewinding the tape he's watching.

DXMachina: "I think he's working on tonight's promo..."

Jeff first looks at the TV, then the shot cuts back to the keyboard, where we see his fingers typing.

Nutty: "Well somebody go get him. That was the plan, right?"

Jeff, still typing and looking very puzzled. He cranes his head forward, listening intently to make sure he gets the dialogue right.

DavidS: "I brought him a bunch of early Buffy comics I picked up at the Amoeba..."

The shot switches back to Jeff point of view as we see some Buffistas (Teppy, Trudy, and Askye) in the background, doing Wednesday night episode discussion. He focuses again on the images on the screen.

Nilly: "It's his birthday, you know."

The shot focuses back on Jeff, as he straightens up and looks pleased. He hits the post key, and the newly minted Mejia appears in the thread. Behind him, we can see Perkins and Aimee wheel in a cake, while Emily and vw frantically work on getting the candles lit.

msbelle: "Ummm, pink frosting."

Cut to scene of amych wielding a saber.

amych: "I'll cut it."

Cut to scene of huge group of Buffistas raising their glasses in Jeff's direction.

All Buffistas: "Happy Birthday, Jeff!!!"

ELAPSED TIME - 1:10

(Cross-posted in Natter, but I don't know how often you visit there.)


Jeff Mejia - Oct 15, 2003 8:10:59 pm PDT #92 of 121
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

After that post, how could I disappoint?

Here is the promo breakdown for next week's Angel episode, "Hell Bound" :

Narrator: Next Wednesday on the WB...

We open on a shot of Spike standing in an empty office. It is at night, and the area is dark.

Quickly cut to a shot of Spike turning and looking to his right. The camera pans with the move and we a zombified man wearing a suit and tie standing there.

Fade to a shot of Fred standing in a shower with blue tiling. Her back is to the camera, and she is facing away form it. She turns to look over her right shoulder towards the camera location. Steam is visible. This is shot very close in, so we only see Fred from the neck up.

Narrator: Spike is being pulled into the shadows of the dammned.

Fade to a shot of Spike walking down a darkened corridor (no safety lighting visible, only pale, reflected light).

Cut to a shot of the camera moving through a dark, dusty corridor, and then the angle moves around a corner to reveal a sparse room, with a figure seated at a bare table at the end of the room. A naked light bulb is hanging from the ceiling, and it flashes bright and dim.

Fade to a shot of Spike standing in the empty office, as he looks around. This is lit with reflected safety lights from the corridors outside the office. Spike turns and looks around.

Pull back and way up to see Spike standing alone in the middle of a room, perhaps a conference room, lit with the safety lightings.

Fade to a shot of Angel (in a suit, but no tie) standing in his office. A hooded figure is standing, out of focus, behind him.

Angel: "Some people, can't be saved."

Cut to a shot of a bare-chested (at least) Spike in extreme foreground, while 2 zombie figures, one a woman, one a man, can be seen in the very dark room lit only by pale (maybe moon-) light.

Cut to an extreme close up of Spike, standing in a lit office with a very puzzled look on his face.

Fade to a shot of Angel, Gunn, Eve, Fred, and Wesley standing in a bare, darkened room (but it has more light than the pale lighting seen elsewhere). Eve may be talking, but there is not sound in the shot.

Narrator: This episode of Angel contains graphic images...

Fade to a shot of Spike in the darkened, empty office.

Fade to a shot of a hand pressing up against steamed glass, with someone on the other side of the glass.

Pull back to see Fred standing in her shower, barely visible at all through the steam.

Cut to a shot of Fred standing in the middle of her lab, holding some books in her hand. She is looking up into the air around her.

Fred: "Spike?"

Fade to a close up of Spike in the darkened office, looking very worried.

Narrator: ...and partial nudity.

We switch to a shot of an empty office corridor, lit with normal office lighting, but then the lighting starts to dim as shadows seem to overcome the place, then all the lights go out in sequence.

Cut to a shot of Angel, in his well-lit office (it may be day), standing up and looking angry.

Fade to a shot of Fred's lab, where we see Spike and Fred (holding books) standing. Spike is looking up into the air.

Spike: "You're not taking me!"

Fade to black, then fade in on the graphic VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED.

Narrator: Viewer discretion is advised.

Fade to black, then fade in on a close up of Spike, this time from behind him as he turns to look over his right shoulder. The lighting appears to be the safety lighting.

Fade to black, then fade in on another shot of Spike, but this time he's only lit by pale light that illuminates just the left side of his face as he stolls towards the camera.

Disembodied girl's voice (sing-song): "...one's gonna get you."

Fade to black, then fade in on Spike standing in the bare, dusty room with the table and the naked light bulb. Spike, too, appears naked, at least from the chest up in this shot. He looks confused and frightened.

We get a white flash, then see a negative a figure writhing in pain, then it switches into a positive image, ,where we can tell that it is somebody screaming and shaking its head, perhaps because barbed wire is wrapped around it, lacerating the bare skin.

We also get a flash of a hand with a metal tine coming out of its middle fingernail.

After another flash of the figure (which looks to be most likely Spike), we cut to a shot of a door with a square security window opened in it. Through the opening, we can see into a corridor. Almost completely blocking the view of the corridor is Angel, looking serious. Standing to his left and a little behind is a woman, most likely Eve.

Angel: "Welcome to Hell."

Cut to a shot of naked Spike, squatting and hunched over, with his arms covering his chest, as he huddles in fear or pain. This shot is alternated quickly with black screens to create a strobe effect.

Cut to a different shot of naked Spke. This time he is leaning towards the left of the camrea and screaming in pain or horror. This, too, is alternated with black screens for the strobe effect.

Finish on the shot of Spike walking down a corridor with light illuminating only his right side. To the left of him, the Angel logo appears, as well as some ghostly, blue flames.

Narrator: All-new Angel, next week on the WB Wednesday night.

Grr. Arrgh.

ELAPSED TIME - 0:30


Jeff Mejia - Oct 22, 2003 8:40:24 pm PDT #93 of 121
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

Here is the promo breakdown for next week's Angel episode, "Life of the Party" :

Narrator: Next Wednesday...

We open on a shot of Lorne dancing amidst a throng of people. Harmony is tanding behind him, dancing and smiling.

Flash white, fade to black, then fade in on Angel, naked (at least from the waist up as we can see) striding towards the camera. This appears to be in his bathroom, as he walks by a towel rack and steam surrounds him.

Narrator: It's been centuries...

Cut to another shot of the dance floor, where we see Harmony as the center of attention. Some kind of demonoid can be seen dancing it up with the crowd.

Flash white, then cut to a shot of Gunn, with a drink in his left hand, leaning in to talk to or listen to a guy with his back to the camera. Lorne stands behind him, looking out at the dance floor.

Jump cut to a shot of Gunn turned to his left and walking away from where he was, with a smile on his face and his right thumb in the "thumbs up" position.

Flash white, then fade to black, and fade in on the power shot of Gunn, Angel, and Wesley striding through the Wolfram and Hart lobby from the opening episode, the one where Gunn is holding a basketball.

Narrator: ...since L.A.'s most eligible vampire...

Fade to black, the fade in on a shot of Angel seated in a car. It is night.

Pull back to reveal Lorne and Angel seated in a limo. Lorne holds a drink in his hand as he talks to Angel.

Lorne: "Smile, and, try not to rip anybody apart, OK?"

Cut to a shot of a disco ball.

Pull back to a longer shot of the disco ball.

Narrator: ...had a Halloween party.

Flash white, then fade in on a blurry shot of Lorne standing next to Angel, in the party room, as a guy next to Lorne consults some book or clipboard.

Flash white, then cut to a blurry close up of Spike, grinning ear-to-ear at the party.

Flash white, then cut to an overhead shot of the dance floor.

Flash white, then cut to a shot of Wesley and Fred on the dance floor, dancing very close together. Fred has her arms around Wesley's shoulders. This shot is blurry, too.

Flash white, then cut to an extra-blurry shot of Lorne whooping it up on the dance floor.

Flash with, then cut to Angel kissing what looks like Eve, in a serious clinch. The shot continues as they rotate themselves off-camera.

Jump cut to a shot of Fred, Gunn, Lorne, and Wesley standing in Angel's office (or apartment?). They are standing with their backs to the camera and are slowly turning towards the camera location.

Reverse to a shot of Angel and Eve? on a couch, Angel naked (from the waist up, at least as far as we see). They are in front of the window, and are turned towards the camera in a "gotcha" pose.

Reverse the shot again, where we see the MoG standing with looks of shock on their faces, but Spike has joined the shot. He is in the foreground, and has his left arm extended out and his left thumb up in the "thumbs up" position.

Spike: "Hey! Angel's gettin' some! Good on you, mate!"

Cut to a shot of a disco ball, as the Angel logo appears on screen.

Narrator: All-new Angel, next week on the WB Wednesday night.

Grr. Arrgh.

ELAPSED TIME - 0:20


Jeff Mejia - Oct 29, 2003 6:47:51 pm PST #94 of 121
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

Here is the promo breakdown for next week's Angel epsiode, "The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco" :

Narrator: Next Wednesday...

We open on a close up of Angel. He is standing outdoors, at night, with what maybe a bonfire behind him. He is pontificating on some subject.

Angel: "Nobody asks us to go out and fight."

Cut to a shot of Angel fighting somebody with long hair wearing a mask.

Cut to a shot of Wesley intently surveying the scene. He is holding a rifle or shotgun (pointing skyward at this moment) in his hands. The scene could be a warehouse or docks, since cartons are visible behind Wesley.

Cut to a shot of Gunn, in the same warehouse environment, charging from left to right in the field of vision, as he is bringing a sword down on somebody or thing (oh, and Gunn is dressed in a suit).

Narrator: Angel has helped all kinds.

Cut to a scene from the teaser of "Conviction", where Angel is fighting the vampire while the blonde woman watches.

Cut to a shot of a blonde woman wearing an outfit from the 18th or 19th century, with a bonnet.

Cut to a shot of the demon duke that was seen in "Life of the Party", seated on his throne.

Fade to a shot of Nina from "Unleashed", as she is reunited with her family.

Fade back to the opening shot of Angel pontificating.

Angel: "We do it because we can,..."

Fade to black, then fade in on Angel strinding forward in a warehouse, carrying a serious look on his face.

Fade to a shot of Angel (driving), Spike (in the passenger seat), Gunn and Wesley (in the back seat) as they tool around an LA street at night in a red convertible (top down, natch).

Zoom in to a close up of Angel at the wheel as he reacts to something on the road and spins the car into a skid turn.

Cut to the back seat, where we see Wesley and Gun lean to the right into the turn. Wesley apparently was reading a map. Amazingly, he folds the map as the car turns into the skid.

Narrator: But nothing ...

Angel (VO): "...because we know how."

Cut to a long shot of the car skidding sideways.

Move nto a closer shot of the car sliding to a stop.

Fade to black, then fade in on Angel looking up. Someone in a wrestler's mask is leaning on his shoulder.

Narrator: ...will prepare him for this.

Cut to a shot of four guys in suits, all wearing Mexican wrestling masks. They are standing in a cemetary, and the four of them hold out their arms as though preparing for battle.

Ole! (This is only an approximation, I'm sure it's something different). (Also note that Mexican music is playing on the promo soundtrack).

Cut to a shot of Angel standing in the cemetary, looking on in confusion. Some of the tombstones behind him are festooned with flowers. One of the masked guys runs by in front of the camera from right to left.

Cut to a shot where we see on of the masked guys run up and jump on a thin pole that two of the other guys are holding about a foot off of the gournd. As the guy jumps on the pole, the holders stand up and throw the guy high in the air.

Pull back to see the guy doing a somersault in the air.

The somersaulting guy lands on some kind of demon and begins pummeling it.

Cut back to a close up of Angel, looking on in bemused confusion.

Cue the Angel logo.

Narrator: All-new Angel, next week on the WB Wednesday.

Grr. Arrgh.

ELAPSED TIME - 0:20


Jeff Mejia - Nov 05, 2003 6:00:01 pm PST #95 of 121
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

Here is the promo breakdown for next week's Angel episode, "Lineage" :

Narrator: Next Wednesday...

We open on a shot of someone flying through a glass window. It is night outside, and the interior is lit up with a yellow-orange glow (maybe from a fire). The window is plced above the camera angle.

Jump forward to reveal Angel landing on the ground, after having come forward through the window. (The first shot had a figure going backwards through the window). It is apparent that the window is on the first floor.

Jump forward to see Angel fighting a figure clad in black, and wearing a black mask.

Narrator: Power.

Fade to white then fade in on Angel, seated at his desk. He is talking to somebody on the other side of thedesk (off-screen, since this is a close up). Angel appears very angry.

Angel: "Clear it with me before using any of my people."

Fade to black, then fade in on Angel making out with (I'm guessing) Eve like a pair of crazed voles, against his office wall.

Narrator: Privelege...

Cut to a shot of Spike standing with his arms crossed, next to Angel's office window that looks out into the lobby. He is facing in towards the office.

Spike: "Will the perks never end."

Fade to black, then fade in on a shot of Wesley holding a shotgun in his hands. This image is taken from tonight's episode.

Narrator: Protection...

Cut to a shot of Wesley and Gunn in the back seat of the convertible, also from tonight's episode. Gunn is flipping his axe around.

Fade to white, then cut to a shot of figures clad in black landing on the top of an office building. It is at night, and they are landing (on their feet) near the helipad.

The shot overlaps another of four figures, covered in black, as they walk off-screen

Wesley: "Gaining access to this building isn't easy."

Flash white, then cut to a shot of a black-clad figure landing on the floor of a darkened office.

Cut to a shot of Angel and Gunn standing in the middle of the lobby, as the camera angle rotates around them. We see black figures battling other figures and taking them out.

Narrator: Angel is now Evil's prime target.

Cut to a black-clad figure walking down the office steps.

Jump cut to a shot of Gunn, at the bottom of the office steps, kick one of the black-clad figures as they battle.

Cut to a shot of Angel battling one of the figures in the middle of the lobby.

Cut to a shot of Spike running towards the lobby from the elevator.

Cut to a close up of Gunn being choked from behind by one of the black-clad figures.

Pull back to see Spike coming up to help Gunn. This is at the bottom of the stairs.

Zoom in to a close up of Spike. He is holding his left hand in a fist and is focusing on Gunn as Gunn is being choked.

Spike; "Shh. Don't talk. I have to concentrate."

Cut back to Gunn being choked.

Switch back to Spike as he concentrates.

Cut to a shot of Angel in the midlle of the lobby, looking on with concern.

Cue the Angel logo.

Narrator: All-new Angel, next week on the WB Wednesday.

Grr. Arrgh.

ELAPSED TIME - 0:20


Jeff Mejia - Nov 12, 2003 7:34:36 pm PST #96 of 121
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

Here is the breakdown of the promo for next week's Angel episode, "Destiny" :

Next Wednesday...

We open on a shot of Spike and Angel fighting with what appear to be large, metal sticks. The first shot is from behind Angel, as Spike is bringing his weapon down for an attack, and Angel crosses the bar with his own in a block.

Quick cut to an angle behind Spike of the same movement.

Cut to a close up of Angel's face, this time in different lighting, but probably still in the same place of the fight. He is swinging his weapon directly towards the camera location. Behind him, it looks like the battle is being fought in some warehouse.

Cut to a close up shot of the weapons, high in the air, as they meet and cross each other.

Cut to a close up of Spike, holding his weapon with both hands above his head. He is bleeding from the nose, and is talking to Angel (who is off-screen in this angle).

Spike: "You're not gonna win this time."

Flash white, then cut to a shot of Angel, in his suit, staring down at something. Angel has a very intense look on his face. The camera shot is angled up towards Angel.

Cut to a shot of Spike walking in the middle of a mostly empty warehouse. He strides from left to right in the camera's vision, and turns his head to his right and looks up. The camera shot is angled down at Spike.

Narrator: For centuries, they fought over women.

We see Angel reaching for a chalice that is perched on the top of a pedastal, at about medium height. The chalice is made of gold. Spiike comes rushing up from Angel's left side and prevents him from grabbing it.

Pull out to a wide shot to see Spike dragging Angel away from the chalice. The location is a mostly empty warehouse, with the chalice conspicuously placed on a pedastal standing alone.

Close in on the end of Spike's tackle, as he and Angel roll onto the ground.

Cut to a shot of Spike and Angel rising from the tackle, with Spike still holding Angel by the shoulders and Angel using his right arm to shove Spike away from him.

Narrator: Now, for the first time...

Cut to a bedroom scene. The shot is from the door of the bedroom. Across the room, we see Angelus (with his back to the shot) standing at the edge of the bed and humping Drusilla (although we can't tell it's her at this time) with her legs wrapped around his waist.

Flash white, then cut to a shot of Spike (still looking like his old William persona, with that hair) walking into the room.

Flash white, then close in on Drusilla's naked legs wrapped around Angelus' waist.

Flash white, then pull back to a medium shot of Angelus and Drusilla going at it.

Narrator: ....see how Drusilla....

The screen goes black, and then the graphic DRUSILLA appears on screen.

Flash white, then cut in on a close up of Angelus and Drusilla. Both are now standing, and they are facing towards Spike.

Drusilla: "Did you miss me pretty William?"

Cut back to a close up of Spike, who has a hurt look on his face.

Narrator: ...started it all.

Reverse back to Angel and Dru. This time, Angel is sidling behind Dru. (Boy, he is a whole head taller than Dru).

Pull back to a longer shot, where we see Angelus wrap his hands around Dru from behind and pull her in to him.

Angelus: ".If you want her, come and take her."

Cut to a shot of Spike/William, seated in a red chair, lunge up with rage.

Cut back to the present time, where we see Spike and Angel come forward in battle in the middle of the empty warehouse. No weapons this time.

Narrator: All-new Angel, next week on the WB.

Cue the Angel logo, except this time there is a shot of Drusilla next to the logo.

Grr. Arrgh.

ELAPSED TIME - 0:20


Jeff Mejia - Jan 08, 2004 7:56:18 pm PST #97 of 121
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

Here is the breakdown for the next Angel episode, "In Harm's Way" :

Narrator: Next Wednesday, fresh from the Frog....

We open on a shot of Angel, either waking up or staggering from something. His face is sweaty.

Cut to a shot of Spike standing in front of a desk, and somebody doing a reverse flip-kick in front of him, knocking Spike back. It may be Angel (or his stunt double), but it's hard to tell.

Narrator: Angel returns...

Cut to a shot from "Destiny", a close up of Angel as he swings the metal rod at Spike.

Reverse angle to see Angel hit Spike in the face with a left.

Cut to a shot of a woman with short brown hair running towards the camera, screaming, through a warehouse location as a vampire chases her.

Narrator: ...with all new episodes.

Cut to a shot of Spike rising up into the camera's view, as though he is recovering from a blow. He is standing in front of a brick wall.

Cut to a shot of Angel lying on a bed, with his shirt open. He has a concerned look on his face as he looks up from his position.

Reverse shot from Angel's angle, looking up at Fred, wearing a long-sleeve red blouse, as she snaps on a latex glove onto her right hand and truns toward the bed.

Quick zoom to a close up of Fred as she stretches her hand into the glove while she gazes down with a dead-serious look on her face.

Narrator: Two champions,...

Flash to white, then cut to a shot of Spike throwing someone ont the roof of a car.

Cut to a shot of Angel strinding into a dingy room. Wesley, Gunn, and Gwen (the Electric Girl) enter the room behind him. Someone else is with them, but he/she can't be seen behind Angel's left shoulder.

Narrator: ...one prize.

Cut to a shot of Angel holding the prophecy book, presumable of the Shanshu prophecy. We get a couple of close-ups of this.

Fred (VO): "You're human! You're alive!"

Cut to a close up of Angel as he looks up. He appears to be lit by firelight.

Fade to a close up of Spike, with the gang standing further back as the camera pans around. Wesley, Fred, and Harmony can be made out. Two other people are present, but can't be identified.

Narrator: Plus, the 100th episode...

We fade to black, the come up on a shot of a hospital room, in double image as though someone is trying to bring things into focus.

The camera pans aroudn the room, then the graphic 100TH EPISODE appears. The camera swings down to a hospital bed, then pans up to the person in it.

Fade to black, then fade in on a close up of Cordelia in the hospital bed. She opens her eyes and gasps.

Narrator: ...Cordelia returns.

Cue the Angel logo.

Narrator: All-new Angel episodes begin next week on the WB Wednesday.

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Jeff Mejia - Jan 14, 2004 7:22:48 pm PST #98 of 121
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

Here is the breakdown of the promo for next week's Angel episode, "Soul Purpose" :

Narrator: Next week on an all-new Angel....

We open on a shot of Angel, leaning on a desk or chair. His shirt is open as he looks up at a bright light that spotlights him.

Fade to an action shot of Spike in an alleyway, as he kicks a guy so that he flies in the air and lands on the roof of a nearby car. Spike spins around in triumph as his coat billows around him.

Cut to a shot of Angel, in his office, as he comes to something off-screen. Angel is wearing a suit coat and shirt, and he has a concerned/puzzled look on his face.

Fade to a shot of Spike standing and talking in a dark room.

Spike (VO): "Everything you've done, all of it for nothing."

Cut to a shot of Angel, in his suit coat and shirt, as he gasps and opens his eyes while he stands. He appears to be sweating profusely.

Fade to a shot of Angel lying in his bed, sweating, wiht his shirt on but open. He has his eyes closed, as if he is sleeping.

Cut to a shot that appears to be angled from Angel's bed, as Fred slowly walks into the room and comes closer.

Fred: "Angel? You look terrible."

Cut to a shot of Angel leaning against a desk or something, similar to the opening scene, but there is no bright light from above. Angel is looking towards his right. He is wearing a shirt, but it appears to be closed. He doesn't seem to be sweating in this shot.

Angel (VO): "Everything hurts."

Cut to a shot of Fred snapping on a latex glove on her right hand.

Fred, Spike, Angel (overlapping VO): "You look terrible." "Did it for nothing. All your life's been a lie." "Spike."

Fade to a shot of a woman, most likely Eve, lean down towards Angel on his bed and roll him back on his pillow, closing in for a kiss.

Cut to a close up of Gunn, in a darkened room. As he turns towards the camera (to his left), his eyes morph into cat's eyes and he opens his mouth in a growl.

Cut to a shot of Spike, holding the chalice of torment from "Destiny".

We then see Angel, lying on the floor of his office, as he looks up in confusion.

Cut to a shot in an office, where Spike is standing in the center and people around him (mostily unrecognizable flunkies, but Angel is visible over Spike's right shoulder) looks on and claps. Spike is smiling.

Reverse angle to see the gaing holding a cake and singing to Spike. We see Eve, Wesley, Fred (holding the cake), Harmony, and Gunn.

Gang (singing): "For he's a jolly good fellow!"

Cut to a shot of Eve looking back over her right shoulder, as she walks away with a smirk on her face.

Cut to a shot of Angel laying on his bed, sweating, with his eyes barely open.

Angel (VO): "Something's wroing."

Fade to black, then fade in on Spike, in the center of the office party, as he holds his hand to his chest. Angel can be seen bringing his hand to his chest.

Spike: "My heart. It's beating again!"

Cut to a shot of Angel, holding his hand to his chest, but this time, even though the shot is of the same office, he is wearing a short-sleeve shirt and a tie that's tied too short, rather than the long-sleeved shirt with no tie htat he'd been seen in throughout the promo. A mail cart stands next to him.

Cue the Angel logo.

Narrator: All-new Angel, next week on the WB Wednesday night.

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