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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Jeff Mejia - Jan 21, 2004 7:17:11 pm PST #99 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, "Damage" :

Narrator: Next week on the WB...

We open on a scene where Spike is fighting a dark-haired girl in an alley. Someone is writhing on the ground near them.

We come in to a close up of the girl as she fights Spike. She is smaller than him, but appears to be well-matched in combat.

Cut to a shot of the girl kicking Spike, and he tumbles back away from her.

Narrator: Her nature is quick to hunt...

Fade to white, then fade in on a shot of the girl, with a crazed grin on her face. She appears to be wearing some kind of war-paint (or blood), with three vertical stripes, one down the center of her face and the others down over her eyes.

Angel (VO): "She's a vampire slayer."

Fade to white, then fade back in to a shot at the alley. Spike is lying down, propped up against a wall. The slayer is leaning close to Spike, as if examining him, then pulls away. She is holding a needle and syringe in her hand.

Fade to a shot of the slayer filling the syringe with some fluid.

Cut to a close up of the syringe as the slayer plunges the fluid, presumably into Spike.

Narrator: ...but slow to kill.

Fade to s shot of Spike, slumping against the wall. He appears to be lolling back, mouth open, and he is wrapped in chains.

Fade to white, then cut to a scene at Wolfram & Hart. Andrew, wearing a coat and tie and sporting hobbity-type hair, is talking to someone. He has blood on his mouth and over his right eye, as if he's been beat on.

Andrew: "I think she got Spike."

Cut to a shot centering on Angel, but Gunn is also visible as they take in the information. Angel swings around towards Andrew as he reacts to the news.

Cut to a shot of chained-up, drugged Spike in the alley.

Spike: "What did you do, to me?"

Fade to a shot of the slayer carrying what appearst to be a bone saw as she approches Spike.

Swich back to Spike, then fade to white.

Fade in on the graphic IN TWO WEEKS.

Narrator: And in two weeks...

Cut to a night shot of Cordelia waking up in her hospital bed.

Narrator: ...an old friend is back in the 100th episode.

Cut to a shot of the hospital room, this time lit, from behind Cordelia as she sits up in bed. Angel and Wesley approach her with incredulous looks on their faces.

The graphic 100TH EPISODE appears, then the angle switches towards Cordelia, seated in her hospital bed. She smiles and fluffs her hair.

Reverse angles again as Angel approaches Cordelia and gives her a hug.

Reverse again to see Cordy receive the hug, a hughe smile on her face.

Reverse angle on final time, where we see Angel smiling happily as he hugs Cordy. Wesley is standing back, still with a look of consternation.

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

Cue the Angel logo.

Grr. Arrgh.

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Jeff Mejia - Jan 28, 2004 6:08:46 pm PST #100 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, "You're Welcome" :

Narrator: Next Wednesday on the WB...

We open on a night shot of Cordelia in bed. She gasps as she wakes up.

Narrator: Angel's 100th episode.

Cue the 100TH EPISODE logo.

Cut to a shot of Spike standing in front of a wood-paneled office. He raises his eyebrows as he tilts his head.

Cut to Cordy, standing a bit in front of her bed, holding up her hands as she recites the above line.

Cut to a reverse shot of Angel, with a guilty look on his face.

Cut back to Cordelia. It should be noted that she is wearing what appears to be a long-sleeved man's shirt (open in front) and has a leaf-shaped pendant around her neck. The shirt is white.

Cordelia : "Spike is a hero, and you're CEO of Hell, Incorporated."

The shot blurs and we fade into a shot of a darkened corridor, where we see Cordelia, dressed in black, fighting. I think Spike can be seen in the background fighting some two guys. Red lights at the top of the wall in the corridor are flashing, as though an alarm was going off.

Fade to a shot of Cordelia, in her black fighting clothes, walking in front of a (better-lit) doorway. She has a smile on her face.

Narrator: Cordelia returns.

Cut to a blurry close-up of Cordelia fighting in the darkened corridor.as she slugs her opponent.

Cut to a close-up of Angel (in billowy coat) in the corridor, grabbing his opponent by the neck. Spike is seen fighting a couple of guys in the background.

Cut back to the seen in Cordy's room, where she is wearing the white shirt and talking to Angel.

Cordy: "What frickin' Bizarro world did I wake up in?"

Reverse to a shot of Angel, still with the guilty look on his face.

Fade to a shot of Cordelia in fighting clothes, as she spins around to face another opponent in slo-mo.

Cut to a darkened room, as the face of a man appears, front-lit. The face is not familiar, but looks suspicous or evil.

Switch to a shot at Wolfram & Hart. Cordelia is in her fighting clothes. The room is well-lit, and Wesley can be seen further behind Cordelia, looking on. Cordy raises her eyebrows.

Reverse to a shot of Angel (in office suit) with a smug look on his face as he tries to assure Cordelia that all is well.

Angel: "Cordy, you're being a little overdramatic."

Cut to a shot of Spike striding through the corridors of Wolfram & Hart.

Jump-cut to a shot of Spike, in vamp-face, holding Cordelia up against the wall as he prepares to bite her neck.

Reverse to a shot from behind Spike, as Cordelia screams as she is bitten.

Narrator: All-new Angel, the 100th episode, next week on the WB Wednesday.

Cue the Angel 100th Episode logo.

No Grr. Arrgh.

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Jeff Mejia - Feb 04, 2004 6:26:51 pm PST #101 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, "Why We Fight" :

Narrator: The year - 1943.

Beneath a graphic 1943, we see black and white footage of German soldiers in parade formation, followed by footage of the Luftwaffe in the air, and a shot of a submarine sailing on the surface of the ocean.

Narrator: America and the Nazis at war.

Cut to a scene inside a submarine, as we see a sailor wrestling with equipment as explosions flash around him.

Cut to a shot of a console on the sub. We see one man seated behind the console, consulting some papers. A sailor is standing to the right and in front of a radar console, and Angel is standing off to the left. Angel is wearing a black long-sleeved sweater. Everyone flinches as the sub is rocked by an explosion. Angel grabs a nearby pillar to steady himself.

Cut to a shot of sailors stuggling with equipment. The lights flicker on and off as more explosions rock the ship.

Fade to black, then fade in on Angel standing in the middle of the sub (no explosions are rocking it at this time).

Narrator: Angel our only defense...

Cut to more shots of the sailors struggling with the equipment as electrical sparks flare.

Cut to a shot of a different console, where we see a seated sailor slide over to examine a monitor, then flinch at another electrical explosion.

Cut to a close up of Angel holding onto the pillar as the sub rocks violently.

Intercut the scenes of the sailors struggling with a shot that appears to be the original promo shots for Spike - JM staring in the dark, his face half-lit from his right.

Narrator: ...against Hitler's greatest secret weapon.

Fade to black, then cut to a shot of Spike, hair dyed black, standing in the sub and staring at someone. Spike is dressed in a black leather coat and is wearing Nazi insignia.

Cut to another scene in the sub, where we see Spike standing next to the pillar that Angel was holding onto (but Angel is not in the shot). Standing next to Spike is a demon of some kind, dressed in a grey German army uniform.

Cut to a shot of Angel backed up against a wall of the sub. This is shot from behind Spike, who is barely visible in the right part of the screen.

Angel: "Spike. You're a Nazi."

Cut to a shot of a sailor running down the darkened sub, lit by red alarm lights. The person is holding a flashlight for visibility.

Cut to a different scene, where we see the sailor that was standing next to Angel in the beginning as he moves from right to left across the screen, moving through different parts of the sub as he joins others.

Cut to a shot of an older sailor being grabbed from behind around the throat and dragged backwards.

Cut to a sailor, possibly the one that was standing next to Angel, hunched down as he looks upwards in horror.

Sailor: "Oh God."

Fade to black as we hear a scream, then fade in on black and white footage of the sub sailing on the ocean. This time, a circular sonar screen is supeimposed over the footage, as we here the underwater "ping" sound. Superimposed over all of this is Angel logo with *1943* underneath it.

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

No Grr. Arrgh.

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Jeff Mejia - Feb 11, 2004 6:40:04 pm PST #102 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, "Smile Time" :

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

We open up on a quick shot of Angel striding through an office.

Cut to a power shot of Gunn, Fred, and Wesley walking out of Angel's office. It is daylight behind them. Gunn, on our left, is wearing his power suit. Fred, in the cneter, is wearing a dark denim jacket and jeans. Welsey, on our right, is wearing a suede jacked an black sweater and jeans. They all have serious looks on their faces.

Cut to a shot of Spike standing up in Angel's office as he looks down.

Cut to a shot of Angel in a darkened warehouse or alley. He is wearing his black leather coat and dark purple shirt.

Flash white, then fad in on a figure seated in the center of the darkened room or warehouse. The figure is wearing dress pants and a wife-beater tee shirt, and has a towel wrapped over its head and face.

Seated figure with towel on head: "You shouldn't be here."

Reverse back to Angel, as he stares at the seated figure.

Cut back to the figure, then back to Angel, then fade to white.

Fade in on a TV monitor, where we see a puppet that looks like the muppet Scooter pressed up against the camera.

Puppet on TV show that looks like Scooter: "It's smile time!"

Cut to a shot of Angel, standing in the darkened room. There is a flash of light and Angel flinches from the brightness.

Flash white, then fade to black. Fade in on a shot of Fred poking her head around an office door.

Fred: "Angel?"

Cut to a shot of Wesley (in a black turtleneck sweater) standing in the office and looking towards Angel's desk with great concern on his face.

Wesley: "Angel?"

Cut to Gunn, standing in the office (wearing a suit, but different shirt/tie combo than before), looking stunned.

Gunn: "Whoa."

Cut to a shot of Spike standing in the office and staring.

Fred (whispering, OS): "Oh my god!"

Cut to what may be the funniest image that has ever been shown on Angel. We see Angel's desk, and his chair swivels around to reveal a puppet, looking somewhat like the muppet Bert, seated in the chair. The puppet is dressed in a black leather coat and purple shirt, and it has a furrowed brow and a deep frown. Reverse angle to Spike, reacting to the image.

Spike: "You're a -"

Cut back to the seated puppet.

Pupet Angel: "Spike!" (Please note that the voice carries the disdain in the exclamation that Angel usually gives it, but it might not be DB's voice used for the puppet).

Fade to white, then fade in on a TV set for the puppet show. We see a large sign of a smiling sun with the words SMILE TIME underneath it.

Cut to a shot of the puppet show, where we see some large purple thing emerge out of a box marked "TOYS", while the Scooter-looking puppet, a girly puppet, and a puppet of a dog dance in front of it.

Gunn (OS): "The show is possessed."

Fade to a shot fo the show, where we see the puppet pressed up against the screen (but this appears to be a shot of the live show production, rather than a TV monitor).

Puppet on TV show that looks like Scooter: "Hi there."

Fade to black, then fade on on Puppet Angel as he holds his hand against his chest and looks down at his puppet body.

Puppet Angel: "I'm a puppet." (This sounds much more like DB's voice).

Reverse and close in on Spike.

Spike: "You're a bloody puppet!"

Cut to a shot of Spike and the Puppet Angel crashing though the office doors and out into the hall.

We get a close up from the ground, as Spike is on his back wrestling the Angel puppet.

Reverse angles to see Spike laughing as he wrestles the puppet.

Narrator: All-new Angel.

Pull back to see them rolling around on the ground.

Pull in to see the Angel puppet roll on top of Spike.

Spike: "You're a wee little puppet man."

Cut to Spike lauging on the ground, then we see the puppet hit Spike in the face. Spike looks shocked that it hurts a little bit.

Narrator: Next week on the WB Wednesday night.

No Grr. Arrgh.

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