Save Angel News Letter
Volume 4 Issue 6

Editorial

Here we are, at the start of another lackluster TV season, full of
grim resignation at the offerings before us. Now, that is not to say
that there is nothing to look forward to. Lost, Bones, Eureka and
Battlestar Galactica still will grace the airwaves.......but don't you
miss Joss?

Isn't his incisive wit absent from such heavy-handed programs such as
the current Survivor upmty zillion: Race Wars? We are facing more
seasons of mean-spirited TV. Simon Crowel's Cruel Insults To Wanna Be
Singers, and the EVER POPULAR Let's Eat Things That Give us
Unspeakable Diseases For Cash Show.

Of course, who would want to be left out of the season premiere of
Bachelor: Rich Guys Who Will Be On The Show But Actually Not Marry Anyone?

"Yes, yes," you are saying. "Heard it all before."

Would you like to know why you are being ignored? Would you like to
know what you can do?

The truth is there has been a subtle change at the advertising level.
The Big networks would love for you to over look the very significant
news that THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY ADVERTISERS ARE NOT
SIGNING UP WITH SHOWS. THEY ARE WAITING TO INVEST THEIR MONEY.

Why? Because the TV industry has lost it's grip on the pulse of the TV
watching public. People are staying away in droves from shows like
those described above and advertisers can not afford to spend their
dollars on a public that doesn't 1) see their ad 2) crave their
product because they saw their ad.

They have placed ads with proven winners like Supernatural,
Smallville, Lost, Criminal Minds, Bones, Eureka and others. The time
is ripe for us to make a difference. Despite the passage of time,
Saveangel.org is still focusing attention on reviving our favorite
shows in some form.

Right now, we are putting together a book to send to 20th Century Fox
Television. This book will contain letters that you will write and
post in the thread (supplied further down). The letters will then be
printed out and bound in a book and sent to 20th Century Fox
Television executives. The letters are asked to be upbeat
reminiscences about what the shows have meant to you. Feel Free to
plug Buffy, Angel or Firefly or all three if you like.

What Do We Expect This To Accomplish?

We want them to remember the good times when their programs were
critically acclaimed. When Emmy Nominations were something they had a
chance of winning. We want to remind them that there is still interest
and money to be made in the Jossverse Franchise.

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ttp://www.saveangel.org/forum/index.php?s...=10&#entry59001[/URL]

This is the URL you need in order to participate in this campaign.
Please. Take 5 minutes and return to the site by clicking on the url
and add your voices to ours as we continue to campaign for those
things we'd all like to see returned to the air.


Take A Letter, Cordelia:


From gman:

Our next target in the Spike the Volume campaign is the Sci-Fi
Channel. Sci-Fi is the home of original series such as Battlestar
Galactica, Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Eureka and original TV
movies and miniseries. Let them know how much you would like to see
Joss Whedon-produced movies about Spike and other Buffy/Angel characters.

Write to:

Ms. Bonnie Hammer, President
NBC Universal/Sci-Fi Channel
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112

and

Mark Stern
Executive VP Original Programming
NBC Universal/Sci-Fi Channel
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 1440, 14th Floor
Universal City, CA 91608

mark.stern@...

Site News:

Contest!

From MaidenGreen:

Hi, everyone!
On behalf of saveangel.org, I'm announcing our first - at least first
as far as I can remember - site contest! And to be eligible to enter,
all you have to do is be a site member! Cool, huh?

[b]Contest:[/b]
[b][color=blue]Write an episode/short story featuring Illyria.[/color][/b]
As the newest member of the Fang Gang, Illyria was a character in need
of fleshing out. The WB's stupid decision to cancel ATS effectively
ended our chance to see what Illyria might have become and where her
character would have gone in season 6. Now, we're asking for
[b]your[/b] creative ideas on what her first adventure, post-alley
fight, might have been.

[b]Contest Parameters:[/b]
[b]1[/b]. Write an episode/story about Illyria, but include the ATS
cast members. Use some of these ATS episodes as examples:
[b]Cordelia-centric episodes[/b] [i]Rm w/ a vu[/i], [i]That Vision
Thing[/i], or [i]Birthday[/i],
[b]Gunn-centric[/b] [i]War Zone[/i], [i]That Old Gang of Mine[/i],
[i]Double or Nothing[/i],
[b]Wesley-centric[/b] [i]Guise Will Be Guise[/i], [i]Billy[/i], or
[i]Lineage[/i],
[b]Fred-centric[/b] [i]Supersymmetry[/i], [i]A Hole in the World[/i],
[i]Shells[/i],
[b]Lorne-centric[/b] [i]Happy Aniversary[/i], [i]Life of the Party[/i]
[b]Connor-centric[/b] [i]A New World[/i], [i]Habeas Corpses[/i],
[b]Spike-centric[/b] [i]Just Rewards[/i], [i]Hell Bound[/i]

You get the idea. The rest of the cast are involved, but the central
thrust of the story is character-centric!

[b]2[/b]. The episode/short story shouldn't be too long, so don't
write a book. :lol: (Take a look at Endorill's fan fiction. They
are written as episodes, so you'll get a good idea of the length.)

[b]3[/b]. Try to keep your character's actions and speech true to the
series. Spike isn't Wesley, though they're both English, so there are
things Spike would say that Wesley wouldn't. We all know these
characters so well, but make sure you aren't having Angel act
un-Angel-like, or Fred, un-Fred-like. And try to keep the major
parameters set forth by Joss and the ATS writers. For example: Angel
is the team leader, Wesley the brains and chief researcher, Gunn the
fighter, etc. Illyria? Well, that's for [b]you[/b] to decide how her
character would evolve and change.

[b]4[/b]. Try and complete your sentences and use Spell Check, so we
go with the flow and not become confused by unknowable words because
of spelling. We want to understand and enjoy every sentence and word
of your creation!

[b]5[/b]. All [b]completed[/b] entries need to be placed in the fan
fiction forum of this site by [b]December 1st[/b], and should contain
the words [b]Contest Entry[/b] in the [i]Topic Description[/i] space
under your title. That gives you nearly 3 months to complete your
work of fiction! (After your completed story is posted, you will be
able to edit your work up until December 1st, when the post will be
locked.)

[b]6[/b]. Winners will be determined partially by your fellow board
members, and finally by the staff of saveangel.org.

[b]7[/b]. [color=red][b]The winner will recieve an Angel Season 5
action figure![/b][/color]

This contest is just for fun, not for publication and won't be graded,
so enjoy yourselves and have fun creating something about the series
we all loved! Every entry will be treated with respect by the board
members (pay attention, everyone) and [b]derogatory or snide comments
will not be tolerated[/b]. We want everyone to create something, so
share your thoughts about Illyria and enjoy yourselves!

[SIZE=7][b]So, let the creating begin![/b][/SIZE]

There is some great new fiction out there:

Go Ask Malice

Robert Joseph Levy's Go Ask Malice: A Slayer's Diary is now available
on Amazon.com. I just ordered it and as you all can imagine, very
excited.

For a description from the site:

[URL=http://www.saveangel.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=5857]http://www.saveange\
l.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=5857[/URL]

Afterimage

Pierce Askegren's novel is set in the Buffyverse before Angel becomes
Angelus. Classic Buffy!

For the full description:
[URL=http://www.saveangel.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=5895]http://www.saveange\
l.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=5895[/URL]

Blackout
By Keith R.A. Decandido

Ever wonder what really happened in N.Y.C. in 1977? Beside the awful
dance of death with Slayer Nicki Wood, Spike discovers other fun and
games in the Big Apple (that equates with temptation, right?)

Read more:

[URL=http://www.saveangel.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=5998]http://www.saveange\
l.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=5998[/URL]

Comics

Release: September 27, 2006
Stan Lee Meets Spider-Man
Written by: Stan Lee & Joss Whedon
Art : Olivier Coipel & Michael Gaydos
Price: $3.99

Astonishing X-Men #17
Writer: Joss Whedon
Artist/Cover artist: John Cassaday
Colors: Laura Martin
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos
Editor: Mike Marts
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $2.99 US/$3.75 CAN

Spike : Asylum
Penned by Brian Lynch for IDW Publishing
New Comic Miniseries about our beloved Captain Peroxide.

Lorne's Lounge
News Of The Actors in Other Roles

For those of you that didn't know it, Camden Toy (Ubervamp, Gnarl,
Prince Of Lies and a Gentleman [from HUSH] BTVS and Angel, The Series)
is also a film editor.

He has just finished ZEN NOIR. It has been picked up for a theatrical
release. It has won quite a few prizes, including BEST FEATURE
Moondance Film Festival, BEST FEATURE, DC Independent Film Festival,
AUDIENCE AWARD BEST FEATURE
Rhode Island Film Festival, JURY AWRD Honorable Mention Film Fest New
Haven,
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Ashland Ind. Film Feastival and BEST ACTRESS
Indifest, Chicago.

It has a limited release schedule so check out www.zenmovie.com for
the trailer and list of theaters.

STANDOFF, Fox Network's new show about FBI negotiators, had a
vengeance face in a recent episode. In addition to the beautiful Gina
Torres (Firefly, Angel), the show gave us a glimpse of Kali Rocha,
another BTVS favorite. She played Halfrek, Anyanka's vengeance demon
buddy.


Fan Fiction

From Scott (Buffyverse Forever):

Over in the Fan Fiction Zone, we're proud to announce the first
contestant in our Fan Fiction contest -sturgispodmoore's "Rebirth"-a
look at a possible future for Illyria. And maybe for someone else
whose future seemed to be all too past... But there's still plenty of
room for more entries! For further details,check out the Contest for
SaveAngel Site Members thread in Site News and Info!

Also in the Fan Fiction Zone, we're proud to announce the latest
installment of MaidenGreen's epic "Three Wishes". Angel and Spike find
themselves face-to-face with the awesome Antimaus-a foe who may well
be capable of defeating both of them! But it really doesn't matter
because neither Champion can fight any more! Meanwhile, Lorne goes on
a strange mystic journey to save Wes from a danger Wes is totally
unaware of-and the only way he can do it may hurt Wes more than the
danger itself ever could!


We are also proud to announce the latest episode of Endorill's Season
Seven "The Scarlet Art". Angel and crew battle a new foe with ties to
one of history's greatest villains-and to the gods themselves! Even
the Fang Gang may be unable to overcome this deadly foe-unless an old
friend can help...

And, hey,why not contribute a story yourself, either for the contest
or just for fun? Angel needs to keep adventuring-otherwise he just
sits and broods. Help keep Angel brood-free and contribute a story today!

Book Signing:

Meet author Christopher Golden on Saturday October 7th at Pandemonium
Books & Games in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He will be signing books
along with fellow authors Jeffrey Carver, Craig Shaw Gardner, and
Thomas Sniegoski. Golden's book Ghosts of Albion: Witchery (which he
co-write with Amber Benson) has just been published by Del Rey books.
Pandemonium Books & Games is located at 4 Pleasant Street in
Cambridge. The phone number is 617-547-3721. The signings will take
place from 7-9 PM. Here is a link to the site:
[URL=http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com]http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com[/URL].
Visit Chris's website at
[URL=http://www.christophergolden.com]http://www.christophergolden.com[/URL].