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Summary: Just brilliant.
Review: Season one is in many opinions, the best season together with angels last season, season 5.
And it really is, it's a brilliant season, which was in the shadows of buffy.
It has some of the best episodes. I loved this season and I have watched it a 100 times.
Angel is a show that people underrate. Angel is simply good.
Worth every penny.
It makes you cry, laugh, smile and touched.
Rating: 
Summary: Off to an OK Start
Review: The first season of Angel lacked the power behind Buffy. It survived solely on the Buffy corss-overs and plot continuations from Buffy. Other episodes were weak and lacked the potential from its parent show. There were a few inspiring episodes however, such as Hero. But the first season of Angel sets up what is to come. Wolfram and Hart is introduced, which will later take over as the big bad for the show. However, the reason why this season lacked is possibly because it didn't have a big bad, or an overall villain for the season. However, this is still good for any collection, and there are a few episodes that are astounding. Season One stars David Boreanaz, Charisma Carter, Glenn Quinn, and Alexis Denisoff. The episodes from the first season are:City Of
Lonely Heart
In the Dark
I Fall to Pieces
Rm w/ a Vu
Sense and Sensitivity
The Bachelor Party
I Will Remember You
Hero
Parting Gifts
Somnambulist
Expecting
She
I've Got You Under My Skin
The Prodigal
The Ring, Eternity
Five by Five
Sanctuary
War Zone
Blind Date
To Shanshu in L.A.
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Summary: Angel is trying to stand alone
Review: After he left Buffy and the gang alone is Sunnydale after the 3rd season, Angel is now trying to stand alone in LA. Ironically, there are a lot of visitors from Sunnydale in this season, including Cordelia who ends up working for him after he saves her from a vamp in the very first episode. Spike and Oz pay Angel a visit in the third episode In the Dark. Buffy is in two episodes: I Will Remember You and Five by Five. I Will Remember You is my favorite episode of the whole series because it is every Buffy/Angel shipper's fantasy come true. And Faith is in two episodes: Sanctuary and Five by Five. This season introduces Wolfram and Hart, which is pretty much the big bad all five seasons this show was on the air. Lindsey McDonald is introduced in the pilot episode City of as a nasty lawyer for them, although he quickly becomes a fan favorite. Lawyer Lilah Morgan isnt introduced until the 16th episode of the season The Ring. This episode is compiled of many stand alone episodes, which I usually dont care for, but it all seems to work in this season.
Characters keep coming in and out. The show starts out with Angel, Cordy and Doyle and by the end of the season the gang consists of Angel, Cordy, Wes, and Gunn. Some highlights of the season are Sense and Sensitivity, which is very comical with some great lines, I Will Remember You, which I already mentioned, Hero, which is a very heartbreaking episode, She, only because of the hilarious dancing of David Boreanaz and Alexis Denisof, and Five by Five, the confrontation between Faith and Buffy is priceless. All in all, a good start to a great show.
Rating: 
Summary: Dark forces meet Film Noir
Review: I am a fan of this sort of thing but found myself being bored of the Soap Opera which Buffy became and was really happy with the dark, film noir aspects of this series.
Angel is a dark, batman like figure who would prefer to do his part and return to the shadows of his home to brood and revell in his lost love and cursed life (Not a bad concept, but old fast), so you introduce the quirky ex Buffy character Cordellia (played by the extremely hot Charisma Carpenter) and the likeable Irish sidekick Doyle and you have comic relief and a way to get into the plot through the fact that Doyle recieves visions of people in need of help.
I really enjoyed this series which was moving in parts and even had some chilling moments (rare these days).
I feel the show went down hill after this series, but this series holds true to a great concept (that darkness is just under everyday life).
It's up there with the greats such as, Night Stalker and the early Xfiles series.
Check this out.
Rating:
Summary: City of Angel
Review: "Angel" Season 1 was a great begining to another classic series. It has a much darker vibe than "Buffy" due to it's lead character, who only comes out at night, and it's setting. Doyle was a great character who was lost way too soon, but it was good to see Wesley back in the mix. There are a number of crossovers between this season and "Buffy" season five, so it is worth having for that reason alone. I liked all the episodes in this season, execept "She". Most episodes are self contained, unlike the expansive stories in the rest of the seasons.
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Summary: It's My Birthday! Hooray!
Review: I love! love! love this show! It's a wonderful thing to see a spin-off that successfully creates a unique world where the characters have evolved and matured and are ready for totally new experiences. The humour and action here are more extreme than on Buffy, perhaps because this show focuses on the darkest of the Buffy-originated main characters, Angel, the vampire. In this season Angel discovers skills he had not explored before. That's a big deal for an old immortal, and a big hoot for old fans of Buffy. If your favorite part of Buffy was the depth and darkness of the multi-layered demon characters and the often sarcastic, always funny, tell-it-like-it-is Cordelia Chase, then you will love this first season of Angel. If you are not a Buffy fan, but you enjoy psi-fi/fantasy/detective/action/comedy/drama shows...wait, are there any others like this? hmm...well... There was Forever Knight, for those of you who remember that. But, that got cancelled, and Angel has a more fleshed out bunch of characters to fill storylines, better sets and more advanced special effects. The stories in this season are outrageous, in the good way. A great first season to own too.
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Summary: If you like Buffy You'll Love Angel
Review: Angel the brooding vampire with a soul, though he loses it on occasion, gets his own show after the third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Everything that was great about Buffy is also in Angel. In addition Angel's cinematography is much better than his sister show. The first season is mostly stand alone episodes, as you would expect. While Angel is a darker show than Buffy it is supposed to be. And on DVD there is even an added bonus, NO COMMERCIALS!!! This DVD set proves that television is just as good as if not better than the movies.
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Summary: Great spinoff
Review: When Angel was on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I tended to share Xander's feelings about him. Frankly, he just didn't seem that interesting when he wasn't evil, and surely he wouldn't be evil most of the time on his own series. But I wanted to see the series Angel anyway, mostly because Charisma Carpenter (who was always hilariously evil on Buffy) was also going to be on it. I was not disapointed. I like Angel (the character) much better now that he isn't simply used to whine about how he can't be with Buffy (though there is still some of that this season). This series begins with Angel relocating to LA and meeting up with Cordy (who aspires to be an actress) and Doyle, a demon who gets visions of people in need of help. Immediately, I liked him. Who wouldn't like an Irish demon? Anyway, this series begins with mostly standalone episodes, and some people argue that the show was still trying to find it's path and that these standalone episodes are of poor quality. I tend to disagree. While the season long story arcs are good too, there was nothing wrong with these standalone shows. All of them (with the exception of "She" which is notable for one scene involving Angel dancing, but otherwise is among the worst I've seen on either Buffy or Angel) are of high quality. Not quite midway through the season, Glenn Quinn (Doyle) gets written out and replaced by Wesley Wyndem-Pryce. At this point, all three of the regulars are characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. While they are all good characters, it now seemed Angel didn't have a true identity of it's own. Indeed, I would say that's the one problem with this season. For one thing, it's best viewed with Buffy Season 4 (there are several crossover episodes) and some of the action may be confusing to those who haven't seen Buffy before (since all of the main characters came from Buffy and had backstory established there). Still, the series would eventually come to stand on it's own, and even if it doesn't here, that won't stop you from enjoying Season One. In fact, if you're already a fan of Buffy, it may enhance your enjoyment. You'll get guest appearences from Faith, Spike, Oz, and the Slayer herself. Not too shabby.
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Summary: An unbelievable beginning to a wonderful show!!!!
Review: After three seasons of stealing the camera on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, David Boreanaz began lighting up the television with one of the greatest spin-offs of all time. Angel season one begins with a boom and doesn't slow down at all. Angel, the vampire with a soul, relocates to Los Angeles to battle the forces of evil with a few new friends and some old acquaintances. As with all of Joss Whedon's creations, season one of Angel is wonderfully written, directed and acted. The beginning of Angel left the door wide open for the following seasons to shine. It is a wonderful beginning with some memorable episodes, including "Hero" and "Room With a View". This season is well worth the money and I recommend it highly.
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Summary: Let your hair down.
Review: If the fans have promised to follow Angel to Hell or to Another Network, who are the rest of us to argue? I revolt at the title of "fan" but this series and Buffy, frankly, surprisingly, won me over. While best viewed in sequence (meaning Buffy first people), the writing and acting in both series is so strong as to merit unadulterated admiration regardless of whether your interests run to vampires, superheroes or those who, perhaps, without meaning to, use a tad to much Nancy-boy hair gel. Recommended for all those who love great writing, gifted acting and imagination.
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