Angel Season 1 (New Edition) [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter: DVD

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Visit the Amazon.co.uk Vampires Store and discover loads of other great titles.

Frequently Bought Together

+

+

Total RRP: �104.97
Price For All Three: �49.76

Show availability and delivery details

This item: Angel Season 1 (New Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ David Boreanaz
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
Angel Season 2 (New Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ David Boreanaz
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
Angel Season 3 (New Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ David Boreanaz
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Reviews

Synopsis

This box set contains the entire first season of ANGEL, the popular BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER television series spin-off starring David Boreanaz as a vampire attempting to atone for his past sins. Episodes include 'City of...', 'Lonely Heart', 'In the Dark' (featuring Seth Green and James Marsters from BUFFY), 'I Fall to Pieces', 'Sense and Sensitivity', 'I Will Remember You' (featuring Buffy herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar), 'Hero', 'Parting Gift', 'Somnambulist', 'I've Got You Under My Skin', 'The Prodigal', 'The Ring', 'Eternity', 'Five by Five' (featuring Eliza Dushku), 'Sanctuary' (featuring Gellar and Dusku), 'The War Zone', 'Blind Date', and more.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Angel Season 2 (New Edition) [DVD]

DVD ~ David Boreanaz

4.2 out of 5 stars (16) �17.99

Angel Season 3 (New Edition) [DVD]

DVD ~ David Boreanaz

4.5 out of 5 stars (15) �17.99

Angel Season 4 (New Edition) [DVD]

DVD ~ David Boreanaz

4.2 out of 5 stars (13) �13.98

Angel - Season 5 (New Edition) [DVD]

DVD ~ David Boreanaz

4.4 out of 5 stars (18) �19.98

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 (New Edition) [DVD]

DVD ~ Sarah Michelle Gellar

4.2 out of 5 stars (20) �18.58

› Explore similar items

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

(What's this?)

Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.

vampires(2)

angel(1)

buffy(1)

buffy the vampire slayer(1)

david boreanaz(1)

demon(1)

drama(1)

horror(1)

joss whedon(1)

tv series(1)

vampire(1)

See all 12 tags...

Customer Reviews

16 Reviews

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

4.5 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best TV shows ever..., 26 Mar 2006

By	Miss "crazyminx" (Coventry) - See all my reviews

If you've yet to see any of Angel, you're in for a treat. I was a massive Buffy fan but I was a bit worried that the spin-off might not be as good. I needn't have been concerned - Angel matches up to (and in my opinion often eclipses) Buffy, and is a complete success. It's aimed at a slightly older audience, and is darker, sexier and more violent.

David Boreanaz does a fantastic job as the tortured vampire Angel, and really comes out of his shell both as a character and an actor. His comedy skills are even put to use on occasion - in the episode 'Sense and Sensitivity', for example, he is laugh-out-loud hilarious. He is supported by Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia, who shines here as she develops from the shallow rich girl that she played in Buffy to a funny, sassy and ultimately very brave character, who I liked much more than I was expecting to.

David and Charisma also have support in the first half of the season from the late Glenn Quinn as the charming, rough-and-tumble, heavy-drinking, half-demon Doyle. He is amazing in the part and sadly missed by everyone. The second half of the season brings back Alexis Denisof as Wesley, who also develops into a much more rounded and likeable character than he was on Buffy, and also gets a chance to be very funny.

The plots of the show are mostly pretty simple in this season, and there is no overarching storyline. It follows the kind of monster-of-the-week format of Buffy Season 1, but it does this very well, and almost every episode is tense, gripping and with fantastic special effects. Also as it's the first season we get to see all the different character relationships emerging, the set-up of Angel Investigations, and the development of the evil law-firm Wolfram & Hart which features heavily in seasons 2-5.

There are also lots of Buffy crossovers. Spike appears in the 3rd episode, Buffy in the 8th, and Faith in 2 episodes towards the end of the season. All these appearances are fantastic (especially the heartbreaking, tearjerking one by Buffy), but they are by no means the only reason the watch the show. Angel is not dependent on Buffy - it's a great show in its own right, and one well worth discovering.

The DVD boxset itself has been rereleased in a plastic amaray-style case, which is more practical but not as attractive as the first cardboard book-style release. Special features include audio commentaries on 'City Of' and 'Rm W A Vu', the scripts for 'Five by Five' and 'Sanctuary' (the 2 Faith episodes), a stills gallery, cast biographies, and 4 featurettes which introduce the characters of Angel and Cordelia, discuss some of the demons used, and give an overview of the series. The featurettes are very short but do include interview snippets from David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter and Alexis Denisof, which is good. It's very odd to see Wesley with an American accent! The special features are probably the weakest out of all the series but it doesn't matter - with a show this good, you could probably get away with having no extras at all!

5 stars - exciting, funny, and all-round brilliant, it will have you glued to the screen.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The stirrings of greatness., 20 Feb 2007

By	S.C. Arthur (London) - See all my reviews

Angel is for me the 2nd best of three great shows created so far by Joss Whedon (better than Buffy but not quite as brilliant as Firefly). I don't honestly know how many people like me consider Angel to be superior to its parent show, and it is of course a rare spin-off regardless of individual preferences in that it's even held in the same light as the original. It's certainly a lot darker, and I think what clinches it is that the characters are that much more mature than in Buffy - though that's not to say that the show lacks humour or levity.

This first series reminds me a lot of the first season of the X-Files, not so much in terms of content (though the supernatural similarities are of course obvious), but in the way that where later seasons are more about continuous plots and long-running story arcs, this first season is made up mainly of stand-alone episodes, which makes the overall plot less gripping than in later years but also makes individual episodes more obvious.

For a start the gang at Angel Investigations is much smaller than in future series, consisting initially of Angel himself, Cordelia Chase (who's exactly the same person she is in Buffy, at least to start with) and a new character, the half-demon Doyle, who receives visions from the "Powers That Be" which guide the gang to those in need of supernatural assistance (apologies to those who know all this already).

Various Buffy regulars make appearances here and there in the series (and one joins the Angel Investigations team for the long-term), but Angel easily steps out of its older sibling's shadow and becomes a very different animal. The key factor in this seems to be the backdrop of Los Angeles - while the villains (with the exception of unethical law firm Wolfram & Hart) are the usual array of demons and vampires, the city poses a very different set of problems from the smalltown troubles of Sunnydale, and is all the better for it.

This is probably the weakest season in a consistently excellent run, but that only reflects the quality of later seasons, and season 1 is packed full of some of my favourite individual episodes, not to mention being essential if you're going to fully appreciate anything that comes later.

A quick word of warning to those altogether new to the Buffyverse - deep and comprehensive knowledge of Buffy isn't necessary for understanding what's going on, but a basic awareness of the main players definitely helps - also, if you're going to watch both shows, then it's probably useful to know that plotlines from this series run roughly parallel to series 4 of Buffy and you'd probably benefit from watching the two concurrently.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasti Series, 4 Jan 2006

By	Ms. N. R. Carr "nicolac34" (London) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to say that I wasn't a big fan of the whole 'Buffy' thing so was pleasantly surprised to tune into a random episode of Angel and find myself completely hooked. Trying to watch the series on 'normal' telly and not Sky One proved virtually impossible and when the box sets came out originally they were so expensive (£80) I managed to get mine in the sales but still more expensive than Amazon are now offering! However I don't regret buying them early, Angel can be watched over and over again and I'll never tire of the brooding vampire in black...

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 16 customer reviews...

Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Angel Season 1
Great series, perfect for when you've just finished all 7 seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and arent quite ready to let go yet. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Jess Green

5.0 out of 5 stars Vampire Noir
From the moment I saw my first episode of "Angel", I was hooked, and the first season DVD perfectly captured everything that made the series so great overall. Read more

Published 5 months ago by D. Spence

5.0 out of 5 stars Just to let you know that there is now an official season 6
Angel was the best series on television, and I felt such regret when it ended. If you're reading this, chances are that you probably feel the same. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Andromeda Descendent

4.0 out of 5 stars a very good start to a successful spin off show
season 1 of Angel had some competition to the(superior)Buffy the vampire slayer,but it near enough got as good as the parent series,while it does have a few duds its the best... Read more

Published 15 months ago by S. J. Pinder

5.0 out of 5 stars angelic
Call me crazy but I actually prefer Angel to Buffy, i find it more funny, better written and the characters are more intriging. Read more

Published 21 months ago by Rebecca Roberts

5.0 out of 5 stars Blade+ Buffy+Batman= Angel
This season is an exploration into the dark, melancholic, brooding character of Angel, the Vampire with a soul. Doyle, his sidekick, introduces Angel to the underworld of L. Read more

Published 23 months ago by Jim Kay

3.0 out of 5 stars Goes downhill after episode 9...
I'm sure most people reading this will already have watched buffy, so you will be familiar with the whole vampire with a soul thing, i probably don't need to go into that! Read more

Published 24 months ago by Sophie E

4.0 out of 5 stars Great season of a great show
Angel is a show that's hard to categorize, it's part dark and violent horror, part humorous farce, part melodrama, and part pop-culture satire. Read more

Published on 26 Oct 2007 by Sam Anders

4.0 out of 5 stars Good. But Not The Best Season Of Angel.
This was a good start for Angel, in that it set up the core characters. But because of the Monster-Of-The-week format it is impossible for this season to reach the heights of the... Read more

Published on 17 Sep 2007 by S. Harris

3.0 out of 5 stars Finding it's feet
As a Buffy fan I was a little under whelmed by Angel. The producers tried hard to make it a different show, but hamstrung themselves by linking it too closely to the parent... Read more

Published on 8 April 2007 by genejoke

› See all 16 customer reviews...

Listmania!

American TV Heaven: A list by originalcolour
Favourite Things: A list by R. Martin "The Demon"
Favourite Sci-Fi + Fantasy: A list by E. V. Warren "Ellie"

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

DVD & Blu-ray > Television > Horror
DVD & Blu-ray > Television > TV Series

Look for similar items by subject

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

	90% buy the item featured on this page: Angel Season 1 (New Edition) [DVD] 4.5 out of 5 stars (16) �13.78
	4% buy Angel - Complete Collection [DVD] 4.7 out of 5 stars (18) �54.98
	2% buy Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 (New Edition) [DVD] [2001] 4.0 out of 5 stars (21) �14.98
	2% buy Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 (New Edition) [2006] [DVD] [2002] 4.8 out of 5 stars (14) �27.88

Angel Season 1 (New Edition) [DVD]

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Frequently Bought Together

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Product details

Reviews

Synopsis

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

Customer Reviews

Customer Discussions

Start a new discussion

Listmania!

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject

Feedback

Your Recent History