Angel

Angel - Halloween Announcement for Final Season DVDs
Posted by David Lambert
10/31/2004


In the final season, Angel has finally emerged from 200 years of darkness, but the fine line between good and evil is harder to see than ever!


That’s the tag line for Angel - The Complete 5th Season, which Fox is announcing this Halloween weekend (how appropriate!) for an in-store date of February 15, 2005. Fox’s information shows that this will be released in 16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen, which is what we would expect (please read the "Video" section of our 4th Season review, as well as Creator Joss Whedon’s statement for more details). Sound is in Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 for each of the English, French, and Spanish soundtracks provided. Also found are English and Spanish subtitles.

List price is $59.98 (CAN$89.98 in Canada), for 990 minutes that cover 22 episodes. Among those, look for a special re-appearance by Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia. Fox Home Entertainment hasn’t sent out the cover art yet (stay tuned for that), but here is the disc-by-disc breakdown of episodes and announced extras:

* Disc 1:
o "Conviction" (Part 1) - Commentary by Writer/Director Joss Whedon
o "Just Rewards" (Part 2)
o "Unleashed"
o "Hell Bound"
o Featurette:
+ "Hey Kids! It’s Smile Time!"

* Disc 2:
o "Life of the Party"
o "The Cautionary Tale of Nemero Cinco"
o "Lineage"
o "Destiny" - Commentary by Director Skip Schoolnik, Writers David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight and Juliet Landau.

* Disc 3:
o "Harm’s Way"
o "Soul Purpose" - Commentary by Director / Actor David Boreanaz, Writer Brent Fletcher, Christian Kane
o "Damage"

* Disc 4:
o "You’re Welcome" - Commentary by Director / Actor David Fury, Christian Kane and Sarah Thompson
o "Why We Fight"
o "Smile Time"
o "A Hole In The World" - Commentary by Writer/Director Joss Whedon, Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof
o Featurette:
+ "Angel 100"

* Disc 5:
o "Shells"
o "Underneath" - Commentary by Director Skip Schoolnik, Writer Elizabeth Craft, Writer Sarah Fain and Adam Baldwin
o "Origin"
o "Time Bomb"
o Featurette:
+ "Angel: Choreography of a Stunt"

* Disc 6:
o "The Girl in Question"
o "Power Play"
o "Not Fade Away" - Commentary by Co-Writer/Director Jeffrey Bell
o Featurettes:
+ "Angel: The Final Season" (27:15)
+ "To Live & Die in L.A.: The Best of Angel" (8:48)
+ "Halos and Horns: Recurring Villainy" (9:22)
+ "Angel Unbound: The Gag Reels" (8:51)