Angel DVDs
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DVDs of the television show Angel were produced by 20th Century Fox and released beginning in 2001. These sets contained not only the episodes, but extra features, such as: audio commentaries by the shows makers, documentary features, blooper reels, shooting scripts and so on.
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[edit] Release dates
[edit] Differences between versions
The Angel DVD sets were released in at least three encoding formats:
- Region 1 (United States and Canada), in NTSC format
- Region 2 (United Kingdom and Europe), in PAL format
- Region 4 (Australia and New Zealand), in PAL format
Unlike the Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVDs, the choice of widescreen versus standard screen does not vary by region. In all regions, season one of Angel is presented in the standard format (4:3), and seasons two through five are presented in widescreen (16:9). This matches the way the show itself was broadcast from seasons 3-5, although in the U.S. season 2 was presented as standard format but was changed to widescreen for the DVD.
Aside from the region encoding (and the packaging), the Region 2 and Region 4 DVDs are identical. However, there are several content differences between the Region 1 DVDs and the Region 2 / 4 DVDs.
[edit] Scenes from previous episodes
The Region 2 and 4 DVDs include the scenes from previous episodes ("Previously on Angel) at the beginning of each episode; the Region 1 DVDs do not.
[edit] 4% speed difference
The Region 2 and 4 DVDs play the episodes at 4% faster than the Region 1 DVDs. This reduces the running time of each episode by about two minutes (not counting the "scenes from previous episodes"). It also causes the sound to be raised by two-thirds of a semitone. For example, a C note is raised to a note two-thirds of the way from C to C♯.
The speeds of the different region DVDs match the speeds used during the original television broadcasts in the respective countries. Thus the Region 1 DVD plays the video at the same speed as the American broadcasts (which is the speed at which the show was taped), while the Region 2 and 4 DVDs plays the video at the slightly faster speed that was used during the original British broadcasts. This effect is not particular to the Buffy and Angel DVDs, but rather applies to all television shows, because the NTSC standard uses 30 frames per second in interlaced adjusted to play at correct speed by the 3:2 pulldown process and 24 frames per second when played back in progressive while PAL uses 25 frames per second. Since the masters for ANGEL were NOT deinterlaced by the authoring house the R1 DVD's of ANGEL play much better in interlace as there is too much combing when trying to play them in progressive. While BUFFY was not pure progressive those discs do play well in progressive. But since the signal from a DVD player is ultimately analog, the Region 2 and 4 DVDs will still play at the faster speed when played on an American television with a multi-region DVD.
[edit] Subtitles
In the Region 2 and 4 releases, episodes with commentaries include two English subtitles: the show itself, and the commentary. The Region 1 releases do not offer subtitles for the commentaries.
The Region 1 DVDs also offer a smaller choice of non-English languages subtitles than the Region 2 and 4 DVDs.
[edit] Season 1
[edit] Disc 1
Episodes
- Episode 1: "City of"
- Episode 2: "Lonely Hearts"
- Episode 3: "In the Dark"
- Episode 4: "I Fall to Pieces"
Special features
- Commentary for "City Of" by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt
[edit] Disc 2
Episodes
- Episode 5: "Rm w/a Vu"
- Episode 6: "Sense & Sensitivity"
- Episode 7: "Bachelor Party"
- Episode 8: "I Will Remember You"
Special features
- Commentary for "Rm w/a Vu" by Jane Espenson
[edit] Disc 3
Episodes
- Episode 9: "Hero"
- Episode 10: "Parting Gifts"
- Episode 11: "Somnambulist"
Special features
- Featurette: "Season 1"
- Cast Bios
- Still Gallery
[edit] Disc 4
Episodes
- Episode 12: "Expecting"
- Episode 13: "She"
- Episode 14: "I've Got You Under My Skin"
- Episode 15: "The Prodigal"
[edit] Disc 5
Episodes
- Episode 16: "The Ring"
- Episode 17: "Eternity"
- Episode 18: "Five By Five"
- Episode 19: "Sanctuary"
Special features
- Script for "Five by Five" and "Sanctuary"
[edit] Disc 6
Episodes
- Episode 20: "War Zone"
- Episode 21: "Blind Date"
- Episode 22: "To Shanshu in L.A."
Special features
- Featurette: "I'm Cordelia,"
- Featurette: "Introducing Angel"
- Featurette: "The Demons"
[edit] Season 2
[edit] Disc 1
Episodes
- Episode 1: "Judgment"
- Episode 2: "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been"
- Episode 3: "First Impressions"
- Episode 4: "Untouched"
Special features
- Commentary for "Are You Now or Have you Ever Been" by Writer/Producer Tim Minear
[edit] Disc 2
Episodes
- Episode 5: "Dear Boy"
- Episode 6: "Guise Will Be Guise"
- Episode 7: "Darla"
- Episode 8: "The Shroud of Rahmon"
Special features
- Script for "Darla"
[edit] Disc 3
Episodes
- Episode 9: "The Trial"
- Episode 10: "Reunion"
- Episode 11: "Redefinition"
Special features
- Featurette: "Making up the Monsters"
- Featurette: "Inside the Agency"
- Still Gallery
- Blue Prints
[edit] Disc 4
Episodes
- Episode 12: "Blood Money"
- Episode 13: "Happy Anniversary"
- Episode 14: "The Thin Dead Line"
- Episode 15: "Reprise"
[edit] Disc 5
Episodes
- Episode 16: "Epiphany"
- Episode 17: "Disharmony"
- Episode 18: "Dead End"
- Episode 19: "Belonging"
Special features
- Script for "Disharmony"
[edit] Disc 6
Episodes
- Episode 20: "Over the Rainbow"
- Episode 21: "Through the Looking Glass"
- Episode 22: "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb"
Special features
- Commentary for "Over the Rainbow" by Director Fred Keller
- Featurette: "Stunts"
- Featurette: "Season 2 Overview"
[edit] Season 3
[edit] Disc 1
Episodes
- Episode 1: "Heartthrob"
- Episode 2: "That Vision Thing"
- Episode 3: "That Old Gang of Mine"
- Episode 4: "Carpe Noctem"
[edit] Disc 2
Episodes
- Episode 5: "Fredless"
- Episode 6: "Billy"
- Episode 7: "Offspring"
- Episode 8: "Quickening"
Special features
- Commentary for “Billy” by Tim Minear and Jeffrey Bell
[edit] Disc 3
Episodes
Special features
- Commentary for “Lullaby” by Tim Minear and Mere Smith
- Deleted scenes from “Birthday” with commentary by Tim Minear and Mere Smith
- Featurette: “Darla: Deliver Us From Evil”
- Angel Series Outtakes
[edit] Disc 4
Episodes
- Episode 12: "Provider"
- Episode 13: "Waiting in the Wings"
- Episode 14: "Couplet"
- Episode 15: "Loyalty"
Special features
- Commentary for “Waiting In The Wings” by Joss Whedon
- Deleted scenes from “Waiting In The Wings” with commentary by Joss Whedon
[edit] Disc 5
Episodes
- Episode 16: "Sleep Tight"
- Episode 17: "Forgiving"
- Episode 18: "Double or Nothing"
- Episode 19: "The Price"
[edit] Disc 6
Episodes
- Episode 20: "A New World"
- Episode 21: "Benediction"
- Episode 22: "Tomorrow"
Special features
- Featurette: “Season 3 Overview”
- Featurette: “Page to Screen”
- Screen Tests: Amy Acker and Vincent Kartheiser
- Still Gallery
[edit] Season 4
[edit] Disc 1
Episodes
- Episode 1: "Deep Down"
- Episode 2: "Ground State"
- Episode 3: "The House Always Wins"
- Episode 4: "Slouching Toward Bethlehem"
Special features
- Commentary for "The House Always Wins" by David Fury and Andy Hallett
[edit] Disc 2
Episodes
- Episode 5: "Supersymmetry"
- Episode 6: "Spin the Bottle"
- Episode 7: "Apocalypse, Nowish"
- Episode 8: "Habeas Corpses"
Special features
- Commentary for "Spin The Bottle" by Joss Whedon and Alexis Denisof
- Commentary for "Apocalypse, Nowish" by Vern Gillum and Steven DeKnight
- Featurette: "Angel And The Apocalypse"
[edit] Disc 3
Episodes
- Episode 9: "Long Day's Journey"
- Episode 10: "Awakening"
- Episode 11: "Soulless"
[edit] Disc 4
Episodes
Special features
- Commentary for "Orpheus" by Terrence O'Hara and Jeffrey Bell
[edit] Disc 5
Episodes
- Episode 16: "Players"
- Episode 17: "Inside Out"
- Episode 18: "Shiny Happy People"
- Episode 19: "The Magic Bullet"
Special features
- Commentary for "Inside Out" by Steven DeKnight
- Commentary for "The Magic Bullet" by Jeffrey Bell
[edit] Disc 6
Episodes
Special features
- Commentary for "Home" by Tim Minear
- Featurette: "Prophesies: Season Four Overview,"
- Unplugged: Season Four Outtakes,"
- Featurette: "Last Looks: The Hyperion Hotel,"
- Featurette: "Fatal Beauty And The Beast,"
- Featurette: "Malice In Wonderland: Wolfram & Hart."
[edit] Season 5
[edit] Disc 1
Episodes
- Episode 1: "Conviction"
- Episode 2: "Just Rewards"
- Episode 3: "Unleashed"
- Episode 4: "Hell Bound"
Special features
- Commentary for "Conviction" by writer/director Joss Whedon
- "Hey Kids! It's Smile Time" featurette
[edit] Disc 2
Episodes
- Episode 5: "Life of the Party"
- Episode 6: "The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco"
- Episode 7: "Lineage"
- Episode 8: "Destiny"
Special features
- Commentary for "Destiny" by director Skip Schoolnik and writers David Fury, Juliet Landau and Steven S. Deknight.
[edit] Disc 3
Episodes
- Episode 9: "Harm's Way"
- Episode 10: "Soul Purpose"
- Episode 11: "Damage"
Special features
- Commentary for "Soul Purpose" by director/actor David Boreanaz and writers Brent Fletcher,
and Christian Kane
[edit] Disc 4
Episodes
- Episode 12: "You're Welcome"
- Episode 13: "Why We Fight"
- Episode 14: "Smile Time"
- Episode 15: "A Hole in the World"
Special features
- Commentary for "You're Welcome" by writer/director David Fury, Christian Kane and
- Commentary for "A Hole in the World" by writer/director Joss Whedon, Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof
- "Angel 100" featurette
[edit] Disc 5
Episodes
- Episode 16: "Shells"
- Episode 17: "Underneath"
- Episode 18: "Origin"
- Episode 19: "Time Bomb"
Special features
- Commentary for "Underneath" by director Skip Schoolnik and writers Elizabeth Craft,
Sarah Fain and Adam Baldwin
- "Angel: Cheography of a Stunt" featured
[edit] Disc 6
Episodes
- Episode 20: "The Girl in Question"
- Episode 21: "Power Play"
- Episode 22: "Not Fade Away"
Special features
- Commentary for "Not Fade Away" by co-writer/director Jeffrey Bell
- Featurette: "Angel: The Final Season,"
- Featurette: "To Live & Die in LA: The Best of Angel,"
"Halos and Horns: Recurring Villainy"
- "Angel Unbound: The Gag Reels."
[edit] Collections
The complete series box set of Angel (Seasons 1-5) was released in the UK. However, despite strong outcry from fans, only the individual season sets have been released in the US. They've also been released in Australia, in 4 episode, half season, full season and complete series box sets. The complete series collection is seen on the right.
The Angel Season Boxsets were later re-released in the UK, at a lower price point and in cheaper, plastic boxes. Seasons 1 & 2 were released on the 3rd of October 2005, seasons 3 & 4 on the 6th of March 2006, and finally season 5 on the 8th of May 2006.
[edit] References
- The DVD sets themselves
[edit] Release dates
- "Buffy DVD and VHS" Bbc.co.uk (2004). Reveals UK release dates.
- "Angel Season 5" Amazon (2005).
- "DVD details for Angel" Imdb (2006).
