Angel DVDs

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.

Release dates

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 , and seasons two through five are presented in . 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. This change did lead to some issues on the season 2 DVD release, such as instances where objects that would have remained outside of the broadcast image on the standard format become apparent, creating evident mistakes (e.g. Angel's usually-invisible reflection being visible in the extremities of a number of shots in the first episode).

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.

Scenes from previous episodes

The Region 2 and 4 DVDs (Except Season 1) include the scenes from previous episodes ("Previously on "Angel") at the beginning of each episode; the Region 1 DVDs do not, except in Season 5.

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.

Season 1

Angel, Season 1:

Angel (David Boreanaz), the dashing vampire from "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," embarks on his own supernatural adventures in Los Angeles. City of Angels. City of Broken Dreams. Between pervasive evil and countless temptations lurking beneath the city's glittery facade, L.A. is the ideal address for a fallen vampire looking to save a few lost souls and, in turn, perhaps redeem his own.

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

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

Disc 3

Episodes
* Episode 9: "Hero"
* Episode 10: "Parting Gifts"
* Episode 11: "Somnambulist"

Special features
* Featurette: "Season 1"
* Cast Bios
* Still Gallery

Disc 4

Episodes
* Episode 12: "Expecting"
* Episode 13: "She"
* Episode 14: "I've Got You Under My Skin"
* Episode 15: "The Prodigal"

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"

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"

Season 2

Angel, Season 2.Angel continues to seek redemption, but a fatal mistake makes him realize that racking up the body count isn't the way to go. So with a renewed sense of purpose, and Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn at his side, Angel sets out to make the streets of Los Angeles a little safer for everyone - unaware that Wolfram & Hart has summoned someone from his past to make sure he fails.

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

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"

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

Disc 4

Episodes
* Episode 12: "Blood Money"
* Episode 13: "Happy Anniversary"
* Episode 14: "The Thin Dead Line"
* Episode 15: "Reprise"

Disc 5

Episodes
* Episode 16: "Epiphany"
* Episode 17: "Disharmony"
* Episode 18: "Dead End"
* Episode 19: "Belonging"

Special features
* Script for "Disharmony"

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"

Season 3

Angel, Season 3.Even as Angel mourns the death of Buffy, Darla makes her way to L.A. with a mysterious new life growing within her. Now thrust into a role he never imagined, Angel needs the assistance of the Angel Investigations team more than ever. But while Cordelia, Gunn and Fred rally round the new dad, an ancient and deadly prophesy convinces Wesley to commit the ultimate betrayal.

Disc 1

Episodes
* Episode 1: "Heartthrob"
* Episode 2: "That Vision Thing"
* Episode 3: "That Old Gang of Mine"
* Episode 4: "Carpe Noctem"

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

Disc 3

Episodes
* Episode 9: "Lullaby"
* Episode 10: "Dad"
* Episode 11: "Birthday"

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

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

Disc 5

Episodes
* Episode 16: "Sleep Tight"
* Episode 17: "Forgiving"
* Episode 18: "Double or Nothing"
* Episode 19: "The Price"

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

Season 4

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

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"

Disc 3

Episodes
* Episode 9: "Long Day's Journey"
* Episode 10: "Awakening"
* Episode 11: "Soulless"

Disc 4

Episodes
* Episode 12: "Calvary"
* Episode 13: "Salvage"
* Episode 14: "Release"
* Episode 15: "Orpheus"

Special features
* Commentary for "Orpheus" by Terrence O'Hara and Jeffrey Bell

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

Disc 6

Episodes
* Episode 20: "Sacrifice"
* Episode 21: "Peace Out"
* Episode 22: "Home"

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."

Season 5

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

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.

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

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 Sarah Thompson
* Commentary for "A Hole in the World" by writer/director Joss Whedon, Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof
* "Angel 100" featurette

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: Choreography of a Stunt " featurette

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."

Collections / Blu-Ray Hi-def

The complete series box set of "Angel" (seasons 1-5) has been released in the UK, on October 30, 2006. However, despite strong outcry from fans,Verify source|date=August 2007 the U.S. release was delayed a full year. They have also been released in Australia, in 4 episode, half season, full season, and complete series box sets.

The "Angel" Season Boxsets were later re-released in the UK, at a lower price point and in cheaper, plastic boxes. Seasons 1 and 2 were released on 3 October 2005, seasons 3 and 4 on 6 March 2006, and finally season 5 on 8 May 2006.

The U.S. "Angel" Collector's Set was released on October 30, 2007. [http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7789]

The entire series will finally be released on Blu-Ray Hi-def, towards the end of 2008/ early '09.

References

* The DVD sets themselves

Release dates

*" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/buffystuff/dvdvideo/index.shtml Buffy DVD and VHS] " "Bbc.co.uk" (2004). Reveals UK release dates.
*" [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0006IWQK8 Angel Season 5] " "Amazon" (2005).
*" [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162065/dvd DVD details for Angel] " "Imdb" (2006).

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