Angel
I have just finished watching this, and I have a lot of thoughts about it. My first thought is why has there never been a film franchise based on the Buffyverse? This universe really helped internet fan culture to grow, and now the people who grew up watching it are middle-aged with money to spend. And it combines the campiness of classic Star Trek, with its exploration of morality. Angel, is so far, Buffy's only spinoff in television or film. It is clearly a second thought, which is a shame, because it had potential. The story of Buffy was the story of a person growing up, she has more and more responsibility thrust on her, and loses her dreams, loses her parents, becomes a parent and ultimately sacrifices herself for the world. (Then she gets resurrected, because the show was too popular to kill at that moment). Angel starts out as a sort of mirror of that, from a parent's perspective. It's the story of the sacrifices you have to make as a parent....or it least that ...