Angel: The Casefiles, Volume 1
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Angel: The Casefiles, Volume 1
by Authors:
Nancy Holder , Jeff Mariotte , Maryelizabeth Hart
Released: 01 June, 2002
ISBN: 074342414X
Paperback
Sales Rank: 36874
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Customer Review #1:
 You Wouldnt Like Him When Hes Happy...
Despite top notch acting and a fair share of interesting plots and story arcs Angel is often treated as BTVSs poor cousin. Of course, the network shift hasnt helped either. Every year Im surprised and delighted that the show is continued, and I keep hoping that Angel too will eventually come out on DVD. In the meantime, the team of Nancy Holder, Jeff Mariotte, and Maryelizabeth Hart have managed to produce the ultimate Angel memory aid, aptly called The Casefiles.Ostensibly, the book is comprised of the episode synopses for the first two seasons. But it offers far more than just the story line. Action and resolution are there, of course, but there are also short descriptions of new characters, some info in how each episode relates to others in BTVS and Angel, and expense repost, lists of weapons used, quotes, vampire rules, location details, scenes that were cut, interviewlets and.... You get the idea, enough detailed info to help you become the closest thing to an Angel trivia maven. Did I mention a character guide and actor profiles and scads of pictures? Yes, it is possible to overdose on Angel info, but this book is a mine of data with many surprises. For one inch of shelf space, I can check on the episodes I missed and look things up when Im indulging my compulsion to read and review Angel books. If you are a fan, this book is almost everything you ever wanted to know about the show. The writing team has done a super job of creating and enjoyable, well-organized and designed reference book about Los Angeles oddest detective team. I only my college textbooks were half this much fun.
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Customer Review #2:
1st and 2nd Season Casefiles for Angel Investigations
First off, "Angel: The Casefiles, Volume 1" is a bit different from the two volumes of "The Watchers Guide" that serve as the Official Companion volumes to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Over 90% of the book is structured around the specific episodes from the first two seasons of "Angel." There is an introductory Character Guide that tries to provide a bit of background on the main characters as well as the recurring villains and supporting characters (Fred is listen high up, which clearly indicates they knew she was going to be joining the cast for Season 3). In the back of the book you will find actor profiles that includes even more familiar faces.Each episode includes a detailed synopsis ("Action Taken"), which includes choice dialogue and quotes (e.g., the "How can I thank you, you mysterious black-clad hunk of a night thing?" commentary provided by Spike in the prologue of "In the Dark"), with a specific section working out the "Resolution." Then you will find "Dossiers" on things like Clients, Civilian Support, Informants, and Suspects; "Continuity" on significant ways in which this particular episode fits into the overall series; "Quote of the Week"; "The Devil Is In the Details," which covers things like Expenses, Weaponry, and The Plan appearing in the episode; "Demons, Demons, Demons" covers the rules of the Angel mythos, such as Vampire Rules or The Powers That Be, ; "As Scene in L.A." details locations for the show; "The Pen Is Mightier" includes Final Cut, humorous stage directions from the actual scripts, and an explanation for all those Pop Culture references; "Our Heroes" offers interview comments from David Boreanaz and the other cast members; "Six Degrees Of..." relates where actors pop up from; and "Tracks" lets you know who wrote the music in the episode (e.g., Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts "Symphony No. 41" or "Para Lennon y McCartney" by A Friend from Rio). Obviously, not all of these sections will appear for every episode, but you get the idea of what you can expect. So, there is not as much additional information outside the context of the episodes as you had in "The Watchers Guide," but there is more behind the scenes insights and commentary from the cast and crew. I would call that an acceptable tradeoff. This is where you go to find out whether Angel invoices Kate Lockley when she wants to be a client (it is unclear, sorry), what the Hosts gift is called (Loren is anagogic), and where was the last place Winifred Burke was seen (the Stewart Branch Public Library on May 7, 1996). There is a 32-page section of full-color photographs as well as black and white shots from the show on every spread. The trio responsible for this book--Nancy Holder, Jeff Mariotte, and Maryelizabeth Hart--did Volume 2 of "The Watchers Guide," so they know the show and where it came from. Of course, Holder and Mariotte have proven this with their various "Buffy" and "Angel" novels, which includes the "Unseen" crossover series. I still think that all of the Official Companion volumes for these two television shows, including "The Monster Book," have set the standard for how these things should be done. Next year we should expect the third "Watchers Guide" and then the year after that Volume 2 of "Angel: The Casefiles," and then...
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Customer Review #3:
A "must have" for fanfic writers
A very well done companion guide to the show. Its packed with all the material that made the BtVS guides so welcome, but takes the form of an actual PIs casefile. Nice back scenes peeks fill out the storyline info.While AtS fans in general will enjoy "Casefiles" , it is a simply indispensible tool for fanfiction writers. No more fastforwarding through DVDs of S1 or bugging fellow ficwriters in search of a particular fact. I cant wait for the next volume.
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