"Angel
gets staked"
Just weeks after the drama series Angel celebrated its
100th episode, fans were stunned to hear it had been quietly
cancelled by the Warner Bros network. But for its star,
David Boreanaz, it was not all bad news after five seasons
of playing TVs vampire with a soul.
Were you shocked or surprised when you heard the show
was cancelled?
I really wasnt shocked or surprised. This is the way the
business is. Like I said when I started the show, I worked
on scene to scene, show to show. My commitment to it was
22 episodes each season, and when thats done Id consider
it over. So it was actually a big relief for me and, personally,
it gave me a big sense of freedom. I felt like a big weight
had been lifted from my shoulders.
Why is that?
When you do 100 episodes and youre carrying a show, its
a lot of pressure. People rely on you for their jobs the
camera people, the craft services people, the lighting people.
Yet you really owe it to yourself to examine whats right
and whats wrong for you as an artist. I dont owe anybody
anything I owe myself and my family. So for me, I feel
like, Oh, I dont have to hold that cross anymore. As
heavy as it may be or as light as it may be, its not a
negative. Its a good thing!
How
did you feel about the petition to save the show?
I felt bad for the fans. When the producers took the show
and re-tooled it in a way that took it in a different direction,
it should have been the responsibility of the network to
put a keen interest into it during that time. So I dont
think they handled it in the classiest way. And the fans
are the people the network really screwed over.
Will
you keep any of the props or memorabilia from the show?
Ill keep a few things, but nothing major. There arent
any of (Angels) suits Id wear.
You
came back for the end of Buffy. Could Sarah Michelle Gellar
come back for the Angel finale?
If
it happened it would be great, but Im not generally in
favour of reunions because there is no reason to go back.
It took a lot to get me to do Buffy. At one point I really
didnt want to do it, but as a favour to Sarah I did it.
Is
your wife (actress Jaime Bergman) pleased youll be home
more with her and your son?
Shes not home that much either now her career is starting
to bite. But I do hope to be home more with my wife and
son because Im not on set for nine months of the year.
That is one thing about the show I wont miss.
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