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So NBC are going to check at buffy.nu regularly to see if "the public responce [sic! later edited, and who edits a quote] is strong enough" to warrant a sixth season on their network. Riiiight. Not so much a prank as someone's rather transparent attempt to get more traffic, methinks. But maybe I'm just paranoid.

What this stupid kindergarten game of, "We're number one!" - "No, We're number one !!1!" all about, anyway?

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I'm just curious how they'd do a sixth season without Boreanaz, as he seems quite keen to move on. Guess they'd have to rename it Spike. Or The Artist Formerly Known As Fred...

I'm gutted that it's ending this year, even though it's had, IMO, a poor season. But I don't for a minute believe it'll be back for a sixth season.

I'm gutted that it's ending this year, even though it's had, IMO, a poor season. But I don't for a minute believe it'll be back for a sixth season.

At this point, neither do I.

Well, for the record, personally I think this has been a strong season so far, though more uneven than the previous ones - a few episodes in the beginning I didn't care much for, but with all the adjustments and changes that were forced on ME by TPTB, a bumpy start wasn't unexpected. All in all it kicked ass. Well, IMO. I mean, Smile Time, Damage, You're Welcome... Origin! So many eps that went straight to my fave list. I really like the ambiguity and I was rooting for a season six myself.

But at this point I'd say that ship has sailed. I think a spin-off would be the way to go. DB doesn't seem too interested right now anyway, and a spin-off would have the advantage that it could run for more than just one measly season. So that would make me very happy.

But this is so definitely a false rumour, and I think it's bad taste to yank people's chains like that.

Yes, as far as stand-alones go, this season has produced some classics, I agree. You're Welcome is one of my favourites, ever. I guess I just don't feel the same connection to the characters or stories overall as I used to. I think it comes down to that uneven-ness you mentioned. I'll still blub like a baby when it ends, regardless of the merits or lack of from the last season. It's still my favourite show.

It would be funny if they did a Spike spin-off. A spin-off from a spin-off - has that ever happened before?

Me, I have been enjoying the Spike/Angel relationship this season more than I thought possible. :) Really, it's starting to tickly me in a way only C/A could. And I'm loving the whole corruption/compromise theme, and the way they're deliberately mirrowing stuff that happened last season and the themes of destiny and free will...

Though I have a feeling the amulet-ex-machina might never be explained, which would irk me (unspoiled, don't wanna know).

A spin-off from a spin-off - has that ever happened before?
Hm. I guess DS9 could be considered a spin-off of TNT, and Voyager of DS9?

Faith could work as well, she's a popular character, and I'd love to see Eliza Dushku in that role again.

I mean TNG, of course.

LOL. I sorta see Voyager (yay) and DS9 and TNG as spin-offs from the original, rather than one leading to the other, but I guess, since some characters sort of followed from one to the other, they could be considered that way. Good point.

I haven't seen the last part of the season of Angel yet, so I have yet to enjoy the Spike/Angel bonding. Glad I have something to look forward to!

Yep. NBC is just jumping on the idea.... let's grab that show up now and make sure all these fans who don't give it good ratings as it is watch our network.

Uh huh.

Well, the ratings weren't that bad... for the WB. The frog could do much worse. NBC though... if those people must fabricate a hoax, they could at least try not to insult our intelligence. And now a lot of people got their hopes up in vain, again, just so one self-important site could spike up their hits. [/conspiracy theory]

I went to buffy.nu again and saw there's been some heavy back-pedalling going on since.
"We think more and more that this news is a fake because NBC will announce his schedule May 17th, Angel staff/crew are no more available and James Marsters has no more hair !, we will try to investigate further. We are sorry in advance if we all have been fooled."

Looks like it might have been a hoax after all. No kidding!

For WB, nah, not bad ratings at all really. But NBC? Really, people need to think before they believe every single rumor out there.

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