# The Truth Comes Out (Angel & the WB)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-comes-out-angel-the-wb/241149>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 21, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-comes-out-angel-the-wb/241149 "2004-04-21T02:43:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-comes-out-angel-the-wb/241149/1 "2004-04-21T02:43:08Z")

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This may not be news to anyone, but I just found out about this today. And I think it has more to do with the WB canning Angel than any of the spin I’ve heard thus far.

A(nother) [Dark Shadows remake](http://www.collinwood.net/new/). :rolleyes: :mad:

I can’t say anything more about this unless I start the thread in the Pit, but I am bloody pissed!

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**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-comes-out-angel-the-wb/241149/2 "2004-04-21T17:26:02Z")

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Are you trying to say that they canceled Angel so that they could make Dark Shadows? I’m sorry that just doesn’t make sense. If a show’s popular they’re more likely to put out more of the same type of show not get rid of the one they already have.  
Just look at ABC, I expect them to change their name to “The Law And Order Network” any day now.  
I just hope they don’t that they don’t turn Barnabas into an Angel clone.

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**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-comes-out-angel-the-wb/241149/3 "2004-04-22T00:05:24Z")

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[QUOTE=furryman]  
Are you trying to say that they canceled Angel so that they could make Dark Shadows?[/quote[

Not so they could - but yes, I’m trying to say that I believe they canceled Angel in order to “better” promote Dark Shadows.

E! Gossip columnist Kristin said the same thing - I haven’t done any more ‘research’ than that, but there may be more people that share my supposition.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-comes-out-angel-the-wb/241149/4 "2004-04-22T00:10:06Z")

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This isn’t exactly a new rumor. I heard it within a week of the cancellation’s announcement, and mentioned it in at least one of the threads on the subject.

Part of the rumor I heard is that cancelling Angel was part of a backroom deal between whoever is in charge of programming at WB and whoever is producing the Dark Shadows remake. Certainly, if the re-make has the production standards of the original, they should be able to crank out a whole season of 'em for the cost of the teaser of one episode of Angel, so there’s your motivation for killing the show right there. It’s a _stupid_ motivation, but we are talking about television network executives here. Generally speaking, if they were any dumber, they’d have to run for government.