So well-written shows like "firefly" and "Angel" get canned, but Fox decides they're going to re-make "Mister Ed" with the guy from "The Jeffersons"... what the hairy hell is going on here???

Well, I wouldn't say the WB has pulled a "Firefly" with Angel. Since picking it up they've only moved it once and have never had to pre-empt for sports. And five full seasons is a far cry from 13 episodes, 3 of which never saw air time.

Five seasons is a pretty shiny run for any non "reality" series these days, and damn shiny for a sci-fi series in particular. It's already lasted one season longer than FarScape, and Angel will get an actual ending instead of an infuriating cliffhanger (FarScape

As an Angel fan who still misses Doyle, I can sympathize with your heartbreak, but this isn't entirely unexpected. At least Angel had a decent run and stayed true.

FOX cancelled Firefly and look where it is now: phenomenal DVD sales and a possible movie deal in the works.

Exactly! See, cancelling Angel is their way of trying to imitate that success!

I am a rabid Angel fan, I have always liked it - perhaps even more than Buffy. It has a solid cast, excellent writing and an exciting premise and each year it seems to get better and better. I am disappointed it is going away, but what I think everyone on this board (and others) seems to forget, is that show's GET CANCELLED - it's the way it goes. Some sooner, some later, but even Angel can't live forever.

And sad as it may be, having FANS doesn't always equate to $$$$ for the network, and that is the bottmo line. Viwership and advertising dollars.

Great shows die all too soon - bad shows casn run forever - it's $$$$

So love Angel while you can, buy those DVD's and be happy you had it for 5 seasons, it's 5 more than some shows got. LOL