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A six-minute pitch tape (sometimes referred to as the "unaired Angel Pilot") produced by Joss Whedon which was never intended to air, but employed in 1999 to show the WB Network the potential of Angel.

It contains clips of scenes later used in the Angel pilot, clips taken from Buffy and also footage later used in the Angel opening titles.

Synopsis

Angel stands on a skyscraper over night-time Los Angeles. He explains key moments in his history that eventually brought him to L.A.. Angel has not been in the city long. He promises to stir the waters and challenge powerful forces that have made great business out of people's despair.

Behind the scenes

Production

The tape contains a reused footage of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, specially the episodes "Becoming, Part One", "Becoming, Part Two", and "Amends" - which focus on Angel - and Anne, which is set in Los Angeles and deals with evil preying on the helpless, a theme which would be deeply explored in the new series.

Music

VAST – Here
VAST – Dirty Hole
VAST – Touched
VAST – I'm Dying

Quotes

Doyle: "There's powerful forces out here. Agents of pure evil. They've made great business out of people's despair."

Angel: "They're not going to like me stirring up the waters."

Doyle: "What, and you're afraid of that?"

Angel: "I'm counting on that."

Appearances

Angel
Cordelia Chase
Doyle
Darla(Only in flashbacks)
Margaret(Only in flashbacks)
Daniel(Only in flashbacks)
Jenny Calendar(Only in flashbacks)
Kalderash Girl(Only in flashbacks)
Magda Kalderash(Only in flashbacks)
Buffy Summers(Only in flashbacks)
Acathla(Only in flashbacks)
Richard Anderson(Only in flashbacks)
Anyanka(Only in flashbacks)
Faith Lehane(Only in flashbacks)
Drusilla(Only in flashbacks)
Dalton(Only in flashbacks)
Spike(Only in flashbacks)
Ken(Only in flashbacks)

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+{{Dubiouscanon}}
-A six-minute pitch tape produced by Joss Whedon was never intended to air, but used in 1999 to show the WB Network the potential of ''[[Angel (TV series)|Angel]]''. See also [[List of Angel (series) episodes]].
+{{angelepisode
+| season   = 1
+| number   = 0
+| image    = Unaired_Angel_pilot-12.jpg
+| airdate  = Never aired
+| writer   = [[Joss Whedon]]
+| director = [[Joss Whedon]]
+| previous = None
+| next     = [[City Of]]
+| cast     = {{CastList
+|              starring      = {{CastGroup|{{CastActor|name=David Boreanaz|character=Angel}}
+|                                          {{CastActor|name=Charisma Carpenter|character=Cordelia Chase|billed=Cordelia}}
+|                                          {{CastActor|name=Glenn Quinn|character=Allen Francis Doyle|billed=Doyle}}}}
+|              uncredited           = {{CastGroup|{{CastActor|name=Sarah Michelle Gellar|character=Buffy Summers|billed=Buffy}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=James Marsters|character=Spike}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Eliza Dushku|character=Faith Lehane|billed=Faith}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Juliet Landau|character=Drusilla}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Julie Benz|character=Darla}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Emma Caulfield|character=Anya Jenkins|billed=Anya}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Robia LaMorte|character=Jenny Calendar|billed=Jenny}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Carlos Jacott|character=Ken}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Greg Vaughan|character=Richard Anderson|billed=Richard}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Eric Saiet|character=Dalton}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Shane Barach|imdb=0052822|character=Daniel (Dublin)|billed=Daniel}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy|imdb=0370959|character=Margaret (servant)|billed=Margaret}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Shannon Welles|imdb=0919952|character=Magda Kalderash}}
+|                                                 {{CastActor|name=Ginger Williams|imdb=0930671|character=Kalderash Girl|billed=Girl}}}}}}
+}}
+A six-minute pitch tape (sometimes referred to as the '''"unaired Angel Pilot"''') produced by [[Joss Whedon]] which was never intended to air, but employed in 1999 to show the WB Network the potential of ''[[Angel (series)|Angel]]''.
-Angel stands on a skyscraper over night-time Los Angeles. He explains key moments in his history that eventually brought him to L.A.. Angel has not been in the city long. He promises to stir the waters and challenge powerful forces that have made great business out of people's despair.
+It contains clips of scenes later used in the ''Angel'' pilot, clips taken from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'' and also footage later used in the ''Angel'' opening titles.
-==Quotes==
+== Synopsis ==
-*'''Powerful forces'''
+Angel stands on a skyscraper over night-time Los Angeles. He explains key moments in his history that eventually brought him to L.A.. Angel has not been in the city long. He promises to stir the waters and challenge powerful forces that have made great business out of people's despair.
+== Behind the scenes ==
-:::ALLEN FRANCIS DOYLE: "''There's powerful forces out here. Agents of pure evil. They've made great business out of people's despair.''"
+=== Production ===
+*The tape contains a reused footage of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', specially the episodes "[[Becoming, Part One]]", "[[Becoming, Part Two]]", and "[[Amends]]" - which focus on Angel - and ''[[Anne (episode)|Anne]]'', which is set in Los Angeles and deals with evil preying on the helpless, a theme which would be deeply explored in the new series.
+=== Music ===
-:Doyle is referring to powers like [[Wolfram and Hart]].
+*[[wikipedia:VAST|VAST]] – ''Here''
+*VAST – ''Dirty Hole''
+*VAST – ''Touched''
+*VAST – ''I'm Dying''
+==Quotes==
-*'''Stirring waters'''
+{{QuoteBlock
+|Doyle|"There's powerful forces out here. Agents of pure evil. They've made great business out of people's despair."
-:::ANGEL: "''They're not going to like me stirring up the waters.''"
+}}
+{{QuoteBlock
-:::ALLEN FRANCIS DOYLE : "''What, and you're afraid of that?''"
+|Angel|"They're not going to like me stirring up the waters."
-:::ANGEL : "''I'm counting on that. ''"
+|Doyle|"What, and you're afraid of that?"
+|Angel|"I'm counting on that."
+}}
+&nbsp;
+==Appearances==
-:Whilst having good intentions all along, Angel foreshadows his obsessive challenge against the system during Angel Season 2, that will almost cost him all his links to humanity.
+*[[Angel]]
+*[[Cordelia Chase]]
+*[[Allen Francis Doyle|Doyle]]
+*[[Darla]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Margaret (servant)|Margaret]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Daniel (Dublin)|Daniel]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Janna of the Kalderash|Jenny Calendar]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Kalderash Girl]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Magda Kalderash]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Buffy Summers]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Acathla]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Richard Anderson]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Anyanka]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Faith Lehane]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Drusilla]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Dalton]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Spike]]{{FBO}}
+*[[Ken]]{{FBO}}
+== See also ==
+*[[Unaired Buffy pilot]]
 [[Category:Angel episodes]]