“What we once were informs all that we have become. The same love will infect our hearts, even if they no longer beat. Simple death won't change that.” - Darla, The Prodigal

Angel was born in Ireland as Liam, who only a few facts are known about; he had serious father issues (The Prodigal), liked to start his day with a brawl and a drink then end it with a whore (The Prodigal), and was Catholic (Becoming I). Those traits followed him all his life, so, until one understands Liam, one can't understand Angelus or Angel. This essay will concern itself with the historical facts of those traits and how Liam fit in with them. The three sections start with the fathers and sons in the 1700s, then the vices and excesses that were open, a general rundown of the role of the Catholic religion in Ireland and Liam's life and lastly the wake.


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I'm hoping to make three posts today. But for now, here's my first one. I made some sidebar animation from Ep. 1.01 - City of. This is the first time I've attempted them, so I hope you like them.

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[*] Animated clips clips used were made by angelspike69

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30 Icons for THE RING (Angel Season 1)

Examples;


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Title: City Of: an episode summary in prose
Author: menomegirl
Pairing:Implied Angel/Lindsey
A/N: This was written by me for the Bronze:Beta "Beta Late Than Never Review".

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Made to celebrate the first Season of Angel for this community.



Title: 'Somewhere Else To Be'
Edited: Andrea aka thedothatgirl 
Music: By Vast
Length: 3.13ish
Description: Angel Season One overview. How it all began.
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Downloads are better quality than streaming. Comments are loved.

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July 13, 2009...the 10 year anniversary of that episode...The community if officially open. So post away everyone and spread the word so that everyone and join in on the celebration. There is a tag for a few community banners to plug the community.

I'll also be working on a schedule for a rewatch of the series from the beginning.

Yes, July 13th is fast approaching everyone, and that's the date when we will officially open our doors. I made some community banners that you can use if you wish to pimp the community. They are below.

Your help is truly appreciated in getting the word out to everyone you think would be interested, and I thank you in advance. If you do pimp the community, you are free to copy and paste the information any of the information from the community's profile page.







I will be making more this weekend and will have them up when they are done.

And we have a second affiliate - scifi_muses, another place to get prompts/bunnies when your own personal muse has gone on vacation.

Here's a link to the community's tags to help you in your search.

We have our first affiliate, and it's with bunny_grabber. So if you'd like to write something for this community, but can't think of anything then head over there and see what they have. You may find some inspiration.

Here is also a link to their memories where they are organized by show. It would probably be quicker then reading each post one by one.

Welcome to a_decade_of_ats. July 13, 1999, Angel left Sunnydale. We didn't know where he was going, and on October 5, 1999 we found out he was settled in Los Angeles continuing his path to redemption, helping the helpless. That is what this community is all about - celebrate the 10th anniversary of the premier of Angel: The Series.

I got the idea for this community when I saw the other communities popping up celebrating BtVS, the appearance of Spike on BtVS and also Dru. I did some searching on the net, and found out that 2009 is indeed a special year. I can't believe it's been 10 years since AtS premiered. Where does the time go. So I reserved the name early last year, and this weekend dusted the community off and got to work with setting it up to welcome all of you.

This is a place where you can post fics, videos, graphics, artwork etc...anything that you like, as long as it celebrates this wonderful series.

Though this community is primarily for celebrating the first season of the series, we allow works which emcompass the entire five seasons of the show and all the characters who shared the screen with the title vampire. Because, while this show followed Angel on his path to redemption, he had a lot of help along the way – Cordy, Doyle, Fred, Gunn, Wes and even Spike. This community celebrates them, and all the other exciting characters who appeared on the show.

I'm also thinking of starting a rewatch of the series on October 5, 2009, if there is interest in that. We can then post our thoughts on each episode, and discuss them. I'm sure if you are like me, after many viewings of each episode, you see things that you never noticed before, or have new thoughts.

This community isn't a general archive of old works. It exists to keep the love of the show alive, and that means inspiring new work, so please remember to only post brand new creations.

As I was working on the layout this weekend, I was wondering when the posting should start, and if we really had to wait til October. It was my good friend velvetwhip who suggested that it made sense to open on July 13th as that is the 10th anniversary of Angel leaving Sunnydale. Now that made sense.

So if you are interested in revisiting Angel and his friends (and yes even his enemies), then get busy and write/create. You have plenty of time, and the posting will commence on July 13, 2009.

To read more about the rules of the community, you can find them here on the profile page.

Pimping of this new community is most welcome. All fans are welcome, and the more there are, the merrier it will be. If you have any questions about this community or any ideas, please post a comment here, or you can email me at marinersgal69@msn.com.

I found something on a cd, and thought I'd share it with you all. It's the Unaired Pilot of Angel, which I'm sure a lot of you have already seen, but I thought I'd share it to get you all in the mood for the AtS celebration.



See you all in July.