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Post by Just Willow on May 9, 2009 12:40:57 GMT -5
why is the show Angel abbreviated to AtS? i get that Buffy is BtVS. B for Buffy, T from The, V for Vampire and S for Slayer, but why is Angel AtS? is it Angel the Slayer or something?
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Post by Wyndam on May 9, 2009 12:49:07 GMT -5
It stands for Angel the Series (AtS). Since the abbreviation "A" doesn't really work, fans came up with AtS. I didn't know it existed until I joined last year.  |
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Post by Midnight Butterfly on May 9, 2009 12:57:22 GMT -5
aha I never knew that either so dont feel stupid Just Willow.
I seen it for the first time the other day and assumed it stood for
A- Angel
t- the
S- Spin off
Which would have made more sense but meh... I guess I was wrong lol.
Were both as clueless as each other lol ;D
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Post by Just Willow on May 9, 2009 15:55:12 GMT -5
aaaaaaaaaaaah, okay. i was like Angel the Slayer? Angel isn't a Slayer....but the Series works. cool, thanks Wyndam.
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Post by The Night Lord on May 9, 2009 19:59:39 GMT -5
I didn't know this until I checked Angel out on imdb and read the FAQ, so don't fret |
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Post by Tyler Austin "tiewashere" on May 17, 2009 20:39:47 GMT -5
This took me a while to figure out, as well. Although I DID figure it out all on my own.   |
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Post by Secret Scoobie on May 17, 2009 21:19:36 GMT -5
lol! Cute little cherubs Hehehe... we fans like to abbreviate things! |
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Post by Brian Lynch on May 31, 2009 17:43:37 GMT -5
I didn't know why it was called that either. Especially because AtS is only two letters shorter than ANGEL, you might as well just call it that. I'm so confused and scared.
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Post by vampireinrug on May 31, 2009 18:10:45 GMT -5
Yeah, but if you just called it "Angel" people could get confused as to whether you're refering to the character or the series. For instance "Buffy" generally refers to the character and "BtVS" reffers to the series. Hence why people sometimes call the show "Angel: the series", and that gets abreviated to "AtS".
Some people might heart the series but hate the lead character. So if they said "I heart Angel" it leaves causes confusion.
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Post by Brian Lynch on May 31, 2009 18:50:02 GMT -5
Oh yeah! Good point.
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Post by gumgnome on Jun 2, 2009 6:35:32 GMT -5
Whoever knew enjoying a tv series could get so complicated?! This sure as hell wasn't in the brochure!
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Post by Just Willow on Jun 2, 2009 14:39:14 GMT -5
Whoever knew enjoying a tv series could get so complicated?! This sure as hell wasn't in the brochure! haha, so true. and i noticed this yesterday: Buffy=BtVS Angel=AtS Firefly=FF Dr Horrible=DH
Dollhouse=DHoh no! what do we do?! |
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Post by El Diablo Robotico on Jun 2, 2009 16:05:25 GMT -5
Yeah, but if you just called it "Angel" people could get confused as to whether you're refering to the character or the series. For instance "Buffy" generally refers to the character and "BtVS" reffers to the series. Hence why people sometimes call the show "Angel: the series", and that gets abreviated to "AtS". Some people might heart the series but hate the lead character. So if they said "I heart Angel" it leaves causes confusion. ^^ What he said. And since you have to put quote marks around "Angel" to show that you're talking about the series, not the character, that's actually 4 characters more than just typing AtS, so AtS is definitely the quickest way of saying it...  |
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Post by vampireinrug on Jun 3, 2009 22:38:18 GMT -5
Uh oh...
Okay, here's my proposal. From now on, Doctor Horrible is abreviated to DrH. Sound fair?
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Post by Wyndam on Jun 3, 2009 22:42:34 GMT -5
DrH works, I think. |
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Post by Emmie on Jun 3, 2009 23:04:19 GMT -5
See the Dollhouse vs. Dr. Horrible thing really did drive me a bit mad because I'd been calling Dr. Horrible DH ever since it came out. Then when people started calling Dollhouse DH, my brain exploded.
Ok, DrH it is. *nods*
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Post by hitnrun017 on Jun 3, 2009 23:23:50 GMT -5
DH doesn't work for me. Been seeing it all over the internet for years for that Desperate Housewives show. Mass confusion. |
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Post by Emmie on Jun 4, 2009 0:22:07 GMT -5
Yeah, plus it just seems wrong. It's not like the show is called Doll House. It's one word - Dollhouse.
Dollhouse, dollhouse, doll-frickin-house!
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Post by Secret Scoobie on Jun 4, 2009 0:29:44 GMT -5
wow heated debate about abbreviations.. hehe settle Emmie *pats you on head* I agree DrH is good, but DH doesn't seem right for Dollhouse either  *puzzle-face* What will we doooo? Dhs Doh (hehe) Dh (little h).. no they're stupid too...  |
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Post by Emmie on Jun 4, 2009 0:32:53 GMT -5
Oh I'm not mad. I'm just quoting Victor from Dollhouse. Hee!
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