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*Vangelis*
Vangelis
	File:Vangelis (Buffyverse)-logo.JPG Logo for Vangelis
Created by	Harvey Chin
Starring	Tom Miller; (Vangelis),; Ashley Burma; (Cornelia),; Nate Duncan; (Funne),; Linsay Spinek; (George),; Boran Vukajlovic; (Forlorne),; Brian Heit; (Leslie)
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	2
Production
Running time	approx. 36 mins ; (expanded version approx. 50 mins)
Original release
Network	Internet
Release	2006/2007

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This article concerns an upcoming fan film.
It therefore may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change and improve dramatically as the release date approaches as more information becomes available.

Vangelis is a Buffyverse fan-made production, an internet fan film that parodies the TV series Angel. .

Filming for episodes one and two finished in 2006, but the post-production process has yet to be complete. The creator, Harvey Chin said that he hoped to have the film previewed at a film festival or convention before "giving it away free via the net"^[1].

Vangelis is important to Buffyverse fans as one of only two Angel fan films (the other is Cherub). A trailer to "Vangelis" was posted on YouTube in May 2006, within three months the trailer had already received almost 5, 000 views^[2]. The project has also received attention from the Buffyverse fanbase elsewhere on the internet: for example being mentioned on Week in Whedon podcast, and on Whedonesque.

Story

Few story details have so far been revealed.

Cast and crew

Principal cast

Image	Actor	Role
File:Vangelis (Buffyverse)-Tom Miller.JPG	Tom Miller	Vangelis
File:Vangelis (Buffyverse)-Ashley Burma.JPG	Ashley Burma	Cornelia
File:Vangelis (Buffyverse)-Nate Duncan.JPG	Nate Duncan	Funne
File:Vangelis (Buffyverse)-Linsay Spinek.JPG	Linsay Spinek	George
File:Vangelis (Buffyverse)-Boran Vukajlovic.JPG	Boran Vukajlovic	Forlorne
File:Vangelis (Buffyverse)-Brian Heity.JPG	Brian Heit	Leslie

Crew

Writer and Director: Harvey Chin

Continuity

The series is set in a fictional universe running parallel to the Buffyverse, both fictional universes have things in common (for example the existence of vampires..).

Canonical issues

Buffyverse fan-made productions, such as this are not considered by fans as part of canon. They are not viewed as official Buffyverse reality, but are stories from the fans' imaginations.

File:Chariots of Fire-Composed by Vangelis.jpg

Screenshot from Chariots of Fire, reveals that Vangelis composed the movie.

Cultural references

Angel - The entire project is a satire on this television series. Characters include Vangelis (parodying Angel), Leslie (parodying Wesley), Cornelia (parodying Cordelia), Funne (parodying Gunn), George (parodying Fred) and Muffin the Turtle Killer (parodying Buffy the Vampire Slayer). The project also includes a parody of Wolfram and Hart: Wolfee and Mann.

Chariots of Fire - The creator of the project described this as "one of [his] favorite films of all time.. "Vangelis" the name is partially inspired by "Vangelis" the composer and the credit frame from "Chariots of Fire".^[3]

Undeveloped ideas

Unused plots

The creator of this project has admitted that there are 2 ideas he had hoped to cover but was unable to during filming. These ideas may yet be used in a comic book version.

"HE-MAN" - Leslie (Wesley) stubs his toe in fighting an enemy, and ends up in the emergency care, all alone and poorly treated by an uncaring hospital staff there. He grows bitter because no one visited him, and he stops shaving and bathing and is now transformed into a 'new' Leslie, who overcompensates for his weakness by posing in a he-man pose and grabbing his crotch every five minutes to emphasis his newfound extra-testosterone maleness".

"OFFICE POLITICS"- Once Vangelis (Angel) and crew take over Wolfee and Mann associates, the group disintegrates by being petty over various disagreements in the office- who has a bigger office, inadequate dental insurance (they don't include whitening vampire teeth), pay raises, and who takes out the trash at the end of the day. The firm finally disintegrates at the end of the episode when the overflowing toilet finally causes a major water leak under the building".^[4]

File:Muffin the Turtle Killer 01.JPG

Alexandra Partida as 'Muffin'.

Muffin the Turtle Killer 2

Muffin the Turtle Killer was initially planned as a prequel to "Vangelis", and a parody to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but only five scenes were completed and the project was "put on the shelf because too many cast members simply moved out of town"^[5].

All of the scenes are available on YouTube^[6].

Characters

Muffin the Turtle Killer, her potential love interest Vaneglis, her school counselor 'Niles', her classmate Cornelia, and her two schools friends Sparrow and Xippy.

Story

Vangelis and Cornelia are abducted by alien turtle vampires who are planning to conquer Earth. As Vangelis and Cornelia bond despite their circumstances, Muffin and company plan their rescue. A battle ensues, and Vangelis and Cornelia escape.

Cast

'Muffin' - Alexandra Partida

'Vangelis' - Tom Miller

'Cornelia' - Ashley Burma

'Sparrow' - Bobbi Browser

'Alien Turtles' - Steve Contrares / Harvey Chin

Crew

Harvey Chin, Steve Contrares, & Boran Vukajlovic

Music

By Kevin Macleod

Footnotes

External links

Official site

Vangelis-film.livejournal.com - Official Site

Other sites

"Muffin the Turtle Killer"

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