Angel

Question : "Sorry about the multi-questions before. Here’s my pick of the three : I’ve been loving Spike Vs. Dracula—any plans to write other BTVS/Angel miniseries or individual issues? Thanks, Christopher"

Peter David : NOPE. NOT FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS AT LEAST.

Question : Having just finished watching the last season of Angel on DVD and knowing you’re such a big fan of the show, my question is: what would (b)you(b) have showed in season six?

Peter David : PROBABLY WOULD HAVE TRIED TO GIVE THE SERIES A GLOBE-TROTTING FEEL, JUST TO BE DIFFERENT. GIVE ILLYRIA TRANSPORT POWERS, PERHAPS, SO THAT SHE, ANGEL, SPIKE AND GUNN (I’D HAVE FOUND A WAY TO SAVE HIM) ARE ON THE RUN FROM WOLFRAM AND HART AND ARE GOING AROUND THE WORLD. IF ALIAS COULD DO IT, SO CAN ANGEL.

Any chance you’ll ever write a Firefly or Serenity novel ?

There’s very little chance at this point of anyone writing one. Pocket acquired the rights to do three books: the novelization of the film (which I wrote) and two original novels. Pocket then collected about a dozen proposals as possible plots to fill those two slots. One was by me; one was by Jamie Chambers & Margaret Weis; and others were by other cool folks. They were sent to Universal in June 2005 and Universal forwarded them to Joss Whedon.

A year later, they’re still sitting on Joss’s desk, untouched and unread. At this point, it’s unlikely that we’ll ever see Serenity novels, and the reason why is because Joss won’t approve them. Which, I hasten to add, is entirely his right: it’s his baby, after all.