Happy Anniversary (6 Feb. 2001)

Gene is a brilliant physicist, smitten with love, who is on the verge on discovering a method of manipulating the time and space relationship. One night at karaoke, Lorne discovers that ... See full summary »

Director:

Bill L. Norton

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator), David Greenwalt (creator),

Stars:

David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn
Andy Hallett	...	Lorne
Brigid Brannagh	...	Virginia Bryce
Matt Champagne	...	Gene Rainey
Darby Stanchfield	...	Denise
Mike Hagerty	...	Bartender
Victoria Garcia-Kelleher	...	Val (as Victoria L. Kelleher)
Brendan Wayne	...	Mike (as Danny LaCava)
Eric Lange	...	Lubber #1
Geremy Dingle	...	Student Clerk
Michael Faulkner	...	Guy on Stage
Norma Michaels	...	Aunt Helen (as Norma Micheals)

Storyline

Gene is a brilliant physicist, smitten with love, who is on the verge on discovering a method of manipulating the time and space relationship. One night at karaoke, Lorne discovers that Gene has no future past the next day as well as the rest of the world. Lorne and Angel set out to prevent Gene from freezing time around the world to preserve his fractured relationship. Meanwhile, Cordelia, Wesley, and Gunn establish their own private investigation firm and stumble upon an intricate case involving a wealthy family and a demon.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, David Greenwalt Productions, Kuzui Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce: When they went out of business, they just left these here.
Cordelia Chase: Yep. Also the desk. We'll share.
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce: And when we go out of business, we can just leave our stuff for the next guy.

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Greensleaves"
(uncredited)
Performed at Karaoke

User Reviews

Guy overhears bird saying she'll give him the flick on their anniversary, but only after the sympathy s**g!

The premise for this episode was rather far fetched, a bloke finding the formula to freeze time forever! Lucky those dodgy demon blokes were about to fudge his formula and make it work! I suppose most of the series was a bit far fetched but for some reason my suspension of disbelief didn't kick-in the way it normally would. His plan to be knocking boots with his girlfriend forever was almost flawless and it almost worked, but guess what!? After having a bit of a to do with the demons in the library Lorne and Angel managed to sort it all out. It's probably at least a couple of months since I last saw this episode so unfortunately I can't remember what the demons had to gain from having time frozen. For some reason I wasn't so keen on this episode, but it was original!!