[Groop] Groo on Angel?

[Alexander Wilson]

On Jan 4, 2004, at 9:33 AM, clifton trent wrote:

> This is my first time posting.

Mine too I think.

> I was watching =93Angel=94 reruns on TV the other day and noticed a=20
> character on the show that favored Groo, and to my total amazement his=20=

> name on the show was Groosalugg. So I figured I=92d ask if anyone here=20=

> had noticed this? Does this mean the writers of Angel read Groo?

I think it does. Joss Whedon, the creator of Angel, is known for=20
inserting sometimes-obscure, sometimes-mainstream pop references into=20
his work, often with subtlety as without. The simple-minded, longhaired=20=

warrior on the show made me think of Groo as soon as I saw him, and=20
then a few episodes later one of the main characters shortens his name=20=

and calls him "Groo" from them on.

> Also if this is Groo then where is Rufferto, and why didn=92t they =
read=20
> the letters page, cause that=92s the best part of reading Groo, or how=20=

> do you do a letters page on a TV show? Does this mean Groo could get=20=

> his own TV show with a letters page? And if it is not Groo then wow=20
> what a coincidence.

Not Groo and not a coincidence, I don't think. More of an homage.

Alex

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