<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10>In a message dated 1/4/2004 11:22:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, alex@awstudios.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I think it does. Joss Whedon, the creator of Angel, is known for
<BR>inserting sometimes-obscure, sometimes-mainstream pop references into
<BR>his work, often with subtlety as without. The simple-minded, longhaired
<BR>warrior on the show made me think of Groo as soon as I saw him, and
<BR>then a few episodes later one of the main characters shortens his name
<BR>and calls him "Groo" from them on.
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<BR>-------------------->Very interesting. I'll have to check this out then.</FONT></HTML>