Gellar won't appear in 'Angel' series finale

Sarah Michelle Gellar won't appear in the series finale of "Angel," the spinoff of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in which she played the title role.

Joss Whedon, the show's executive producer, told TV Guide for its online edition that he didn't invite Gellar to appear in the final episode because he didn't want it to "revolve around a guest star."

"I want to end the show with the people who've been in the trenches together, the characters who have lived — and occasionally died — together, the regulars," Whedon said.