Writing in his book '' The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television '' , John Kenneth Muir said it was necessary for Cameron to set '' Dark Angel '' in the future because the prosperity of the U.S. in 2000 " offered little possibility for crime , squalor and other societal problems " . While criticizing certain plot elements in the second season as contributing to the show 's downfall , Muir said that larger factors in ratings dropping were the September 11 attacks , the Enron scandal , and the depletion of the U.S. government 's surplus , which changed '' Dark Angel 's '' " futuristic vision of recession in a Third-World America " from an interesting , far-fetched premise to a " depressing reminder that things could still get worse "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Dark Angel (American TV series)