8/7/2023 0 Comments James marsters joss whedon![]() ![]() Marsters believes the Buffyverse endures because of the show's strong writing and its theme, "which is how do you get through adolescence without giving up. You can't be passionate with stunts, you've got to do it by the numbers or we're going to be here all day.'" Sarah had to say: 'James, this is just like stunts. "When I first kissed Sarah I was being very passionate because I was playing a character who had been looking forward to this so much. the closer you get to the other actor, the easier it is to ruin the shot. "Kissing on camera is not a sensual experience. "The truth is I don't really know," he admits. The question he's asked most frequently at comic cons is who's a better kisser, Gellar or John Barrowman of "Torchwood." I was into punk rock and Everclear then and didn't want to sing show tunes!"Īs for Gellar, who ended up hiring two vocal coaches, he says simply: "She had the most to lose. He gave us a cassette of him singing and tinkling at the piano, and I thought it was cheesy. "I did not have faith Joss could write music! I'm ashamed of it now. He had to persevere through a lot," he says. His favorite "Buffy" episodes are "The Body" ("And I wasn't even in it!") and the musical "Once More With Feeling," still one of television's best and most innovative hours, which he calls "a very brave choice on the edge of insanity, but we got away with it. Marsters loves to talk about the show (he'll also happily discuss "Star Trek" and "Star Wars," though don't ask him to name a favorite: "I can have my cake and eat it, too"). Buffy and Angel, her first (vampire) love? Or Buffy and Spike? (Whedon himself recently confessed to Complex magazine that he was a Buffy/Spike shipper.) He ended up in love with her, launching a million relationshipper arguments. In her path stood the iconic Spike, black leather duster, Billy Idol curls and cheekbones to die for (many did). The show, conceived by Joss Whedon - "he's a genius," Marsters says simply, "and I realized it as soon as I met him" - followed the story of teenager Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) who lived on the Hellmouth, fought demons with her friends and saved the world (a lot). If you're in a rock band, you need that one hit album, then you can tour for years. ![]() I think what everyone hopes for is that one hit, that thing that puts you on a map. "I have friends who are very talented on the stage but never got a chance to make the crossover. "It's a complete blessing," says Marsters, minus Spike's British accent (Marsters is from California). Marsters has also racked up credits on audiobooks, animated features, video games, films and stage plays, but despite a varied resume, he'll always be remembered as Spike. ![]() The good-natured, thoughtful Marsters, who also appeared in the "Buffy" sequel "Angel," "Hawaii Five-0," "Torchwood" and "Smallville," says he'll answer any question fans throw his way about the groundbreaking show, which ended in 2004 after seven seasons but lives on through a popular comic book series. These days, Marsters, 54, sees conventions from the other side as a guest at comic conventions around the country. It's kind of nice to be where there are hundreds of people just being together." Most places I go, people have their heads down staring at their screens. They'll take one out to take pictures, but that's it. People at a con are not protecting themselves with cellphones. There's a high amount of tolerance for diversity. "What I found was a place where everyone was beautiful and safe and you could be whoever you wanted to be," says the man who was Spike, the vampire on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" who fell in love with the hero he was trying to kill. At 13, he even went dressed as a Vulcan, "gutting it out," he jokes, when such a thing wasn't even close to cool. Actor James Marsters has always liked going to comic conventions. ![]()
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