James Marsters does the Con Circuit by Zicsoft

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James Marsters does the Con Circuit

POSTED BY: ZICSOFT
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 07:57
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Monday, July 15, 2002 2:34 PM

He sings! (WAV file) He does Shakespeare! (MPEG) He says a lot of interesting stuff! (only a transcript, alas)

http://www.atnzone.com/tvzone/features/shoreleave24.shtml

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Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:38 AM

BOBKNAPTOR

*sigh* He is so Dreamy! Something about a man who sings.... and it doesn't hurt that he's so pretty.

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He's... have you seen his arms? Those are... good arms to have.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:56 AM

ZICSOFT

Well, he's not my type (

) but he surely can act. Little weird to hear him talk and sing in his own voice.

Speaking of which, has it occurred to anybody that Spike's Sid Vicious thing is totally bogus? He was never a working-class bloke.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:21 AM

MOJOECA

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Originally posted by Zicsoft:
Speaking of which, has it occurred to anybody that Spike's Sid Vicious thing is totally bogus? He was never a working-class bloke.

They played on that in "Fool for Love." Angelus remarks his accent has changed, different from when he was human. Neat little character details like that is what made FFL a classic.

--- Joe

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Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:23 AM

BOBKNAPTOR

That's true, he wasn't. Hmmm. Maybe it was just the big rebellion from the snooty upperclass that rejected him as a human? or maybe if you live for more then a hundred years, you just get to pick which people you identify with and be like them? Even his accent though, went all Cockney after he turned Vamp, and it had sounded much more uppercrest when he was whining William the Bloody (awful poet).

Anyone else love the call back to William the Bloody (awful poet) when Angel says he won't rip Buffy's lungs out because it lacks poetry and Spike says "It doesn't have to. Let's see... what rhymes with 'Lungs'?"

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Bloody hell. Sodding, blimey, shagging, knickers, bullocks. Oh, god. I'm English.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2002 10:05 AM

ZICSOFT

Well, I guess it makes sense. They actually did the same thing in reverse for "Band Candy". The shooting script calls for Giles's accent to become more "working class" as he regresses.

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Thursday, July 18, 2002 5:45 AM

TLSMITH1963

I love the Sid-accent myself!

Does anyone know if Marsters will be appearing at Comic-Con in San Diego? I'm going, & I would love to meet him.

Tammy

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Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:57 AM

MOJOECA

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Originally posted by tlsmith1963:
I love the Sid-accent myself!

Does anyone know if Marsters will be appearing at Comic-Con in San Diego? I'm going, & I would love to meet him.

Tammy

I don't believe he will appear, but the sched is constantly updated. Here's the link:

http://www.comic-con.org/

--- Joe

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Monday, September 16, 2002 7:04 PM

SILVERSTAR

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Originally posted by Zicsoft:
Speaking of which, has it occurred to anybody that Spike's Sid Vicious thing is totally bogus? He was never a working-class bloke.

That was a conscious choice - William the Bloody Awful Poet was a wimp. When he became a vampire, Spike chose to become everything that the human William wasn't - an aggressive killer who got the chicks, among other things.

Just imagine if you were give the chance to reinvent yourself. William had low self-esteem and overcompensated with his uber-macho slayer slaying personality.

Just makes you want to shower him with love so that he can drop the front, doesn't it?

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Monday, September 16, 2002 7:04 PM

SILVERSTAR

Quote:
Originally posted by Zicsoft:
Speaking of which, has it occurred to anybody that Spike's Sid Vicious thing is totally bogus? He was never a working-class bloke.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2002 5:27 AM

LIVINGIMPAIRED

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Originally posted by bobknaptor:
That's true, he wasn't. Hmmm. Maybe it was just the big rebellion from the snooty upperclass that rejected him as a human? or maybe if you live for more then a hundred years, you just get to pick which people you identify with and be like them? Even his accent though, went all Cockney after he turned Vamp, and it had sounded much more uppercrest when he was whining William the Bloody (awful poet).

Now here's the real question: Next season, now that Spike has a soul, will he become more William-like? There has been a lot of fuss made over Marsters showing his darker roots, but will they cary the change over into his voice? 'Cause that'd be neato!

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"Well, this is just... Neat." —Spike, "Halloween"

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Tuesday, September 17, 2002 7:57 AM

BOBKNAPTOR

I'm not sure how the accent will go, but from all the interviews Joss, Marti and James have done, they have all said that Spike's character will not be William or Spike, but a completely new thing, something James has never played before. So that might mean some kind of William/Spike hybrid, or it could mean some completely new idea. I can't WAIT to see what they do with him this season. And more then ever I wonder about the profecies of ATS. 2 vamps with souls.... I wonder if they'll ever do anything with that on either Buffy or Angel.

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Spike: "You know why I really hate you, Summers?"
Faith (as Buffy): "'Cause I'm a stuck-up tight-ass with no sense of fun?"
Spike: "Well, yeah, that covers a lot of it."
Faith (as Buffy): "'Cause I can do anything I want, and instead I choose to pout and whine and feel the burden of Slayerness? I mean, I could be rich. I could be famous. I could have anything. Anyone. Even you, Spike. I could ride you at a gallop until your legs buckled and your eyes rolled up. I've got muscles you've never even dreamed of. I could squeeze you until you popped like warm champagne, and you would beg me to hurt you just a little bit more. And you know why I don't? (pauses) Because it's wrong."

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