Not looking forward to at Spike Spinoff....

POSTED BY: howdyrockerbaby1
UPDATED: Monday, May 17, 2004 16:32
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HOWDYROCKERBABY1

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 3:45 PM

as much as i l-o-v-e LOVE Spike (He is my favorite character) i don't think a Spin-off would be that great of an idea. This could probably become redundent and have many episodes very similar to those on Angel and Buffy (and i've heard there have been more than a couple that are very similar) I believe it would be best to just let things end with a bang rather than fizzle out...

MAL: This is my scrap of nowhere. You go on and find your own.
SAFFRON: You can't just leave me here, on this
lifeless piece of crap moon...
MAL: Sure I can.
SAFFRON: I'll die.
MAL: Well, as a courtesy, you might start
getting busy on that, cause all this
chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.

ARDEN

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 4:21 PM

Howdyrockerbaby, you are very right. I would hope that there really aren't any plans to spin Spike off. While he's an interesting character, I don't much see how the character can carry an entire show on his own. James Marsters is a fine actor, but Spike's charm was that even when he was heavily involved with Buffy, he was still on the periphery of their social group. He's a pariah. I don't think it would work to see Spike as the central figure of any show. It would just feel strange to have him "leading" another group of heroes. He's not a team player.

The only way it might work is if the show was radically different from both Buffy and Angel in both tone and format. A series about a loner, perhaps, that focused on Spike's position as an outcast in both the human and demon worlds, with a rotating cast of supporting characters.

Really, though I think the Buffyverse should just die for a while. It's run it's course for now. I'm all about Mr. Whedon bringing it back later, but let it rest for a bit.

You got a wife? All I got is that dumbass stick sounds like it's raining.

MER

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 5:26 PM

I would like it if it was a movie series about Spike's life. I'm very interested in what he's done with his life as much as with Angel and especially Darla.
But only if that's the case. Otherwise, if not, I agree. It would be too much like Angel. Having Spike on Angel is enough for me. They can dive into his past as an episode on the show.

SHINY

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 6:00 PM

Well, maybe if spike falls through an interdimensional portal in the first episode and lands in a future parallel universe...on board a Firefly-class transport... ;)

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GORRAMREAVERS

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 7:20 PM

I agree with Arden

I think a Spike spinoff would be great if they could use a different format. Instead of California..how about New York? Spike is more of a hard edge bad ass anyway. I think Andrew could be a regular. They have really made their relationship alot of fun.

ELYSIAN

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 8:37 PM

I wouldn't mind a Spike spinoff. I see it as a guy going from town to town without a place in the world. That's the way it would work for me. To be honest I want to see Spike with Buffy. Without her the only way I can see him is lost. Kinda hopeless.

It could work it they did that, but I still want to see Buffy & Spike in the end. It's just the way it should be.

KARENKAY99

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 8:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Elysian:
I see it as a guy going from town to town without a place in the world.

very good, i like this idea. a 'then came bronson' approach. it could work.
so along the way he reminiscences about the past (dru, angel, buffy, etc.), and learns and grows from the present (those he meets & helps) and should he happen to meet a seer with knowledge of spike in 500 years ...
no motorcycle for spike though. he needs a car with very dark glass.

"They say the snow on the roof is too heavy. They say the ceiling will cave in. His brains are in terrible danger."

ELYSIAN

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:06 PM

I don't know if any show has ever quite done this. I'd want him alone. I wouldn't want any other main characters. Some Buffy & Angel characters as well as others could come in and out of his life, but day to day he'd be alone. You want other characters, have something he's chasing, or someone chasing him, but no real friends . . .

And yeah, a motorcycle would have been nice, but given his sunlight issues a car would probably work better. Not a good car either. A shitty car that's on its last legs and always on the verge of breaking down.

ELYSIAN

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:09 PM

The same idea could be really cool as a movie too.

EMBERS

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by karenkay99:
a 'then came bronson' approach. it could work.
so along the way he reminiscences about the past (dru, angel, buffy, etc.), and learns and grows from the present (those he meets & helps)

I've heard talk before that Joss has a story in mind (for someone, Faith and/or Spike) who travels...always moving on....

And I would LOVE it, I think Spike's character needs to be seen moving on from the Buffy obsession...
and I would love background stories, like seeing more of Spike & Dru w/Felini in 1950's Italy...

and working w/Andrew!
Actually Spike has a lot of chemistry w/Illyria and well, just about everyone on the show!

Evidently James Marsters said he would rather do the made for TV movie(s) sooner rather than later, because he doesn't want the character looking too old.

Article on the subject here:
http://www.moviehole.net/news/3648.html

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