Not looking forward to at Spike Spinoff....

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KARENKAY99

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:20 PM

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Originally posted by Elysian:
I don't know if any show has ever quite done this.

then came bronson

am i the only one old enough to remember this?

"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 10:44 PM

To be honest every TV show before Buffy has blended into a terrible blandness. "I dropped my board into the water and the chalk all ran." I don't even remember me before Buffy came along. I'm not serious. Well ... not completely. The Simpsons stands out ... obviously. What did we have? The A-Team. The Dukes of Hazzard. Airwolf. Nothing worth mentioning.

I saw a story on ff.net a couple of weeks ago where Spike ate the cast of MASH. I didn't read it. I didn't believe anything could live up to the image the summary put in my head.

To answer your question, no, I don't remember. I only have vague images of the shows I mentioned. When was it?

LENNIER

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:45 PM

I think a Spike spinoff would be just about the best choice they could make (other than maybe Willow), given how complex he is and how good James is ...but of course assuming they made it drastically differen from Angel (and really, who in the world would think that joss would repeat himself??), and more importantly, if they gave him the right regular supporting characters to make it an unusual show that was not "all about Spike"...

Spike, Wood, and Faith, anyone?

(though I admit the person who had the idea of having only Spike and no supporting cast had a good thought ...but only if it somehow moved far beyond what they had done so far with the character ...the 'problem' with the character is that he has gone through more than any other character, that it really seems like everything has been 'done' with him, so it's hard to imagine a series that was all about him ...but that very restriction could lead to a lot of creativity)

ELYSIAN

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:54 PM

I've always had a strange affinity for Dawn.

Spike Dawn & Andrew

ELYSIAN

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:58 PM

I'd also like a show designed not to run the full 5-7 yrs. Angel/Buffy did. Two years maybe. Three at the most. I'd like to see Spike going to town to town searching for something, with a clear objective somewhere along the way, even if he doesn't know how to get there. Maybe Dawn's sick. The spell that made her is slowly coming apart, and Spike is looking for the answers to how to save her. Just a thought. Or maybe Spike is just trying to find himself.

ANGELDOVE

Thursday, May 13, 2004 4:37 AM

I really do believe the only way Joss would do a Spike spin-off is if the concept kicked ass. He would not endanger the Buffyverse legacy, it is too much a part of the career he has built for himself, and too much a part of the fans lives. I do believe there would be a way to do a worthy spin-off with either Spike or Faith or both (has Tru Calling been renewed for another season?)

And about Spike and Buffy together in the end, I really do believe it will always be Angel. He was her only true love and they only parted because it was too dangerous to be together, you can't say the same for any of her other relationships. Besides, if Spike has a spin-off, we would want to see him start up new relationships, as I doubt SMG would ever be a part of the show. I have to admitt, I always wanted to see ATS end with Angel earning his atonement and completing the Shanshu prophecy and becoming human again. Then he and Buffy would be able to finally be together. I know it is sappy and in no way a possibility, but hasn't it always been geared in that way? Isn't that the main reason Angel wanted to find redemption, to be with Buffy in the end?

I am so going to be made fun of for that last comment. Bring on the painful insults!

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FRIKKIN' SHOW. I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damn." --Joss

CAPTAINCDC

Thursday, May 13, 2004 6:46 PM

Give me Spike and Wesley. They are my two favorite characters from the jossverse with Giles getting honorable mention. Throw in Andrew for added comic relief and I could be happy no matter the setting they were in because the characters are so great. I'm just not ready to say good bye to these characters.

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

GORRAMREAVERS

Thursday, May 13, 2004 7:03 PM

Due to the pics I have seen online on the last episode...I think Wes dies. :(
He is one of my favs and I could be wrong but that would suck.

LIZ

Thursday, May 13, 2004 7:40 PM

you might want to put that in the

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so that you have to highlight it to see that comment.
i'm not following Angel right now so i don't mind... but some people might be a bit perturbed.

KARENKAY99

Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:00 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Elysian:
I'd also like a show designed not to run the full 5-7 yrs. Angel/Buffy did. Two years maybe. Three at the most. I'd like to see Spike going to town to town searching for something, with a clear objective somewhere along the way, even if he doesn't know how to get there. Maybe Dawn's sick. The spell that made her is slowly coming apart, and Spike is looking for the answers to how to save her. Just a thought. Or maybe Spike is just trying to find himself.

i love this idea. send it to joss immediately!!

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

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