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BUFFY/ANGEL Icon James Marsters Joins CAPRICA Cast!!

Espenson can't move outside the box? by V'Shael	Aug 18th, 2009 06:13:17 PM
Falling back on the Buffy alumni faithful for casting choices? Lame.
I think it's a marketing/hype thing by NoQuarter	Aug 18th, 2009 06:20:30 PM
I wasn't planning on watching this show prior to the announcement of Marster's casting. Now I definitely will, and I'm sure I'm not alone. The guy is a great actor and he has serious cred when it comes to genre television, so as far as I'm concerned this is a great move from both an artistic and commercial perspective. Now, they just need to make him a series regular!
James Marsters AND Patton Oswalt?! by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLO0D	Aug 18th, 2009 06:22:29 PM
Aint It Cool fans just got the pwesent of a total FANGASM! Squeeeee! Marsters was criminally underused on Smallville. I hope they give him more screentime on Caprica.
James Marsters should get more work .At least more then Marsden by ottomatic	Aug 18th, 2009 06:24:40 PM
lol Still not excited about this show even with his and patton oswalt being added to the show.
British? by Henry Fool	Aug 18th, 2009 06:31:36 PM
I hope he talks in an English accent.
Let the Record Show by NoQuarter	Aug 18th, 2009 06:34:46 PM
That DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLO0D "squeed" on August 18,2009.
Apart from the serious mis-step of John Hodgman, by Jardinier	Aug 18th, 2009 06:41:15 PM
BSG handled its famous-guest star characters (Cavil, D'anna, Cain, Bulldog to a lesser degree) fairly well. So hopefully Marsters and Oswalt won't feel too out-of-place. What's still the thing worrying me most is everyone's insistence that CAPRICA is going to have so much more humour than BSG. I guess we'll get our first taste of that in "The Plan," and I certainly hope it works. Humour, and Buffy-style "banter humour" especially, just doesn't seem to be a particularly great fit for the BSG/CAPRICA universe.
I liked the Once More with Feeling episode... by TheMarineBiologist	Aug 18th, 2009 06:52:49 PM
But seriously, Herc, this is bordering on lustful obsession. Get a grip.
Marsters is a good guy by liljuniorbrown	Aug 18th, 2009 06:58:10 PM
I wish him luck with the role and he definitely was under used on Smallville. He could have been a huge kick ass villian for a few seasons but apparently the writers there have severe ADD, I'll use this past season finale as exhibit A. Also, his band had a few cool songs, I forgot there name though.
Marsters!!! by secretcylon	Aug 18th, 2009 07:10:55 PM

TheMarineBiologist by Hercules	Aug 18th, 2009 07:15:27 PM
"bordering on"???
HA! Good one ;) by buffywrestling	Aug 18th, 2009 07:16:09 PM

"icon"??? As much as I like Buffy and LOVED Angel by HollywoodHellraiser	Aug 18th, 2009 07:20:38 PM
more, Marsters is no icon?
Another plus for Caprica by performingmonkey	Aug 18th, 2009 07:34:57 PM
Maybe all these plus points will balance that huge negative of Espensen being showrunner. OK OK we do NOT know how she'll handle it, but her BSG episodes were mostly weak. Can she suddenly turn into an amazing writer?? Will Caprica turn into Buffy? Can they make us care about the genesis of the Cylons when we already know about their history prior to Caprica?
HollywoodHellraiser by secretcylon	Aug 18th, 2009 07:35:18 PM
You would have to agree that he is an icon OF Buffy and Angel. No?
After BSG's death spiral, why watch Caprica by TheApostle	Aug 18th, 2009 09:08:05 PM
I'm not giving them another chance to f me over.
buffy and everything related to it can eat my balls. by mojination	Aug 18th, 2009 09:19:07 PM
can anyone else see this series going down in a flaming spiral of "wisecracks" and fight scenes with wooshing arm sound effects? fuck this.
An icon for Buffy/Angel sure by Angua13	Aug 18th, 2009 09:20:03 PM
He was defintely an icon for those shows which is what was implied. Arguably the fan favorite as both shows came to a close.
Another reason for no unrelated BSG movie!!! by kbarber29	Aug 18th, 2009 09:29:51 PM
James Marsters rocks!!!
by angry kitty	Aug 18th, 2009 09:34:57 PM

James Marsters is a good choice by angry kitty	Aug 18th, 2009 09:37:48 PM
Seems to be reliable as an actor. Wonder if any other Buffy alums will join the cast. Nick Brendon gotta eat too.
Don't you mean... by RenoNevada2000	Aug 18th, 2009 09:43:28 PM
"Buffy/Angel/Torchwood icon"?
What is with the poor quality video? by Mahaloth	Aug 18th, 2009 10:19:54 PM
really
Marsters- cool choice and a versatile actor by Aloy	Aug 18th, 2009 10:53:55 PM
Looking forward to seeing him in Caprica. I'm just listening to him narrate one of the Dresden Files audio books and he rocks.
Spike was never an icon on Angel! He was a ratings grab! by HollywoodHellraiser	Aug 18th, 2009 10:54:40 PM
He really wasn't need on Angel! Let me go old school here, the Fang Gang were badass! Now the Scoobies needed Spike because besides Buffy and Willow nobody was worth a shit on that team!
Can Espenson just go away? by lockesbrokenleg	Aug 18th, 2009 11:06:41 PM
She ruined the last year of BSG, now she's gonna ruin Caprica. She's terrible. She writes emo stories.
Yeah, good ol' iconic Marsters. Who was he again? by StarWarsRedux	Aug 19th, 2009 12:03:17 AM
Honestly, I didn't recognize the name. I had to ask a Whedon-buff who he was again. I'm still being yelled at by that buff, by the way.
Oh, BTW, those "Extended cuts" on the new BSG DVD by lockesbrokenleg	Aug 19th, 2009 12:16:55 AM
are shit. It's like 1 or 2 scenes, most of it flashbacks. The extended Daybreak isn't changed very much from the aired episode, either.
Spike on Caprica? by ToMonicker	Aug 19th, 2009 12:17:10 AM
What a world. Doomed twice over. Just kidding. Spike/Marsters was one the more entertaining things about the waining seasons of BUFFY. Still skeptical though.
No Mention Of Marsters on Torchwood? by safeinheavendead	Aug 19th, 2009 01:06:06 AM
Sure it was just a couple episodes but it's nice to be reminded that Marsters has some background in Sci-fi scenery chewing already.
Never got Buffy and Angel by kwisatzhaderach	Aug 19th, 2009 03:27:50 AM
Can understand why teenage girls like them but grown men? Sheesh.
Never got Buffy and Angel by Lowanon	Aug 19th, 2009 05:32:18 AM
Buffy was aimed towards both boys and girls, teens to seniors (it was a horror anthology after all). Angel was clearly intended for the male teen to thiry-something comic book crowd. I can't imagine the "average" teenage girl would be terribly interested in either show.
Marsters in just 3 episodes? by palewook	Aug 19th, 2009 07:23:39 AM
would be a mistake. he should be part of the cast, i might watch the show then.
He was suppose to be SHINZON in Star Trek Nemesis by Demode	Aug 19th, 2009 08:38:00 AM
Instead, the director decided to cast Tom Hardy, which was a mistake. I think he would have been much better at playing a young Picard clone.
Seriously, Barnabus? by SickPuppy	Aug 19th, 2009 10:11:58 AM
As in Collins? (ok, Barnabas, but still....) Why not go all the way and name him Vlad?
THE VENTURE BROS. Season 4 trailer is up! by SpyGuy	Aug 19th, 2009 10:19:40 AM
http://ow.ly/kzMH CAPRICA what now?
Thanks for the trailer SpyGuy!!! by HollywoodHellraiser	Aug 19th, 2009 11:21:27 AM
Venture Bros is a great show! This season is going to great!
Hell Yes, SpyGuy by Aquatarkusman	Aug 19th, 2009 12:17:33 PM
A buffed-out 21 with a LARPing crew? Count me the fuck in!
Demode, no shit? by Jaka	Aug 19th, 2009 12:22:08 PM
I would have been down for that. IMO Tom Hardy is one of the major reasons Nemesis failed (but only one of 'em!). Patrick Stewart has a vibe, particularly as Jean Luc Picard. Whatever emotion he's portraying just exudes from his being. Hardy was boring and stiff. I totally agree that Marsters would have done a better job.
Yeah, I'll be sure... by Red Ned Lynch	Aug 19th, 2009 12:34:22 PM
...to see those episodes, anyway. Make him a regular and I'll give it a season.
Ick that kinda makes this sound a lot lamer by Rubiks Doob	Aug 19th, 2009 12:36:50 PM
and sorta of cheesy Vancouver/SciFi than I wanted.
But still Espenson doesn't give me hope by jeffv	Aug 19th, 2009 12:38:45 PM
I don't have anything specific against Espenson. I've just noticed that more often than not when an episode has left me unsatisfied or the lynchpin of the plot comes apart upon reflection, Espenson's name is on the writing. It makes me less ehtusiastic about Caprica. I think it was when Herc was promoting the last BSG web series that I made the realisation. First, the web series had some serious plot holes, and then the episodes that were cited in these articles as being Espenson's, too, I'd think "yeah, I didn't really like that one either." Just saying. I wish it weren't true. But then, I guess Russell T. Davies's stories are usually a disappointment, and Steven Moffat can still write excellent episodes (formerly) under him as show runner.
Marster's steals every scene he is in... by Naughty	Aug 19th, 2009 04:10:23 PM
because he is the "Fonzie" of the Buffyverse!
Aaaaaaaaaaay,,,, by Jaka	Aug 19th, 2009 04:47:43 PM
CHOMP!
I watched the miniseries and then watched the last episode by lockesbrokenleg	Aug 19th, 2009 04:56:49 PM
The BSG miniseries was fantastic and cool. The last episode of bSG well, it was slow and dull, with some really good stuff in it. Bleh.
is he doing the fake accent? by punto	Aug 19th, 2009 06:42:22 PM
he was on Torchwood too, remember?
love for Espenson by oisin5199	Aug 20th, 2009 01:47:53 PM
I hear nothing but complaints about her. I think she had a misstep with one of the BSG episodes towards the end, but for the most part, her writing record has been absolutely solid with some of the best Buffy and Angel episodes in the catalogue. I'd say she was easily the best writer of the series not named Joss Whedon. Some people are thrown off by her tone, and I admit, she had to rein it in a bit for BSG, but I'd still watch anything with her name on it.
Espenson is Marti Noxon's evil twin by Himbo	Aug 21st, 2009 09:36:55 AM
Espenson left Angel and Buffy. She went on to ruin a season of Gilmore Girls. Then moved to Battlestar to ruin the seasons she touched. Marti Noxon, in contrast, is doing Mad Men. I love Marsters. Though he was great as Aldrin in Moonshot. He was great on Smallville. I'll watch anything he does, except Caprica.
Blast---now I have to watch this show! by PennyB	Aug 22nd, 2009 12:17:21 PM
Loved Marsters as Spike...so guess I'll have to tune in just to watch him. He should have been in the True Blood cast!
Dresden Files by Sobewankinobi	Aug 23rd, 2009 12:14:42 AM
He is pretty damn awesome as a audiobook reader for Dresden Files.
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