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James Marsters
James Marsters - Former Buffy vamp sinks teeth into T.O.
By Tanya Enberg
Wednesday 24 August 2005, by Webmaster
After playing the juicy role of a blood-thirsty vampire on the cult classic hit, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where does an actor go from there?
James Marsters, known as the infamous villain Spike on the long-running series, hit the road.
With tunes in tow, Marsters has been touring the club circuit promoting his debut solo album entitled, Civilized Man.
"To me, playing live is like a three-hour magic trick," the 43-year-old explains.
"Any little thing that goes wrong, and the spell is gone. This summer is all about touring and not sucking."
Within moments of speaking with the former Buffy star, it is clear that Marsters has a certain depth that belies the gleaming shine of Hollywood celebrity — and he’s not afraid to speak his mind.
"You guys need to build a wall," he says of Canada, adding the U.S. could stand to take a few lessons from the Great White North.
"Canada is what a nation should be. The difference seems to be in the temperament. There is an awareness with the people in Canada. They seem to read," he laughs.
While hungry for fresh blood on Buffy, after having a taste of red carpet life, Marsters decided it wasn’t for him.
"I love acting and I love the time between the world of acting," he says.
"But there’s a lot here that can get you off your game — like the whole red carpet party thing. I am sure that it can help, and maybe I am shooting myself in the foot by not taking part in it," he says.
For an actor who went to Hollywood with expectations of snagging a part on a soap, the popularity of Buffy — in which he starred alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar — could have easily gone to his head.
But after getting busted for Googling his own name, Marsters put the brakes on.
"It was like heroine," he admits.
"A friend of mine just said ’Stop now and walk away,’" he laughs.
This weekend Marsters hits the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for The Canadian National Exp, an annual pop culture festival running from Aug. 26-28.
Other big names on the bill include Elijah Wood, Margot Kidder, Linda Blair, Clive Barker and Elvira. 17
Forum messages
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25 August 2005 01:26, by Lightess
*hugs James* Whatever makes you happy. But catching a gig will only happen in my dreams. So acting, never say no! *hee* now as for googling James Marsters you get 317,000Sites, 12,000Images and 17,700Groups almost all dedicated to him.
Now Yahoo! gives you more. 19,265Images *drools at first one*, 22Videos AND 2,290,000Sites! *giggle* I guess James should stay away from Yahoo or his head would blow up *lol*
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25 August 2005 04:14, by Anonymous
Canada sucks!
If you like that country so much while putting down your own, why don’t you go and become a citizen.
All Canadians ever do is trash America and Americans, I’ve seen it countless times. I hate it even more when Americans go agree with them.
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25 August 2005 08:57, by Anonymous
canada’s healthcare sucks in comparison to america’s? on what grounds?
"If you like that country so much while putting down your own, why don’t you go and become a citizen." what are you, 6 years old? i’m sure you blindly and uncondtionally love your precious country, but the rest of us aren’t so stupid. get a grip.
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25 August 2005 15:02, by Anonymous
Canada sucks? Exactly what about Canada sucks? The fact that most of the people are considerate and their government doesn’t go around starting wars? You hate Americans who agree with someone criticising America. Surely the best thing to do with a criticism is to listen to it and wonder if it is valid, rather than hating the person that said it just because they aren’t American. And people like you can’t understand WHY over half the world is pissed off with your country! Grow up, listen and THINK!
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25 August 2005 18:17, by Anonymous
I agree with the poster above... Canada does suck.
I’ve learned something about buffy fans, they sure get riled easily. It doesn’t take much .... people are too thin skinned these days.
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26 August 2005 00:07, by jo
Aw, don’t be jealous just because we’re better than you Americans. ;) Heh.
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26 August 2005 04:12, by John
Having been to Canada, I can personally say that they don’t like Americans. I’ve almost gotten into a fist-fight over their trash talking my country.
James, if you don’t like America, go become a Canadian citizen and join the liberal ranks that has taken over like a out of control virus.
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26 August 2005 18:42, by Anonymous
Why is it that Americans always take themselves so seriously? Chill, sit back and watch the Royal Canadian Air Farce! Learn to laugh at yourselves; it’s a gift.
The quote DIDN’T say that America sucks, only that there is room for improvement. It works both ways. Why is that a problem?
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26 August 2005 21:36, by Anonymous
Yo! Europe talking here. This whole discussion sucks, because every country has its faults and shortcomings as well as its advantages. Noone, especially no country or nation is standing above others. We are all just players on someone elseīs set and children of God, or however you want to call this force. On behalf of James, as we all, he is very much allowed to have his own opinion AND to voice it, I thought, you had a free country and democracy?! He never made a secret of the fact, that heīs very opinionated, and we all are free to disagree with him, but donīt try to touch is right to speak freely. It is deeply disturbing, that especially people, who claim to live in the biggest democracy of this world, have to be reminded of every personīs right to voice their own opinion. Live and let live, guys! Peace.
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27 August 2005 00:19, by Anonymous
Yes — it’s a great country. After all, the America of today is a country where we’ve decided the rights of the citizenry can be removed simply by using a different name. Where American citizens have been taken literally in the middle of the night and held indefinitely with no charges or trial. This is the "freedom" that our military is working so hard to defend?
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27 August 2005 01:59, by Anonymous
Speaking as a Canadian citizen, our health care is in trouble. But we don’t want a system like the US where millions of people don’t have health care. Something in the middle would be good. As for trashing Americans, Canadians are usually polite to everyone and I personally like most of the Americans that I’ve met. BUT alot of Americans are very arrogant and their attitudes aren’t appreciated. That’s why that are not generally well-liked when they visit other countries.
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27 August 2005 06:35, by MustangGT500
Gee I thought that the U.S. was supposed to be about the freedom to express your beliefs. He criticized the way the country is being run, not unlike millions of other people who are doing the same thing. To the attitude of "if you love the country so much, why don’t you go live there?!", I respond: "Grow the hell up!"
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27 August 2005 21:36, by Anonymous
"The answer is simple though as far as James’ opinion that the country that many of my family members have died for in all wars sucks then I’m sorry for him. If we suck so bad that nothing can ever be changed then maybe he like so many others should witness life from another country."
He didn’t say we "sucked". Don’t put words in other people’s mouth in order to make a strawman argument. It works for Bush but he has the guns, but it won’t for you.
And that is such a flawed statement. Take your own advice and go to a country where whenever somebody speaks against the authority, they are misrepresented so the point never gets across and then maybe even silenced forever. Or, you know, grow the hell up.
"Yes we are a country where a mother has made herself a political pawn out of grief for her dead son, a soldier. But that what’s great about this country, we have the freedom to take the President head on. Her son dying, while fighting for freedoms that we preciously take for granted, while noble, has been used by his own mother to further an agenda that is little related to the unfortunate circumstance of war."
Oh, fuck you.
What freedoms is he fighting for? You mean ... if we didn’t go to Iraq then we would have not been free anymore? Sometimes? You aren’t fighting for our freedom, you are just, well, fighting a war. In this case the reason for the fighting (and what we are fighting) is subject to change, but was in the first place done in the name of more than 2,000 deaths when they KNEW it has SHIT to do with it. And maybe it’s these questions and more that makes a grieving mother ask, "why did my baby have to die? Should other people’s?" and alligns herself with groups of people who also aren’t following this whole thing blindly. But I’m sure you know so much better than she, don’t you?
And you know what? Your precious Shrub who declaired war and then [sarcasm]bravely and heroically[/sarcasm] send everybody but his own children and family members to fight won’t even talk to her. Instead he rides his bike around on his umpteenth vacation and then makes passive-agressive remarks her way through what can only be described as a Symbolic Mom-off about how another family with sons in Iraq are why there is freedom. What a conniving jerk. But I’m sure he is having Cheney work on his next talking point to use to moralize at everybody who wants answers, so no need to worry.
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29 August 2005 01:02, by Anonymous
canadaians come to america for their healthcare? Screw you buddy, our health care is free, we dont need to pay to see a doctor.
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29 August 2005 14:43, by Anonymous
"We have the greatest country on the face of the planet"
What a stupid thing to say. Have you been to every other country on the face of the planet to check? No, I bet you’ve never been outside of Ohio. Just because your American parents, teachers, friends, neighbours and GOVERNMENT tell you this doesn’t mean it is true. What about England? Scotland? Australia? Denmark? Japan? Taiwan? Why is America greater than any of them? Just because you’re gullible and tiny-minded enough to believe it?
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31 August 2005 01:13, by Anonymous
Well, that says it all. Your big dream is to fight for a country you love. Why do you dream of FIGHTING? WHO do you dream of fighting? This is what is wrong with your dumb-ass country. You have too many morons who just want to fight FOR NO REASON AT ALL. If there isn’t an "enemy" your Government invents one, and you all step up to die. For what? Freedom? From a non-existent enemy? Why have you got no rational sense? If you want to fight for "freedom" so much, go and stand up to Robert Mugabe and be a REAL hero. The grateful world won’t care if you have a cataract or not.
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4 September 2005 01:49, by anonymous - not because I am sacared to put my name but because my name (...)
In answer to Kile: Yes, all your sentiments are completely valid and kudos to you for thinking these things through which, alas, seems to be a rarity in people ranting on that America is the greatest country in the world with no justification. Of course you like your home the best. Who doesn’t (apart from the opressed or fleeing refugees)? But just because you think it is the best doesn’t mean it is (which you seem to be able to aknowledge).
Yes, the US has the resources to free oppressed people. Alas, it chooses who it frees and who it doesn’t and the reasoning behind this SHOULD be questioned. You go into Afghanistan and Iraq, but not the Balkans (until it is way too late), Rwanda or Zimbabwe when just as many people are being oppressed, murdered and raped. Saddam was doing the same to his country years before Kuwait and for 10 years between the 2 Gulf Wars. Why did all the murdered, raped and oppressed not get any relief from the US during these times? Please ask your government to explain!
I am not criticising the poor people who have gone to Iraq because they think they are doing the right thing. I just do not trust the people who decided when and why to send them there. And I don’t trust the opinions of people who unthinkingly think it was the right thing to do just because the leaders of "the greatest country on the face of the planet" (no proof) suddenly told them it had to be done, and done on the pretext of a bunch of lies and misinformation (such as WMDs and that Iraq was linked to the Sept 11 attacks).
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