Buffy the Vampire Slayer star James Marsters reveals that he virtually had a cameo on Firefly, paving the best way for him to probably be a part of the collection. Each dramas had been created by Joss Whedon, with Firefly going down within the yr 2517. The sci-fi collection zeroes in on a bunch of people as they arrive on a brand new star system referred to as The Verse. Regardless of constructive opinions for the Firefly forged and a loyal viewers, Fox cancelled the Nathan Fillion-led house saga after one season as a consequence of low rankings.
James Marsters, who performed the antagonist-turned-hero Spike on Buffy and its spinoff Angel, revealed throughout a latest conference look that he virtually joined Firefly. Because the actor explains, he was launched to the forged by Whedon and divulges that Spike would have seen at a bar. Contemplating that Spike is a vampire, Marsters notes, he would not have aged even within the futuristic house setting. Learn his quote beneath (through the_electric_crow/TikTok):
The plan was to place Spike in Firefly, which was one other one in all Joss’ exhibits about house. So he took me over and launched me to the forged of Serenity, Firefly. I want they might have simply referred to as it the identical factor. Loopy. Um, uh… and I checked out all of the house stuff and thought it was cool. He launched me to the forged — they had been all actually pleasant and fantastic. I didn’t know why I used to be being launched to them, however apparently, the concept was that they had been gonna go right into a bar, and this vampire could be sitting there going: “Nothing ever adjustments. It by no means adjustments.” And so Spike is immortal, so he could be sooner or later — and he was gonna be a part of the forged. However… they obtained cancelled.
It Is A Shared Universe, If You Squint
Marsters doesn’t element what his potential Spike look would have meant in the long term. In a previous interview with Whole Movie, Whedon had talked about that he had an thought about bringing in his frequent collaborators Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, and Marsters to play a travelling trio on Firefly. Denisof and Acker each performed Buffyverse characters, Wesley and Fred, respectively, so it could possibly be the case that the Spike cameo was only one thought of a number of. Whedon’s quote about Acker and Denisof cameos is beneath:
“I had deliberate to do an episode with Amy, Alexis and James Marsters as a part of a travelling Shakespeare troupe. As a result of it’s kind of a staple of John Ford Westerns, there’s at all times that excessive theater man. And I assumed it might be terrific to have them to attempt to placed on a play within the cargo bay.”
Firefly had sufficient help to return within the type of a sequel movie, Serenity, which was launched in 2005 and contained no main Buffyverse references. However there are smaller Easter eggs that trace that a few of Whedon’s works all exist in the identical universe. The evil Weyland-Yutani Company is referenced in Angel and Firefly. Additionally it is part of the Alien franchise, with Whedon having written Alien Resurrection. This does bolster the shared Buffyverse idea.
Our Take On Spike’s Scrapped Firefly Cameo
It is One other What If?
Maybe greater than most exhibits, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a present that would have continued in any variety of methods. There have been Buffy spinoff concepts for Religion, for the potential slayers, for Spike, and even a Giles-focused prequel that would have aired on the BBC. Just one spinoff, Angel, ever got here into fruition. The cameo on Firefly is one other concept that sounds cool however went unexplored.
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