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Post by Darth_Yotho on Jan 27, 2010 18:54:12 GMT -5
Female company? CHECK AND CHECK! And no cheating with Buffy-bot v 2.0 haha BTW the Twilight mask that Spike is burning made me feel all fuzzy-and-crossovery inside...
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Post by Billie Erin on Jan 28, 2010 8:10:41 GMT -5
But she always knew he'd give his life for her, he made it very clear in "Intervention" when he said he'd die rather than see her suffer losing her sister. I think it's something she always felt and she just never had the guts to say it until she knew it was her last chance I agree, not sure what you disagreed with in my post.
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Post by terryb on Jan 30, 2010 14:47:38 GMT -5
I'm new to this forum and I'm intrigued by the news I'm reading about Spike!!
I am a Spike fan first and foremost; Spuffy second. I've followed both shows and have been reading Buffy S8 and all of Angel Comics from their first issues.
Also a huge fan of Lynch/Uru in Spike: Asylum and Shadow Puppets and am so excited about the launching of a new Spike comic series in Summer 2010!!
Just some opinions/observations: - Lynch and Uru really have the "look/sound" of Spike. I do believe the two create the better "Spike" off-screen. He does need to be careful with the "insensitivity"and "comedy" - Spike has humor and is very adaptible in most situations - and remember that Spike feels very deeply and is keenly aware of the emotions of others and his own. There needs to be more acknowledgement of the Spuffy relatioship for the fans. It is what changed Spike's life for the better.
- I am concerned about the "lack of depth" the character has along-side Angel. For Spike to grow as a character he needs to move out of Angel's shadow and begin to make his own way in life and in building relationships.
- Which means I don't mind if Spike moves to other female characters to build those relationships. I found Spike's relationship with Beck in Asylum to be that possibility. If not Buffy - then Beck? If she loves him.
- I challenge Brian to create a Spike who will keep his edge as the vampire I have grown to know and love and grow as a character.
- I long for a Buffy/Spike reunion written either by Joss Whedon or Doug Petrie. A story which will reaquaint them and be sensitive to everything which has transpired in each character's life since S7. The conversations they would have had "IF" they had had more time.
Just thoughts I've had as I've read through this thread. I couldn't find a "multi-quote" button - so I would have used more quotes from the posts I've read.
Great discussions everyone!!
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Jan 30, 2010 14:51:54 GMT -5
Just thoughts I've had as I've read through this thread. I couldn't find a "multi-quote" button - so I would have used more quotes from the posts I've read. Great discussions everyone!! Welcome! You could open all the quotes/posts in several windows and then paste them all together in one post.
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Post by winterdreamer on Jan 30, 2010 15:02:00 GMT -5
Having just re-read Shadow puppets last night, I have to wonder if that undeniably awesome old-lady will be back in the ongoing Spike series.....I really liked her. ;D
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Post by terryb on Jan 30, 2010 15:53:56 GMT -5
Just thoughts I've had as I've read through this thread. I couldn't find a "multi-quote" button - so I would have used more quotes from the posts I've read. Great discussions everyone!! Welcome! You could open all the quotes/posts in several windows and then paste them all together in one post. Thank you for the Welcome skytteflickan88!! This seems to be the thread to talk about Spike!! I tried to doing that (opening another window) - but there were so many wonderful Quotes about Spike it became cumbersome! I am intrigued by your "Proud Spikette" title!!
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Jan 30, 2010 16:43:00 GMT -5
Well, Spike girls in Angel after the fall were refereed to as Spikettes, and let's just say, I'm a tiiiiny bit jealous of them. So more of a wanna be Spikette than "initiated" Spikette.
Also, Spike-fans are called Spikettes (at least by me).
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Post by zamolxis on Feb 2, 2010 14:20:00 GMT -5
Another so-far-unannounced ANGEL-related project in the works and worth showing now, ahead of any official word. This one obviously stars Spike and is being drawn by Chris Cross, with inks by Marc Deering: ryalltime.blogspot.com/2010/02/cross-spiked.htmlI have no idea were to post this, please some mighty powers do the right thing (maybe including the drawing also)
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Post by winterdreamer on Feb 2, 2010 15:10:58 GMT -5
haha, that looks to be great~I really like the art & inkwork. Lol at drunk!Spike, curious who his bar-crawling friend is. (and why she is dressed classy for the pubs) Did he slap her on the bum in the 2nd to last panel?
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Post by Hallow Thorn on Feb 2, 2010 16:24:59 GMT -5
Ha, lools cool. I like seeing Spike out and about .
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Feb 2, 2010 17:03:15 GMT -5
Yep, he smacked her. And he looks surprised.
My guess is, he got drunk or drugged(he must have a lot to drink to get that buzzed) and in the last panel, he sees a building or person that he didn't expect to see. Maybe someone used that woman to lure him there?
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Post by winterdreamer on Feb 2, 2010 17:12:53 GMT -5
Yep, he smacked her. And he looks surprised. My guess is, he got drunk or drugged(he must have a lot to drink to get that buzzed) and in the last panel, he sees a building or person that he didn't expect to see. Maybe someone used that woman to lure him there? I would imagine luring Spike with booze and women is astoundingly easy....she's probably gonna dump him in rehab.
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Feb 2, 2010 17:33:47 GMT -5
It would be nice seeing that side of Spike. The womanizing side.
Spike seems to be the kind of guy sho sleeps with a new woman every night (okay, he probably gets drunk and fight very often and might not have time for "romance" all the time), but we don't see that as often as I'd like. He flirted with Buffy all the time in season 6, a lot in season 5 too, and he's generally slutty. He had a harem in After the fall! I guess I want to see more of that now.
It used to bother me, seeing him be with women who's not Buffy, but now I just like seeing him get some. Of course, having Spike's sluttyness refered to in every other comic could get dull.
I hope Beck fall in love with Spike in his series. I'm not saying that I want them to get all couple-y, but it would add drama. And it would be nice seeing Spike being the one admired and followed, instead of the other way around. We got to see some of that with Spider.
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Post by jellymoff on Feb 2, 2010 18:06:39 GMT -5
Another so-far-unannounced ANGEL-related project in the works and worth showing now, ahead of any official word. This one obviously stars Spike and is being drawn by Chris Cross, with inks by Marc Deering: ryalltime.blogspot.com/2010/02/cross-spiked.htmlI have no idea were to post this, please some mighty powers do the right thing (maybe including the drawing also) What the frak is this? Can anyone tell what it says on Spike's shirt? I have never know him to wear a "printed tee" before...
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Post by winterdreamer on Feb 2, 2010 19:31:53 GMT -5
It would be nice seeing that side of Spike. The womanizing side. Spike seems to be the kind of guy sho sleeps with a new woman every night (okay, he probably gets drunk and fight very often and might not have time for "romance" all the time), but we don't see that as often as I'd like. He flirted with Buffy all the time in season 6, a lot in season 5 too, and he's generally slutty. He had a harem in After the fall! I guess I want to see more of that now. It used to bother me, seeing him be with women who's not Buffy, but now I just like seeing him get some. Of course, having Spike's sluttyness refered to in every other comic could get dull. I hope Beck fall in love with Spike in his series. I'm not saying that I want them to get all couple-y, but it would add drama. And it would be nice seeing Spike being the one admired and followed, instead of the other way around. We got to see some of that with Spider. I coldnt agree more! The world needs more Slutty!Spike!
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Post by kaleidoscope on Feb 3, 2010 3:48:22 GMT -5
Well, women like Spike and Spike likes women, but what I would like to see is a bit more depth in his relationships with them. Spike's a pretty complicated character and I wouldn't like to see him characterized by just boozing and womanising.(Of course that may not be what is happening in this picture, we don't know yet) I'm more interested in just what makes him tick and why he's gone from being a one woman guy to 'slutty Spike' as you call him.
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Post by zamolxis on Feb 3, 2010 4:02:02 GMT -5
Spike's already blamed for everything including global warming (due to hotness I suppose), I really don't want to see 'slutty Spike'. Jeez, the guy stayed 100 years with the same woman when soulless, why having a soul would make him a womanizer?
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Post by kaleidoscope on Feb 3, 2010 5:14:12 GMT -5
Spike's already blamed for everything including global warming (due to hotness I suppose), I really don't want to see 'slutty Spike'. Jeez, the guy stayed 100 years with the same woman when soulless, why having a soul would make him a womanizer? I agree. One line is #28 of the Angel series that really got to me was where Spike wants to organize requests for help in the ranking of 'How hot is the client and does she need immediate comforting.' I'm not sure if Bill Willingham believes that this is truly how Spike would organize things if he were in charge, but if it is, I think that this is a case where Spike being painted as a womaniser is making his character look very shallow indeed.
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Feb 3, 2010 5:49:26 GMT -5
I always envisioned Spike as loyal, yet very sexual and ready for anything. I bet he and Dru wasn't the one to turn down a ten-some, but no cheating. Okay, Drusilla probably cheated a lot, and he might have cheated too to punish her. But I don't think that's the way he wanted things. Then she left, and I think he got a bit lost. He was heartbroken and horny, and probably wasn't looking for anyone new to date, so he started to sleep around. Then the chip happened, and I don't think he got as much sex (I bet him having to seduce women instead of dragging them into alley's and raping them, which I expect he did a lot, made him less eager to sleep with others, and settled with Harmony). Then he feel in love with Buffy, and as seen with Harmony, he lost interest, at least a bit, for other women. Then he got a soul, was all broody, but in LA, he probably started to sleep around again since Buffy wasn't around and he tried to move on. That's my guess. I haven't read issue 28, so I have no idea if he was too sleezy or not, or just joking since he knew no one would allow him (although, if he used that line, I don't think we need to see womanizing Spike for a few issues, we had plenty) but he's definitly sexual and likes to get his. But I believe can be a one-woman-guy if the right girl comes along. But he had a harem in After the fall, so we can't forget slutty Spike. I mean he dresses like a prostitute who's prefers men. I can't not expect him to be slutty
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Post by zamolxis on Feb 3, 2010 6:16:52 GMT -5
(I bet him having to seduce women instead of dragging them into alley's and raping them, which I expect he did a lot, made him less eager to sleep with others, and settled with Harmony) Not true. We already saw him in action seducing: remember Sheila in School Hard, his line to Willow "I hate being obvious. All fang-y and "rrrr!" Takes the mystery out. " (The Initiative). Even Angel said to Fred (AtS S5) that Spike could be very charming, not to mention his "nice skirt" to Harmony. Sorry, Sky, I really need to defend my vamp.
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