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Post by Dalton on Jul 1, 2003 0:43:28 GMT -5
Big pout. I really wanted to see James Marsters in a swimsuit (read Speedo). Coming up with a vehicle for James Marsters would be difficult I think. He could play any part you want, but I would much prefer he portray someone sexy rather than a wimpy William the Bloody type, although he did that quite well. Better if there was a Spike spinoff; I agree he could not go onto the Angel series easily. He could remain in the Angel world and have a connection, but it would be better if he got his own show. If David Boreanaz can hold a show together, James Marsters can. I wonder if he is not too interested in that though. He seems very interested in his band. Plus he doesn't hit me as someone who is obsessed with being a gigantic star. Maybe he'd like it okay if it was given to him on a plate, but he has other interests that please him. I don't think he would want to go to England to do "Ripper" because his band wouldn't follow. And how would he get to see professional football on the telly? Being a football addict myself, I would find that a misery. Just my opinion. So - perhaps your fertile minds can design a spinoff for Spike (before the writers decide to dust him in this season.) Then the ME people will read this board and a new Spike series will be created from your brilliant ideas. Otherwise he's going to wind up a wealthy Malibu private eye. With a speedo. Be warned!
Alexandra K.
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Post by Dalton on Jul 1, 2003 0:44:16 GMT -5
Rusty said, "I'd also love to see him as a arch and snarky movie villain in the tradition of Alan Rickman and bad Spike with a Dru type relationship with his co-nemisis (without the craziness)." Do you mean a Bonnie and Clyde type movie? But the true villains of movies have to get it in the end. I don't think I could face that. "No hurting the vamp"(JM). Alan Rickman always seems to get it in the end. If we are discussing a movie with an evil SPIKE, I guess I can't be happy with Spike being a complete villain anymore. The character is too complex now. He was spectacular as a villain with his total irreverance for the sacred vampire rituals in season two. But the character has chosen to progress past that into a self awareness of something better for himself. I'd rather James Marsters got typecast as a sexy protagonist rather than an archvillain. I can see him as a James Bond type easily. But I did like Jeremy Irons on "Die Hard Three" - hmmmm. Okay, need to think about this some more.
Alexandra K.
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Post by Dalton on Jul 1, 2003 0:45:06 GMT -5
Rusty, I love your ideas for James. Please see if you can get a job as his manager. Remember that drooling is unprofessional. OK, Alexandra, here is my fantasy idea for a series for James: I would love to see him on a boat in the open seas. When it is warm, he can wear nothing but shorts and deck shoes. When it is cold he can wear those sexy fisherman's sweaters. He would get wet alot. His hair would always be curly and tossled. He and his scientific lady love could head up a team that does oceanic research, wreck-reclamation and treasurer hunting. They live on board in very close quarters. There are many adventures and opportunities for frolicking on deserted beaches. James' character is named Rod. His lady love is named Alexis. At every port, she buys him a different color pair of speedos for the frolicking, so she doesn't get bored (as if). So there you have it.
Spring Summers
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Post by Dalton on Jul 1, 2003 0:45:44 GMT -5
Three questions: 1) Is there any specific connotation to your choice of his first name? Is it Freudian? (grin) 2) Is he ONLY wearing the fisherman sweater or does he have on the speedos too? 3) Is your real name Alexis? We really need a new episode, don't we?
Alexandra K.
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Post by Dalton on Jul 1, 2003 0:48:22 GMT -5
I'm going out on a limb here and opining that these ideas would be lame, hackneyed and cliche'. JM deserves better. How about a series where he's the captain of a space ship. Make that a star ship. And he's going around the galaxy solving problems for alien civilizations. Yeah! And he can have this really great crew with lots of diverse types to help him. Maybe some of them could be pretty and sexy women that he couldn't get involved with and maybe some could be aliens too. And all the aliens have these bumpy heads, or maybe spots...
Diane U
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Post by Dalton on Jul 3, 2003 0:43:44 GMT -5
For some reason picturing him in a fishermans sweater(and I'm picturing him with jeans)seems very sexy to me. Thanks for the image!
Maggie M
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Post by Dalton on Jul 3, 2003 0:44:44 GMT -5
Diane said, "How about a series where he's the captain of a space ship. Make that a star ship. And he's going around the galaxy solving problems for alien civilizations. Yeah! And he can have this really great crew with lots of diverse types to help him. Maybe some of them could be pretty and sexy women that he couldn't get involved with and maybe some could be aliens too. And all the aliens have these bumpy heads, or maybe spots..." This series sounds very like "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda" except for the bumpy heads. Vampires in space. A very novel concept. Sunlight wouldn't be a major issue. I like the possibilities. (Don't suppose one needs a speedo on a starship...) Actually, JM has already guest starred in an episode of "Andromeda" as the ruler of a planet full of genetically engineered superior humans called Nietzscheans. Not vampires but close. Their five senses are better than humans, they are stronger, and they like to think they are smarter. But the whole galaxy knows their one major trait is their Machiavellian personalities. Very crafty, and extremely self-serving. Motivated mainly by attaining power (sounds like Season 7). The episode aired last November or December (2001) and was called "Into the Labyrinth". His character was named Charlemagne Bolivar and he was the Archduke of the planet. Not to worry about "pretty and sexy women that he couldn't get involved with" because Nietzscheans can have as many wives as they can afford (presumably all Nietzschean because they are very snobby about 'lower' races). And the one good thing about them is they love children and want as many as they can have. Word is circulating that JM is going to reprise his role as Charlemagne Bolivar this season. I'd like to see that because he has a dynastic marriage to a conniving female who has, on other episodes, tried to sell him out more than once. I would like to see him go up against her. The two characters have not been in the same episode yet. You can read the episode synopsis at: www.slipstreamweb.com/reviews/episodes/into_the_labyrinth.shtml JM in space. Spinoff of "Andromeda"? Or starship captain with an occasional game face? Does it for me. Alexandra K.
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Post by Dalton on Jul 3, 2003 0:59:04 GMT -5
WHY THE NAME ROD: It is hard to follow a name like “Spike”, but I tried. Did I mention his last name would be “Bent”? WHAT TO WEAR WITH FISHERMAN’S SWEATERS: On the show? I’m with Gia, the sweaters should be worn with jeans –snug and faded, with some well-placed holes in them. In your imagination, Alexandra? I dare not speculate.
WHY THE NAME ALEXIS: I must take the fifth.
I don’t like the idea of James in a space sci-fi drama. The costumes can be so cheesy. And well, I know I can never have him, but if we keep him in earth, it helps keep the dream alive. Geez. Why oh why do I think like this, when things are more than satisfactory with my real-life squeeze? Am I sick? Do I have a terrible affliction? What is wrong with me? And to think I used to make fun of my sister for her crush on David Cassidy, thinking that it could never happen to me. And she had the excuse of being 13. Sigh.
I guess I should just go with it and enjoy. I wonder how James would look with a little 5 o’clock shadow.
Edited By Spring Summers at 12/13/2002 11:42:00 AM.
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Post by Dalton on Jul 3, 2003 1:00:10 GMT -5
i've only skimmed through the most recent posts, so you'll have to forgive me if i'm going of a tangent. black kilt, cream cable knit/fisherman's sweater and boots - may not the most practical outfit for roaming the open seas or outer space - but hey works for me.
(ps re # 7 & 11 - alexandra/spring thanks for the word up these essays - much appreciated)
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Post by Dalton on Jul 3, 2003 1:01:21 GMT -5
I am not much of a Scotland fiction fan - they could never row together, too many clans all fighting each other. But the kilt! Now that has possibilities. And for those inquiring minds who have always wanted to know what men wore under the kilt: www.meninkilts.org/
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Post by Dalton on Jul 3, 2003 1:02:04 GMT -5
Rod?! That would have to come with a tweed suit that has a lable that says "Made for Rod". Or you could just shorten William the Bloody to "Willie". When I'm thinking villain, I'm thinking one of those villains you just love. The ones you want to get away because they're so much cooler than the hero.And of course they do because you can't be a nemesis only once.
And the villain's raison d'etre? Not the old, tired world domination bit; not to end the world because of some lame fanaticism; but because he's bored (and ok, kinda evil). He needs money to continue his indolently evil life style, and he enjoys the game. He could even be an old arch nemisis of the hero, who knows lots of inside things. The hero has to team up with him to stop somebody even more evil, rescue somebody important, etc.and the hero might even black mail him into helping. And he always gets away in the end because he's cool. (And we like him so much better than the hero!)
Or, JM would be a great Bond Villain. Maybe even a vampire Bond villain. That would be very interesting.
I'm also hoping that they make a movie of the Jim Butcher books that JM reads for books on tape. JM as a sorcerer! Tasty with possibilities! And not Angel redux.
Rusty Goode
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Post by Dalton on Jul 3, 2003 1:03:45 GMT -5
Oh, if men only knew how sexy kilts are to women, we would see more of them. I could definitely see the hero of the story, (or arch villain) in a kilt. We could call him Seamus (That's just plain James in Gaelic for those of you out of the loop.) He could wear an aran knit cable sweater with it. (I have the perfect pattern, maybe in a tweed ekru.) As for the sporran (That's the purse type thing worn with a kilt, since kilts don't have pockets. They're great, back when I used to compete in pipe band competitions I could fit a juice box, my wallet, and an emergency bagpipe repair kit into mine. A kilt without a sporran just looks naked.) I don't think I'd like one of the horse hair ones, (the ones worn by the military). They are too small, barely room for spare change, and they shed. I also veto all sporrans that have animal faces. I saw a really scary one at the North American Pipe Band Championships this summer, it was made out of a small rodent, and it's little beady glass eyes were staring at me from some guy's groin area. Definitely out. We would definitely need a plain leather sporran (possibly with silver inlay or celtic notery toolwork) for our Seamus. He would of course carry a dirk or skean-dhu in his sock. Not with the gaudy jeweled hilt though. Head gear... So many choices. A balmoral maybe? Nah, too much like a tam. A glengarry I think. With a nice hat badge. Glens are great because they can easily be folded and looped into the chain of the sporran, or tucked into the kilt at the small of the back to keep it out of the way. Now I readily agree that our Seamus should be some type of ultra suave James Bond type, only Scotish. Like Sean Connery. Only better looking. Just one other point. Plaid (rhymes with lad) socks, ties or any other form of plaid should never be worn with a kilt. (With the exception of the plaid (rhymes with laid) which is a length of tartan which is pleated, wrapped around the body and pined with a broach over the right shoulder, it is worn with formal winter dress.) So our hero would wear knee socks that match his lovely sweater. And brogues on his feet. (The socks are cuffed just below the knee and held up with flashes. It is amazing how attractive men's knees become when they wear kilts. You never notice them when they are wearing shorts, but kilts...)
When he attends the formal functions, Seamus would trade in his sweater for a dress coat with tails and those nice little square silver buttons. I don't see Seamus with the frilly necked shirts though. I think he would go for the tuxedo bowtie look.
Anything to add?
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Post by Dalton on Jul 3, 2003 1:04:16 GMT -5
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Post by Dalton on Jul 3, 2003 1:04:54 GMT -5
I decided to try my hand at a fan fic and i actually have a bit where Spike is in kilts, Royal Stewart because its so red and goes well with black leather with silver buckles. I favor the old style plaid where it was one long piece. I saw a guy at the games dressed like I would like to see James. The old style plaid, belted at the waist and pinned at each shoulder, leather jerkin, dagger at his hip and sock, and crossed Claymores on his back with the hilts showing over each shoulder. Yum.
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Post by Dalton on Jul 3, 2003 1:05:20 GMT -5
"Alexandra the Pam-Pyre Slayer"... between the thought you've raised of JM in a kilt (went to that website - *thud*) and then that link to the picture of JM you posted - well, you've manged to brighten my dreary Friday afternoon and slay me in the process! ;-) Thanks!
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