source: scifiwire.com
published: April 9, 2009
author: Fred Topel
James Marsters, who plays the evil Lord Piccolo in the upcoming Dragonball Evolution, told SCI FI Wire that the green makeup he wore took a lot longer to apply than the gnarly vampire foreheads he wore as Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
source: The Kansas City Star
published: September 30, 1999
author: Robert Folsom
James Marsters’ nasty vampire becomes a regular on ‘Buffy’ this fall The bloodthirsty Spike is about to make life a living hell for Buffy and Angel. Actor James Marsters couldn’t be happier about that.
source: Horror Online
published: October, 1999
author: Sean J. Decker
Cool cannot be affected. It is a state of being, of movement and thought, the combination of a plethora of physical, emotional and intellectual characteristics melded into one. Errol Flynn possessed it, Humphrey Bogart seeped it, Mickey Roarke lost it, and James Marsters, who portrays British bad-boy vampire Spike on the hit WB show BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, bleeds it. His demeanor exudes none of the standard Hollywood actour narcissism, nor does it the psuedo-intellectualism of many,…
source: Dark Horse Comics
published: 26 Feb 1999
author: Shawna Ervin-Gore
The first time I called James Marsters and left a message on his answering machine, I wasn’t sure I’d ever get a call back. After all, we’re talking about a big TV star guy here (James plays the foxy, British vampire Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer) — not someone who normally makes his living writing comics. But James Marsters has written a comic — a Buffy one-shot called Spike and Dru, which follows America’s favorite vampire sweethearts on a wrenching adventure through emotional hell (and Eastern Europe!) as they try to mend their broken relationship following the events of last year’s season finale on the television show.
source: Modesto Bee
published: December 17, 1999
author: Marijke Rowland (Bee staff writer)
Modesto might not seem like the ideal breeding place for a 200-year-old vampire.
But then again, even a blood-sucking demon has to come from somewhere.
“Spike” is said vampire on the cult hit “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” He is played by James Marsters, a Modesto native.
source: The Seattle Times
published: November 14, 1999
author: Kate O’Hare
He’s got bleached-blond hair, black fingernails and a long, black leather coat. And right now, he’s just about awake. “The coffee’s working,” says actor James Marsters, “I’m breathing. It’s good. I have to scrunch my lips and talk strange. I’m in the makeup chair. I’m going to be evil Spike. I look terrible, in a really cool way.”
source: Starburst Winter Special, issue 39
published: winter 1999 (on sale from January 1, 1999)
author: Judy Sloane
Nicholas Brendon and James Marsters and entertained the crowds at Creation’s Buffy convention in November. Judy Sloane presents some highlights.
James Marsters on Spike’s punk roots:
“Originally Joss [Whedon, the show's creator] wanted us to be punk vampires — he wanted a Sid and Nancy. I auditioned with a British accent and a southern accent, which I thought was real sexy. But the British is dangerous, whereas the Southern was a little slow. When I got the audition, I was playing a role in The Tempest at a Shakespeare festival.
source: Teen People Online
published: October 21, 1999
author: Tony ?
HostTPtony: Good evening, everybody. My name is Tony, and Teen People Online is very pleased to welcome someone you might know from “Angel” and “Buffy”: James Marsters. You can send in your questions for James by clicking on the PARTICIPATE IN EVENT button. Welcome, James! I want to kick things off with the first.
source: Official Buffy The Vampire Slayer Magazine, issue 4 published: Summer 1999 author:Matt Springer WHETHER TERRORIZING BUFFY OR WATCHING THE HISTORY CHANNEL, JAMES MARSTERS IS UP ALL NIGHT James Marsters is a little groggy, because he had a late night. Clubbing? Hitting a punk rock show? Scaring up a late dinner? Naw, just surfing some [...]
source: Starburst, issue 246
published: February 1999 (on sale from January 14)
author: Sue Schneider
He’s hip, he’s deadly and out he’s out to slay the Slayer. James Marsters lifts the coffin lid on Buffy’s evil nemesis Spike. By Sue Schneider.
James Marsters, who stars at the vampire Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has an announcement to make. “I am back,” he tells me as we sit down outside on the patio at the recent Take A Chance With The Stars, an annual Monte Carlo Casino night for the American Cancer Society, for which stars from Daytime and Primetime shows volunteer to entertain.
source: DreamWatch, issue 62
published: October 1999
author: n/a
“I WAS LOOKING FOR A PILOT. I would have been very happy to have gotten a pilot and would have been ecstatically happy if the pilot had gotten picked up and we had a series, and ecstatically happy if it didn’t get trashed in the ratings, and over the moon if it had been a hit, and then Joss called, and said, Do you want to be on Buffy as a cast member? and it was like I jumped all the hurdles.”
source: Cult Times Special, issue 9
published: March 1999 (on sale from March 3, 1999)
author: Cynthia Boris
He’s the sadistic bleach-blond bloodsucker in Buffy, he’s recently done his bit for Millennium, but The X-Files still eludes him. James Marsters says, “I was just too cool”
He is barely recognized on the street. His hair is brown, not blond. His clothes are not so punk and when he speaks he’s not even British. James Marsters plays Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer but in real life he’s an artistic soul. Arriving with a Frank Miller comic tucked under his arm,…
source: Starburst Yearbook Special, issue 42
published: December 1999 (on sale from November 30)
author: Dave Roberts
Despite being evil, Spike from Buffy and its spin-off Angel has always enjoyed great popularity. Dave Roberts spoke to actor James Marsters
James Marsters, aka Spike, has a theory. “I think that Joss maps out his seasons pretty carefully in advance, but then he rolls in the margins as the season goes along,” he comments, referring to Joss Whedon and the Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel creator’s knack for amplifying what works and dropping what doesn’t on his shows while still in mid-stride. “He kept me around in Season Two,…
source: Vulkon convention
place: Hilton-Orlando, Alamonte Springs, Florida, USA
date: November 12-13, 1999
transcripted by: n/a
Q: Couple questions. One, I would like to know about your social life. Can you repeat all the questions, because we can’t always hear. And three would you like my oxygen or do you want to quit smoking?
James: My grandfather too. I know, I know. Yeah, you’re right. Uh, would I repeat questions and what’s my, uh, social life like? Uh, my social life is- uh, is non-existent. Now. Happily so. But- yeah- you know- I swear to god.
source: Vulkon convention
place: Hilton-Orlando, Alamonte Springs, Florida, USA
date: November 12-13, 1999
transcripted by: n/a - smithereen.net
We weren’t very far from the stage. Too far for my crappy ass camera to get good pictures, but close enough that we could see him well. They had a life size stand up of Sarah from the third season (all black in front of the gate) on stage with him. He was wearing dark colors. A black v-neck shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, and some sort of dark colored pants. They look geenish-grey in the pictures. He’s sort of like a little boy in a man’s body, full of energy, humor…
source: The 11th Hour Web Magazine
published: December 1999
author: Saber shadowkitten
James Marsters speaks out on “Butty,” “Angel,” and going topless.
He came. He spoke. He signed.
He was dead tired.
source: ET Online.com
published: April 27, 1999
author: n/a
What do Macbeth and Spike in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” have in common? They have both been played by the versatile JAMES MARSTERS, who enjoys making people feel uncomfortable.
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT: What can we look forward to seeing for Spike?
source: westfield comics.com
published: February 1999
author: Roger Ash
Actor James Marsters has gained quite a following with his portrayal of the vampire Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This month, he turns to comics with Dark Horse’s…
source: Xposé Special, no. 9
published: August 1999 (New Season 1999)
author: Judy Sloane
James Marsters looks forward to reprising the role of Spike in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel.
As I entered the WB’s press party at Il Fornaio Restaurant in Pasadena California, I immediately noticed that a blond, attractive vampire was lurking in the corner, so I approached him with caution. As the 120-year-old bloodsucker in TV’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer, James Marsters has captured the imagination and the hearts of the viewing audience with his amusing, brooding portrayal of the sadistic Spike, a moniker the character received from his history of torturing his victims with railroad spikes.
Source: E! Online – Watch With Wanda Chat
published: December 13, 1999
This week, James Marsters gabs about smooching Sarah Michelle Gellar, pumping up with Marc Blucas and doing Shakespeare naked. Plus, will Faith return to Sunnydale?
Hey, everyone. James is here. Let’s go!