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   From: nanoflower@notformailgmail.com   
      
   On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:16:42 -0700, BTR1701  wrote:   
      
   >In article , "David"    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >> The actor told us that Whedon had intended for Spike to get killed off by   
   >> Angel, the show's moral vampire, early on. Whedon, who created the show, was   
   >> not happy when fans began to like Spike.   
   >>   
   >> "It was not supposed to be romantic, but the audience was responding that   
   >> way and Joss was freaking out," he told us. "He backed me up against a wall   
   >> one day and said, 'I don't care how popular you are, you are dead.'"   
   >   
   >The more I hear about the unvarnished Whedon, the more he sounds like a   
   >complete asshole.   
      
   It really doesn't make sense since Whedon had complete control over   
   what happened with Spike. No need to talk to anyone else let alone the   
   actors when the actors have no say.   
      
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