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   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.   
      
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