BUFFY's Spike stars in cowboys vs. aliens cheapie

Sadly, things aren't going too well for James Marsters. He was so good as Spike the vampire on Buffy and Angel that it seemed like he had a very promising career ahead of him. But his role as the alien bad guy in Dragonball: Evolution was his most high-profile gig in a long while, and now he's starring in High Plains Invaders, a SyFy TV movie that the network has apparently decided not to air. (It's a bit confusing, but they say it will debut as a video-on-demand film June 1st, and there's no mention of a SyFy airdate.)

High Plains Invaders doesn't look like it's actually good, but at least it looks more interesting than the usual tired SyFy stuff. Cowboys vs. aliens is a fun, kind of novel idea. But Marsters just sounds delusional when he says this thing is "better" than Buffy. I guess that's what the poor guy had to tell himself in order to keep showing up for work. (Click the image above to buy the Buffy collecter's set on DVD.)



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