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Corey Chichizola

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: James marsters started doing thousands of situps to prep for potential spike return before buffy reboot got canceled - Caught on Camera

Spike shirtless in bed during Buffy Season 6.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the best supernatural teen dramas in TV history, and has a cult following decades after its 2003 series finale. Fans of the series (which is streaming with a Hulu subscription) were thrilled when a revival series New Sunnydale was ordered. But Hulu changed its mind and dropped the new Buffy, and it turns out that Spike actor James Marsters was doing "thousands" of sit ups to get his signature abs in shape for the cancelled series.

Marsters had ideas about bringing back Spike shortly after New Sunnydale was announced, to the joy of fans. Unfortunately that Hulu revival isn't happening, and it turns out that the PS I Love You actor was actually preparing to appear as the Buffy antagonist turned ally. While speaking on Streamily (via Instagram) Marsters admitted that he was getting back into shape to play Spike again, saying:

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