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December 16 2008

James Marsters makes USA Today's top 100 people of 2008 list. The Pop Candy column at USA Today picks James as their #69 top person of 2008.

The writer praises James for his roles in Torchwood and Smallville and wishes to see more .

ETA: The site seems to be down at the moment so here's the text.

"69. James Marsters. His guest stint as the rebellious, flirtatious Captain John added a spark to Torchwood's second season, and Smallville fans enjoyed his run as the evil Brainiac. When will the guy get a regular gig so his roles won't be such a rare delicacy?"

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debw | Cast&Crew | 22:51 CET | 14 comments total | tags: james marsters

And Brigid Brannagh (Wesley's girlfriend Virginia Bryce) is #94.

Eden | December 16, 23:07 CET

Wow. I love JM with all of my heart, but I never would have expected him to be on the list. And rated higher than Paul Newman, no less. I agree with the writer--more James on a regular basis. Yes, please.

Lirazel | December 16, 23:32 CET

When will the guy get a regular gig so his roles won't be such a rare delicacy?

I hope the answer is SOON.

ActualSize | December 16, 23:32 CET

Wow. I love JM with all of my heart, but I never would have expected him to be on the list.

Whitney is a big fan of Buffy. Whedonesque came in at no. 70 on her list back in 2004.

Link:

Simon | December 16, 23:36 CET

Joss gets a negative shoutout at #87 regarding the delays on his Runaways run, but hopefully he'll make the list with the success of Dr. Horrible, S8, and Dollhouse coming out soon!

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TOASTERslayer | December 17, 00:03 CET

Thanks for the link, Simon. I'm now officially a big fan of Whitney.

Lirazel | December 17, 00:22 CET

Yay Jimmy boy!! *g* Great stuff.

sueworld2003 | December 17, 01:28 CET

Excellent for James! I like a lot of her picks, very cool.

fortunateizzi | December 17, 01:37 CET

Ha! I'm not going to read too much into the number ranking JM got. I must agree that I hope he'll find a more regular role soon. He needs to be on my TV weekly.

Simon, I love the old posts links - it's fun to see news about the fandom from way back when.

Emmie | December 17, 02:06 CET

Congrats to James! I agree with everyone that says he should have more regular roles. I would start watching TV again!

thegingerpire | December 17, 02:57 CET

I'm glad that the writer recognizes him as being a "delicacy" but couldn't she have posted that with a better picture of him?

BuffyAddict | December 17, 09:24 CET

I love the picture! Naughty Captain John!!

debw | December 17, 10:38 CET

*gasp* Oh, Simon! James came higher than Whedonesque 2004?!

*eyes shift to her JM obessorabilia* I’m conflicted, but okay with that. ;)

All of us are routing for more Marsters on TV – I can so fit him into my weekly diet. It had been suffering with the lack of delicacies.

Mirage | December 17, 15:13 CET

I was sort of hoping to see James involved in the Torchwood mini-series next year but that's obviously not on the cards now. Shame because I have a nasty feeling that will be the last we see of Torchwood, meaning no further appearances of Captain Hart. Hope I'm wrong.

Technopagan | December 17, 15:47 CET

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