Writers blunder: Spike's past

[T.I.P]

I always imagined when a vampires age is mentioned, its not including the human age. As RM^^ said, maybe as Spike and Angel
had souls, they may have included human age, but maybe the average evil vamp see's it as being born when he's turned, so id say its just vamp age. But young vampires may add their human age, just to appear older and more experienced.
But WE know when they were turned, and Spike and Angels age when turned, so seeing as i dont wanna think of writers inconsitancies, i think they're either lying about or rounding of their age(if i was 288, im may just say 300, if asked)

 

[The Arcane]

... i think they're either lying about or rounding of their age(if i was 288, im may just say 300, if asked)

I'd say 280, but then I'm incredibly vane. 😀

 

[Airam]

Spike was30 when turned, but s4 he'd have been a vamp for 119years. Angel was 27, and 246 in vamp years.
Dru 139 years old, Darla 390 years old.
I dont know what reason though, that they couldnt have made it 1873 Spike got turned just to stick to the story.

I will admit that off the top of my head I don't know the age all our vamps were when they were turned, but Spike was 30?! Seriously? Not that I don't trust your knowledge, but when was that said, i'm having a hard time recalling the timeline? I know in real life James Marsters is older, in his mid 40's by now, but back in S2 when he first showed up he seriously defyied his age... he's always looked at least 10 years younger than his actual age to me. Being 30 when he was turned seems crazy to me....

 

[T.I.P]

I will admit that off the top of my head I don't know the age all our vamps were when they were turned, but Spike was 30?! Seriously? Not that I don't trust your knowledge, but when was that said, i'm having a hard time recalling the timeline? I know in real life James Marsters is older, in his mid 40's by now, but back in S2 when he first showed up he seriously defyied his age... he's always looked at least 10 years younger than his actual age to me. Being 30 when he was turned seems crazy to me....

Well for Angel, im sure it was said in one of the commentaries or interviews that he was 27 when turned, but Spike, i really dont remember where i heard that, it may not even be true, but i definetly remember getting it from somewhere. James Marsters is about 45 now, so in s2 he'd have been 35, so Spike being turned at 30 seems reasonable to me! Why would Spike being 30 when turned seem crazy????

 

[Bluebird]

Well for Angel, im sure it was said in one of the commentaries or interviews that he was 27 when turned, but Spike, i really dont remember where i heard that, it may not even be true, but i definetly remember getting it from somewhere. James Marsters is about 45 now, so in s2 he'd have been 35, so Spike being turned at 30 seems reasonable to me! Why would Spike being 30 when turned seem crazy????

In the commenatry for Lies My Parents Told Me someone mentions that Spike still sits with his mum when he's 30, so that's probably where you heard it. I don't think it was ever confirmed that he was 30, although I have no problem thinking he could have been when he was turned.

 

[Airam]

Well for Angel, im sure it was said in one of the commentaries or interviews that he was 27 when turned, but Spike, i really dont remember where i heard that, it may not even be true, but i definetly remember getting it from somewhere. James Marsters is about 45 now, so in s2 he'd have been 35, so Spike being turned at 30 seems reasonable to me! Why would Spike being 30 when turned seem crazy????

Lol, well maybe not SO crazy, he just looked really young to me, which is a props to James I guess. I never really knew how old James was and in S2 I just always assumed he was around the same age as all the other younger actors, he just looked to be in his early to early mid 20... I would have capped it at 26, maybe. I think I found out his age at the start of Angel S5 that he was 40 and I just recall being SO shocked. Plus maybe it creeps me out a little a "forever" 27 or 30 year old being all into a 16 year old Buffy... but yeah him being 30 when turned isn't unreasonable.

 

[T.I.P]

I was VERY suprised when i found out Marsters age. I also thought he'd be at least 7 or 8 years younger.
I found alot of the actors ages suprising.
Like Nic Brendon was 25 in Btvs s1.

 

[Perny]

He als once said he was 124 :O


OH NOES! Spike sucks at math, that's why!

 

[fly on the wall]

If I had to keep track of 100+ years of life....well, I probably wouldn't even try to. How exhausting. Vampires have better things to do. Drink the blood of the innocent, torture, maim, plot, avoid sunlight, avoid crosses, avoid holy water, find your way around sewers, keep out of reach of the Slayer (or hunt down the Slayer, depending). Or, if you're Angel/Spike, obsess about the Slayer. 🙂 Who has time for a silly thing like keeping track of age? Especially when it's really irrelevant, since you're immortal and all.

 

[Perny]

If I had to keep track of 100+ years of life....well, I probably wouldn't even try to. How exhausting. Vampires have better things to do. Drink the blood of the innocent, torture, maim, plot, avoid sunlight, avoid crosses, avoid holy water, find your way around sewers, keep out of reach of the Slayer (or hunt down the Slayer, depending). Or, if you're Angel/Spike, obsess about the Slayer. 🙂 Who has time for a silly thing like keeping track of age? Especially when it's really irrelevant, since you're immortal and all.

Yeah... Who needs math at all? I'd rather play the vampy games than doing math

 

[LadyLavinia]

ok i was lying in bed last night and something came to me william/spike was turned in 1880.

In The initiative when spike can't bite willow he says the line

"i'm only one-hundred and twenty-six years old"

But by my calcalations

That episode was set in 1999-2000

So if he was turned in 1880 he was only about one-hundred and twenty-one maybe one hundred and twenty-two.

But still not one hundred and twenty-six.

Quite simply, the writers made a mistake. It happens especially on shows with long story arcs. I think we should be grateful that such mistakes weren't tenfold on BUFFY, as they were on other shows.

 

[Perny]

Mistakes are made, and we can only be happy that the age difference isn't enormous. we are only talking a few years here... It's not like Spike is 122 one day, and 145 the next