{"id":39510,"date":"2023-11-10T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1923980"},"modified":"2023-11-10T21:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T20:19:31","slug":"james-marsters-teases-buffy-favourite-ozs-return-for-slayers-season-2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/james-marsters-teases-buffy-favourite-ozs-return-for-slayers-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"James Marsters teases Buffy favourite Oz\u2019s return for Slayers season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Slayers: A Buffyverse Story looks set to add another fan favourite character from Buffy to the mix. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Minnie Wright\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 10 November 2023 at 12:51 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>If Buffy the Vampire Slayer veterans Spike (James Marsters), Drusilla (Juliet Landau), Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), Giles (Anthony Head), Anya (Emma Caulfield), Tara (Amber Benson), Clem (James Charles Leary) and Jonathan (Danny Strong) weren\u2019t enough for you as a die-hard fan, it seems as though you could be in for even more of a treat if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/buffy-audio-sequel-james-marsters-newsupdate\/\">Slayers: A Buffyverse Story<\/a> gets a second season on Audible.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, which was conducted in line with SAG-AFTRA union rules, Spike actor James Marsters revealed the happy coincidence which led to a very promising chance of Oz making an appearance next time round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a character that I didn\u2019t get to interact with, Oz, played by Seth Green, who I thought was one of the most charming characters of all,\u201d Marsters said.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cAnd he happened to be working on another project in the same building that we were recording [Slayers, which is an expansion of the Buffyverse] in and heard that we were down there. And he just came in and said, \u2018Hi, what are you guys doing? No one invited me!\u2019<\/p> <p>\u201cSo immediately we started pressuring him to promise that, when we do the second season, that he\u2019ll come on board. And he was like, \u2018Of course, I love it!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the future of Slayers has yet to be confirmed, if it does return for a second season, it sounds likely that Oz fans will have something to look forward to.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/2-04aafab.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/2-04aafab.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=598%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/2-04aafab.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=898%2C599 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/2-04aafab.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1197%2C799 4x\" 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title=\"Buffy stars James Marsters and Juliet Landau\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> James Masters and Juliet Landau.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Audible<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am not in control of any of these decisions but I have fingers crossed that Oz will be making an appearance when we go back and do more,\u201d Marsters said, adding: \u201cAnd he is just awesome, Seth is awesome. He\u2019s just like Oz but even funnier, if you can believe that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So what do we, the Buffyverse fans, need to do to ensure we get season 2 and an Oz feature \u2013 stream the audio story a certain number of times? Start a petition?!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo it all!\u201d Marsters advises <strong>RadioTimes.com <\/strong>readers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/audiobooks\/buffy-spike-in-love-drusilla-slayers-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Buffy star James Marsters refused not to be in love with Druscilla in Slayers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/buffy-disney-plus\/\">How to watch every episode of Buffy on Disney Plus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Slayers was the number one Fiction Audible best-seller for the week of premiere, so interest is certainly high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you can never have too much of that,\u201d the Spike actor adds. \u201cListen to it, enjoy it, if you do, recommend it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd pray to the gods!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slayers: A Buffyverse Story is available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.co.uk\/pd\/Slayers-A-Buffyverse-Story-Audiobook\/B0CGJ1VSQ6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audible<\/a>\u00a0now. 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