# Nicholas Brendon is a giant tool. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 9, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080 "2011-03-09T19:55:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mariposalabrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@mariposalabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mariposalabrown)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/21 "2011-03-09T23:47:42Z")
He needs to start begging Bruce Campbell to let him play his son in something, I have been wanting that forever. Campbell could teach him how to be a NICE dick. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/22 "2011-03-10T00:02:17Z")
> [@mariposalabrown](#): > > He needs to start begging Bruce Campbell to let him play his son in something, I have been wanting that forever. Campbell could teach him how to be a NICE dick. With James “Roscoe P. Coltrane” Best as grandpa. I’ve been wanting him to play Campbell’s dad forever. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/23 "2011-03-10T00:15:30Z")
That’s sad to hear. I saw him at a con in 2000 and he was pretty friendly and cool then. Marsters is very friendly with his fans, almost too much lol. He seems to really enjoy the fan love. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/24 "2011-03-10T00:20:07Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Thank you for this. 😃 I’m sad to hear of this. I know Brendon went into alcohol rehab shortly after BtVS ended, and then again after the incident last year. I guess it’s not taking. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/25 "2011-03-10T00:44:43Z")
It’s hard for me to understand how Marsters gets so little work, looking at the IMDB. I knew Brendon had had some issues, but always has seemed fun in the few roles he’s had. Never heard anything but good about Marsters. And Brendon may be Sheening it up, who knows. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/26 "2011-03-10T00:51:16Z")
> [@BrassyPhrase](#): > > It’s hard for me to understand how Marsters gets so little work, looking at the IMDB. He’s been the reader for the Dresden Files audiobooks, 12 and counting so far. That, at least, won’t be on IMDb. It’s niche work, but he’s well-loved for it. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/27 "2011-03-10T01:00:50Z")
> [@BrassyPhrase](#): > > It’s hard for me to understand how Marsters gets so little work, looking at the IMDB. He seems to be getting more work than anybody. After Angel, he’s been on nearly every genre show or so it has seemed - Smallville, Torchwood, Caprica, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/28 "2011-03-10T01:09:36Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > He seems to be getting more work than anybody. After Angel, he’s been on nearly every genre show or so it has seemed - Smallville, Torchwood, Caprica, etc. David Boreanaz has had the most work of anyone, just by being on Bones. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/29 "2011-03-10T02:08:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > David Boreanaz has had the most work of anyone, just by being on Bones. Factoring in Alyson Hannigan’s role on How I Met Your Mother? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/30 "2011-03-10T02:17:22Z")
Sarah Michelle Geller took time off to have a family. I’m guessing if anybody’s set for life from the show she is, and probably Giles (who per imdb works steadily in English TV and theater). ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/31 "2011-03-10T02:33:41Z")
My girlfriend pointed out over dinner that Nicholas _does_ have a twin. Perhaps this twin is evil and is, in fact, the person who made such a disappointing show of himself at the con. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/32 "2011-03-10T02:55:39Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Factoring in Alyson Hannigan’s role on How I Met Your Mother? I guess that makes them tied. Good point. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/33 "2011-03-10T03:02:08Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Factoring in Alyson Hannigan’s role on How I Met Your Mother? > [@Mahaloth](#): > > I guess that makes them tied. Good point. But Bones is an hour long drama and Mother is a half hour comedy, so Borneanaz does twice as much work. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/34 "2011-03-10T03:04:18Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > But Bones is an hour long drama and Mother is a half hour comedy, so Borneanaz does twice as much work. Dying’s easy. Comedy’s hard. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/35 "2011-03-10T03:06:56Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Dying’s easy. Comedy’s hard. That’s what she said. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/36 "2011-03-10T03:26:39Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Dying’s easy. Comedy’s hard. Which explains why HIMYM is so incredibly unfunny. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/37 "2011-03-10T05:42:18Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Sarah Michelle Geller took time off to have a family. I’m guessing if anybody’s set for life from the show she is, and probably Giles (who per imdb works steadily in English TV and theater). He’s King Uther in the BBC’s cute little “Merlin” series which airs on various USAn cable channels. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/38 "2011-03-10T15:40:45Z")
When NBC ran the first season of “Merlin” I had not yet seen “Buffy”. When they started airing “Buffy” on the Chiller channel last November, I began correcting this egregious oversight, and I kept trying to figure out where I had seen Giles before… I was also a fan of “Bones”, but had previously known about Boreanaz being on “Buffy” so that was no surprise. ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/39 "2011-03-10T17:24:55Z")
This news has depressed me, I loved him as Xander. > [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > James Marsters is almost 50 and doesn’t look as old. This news has depressed me even more. 50?!? He’s nearly the same age as my mother. I now feel very weird about all the impure thoughts I’ve had about him. ---
**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080/40 "2011-03-10T17:41:19Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Factoring in Alyson Hannigan’s role on How I Met Your Mother? Julie Benz has also gotten lots of work. She was one of the stars of _Dexter_ and now is the star of _No ordinary Family_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-brendon-is-a-giant-tool/574080.md?page=3)