Did Sarah accept James offer at going out on a date or did she decline? "James Marsters auditioned for Spike largely because he wanted to meet Sarah Michelle Gellar. He asked her out while filming "School Hard" (B 2.03). Without James playing Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer likely would have been cancelled after BtVS S2. More @Wikipedia
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