The Cast in Real Life

James marsters was the sweetest. Talked to him briefly, got his autograph, and a hug

Of all I’ve met, Amber Benson was by far the nicest. Charisma Carpenter seemed really fake to me, almost as if she didn’t want to be there. Juliet Landau was just as crazy in real life and was hilarious to talk to especially when she started talking about Ms. Edith 😂. Nicholas Brendon was really chilled as was Danny Strong and Tom Lenk. I wasn’t able to catch Warren (sorry can’t think of his name) but wasn’t too bummed about that. Tony Head was a proper gentleman who absolutely adores Buffy fans.

As for James Marsters, you had to pay extra to meet him and he had his own private room so bystanders couldn’t take photos so I’m not sure what he’s like but I wasn’t too fussed about meeting him.

The only other person I really desperately want to meet though is Joss

I've met 16 cast members and they've all been delightful (except Mercedes McNab, and I want to give her the benefit of the doubt it was just an off day).

Specifically, ASH (Giles), Amy Acker (Fred), and Emma Caulfield (Anya) stand out to me. ASH, I was super hyped to meet, and he did not disappoint. I had no expectations with Amy or Emma and they were both so adorably personable.

James Marsters - I met him for the first time at WhendonCon a couple years ago and it was kind of a blur. He was super nice, it was just a quick experience though. The next time was during the group photo op at Wizard World Portland last year and he specifically shook my hand and said, "It is so nice to see you again" and I was shocked. Then, like a month after that, I saw him at Lexington Comic Con and he remembered me again. I kind of have one of those faces, so idk if he really recognized me or not, but all three times, he was nothing but pleasant. And honestly, he is great to watch during panels because he is a great storyteller.

I’ve only met James (maybe 5-6 years ago?) and it was a good experience.

I paid for his autograph. I brought his Spike comic for him to sign. I made some sort of comment like “not everyone has their own comic book” and he said “you know sometimes I have to pinch myself!” Somehow we started talking about Star Trek, of which he’s a big fan and I asked how he liked the new ones. He said he did but he’s a bigger fan of the original. He said “I’m old.” Also, I was with my husband who is also named James. I had a Spike calendar hanging on my wall back when hubby and I started dating. I said to hubby “Sorry dear. This was the first James in my life.” And then James Marsters said something like “It’s ok dude. My wife is really into that guy from True Blood. And sometimes we are at the same cons together and I could probably get his autograph for her. But I don’t. Because I hate that guy!” It was very funny.

So no idea what he’s like in his personal life but the one time I met him he was very engaging and seemed genuinely appreciative of his fans.

My friend and I have met Amber, Emma, Charisma, Nick, James, Clare, and Armin.

Every one of them was friendly but if we had to rate it on a scale Amber, Armin, and James have definitely been the nicest out of everyone. Emma was cool too, we chatted about the Alien franchise for a minute.

Tom Lenk was so funny and gave me a hug and loved talking about his time as Andrew

I also met Alyson Hannigan who looked really happy and proud when praised for being willow and also gave me a big hug

LOVE THEM

I met Amber Benson, was a great experience.

So essentially no one has met SMG? I’m new to the Buffyverse so I’ve never been to a con, but she never makes an appearance? It seems like not a lot of fans knows how she is really, just usually rumors of things. Just curious

Somehow I just saw this tonight but thought I'd add my experience. I met SMG once, this is how that went down: I met her once while the show was still on. she was shopping at the mall I worked at. She was...I wouldn't say mean but...cold. Like she didn't really want to have much to do with any of it. I didn't totally fanboy out or anything, either. It was a real mellow "Hey, cool, I love the show, it's really cool to meet you" with a sort of no-eye contact "ok, thanks" kind of response. I'd heard stories from some of the people I worked with who moonlighted as extras say she was a pill on set and my experience with her seemed to support that.

I didn't meet him myself but my ex met James Marsters once and said he was a real asshole. Of course, my personal history there would tell me not to believe anything she said especially when she's talking about other men...but that's neither here nor there.

I've met Amber Benson several times and she's always the nicest, sweetest person in the world and I can only imagine she has to get tired of people like fanboying out when we see her but she always acts like she's happy to see you, too and to be fair she does remember me every time I see her so that's cool.