These two are also played a couple times in the original version of this episode (which weirdly enough is almost 1:1 with this Kai episode content-wise).
You've just answered your own question. The only reason it exists is because Cartoon Network's experimental phase in the early 00's created the ASA tradition that they can't seem to kill even though it no longer has a place in the modern era.
I never liked the idea of Reeves as Spike, always seemed off (plus he's too old now anyways).
I can really see Zachary Levi as Spike though. I think either Alexandra Daddario or the chick that plays Veronica on that shitty CW Archie show would make a great Faye too. Perhaps Jared Leto as Vicious and Idris Elba as Jet Black (with an American accent of course)...
Though this casting would probably be some Hollywood level shit, and once again only acceptable with Watanabe and Tarantino or Rodriguez at the helm.
Oh fucking hell Jack...
http://programminginsider.com/ratings/final-nationals/saturday-final-nationals-tbs-freeform-lead-prime-time-demos/
Though [AS] comedy pre-11:00 also bombed much harder than usual.
More proof we live in a post-ratings world: Twin Peaks only gets roughly 200,000 viewers and there's no sign of Showtime not airing the whole thing.
Then again, they have their own streaming service, so...
Needed the full 26 eps, dammit!
Hope WIT doesn't take as long as a hiatus and jumps back on it for next year, as it seems there's plenty available to adapt from the manga.
As much as I'm not digging Super right now, I really hope DB stays in some form on the block in perpetuity (mostly because Dragon Ball and Toonami are synonymous / inseparable in my mind).