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This is an exact replica of the post I made about this article on ONTD. Except I fixed a link that no one noticed was dead. Oops.
If you notice, things are a little snarkier over there sometimes, which I enjoy until they start calling little girls sluts, and then I start getting annoyed. But what can you do? Social media is a dirty place, but it kind of makes the world go round..
Anyway.. You can leave comments here or ONTD on the original post.
"Original Mini Ethan Hunt Ships Pyro/Iceman"
[Aaron] Stanford (middle), known more commonly by his fanbase by his surname alone, is best known for his roles in the X-men franchise (mock 1) as Pyro. However, he graduated from the superhero sect and went on to play many other small and interesting characters with unfortunate names (Beagle, Neal Downs, Duke, Horace "Ho-Ho" Cook, Rugged, etc), and now plays the aptly yet also unfortunately named Seymour Birkhoff on Nikita.
Apparently this is a big deal, because everyone wants to interview him all of a sudden, even though he is generally awkwardly verbose in interviews and legitimately told a guy at Cannes to repeat the question because he wasn't paying attention.
The one recently done by TVFanatic turned out really well, though, and much celebrating is to be had. Especially when he talks about heated tension.
Melinda also had a theory that Amanda and Percy were involved. Do you think so?
Ah, I think it’s undeniable. The amount of heated tension between the two of them, that would have to be the case.
Just saying...
The rest of article, that actually talks about relevant stuff like Nikita and whether or not Birkhoff will ever get laid, is under the cut
EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Stanford Talks Nikita, Flashbacks and More
We look forward to his character's one-liners every week on Nikita, while viewers are still left in the dark over Birkhoff's past. He's also the snarky computer brainiac who we can only hope will someday team up with Nikita.
We're talking, of course, about Aaron Stanford. The actor sat down with TV Fanatic this week to chat about his Birkhoff, his flashbacks, his favorite quote and more...
I love Birkhoffs one-liners. Do you have a favorite?
I look forward to reading the scripts to find out what Birkhoff's one-liners are going to be, they’re a lot fun. I think that’s the idea behind the character is to cut through a lot of the solemnity. It’s a show that can be very, very serious and I think the writers didn’t want that to become too overbearing. So they like to have Birkhoff come in there and cut through. “Shadownet taste the rainbow” has to be my favorite. He calls his surveillance system Shadownet, and adds on that little tag line.
How is it to work with Maggie Q?
First off, it’s a really nice relationship between the characters. It’s personable, and it’s a nice friendship inside a really dark and imposing structure. To be buddies within an agency of professional assassins is fun.
On a personal level, she’s a blast to work with. She’s a good time. I wish I had more scenes with her.
Will we get a look into Birkhoff’s past and how he got into Division?
I hope we get a flashback, because I would love to see that. I think they will. They’re getting into it by degrees. They release information very carefully, very expensive little pearls of information. They want to hint at every before they really get into it. I think the audience enjoys a little tease more. All you’ve heard is that Birkhoff used to be an anarchist renegade computer hacker, but they don’t say why. I think it’s pretty plain that something happened with Birkhoff’s hacker alter-ego. He got into some trouble, and obviously had to pay a price for it.
Would Birkhoff ever join forces with Nikita?
Yeah. I think anything’s possible. We’ll have to see where the writers feel like taking that. I feel like there already have been instances where Birkhoff hasn’t quite joined forces, but has looked the other way. It can really go either way with Birkhoff, he’s not 100% evil, but he does act out of self-interest for the most part. If he were to switch sides, it would be a matter of struggling to get over that self-interest.
I spoke with Melinda Clarke and she said that she thought Amanda was personally hurt by Nikita leaving. Do you think Birkhoff’s feelings were hurt as well?
I think Birkhoff misses her. I don’t think he took it as a betrayal. He is one of the Division agents who really is there against his will. He was recruited against his will, so he understands that Nikita was just trying to get free.
Melinda also had a theory that Amanda and Percy were involved. Do you think so?
Ah, I think it’s undeniable. The amount of heated tension between the two of them, that would have to be the case.
Xander Berkeley looks so mean and intimidating. How is he in real life?
He does evil very, very well. He’s done it a lot before this and you couldn’t ask for a better Percy. In real life, he’s a very gentle and very nice guy. He’s very into cooking and oil painting.
Any love interest for Birkhoff in the future?
I hope so. All he’s had so far are cyber relationships with girls in Amsterdam. I hope he gets a living, breathing girl. That would be nice.
What can you tell me about the rest of the season?
You can look forward to delving further into the history of the characters and the history of Division and really starting to piece the puzzle of who these people are and where they come from. If you want people to care about the characters, you have to let them know who they are.
This post brought to you by Awkward!Interview!Stanford, who shows up in this vintage X3 interview at around 3:48.
Also, have some Stanford with a Russian accent mouth-kissing his character's mom on Third Watch around 6:20:
Source: 1/2/3/4/5
And.. That's what the ONTD post looked like.. I feel like I should explain I went the way I did because I always try to relate Stanford to X-men because he looks so different, and Traveler, because Matt Bomer is worshipped over there. So there's a lot of "spinning" going on which feels a little interesting, but what can you do?
Anyway.. I hope you all enjoy the article while I try to get Gimpshop all uploaded so I can make us a new layout. According to Laura,the green has to go.. According to me, I love this layout, but that picture is from like four years ago.
Happy reading! Hope you all enjoyed Nikita tonight, because it was the best it's been so far, I think!
Xo
Ashe
If you notice, things are a little snarkier over there sometimes, which I enjoy until they start calling little girls sluts, and then I start getting annoyed. But what can you do? Social media is a dirty place, but it kind of makes the world go round..
Anyway.. You can leave comments here or ONTD on the original post.
"Original Mini Ethan Hunt Ships Pyro/Iceman"
[Aaron] Stanford (middle), known more commonly by his fanbase by his surname alone, is best known for his roles in the X-men franchise (mock 1) as Pyro. However, he graduated from the superhero sect and went on to play many other small and interesting characters with unfortunate names (Beagle, Neal Downs, Duke, Horace "Ho-Ho" Cook, Rugged, etc), and now plays the aptly yet also unfortunately named Seymour Birkhoff on Nikita.
Apparently this is a big deal, because everyone wants to interview him all of a sudden, even though he is generally awkwardly verbose in interviews and legitimately told a guy at Cannes to repeat the question because he wasn't paying attention.
The one recently done by TVFanatic turned out really well, though, and much celebrating is to be had. Especially when he talks about heated tension.
Melinda also had a theory that Amanda and Percy were involved. Do you think so?
Ah, I think it’s undeniable. The amount of heated tension between the two of them, that would have to be the case.
Just saying...
The rest of article, that actually talks about relevant stuff like Nikita and whether or not Birkhoff will ever get laid, is under the cut
EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Stanford Talks Nikita, Flashbacks and More
We look forward to his character's one-liners every week on Nikita, while viewers are still left in the dark over Birkhoff's past. He's also the snarky computer brainiac who we can only hope will someday team up with Nikita.
We're talking, of course, about Aaron Stanford. The actor sat down with TV Fanatic this week to chat about his Birkhoff, his flashbacks, his favorite quote and more...
I love Birkhoffs one-liners. Do you have a favorite?
I look forward to reading the scripts to find out what Birkhoff's one-liners are going to be, they’re a lot fun. I think that’s the idea behind the character is to cut through a lot of the solemnity. It’s a show that can be very, very serious and I think the writers didn’t want that to become too overbearing. So they like to have Birkhoff come in there and cut through. “Shadownet taste the rainbow” has to be my favorite. He calls his surveillance system Shadownet, and adds on that little tag line.
How is it to work with Maggie Q?
First off, it’s a really nice relationship between the characters. It’s personable, and it’s a nice friendship inside a really dark and imposing structure. To be buddies within an agency of professional assassins is fun.
On a personal level, she’s a blast to work with. She’s a good time. I wish I had more scenes with her.
Will we get a look into Birkhoff’s past and how he got into Division?
I hope we get a flashback, because I would love to see that. I think they will. They’re getting into it by degrees. They release information very carefully, very expensive little pearls of information. They want to hint at every before they really get into it. I think the audience enjoys a little tease more. All you’ve heard is that Birkhoff used to be an anarchist renegade computer hacker, but they don’t say why. I think it’s pretty plain that something happened with Birkhoff’s hacker alter-ego. He got into some trouble, and obviously had to pay a price for it.
Would Birkhoff ever join forces with Nikita?
Yeah. I think anything’s possible. We’ll have to see where the writers feel like taking that. I feel like there already have been instances where Birkhoff hasn’t quite joined forces, but has looked the other way. It can really go either way with Birkhoff, he’s not 100% evil, but he does act out of self-interest for the most part. If he were to switch sides, it would be a matter of struggling to get over that self-interest.
I spoke with Melinda Clarke and she said that she thought Amanda was personally hurt by Nikita leaving. Do you think Birkhoff’s feelings were hurt as well?
I think Birkhoff misses her. I don’t think he took it as a betrayal. He is one of the Division agents who really is there against his will. He was recruited against his will, so he understands that Nikita was just trying to get free.
Melinda also had a theory that Amanda and Percy were involved. Do you think so?
Ah, I think it’s undeniable. The amount of heated tension between the two of them, that would have to be the case.
Xander Berkeley looks so mean and intimidating. How is he in real life?
He does evil very, very well. He’s done it a lot before this and you couldn’t ask for a better Percy. In real life, he’s a very gentle and very nice guy. He’s very into cooking and oil painting.
Any love interest for Birkhoff in the future?
I hope so. All he’s had so far are cyber relationships with girls in Amsterdam. I hope he gets a living, breathing girl. That would be nice.
What can you tell me about the rest of the season?
You can look forward to delving further into the history of the characters and the history of Division and really starting to piece the puzzle of who these people are and where they come from. If you want people to care about the characters, you have to let them know who they are.
This post brought to you by Awkward!Interview!Stanford, who shows up in this vintage X3 interview at around 3:48.
Click to viewAlso, have some Stanford with a Russian accent mouth-kissing his character's mom on Third Watch around 6:20:
Source: 1/2/3/4/5
And.. That's what the ONTD post looked like.. I feel like I should explain I went the way I did because I always try to relate Stanford to X-men because he looks so different, and Traveler, because Matt Bomer is worshipped over there. So there's a lot of "spinning" going on which feels a little interesting, but what can you do?
Anyway.. I hope you all enjoy the article while I try to get Gimpshop all uploaded so I can make us a new layout. According to Laura,the green has to go.. According to me, I love this layout, but that picture is from like four years ago.
Happy reading! Hope you all enjoyed Nikita tonight, because it was the best it's been so far, I think!
Xo
Ashe