"Nikita" Holy Money How I Got Lost Runaway
Nikita will be moving to Fridays this Autumn and will be back on September 23rd!
From TV Fanatic:
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.
Holy Money will be on Region 2 DVD on January 24, 2011. For those of you in a Region 2 country, you can pre-order the DVD here.
Screencaps from Nikita’s second episode are now up in the gallery. The album can be found here and previews are below.
Screencaps from Nikita’s Pilot are now up in the gallery. The album can be found here and previews are below.
Nikita will make it’s series premiere on The CW on September 9th at 9pm
From IGN:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2010
6:00–9:00 p.m. Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings – Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television are proud to continue the tradition of presenting exclusive screenings of some of the most buzzed-about new television series of the upcoming season. For Comic-Con 2010, WBTV will offer multiple screenings of the premiere episode of the highly anticipated action hour Nikita, along with additional special video presentations. Ballroom 20In the sexy and suspenseful series starring international action star Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) in the title role, Nikita has gone rogue. Division is an ultra-secret government agency whose operatives are recruited young people with severed ties to family, friends and society and who are trained to be invisible assassins. No one ever leaves Division – except the charming and deadly Nikita, who has managed to escape, making it her mission to undermine the now-corrupt organization. A force to be reckoned with, the rogue Nikita taunts Division, staying on their radar, but always one step ahead. Yet as determined as Nikita is to bring down her former agency, there are those just as determined to stop her, including Division’s newest recruit Alex, a beautiful young woman who seems destined to replace Nikita as their next top operative.
In addition to Maggie Q, Nikita stars Lyndsy Fonseca (Kick-Ass), Shane West (ER), Aaron Stanford (X2: X-Men United), with Melinda Clarke (The O.C.) and Xander Berkeley (24). The executive producers are Craig Silverstein (Bones), Danny Cannon (the CSI series), McG (Supernatural) and Peter Johnson (Supernatural). From Wonderland Sound and Vision in association with Warner Bros. Television, Nikita will air Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW. Become a fan of the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nikita.
SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2010
5:15–6:15 p.m. Nikita Pilot Screening and Q&A – Comic-Con has gone rogue! International action star Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) stars in this sexy and suspenseful series as an agent who has escaped from the ultra-secretive and corrupt government agency that trained her to be an assassin … and then betrayed her. Come catch a sneak peek screening of this action-packed thriller, and join Maggie, series stars Shane West (ER) and Lyndsy Fonseca (Kick-Ass), and executive producer Craig Silverstein (Bones) for an inside look at one of the most anticipated new shows of the fall season. From Wonderland Sound and Vision in association with Warner Bros. Television, Nikita will air Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW. Become a fan of the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nikita. Room 6BCF