TVLINE | You’re surrounded at NCIS by people who have been on the show for nine, 10 years. Was there any advice as you kind of entered this lion’s den, this tricky transition?
I think everyone knew it was going to be a bit of a bumpy start, but the writing is so great here and the way they wrote Bishop was so wonderful. She’s not an intimidating character. She’s really excited to be here. She’s determined. She’s charming in her own weird ways. I think she’s non-threatening, which I hope comes across. You know?
TVLINE | Gary Glasberg told me that you “brought some fun stuff to the table” in creating the character. Such as…? Maybe the sitting on desks?
Oh, well that’s nice to hear. As I said, she was written so well, but from the beginning I set about finding those little quirks and looking for little things to bring out in her. So yeah, for example, sitting on the desk was something I did in the [audition] that was brought into each episode. Then they brought in the funny food associations, where she’ll remember what she was eating when she was studying certain facts, which I thought was quirky and cool.
I think everyone knew it was going to be a bit of a bumpy start, but the writing is so great here and the way they wrote Bishop was so wonderful. She’s not an intimidating character. She’s really excited to be here. She’s determined. She’s charming in her own weird ways. I think she’s non-threatening, which I hope comes across. You know?
TVLINE | Gary Glasberg told me that you “brought some fun stuff to the table” in creating the character. Such as…? Maybe the sitting on desks?
Oh, well that’s nice to hear. As I said, she was written so well, but from the beginning I set about finding those little quirks and looking for little things to bring out in her. So yeah, for example, sitting on the desk was something I did in the [audition] that was brought into each episode. Then they brought in the funny food associations, where she’ll remember what she was eating when she was studying certain facts, which I thought was quirky and cool.
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I like Bishop. Looking forward to learning more about her.
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ReplyDeleteHonestly, I do not miss Ziva. Sure, she was great eye candy, and Cote de Pablo is a terrific actress. But as with Kate before her, Ziva can be replaced.
ReplyDeleteNope. The show is different now that Ziva's gone. I miss her so much.
ReplyDeleteI don't miss Ziva either. I liked the character, but I feel like with Bishop there is a new fresh vibe and it was needed for the show.
ReplyDeleteI'll always miss Ziva (and I hope some day she'll appear on the show at least for one episode, just to see where she is in her life). I can accept Bishop and I can/will watch NCIS, but I'll never be excited about the show as I was when Ziva was still in the cast. I got a busy schedule on Wednesdays, and I used to watch NCIS first, but now it'll be last (got three other shows on the same day which are better).
ReplyDeleteI miss Ziva as an individual, but what I don't miss, and never gonna miss, is the annoying "will they won't they" she had going on with Tony. I thought that Tony and Ziva as a couple was a horrible idea, but I still would've preferred that over the "will they won't they." I hope that they don't do something like that with Bishop and Tony, and since she's married, I'm confident that they won't.
ReplyDeletelove Bishop
ReplyDeleteI kinda agree with u here Bishop is awsome loved her the second I saw her .... Emily is really good
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