Paul Wesley

I suspect I am probably alone in this feeling but I don't pick up "Kirk" from Paul Wesley. He doesn't seem to have the smugness, brash confidence and swagger that both Shatner and Pine displayed.

I really like this line from that recent Paul Wesley interview. It's so nice to hear that someone actually took the effort to truly understand an iconic character instead of just playing him as the pop culture stereotype.

When I heard that SNW is going have some Kirk, my first reaction was "oh nooooo", I was really worried that it will be turned into a joke. After the first season, I wasn't really impressed, but I didn't hate it either. And then, S2 arrived....

I'm saying this as someone who loved TOS and original Kirk from the first second, as someone who still regularly watches TOS, as someone who would probably pick TOS as the most rewatched Trek show of my life that yes, I'm glad we have some Kirk in SNW. Especially after the first two JJ movies, it's so important that people can watch a modern Star Trek show with the "real" James T. Kirk instead of the reckless playboy from 2009/Into Darkness. I like how seriously Paul Wesley took this role, how he sometimes does similar things that Shatner did, for example his hand gestures or the way of speaking, but he does it in a very subtle way, without ever turning it into a parody. Yes, the real Kirk was an ambitious, smart, very professional and by the book guy who is also helpful and kind to people.

Kirk was teased by one of his close friends for studying too much, he was also mocked by Finnegan for it, he reported his friend Benjamin Finney without hesitation, etc. This feels like the writers respecting the original material, canon and the fans of TOS.

I've recently seen more acceptance for the Paul Wesley Kirk, so I wanted to ask you that.

He kinda seems off and lost..he attended the Comic Con in Liverpool few days ago and was just weird..he was really moody, didnt even say hi to some fans and was yawning the whole time during the panel. I can understand that he‘s tired of everthing but then he shouldve cancelled the whole thing instead of showing people that he doesnt want to be there..or at least fake the happiness for your fans lol. They spent a lot of money just to see you

So Paul Wesley said in a panel that he wouldn't do a reboot or a movie or anything and that he was done with playing that character.. and the comments were insane to me lol It was basically "That's what made you famous, how dare you?"

Like am I the only one who completely understands? The way that show done Stefan so dirty I wouldn't want to go back to it either. Paul's not stupid, he knows the writing took a major nose dive after season four. And people were then complainig that he was still doing conventions, so what? He can appreciate the show for what it was and interact with fans and not want to do it again lol

Not to mention my boy was suppose to be 17, like unless they wrote some alternate timeline/universe where Stefan's been living as human this whole time I don't think that's exactly feasible anymore haha

So I went from not knowing anything about Paul at all, not even name recognition, to becoming a huge stan almost overnight when I binged this show in April. I can't stop obsessing over Stefan and Paul in general since! So I thought I'd start an appreciation thread for my current favorite actor.

It can be Stefan love, Paul as an actor love, or just general love for Paul's personality, or even if you just think he’s hot. 😁 Let's do a love fest.

Keep in mind this is an appreciation post, so for those that don't like anything about Paul, I'd kindly ask to be respectful and refrain from posting if you have nothing nice to say. Thanks!

I was watching a clip earlier today, where Paul Wesley had said that they had approached him regarding playing Nathan Scott but for some reason he didn't end up doing it. Do you think that Paul Wesley would have been a good choice to play Nathan if it wasn't James Lafferty? I personally find it hard to imagine him play the bad boy persona considering his most notable role is Stefan Salvatore who is considered the good brother at least at the beginning of TVD. Thus, I feel like he is better fit for the role of Lucas rather than Nathan especially since Lucas had the more brooding, mysterious vibe going for him similar to Stefan.