La Femme Nikita
La Femme Nikita
| 13 January 1997 (USA)
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    dominodepalm

    First of all, The show's score is top-notch. Sean Callery is a visionary. I fell in love with 'Garbage' 'Hooverphonics' and 'Depeche Mode' 'cause of La Femme Nikita.Not to mention the actors. Peta Wilson and Roy Dupuis exude tremendous chemistry and individual talent.Peta plays the at-first homeless, vulnerable runaway (seen in the movies) but later blossoms into one of the most seasoned assassins of Section One. Shooting bad guys, donning wigs and disguises, getting hitched to a target as an assignment and escaping a rocket launcher through a garbage shaft are but a few of the innumerable stunts pulled by Nikita, a very fatal femme. (including being revealed as a double agent) Michael is the epitome of sangfroid. Cold, ruthless and dually acquiescent yet rebellious to the games and machinations of Operations and Madeline, Roy delivered in every single episode one of the most powerful performances ever seen in TV history and showed how truly versatile he was especially in the episode 'Not Was' when his character, Michael, suffered from temporary amnesia and had to rely on Nikita for help.Michael and Nikita are really convincing as 2 people in love;2 star crossed lovers trying their damnedest to beat the odds of fate a.k.a the section.Alberta Watson is ... phenomenal in her role as master manipulator, Madeline. I looked forward to seeing her in every episode and was saddened by her departure in the fourth season. Her return in the episode 'The Girl Who Wasn't There' was much welcomed.All the actors' performances remain with you long after each episode's conclusion. It has a uniqueness about it that leaves u hungry for more. With episodes like 'Gambit (s1), 'Open Heart' (s2) Hand to Hand(s3) etc., La Femme Nikita will forever be remembered.The action is amazingly choreographed given the show's rather tight budget which makes it all the more unique.Operations portrayed by Eugene Robert Glazer is steely and controls his house by any means necessary.La Femme Nikita is chic, way ahead of its time, endearing, and etches itself into the very depths of your soul; Watching La Femme Nikita is time well spent, honestly.Even in 2014, in my opinion no show has been able to fully grasp its unique intricacy (though a few do come close).It truly is 'The Cure For The Common Show'

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    Irina

    "Nikita" (1990) was very interesting. Luc Besson did a great job. "Point of No Return" (1993, American remake) was decent too. "Nikita" (2010-2013) was not my cup of tea. Just my own opinion.This TV series is one of the best TV shows from the 90's. This version of Nikita is my favorite and always will be. Peta Wilson did a wonderfully great job. She was perfect! Roy Dupuis was stunning as Michael Samuelle. The whole cast was impressive - Don Francks as Walter, Matthew Ferguson as Birkoff, Alberta Watson as Madeline, Eugene Robert Glazer as Operations.....they all were amazing!! NO exaggeration here.The story line and pacing were intriguing PLUS many intense/suspense moments. The series keeps getting better with every new season.Brilliant series!!!

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    isikmater

    First of all i'd like to tell you that i watch lots of TV shows, so i'm kind of an expertise on this area. In my opinion, La Femme Nikita is unique, this show touches people in a very different way, i mean the plots, the characters, the soundtrack they're very different from the other TV shows which we used to watch. For example, have you ever seen a blood tear in a TV show??? You can see this kind of extraordinary stuff a lot in this show. About the characters, Nikita is very sweet, very nice, totally gorgeous and brave, Birkoff the genius one, he's a very special and a good guy, Walter; he's very funny and flirty :)). Operations; i know lots of people doesn't like him but for me he's kinda good guy, his biggest problem is being so much greedy i guess, you know that greed (avarice)is one of the seven deadly sins. Anyway, my favorites; Madeline and Michael, This two characters are the ones that you can never see on a TV show. Madeline; She is Section's second-in-command, master strategist and psych op, she's very confident, a very Strong type, very very smart and very cool, Alberta Watson did a very good job with this character. And Michael(Roy Dupuis)without him, this show couldn't affects lots of people this much. There's something special about him, this character doesn't talk to much but with one look he can tell a story, he's very very cool, maybe the coolest character in the TV world. The chemistry between him and Nikita is so strong that you can believe that they a real-life couple. About the soundtrack, you can hear Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Enigma, Morcheeba, Garbage and this kind of cool groups and the original score of Sean Callery he did a very good job (especialy in 3x16- I remember Paris).Anyway, I always wonder why this show didn't become more popular like 24 or Alias. It deserves much more attention. So my advice to you is, you should watch this show if you don't watch it until this time. But i have to warn you!! This show makes addiction, once you watch it you can never leave it :)) 9.5/10

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    mr_boulder

    Nikita, after a bad childhood, is now with a quasi-government organization, called Section One. They hunt down and eliminate the bad guys and/or terrorists by any means necessary. One problem with the show is the members of Section One aren't likable. They aren't any different from the ones they murder. If it wasn't government sponsored, these people would be the terrorists. Another, is that the bad guys are all incompetent. They can't even shoot straight.Section One is staffed by attractive people. I can appreciate the show for Peta Wilson (Nikita). She's a tall, beautiful blond. But, that can't redeem the show.

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