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Back in July, a member of my Lostreviews list recommended I try La Femme Nikita (thanks, Katherine). I Netflixed it. By the time I reached the third disk, I realized I had to have all of it, now, now, now -- so I went out and bought the first three seasons. I watched several episodes a day until I reached the end of season three. And then I watched them again.
I kept thinking about the show. I kept writing reviews in my head. I kept telling myself, the show has been off the air for four years. What's the point in writing episode reviews now? Be logical, Billie. Who is going to read them? Hasn't everyone moved on by this time?
Finally, I gave up the fight and started writing them. This fall, as much as I've enjoyed the new episodes of Lost, Alias, and Smallville, (well, maybe not so much with the Alias), my mind kept returning to Nikita. We can't control these things, you know.
I'm so glad now that I succumbed, and did it for myself. As I said in my previous post, I'm surprised and pleased to report that my Nikita page is getting a significant number of hits. I'm getting lots of lovely letters, too. Who knew? What this proves, as far as I'm concerned, is that DVDs have made it much easier for people to get into cult series after the fact, and that certain fandoms are so strong that they just hang on, even after the show is gone.
I'm the first to admit that Nikita isn't for everybody. But the extreme darkness and dehumanization of Section One and the forbidden Michael/Nikita romance just do it for me, though. I have no idea why. Why do some things just click with us, and other things don't? It's the eternal question.
A significant part of my obsession with La Femme Nikita can be attributed to my fascination with Roy Dupuis. He's not just a one series flash in the pan. He's been doing movies and television series since 1990 and is sort of the Harrison Ford of Quebec, even though he's almost unknown in the States. I'm gradually amassing a good-sized Roy collection, and I'm even reviewing them, too.
So, anyway, the point of all this is that I just finished my Nikita reviews, up to the end of season three, and I want to thank all the people who wrote to me, and all the people who are reading them and forwarding the link, for their support. Season four will have to wait for the DVD release, which I hope will be soon.
(Here's a link to my Nikita reviews and my Roy Dupuis reviews.)
28 comments:
I watched La Femme Nikita religiously when it aired on the USA Network. I was very bummed when it was off the air. And now that the series is coming out on DVD, I'm very excited to rewatch the whole series. I wish they weren't so expensive though! But Nikita is one of my favorite shows still, after all these years! Glad to hear that you enjoy it!
Oh I forgot to add, Roy Dupuis is hot. I always loved Nikita/Michael forbidden romance. They do a great job with that story line. :-p
I've absolutely LOVED LFN ever since it first aired, in 1997. I've been obsessed ever since. I still watch the episodes, and get online on message boards and discuss them. Every time I see an episode, I discover something new about the characters, the relationship. I've throughly enjoyed your reviews, since it's always refreshing to "see" the episode from a new-comers eyes :) So...thanx for doing them
I am crazy about that show, even named my dog after Nikita, and I always watch my dvd's for the Roy fix. Wish they would bering them back.
Faithfull fan,
Cheryl
Hi Billie!
I just want to tell you I L-O-V-E your LFN reviews! They are funny AND smart without being too long! Like you I'm a new LFN addict(I was young when it originally aired and couldn't always watch it because it was too late)
Can't wait to see your reviews of season 4!
Audrey
LOL I forgot too: Roy Dupuis is, indeed, HOT!
Audrey
Can I express how sad I was when I lost USA Network (this was before the DVDs were available)?
I was so excited when the DVDs came out!!!
and Michael, omg Michael. I don't even know if I'd want to watch Roy Dupuis in other roles, cuz he'll always be Michael in my heart.
The reviews are fabulous--I'm echoing others when I say that it's fun to see the episodes through the eyes of someone who wasn't obsessed with the show during production. Like many rabid LFN fans, I cheer when we get a new recruit to the cause!
I can't believe I hit publish without adding a fangirl sigh over the great Roy Dupuis. They're going to take away my membership card.
Thank you, Billie for taking the time to enjoy and review La Femme Nikita. The show's writers did a terrific job in having us glued in watching the series. Am pretty much looking forward (like you) for the Season 4 and 5 DVDs. Though Season 5 only has about 8 eppies just to pacify the loyal followers of the show.
Best of life to you,
Platinum Rosebud
nikitta was one of the best shows ever.i mean how many shows have you always on edge and hungry for more at the end of every ep.its always refreshing to see other loyal fans of a show that still gets us when so few shows today do.
I have really enjoyed reading your thoughts on the LFN series. I started watching it when it first started and was totally obsessed with the show. It sounds like the bug has biten you also. I am looking forward to your opinions on season 5 as soon as you get them. And I agree with someone else who said Roy will always be Michael to me.
Kind Regards,
leezza
I too have been an avid fan since the beginning. I have all five seasons on VHS tape recorded at the time of airing. Just got done re-viewing the entire series. It plays like one long, terrific movie! It can still make me laugh and cry. So many shows have copied from Nikita. It never got the recognition it deserved, including the wonderful supporting cast and superb soundtrack. I did not know it was now available on DVD, but am looking forward to having another way to visit this old friend. Welcome to all the new fans of this wonderful, unique show.
I just started watching LFN early this year, and it's been so much fun to read your review after each episode I see. Doesn't hurt that I tend to agree with your episode ratings.
Not as into Michael/Nikita as you are but that's probably because after Spuffy (yay you for supporting them in your Buffy ep reviews...also thanks) nothing seems to measure up in my eyes. And while you won't be getting any arguments from me about Roy's prettiness, as Michael, so far (mid s2) I find his acting too stoic for my tastes. I definitely hope that changes in the later seasons, where I'm guessing the M/N thing really heats up.
I´m so glad for all these coments!
I´m brazilian and here it´s very difficult buy the seasons. I almost cry when i saw Michael and Nikita together.
Roy will always be my love, my Michael.
CÃntia Regina
the fanatic brazilian girl
nikitasamuelles@gmail.com
Dear Billie,
It's great to read your reviews of LFN and of Roy's films...they are a valuable resource and offer many interesting views about the series and Roy's films. What's best about your LFN reviews is that you've watched the series a good many years after it's aired and still been bowled over by it, thus proving that it hasn't dated and hopefully, will continue to be aired and loved for many years and by thousands of new fans.
Can't wait for season 4 DVDs to be released on July 25th!
Thanks again!
Dear Billie,
Thanks for your website and your reviews! I found your website after becoming addicted to Alias last summer. I had not heard of LFN, but decided to give it a try since your Alias reviews reflected so many of my own thoughts. My first reaction was negative, and I would never have continued except for your reviews and the encouragement to stick with it. I am still a huge fan of Alias and love the atmosphere on that series, but I am now completely hooked on LFN. As with you, the relationship between Michael and Nikita is the big draw.
LFN owes you a great debt. You are recruiting new fans, even after all these years have passed. Keep up the good work.
i truly thank whatever powers intervened and brought me to your site. i love LFN and i was just reliving my addiction by purchasing the DVD box set. i sleep at 4am every night, savoring each episode.
i am hopeful that i get to find seasons 4 and 5 here in the Philippines.
I just want to add my thanks for your reviews of Nikita. I, too, just discovered the series last year and have become addicted. Thanks again. Donna
I'm a great fan of LFN. Your reviews are excellent and very close to my point of view. Reading them is like watching the episodes again. I hated the endings of seasons 4 and 5, so I don't think I'll buy the DVD's, but the first three seasons were exceptional.
Ciao a tutti anch'io sono pazza di LFN sin dalla prima volta che l'ho visto in tv in Italia!!! La mia vita è cambiata da allora ed ho iniziato attivamente ad interessarmi al telefilm e sopratutto a Roy Dupuis (The Best Canadian Actor for me). Faccio parte di un Forum Italiano (http://www.telefilm-central.org/s1) attraverso il quale ho conosciuto tante altre fans Italiane pazze quanto me per LFN ed attraverso il quale possiamo mantenere SEMPRE VIVA LA NOSTRA PASSIONE per LFN!!!
LFN FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
Thanks for all your reviews! I just love to read someone else's opinion on the things that happened each episode, especially if they have something funny to say.
I absolutely love Nikita especially Seasons 3-5. And Season 5 was great.
I own all 5 seasons on DVD. The only other series I own all on DVD is Buffy (what can I say I'm a sucker for tortured romance).
Nikita is a romance, but it isn't soppy and both the male and female characters are strong.
Anyway thanks again!! Yes it's 2007 and Nikita is NOT finished.
Amazing reviews, amazing everything!
Luckily here in Argentina they are airing the episodes again on cable.
I also like your reviews on Lost. But Nikita is the best show that ever existed.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much
Nikita's Fan from Argentina.
Anna
Nothing makes my heart prouder and happier than someone else discovering what a great show LFN is.
I'm happy that you love it like we do. For those into it, it grips you like nothing else can, keeps you wanting so much more and makes you wish it could have continued on. Thank goodness for DVD's, now the show can and does live on.
So, here's to you... enjoy and cherish.
After all these years still my favourite show.
I haven't rewatched any ep for 2 years and i put on the dvd from Season 2, Hard Landing, last week, and i was pulled back to Section in a blink!
Still addicted!
Isabel, Portugal!
It's funny you should say that you're still obsessed. Because I have no idea how long ago you wrote this. I have the complete set (5 seasons) of Nikita on DVD, and every so often I sit down and watch the whole series from beginning to end. I don't actually watch much TV (if any), the only other show I do this with is Star Trek Deep Space Nine. But there is something about Nikita for me too, that simply draws me in, and I can only describe my feelings as completely obsessive. Nikita is good, but Michael is amazing. And the two together is like nothing else.
I saw this site after looking up the eps of Nikita i had missed. Loved your reviews(theyre echoing my thoughts on the show). I saw the show as very symmetrical in characters and plot lines. that's what got me hooked. The stuff that happens in S1 also happens in S4. Loved that michael and Nikita brought out the good qualities in each other and yes, they did compeletely switch from the first episode to the last. Also, they once said the show was about relationships and you can see that parallel everywhere. The development of Nikita was amazing, and billie, you say that she isn't that good at aliases, but I thought that that was the best thing about her. the fact that she could do so much and be very dimensional in her approach to things. Her heart on her sleeve approach obviously wouldn't have made her survive very long and she changes through the series like a chamelion between a young woman to capable spy agent.
Loved LFN because she was so compelling, even more so than sydney because she hadn't had alot of support while growing up. Sydney, however, just didn't capture me like Nikita did. Sydney's surrounded by people, Nikita'a pretty isolated. The ending of Alias was something I would have wished for Michael and Nikita because they so deserved it. Nikita more so than Michael. I'll keep watching probably til i'm 80 and in a nursing home. That definitely makes me crazy!!!!
If you miss this show and would like to see them back please sign the online petition and ask your friends to sign it to:
www.gopetition.com/petitions/resurrect-la-femme-nikita.html
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