To use as an example not only are all Nikita subreddits restricted ATM, but almost nobody talks about the 1997 La Femme Nikita either online or real life. Despite Wikipedia claiming it was the most popular drama on cable TV during its first airing, it seems completely forgotten today while Alias not only still has fans but Amazon Prime added it to its catalog last year for Prime subscribers. Nikita already got it bad but every other show with a similar premise is basically forgotten.
In addition even mainstream Spy shows including those that aired on the Big 3 like Mission Impossible don't get any love today esp online. For those that still has fans today like MI, modern fans are completely unaware of the original TV series and are more familiar with sequel and reboot TV shows and movies (as is the case with the latter for MI).
So what makes Alias still have an active fandom esp online? I mean Amazon Prime saw the series popular enough to add it to their catalog back in August.
I will point out I was never aware of La Femme Nikita despite being a 90s child until I seen the original French movie years ago. But I didn't know it was the highest rated cable drama until I just finished the League of Extraordinary Gentleman movie last night and learned the actress who played Mina was Nikita and I decided to search wiki. While even as a 11 year old I seen random episodes of Alias on TV! So thats another thing to show how forgotten old spy stuff esp with female leads are while Alias remains alive today!
Either film or TV is fine, not sure if this is really a "genre" but I would like more of whatever this is.
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I am a huge fan of the original TV Show during the late 90's. I also watched the CW show later on but did not have the same feel as the original. LFN was the show that later on made the producers create 24. Now, in 2021 there is a whole new generation and us older folks who would appreciate a show like this one. Any streaming service could do a great job of creating a new version or a reboot... Just setting aside all the PC culture or they will ruin it! Thoughts?
Anything similar to Amy Dunne “Gone girl”etc themes of man-eater, “good for her”, female manipulator recommendations please :)
I would love for Shallon to do a movie recommendations series like her book club, where she analyses a femme fatale or just bad bitch energy character and what we can learn from them. Obviously Shallons YouTube channel embodies a lot of this energy but I’ve watched all of her videos numerous times hahaha.
Last year, I decided to watch a random episode of La Femme Nikita from its second season. It had been a decade or so since I had watched the entire series for the first time, and I remembered enjoying it but not really why I did.
When I looked at the production value, and saw how direct to video Canadian it all was, I thought that it would be a huge barrier to my enjoyment of the series. But little did I know that I'd be spending the next 4-5 months watching the entire series over again and dropping $86 on a rare fan-made comprehensive guide book just because I wanted to know everything there is to know about how the show was created and sustained for five years.
La Femme Nikita is great television, but certainly not because of its aesthetics. Its charm lies in the sharp brutality of its writing, and the relationships between unforgettable characters who are constantly at odds with each other. The chemistry between Michael and Nikita surpasses most power couples on television, even though you didn't expect it to. And then there's the soundtrack...
Yes, the show is silly. Yes, it's horribly dated. Yes, it's cheesy. But La Femme Nikita is one of the most sophisticated spy-fi shows ever made and manages to be both a relic and ahead of its time simultaneously - somehow. It was so good that Alias was basically the same show but more Hollywood. Yet the storylines in La Femme Nikita were superior, although Alias's were mostly excellent by their own standards.
In many ways, LFN was also the ultimate workplace drama. Section One was a distorted depiction of corporate America, one that is still accurate.
I know one day I will watch it through again and relive all the surprises. I just hope it will be accessible to the streaming generation sometime soon so it will be rediscovered when late '90s nostalgia finally becomes a thing.
PS - I also love the film it's based on and hope to finish the CW's remake some day.
It comes down to teens (preferably women) brought up in a facility or brought there unwillingly and extracting revenge or trying to escape their grasp.
I enjoy this format a lot in movies or tv shows so would love to read some books like it
Thnx in advance :))
I am a big fan of cherub, the young samurai or Michael vey writing style if that helps :))
Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere. Looks like Charge! recently started airing La Femme Nikita starring Peta Wilson, 3 episodes a day.
Good reason to set your DVR's and OTA likely retains all the original music soundtrack. Never seen it streaming. I've seen it available to buy digitally but original music from older shows usually gets replaced, due to cost of renegotiating music rights. Curious if anyone that owns the digital versions knows if original music is kept.
To use as an example not only are all Nikita subreddits restricted ATM, but almost nobody talks about the 1997 La Femme Nikita either online or real life. Despite Wikipedia claiming it was the most popular drama on cable TV during its first airing, it seems completely forgotten today while Alias not only still has fans but Amazon Prime added it to its catalog last year for Prime subscribers. Nikita already got it bad but every other show with a similar premise is basically forgotten.
In addition even mainstream Spy shows including those that aired on the Big 3 like Mission Impossible don't get any love today esp online. For those that still has fans today like MI, modern fans are completely unaware of the original TV series and are more familiar with sequel and reboot TV shows and movies (as is the case with the latter for MI).
So what makes Alias still have an active fandom esp online? I mean Amazon Prime saw the series popular enough to add it to their catalog back in August.
I will point out I was never aware of La Femme Nikita despite being a 90s child until I seen the original French movie years ago. But I didn't know it was the highest rated cable drama until I just finished the League of Extraordinary Gentleman movie last night and learned the actress who played Mina was Nikita and I decided to search wiki. While even as a 11 year old I seen random episodes of Alias on TV! So thats another thing to show how forgotten old spy stuff esp with female leads are while Alias remains alive today!
To use as an example not only are all Nikita subreddits restricted ATM, but almost nobody talks about the 1997 La Femme Nikita either online or real life. Despite Wikipedia claiming it was the most popular drama on cable TV during its first airing, it seems completely forgotten today while Alias not only still has fans but Amazon Prime added it to its catalog last year for Prime subscribers. Nikita already got it bad but every other show with a similar premise is basically forgotten.
In addition even mainstream Spy shows including those that aired on the Big 3 like Mission Impossible don't get any love today esp online. For those that still has fans today like MI, modern fans are completely unaware of the original TV series and are more familiar with sequel and reboot TV shows and movies (as is the case with the latter for MI).
So what makes Alias still have an active fandom esp online? I mean Amazon Prime saw the series popular enough to add it to their catalog back in August.
I will point out I was never aware of La Femme Nikita despite being a 90s child until I seen the original French movie years ago. But I didn't know it was the highest rated cable drama until I just finished the League of Extraordinary Gentleman movie last night and learned the actress who played Mina was Nikita and I decided to search wiki. While even as a 11 year old I seen random episodes of Alias on TV! So thats another thing to show how forgotten old spy stuff esp with female leads are while Alias remains alive today!
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