Old TV show La Femme Nikita

[Gingerbread Demon]

I just remembered that one from the Alias thread thanks OP

I only got season 1 of that never managed to finish my set but what I do remember is that it took itself way too seriously, there was never any real humour in the show and everything was grim most of the time. They did update it for the Maggie Q series Nikita for more of a US audience but the original series that started in 1997 Peta Wilson will always be "my Nikita"

 

[Tosk]

Peta Wilson will always be "my Nikita"

It's weird. Even though I saw the original film before the remake, I still think of Bridget Fonda first when it comes up.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

It's weird. Even though I saw the original film before the remake, I still think of Bridget Fonda first when it comes up.

Ooh forgot her movie based on the same idea

 

[Guy Gardener]

13 year old Natalie Portman was perfect, wildly shooting out a window indiscriminately, without looking.

How did it all go so wrong for her career.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

13 year old Natalie Portman was perfect, wildly shooting out a window indiscriminately, without looking.

How did it all go so wrong for her career.

What do you mean?

I thought she had a great movie career

 

[CaptainCalvinCat]

I only have the new version with Maggie Q on Blu-ray. How was the old version?

 

[jaime]

I only have the new version with Maggie Q on Blu-ray. How was the old version?

Better.

It’s probably the best version of the same idea, with the original French film running a very close second.

The Maggie Q one is a weird sort of sequel/reimagining, and isn’t as sexy or engaging as the original characters.
Wilson and Depuis made that show.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I only have the new version with Maggie Q on Blu-ray. How was the old version?

I don't mind the Maggie Q version so much but they made a drinking game out of the show as posted above and she'd give Michael Burnham a run for the money in the crying department. She cried a lot.

Original LFN was great but kept a very grim over the top serious tone.... It wasn't fun in that regard. Some fans like me wondered what Section would have been like with Nikita now as Operations.

 

[jaime]

I don't mind the Maggie Q version so much but they made a drinking game out of the show as posted above and she'd give Michael Burnham a run for the money in the crying department. She cried a lot.

Original LFN was great but kept a very grim over the top serious tone.... It wasn't fun in that regard. Some fans like me wondered what Section would have been like with Nikita now as Operations.

Given the source material, and that there’s basically no ‘goodies’ just people we like, it was always going to be serious and grim. It’s one of those stories that depends more on the characters than the setting or groups really.
A bit like Bourne and the Treadstone series.

 

[Tosk]

13 year old Natalie Portman was perfect, wildly shooting out a window indiscriminately, without looking.

How did it all go so wrong for her career.

I often can't tell when you're misremembering or when you're being Guy.

But Portman was in Léon, not Nikita. Same director though, of course.

 

[Guy Gardener]

I often can't tell when you're misremembering or when you're being Guy.

But Portman was in Léon, not Nikita. Same director though, of course.

It's the same universe.

Leon taught both "women" how to shoot, or at least that's how read it.

I haven't seen Rogue City, or The Coursican File, but Jean Reno, also plays a dude called "Ange Leonetti" in those two movies from 2020 and 2004 respectively, who might casually be the same unshaven french hired gun too... Holy Shit? Is Leon Old Andor?

Or they might be triplets?

 

[Guy Gardener]

What do you mean?

I thought she had a great movie career

Mathilda had agency and stole the stole the whole show.

Padme gave away her power at every opportunity, to a couple of clueless monks, an inbred hillbilly child, a nine foot tall Salamanda moron, and finally died protecting an idiot who thought that the premiere height of galactic culture could be found buying power converters at Toshi Station.

 

[$3DollarBillYall]

Nope, this is the gold standard:

Out of all the spy franchises which can be credibly rebooted with a female, it's actually Mission Impossible.

I would have loved for Maggie to be Ethan's replacement.

 

[Forbin]

I love the Pita Wilson series so much, I never bothered with the Maggie Q series, and I love Maggie Q. I like a little humor in a show too, but sometimes I like to wrap myself up in seriousness, sturm & drang, and emo punk music.

 

[Tosk]

It's the same universe.

Leon taught both "women" how to shoot, or at least that's how read it.

I hate myself for biting, but here goes.

Jean Reno's character in Nikita is not the one who teaches Nikita, he's Victor the cleaner. And he dies at the end. ...Spoiler alert.

 

[$3DollarBillYall]

I love the Pita Wilson series so much, I never bothered with the Maggie Q series, and I love Maggie Q. I like a little humor in a show too, but sometimes I like to wrap myself up in seriousness, sturm & drang, and emo punk music.

While i happen to love CWs wardrobe more ahahah

 

[Forbin]

While i happen to love CWs wardrobe more ahahah

I vividly recall an episode where Pita Wilson dealt with a threat wearing NO wardrobe at all, just strategically-placed hair.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I vividly recall an episode where Pita Wilson dealt with a threat wearing NO wardrobe at all, just strategically-placed hair.

It's Peta Wilson

 

[Tosk]

Not my favorite Mina Harker, to be sure.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Not my favorite Mina Harker, to be sure.

Having never read the books I didn't have expectations. I liked her as Mina