Alias versus La Femme Nikita

I was writing an article on the end of Alias for n:zone, but somehow I ended up comparing Alias to La Femme Nikita instead. It must be hormones. I still have Roy Dupuis on the brain. (Okay, lower, but still.) Here it is.When Alias debuted in 2001, many fans of La Femme Nikita were outraged and angry by what they felt was a clear case of major league rip-off. I wasn't one of those fans. In 2001, I

24: It's fast, it's exciting, it's extreme

24 is back for a fifth season, and it's wilder than ever.So here we have an alternate reality where nukes go off on American soil, terrorists succeed in bringing down Air Force One, and presidents are assassinated with alarming frequency. Everything we're afraid will happen is constantly coming true. Given today's total political preoccupation with terrorism, 24 is as topical as this week, and as

Still obsessed with La Femme Nikita... and Roy Dupuis

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.

Like Alias? Try La Femme Nikita

Alias is one of my favorite shows. It's a well-written, well-acted spy drama that focuses on what we fans call Spy Family: Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) and her father, mother, half-sister, lover, and co-workers. It takes spy drama to a new level as it explores the emotional dynamics of those relationships amid the paranoia and violence of the undercover life. The first three seasons are out