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DiscountDelight - La Femme Nikita - The Complete Fourth Season
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List Price: $99.98
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Peta Wilson, Roy Dupuis, Don Francks, Matthew Ferguson, Eugene Robert Glazer, Alberta Watson, Carlo Rota, Lindsay Collins, Lawrence Bayne, Josh Holliday, Stephen Shellen, Cindy Dolenc, Steve Lucescu
Directed By: Chris Gross, Brad Turner, René Bonnière
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0012569733411
Format: Box set
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-07-25
Running Time: 975
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1997-01-13
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Summary: The Leader of the Genre
Comment: This series is by far the most sophisticated of all those dealing with, "The First Circle." I refer to Solzhenitsyn's novel about those most valued and talented citizens in the old CCCP, working under special and pampered conditions in The Soviet Union during The Cold War. The protagonist in that novel came to the conclusion that, of all the patriots working for the common good of the communist ideal, they, the very best of the best at whatever they did, were, after all, in the first circle of hell. So it was for all those at Section One. They were specialists that were so important and good at what they did, all of them enjoyed the best and highest location in what only could really be described as hell. Calling it what it was, in that way, is a good description of the situation within which they functioned. At its very best, they were still locked away in what anyone would consider a hellish life, though having the best life hell could offer. It's like calling Section One the best place a bad place has to offer. ALIAS was very entertaining but not even close to the quality of production/direction of LFN. The acting, music, seriousness, the atmosphere which was created by the directors, the drama, the subtleness of the pain and of the love and of the hate shown throughout LFN was very well done, very well blended, yielding a total package that could not be matched by anything else before nor, so far, since.
The entire premise, you realize, is a very hard sell. You know very well you would have walked right up to Operations and shot him point blank, pulling the trigger until the gun went, "click" as John Torturo said in, "The Big Lebowski."
Another absolutely untenable, apparently supposed to be accepted premise, was the fact that Nikita and Michael were extremely valuable to the entire operation of Section One, yet casually threatened with cancellation for burping and sent out on impossible missions any one of which could easily have ended in their deaths. No company in real life would ever risk assets of their value in such a manner. Nikita never used that knowledge of her value to her advantage. If she had, then the entire premise of the show would have collapsed, I realize. That relationship simply could not occur anywhere for any reason at any time in any organization set up for whatever purpose. Getting past that, accepting that situation, then we viewers could then go with it and watch one of the most well done series ever put together, having a distinctive European flare when it came to its style, flavor, taste and touch.
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Summary: Thank you, Warner Home Video!
Comment: Before there was "Alias", there was "La Femme Nikita". This exciting show was a wonderful 5-year Sunday night ritual for me. Much has been written about the hot/cold/on/off relationship between Nikita and Michael, played by the stunning and compelling pair of Peta Wilson and Roy Dupuis. Almost equally compelling are the other main characters: Madeline, Operations, Walter, and Birkoff, all played to perfection by the talented cast. You really care about these characters to a degree not typical of most TV shows of the 1990's. While I also enjoyed the "Alias" series, LFN will remain my favorite TV spy series. Just when you think you can predict what the characters will do and where the storyline is going -- Surprise! Twist! Not what you expected!
So, thank you, Warner Home Video, for (finally) releasing the whole stunning LFN series on DVD. I can't wait until October 17th for Season 5!
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Summary: Wonderful series
Comment: This has been one of my favorite shows of all time. I just love the interaction between Michael and Nikita and I love to hate Operations and Section 1!! I would definitely recommend this series.
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Summary: Romeo & Juliet
Comment: Adding upon what's been mentioned thus far, the 4th season is my favorite! The powerful on-screen chemistry between Michael & Nikita matures in this romantic masterpiece. Their true love is tested & sacrifices are made for them to be finally together ... well almost as you'll see in this series. Despite the callous clutches of Section 1, the beautiful end of "Up the Rabbit Hole" & Michael's blood tear in "Four Light Years Farther" will absolutely melt your heart. Romance aside, the last episode as was believed to be the final is the ultimate in plot twists that will leave fans in jaw-shocking epiphanies.
When USA Network decided to end this popular show after the 4th season, fans went into an uproar sending e-mails & letters. With this overwhelming response, the network decided to appease fans by bringing back the core cast & salvaging what they could from the supposed ending to create a brief 5th season.
Overall, this series executed cunning plots with a talented cast, advance technology, diverse settings, and trendy fashions encompassing the true nature of society from cold to compassionate with a touch of humor from time to time.
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Summary: Season 5 is only 8 episoded
Comment: Wonder how long they'll make us wait. The last season was just to wrap things up after the show was canceled and is only 8 eps.
5x01 Deja Vu All Over Again
5x02 A Girl Who Wasn't There
5x03 In Through the Out Door
5x04 All the World's a Stage
5x05 The Man Behind the Curtain
5x06 The Evil That Men Do
5x07 Let No Man Put Asunder
5x08 A Time for Every Purpose
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Editorial Reviews:
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The fourth season of the espionage action series La Femme Nikita might've been its last, were it not for a heroic effort to revive the show by its fans. Since the campaign was a success, the fourth season remains an exciting chapter in the cult series' history, and one with a startling denouement that left audiences begging for more. The crux of the series pits Section One's sinister head, Operations (Robert Eugene Glazer) against Nikita's partner/lover Michael (Roy Dupuis), who has been deemed expendable; meanwhile, Michael must find a way to deprogram Nikita (Peta Wilson) from the brainwashing that has turned into a destructive killing machine. Highlights from this season include the two-parter "Man in the Middle" and "Love, Honor and Cherish," which finds Nikita betrothed to a wealthy industrialist (Maxwell Caulfield) who is Section's next target; "No One Lives Forever," in which Nikita is granted her freedom in exchange for the murder of the man who killed her father (whose identity is one of the season's most gasp-worthy surprises); and the three-part conclusion ("Face in the Mirror," "Up the Rabbit Hole," and "Four Light Years Farther"), which reveals stunning news about Nikita's true identity, delivers a unpleasant fate for one of the major characters, and leaves the rest in particularly dire straits. Were this the conclusion of the series as intended, the fourth season certainly provided a worthy wrap-up, with more than its share of intrigue and last-minute plot twists; as it stands, it's exceptionally fun TV, with a fine balance of action and romance between the charismatic and attractive. Wilson and Dupuis. The six-disc set includes all 22 episodes of the fourth season; Eugene Robert Glazer provides commentary for two episodes, "Time to Be Heroes" and "Sympathy for the Devil," on which he's respectively joined by director Brad Turner and writer Peter Lenkov; there's also a collection of deleted scenes with commentary by Christopher Heyn assistant to the show's executive consultant Joel Surnow, and a gag reel. --Paul Gaita
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