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La Femme Nikita: The Complete Seasons 1-5

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I watched every single minute of every episode USA aired of this absolutely outstanding series! I lived for Sunday nights and it didn't matter where I was or what I was doing, I stopped to watch this show. I actually worked it into my schedule and Sunday nights revolved around this show. I was so heartbroken when they cancelled it due to budget constraints. I still cling to some fleeting hope that someday they will revive the series, but I think that is only a dream at this point.

It's hard to describe what made this show so good. Perhaps it was the irresistable and ever-evolving love story between Michael and Nikita. You were always left guessing: Is this just a Section ploy or does Michael really love her? Will they ever be together? Ooooooo. Titillating! Kept me hanging on week after week! Or perhaps it was the eclectic and fashionable aura the creators were able to infuse into each episode, from Nikita's open-aired apartment, the outfits of the characters, Madeline's private little garden in her "office", or all those deserted back hallways of Section. Or perhaps it was the funky, cool, rhythmic tunes that seemed to find their way into each episode. Depeche Mode, Enigma, Morcheeba, Garbage, Gus Gus, and a whole host of other little-known artists created some ever-so-cool grooves for Nikita, and I have them all on CD. Or maybe it's just the fact that I like a good chick-with-a-gun show where the heroine is a classy, beautiful, bad-mamma-jamma, with a great upper cut and roundhouse kick, fighting against the system for the good of the people!

Whatever it is, La Femme Nikita will remain my favorite TV show for all time...and I doubt I'll ever find another show to replace its stellar standing in my heart. Some shows are just magic, and this is one of them.

Best series of it's Genre, simple as that. The writing, cinematography, and directing are all top notch, generally movie quality. They managed to stay on task the whole series, continuing to pull the rug out from under you regarding the development of the main characters.
Caution: Extremely addictive. After watching a couple of episodes, you will be hooked and begin neglecting your responsibilities until you've finished this series.
Most probably don't know that this show ended after season 4, and the shortened season 5 was created only after unprecedented fan pressure on USA network to bring it back and do a better job of ending the series, which I think they did in season 5. X files meets Mission Impossible is the best way to describe this show.
Bottom line -- you won't be disappointed.

This is a fantastic deal on the complete set of all 5 seasons and will save you much money in the long run. Quality of the recordings are excellent. DO NOT believe the information listed for this item however that it contains only "15" discs. In fact it contains all the discs from the individual items as would be expected and comes to something like 27 discs. I even wrote customer service to look into the mislabeled information above but they responded it was "accurate" Yeah, whatever...the ordered set direct from this link is sitting right in front of me guys and I've counted 'em.

ADDENDUM 3/2/08 - Okay, I see now that Amazon has updated (finally) their disc count in the description of this item. It now lists the correct number of discs. Nice they finally believed me.

I had never heard of La Femme Nikita before watching Roy Dupuis for the first time in the independent film That Beautiful Somewhere over Christmas 2007. Afterward I went searching for Dupuis' other work and came across the La Femme Nikita series. I bought the first season to see what it was all about and was absolutely hooked for the next several weeks as I ordered and watched seasons 2 through 5. A diehard fan of NFL football, the playoffs for me almost became NFL vs. LFN. The series is mesmerizing. The acting is wonderful, especially by Peta Wilson and Roy Dupuis, who put their very talented hearts and souls into the Nikita/Michael characters. I've never seen such chemistry between two actors, and they kept it up time after time, until the very last episode. The look, the sound, the feel, and clearly the subject matter of the series are timeless. Hard to believe it's been over 10 years since it first aired. I think people are going to enjoy this series for years to come.

I never expected to, but I got caught up in LFN and ended up watching every episode. This took some time.

The good news is that the creators of LFN were absolute geniuses at making the most of limitations, like low budgets and awful Canadian winter weather. There are some truly wonderful moments, usually at the very end of episodes. (The one where Nikita tries to bring a family out of a totalitarian country but is only able to get the children out, comes to mind). Way above average.

That said, this series is relentlessly grim. There is barely a chuckle in the entire 5 years. Even the outtakes on the DVDs are low key. And then, there is the way in which the "good guys" interrogate the bad guys. Trust me, even Dick Cheney wouldn't go that far.

So, you get pretty people, plenty of action. But its all very sad. And then there are not one, but two rather sad endings (seasons 4 and 5). By the last episode it seems nearly everyone is dead. Will Nikita live to see the freedom she has fought so hard for? See for yourself.

I have always been a fan of La Femme Nikita and wanted the entire DVD set but thouht it was too expensive to purchase. I finally purchased the set and it is worth the price for entertainment value.

Excellent purchase, high quality boxsets. This is definitely a show worth watching if your interested in espionage, terrorism, moral dilemmas, and value your freedom.

A must have by the FBI and CIA, they may learn a few things.They could have gone to desert storm 2, and finished in a week.

This is an excellent series. Character and plot were well developed. The actors fully grasped and projected the traits of characters. Enjoyed every episode except for the finale. There is no other femme fatale series that has ever been this captivating. The collection of actors in the LA Femme Nikita appeared to have a lot more depth in their acting skills than presented in a lot of series.

I have been a fan of La Femme Nikita ever since the first seson was on USA. I had stoped keeping up witht he serese for the last two seasons and was real excitred to see where the writers took the story line. Although not highly impressed with the lack of good acting, and obvous budget cutts in season 4 and 5. Still my need to see how it ended was fulfilled and i loved every minute of it!!!