I was going to post about this show but I have my doubts about it. There are too many shows like this that are on the air right now. Like Covert Affairs.
On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Kelwyn <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4361504 > > July 31--BEVERLY HILLS > > Surely it is written somewhere in the vast television bylaws that prime > time needs to be routinely restocked with stunningly beautiful, lethal > women. Buffy, Xena, Sydney Bristow -- they're all gone now, but the > remarkable kick-butt-itude they fostered must live on. > > And so The CW has graciously stepped up to fill the quota with a > high-octane new fall series called "Nikita" starring Maggie Q. Perhaps > you've seen her in one of the show's red-hot promotional posters: Legs that > go on forever and a sleek body adorned in an artsy tattoo and just a touch > of leather. > > Oh, and she's brandishing a gun. > > "Nikita" is a reboot (TV execs just love that word) of the USA cable hit > "La Femme > > Nikita," which itself was a remake of the original French film, which also > inspired an American flick starring Bridget Fonda. Clearly, in pop culture, > what goes around comes around. > > The Hawaiian-born Maggie got her start in a series of Hong Kong action > films and has shown off her skills in American flicks such as "Mission > Impossible III," so the woman can brawl with the best of them. > > Still, the grueling pace of television presents a heightened challenge. > > "I'm half Asian, so (people) immediately go, 'Oh, well, you do kung fu,' " > she told TV critics gathered here for their summer press tour. "Like that's > what we all do. We wake up. We brush our teeth and do kung fu. So it's just > assumed that you're not working your butt off ------ > > to make this believable and great. And we absolutely are." > > In "Nikita," which premieres Sept. 9, Maggie plays a former spy and > assassin who has vowed to bring down the shadowy government agency that > trained her. She is instantly captivating. The pilot episode bursts with > vibrant action sequences and surprising twists that set it apart from other > versions of the saga. > > "That was my first challenge ... to find a way to do it fresh," says > executive producer Craig Silverstein. " ... Could we have a take where you > didn't know how this story was going to end? ... So it's not a rehash." > > Like Jennifer Garner in "Alias," Maggie will need to go undercover a lot, > meaning she'll be forced to don everything from skimpy swimwear to gorgeous > evening gowns. It's something she doesn't exactly crave. > > "I've gotten to that point," she says, "where I'm so used to being sort of > sweaty and wearing pants and sitting like a guy in boots and the whole > thing, that when I'm dressed up and people are touching me up, I'm less > comfortable. > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > >
