The best good guys are GIRLS!

Been very busy with work so I couldn't post updates. Boo. Anyway, I just loved the way they described the Nikita girls, well, Nikita and Alex as "the best good guys are girls!" Yeah baby! Gotta love that! :)



They have wit, charm, style and they're here to prove that sometimes the best good guys are girls!

Casting for a Love Interest for Alex

TV Fanatic reports that there is the Nikita people are casting for a love interest for Alex.

The show is casting for an attractive actor to come on board The CW drama in the role of a new neighbor for Alex.

Look for this recurring character to offer Alex a glimpse outside the world of Division and give her hope that life doesn't have to be so scary and depressing all the time.

Since Thom is now an agent, then someone else will take his room. Hence the casting. But will we still Thom? What about the Michael angle?

I'm sure we are all dying to know who will be this new guy. And I do hope that they Alex and the new guy will have good chemistry on-screen. Something to look forward to, Nikita fans!

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Nikita: Casting for a Love Interest
By Matt Richenthal

Craig Silverstein Interview

Craig Silverstein is the executive producer of our beloved show Nikita. Snippets from The Collider interview:

On doing another version of Nikita:

I had to take it upon myself to find a way that it could be done fresh, where you didn’t know how this story was going to end. That’s when I came upon the idea of following Nikita after she had left the agency, which is a chapter that’s never been told.

About the Nikita character:

I think it’s a mini-mythology now, like Batman or James Bond. Obviously, it’s not to that level, but people know it. It’s been done enough now that it’s got its own myth attached to it, and the powerful thing about it is that there’s a very fairytale aspect to the whole story. It’s a dark fairytale.

Casting Maggie Q:

It had to be someone who was beautiful, who could fight, who you could believe holding a gun and who you believed was smart, in order to plan everything that she was doing. You’d think those things would be easy to find in an actor, and they’re not. We had actors come in and these girls would be gorgeous and smart, but you’d put a gun in their hands and it didn’t work. The second we heard Maggie’s name, Danny Cannon, our director, and I looked at each other and were like, “Yes!” It was really early on in the process.

Casting Lyndsy Fonseca:

She was intense when she came in to audition. We were like, “Woah!” I don’t think you’ll be thinking of her as the girl next door for much longer.

Nikita vs Alex? Uh oh.

And then, Alex and Nikita’s relationship is also going to start to fray. There will be conflict all around.

Interested to read the full article? Read here.

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Executive Producer Craig Silverstein Interview NIKITA
by Christina Radish

Season 1 Epiosde 9 One Way

Episode Title: One Way

Episode Description:

Nikita (Maggie Q) and Michael (Shane West) temporarily team-up to kill a terrorist who murdered Michael's family many years ago. When Percy (Xander Berkeley) learns this information, he sends Division agents to kill Nikita, who ultimately compromises the mission, leading to Michael's capture by the terrorist group. Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) is caught going through medical files inside Division so she creates a lie that involves Jaden (Tiffany Hines) and almost blows her cover. Melinda Clarke, Aaron Stanford and Ashton Holmes also star. Ken Fink directed the episode written by Albert Kim.

Photos:

"One Way"--Xander Berkley as Percy and Melinda Clarke as Amanda on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--Tiffany Hines as Jaden on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--LtoR: Lyndsy Fonseca as Alex and Tiffany Hines as Jaden on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--LtoR: Tiffany Hines as Jaden and Lyndsy Fonseca as Alex on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--LtoR: Melinda Clarke as Amanda and Lydnsy Fonseca as Alex on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--LtoR: Tiffany Hines as Jade and Lyndsy Fonseca as Alex on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--LtoR: Lyndsy Fonseca as Alex, Tiffany Hines as Jade and Xander Berkley as Percy on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

"One Way"--Tiffany Hines as Jade on NIKITA on The CW. Photo:Ben Mark Holzberg/The CW

Preview Clip

More Alex and Thom!

I like the Alex-Thom more than the Alex-Michael love team. So I was delighted with this tweet today from Lyndsy Fonseca:

I'm going to kick @ashtonholmes ass today : )

To which Ashton Holmes replied:

Psshtt. What she means is... Well... ya see... uch... whatever. RT @LyndsyMFonseca: I'm going to kick @ashtonholmes ass today : )

Love, love, love :)

Nikita: The Femme Fatale Lives Again

Hollywood 411 gives you a sneak peek at The CW's Nikita, the latest incarnation of the iconic femme fatale. Star Maggie Q, a Jackie Chan protege, talks about the series and recalls how she knocked out an actor who got too close.

Season 1 Episode 8, Phoenix Preview Clip #2

This is the full preview for Episode 8. The previous clip that was posted just featured Alex and Thom scene.



We all wear masks. Sometimes we wear them so much we forget who we really are. And sometimes if we're lucky someone comes along and shows us who we really want to be.

Season 1 Episode 8, Phoenix Episode Description

This is the episode description of "Phoenix" from CW:

Division sends Thom (Ashton Holmes) to eliminate Anna (guest star Rayisa Kondracki, "The Bridge"), a woman who was having a secret affair with a U.S. Senator (guest star Spencer Garrett, "Leverage"). Division agrees to cover up any trace of the affair as long as the Senator agrees to help pass a bill that will continue to fund the agency. Nikita (Maggie Q), with Alex's (Lyndsy Fonseca) help, attempts to reach out to Anna's parents, but the conversation doesn't go as she expected. Shane West, Xander Berkeley, Melinda Clarke, Aaron Stanford and Tiffany Hines also star. David Barrett directed the episode written by James Barnes.

Hmm, seems like we will see Jaden on Episode 8 as opposed to Tiffany Hines' tweet that says she will be back on Episode 9.

@izfab Where has Jaden been?<- no worries! Jadens back in 109! I took off a few epi's 2travel back 2LA to shoot my role of Michelle on Bones

But nonetheless, happy to see Jaden on the upcoming episode.

Season 1 Episode 8, Phoenix Preview Clip

Check out the preview to next week's episode of Nikita:



It's Alex and Thom kissing!! OMG! Can't wait!

Lyndsey Fonseca's take on Alex and Amanda

For me, Amanda's character is scary. You know that she can break you emotionally. But you can see in the episodes that Alex will not be an easy one for Amanda. Lyndsey Fonseca has this to say about Amanda:

"Amanda is definitely not somebody Alex likes," Fonseca tells Zap2it during a break. "Amanda symbolizes someone very negative to Alex. That will always be somewhat of a barrier."

Alex is almost as tough as Nikita so you'd admire her easily as much as you'd admire Nikita:

"There's not a whole lot that can scare Alex," Fonseca observes. "She's not afraid of dying. She's been through it all -- you name it, she went through it."

Go read the full article here.

Credits:
'Nikita': Lyndsy Fonseca shows off her tattoos
By Hanh Nguyen

Season 1 Episode 11

I am on Twitter-mode (see previous post) and read this tweet of Lyndsey last Tuesday:

Wow! Is all I can say after reading episode 11 #Nikita. Best one yet. I'm in shock.

A little more wait for us but for sure it will be worth the wait.

Twitter Accounts of Nikita Stars

Updated list as of posting, adding Devon Sawa.

Tiffany Hines (Jaden)
Lyndsy Fonseca (Alex)
Ashton Holmes (Thom)
Devon Sawa (Owen)

Let me know if I missed anyone :)

Video Interview on Lyndsy Fonseca

Ooh, an exclusive interview on Lyndsy Fonseca by Zap2It during their Nikita set visit in Toronto.



Credits:
'Nikita': Lyndsy Fonseca shows off her tattoos
By Hanh Nguyen

Lyndsy Fonseca on her character Alex & the show

I had the same thought when I was watching Nikita Season 1 Episode 2: it had shades of the TV show "Dollhouse". I miss watching that show!!! And I digress :)

There are shades of "Dollhouse" going on here, not necessarily because she's being made to order for this particular case, but because of the shadowy agency that has ambiguous motives and that pervading sense of foreboding.

What Lyndsy Fonseca has to say about her character Alex:

"I think Alex has to play a part and play a game of getting along to a certain extent because she's here for a job"

On being girly and dressing up:

"It's kind of fun to be all girly and put on a pretty dress with heels and get made up, but then I'm like, 'Okay, I'm ready for my recruit-wear now.'"

About the show:

"They've been really amazing with creating flashbacks that tell a lot of the history of Alex and Nikita and how they came to meet"

Read the full article over here.

Credits:
'Nikita': Alex the mole gets activated
By Hanh Nguyen

Twitter Accounts of Nikita Stars

Just a handful of them on Twitter as of posting. You can follow them on Twitter by clicking on their names.

Tiffany Hines (Jaden)
Lyndsy Fonseca (Alex)
Ashton Holmes (Thom)

Let me know if I missed anyone :)