# Am I the only one watching Nikita? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 17, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-watching-nikita/599936 "2011-10-17T17:58:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-watching-nikita/599936/1 "2011-10-17T17:58:36Z")
I really enjoy this show, I think it has really matured into something very interesting. Of course you need to ignore the movies it is based on. I think the have built a really interesting dynamic between Alex, Michael, and Nikita. The whole Hannibal Lecter glass prison with Percy is kind of dumb, but I don’t really mind. It looks like they go a pretty decent budget for this show as well. Does anybody else watch? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-watching-nikita/599936/2 "2011-10-17T18:27:33Z")
In the past two weeks I’ve watched all of season one and the first two of season two. I watched the pilot last year, and it didn’t really grab me, but because I’m a Shane West fan, I decided to give it another shot. I’m glad that I did. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-watching-nikita/599936/3 "2011-10-17T19:56:08Z")
I tried it, and it was OK, but not good enough to make time to watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-watching-nikita/599936/4 "2011-10-18T01:49:15Z")
Is it as good as Alias? I liked Alias’ first two seasons, but then quit as time went on. The show fell apart after the network forced them to stop the core story and go to one-offs. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-watching-nikita/599936/5 "2011-10-18T23:35:49Z")
I wouldn’t really compare it to Alias. There are some superficial similarities but the tone is completely different. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-watching-nikita/599936/6 "2011-10-19T00:36:55Z")
They only air Nikita after midnight here, and frequently on weeknights, so I don’t watch it regularly, but I do enjoy having it on on nights when I don’t have to go to bed for work the next day. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-watching-nikita/599936/7 "2011-10-19T00:40:16Z")
I used to have it on my DVR as a series recording, and enjoyed it. But then they shuffled the schedule, and suddenly I had three shows airing at the same time! Something had to go, so I regretfully cut Nikita loose. I’ll probably get back into it at some point, though.