La Femme Nikita X-Posed: The Unauthorized Biography of Peta Wilson and Her On-Screen Character

By Ed Gross and Ted Edwards

She's smart; she's sexy; she's dangerous. She's television's most lethal heroine. So far, however, she's been as enigmatic as she is beautiful. You want to know more about her-and about her real-life persona, Peta Wilson-but until now everything about her has been classified. Now, access has been granted. With this book, you can uncover all the secrets Section One doesn't want you to know: Profiles on all operatives, dossiers on all missions, photographs of their beautiful agent at work. Now you can cut through the mystery and intrigue and get a glimpse into the soul of television's most captivating femme fatale. Discover such confidential information as: How does the television series measure up to its two big-screen predecessors? (page ix) What psychological background has actress Peta Wilson created for her character? (page 45) Why did producer Joel Surnow have the initial episodes shot out of order? (page 54) How did cult sensation Roy Dupuis get cast as Nikita's fellow operative, Michael? (page 32) And finally, what's with the sunglasses?! (page 49) LaFemme Nikita X-Posed includes an Internet directory, the hilarious "Idiot's Guide to Section One," and inside details on every explosive episode to date. About the Author Ted Edwards is a full-time writer and an expert on television drama. He is the author of Hercules X-Posed (Prima) and lives in Los Angeles.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761514546
• ISBN13: 9780761514541
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Prima Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

It is a fun book!

It is a fun book! I have seen the excellent original La Femme Nikita and the pathetic US remade. I love the idea that the book drew a nice comparison between the production/directors/leading actresses of the two movies and TV series. It juxtaposed them with one another providing solid background on how did the whole thing get evolved from a French movie that marginally made it in the US box office to an amazing TV hit...

A Totally Rad Read

This has to be the most bitchen book I've ever read. The stuff about Roy and Matthew - talk about hot, hot, hot!!!! Peta should wear flame retardant clothes when she gets around those two!!! I especailly loved all the inside information and in particularly, Peta's awesome fashion statements. She totally rocks the designer racks. And the chapters about the rest of the cast are just as bitchen as the rest of the book...

Page-turner extraordinaire!

...this book kept me up till 4 a.m.!This is not so much a bio of the leggy Aussie actress, as a behind-the-scenes tell-all of the international cable-TV hit, La Femme Nikita. The sections (inside joke!) ...will leave you gasping with a redolent mixture of awe, horror, amazement and, ultimately, admiration.Drawing strongly on the literary tradition of Dickens' _A Tale of Two Cities_, Faulkner's _The Light in August_, and...

A good book for new LFN fans

New fans to LFN will find a wealth of information to help them learn who the characters are and what their role is in Section One.Old LFN fans won't find much new information here, but the book is a good compilation of information to have at your fingertips for quick and easy reference.Many of the websites mentioned in the book are outdated and there are many excellent new ones which can be found on the internet.As a...

peta wilson

peta wilson has truly captured the harts of millions,including me.the book is one of the best books i have ever read,and i can say that peta wilson is a truly remarkable women. her on-screen character NIKITA has become some what of an icon for the 21th century.