Buffy with spies instead of vampires; La Femme Nikita, only better/worse; owes something to Run Lola Run; the most intriguing characters are people nicknamed Spy Mommy and Spy Daddy, a KGB agent and CIA agent respectively who somehow spawned the heroine of the show. Correct or misled?
Also: since I'm now curious enough, is it possible to get a season or two of this show on DVD in Europe?
Well, I like both Alias and Buffy/Angel quite a bit, but for different reasons. Alias is far more plot-driven and conspiracy-driven than Buffy ever was. Alias has an emotional tenor closer to early X-Files; I care about the characters, but they are secondary to the cliffhangers, unveilings, and double-crosses. Alias exists more-or-less in our world, though it does have a lot of James-Bond-style whatever technology (TM TWOP). There is a tiny bit of the flavor of prophecy that permeates Angel, but that takes a while to unfold.
I've never watched La Femme Nikita, but I am under the impression that Nikita worked in relative isolation. Spy Barbie (TM TWOP) is surrounded by regular and recurring characters who make up the plot and emotional landscape of the show.
It's got a bit of a feel of Run Lola Run in the pilot episode particularly, but there is no "go back and change time and run a lot" feel to it. You want that, you gotta watch Tru Calling (to which I can only say - Eliza, honey, you should have done Faith the Vampire Slayer instead).
I can't spoil you on Spy Momsky and Spy Daddy - you need to watch to get the backstory on that.
A quick glance at amazon.co.uk shows a region 2 release of the first season (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000AVB6Y/qid=1073148801/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_11_1/202-1588963-9092651). Don't know when the second would be available. But the first season is quite good and stands well enough on its own that I can recommend it wholeheartedly.
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Buffy with spies instead of vampires; La Femme Nikita, only better/worse; owes something to Run Lola Run; the most intriguing characters are people nicknamed Spy Mommy and Spy Daddy, a KGB agent and CIA agent respectively who somehow spawned the heroine of the show. Correct or misled?
Also: since I'm now curious enough, is it possible to get a season or two of this show on DVD in Europe?
Well, I like both Alias and Buffy/Angel quite a bit, but for different reasons. Alias is far more plot-driven and conspiracy-driven than Buffy ever was. Alias has an emotional tenor closer to early X-Files; I care about the characters, but they are secondary to the cliffhangers, unveilings, and double-crosses. Alias exists more-or-less in our world, though it does have a lot of James-Bond-style whatever technology (TM TWOP). There is a tiny bit of the flavor of prophecy that permeates Angel, but that takes a while to unfold.
I've never watched La Femme Nikita, but I am under the impression that Nikita worked in relative isolation. Spy Barbie (TM TWOP) is surrounded by regular and recurring characters who make up the plot and emotional landscape of the show.
It's got a bit of a feel of Run Lola Run in the pilot episode particularly, but there is no "go back and change time and run a lot" feel to it. You want that, you gotta watch Tru Calling (to which I can only say - Eliza, honey, you should have done Faith the Vampire Slayer instead).
I can't spoil you on Spy Momsky and Spy Daddy - you need to watch to get the backstory on that.
A quick glance at amazon.co.uk shows a region 2 release of the first season (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000AVB6Y/qid=1073148801/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_11_1/202-1588963-9092651). Don't know when the second would be available. But the first season is quite good and stands well enough on its own that I can recommend it wholeheartedly.