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POSTED : 09/28/2012 12:00:00 PM PDT
'Fifty Shades of Grey': Five frisky pop culture forerunners BY ANGELA HILL, Oakland Tribuneer
The exotic, erotic success of E.L. James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy made S&M big in the mainstream, producing scores of spinoff books, lingerie lines and even household items. But kinky genres in popular media are nothing new. Here are a few provocative predecessors in TV and movies:
1. The recurring role of Gil Grissom's dominatrix friend, Lady Heather, on "CSI."
OCTOBER 18, 2012
THE ‘NIKITA’ INTERVIEWS: MELINDA CLARKE BY BRITTANY FREDERICKS
Amanda is far from out in the public eye. “She’s underground and in exile, the way Nikita was,” explained Melinda, who added that her once seemingly invulnerable character “lost a lot” after cracking her shell over the course of season two. “She had empathy for Alex, she had empathy for Nikita, she had empathy and feelings for Percy. No matter how messed up all of that was, it was still real,” she said. “She’s going down a darker path because of all of these betrayals.”
POSTED 8:45 PM, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
Nikita Season 3 Scoop: The Dirty Thirty, a "Mikita" Shower Scene and More BY HANH NGUYEN, TV GUIDE
In the premiere, the former rogue spy is no longer on the run and unwinds with a bit of yoga. She better not get too complacent though. Percy's old pal Amanda (Melinda Clarke) is still at large. "This is pure hatred, vengeance. Amanda doesn't have any other cause," Q said. "Amanda wants to hurt Nikita, and hurting Nikita as everybody knows, means hurting people around her. That's not good for Nikita, and I don't think she realizes what's coming."
"We should assume that she is now in exile, as the rogues now have control of the asylum," Clarke said. "Amanda is going to a deeper, darker place. Like [the Harry Potter villain] Voldemort, she's out there building up her powers and sneaking around. She's a little snake out there. And definitely, I think she's off her meds this season."
POSTED ON 12:45 PM, OCTOBER 18, 2012
‘Nikita’ 3×04 ‘Consequences’ synopsis release BY CAITLIN KELLY @purplehrdwonder
Amanda (Melinda Clarke) sends a rogue Division agent, Anne (guest star Sarah Allen) to spring Owen (Devon Sawa) from a Russian prison, but Owen manages to escape her clutches and sends a message to Nikita (Maggie Q) that he’s free.
AMANDA RETURNS IN THE FOURTH EPISODE ("CONSEQUENCES") OF NIKITA ! WATCH THE CW, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 9 !
Amanda and Owen (Devon Sawa)
Amanda and Ari (Peter Outerbridge)
Nikita -- "Consequences"
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Nikita -- "Consequences"
©2012 The CW Network. All Rights Reserved.
OCTOBER 20, 2012
First Look Photos: Amanda and Owen return to 'Nikita' BY: DANIELLE TURCHIANOAN │TV BUZZ NEWS
"Amanda is intense! She doesn’t really pop up until a little bit later, but she definitely comes in with a bang, and she’s going to be a handful "
"She knows Division so well, and she was in the belly of the beast and knows these characters so well, so she’s a really dangerous enemy to have. She’s got a lot of tricks up her sleeve."
"He’s got a good team on his side, so he’s got some help, which is good because I don’t think Ryan’s going to go head-to-head with her. He’s prepared, but you know, dealing with Amanda, it’s a war, not just a battle. It’s going to take a long time; it’s going to take a lot of smaller battles first. Some of these people we go up against, we know how to take them down, and we do [quickly]; Amanda’s different."
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OCTOBER 22, 2012 05:12 PM PDT
Nikita First Look: Owen and Amanda Return! BY MEGAN MASTERS
[...] a newly coiffed Amanda (Melinda Clarke) attempts to get her grubby little mitts on Owen by breaking him out of a Russian jail. The ex-Guardian, however, has other plans and makes his way to Nikita. Unfortunately, this move only leads to more “in custody” time for Owen, after Division boss Ryan deems him potentially untrustworthy [...]
OCTOBER 22, 2012
Nikita's Preview : Girls Got Skills