I’m not going to lie to y’all. I’ll give just about anything a try if you tell me there will be ladies kissing other ladies in it. Hell, I will watch some questionable content simply for ladies that fandom knows are totally getting it on with one another even though the show runners are completely in denial about that fact.

But sometimes, it feels like not quite enough, living off that longing glance stern attractive woman A gave female character B, her flighty and equally attractive “rival”, six episodes ago.

AND THEN...

SUDDENLY a show featuring queer ladies that the creative team behind the show actually knows are gay, the show where they did that on purpose and the ladies are like "We're going to investigate crime AND be for realsies in love with each other." I ask you, what more could you want?


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Nikki and Nora are former New Orleans police detectives, now private investigators. Nikki’s free-spirited, flirtatious, and bad-ass. Nora’s slightly more snarky and straight-laced but equally badass. (Also, superficial but worthy of note: she has a voice that makes me want to claw out my own eyeballs BECAUSE HEARING IS ALL I NEED.) They investigate crimes together. And also make out, take baths together, YOU KNOW, LADY STUFF.


I wouldn’t lie to y’all about ladies in the bath.
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And this show is GOOD. REALLY GOOD. Think Castle but with two ladies though that doesn’t take into account the fact that it absolutely has it own unique flavor. Nikki & Nora has a groove all its own. It's set in New Orleans and has a strong sense of place and it has a delightful cast of quirky supporting characters and relationships.

Nikki & Nora manages to recognize that two leads in a steady relationship can be interesting and fun — they have delightful banter and really sweet relationship-y scenes and their bond is evident whether they’re on the case or in a personal scene. Also it's fun and it never takes itself too seriously, the two leads have OFF THE DAMN CHARTS chemistry, etc. etc.

All the tropes I (and you! and you?) love about cop shows are there: hurt/comfort? check! “I hate it when they run.” check! flirty undercover? check!


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So you want to watch some Nikki & Nora? It all starts with the 2004 unaired pilot that leaked online. While I love the pilot, it is a little dated and they obviously had to make some concessions to appeal to a network. So, if you’re not wild about the pilot, please don’t let it stop you from viewing the web series because, as much as I dig the pilot, the web series is approximately ten trillion times more awesome than even that.

The current web series is up on a site called Tello. There is a subscription fee. It's $4.99 a month and all seven episodes of Nikki & Nora season one are up so you could pay for one month and watch it all. That said, there are 17 total series on Tello so you might just be tempted to keep your subscription. Did I mention the whole channel is entirely queer lady content? Well, it is. If you have the money, I whole heartedly argue that it's worth supporting because giving Tello money means more stuff like Nikki & Nora in the future.

Look, you want this in your life.


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Where to Watch
2004 pilot (40 min episode) - http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xstego_nikki-and-nora-2004-unaired-pilot_shortfilms
2013/14 web series (7 episodes about 10 min each, requires subscription) - http://www.onemorelesbian.com/tello/webseries/nikki-nora/