History LaResistance / LiveActionTV

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* ''Series/{{The 100}}'': There's a contingent of people inside Mount Weather who oppose the use of Outsiders as HumanResources and help the captured Ark kids fight back against the Mountain's security personnel.

* ''Series/AlloAllo'': The French Resistance (two of them, reflecting the political divisions in the group). They're virtually all female and the Communist leader wants to sleep with Rene.

** Had two examples of this trope: the resistance on Caprica which consisted of [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified handsome, well-scrubbed athletes fighting in beautiful irradiated pine forests]], and the resistance on New Caprica which consisted of [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized unshaven tent-dwellers fighting a dirty war of suicide bombers and no razor blades]]. Although the Caprica resistance were quite willing to blow up civilians in bars, in a way that was only relatively less morally ambiguous than the second example.

* ''Series/BlakesSeven'': Revolves around the adventures of a resistance force composed of such characters as [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized a cowardly thief, a computer hacker who only wants to get rich, a smuggler, a murderer, and so on]].
* ''Series/{{Bootleg}}'': Has the main characters manufacturing chocolate in defiance of a viciously enforced ban on it by the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Good For You Party]], and eventually joining up with the [[RebelAlliance Chocolate and Freedom Party]], and it's beautiful.

* ''{{Series/Dollhouse}}'': The LA branch seems to have become this against the other Dollhouses, and Rossum in general. Especially in the Epitaph episodes.

** LaResistance is formed in the pilot, whose main purpose is to find out the Taelons' purpose on Earth. In later seasons, several world governments, under pressure from the Taelons, declare martial law and start hunting down the resistance members. Both Boone (season 1) and Kincaid (seasons 2-4) are protectors of a Taelon called Da'an, although both are also secretly members of LaResistance. Initially, the resistance is well-funded, as it was founded by a wealthy tycoon. Their numbers are also high. Later on, though, the numbers and the funds dwindle. By the end, there are very few members left. In the final season, there are less than a dozen members left, as they fight to prevent the Atavus takeover (in this case, it's more about the world not knowing or not believing about the Atavus, although a good number of officials are human/Atavus hybrids).

* ''Series/FallingSkies'': This is the entire premise. And it's not only the humans-some of the Skitters are resisting as well.

* ''Series/FirstWave'': Starts with only one person resisting the secret alien takeover, joined by another person shortly after. However, they constantly publish about their exploits on an online journal, which, as they find out, a good number of people start reading. A biker gang finds out about the existence of aliens and starts hunting them down indiscriminately, which forces Cade to take them down instead. Later on, an alien reveals that not all of them agree that an invasion of Earth is a good idea and is willing to subvert his people's efforts. The last few seasons reveal the existence of Raven Nation, an organization that goes more in line with this trope.

* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'': In Volume Four, Micah organizes a resistance against the government roundup efforts under the name "Rebel". It isn't quite LaResistance yet, but it's getting there. He currently has Claire, Hiro, and Ando working for him.

* ''Series/SecretArmy'': Accurately portrays the Belgian Resistance as a series of different organizations, all more or less [[WeAreStrugglingTogether working towards the same goal]]. Lifeline is an apolitical escape line, funneling resistors and downed Allied airmen out of occupied Europe. They sometimes find themselves at odds with those organizations that undertake violent resistance, and come under scrutiny by their British handlers who fear that Lifeline, like many other resistance groups, is a Communist cell.

* ''Series/{{V 1983}}: The Miniseries'': Alien fascists invade and humanity fights back...those who don't collaborate or do nothing, anyway.
* In ''Series/{{V2009}}'', a small resistance group is eliminated in the pilot, leaving only four: one of the original members of the group, a V hiding on Earth, an FBI agent, and a Catholic priest (ex-army). The group later grows slightly to include a gun-for-hire and the chief medical officer aboard [[Creator/MorenaBaccarin Anna]]'s ship (a member of the Fifth Column secretly opposing Anna's leadership). Later, they even manage to recruit Anna's daughter Lisa. The GrandFinale shows that a much larger resistance group called Project Ares has been set up by high-ranking military and government leaders shortly after the arrival of the [=Vs=]. Needless to say, they are well-funded and even have a base in a bunker located a mile beneath Manhattan.

** Also during the Dominion War arc, several of the main and recurring characters form a Resistance movement to stop the Dominion from destroying the minefield that keeps ships from passing through the wormhole. [[spoiler: They fail, but they do manage to disable the station long enough to keep it from blowing up the ''Defiant''.]]

* ''Series/TwentyFour'': Somewhat obvious in Season 7. The rogue CTU consisting of Chloe, Tony, and Bill have all had their looks changed to fits this trope and make them look tougher. Chloe has had her hair died dark, but the most noticeable change is former Bureaucrat Bill Buchanan wearing black head to toe with a two day stubble. He's one beret short of a parody. Tony's transformation is more convincing.

* ''{{Bootleg}}'': Has the main characters manufacturing chocolate in defiance of a viciously enforced ban on it by the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Good For You Party]], and eventually joining up with the [[RebelAlliance Chocolate and Freedom Party]], and it's beautiful.

* ''EarthFinalConflict'':

* ''FirstWave'': Starts with only one person resisting the secret alien takeover, joined by another person shortly after. However, they constantly publish about their exploits on an online journal, which, as they find out, a good number of people start reading. A biker gang finds out about the existence of aliens and starts hunting them down indiscriminately, which forces Cade to take them down instead. Later on, an alien reveals that not all of them agree that an invasion of Earth is a good idea and is willing to subvert his people's efforts. The last few seasons reveal the existence of Raven Nation, an organization that goes more in line with this trope.

* ''{{Sliders}}'': Nine out of ten episodes had the gang sliding into a world that had serious societal problems, running afoul of the authorities that benefit from them, and joining the local resistance to set things right. Sometimes they would be the ones to ''start'' the resistance.

* ''Series/{{V}}: The Miniseries'': Alien fascists invade and humanity fights back...those who don't collaborate or do nothing, anyway.
** In ''Series/{{V2009}}'', a small resistance group is eliminated in the pilot, leaving only four: one of the original members of the group, a V hiding on Earth, an FBI agent, and a Catholic priest (ex-army). The group later grows slightly to include a gun-for-hire and the chief medical officer aboard [[Creator/MorenaBaccarin Anna]]'s ship (a member of the Fifth Column secretly opposing Anna's leadership). Later, they even manage to recruit Anna's daughter Lisa. The GrandFinale shows that a much larger resistance group called Project Ares has been set up by high-ranking military and government leaders shortly after the arrival of the [=Vs=]. Needless to say, they are well-funded and even have a base in a bunker located a mile beneath Manhattan.

** Similarly played straight by the guerrillas in ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E1DayOfTheDaleks Day of the Daleks]]'', albeit with the twist that [[spoiler:they inadvertently caused the Dalek occupation in the first place./spoiler]]

** Similarly played straight by the guerrillas in ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E1DayOfTheDaleks Day of the Daleks]]'', albeit with the twist that [[spoiler]]they inadvertently caused the Dalek occupation in the first place.[[/spoiler]]

* ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'':

* ''{{Dollhouse}}'': The LA branch seems to have become this against the other Dollhouses, and Rossum in general. Especially in the Epitaph episodes.

* ''FallingSkies'': This is the entire premise. And it's not only the humans-some of the Skitters are resisting as well.
* ''{{Firefly}}'': The crew of Serenity turn into this during the movie.

* ''Series/{{Masada}}'', about the [[JewishRevolts Jewish Zealots' struggle]] against TheRomanEmpire, which ended in TheSiege of the titular fortress.

** In ''Series/{{V2009}}'', a small resistance group is eliminated in the pilot, leaving only four: one of the original members of the group, a V hiding on Earth, an FBI agent, and a Catholic priest (ex-army). The group later grows slightly to include a gun-for-hire and the chief medical officer aboard Anna's ship (a member of the Fifth Column secretly opposing Anna's leadership). Later, they even manage to recruit Anna's daughter Lisa. The GrandFinale shows that a much larger resistance group called Project Ares has been set up by high-ranking military and government leaders shortly after the arrival of the [=Vs=]. Needless to say, they are well-funded and even have a base in a bunker located a mile beneath Manhattan.

** In ''Series/V2009'', a small resistance group is eliminated in the pilot, leaving only four: one of the original members of the group, a V hiding on Earth, an FBI agent, and a Catholic priest (ex-army). The group later grows slightly to include a gun-for-hire and the chief medical officer aboard Anna's ship (a member of the Fifth Column secretly opposing Anna's leadership). Later, they even manage to recruit Anna's daughter Lisa. The GrandFinale shows that a much larger resistance group called Project Ares has been set up by high-ranking military and government leaders shortly after the arrival of the [=Vs=]. Needless to say, they are well-funded and even have a base in a bunker located a mile beneath Manhattan.

** A small-scale example among the Ori, after Vala ends up somehow transported to the Ori galaxy. It turns out that [[Creator/MichaelIronside Seevis]], who shows himself as one of the most pious men in the village, is actually leading a small group opposed to the Ori. However, Tomin, Vala's husband, discovers the group and kills everyone but Vala.

** LaResistance is formed in the pilot, whose main purpose is to find out the Taelons' purpose on Earth. In later seasons, several world governments, under pressure from the Taelons, declare martial law and start hunting down the resistance members. Both Boone (season 1) and Kincaid (seasons 2-4) are protectors of a Taelon called Da'an, although both are also secretly members of LaResistance. Initially, the resistance is well-funded, as it was founded by a wealthy tycoon. Their numbers are also high. Later on, though, the numbers and the funds dwindle. By the end, there are very few members left. In the final season, there are less than a dozen members left, as they fight to prevent the Atavus takeover.

* ''FirstWave'': Starts with only one person resisting the secret alien takeover, joined by another person shortly after. However, they constantly publish about their exploits on an online journal, which, as they find out, a good number of people start reading. A biker gang finds out about the existence of aliens and starts hunting them down indiscriminantly, which forces Cade to take them down instead. Later on, an alien reveals that not all of them agree that an invasion of Earth is a good idea and is willing to subvert his people's efforts. The last few seasons reveal the existence of Raven Nation, an organization that goes more in line with this trope.

** In ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2S2TheDalekInvasionOfEarth The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', this is played straight by the resistance against the Dalek Invasion.

* ''Series/{{Masada}}'', about the Jewish Zealots' struggle against TheRomanEmpire, which ended in TheSiege of the titular fortress.

* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'': Parodied when Harper makes contact with a resistance group on Earth, fighting the oppressive tyrants, led by his cousin. He almost leaves in disgust when he finds out it's just small band of misfits instead of a planetwide network.

* ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'': Had two examples of this trope: the resistance on Caprica which consisted of [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified handsome, well-scrubbed athletes fighting in beautiful irradiated pine forests]], and the resistance on New Caprica which consisted of [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized unshaven tent-dwellers fighting a dirty war of suicide bombers and no razor blades]]. Although the Caprica resistance were quite willing to blow up civilians in bars, in a way that was only relatively less morally ambiguous than the second example.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': SubvertedTrope in the two-parter "Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel", where the BadAss leader of LaResistance against the MadScientist John Lumic is London's most wanted... for parking tickets. "I was fighting the system! Park anywhere!" he says. No wonder they accepted Mickey as a replacement so easily.

* ''EarthFinalConflict'': LaResistance is formed in the pilot, whose main purpose is to find out the Taelons' purpose on Earth. In later seasons, several world governments, under pressure from the Taelons, declare martial law and start hunting down the resistance members. Both Boone (season 1) and Kincaid (seasons 2-4) are protectors of a Taelon called Da'an, although both are also secretly members of LaResistance. Initially, the resistance is well-funded, as it was founded by a wealthy tycoon. Their numbers are also high. Later on, though, the numbers and the funds dwindle. By the end, there are very few members left. In the final season, there are less than a dozen members left, as they fight to prevent the Atavus takeover.

* ''Series/{{Revolution}}'': Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson is a member of one group...in fact the only one left of that group by the time he appears.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': The Maquis mostly fights the Cardassians, but isn't averse to some precision strikes against the Federation, largely because they blame Federation peace treaties for letting the Cardassians run roughshod over any number of planets...plus, the Federation considers them terrorists. They occasionally get decent characterization:

* ''Series/{{V}}: The Miniseries'': Alien fascists invade and humanity fights back... those who don't collaborate or do nothing, anyway.

* ''{{V}}: The Miniseries'': Alien fascists invade and humanity fights back... those who don't collaborate or do nothing, anyway.

* Somewhat obvious in Season 7 of ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]''. The rogue CTU consisting of Chloe, Tony, and Bill have all had their looks changed to fits this trope and make them look tougher. Chloe has had her hair died dark, but the most noticeable change is former Bureaucrat Bill Buchanan wearing black head to toe with a two day stubble. He's one beret short of a parody. Tony's transformation is more convincing.
* The French Resistance (two of them, reflecting the political divisions in the group) in ''Series/AlloAllo''. They're virtually all female and the Communist leader wants to sleep with Rene.
* Parodied in ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'' when Harper makes contact with a resistance group on Earth, fighting the oppressive tyrants, led by his cousin. He almost leaves in disgust when he finds out it's just small band of misfits instead of a planetwide network.

* ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' had two examples of this trope: the resistance on Caprica which consisted of [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified handsome, well-scrubbed athletes fighting in beautiful irradiated pine forests]], and the resistance on New Caprica which consisted of [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized unshaven tent-dwellers fighting a dirty war of suicide bombers and no razor blades]]. Although the Caprica resistance were quite willing to blow up civilians in bars, in a way that was only relatively less morally ambiguous than the second example.

* ''Series/BlakesSeven'' revolves around the adventures of a resistance force composed of such characters as [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized a cowardly thief, a computer hacker who only wants to get rich, a smuggler, a murderer, and so on]].
* ''{{Bootleg}}'' has the main characters manufacturing chocolate in defiance of a viciously enforced ban on it by the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Good For You Party]], and eventually joining up with the [[RebelAlliance Chocolate and Freedom Party]], and it's beautiful.
* Subverted in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' two-parter "Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel", where the BadAss leader of LaResistance against the MadScientist John Lumic is London's most wanted... for parking tickets. "I was fighting the system! Park anywhere!" he says. No wonder they accepted Mickey as a replacement so easily.

* In ''{{Dollhouse}}'' the LA branch seems to have become this against the other Dollhouses, and Rossum in general. Especially in the Epitaph episodes.
* LaResistance is formed in the pilot of ''EarthFinalConflict'', whose main purpose is to find out the Taelons' purpose on Earth. In later seasons, several world governments, under pressure from the Taelons, declare martial law and start hunting down the resistance members. Both Boone (season 1) and Kincaid (seasons 2-4) are protectors of a Taelon called Da'an, although both are also secretly members of LaResistance. Initially, the resistance is well-funded, as it was founded by a wealthy tycoon. Their numbers are also high. Later on, though, the numbers and the funds dwindle. By the end, there are very few members left. In the final season, there are less than a dozen members left, as they fight to prevent the Atavus takeover.

* This is the entire premise of ''FallingSkies''. And it's not only the humans-some of the Skitters are resisting as well.

* ''FirstWave'' starts with only one person resisting the secret alien takeover, joined by another person shortly after. However, they constantly publish about their exploits on an online journal, which, as they find out, a good number of people start reading. A biker gang finds out about the existence of aliens and starts hunting them down indiscriminantly, which forces Cade to take them down instead. Later on, an alien reveals that not all of them agree that an invasion of Earth is a good idea and is willing to subvert his people's efforts. The last few seasons reveal the existence of Raven Nation, an organization that goes more in line with this trope.
* The protagonists are part of this in the final season of ''Series/{{Fringe}}'', against The Observers. They're actually called The Resistance.
* In Volume Four of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Micah organizes a resistance against the government roundup efforts under the name "Rebel". It isn't quite LaResistance yet, but it's getting there. He currently has Claire, Hiro, and Ando working for him.
* In the show Series/{{Merlin}}, this applies, surprisingly well, to the main villains of the series.
* The pilot episode of ''Series/MrLucky'' involves the title character losing his casino, his savings and very nearly his life because his partner is discovered to be a member of the local resistance movement.

* Nine out of ten episodes of ''{{Sliders}}'' had the gang sliding into a world that had serious societal problems, running afoul of the authorities that benefit from them, and joining the local resistance to set things right. Sometimes they would be the ones to ''start'' the resistance.
* The Maquis in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' mostly fights the Cardassians, but isn't averse to some precision strikes against the Federation, largely because they blame Federation peace treaties for letting the Cardassians run roughshod over any number of planets...plus, the Federation considers them terrorists. They occasionally get decent characterization:

* From ''Series/StargateSG1'' - Several thousand years ago, a group of Go'auld decided to put down the VillainBall and reject the LargeHam, BodySnatching ways of their race and its leader Ra and actually, *gasp* co-exist peacefully with voluntary hosts. They formed a resistance known as the Tok'Ra, literally meaning, "Against Ra". They join up with two other resistance movments, a network of Jaffa slaves secretly working to overthrow the Go'auld, and Stargate Command, which can be considered the primary Tau'ri resistance. These then form an Alliance, which defeats the Go'auld once and for all (with help from allies like the Asgard; of course, it's [[BigDamnVillains the Replicators]] who actually end up killing the last Goa'uld off).
* ''{{V}}: The Miniseries''- Alien fascists invade and humanity fights back... those who don't collaborate or do nothing, anyway.