"Charmed" (1998) TV series 1998-2006

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Creator:

Constance M. Burge

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

7 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

Once lucky, Twice smart, Three times Charmed

Plot:

Three sisters discover their destiny - to battle against the forces of evil, using their witchcraft. They are the Charmed Ones.

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Witchcraft | Power Of Three | Hocus Pocus | Cult Favorite

Awards:

4 wins & 17 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6	8:00 AM	TNT	Soul Survivor	#6.7
Mon. July 6	9:00 AM	TNT	Sword and the City	#6.8

Cast

Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell (179 episodes, 1998-2006)
Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell (178 episodes, 1998-2006)
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt (154 episodes, 1998-2006)
Rose McGowan	...	Paige Matthews (112 episodes, 2001-2006)

Runtime:

42 min (178 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Mexico:B | UK:12 | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:PG | Germany:12 (TV rating) (all episodes) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) (season 1-7) | Netherlands:6 | Sweden:11 (DVD rating) (season 7) | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) (seasons 1-6) (season 8) | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) (Magic Box) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | Venezuela:PG-13

Filming Locations:

1329 Carroll Avenue, Central Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Spelling Television

Trivia:

"Vaya Con Leos" was Rose McGowan's 100th Episode

Goofs:

Continuity: The order of pages in the Book of Shadows is continuously changing. For example, in season Three Phoebe wrote about Cole Turner on the page next to Balthazor information, she placed a photo inside it else well. However during season four the page is once found blank and also found with information on something else.

Quotes:

Chris: I was just wondering how it went with the doctor.
Piper: Well, you'll be happy to know that you're a boy.
[holds up ultrasound picture]
Chris: That's not what I meant.
Paige: [looking at picture] I don't see it.
Piper: Oh, see, it's this little thing right here...
[points]
Chris: Whoa!
[grabs ultrasound]
Chris: Excuse me! Do you mind?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Charmed: Life's a Witch (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

How Soon is Now?

One to take your mind off things

Charmed is the story of 3 witches who save innocent people by day, and hang out in their nightclub by night. The 3 witches were first Prue, Piper and Phoebe, until Prue's untimely death, to which the remaining sisters found out that they had a long-lost half-sister called Paige. The sisters united, and reconstituted 'the Charmed Ones'

Charmed follows the ups and downs of being sisters, a woman and of-course witches. At times the show is touching, at others corny. This show shouldn't be taken too seriously, and is just an enjoyable, light piece of fun. Although it isn't without faults, it should be acknowledged on its own merits, and not just cast-off as a Buffy wannabe.