"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 20	8:00 AM	TNT	Charmed Noir	#7.8
Mon. July 20	9:00 AM	TNT	There's Something About Leo	#7.9

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Mexico:B | UK:12 | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:PG | Germany:12 (DVD rating) (season 1-7) | Germany:12 (TV rating) (all episodes) | Netherlands:6 | Sweden:11 (DVD rating) (season 7) | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) (Magic Box) | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) (seasons 1-6) (season 8) | 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:

After Prue quit Buckland's Auction House, she was employed as a photographer at "415" magazine who's title is also the area code for San Francisco telephone numbers. The magazine was mentioned at other times throughout the remainder of the series including when Phoebe, as the writer of the "Ask Phoebe" column, posed for the magazine.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: in several cases throughout the series the view seen through the attic window is inconsistent with the houses location (possibly the studio grounds).

Quotes:

[Piper and Leo are down behind the bar. Piper giggles. Piper's cell phone rings and she pops up, out of breath to answer it]
Piper: Hello?
Phoebe: Hey, did you make the potion?
Piper: Potion? P-P-Paige is making the potion.
[Leo pops up beside Piper and starts kissing her neck]
Piper: And I have ten glorious minutes then I have to have my herbs.
Phoebe: Great, because I need your help fast. Karen's gonna get fired unless we get her advice column in by 8:00 tonight.
Piper: Uh-huh.
Phoebe: So what would tell a twenty-eight year old woman who's still living in her parents house because she's afraid of living alone?
Piper: I'd tell her to get a life.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Vecinos: Sesión espiritista (#1.62)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

How Soon is Now?

An entertaining show that's really good.

"Charmed" is pretty much your average show about witches, but if you're thinking "Sabrina", you're wrong. Here's a show about three young women that are also witches - the Charmed Ones. They are also sisters. It's all about Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and their long-lost half-sister, Paige (Rose McGowan). The eldest sister is actually Prue (Shannen Doherty) but she was killed of at the end of the third series. So they brought in Paige. Sure, there have been heaps of complaints about Prue being gone and Paige being brought in, but some people actually think Paige is better.

I don't have an opinion on the characters and who's my favourite, but I really like the TV series. If you like "Charmed", then you'll probably also like "Buffy" and "Angel", and perhaps "Sabrina" but that's completely different.

Overall, I reckon "Charmed" is a really good show and recommend people to watch it if you're in that sort of thing - witches, magic and spirits.