"W.I.T.C.H." (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Writers:

Cary Bates (writer)
Steve Billnitzer (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

15 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Five teenage girls learn that they have been chosen to guard the walls between parallel universes. For this purpose, they have been given the powers of the elements.

Plot Keywords:

Team | Kidnapped Child | Young Love | Guitarist | Princess

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kelly Stables	...	Will Vandom / ... (52 episodes, 2004-2006)
Candi Milo	...	Irma Lair / ... (52 episodes, 2004-2006)
Liza Del Mundo	...	Hay Lin (52 episodes, 2004-2006)
Lauren Tom	...	Susan Vandom / ... (51 episodes, 2004-2006)
Miss Kittie	...	Taranee Cook (46 episodes, 2004-2006)
Christel Khalil	...	Cornelia Hale (46 episodes, 2004-2006)
Serena Berman	...	Elyon Brown / ... (44 episodes, 2004-2006)
Greg Cipes	...	Caleb / ... (43 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mitchell Whitfield	...	Phobos / ... (33 episodes, 2004-2006)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Frost the Hunter / ... (27 episodes, 2005-2006)
Byrne Offutt	...	Uriah / ... (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kath Soucie	...	Nerissa / ... (23 episodes, 2006)
Jason Marsden	...	Matt Olsen / ... (22 episodes, 2005-2006)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Singapore:G | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Jetix Concept Animation

Trivia:

"Quintessence," the word often spoken by Nerissa, is the mythical fifth element, believed by ancient scholars to be the material of celestial bodies.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Will Vandom: Guardians, unite!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Boondocks: Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner (#1.3)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

We Are W.I.T.C.H.

Season 2 hit a brightness button.

W.I.T.C.H is a show adapted from the Italian comic. (?) Already a huge fan of the comics I decided to give this a try. And I was glad I did.

The first season was great in animation process. The girls who were given magic powers where enchanting and gothical. I loved the setup and the drama that took place between the characters with the shocking episodes 11 and 12. The ending didn't exactly disappoint either. And with that I waited for months on end for season 2.

So It arrived and well....I didn't like it. Yes, it is meant to be more cheerful but somehow, it had lost its rich colours and came out quite bland. But it seems hat all animated shows had lost that rich colour that you see within the scenes so I rather forgot about and focused more on the drama and storyline. When I realised that my biggest letdown where the characters. Especially one called Cornelia. In the comic, she is a strong and powerful character. But in the cartoon, she has come across as dumb and ditzy. Showing that all blonde's are dumb which is utterly untrue. Another problem I had with this series is the storyline itself. A great start, a bland middle, then suddenly a whole bunch of shockers thrown together at the end, which unsettled me so I didn't enjoy it at all.

If you were to put the two seasons together , they are both utterly different to the max. Its only the first season that keeps me watching for season 3.