"Charmed" (1998) TV series 1998-2006

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:

Sisters | Demon | Witchcraft | Power Of Three | Telekinesis

Awards:

4 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Holly Marie Combs	...	Piper Halliwell (179 episodes, 1998-2006)
Alyssa Milano	...	Phoebe Halliwell (178 episodes, 1998-2006)
Brian Krause	...	Leo Wyatt (146 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 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | 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:

Brian Krause was written off the show temporarily due to budget cuts.

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:

Phoebe: Last night two guys held up a bar and a vigilante killed them.
Paige: Sounds more like you need an arrest warrant, not a potion.
Phoebe: Not when the vigilante is tall, dark and handsome and can send people flying with the wave of a hand.
Piper: Well, that doesn't mean it's Cole.
Phoebe: Did I forget to mention the scorch marks?
Piper: See, *that* means it's Cole.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "H2O: Just Add Water: Metamorphosis (#1.1)" (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.