Charmed: A Top TV Show

While browsing AC I found this article titled Charmed Television Show Approaches Its End, which was published on May 9, 2006, and it got me thinking about the show and what I think about it.

I am one of those many who, thanks to cable TV got a chance to view a really terrific show. My sister is a huge Charmed fan and she watched it diligently on Sunday nights on the WB. I had other things to do on Sunday night and never really got into the show. Then I got cable, found TNT and began watching Charmed at a time that suit me. TNT now shows Charmed 4 times a day and thanks to that schedule I was able to atch the entire series in a few short months.

It didn’t take me long to get hooked on this unique show. The show centers around 3 sisters, Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) who are good witches. At the end of season 3 Prue was killed off and Paige (Rose McGowan), a half sister came in to take her place.

This is where I disagree with Morgan who wrote the article mentioned above. I loved Prue. She was the oldest sister and acted that way. She was tough and took pride in taking care of her younger sisters. She was moody but it worked. Truthfully I never really cared for Shannen Doherty until Charmed. I think she did a great job with the role, she commanded each and every scene she was in. She was angry, strong willed, powerful and intelligent. The show did successfully continue without her, but through the entire thing I constantly missed her. I eventually did accept Paige but not as a replacement for Prue, instead as a new character who kept the show going.

The three sisters were Charmed by being very powerful witches whose destiny was to fight evil and keep the world safe. Throughout the years they battled many demons, warlocks, and just plain evil beings. Many of the demons and battles they had were a bit ridiculous but that was part of the charm.