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Post by ljones on Nov 29, 2013 4:46:53 GMT -5
I think Phoebe had a bad habit of jumping to conclusions or creating theories without any real evidence or investigation. Okay . . . that also happened to be a bad habit of the other sisters. But I'm afraid Phoebe made it an art form.
The Book of Shadows only provided the spell that unbound their powers, bound them or remove them altogether. The sisters (only with magical abilities) were the Charmed Ones from the get go. Patty, who was pregnant with Phoebe, needed the younger Prue and Piper (Power of Three) to send the adult sisters back to 1999.
I find the idea of all four sisters existing as a reboot rather odd, considering that all four sisters had existed between 1977 and 2001 - the Power of Three and a fourth sister. The only way this could be different if there was a Power of Four, instead of Power of Three.
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Post by pixiesunbelle on Nov 29, 2013 12:08:07 GMT -5
First of all, welcome summers It's been a very long time since we've had a very female empowered show that isn't like a Twilight story about a vulnerable whiny girl like Bella Swan or Elena Gilbert. As much as I like Vampire Diaries, I hate how weak Elena is. I miss shows like Charmed and Buffy where the girls aren't afraid to fend for themselves for a change instead of leaving everything up to the men (This is coming from me as a guy too LOL). I want to see girls kick some behind while maintaining normal lives. Unfortunately, Once Upon a Time is the only female-empowered show right now which isn't the things you mentioned. And sure there are others shows with the focus on all female cast like Desperate Housewives and Devious Maids and Pretty Little Liars, but they're just....well it's mostly about secrets, lies, betrayal and love triangles and squares. And as much as I enjoy the insanity and the wonderful chemistry between the actors on those shows, we need more shows like Xena, Buffy and Charmed(S1-4) And most importantly, we need a show about sisters. There are so many shows about brothers. We’ve already got two vampire brothers in Vampire Diaries, two brothers in Supernatural, two brothers in Two and a Half-Men, two brothers in Heroes, two brothers in One Tree Hill, two brothers in Prison Break. Hell even Thor and Loki brothers on Marvel movies. How many more shows and movies do we need about brothers? I’ve honestly had enough. Not true at all. Lifetime's Witches of Eastend is also very female empowered. Those women can inflict some serious damage. If Charmed is rebooted with four sisters, based on who is writing the script, I can see the reboot being an incarnation of The Craft + Party of Five = Charmed 2.0. The first incarnation was sort of Charlie's Angels + Witchcraft + 7th Heaven = Charmed. With Christopher Keyser working on the pilot, I imagine him and his co-writer focusing on four orphaned sisters, where the youngest three are in their teens with the oldest sister, possibly in her early twenties, becoming their legal guardian (Much like Party of Five). They'll then happen to find out they are witches, with each sister having some personality/power connection with one of the four elements (much like The Craft). Since the Power of Three element would be gone, I think that would be the only aspect of the original series that the reboot series would adopt; sisters who happen to be witches. If they want to avoid writing themselves into a corner if an actress ever gets fired or leaves the show, they will probably avoid the necessity of a certain number of sisters needed for them to be Charmed. All four sisters would most likely just be Charmed because either all the witches in their family are Charmed compared to witches from other families, or because the Nexus they live on makes them Charmed, regardless how many sisters are alive. Then again, they might just make use of a Power of Four... these are just my ideas as to what they could be going for with the reboot based on the history of the writers for the pilot and Charmed itself. I think that that would be another good way to make the show more appealing as a reboot. I'd rather them use different names though but take small things to give a nod to the original series such as all P names or something like that. I think its important for it to be its own show. I disagree with the Power of Four. That would just make it totally lame. Having one older sister become the legal guardian would definitely be a step to making it its own show while nodding to the fact that Prue took on the role of being the most responsible one in the original show.
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on May 16, 2014 5:09:37 GMT -5
Okay so if there ever was a Charmed reboot I would like whoever produced it to.
1. Iron out the inconsistances made in the original show and stick with that all the way through like how witches can only see ghosts for example and not anyone else which they were able to in later seasons unless done so via a spell etc.
2. Have the sisterly bond which's important.
3. The Book Of Shadows obviously.
4. A symbol for the PO4 like someone previously stated in another post.
5. Have the shows premises be constant throughout. If it's about saving innocents and vanquishing evil don't deviate from that like making the Charmed Ones only fight when they want to and only when it's family although that's not to say they can't have doubts along the way etc just don't jam it down our throats every week with the sisters moaning about wanting normal lives whatever.
6. Don't have whitelighter/witches although I didn't mind it in the original dead people shouldn't be able to have children in reality as their sperm eggs etc shouldn't work really.
7. Have good story arks which follow and flow well throughout each season and that there's a good reason behind them etc.
8. Make the filler episodes actually mean something that there is a point to the episode and not just rubbish stuff that you watch and think well what was the point in watching that so on. Yes 'Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun' and 'Hyde School Reunion' you know what I mean.
9. Have the boyfriends who appear on the show be more than just that and not eye candy to drool over that there's a point to them actually being there whether it's helping the sisters personally through their witchcraft or making them more confident and also be able to handle themselves whilst having their own minds and not just been the sisters lapdogs all the time.
10. Make the Charmed Ones powers grow throughout the seasons and show new sides to them instead of just giving them new ones every time as you don't want the PO4 too powerful wherein they don't need each other to vanquish demons together etc. If the shows about them been a team keep it that way.
11. Make the sisters adverseries stronger as the seasons go on. If they progress in their powers then so should the latter making it harder for the PO4 to vanquish them so they really have to work at it doing that.
12. No loop holes please. If someones dead for e.g. they should stay dead.
13. Either have no kids around or make them balanced out with everything else so there they don't become the soul purpose of the show or the witches lives.
14. And finally actually have consequences to their actions 'EVERYTIME' the Charmed Ones missuse magic and make them really learn from that so they don't do it again otherwise what's the point then.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 5:45:16 GMT -5
In response to: Okay so if there ever was a Charmed reboot I would like whoever produced it to. 1. Iron out the inconsistances made in the original show and stick with that all the way through like how witches can only see ghosts for example and not anyone else which they were able to in later seasons unless done so via a spell etc. AGREED 2. Have the sisterly bond which's important. AGREED WITH TENSION TOO! 3. The Book Of Shadows obviously. YUP, BUT NOT SO CENTRIC TO THE SHOW LIKE CHARMED. WOULD LOVE AN INTERACTIVE ONE FOR A NEW GENERATION 4. A symbol for the PO4 like someone previously stated in another post. AGAIN GETTING TO CLOSE TO CHARMED - MAKE IT DIFFERENT. DOES IT HAVE TO BE A 3 OR 4 SYMBOL WHY CANT IT BE SOMETHING LIKE 'THE EVIL EYE'. I WOULD BE IN FAVOUR OF A QUADRUPLE CRESCENT! 5. Have the shows premises be constant throughout. If it's about saving innocents and vanquishing evil don't deviate from that like making the Charmed Ones only fight when they want to and only when it's family although that's not to say they can't have doubts along the way etc just don't jam it down our throats every week with the sisters moaning about wanting normal lives whatever. I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE LESS ABOUT 'HAVING TO SAVE INNOCENTS' AND MORE 'WANTING TO HELP GOOD PEOPLE', E.G. BLESSINGS 6. Don't have whitelighter/witches although I didn't mind it in the original dead people shouldn't be able to have children in reality as their sperm eggs etc shouldn't work really. YES NO WHITELIGHTERS - THAT IS CHARMED. SPIRITS AND GHOSTS YES 7. Have good story arks which follow and flow well throughout each season and that there's a good reason behind them etc. AGREED! MYSTERY! DONT JUST MAKE IT ABOUT VANQUISHING THE SOURCE AND AFTER 4 SEASONS, DOING IT, AND JUST DRAGGING IT ON FOR ANOTHER 4 YEARS 8. Make the filler episodes actually mean something that there is a point to the episode and not just rubbish stuff that you watch and think well what was the point in watching that so on. Yes 'Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun' and 'Hyde School Reunion' you know what I mean. YUP! JUST LIKE SEASONS 1 TO 4. 9. Have the boyfriends who appear on the show be more than just that and not eye candy to drool over that there's a point to them actually being there whether it's helping the sisters personally through their witchcraft or making them more confident and also be able to handle themselves whilst having their own minds and not just been the sisters lapdogs all the time. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM FALLING FOR OTHER WITCHES OR GYPSES OR MUSES ETC AS WELL AS MORTALS. BUT MORTALS ARE BORING! 10. Make the Charmed Ones powers grow throughout the seasons and show new sides to them instead of just giving them new ones every time as you don't want the PO4 too powerful wherein they don't need each other to vanquish demons together etc. If the shows about them been a team keep it that way. AGAIN, NOT KEEN ON THE POWER OF FOUR. THE SHOULD JUST BE WITCHES TO ME. LIKE IN PRACTICAL MAGIC 11. Make the sisters adverseries stronger as the seasons go on. If they progress in their powers then so should the latter making it harder for the PO4 to vanquish them so they really have to work at it doing that. YES TO LOGICAL POWER DEVELOPMENT TIED TO EMOTIONS AND NATURAL ABILITY. 12. No loop holes please. If someones dead for e.g. they should stay dead. YES!IF THEY DO COME BACK FROM THE DEAD THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES. 13. Either have no kids around or make them balanced out with everything else so there they don't become the soul purpose of the show or the witches lives. AGREEED AND NO MAGIC SCHOOL 14. And finally actually have consequences to their actions 'EVERYTIME' the Charmed Ones missuse magic and make them really learn from that so they don't do it again otherwise what's the point then. AGREED. THERE SHOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC BACKFIRE OR LESSON Read more: thecharmedcafe.proboards.com/thread/10917/charmed-reboot-sisters?page=3#ixzz32FduV6XuWhat do you guys think about powers
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Post by firstresident on May 22, 2014 17:14:33 GMT -5
Well, it looks like CBS has decided NOT to reboot this series!
Good news!
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Post by thepowerofnicki on May 23, 2014 8:37:33 GMT -5
Where did you find that out?
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Post by cyma on May 24, 2014 7:18:56 GMT -5
Haven't read anything about the reboot not moving forward, so where did the news about no reboot come from?
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Post by Esmeralda on May 24, 2014 10:22:45 GMT -5
I'm confused. I checked out Charmed on IMDb which always has any articles that includes the word "Charmed" in it (including any mention of any actor who appeared on the show) and here's the last mention of the reboot: SOURCE: www.imdb.com/title/tt0158552/news?ref_=tt_nwr_3#ni57112833There's nothing more recent that says anything different, and when I googled Charmed Reboot there was nothing new. So, sorry, but I'd say it's still in the works. And best of all, it sounds like it will indeed be about three sisters, not four.
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Post by Esmeralda on May 25, 2014 8:45:54 GMT -5
If it ended like that, do you really think we would've had to wait for twelve years?? And had it ended there, just think of all the speculation there would've been... Undoubtedly we would not have had to wait that long, and they would've had the time to do it better. You probably feel the same way towards my having it end after Phoebe says, "Here we go!" in "Something Wicca That Way Goes", but all I have to remember is all of the talk after the way, oh, rats, can't think of the name since I never watched it - the one about the Mafia that started with an S and that was on HBO - oh, yes, as far as I'm concerned, you want people to keep talking about your show and not roll their eyes when you end it, that works a lot better than happily, sappily ever after.. ETA: The show I was trying to remember (I don't get HBO, so I never watched it) was The Sopranos. People *still* talk about that ending. That's what I would've wanted for a show like Charmed.
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Post by phoenixflame on Jun 1, 2014 3:28:11 GMT -5
I'd also watch a reboot if it had nothing to do with the originals and it was simply a new magical family doing something similar in a new place also related to the Warrens. Then it would be a completely new story altogether which is what it should be. In fact, it should only be They could even have a 2 or 3 part season finale (or premier) where the original Charmed household(Piper, Phoebe,Paige (and maybe their kids)) meet the new Halliwells.Or Warrens.Whatever.
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Post by phoenixflame on Jun 1, 2014 3:34:02 GMT -5
Then she married a cupid.How ironic.
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Post by phoenixflame on Jun 1, 2014 3:48:15 GMT -5
Maybe she wished she had given up her powers and taken the chance when it was offered to her. She'd had enough of it all and wanted a normal life so I can see how that would have dragged her down. And on top of that, all the drama with Leo. I'm not sure id say she'd definitely 'got over' Prue's death.. She became a mother and had that to deal with. I'm sure she still thought about Prue- and she was mentioned a few times. But the show had to move on. I like the idea of Charmed ending with that episode... The sisters deserving a life away from magic. It would have felt right. How would that've felt right?Not too long after giving up their powers they would be killed by demons to make sure that the power of three never got a chance to reconstitue...again. \ Come to think of it, why didn't demons ever attack them when they were asleep?Last time I checked they didn't have a knights tie to honor.Plus it's not like they were sleeping.
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Post by Esmeralda on Jun 1, 2014 13:07:41 GMT -5
I'd prefer something like that, too, except then they'd still be living in the original Charmedverse with all of its problems. That's the only reason why I want a true reboot - taking place in the 2010's with three Halliwell sisters, but done correctly - to put it mildly, done consistently throughout the entire series. That's all I want.
Well, I'd like to see no whitelighters after the first season and no Elders and no extra powers outside of what they get in the first episode, so what's important is the sisters and their sisterhood, not their men or their kids or their powers, but that's not even HALF as important as being consistent.
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Post by vcoolwater on Aug 7, 2014 17:21:29 GMT -5
Hello everyone. I have been lurking around and reading all your insightful posts. However I felt the need to post. I have learned some new tidbits about the Charmed reboot that has not been posted here.
According to this link, CBS is planning to film the reboot in Belgrade, Serbia. I guess they are going to try to pass off Belgrade for San Francisco. Its strange the CBS is willing to go abroad for the reboot instead of using a studio.
inserbia.info/today/2014/05/reboot-of-charmed-to-be-filmed-in-belgrade/
Also please take this with a huge grain of salt. According to a French website, Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf) has been offered the role of Prue Halliwell. No confirmation has been made. It is strange to think of someone other than Shannon playing Prue.
charmed-france.com/?p=1049
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Post by cyma on Aug 8, 2014 5:45:18 GMT -5
Hello everyone. I have been lurking around and reading all your insightful posts. However I felt the need to post. I have learned some new tidbits about the Charmed reboot that has not been posted here.
According to this link, CBS is planning to film the reboot in Belgrade, Serbia. I guess they are going to try to pass off Belgrade for San Francisco. Its strange the CBS is willing to go abroad for the reboot instead of using a studio.
inserbia.info/today/2014/05/reboot-of-charmed-to-be-filmed-in-belgrade/
Also please take this with a huge grain of salt. According to a French website, Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf) has been offered the role of Prue Halliwell. No confirmation has been made. It is strange to think of someone other than Shannon playing Prue.
charmed-france.com/?p=1049 Definitely interesting! Thanks for posting And trying to imagine the maybe possibly new Prue Halliwell? Not bad. Haven't seen Teen Wolf, but I'd probably start now. Heard that her character left the show, so it's quite a very real possibility we're looking at the new Prue here.
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Post by Esmeralda on Aug 8, 2014 8:58:36 GMT -5
By the new Prue Halliwell, I hope they mean the oldest sister and that they're not going to actually use the same names. That's such a mistake especially this soon after the original show ended and with the original show still in reruns. It will be too easy to compare and because the original is what we're used to, the original usually comes out on top,
Keeping the same names (especially if they also all have the same powers) would be a horrible mistake.
I notice that at least in that shot she looks a lot younger than Shannen did at the beginning - so if she's going to be the oldest, I wonder if they'll stick with the idea of being like a combination of "Charmed" and "Party of Five" - teenagers.
I hope not, even if it would make it different. But it would make it a lot less likely that I'll watch. I hate teenaged angst.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2014 18:25:55 GMT -5
By the new Prue Halliwell, I hope they mean the oldest sister and that they're not going to actually use the same names. That's such a mistake especially this soon after the original show ended and with the original show is still in reruns. It will be too easy to compare and because the original is what we're used to, the original usually comes out on top, Keeping the same names (especially if they also all have the same powers) would be a horrible mistake. I notice that at least in that shot she looks a lot younger than Shannen did at the beginning - so if she's going to be the oldest, I wonder if they'll stick with the idea of being like a combination of "Charmed" and "Party of Five" - teenagers. I hope not, even if it would make it different. But it would make it a lot less likely that I'll watch. I hate teenaged angst. Agreed. See if we get four beautiful 25 year olds playing 16 year olds, I'm going to be pissed. Phoebe was 22/23 at the start and that was young enough. I wouldn't be surprised if they make the oldest about 24 this time! If so, it'll quickly descend into a Secret Circle-like mess.
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Post by Esmeralda on Aug 9, 2014 6:24:36 GMT -5
By the new Prue Halliwell, I hope they mean the oldest sister and that they're not going to actually use the same names. That's such a mistake especially this soon after the original show ended and with the original show is still in reruns. It will be too easy to compare and because the original is what we're used to, the original usually comes out on top, Keeping the same names (especially if they also all have the same powers) would be a horrible mistake. I notice that at least in that shot she looks a lot younger than Shannen did at the beginning - so if she's going to be the oldest, I wonder if they'll stick with the idea of being like a combination of "Charmed" and "Party of Five" - teenagers. I hope not, even if it would make it different. But it would make it a lot less likely that I'll watch. I hate teenaged angst. Agreed. See if we get four beautiful 25 year olds playing 16 year olds, I'm going to be pissed. Phoebe was 22/23 at the start and that was young enough. I wouldn't be surprised if they make the oldest about 24 this time! If so, it'll quickly descend into a Secret Circle-like mess. *nods* Exactly so. I could see this girl playing Phoebe or Paige much more than Prue.
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Post by CharmedBOSthanh on Aug 13, 2014 5:21:59 GMT -5
I had a funny dream about the reboot/Charmed. The Charmed ones surname was Wallace, nothing against anyone who has that surname but for the Charmed Ones it was a funny surname for them. Also in the dream they were four dumb women who happen to have blond hair. In the dream I saw them stand around the stand trying to cast a spell which they couldn't do cause they were reading the Book of Shadows upside down. I was there as The Keeper and I had to inform the Charmed Ones that if they wanted to cast a spell it may help if they actually read the Book of Shadows up the correct way. I also saw the cover of the book and it was a circle in the middle and four petals around it symbolizing each of the women. It was such a funny dream yet at the same time it was/is my fear that the reboot of Charmed will be that bad and the people who make this will destroy the good name of Charmed and the show will be a laughing stock. It was embarrassing! Wow what a dream! I really adore Charmed and I do believe it does have it's dark side yet it also has a very beautiful side to it as well. I have learnt to appreciate the show as I have not been watching it so much. Absence makes the heart grow fonder that is what I learnt recently from Charmed. My curls bounce around when I watch the show happily.
Dear everyone who works on the reboot of Charmed if you go ahead with it,
PLEASE guys look after our beautiful show and do not destroy the name or embarrass the show in any way. We fans love this show and it is really important that you do the best and make it great like the original show. Kind regards Thanh. Deb who is also a Charmed fan I know. [/font]
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Post by Esmeralda on Aug 14, 2014 7:27:35 GMT -5
Saw this at another site:
YAY! Hope it's true! Even if I hope we *do* get one, but not for another 10 years...
Hopefully the interest in Charmed - but not the reboot - will help set up a Charmed reunion movie...or maybe even a next-generation spin-off, which I wouldn't watch unless they change the characters a LOT, but I know a lot of fans who would.
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