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Post by isaiah on Apr 9, 2015 19:13:06 GMT -5
When shannen doherty was going to leave they though of recasting the role of prue so why didn't they ask rose mcgowan to play her instead of making a new character?
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Post by elementfury on Apr 9, 2015 19:59:30 GMT -5
I don't know but that would of been a good idea
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Post by forbuss on Apr 9, 2015 21:20:17 GMT -5
Nooo... Charmed wasn't an immortal soap opera.
In primetime shows this is never done, because the nature of the programming is centered on a core group of characters (think of any primetime drama/comedy). The only show that I can think of that would even come close is Fresh Prince of Bel Aire, when they replaced Vivienne. But even that was a very light hearted show about one family, and probably just didn't want to alienate their audience by doing a whole sad death episode. I actually feel like 8 Simple Rules was one of those shows that broke this mold and had a really great, moving episode.
As for if this ever was to happen, Charmed probably would have been cancelled shortly after season 4 started. Almost every single Charmed fan I know stopped watching the show in season 3 or 4 anyway, and in the rare case 5. And if not 5 than definitely a little into 6 haha.
What I mean is that the acceptance of Paige was really hard on people, and I know that the second I heard that was happening I would have considered it a complete joke.
I adore Rose McGowan and her work, and I've seen most of her film/TV work outside of Charmed, and I feel comfortable saying Charmed was the worst performance she's ever given. I actually probably think that even she would agree to that. Not that her acting in Charmed was completely awful, I think she was great in Season 4 and season 7 for the most part.. But after seeing her body of work, Paige just wasn't really the best character for her. That's why, in my opinion, her two best episodes were "A Paige From The Past" where she was channelling an angsty teenager, and "A Knight to Remember" where she was the evil queen, and she has done lots of stuff surrounding those two types and she's always flawless.
Sorry that was a little in depth haha.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2015 12:15:48 GMT -5
I wouldn't have liked it and I have a hard time imagining that many Prue fans would respond well to a new actress coming in and playing their favourite character. But either way, I like Paige, I like that she was her own person and not another Prue. Plus Prue's death was a huge part of the sisters' story and it was interesting. Personally, I think if you're losing an actor, you may as well make a new and interesting character...make it worth while.
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Post by forbuss on Apr 11, 2015 14:05:49 GMT -5
I wouldn't have liked it and I have a hard time imagining that many Prue fans would respond well to a new actress coming in and playing their favourite character. But either way, I like Paige, I like that she was her own person and not another Prue. Plus Prue's death was a huge part of the sisters' story and it was interesting. Personally, I think if you're losing an actor, you may as well make a new and interesting character...make it worth while. If we follow this storyline, that she wished for flight (she referenced it several different times) but got the weaker version of levitation instead, maybe it was because they didn't want to reward her fully because she really took her premonitions for granted. Or maybe that was the show's fault for spinning it so that it seemed like a "weaker" power, but I have always thought that that power is truly the most powerful. It certainly was true amongst demons, if we look at all the Seers/the Crone, they were all very powerful AND respected because they held that power.
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Post by adzpower on Apr 11, 2015 14:16:18 GMT -5
I am so glad Rose didn't play Prue, it just wouldn't have worked. Paige was a great character in her own right. She deserved to be an individual.
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Apr 12, 2015 4:46:05 GMT -5
I wouldn't have liked it and I have a hard time imagining that many Prue fans would respond well to a new actress coming in and playing their favourite character. But either way, I like Paige, I like that she was her own person and not another Prue. Plus Prue's death was a huge part of the sisters' story and it was interesting. Personally, I think if you're losing an actor, you may as well make a new and interesting character...make it worth while. Exactly p3nathan. It's like when a well known actor/actress establishes a character in a show and plays them well which fans like then you can't imagine anyone else playing that person if the other one left because it would fill too weird seeing one else play them like Sir David Jason who played Derek Trotter in 'Only Fools And Horses', Benedict Cumberbatch who portrays the new 'Sherlock' or David Suchet as 'Pirot' to name a few people I'm talking about. Besides Rose did an okay job playing Paige anyway and was the one character I liked more post season 4 probably than the other two sisters character wise except when she left her social worker job and was forced to be a full time whitelighter some time afterwards sorter.
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Post by Esmeralda on Apr 12, 2015 14:52:25 GMT -5
I would've hated Rose playing Prue as a ditz, like she played Paige.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 18:36:28 GMT -5
That is one thing to consider actually. I think Rose said she watched the pilot and that was it, she hardly knew the show...which actually ended up working out since it was all new to Paige as well. Somehow I can't see Rose watching a bunch of Charmed episodes just to get Prue's character down. She'd probably end up being unrecognizable anyway.
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Post by West on Sept 4, 2015 7:35:47 GMT -5
NO WAY. She cant be Prue, she wouldn't work even if they used the patience story to explain Prue has jumped into another body. I cant buy Rose playing Prue, they would of casted another actress to play Prue.
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Post by Esmeralda on Sept 4, 2015 7:58:44 GMT -5
Agreed, completely totally. I can't imagine anyone believably playing Prue except Shannen Doherty. That works in fanfics and comics or even an animated series (which is what I still want with the originals providing the voices), not in live-action TV.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2015 20:17:13 GMT -5
I think if Prue had been recast, whether with Rose or not, the new actress would've had to play Prue very close to Shannen's portrayal. I mean, they could even explain away her appearance change if the really put in the effort, but she'd have to adopt Shannen's mannerisms, acting style etc for people to truly believe the character was still Prue. That is unless Prue was resurrected into a new body and completely lost her memory!
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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 23, 2015 20:20:19 GMT -5
I think if Prue had been recast, whether with Rose or not, the new actress would've had to play Prue very close to Shannen's portrayal. I mean, they could even explain away her appearance change if the really put in the effort, but she'd have to adopt Shannen's mannerisms, acting style etc for people to truly believe the character was still Prue. That is unless Prue was resurrected into a new body and completely lost her memory! And if that happened, I don't think anyone would truly accept the fact that she's Prue - not even Piper and Phoebe.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2015 20:36:58 GMT -5
I think if Prue had been recast, whether with Rose or not, the new actress would've had to play Prue very close to Shannen's portrayal. I mean, they could even explain away her appearance change if the really put in the effort, but she'd have to adopt Shannen's mannerisms, acting style etc for people to truly believe the character was still Prue. That is unless Prue was resurrected into a new body and completely lost her memory! And if that happened, I don't think anyone would truly accept the fact that she's Prue - not even Piper and Phoebe. Indeed. I doubt that could've ever been a serious possibility.
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Post by Esmeralda on Oct 23, 2015 20:39:03 GMT -5
And if that happened, I don't think anyone would truly accept the fact that she's Prue - not even Piper and Phoebe. Indeed. I doubt that could've ever been a serious possibility. Here's hoping!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2015 20:40:01 GMT -5
Indeed. I doubt that could've ever been a serious possibility. Here's hoping! There's always the reboot
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