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Post by Sasha on Sept 20, 2018 8:40:51 GMT -5
PHEEBS: Feel free to edit, change, or ask questions? I won't be mad if it is changed, I think it needs a little more work. I haven't decided if it will be a Warlock or Demoness of Obsession. Since a Warlock could create those love potions, or make her a Demoness. I know that we talked about Matthew as Piper's boyfriend. We still haven't decided where we are starting them as a couple, so this part can be changed easily. I haven't set at what point they are in a relationship, but It made the episode special, in the end, to have one Warren having their special day. SUMMER: Maybe we don't even need any villain at all and make this another of the non-magical episodes. Maybe a Wicca store or something had a love potion, or maybe just two witches and one half of the couple wanted to make sure their partner never left them and made the potion, to give to them. Then it backfired and made matters worse. What do you think? We did so well making our Christmas episode non-magical, and Animal Pragmatism was just three animals turned into humans. So why not do the same with our Valentines Day Episode. But as always, these are just suggestions, you can go back to having it the way you set up before. RUTH: Good story Pheebs. As for needing more work, I think just something more for Patience to add for remembering Victor. Since Prudence has her own story with the woman who knew Allen. But I really liked it. PHEEBS: Thanks for the feedback. When I was writing, I did get to the end and had to figure out a villain. As for the Patience remembering Victor, yes that would be in it. But since this is a press release, not every single detail would be seen. But we might just need a little part for Patience remembering Victor in it. ------------------------------------- RUTH: I like what Paige and Phoebe do for Piper to make sure Matthew can come home for Piper on Valentines. I like the way we're not making the love interests a big part of the story. That he comes into the story, goes and comes back most likely when Piper is on trial or arrested. I gather this is what is considered right? PHEEBS: We're still working out Piper and Matthew. But I knew since it was Valentines Day, that it felt sweet for one Warren to have something special. SUMMER: That we are, and I liked what you did with Piper's story. Any suggestions anyone on how we'd start Piper meeting Matthew? I don't think we'd want him anywhere near S1 of course? I also think S3 is the best start? But with my Wither Pox arc, he'd have to be introduced after that during episode 6 or 7, or even late S2. Any ideas guys? GRANNY: Well we know he'll return when Piper is arrested on trial in S4. But I do love dear that this means he won't take attention off our five stars, the way Leo, Cole and Chris did. MARLENE: Maybe he is an innocent who turns into a possible love interest, I don't see him showing up in S1, maybe in S3 sometime early in the season but after the Wither Pox arc. -------------------------------------RUTH: I'm not opposed to no-magical villains, and just sticking to just two innocents messed up with a love potion. Glad none of the Warrens take one and go love crazy. I like that it is just innocents or other witches needing to be saved. PHEEBS: I never considered or wanted any of the Warren's taking a love potion. I liked that that was part of the innocents needing saving. SUMMER: We could have gone down that path. But with the plots we have, it would have had to be Phoebe or Paige, and I like it being an innocents too instead. GRANNY: I agree on that dears. MARLENE: That does make a good story. SASHA: I don't mind it having any villain demoness or warlock either, or just the pair of innocents getting mixed up with the love potion. ------------------------------------- PHEEBS: As for Prudence and her story, I got inspiration from a real-life story I read last year. I wish I could have found it. About a widow who had been wondering who had been leaving flowers on her brothers grave for many years. I decided to do the same with Allen, and Prudence learning a little more about Allen. Of course, if people don't like it, feel free to edit it. EDIT: I found the article (https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/11/18/a-mysterious-stranger-has-been-leaving-flowers-at-this-boys-grave-for-decades_a_23281419/) PHEEBS: Now, of course, It is nothing like this. But I got inspired by that for Prudence's story when she and Patience visit Allen and Victor's grave. SUMMER: Very interesting story in general. I like how you always keep getting inspired by what you find. Which any good writer does. GRANNY: I remember this story dears last year, I was interested to find out if that second mystery got solved.  Great job dear being inspired by real life events too to help with your writing. SASHA: Sounds like a very touching story, a mystery that lasted nearly years. Wow!
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Post by Sasha on Sept 20, 2018 8:42:40 GMT -5
PHEEBS: Again me having a little bit of fun too. But coming across articles for the Blu Ray I had to do a press release for it.  I made it a two-day event on purpose, just so some actors or writers could appear on one day and others on another. Being realistic, that perhaps not all of them could do two days. I wanted to keep it strictly season 1 cast and crew. Feel free to edit, change or ask questions? SUMMER: Great job Pheebs! Don't I wish this was real! (edited a small part, I guess the real author of the article you took pieces from said some things wrong) SASHA: Don't I wish they really did this. Don't I wish!!! Great job with it Pheebs! |
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Post by pheebs on Sept 20, 2018 19:59:34 GMT -5
PHEEBS: Feel free to edit, change, or ask questions? I won't be mad if it is changed, I think it needs a little more work. I haven't decided if it will be a Warlock or Demoness of Obsession. Since a Warlock could create those love potions, or make her a Demoness. I know that we talked about Matthew as Piper's boyfriend. We still haven't decided where we are starting them as a couple, so this part can be changed easily. I haven't set at what point they are in a relationship, but It made the episode special, in the end, to have one Warren having their special day. SUMMER: Maybe we don't even need any villain at all and make this another of the non-magical episodes. Maybe a Wicca store or something had a love potion, or maybe just two witches and one half of the couple wanted to make sure their partner never left them and made the potion, to give to them. Then it backfired and made matters worse. What do you think? We did so well making our Christmas episode non-magical, and Animal Pragmatism was just three animals turned into humans. So why not do the same with our Valentines Day Episode. But as always, these are just suggestions, you can go back to having it the way you set up before. RUTH: Good story Pheebs. As for needing more work, I think just something more for Patience to add for remembering Victor. Since Prudence has her own story with the woman who knew Allen. But I really liked it. PHEEBS: Thanks for the feedback. When I was writing, I did get to the end and had to figure out a villain. As for the Patience remembering Victor, yes that would be in it. But since this is a press release, not every single detail would be seen. But we might just need a little part for Patience remembering Victor in it. ------------------------------------- RUTH: I like what Paige and Phoebe do for Piper to make sure Matthew can come home for Piper on Valentines. I like the way we're not making the love interests a big part of the story. That he comes into the story, goes and comes back most likely when Piper is on trial or arrested. I gather this is what is considered right? PHEEBS: We're still working out Piper and Matthew. But I knew since it was Valentines Day, that it felt sweet for one Warren to have something special. SUMMER: That we are, and I liked what you did with Piper's story. Any suggestions anyone on how we'd start Piper meeting Matthew? I don't think we'd want him anywhere near S1 of course? I also think S3 is the best start? But with my Wither Pox arc, he'd have to be introduced after that during episode 6 or 7, or even late S2. Any ideas guys? GRANNY: Well we know he'll return when Piper is arrested on trial in S4. But I do love dear that this means he won't take attention off our five stars, the way Leo, Cole and Chris did. MARLENE: Maybe he is an innocent who turns into a possible love interest, I don't see him showing up in S1, maybe in S3 sometime early in the season but after the Wither Pox arc. PHEEBS: I'm sure we'll figure it out when more press releases for S3 are done. -------------------------------------RUTH: I'm not opposed to no-magical villains, and just sticking to just two innocents messed up with a love potion. Glad none of the Warrens take one and go love crazy. I like that it is just innocents or other witches needing to be saved. PHEEBS: I never considered or wanted any of the Warren's taking a love potion. I liked that that was part of the innocents needing saving. SUMMER: We could have gone down that path. But with the plots we have, it would have had to be Phoebe or Paige, and I like it being an innocents too instead. GRANNY: I agree on that dears. MARLENE: That does make a good story. SASHA: I don't mind it having any villain demoness or warlock either, or just the pair of innocents getting mixed up with the love potion. PHEEBS: If anybody wants to do their own version go for it. ------------------------------------- PHEEBS: As for Prudence and her story, I got inspiration from a real-life story I read last year. I wish I could have found it. About a widow who had been wondering who had been leaving flowers on her brothers grave for many years. I decided to do the same with Allen, and Prudence learning a little more about Allen. Of course, if people don't like it, feel free to edit it. EDIT: I found the article (https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/11/18/a-mysterious-stranger-has-been-leaving-flowers-at-this-boys-grave-for-decades_a_23281419/) PHEEBS: Now, of course, It is nothing like this. But I got inspired by that for Prudence's story when she and Patience visit Allen and Victor's grave. SUMMER: Very interesting story in general. I like how you always keep getting inspired by what you find. Which any good writer does. GRANNY: I remember this story dears last year, I was interested to find out if that second mystery got solved. Great job dear being inspired by real life events too to help with your writing. SASHA: Sounds like a very touching story, a mystery that lasted nearly years. Wow!
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Post by Esmeralda on Sept 20, 2018 20:02:29 GMT -5
Great job Es! Look at this. I'm sure you really were tired. A few mistakes I noticed, having reviewed before them, I picked up on them. Season 2 episode 4 and 5 is in the incorrect order. Since Patience and Prudence would still be in Philadelphia. I could have sworn I read that Past Imperfect was Season 3 episode 12 in my reviews. But I'm probably wrong? (I just checked my reviews, it was. Not a big deal this one though.) Also something important to consider. Super Bowl programming. I don't think CBS or The CW would schedule against that. Unless of course it was on CBS as the Super Bowl post show. Which is set to be in 2022 during Season 4 of our series. Now if we did change this. But I'm willing to be proven wrong and admit it, if they have. I got woken up by some noise outside my house. So responding on my smart phone. Still don't know how I managed to work it. So my own tiredness might have have made mistakes. Sasha, you probably missed on the previous page when I wrote that because those episodes were early Season Three, they ran right into Summer's Wither Pox storyline and they definitely don't fit while this storyline is going on. So I moved them to Season Four where we had a lot of extra space. THAT'S JUST FOR NOW! I have a hunch eventually they'll be moved to either S1 or S2 or maybe even move back to S3 if we can figure a way to make the Wither Pox storyline blend into the Andrea/Peyton storyline via the time travel story arc that we've discussed, so the Wither Pox storyline is moved from being S2/S3 to S3/S4, leaving S3 to also be mainly standalones so that if any other member wants to join the fun of writing standalone episodes, we have space. So those two episodes will stay where they are for now, but absolutely nothing says that that's where they'll be when we have our 100 episodes. I admit that I didn't consider the Super Bowl, but you're definitely right about that. Since I was following what Charmed did on The WB, the Super Bowl didn't affect them, so it also didn't affect my dating, but, oh, yes, on CBS-TV it definitely would, especially if CBS was broadcasting the Super Bowl themselves. What do members think I should do? Should we change the day that Elemental Charmed runs so the Super Bowl (and Christmas and Thanksgiving which according to a different site is the reason why we never got a real Charmed Christmas or a real Charmed Thanksgiving or should we stick to Sunday, since it *does* fit in with the shows that are running on CBS-TV that day and just push it forward a day? For the time being, I'm not going to change anything in my next update, but will in the one for Page 23. |
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Post by Esmeralda on Sept 20, 2018 22:49:15 GMT -5
PHEEBS: Feel free to edit, change, or ask questions? I won't be mad if it is changed, I think it needs a little more work. I haven't decided if it will be a Warlock or Demoness of Obsession. Since a Warlock could create those love potions, or make her a Demoness. I know that we talked about Matthew as Piper's boyfriend. We still haven't decided where we are starting them as a couple, so this part can be changed easily. I haven't set at what point they are in a relationship, but It made the episode special, in the end, to have one Warren having their special day. SUMMER: Maybe we don't even need any villain at all and make this another of the non-magical episodes. Maybe a Wicca store or something had a love potion, or maybe just two witches and one half of the couple wanted to make sure their partner never left them and made the potion, to give to them. Then it backfired and made matters worse. What do you think? We did so well making our Christmas episode non-magical, and Animal Pragmatism was just three animals turned into humans. So why not do the same with our Valentines Day Episode. But as always, these are just suggestions, you can go back to having it the way you set up before. RUTH: Good story Pheebs. As for needing more work, I think just something more for Patience to add for remembering Victor. Since Prudence has her own story with the woman who knew Allen. But I really liked it. PHEEBS: Thanks for the feedback. When I was writing, I did get to the end and had to figure out a villain. As for the Patience remembering Victor, yes that would be in it. But since this is a press release, not every single detail would be seen. But we might just need a little part for Patience remembering Victor in it. ESMERALDA: Okay, guys, now we have to truly decide. Yes, in *real* press releases, the most exciting parts *aren't* revealed. But we've done that in most of ours, to the point that once we get past our tagline and before we do the airing date, it's more like an episode guide than a true press release. Personally I love them that way, but if we keep doing that way, then we shouldn't use that as an excuse for not telling what happens. On the other hand, if we want to make EC truly feel real, then we should wait until the next episode to reveal what happened in the previous one. That's EXTREMELY hard to do with standalones, and, of course, most of our S1 & S2 (and possibly S3's) *are* standalones. If someone wants to try to do that, go for it. But for now, Pheebs, I hope you decide to give us as much detail as possible! For now, I'll keep them as is. EDIT: I've been IMing with a friend who actually does summaries for real TV shows and asked her about press releases about episodes and here's what she said: "The CW only gives a teaser of what to happen most of the time. The primetime networks keep it short for the most part. Netflix has a habit of giving to much away." So I asked her when they'd come out and she said, "Press releases come before the episodes air. The CW sends them out about three weekend before so you can sometimes work out what will happen in the episodes still to air." Looks like if we want to really make this real, we not only have to make them a lot shorter and only tease, not spoil, but also show when the episode WILL air, not when it did So?? What do you guys think we should do? ------------------------------------- RUTH: I like what Paige and Phoebe do for Piper to make sure Matthew can come home for Piper on Valentines. I like the way we're not making the love interests a big part of the story. That he comes into the story, goes and comes back most likely when Piper is on trial or arrested. I gather this is what is considered right? PHEEBS: We're still working out Piper and Matthew. But I knew since it was Valentines Day, that it felt sweet for one Warren to have something special. SUMMER: That we are, and I liked what you did with Piper's story. Any suggestions anyone on how we'd start Piper meeting Matthew? I don't think we'd want him anywhere near S1 of course? I also think S3 is the best start? But with my Wither Pox arc, he'd have to be introduced after that during episode 6 or 7, or even late S2. Any ideas guys? GRANNY: Well we know he'll return when Piper is arrested on trial in S4. But I do love dear that this means he won't take attention off our five stars, the way Leo, Cole and Chris did. MARLENE: Maybe he is an innocent who turns into a possible love interest, I don't see him showing up in S1, maybe in S3 sometime early in the season but after the Wither Pox arc. PHEEBS: I'm sure we'll figure it out when more press releases for S3 are done. ESMERALDA: We discussed this earlier and someone suggested that perhaps he's first an innocent who they save in one season (and, yes, Season One's a possibility, if it's for just that one episode), then he comes back in Season Two having fallen onto hard luck and Piper gives him a job at her restaurant (did we ever come up with a name for it?), which gives them a chance to get to know each other, but that would be strictly off-screen. Then something happens in Season Three so that Matthew realizes he's falling for his boss, which is why he gets a different job that often has him travelling, but, of course, he comes back for the trial, which starts near the end of S4. As you guys said, that way he's slowly a part of it, but he and Piper don't take any attention away from Prudence, Patience, Paige and Phoebe the way Phoebe & Cole did in S3-5 and the way Piper & Leo did in S5-8. How's that? If anyone likes it and wants to do these press releases, go for it! -------------------------------------RUTH: I'm not opposed to no-magical villains, and just sticking to just two innocents messed up with a love potion. Glad none of the Warrens take one and go love crazy. I like that it is just innocents or other witches needing to be saved. PHEEBS: I never considered or wanted any of the Warren's taking a love potion. I liked that that was part of the innocents needing saving. SUMMER: We could have gone down that path. But with the plots we have, it would have had to be Phoebe or Paige, and I like it being an innocents too instead. GRANNY: I agree on that dears. MARLENE: That does make a good story. SASHA: I don't mind it having any villain demoness or warlock either, or just the pair of innocents getting mixed up with the love potion. PHEEBS: If anybody wants to do their own version go for it. ESMERALDA: I'm with the others...I really think doing this without a real villain works great for a Valentine's Day episode. ------------------------------------- PHEEBS: As for Prudence and her story, I got inspiration from a real-life story I read last year. I wish I could have found it. About a widow who had been wondering who had been leaving flowers on her brothers grave for many years. I decided to do the same with Allen, and Prudence learning a little more about Allen. Of course, if people don't like it, feel free to edit it. EDIT: I found the article (https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/11/18/a-mysterious-stranger-has-been-leaving-flowers-at-this-boys-grave-for-decades_a_23281419/) PHEEBS: Now, of course, It is nothing like this. But I got inspired by that for Prudence's story when she and Patience visit Allen and Victor's grave. SUMMER: Very interesting story in general. I like how you always keep getting inspired by what you find. Which any good writer does. GRANNY: I remember this story dears last year, I was interested to find out if that second mystery got solved. Great job dear being inspired by real life events too to help with your writing. SASHA: Sounds like a very touching story, a mystery that lasted nearly years. Wow! ESMERALDA: I'm with the others - that's *such* a great story and I *love* how you adapted it for Prudence. Speaking of, here's my edit: ESMERALDA: So? What do you think?
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Post by Esmeralda on Sept 20, 2018 22:50:09 GMT -5
Darn it! I wanted to edit the other new ones and also do an update with them, but I'm fading fast, so that's gonna have to wait...
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Post by prudencehalliwell on Sept 21, 2018 1:12:29 GMT -5
PHEEBS: Feel free to edit, change, or ask questions? I won't be mad if it is changed, I think it needs a little more work. I haven't decided if it will be a Warlock or Demoness of Obsession. Since a Warlock could create those love potions, or make her a Demoness. I know that we talked about Matthew as Piper's boyfriend. We still haven't decided where we are starting them as a couple, so this part can be changed easily. I haven't set at what point they are in a relationship, but It made the episode special, in the end, to have one Warren having their special day. SUMMER: Maybe we don't even need any villain at all and make this another of the non-magical episodes. Maybe a Wicca store or something had a love potion, or maybe just two witches and one half of the couple wanted to make sure their partner never left them and made the potion, to give to them. Then it backfired and made matters worse. What do you think? We did so well making our Christmas episode non-magical, and Animal Pragmatism was just three animals turned into humans. So why not do the same with our Valentines Day Episode. But as always, these are just suggestions, you can go back to having it the way you set up before. RUTH: Good story Pheebs. As for needing more work, I think just something more for Patience to add for remembering Victor. Since Prudence has her own story with the woman who knew Allen. But I really liked it. PHEEBS: Thanks for the feedback. When I was writing, I did get to the end and had to figure out a villain. As for the Patience remembering Victor, yes that would be in it. But since this is a press release, not every single detail would be seen. But we might just need a little part for Patience remembering Victor in it. ESMERALDA: Okay, guys, now we have to truly decide. Yes, in *real* press releases, the most exciting parts *aren't* revealed. But we've done that in most of ours, to the point that once we get past our tagline and before we do the airing date, it's more like an episode guide than a true press release. Personally I love them that way, but if we keep doing that way, then we shouldn't use that as an excuse for not telling what happens. On the other hand, if we want to make EC truly feel real, then we should wait until the next episode to reveal what happened in the previous one. That's EXTREMELY hard to do with standalones, and, of course, most of our S1 & S2 (and possibly S3's) *are* standalones. If someone wants to try to do that, go for it. But for now, Pheebs, I hope you decide to give us as much detail as possible! For now, I'll keep them as is. EDIT: I've been IMing with a friend who actually does summaries for real TV shows and asked her about press releases about episodes and here's what she said: "The CW only gives a teaser of what to happen most of the time. The primetime networks keep it short for the most part. Netflix has a habit of giving to much away." So I asked her when they'd come out and she said, "Press releases come before the episodes air. The CW sends them out about three weekend before so you can sometimes work out what will happen in the episodes still to air." Looks like if we want to really make this real, we not only have to make them a lot shorter and only tease, not spoil, but also show when the episode WILL air, not when it did So?? What do you guys think we should do? PRUDENCE: I have a suggestion for how we can have it both ways. Keep doing the press releases as we always have in the exact same style with details. But whenever Rip-off Charmed releases a CW press release, we released modified shorter ones of our own. So those will come out around the same time Rip-off Charmed does theirs, so we feel like our series is progressing in real-time. While continuing as per usual in this thread with ours. Do people like this suggestion, keep doing what we always do. But set-up a new thread just for us to have fun and release press releases that are done tailored to how real ones are released three weekends before said air-date. Just a suggestion, I don't think we'd want to change anything. I just was looking at a way to do both. But our Deadline press releases are already real enough, that those could just be how we make it real, having those. What do you all think of this? ------------------------------------- RUTH: I like what Paige and Phoebe do for Piper to make sure Matthew can come home for Piper on Valentines. I like the way we're not making the love interests a big part of the story. That he comes into the story, goes and comes back most likely when Piper is on trial or arrested. I gather this is what is considered right? PHEEBS: We're still working out Piper and Matthew. But I knew since it was Valentines Day, that it felt sweet for one Warren to have something special. SUMMER: That we are, and I liked what you did with Piper's story. Any suggestions anyone on how we'd start Piper meeting Matthew? I don't think we'd want him anywhere near S1 of course? I also think S3 is the best start? But with my Wither Pox arc, he'd have to be introduced after that during episode 6 or 7, or even late S2. Any ideas guys? GRANNY: Well we know he'll return when Piper is arrested on trial in S4. But I do love dear that this means he won't take attention off our five stars, the way Leo, Cole and Chris did. MARLENE: Maybe he is an innocent who turns into a possible love interest, I don't see him showing up in S1, maybe in S3 sometime early in the season but after the Wither Pox arc. PHEEBS: I'm sure we'll figure it out when more press releases for S3 are done. ESMERALDA: We discussed this earlier and someone suggested that perhaps he's first an innocent who they save in one season (and, yes, Season One's a possibility, if it's for just that one episode), then he comes back in Season Two having fallen onto hard luck and Piper gives him a job at her restaurant (did we ever come up with a name for it?), which gives them a chance to get to know each other, but that would be strictly off-screen. Then something happens in Season Three so that Matthew realizes he's falling for his boss, which is why he gets a different job that often has him travelling, but, of course, he comes back for the trial, which starts near the end of S4. As you guys said, that way he's slowly a part of it, but he and Piper don't take any attention away from Prudence, Patience, Paige and Phoebe the way Phoebe & Cole did in S3-5 and the way Piper & Leo did in S5-8. How's that? If anyone likes it and wants to do these press releases, go for it! -------------------------------------RUTH: I'm not opposed to no-magical villains, and just sticking to just two innocents messed up with a love potion. Glad none of the Warrens take one and go love crazy. I like that it is just innocents or other witches needing to be saved. PHEEBS: I never considered or wanted any of the Warren's taking a love potion. I liked that that was part of the innocents needing saving. SUMMER: We could have gone down that path. But with the plots we have, it would have had to be Phoebe or Paige, and I like it being an innocents too instead. GRANNY: I agree on that dears. MARLENE: That does make a good story. SASHA: I don't mind it having any villain demoness or warlock either, or just the pair of innocents getting mixed up with the love potion. PHEEBS: If anybody wants to do their own version go for it. ESMERALDA: I'm with the others...I really think doing this without a real villain works great for a Valentine's Day episode. PRUDENCE: Me too. Looks like we have a winner. ------------------------------------- PHEEBS: As for Prudence and her story, I got inspiration from a real-life story I read last year. I wish I could have found it. About a widow who had been wondering who had been leaving flowers on her brothers grave for many years. I decided to do the same with Allen, and Prudence learning a little more about Allen. Of course, if people don't like it, feel free to edit it. EDIT: I found the article (https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/11/18/a-mysterious-stranger-has-been-leaving-flowers-at-this-boys-grave-for-decades_a_23281419/) PHEEBS: Now, of course, It is nothing like this. But I got inspired by that for Prudence's story when she and Patience visit Allen and Victor's grave. SUMMER: Very interesting story in general. I like how you always keep getting inspired by what you find. Which any good writer does. GRANNY: I remember this story dears last year, I was interested to find out if that second mystery got solved. Great job dear being inspired by real life events too to help with your writing. SASHA: Sounds like a very touching story, a mystery that lasted nearly years. Wow! ESMERALDA: I'm with the others - that's *such* a great story and I *love* how you adapted it for Prudence. Speaking of, here's my edit: So? What do you think? PRUDENCE: Great job Es, I love it and love how this turned out. Good story Pheebs, and good editing Es!
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Post by prudencehalliwell on Sept 21, 2018 1:56:02 GMT -5
My first press release. Wish me luck. I have no idea how it will turn out. Won't surprise me, I end up with massive edits - because this is a first for me. Thanks, Pheebs for how you get inspired for stories. I found one to help me basing it around Salem's Convention Centre that hosts so many events all the time it seems. Feel free to change the villain as you please, I'll get there when I feel better at doing more press releases but not the best with original villains guys. If you can creatively come up with someone else if you think this doesn't work, by all means. I'm not good with titles, so feel free to edit it too if you wish. As others say, edit, re-edit or ask some questions? |
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Post by summerreading on Sept 21, 2018 19:42:19 GMT -5
PHEEBS: Feel free to edit, change, or ask questions? I won't be mad if it is changed, I think it needs a little more work. I haven't decided if it will be a Warlock or Demoness of Obsession. Since a Warlock could create those love potions, or make her a Demoness. I know that we talked about Matthew as Piper's boyfriend. We still haven't decided where we are starting them as a couple, so this part can be changed easily. I haven't set at what point they are in a relationship, but It made the episode special, in the end, to have one Warren having their special day. SUMMER: Maybe we don't even need any villain at all and make this another of the non-magical episodes. Maybe a Wicca store or something had a love potion, or maybe just two witches and one half of the couple wanted to make sure their partner never left them and made the potion, to give to them. Then it backfired and made matters worse. What do you think? We did so well making our Christmas episode non-magical, and Animal Pragmatism was just three animals turned into humans. So why not do the same with our Valentines Day Episode. But as always, these are just suggestions, you can go back to having it the way you set up before. RUTH: Good story Pheebs. As for needing more work, I think just something more for Patience to add for remembering Victor. Since Prudence has her own story with the woman who knew Allen. But I really liked it. PHEEBS: Thanks for the feedback. When I was writing, I did get to the end and had to figure out a villain. As for the Patience remembering Victor, yes that would be in it. But since this is a press release, not every single detail would be seen. But we might just need a little part for Patience remembering Victor in it. ESMERALDA: Okay, guys, now we have to truly decide. Yes, in *real* press releases, the most exciting parts *aren't* revealed. But we've done that in most of ours, to the point that once we get past our tagline and before we do the airing date, it's more like an episode guide than a true press release. Personally I love them that way, but if we keep doing that way, then we shouldn't use that as an excuse for not telling what happens. On the other hand, if we want to make EC truly feel real, then we should wait until the next episode to reveal what happened in the previous one. That's EXTREMELY hard to do with standalones, and, of course, most of our S1 & S2 (and possibly S3's) *are* standalones. If someone wants to try to do that, go for it. But for now, Pheebs, I hope you decide to give us as much detail as possible! For now, I'll keep them as is. EDIT: I've been IMing with a friend who actually does summaries for real TV shows and asked her about press releases about episodes and here's what she said: "The CW only gives a teaser of what to happen most of the time. The primetime networks keep it short for the most part. Netflix has a habit of giving to much away." So I asked her when they'd come out and she said, "Press releases come before the episodes air. The CW sends them out about three weekend before so you can sometimes work out what will happen in the episodes still to air." Looks like if we want to really make this real, we not only have to make them a lot shorter and only tease, not spoil, but also show when the episode WILL air, not when it did So?? What do you guys think we should do? PRUDENCE: I have a suggestion for how we can have it both ways. Keep doing the press releases as we always have in the exact same style with details. But whenever Rip-off Charmed releases a CW press release, we released modified shorter ones of our own. So those will come out around the same time Rip-off Charmed does theirs, so we feel like our series is progressing in real-time. While continuing as per usual in this thread with ours. Do people like this suggestion, keep doing what we always do. But set-up a new thread just for us to have fun and release press releases that are done tailored to how real ones are released three weekends before said air-date. Just a suggestion, I don't think we'd want to change anything. I just was looking at a way to do both. But our Deadline press releases are already real enough, that those could just be how we make it real, having those. What do you all think of this? SUMMER: That could be a good idea for how we can do it both ways. I do want to stick with what we did so far, don't want to change that. But if we open up a new thread, and tailor those to how The CW does it, and release those around the same time The CW does. Lets see what others think? ------------------------------------- RUTH: I like what Paige and Phoebe do for Piper to make sure Matthew can come home for Piper on Valentines. I like the way we're not making the love interests a big part of the story. That he comes into the story, goes and comes back most likely when Piper is on trial or arrested. I gather this is what is considered right? PHEEBS: We're still working out Piper and Matthew. But I knew since it was Valentines Day, that it felt sweet for one Warren to have something special. SUMMER: That we are, and I liked what you did with Piper's story. Any suggestions anyone on how we'd start Piper meeting Matthew? I don't think we'd want him anywhere near S1 of course? I also think S3 is the best start? But with my Wither Pox arc, he'd have to be introduced after that during episode 6 or 7, or even late S2. Any ideas guys? GRANNY: Well we know he'll return when Piper is arrested on trial in S4. But I do love dear that this means he won't take attention off our five stars, the way Leo, Cole and Chris did. MARLENE: Maybe he is an innocent who turns into a possible love interest, I don't see him showing up in S1, maybe in S3 sometime early in the season but after the Wither Pox arc. PHEEBS: I'm sure we'll figure it out when more press releases for S3 are done. ESMERALDA: We discussed this earlier and someone suggested that perhaps he's first an innocent who they save in one season (and, yes, Season One's a possibility, if it's for just that one episode), then he comes back in Season Two having fallen onto hard luck and Piper gives him a job at her restaurant (did we ever come up with a name for it?), which gives them a chance to get to know each other, but that would be strictly off-screen. Then something happens in Season Three so that Matthew realizes he's falling for his boss, which is why he gets a different job that often has him travelling, but, of course, he comes back for the trial, which starts near the end of S4. As you guys said, that way he's slowly a part of it, but he and Piper don't take any attention away from Prudence, Patience, Paige and Phoebe the way Phoebe & Cole did in S3-5 and the way Piper & Leo did in S5-8. How's that? If anyone likes it and wants to do these press releases, go for it! SUMMER: And I see Prudence has already done a press release for his first episode. -------------------------------------RUTH: I'm not opposed to no-magical villains, and just sticking to just two innocents messed up with a love potion. Glad none of the Warrens take one and go love crazy. I like that it is just innocents or other witches needing to be saved. PHEEBS: I never considered or wanted any of the Warren's taking a love potion. I liked that that was part of the innocents needing saving. SUMMER: We could have gone down that path. But with the plots we have, it would have had to be Phoebe or Paige, and I like it being an innocents too instead. GRANNY: I agree on that dears. MARLENE: That does make a good story. SASHA: I don't mind it having any villain demoness or warlock either, or just the pair of innocents getting mixed up with the love potion. PHEEBS: If anybody wants to do their own version go for it. ESMERALDA: I'm with the others...I really think doing this without a real villain works great for a Valentine's Day episode. PRUDENCE: Me too. Looks like we have a winner. SUMMER: ------------------------------------- PHEEBS: As for Prudence and her story, I got inspiration from a real-life story I read last year. I wish I could have found it. About a widow who had been wondering who had been leaving flowers on her brothers grave for many years. I decided to do the same with Allen, and Prudence learning a little more about Allen. Of course, if people don't like it, feel free to edit it. EDIT: I found the article (https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/11/18/a-mysterious-stranger-has-been-leaving-flowers-at-this-boys-grave-for-decades_a_23281419/) PHEEBS: Now, of course, It is nothing like this. But I got inspired by that for Prudence's story when she and Patience visit Allen and Victor's grave. SUMMER: Very interesting story in general. I like how you always keep getting inspired by what you find. Which any good writer does. GRANNY: I remember this story dears last year, I was interested to find out if that second mystery got solved. Great job dear being inspired by real life events too to help with your writing. SASHA: Sounds like a very touching story, a mystery that lasted nearly years. Wow! ESMERALDA: I'm with the others - that's *such* a great story and I *love* how you adapted it for Prudence. Speaking of, here's my edit: So? What do you think? PRUDENCE: Great job Es, I love it and love how this turned out. Good story Pheebs, and good editing Es! SUMMER: Love it!
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Post by summerreading on Sept 21, 2018 19:51:47 GMT -5
PRUDENCE: My first press release. Wish me luck. I have no idea how it will turn out. Won't surprise me, I end up with massive edits - because this is a first for me. Thanks, Pheebs for how you get inspired for stories. I found one to help me basing it around Salem's Convention Centre that hosts so many events all the time it seems. Feel free to change the villain as you please, I'll get there when I feel better at doing more press releases but not the best with original villains guys. If you can creatively come up with someone else if you think this doesn't work, by all means. I'm not good with titles, so feel free to edit it too if you wish. SUMMER: I'm so glad you decided to give it a try, Prudence. As others say, edit, re-edit or ask some questions? SUMMER: I might change the title just to not reflect just Louisa, make it about both him and his mother. The Banshee ends up going after the others I reckon, and I think she should target both Matthew and his mother, before going after the Warren's with unresolved stuff to do with Victor. Hope you don't mind, I went ahead and changed the title and the episode number and date. I think placing it as episode 9 might work, so some of those wounds the Warren family feel for Victor's death are still sorta fresh. Unless you placed it as episode 19, to fit in with some event in Salem for a reason? I just thought it would be nice if we had S1's first 16 episodes all filled in now. Great first effort Prudence. EDIT: Just realized that by moving it to episode 9, Phoebe's story changes slightly as she wouldn't be falling behind to finish the school year now close to Summer. So she'd have to just be falling behind in a certain class maybe? Unless we take out Phoebe's smart spell plot and leave it for late in S1, and find another story for the other Warren's. If you think this is too much, change it back to episode 19, Prudence.
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Post by pheebs on Sept 21, 2018 22:20:04 GMT -5
PHEEBS: Feel free to edit, change, or ask questions? I won't be mad if it is changed, I think it needs a little more work. I haven't decided if it will be a Warlock or Demoness of Obsession. Since a Warlock could create those love potions, or make her a Demoness. I know that we talked about Matthew as Piper's boyfriend. We still haven't decided where we are starting them as a couple, so this part can be changed easily. I haven't set at what point they are in a relationship, but It made the episode special, in the end, to have one Warren having their special day. SUMMER: Maybe we don't even need any villain at all and make this another of the non-magical episodes. Maybe a Wicca store or something had a love potion, or maybe just two witches and one half of the couple wanted to make sure their partner never left them and made the potion, to give to them. Then it backfired and made matters worse. What do you think? We did so well making our Christmas episode non-magical, and Animal Pragmatism was just three animals turned into humans. So why not do the same with our Valentines Day Episode. But as always, these are just suggestions, you can go back to having it the way you set up before. RUTH: Good story Pheebs. As for needing more work, I think just something more for Patience to add for remembering Victor. Since Prudence has her own story with the woman who knew Allen. But I really liked it. PHEEBS: Thanks for the feedback. When I was writing, I did get to the end and had to figure out a villain. As for the Patience remembering Victor, yes that would be in it. But since this is a press release, not every single detail would be seen. But we might just need a little part for Patience remembering Victor in it. ESMERALDA: Okay, guys, now we have to truly decide. Yes, in *real* press releases, the most exciting parts *aren't* revealed. But we've done that in most of ours, to the point that once we get past our tagline and before we do the airing date, it's more like an episode guide than a true press release. Personally I love them that way, but if we keep doing that way, then we shouldn't use that as an excuse for not telling what happens. On the other hand, if we want to make EC truly feel real, then we should wait until the next episode to reveal what happened in the previous one. That's EXTREMELY hard to do with standalones, and, of course, most of our S1 & S2 (and possibly S3's) *are* standalones. If someone wants to try to do that, go for it. But for now, Pheebs, I hope you decide to give us as much detail as possible! For now, I'll keep them as is. EDIT: I've been IMing with a friend who actually does summaries for real TV shows and asked her about press releases about episodes and here's what she said: "The CW only gives a teaser of what to happen most of the time. The primetime networks keep it short for the most part. Netflix has a habit of giving to much away." So I asked her when they'd come out and she said, "Press releases come before the episodes air. The CW sends them out about three weekend before so you can sometimes work out what will happen in the episodes still to air." Looks like if we want to really make this real, we not only have to make them a lot shorter and only tease, not spoil, but also show when the episode WILL air, not when it did So?? What do you guys think we should do? PRUDENCE: I have a suggestion for how we can have it both ways. Keep doing the press releases as we always have in the exact same style with details. But whenever Rip-off Charmed releases a CW press release, we released modified shorter ones of our own. So those will come out around the same time Rip-off Charmed does theirs, so we feel like our series is progressing in real-time. While continuing as per usual in this thread with ours. Do people like this suggestion, keep doing what we always do. But set-up a new thread just for us to have fun and release press releases that are done tailored to how real ones are released three weekends before said air-date. Just a suggestion, I don't think we'd want to change anything. I just was looking at a way to do both. But our Deadline press releases are already real enough, that those could just be how we make it real, having those. What do you all think of this? SUMMER: That could be a good idea for how we can do it both ways. I do want to stick with what we did so far, don't want to change that. But if we open up a new thread, and tailor those to how The CW does it, and release those around the same time The CW does. Lets see what others think? PHEEBS: I like that suggestion, set up a thread just for those press releases and keep everything here as per usual. Although maybe we don't need to do anything. My Deadline press releases are enough that give us that making it feel the real experience. Up to everyone else? I just don't think we want to change what we've done. ------------------------------------- RUTH: I like what Paige and Phoebe do for Piper to make sure Matthew can come home for Piper on Valentines. I like the way we're not making the love interests a big part of the story. That he comes into the story, goes and comes back most likely when Piper is on trial or arrested. I gather this is what is considered right? PHEEBS: We're still working out Piper and Matthew. But I knew since it was Valentines Day, that it felt sweet for one Warren to have something special. SUMMER: That we are, and I liked what you did with Piper's story. Any suggestions anyone on how we'd start Piper meeting Matthew? I don't think we'd want him anywhere near S1 of course? I also think S3 is the best start? But with my Wither Pox arc, he'd have to be introduced after that during episode 6 or 7, or even late S2. Any ideas guys? GRANNY: Well we know he'll return when Piper is arrested on trial in S4. But I do love dear that this means he won't take attention off our five stars, the way Leo, Cole and Chris did. MARLENE: Maybe he is an innocent who turns into a possible love interest, I don't see him showing up in S1, maybe in S3 sometime early in the season but after the Wither Pox arc. PHEEBS: I'm sure we'll figure it out when more press releases for S3 are done. ESMERALDA: We discussed this earlier and someone suggested that perhaps he's first an innocent who they save in one season (and, yes, Season One's a possibility, if it's for just that one episode), then he comes back in Season Two having fallen onto hard luck and Piper gives him a job at her restaurant (did we ever come up with a name for it?), which gives them a chance to get to know each other, but that would be strictly off-screen. Then something happens in Season Three so that Matthew realizes he's falling for his boss, which is why he gets a different job that often has him travelling, but, of course, he comes back for the trial, which starts near the end of S4. As you guys said, that way he's slowly a part of it, but he and Piper don't take any attention away from Prudence, Patience, Paige and Phoebe the way Phoebe & Cole did in S3-5 and the way Piper & Leo did in S5-8. How's that? If anyone likes it and wants to do these press releases, go for it! SUMMER: And I see Prudence has already done a press release for his first episode. PHEEBS: One episode in S1 or S2, and then bring him back in S3, but something happens that he leaves, and comes back for the trial near the end of S4. -------------------------------------RUTH: I'm not opposed to no-magical villains, and just sticking to just two innocents messed up with a love potion. Glad none of the Warrens take one and go love crazy. I like that it is just innocents or other witches needing to be saved. PHEEBS: I never considered or wanted any of the Warren's taking a love potion. I liked that that was part of the innocents needing saving. SUMMER: We could have gone down that path. But with the plots we have, it would have had to be Phoebe or Paige, and I like it being an innocents too instead. GRANNY: I agree on that dears. MARLENE: That does make a good story. SASHA: I don't mind it having any villain demoness or warlock either, or just the pair of innocents getting mixed up with the love potion. PHEEBS: If anybody wants to do their own version go for it. ESMERALDA: I'm with the others...I really think doing this without a real villain works great for a Valentine's Day episode. PRUDENCE: Me too. Looks like we have a winner. SUMMER: ------------------------------------- PHEEBS: As for Prudence and her story, I got inspiration from a real-life story I read last year. I wish I could have found it. About a widow who had been wondering who had been leaving flowers on her brothers grave for many years. I decided to do the same with Allen, and Prudence learning a little more about Allen. Of course, if people don't like it, feel free to edit it. EDIT: I found the article (https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/11/18/a-mysterious-stranger-has-been-leaving-flowers-at-this-boys-grave-for-decades_a_23281419/) PHEEBS: Now, of course, It is nothing like this. But I got inspired by that for Prudence's story when she and Patience visit Allen and Victor's grave. SUMMER: Very interesting story in general. I like how you always keep getting inspired by what you find. Which any good writer does. GRANNY: I remember this story dears last year, I was interested to find out if that second mystery got solved. Great job dear being inspired by real life events too to help with your writing. SASHA: Sounds like a very touching story, a mystery that lasted nearly years. Wow! ESMERALDA: I'm with the others - that's *such* a great story and I *love* how you adapted it for Prudence. Speaking of, here's my edit: So? What do you think? PRUDENCE: Great job Es, I love it and love how this turned out. Good story Pheebs, and good editing Es! SUMMER: Love it! PHEEBS: I love the edit Es!
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Post by pheebs on Sept 21, 2018 22:24:09 GMT -5
PRUDENCE: My first press release. Wish me luck. I have no idea how it will turn out. Won't surprise me, I end up with massive edits - because this is a first for me. Thanks, Pheebs for how you get inspired for stories. I found one to help me basing it around Salem's Convention Centre that hosts so many events all the time it seems. Feel free to change the villain as you please, I'll get there when I feel better at doing more press releases but not the best with original villains guys. If you can creatively come up with someone else if you think this doesn't work, by all means. I'm not good with titles, so feel free to edit it too if you wish. SUMMER: I'm so glad you decided to give it a try, Prudence and I inspired you with finding something in Salem that could work for the story. PHEEBS: I'm so happy to see you decided to give it a go like Sasha did before. As others say, edit, re-edit or ask some questions? SUMMER: I might change the title just to not reflect just Louisa, make it about both him and his mother. The Banshee ends up going after the others I reckon, and I think she should target both Matthew and his mother, before going after the Warren's with unresolved stuff to do with Victor. Hope you don't mind, I went ahead and changed the title and the episode number and date. I think placing it as episode 9 might work, so some of those wounds the Warren family feel for Victor's death are still sorta fresh. Unless you placed it as episode 19, to fit in with some event in Salem for a reason? I just thought it would be nice if we had S1's first 16 episodes all filled in now. Great first effort Prudence. EDIT: Just realized that by moving it to episode 9, Phoebe's story changes slightly as she wouldn't be falling behind to finish the school year now close to Summer. So she'd have to just be falling behind in a certain class maybe? Unless we take out Phoebe's smart spell plot and leave it for late in S1, and find another story for the other Warren's. If you think this is too much, change it back to episode 19, Prudence. PHEEBS: Unless she taps into some unresolved issues that have been buried for many months, and it comes out now. So we can still keep it as episode 19, and not need to move it to 9. Although I would feel satisfied that we have 16 straight completed press releases for S1 from episode 1 to 16. The placement isn't really an issue. Good job putting it together. But I agree with Summer, that we should have it focusing on the two of them not just have her target his mother. Let it be the two of them or even just Matthew. Might need some proofing though. But a great first effort, Prudence.
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Post by Ruth Marie on Sept 22, 2018 4:40:38 GMT -5
PRUDENCE: My first press release. Wish me luck. I have no idea how it will turn out. Won't surprise me, I end up with massive edits - because this is a first for me. Thanks, Pheebs for how you get inspired for stories. I found one to help me basing it around Salem's Convention Centre that hosts so many events all the time it seems. Feel free to change the villain as you please, I'll get there when I feel better at doing more press releases but not the best with original villains guys. If you can creatively come up with someone else if you think this doesn't work, by all means. I'm not good with titles, so feel free to edit it too if you wish. SUMMER: I'm so glad you decided to give it a try, Prudence and I inspired you with finding something in Salem that could work for the story. PHEEBS: I'm so happy to see you decided to give it a go like Sasha did before. As others say, edit, re-edit or ask some questions? SUMMER: I might change the title just to not reflect just Louisa, make it about both him and his mother. The Banshee ends up going after the others I reckon, and I think she should target both Matthew and his mother, before going after the Warren's with unresolved stuff to do with Victor. Hope you don't mind, I went ahead and changed the title and the episode number and date. I think placing it as episode 9 might work, so some of those wounds the Warren family feel for Victor's death are still sorta fresh. Unless you placed it as episode 19, to fit in with some event in Salem for a reason? I just thought it would be nice if we had S1's first 16 episodes all filled in now. Great first effort Prudence. EDIT: Just realized that by moving it to episode 9, Phoebe's story changes slightly as she wouldn't be falling behind to finish the school year now close to Summer. So she'd have to just be falling behind in a certain class maybe? Unless we take out Phoebe's smart spell plot and leave it for late in S1, and find another story for the other Warren's. If you think this is too much, change it back to episode 19, Prudence. PHEEBS: Unless she taps into some unresolved issues that have been buried for many months, and it comes out now. So we can still keep it as episode 19, and not need to move it to 9. Although I would feel satisfied that we have 16 straight completed press releases for S1 from episode 1 to 16. The placement isn't really an issue. Good job putting it together. But I agree with Summer, that we should have it focusing on the two of them not just have her target his mother. Let it be the two of them or even just Matthew. Might need some proofing though. But a great first effort, Prudence. RUTH: Good job! I think making it about Matthew or both might be better as an innocent.
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Post by Esmeralda on Sept 22, 2018 8:03:35 GMT -5
I decided to forward these two posts in case members missed them. It's the reason for changing the airing dates of a couple of S3 episodes and a reason for *not* moving the Wither Pox storyline to S3/S4... ESMERALDA: OOPS! Me again. We have a problem, Houston! We already have a Season 3, Episode 2 episode entitled 'Past Imperfect' and a Season 3, Episode 3 episode entitled "The Roaring 20s Over and Over and Over Again' and neither fit ere we're at with the Wither Pox virus storyline. Since they're the only current Season Three episodes, I'm going to make them Season Four episodes so I don't have to change all the mentions of Season 2 and 3 in Pheebs Halliwell's Deadline press releases. Hope that's okay with the ones who wrote these previous Season 3, Episode 2 and 3 press releases. Of course if we later decide to switch the Wither Pox storyline to Season 3/4 in order to try to combine it with the Andrea/Peyton storyline in S4/5, we can always switch these around. All part of the fun of brainstorming and working together to make the best Elemental Charmed possible! LOL! Those episodes won't fit there either because Season 4, Episode 3 is one of our wonderful Halloween episodes - the one that lands directly ON Halloween. That might be our best reason for figuring a way to let the Wither Pox virus storyline stay as S2/S3 because the Halloween episode also won't fit that storyline. So I made these two episodes Season 4, Episode 4 and 5. Again I hope that will be okay with the authors of those press releases. |
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Post by Sasha on Sept 22, 2018 8:16:06 GMT -5
Great job Es! Look at this. I'm sure you really were tired. A few mistakes I noticed, having reviewed before them, I picked up on them. Season 2 episode 4 and 5 is in the incorrect order. Since Patience and Prudence would still be in Philadelphia. I could have sworn I read that Past Imperfect was Season 3 episode 12 in my reviews. But I'm probably wrong? (I just checked my reviews, it was. Not a big deal this one though.) Also something important to consider. Super Bowl programming. I don't think CBS or The CW would schedule against that. Unless of course it was on CBS as the Super Bowl post show. Which is set to be in 2022 during Season 4 of our series. Now if we did change this. But I'm willing to be proven wrong and admit it, if they have. I got woken up by some noise outside my house. So responding on my smart phone. Still don't know how I managed to work it. So my own tiredness might have have made mistakes. Sasha, you probably missed on the previous page when I wrote that because those episodes were early Season Three, they ran right into Summer's Wither Pox storyline and they definitely don't fit while this storyline is going on. So I moved them to Season Four where we had a lot of extra space. THAT'S JUST FOR NOW! I have a hunch eventually they'll be moved to either S1 or S2 or maybe even move back to S3 if we can figure a way to make the Wither Pox storyline blend into the Andrea/Peyton storyline via the time travel story arc that we've discussed, so the Wither Pox storyline is moved from being S2/S3 to S3/S4, leaving S3 to also be mainly standalones so that if any other member wants to join the fun of writing standalone episodes, we have space. So those two episodes will stay where they are for now, but absolutely nothing says that that's where they'll be when we have our 100 episodes. I admit that I didn't consider the Super Bowl, but you're definitely right about that. Since I was following what Charmed did on The WB, the Super Bowl didn't affect them, so it also didn't affect my dating, but, oh, yes, on CBS-TV it definitely would, especially if CBS was broadcasting the Super Bowl themselves. What do members think I should do? Should we change the day that Elemental Charmed runs so the Super Bowl (and Christmas and Thanksgiving which according to a different site is the reason why we never got a real Charmed Christmas or a real Charmed Thanksgiving or should we stick to Sunday, since it *does* fit in with the shows that are running on CBS-TV that day and just push it forward a day? For the time being, I'm not going to change anything in my next update, but will in the one for Page 23. Your right Es, I did miss it. Thanks for clearing it up, I wasn't sure. I was just going by what I knew from my reviews. That seems pretty true and perfectly fine to do for now. No problem! That's okay, It just clicked in my head, with it being on Sundays. I'm not sure what networks do, I think many just don't bother programming any original new shows against it. I looked over Charmed, and apparently, they *did* never did program against the Superbowl, they always must have ran a rerun that night, not new episodes, and double checked the dates for Superbowl of the past between 2003 and 2006 against Charmed's dates on Wikipedia. Well, I never realized that. I think we should just stick to Sundays. I actually like it on Sundays but that's just me. What about others? |
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Post by Sasha on Sept 22, 2018 8:19:13 GMT -5
PHEEBS: Feel free to edit, change, or ask questions? I won't be mad if it is changed, I think it needs a little more work. I haven't decided if it will be a Warlock or Demoness of Obsession. Since a Warlock could create those love potions, or make her a Demoness. I know that we talked about Matthew as Piper's boyfriend. We still haven't decided where we are starting them as a couple, so this part can be changed easily. I haven't set at what point they are in a relationship, but It made the episode special, in the end, to have one Warren having their special day. SUMMER: Maybe we don't even need any villain at all and make this another of the non-magical episodes. Maybe a Wicca store or something had a love potion, or maybe just two witches and one half of the couple wanted to make sure their partner never left them and made the potion, to give to them. Then it backfired and made matters worse. What do you think? We did so well making our Christmas episode non-magical, and Animal Pragmatism was just three animals turned into humans. So why not do the same with our Valentines Day Episode. But as always, these are just suggestions, you can go back to having it the way you set up before. RUTH: Good story Pheebs. As for needing more work, I think just something more for Patience to add for remembering Victor. Since Prudence has her own story with the woman who knew Allen. But I really liked it. PHEEBS: Thanks for the feedback. When I was writing, I did get to the end and had to figure out a villain. As for the Patience remembering Victor, yes that would be in it. But since this is a press release, not every single detail would be seen. But we might just need a little part for Patience remembering Victor in it. ESMERALDA: Okay, guys, now we have to truly decide. Yes, in *real* press releases, the most exciting parts *aren't* revealed. But we've done that in most of ours, to the point that once we get past our tagline and before we do the airing date, it's more like an episode guide than a true press release. Personally I love them that way, but if we keep doing that way, then we shouldn't use that as an excuse for not telling what happens. On the other hand, if we want to make EC truly feel real, then we should wait until the next episode to reveal what happened in the previous one. That's EXTREMELY hard to do with standalones, and, of course, most of our S1 & S2 (and possibly S3's) *are* standalones. If someone wants to try to do that, go for it. But for now, Pheebs, I hope you decide to give us as much detail as possible! For now, I'll keep them as is. EDIT: I've been IMing with a friend who actually does summaries for real TV shows and asked her about press releases about episodes and here's what she said: "The CW only gives a teaser of what to happen most of the time. The primetime networks keep it short for the most part. Netflix has a habit of giving to much away." So I asked her when they'd come out and she said, "Press releases come before the episodes air. The CW sends them out about three weekend before so you can sometimes work out what will happen in the episodes still to air." Looks like if we want to really make this real, we not only have to make them a lot shorter and only tease, not spoil, but also show when the episode WILL air, not when it did So?? What do you guys think we should do? PRUDENCE: I have a suggestion for how we can have it both ways. Keep doing the press releases as we always have in the exact same style with details. But whenever Rip-off Charmed releases a CW press release, we released modified shorter ones of our own. So those will come out around the same time Rip-off Charmed does theirs, so we feel like our series is progressing in real-time. While continuing as per usual in this thread with ours. Do people like this suggestion, keep doing what we always do. But set-up a new thread just for us to have fun and release press releases that are done tailored to how real ones are released three weekends before said air-date. Just a suggestion, I don't think we'd want to change anything. I just was looking at a way to do both. But our Deadline press releases are already real enough, that those could just be how we make it real, having those. What do you all think of this? SUMMER: That could be a good idea for how we can do it both ways. I do want to stick with what we did so far, don't want to change that. But if we open up a new thread, and tailor those to how The CW does it, and release those around the same time The CW does. Lets see what others think? PHEEBS: I like that suggestion, set up a thread just for those press releases and keep everything here as per usual. Although maybe we don't need to do anything. My Deadline press releases are enough that give us that making it feel the real experience. Up to everyone else? I just don't think we want to change what we've done. SASHA: I like how we have it now, but if we want to have a thread just for us to play around and do our own truly real style modified press releases, and release those on the same day as the rip-offs ones, go for it! ------------------------------------- RUTH: I like what Paige and Phoebe do for Piper to make sure Matthew can come home for Piper on Valentines. I like the way we're not making the love interests a big part of the story. That he comes into the story, goes and comes back most likely when Piper is on trial or arrested. I gather this is what is considered right? PHEEBS: We're still working out Piper and Matthew. But I knew since it was Valentines Day, that it felt sweet for one Warren to have something special. SUMMER: That we are, and I liked what you did with Piper's story. Any suggestions anyone on how we'd start Piper meeting Matthew? I don't think we'd want him anywhere near S1 of course? I also think S3 is the best start? But with my Wither Pox arc, he'd have to be introduced after that during episode 6 or 7, or even late S2. Any ideas guys? GRANNY: Well we know he'll return when Piper is arrested on trial in S4. But I do love dear that this means he won't take attention off our five stars, the way Leo, Cole and Chris did. MARLENE: Maybe he is an innocent who turns into a possible love interest, I don't see him showing up in S1, maybe in S3 sometime early in the season but after the Wither Pox arc. PHEEBS: I'm sure we'll figure it out when more press releases for S3 are done. ESMERALDA: We discussed this earlier and someone suggested that perhaps he's first an innocent who they save in one season (and, yes, Season One's a possibility, if it's for just that one episode), then he comes back in Season Two having fallen onto hard luck and Piper gives him a job at her restaurant (did we ever come up with a name for it?), which gives them a chance to get to know each other, but that would be strictly off-screen. Then something happens in Season Three so that Matthew realizes he's falling for his boss, which is why he gets a different job that often has him travelling, but, of course, he comes back for the trial, which starts near the end of S4. As you guys said, that way he's slowly a part of it, but he and Piper don't take any attention away from Prudence, Patience, Paige and Phoebe the way Phoebe & Cole did in S3-5 and the way Piper & Leo did in S5-8. How's that? If anyone likes it and wants to do these press releases, go for it! SUMMER: And I see Prudence has already done a press release for his first episode. PHEEBS: One episode in S1 or S2, and then bring him back in S3, but something happens that he leaves, and comes back for the trial near the end of S4. SASHA: That sounds like a plan to me! -------------------------------------RUTH: I'm not opposed to no-magical villains, and just sticking to just two innocents messed up with a love potion. Glad none of the Warrens take one and go love crazy. I like that it is just innocents or other witches needing to be saved. PHEEBS: I never considered or wanted any of the Warren's taking a love potion. I liked that that was part of the innocents needing saving. SUMMER: We could have gone down that path. But with the plots we have, it would have had to be Phoebe or Paige, and I like it being an innocents too instead. GRANNY: I agree on that dears. MARLENE: That does make a good story. SASHA: I don't mind it having any villain demoness or warlock either, or just the pair of innocents getting mixed up with the love potion. PHEEBS: If anybody wants to do their own version go for it. ESMERALDA: I'm with the others...I really think doing this without a real villain works great for a Valentine's Day episode. PRUDENCE: Me too. Looks like we have a winner. SUMMER: ------------------------------------- PHEEBS: As for Prudence and her story, I got inspiration from a real-life story I read last year. I wish I could have found it. About a widow who had been wondering who had been leaving flowers on her brothers grave for many years. I decided to do the same with Allen, and Prudence learning a little more about Allen. Of course, if people don't like it, feel free to edit it. EDIT: I found the article (https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/11/18/a-mysterious-stranger-has-been-leaving-flowers-at-this-boys-grave-for-decades_a_23281419/) PHEEBS: Now, of course, It is nothing like this. But I got inspired by that for Prudence's story when she and Patience visit Allen and Victor's grave. SUMMER: Very interesting story in general. I like how you always keep getting inspired by what you find. Which any good writer does. GRANNY: I remember this story dears last year, I was interested to find out if that second mystery got solved. Great job dear being inspired by real life events too to help with your writing. SASHA: Sounds like a very touching story, a mystery that lasted nearly years. Wow! ESMERALDA: I'm with the others - that's *such* a great story and I *love* how you adapted it for Prudence. Speaking of, here's my edit: So? What do you think? PRUDENCE: Great job Es, I love it and love how this turned out. Good story Pheebs, and good editing Es! SUMMER: Love it! PHEEBS: I love the edit Es! SASHA: Great work!
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Post by Sasha on Sept 22, 2018 8:55:56 GMT -5
Feel free, to edit, re-edit, change or ask questions? Again looking at my story, I actually think it shouldn't be included in this season. Especially because the story I did would continue into a part 2. And we want our first season to be standalone. But I placed it here to see what you all thought, and again with my story it might fit better somewhere else? If you guys think it hasn't got enough to be in two parts, I'll leave in it in S1, or move to another season. I must say, I did think I'd only do one or rarely do press releases. But one press release and you find yourself hooked. |
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Post by Esmeralda on Sept 22, 2018 11:47:37 GMT -5
PHEEBS: Again me having a little bit of fun too. But coming across articles for the Blu Ray I had to do a press release for it. ESMERALDA:[/i] Oh, yes, you definitely had some fun, but there's not much in here that I think would be completely out of the question if OUR reboot was really around the corner. Only two things made me think, "Oh, no, I don't think so". First, I don't think CBS agree to pay for both Connie and the writers. I think they would for the stars, but not them, much as I would also love to see them as part of this. So in my edit, I'll take the others out. BUT because I am, I'm going to put some of the other Season One stars in. That might be my own bit of fun, so if anyone thinks I went too far, be sure to let me know. Second, the whole bit with Rose would fit in an article about the reboot, but not about the Blu-Ray release, which this is about. So I'm going to edit that. Anyone disagree with any of this? If so, why? ------------------------ PHEEBS: I made it a two-day event on purpose, just so some actors or writers could appear on one day and others on another. Being realistic, that perhaps not all of them could do two days. I wanted to keep it strictly season 1 cast and crew. Feel free to edit, change or ask questions? SUMMER: Great job Pheebs! Don't I wish this was real! (edited a small part, I guess the real author of the article you took pieces from said some things wrong) ESMERALDA:Good job, Summer! So glad that others aren't afraid to edit and admit that they have. I'm definitely not the only one who should be allowed to do that! ------------------------ SASHA: Don't I wish they really did this. Don't I wish!!! Great job with it Pheebs! ESMERALDA: OH, don't I wish, too!! And here's my edit: ESMERALDA: That's such fun that you made this happen the day you wrote it, Pheebs! It just makes it seem that much more real!! So? What do you guys think of this edit?
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Post by Esmeralda on Sept 22, 2018 12:03:21 GMT -5
Sasha, you probably missed on the previous page when I wrote that because those episodes were early Season Three, they ran right into Summer's Wither Pox storyline and they definitely don't fit while this storyline is going on. So I moved them to Season Four where we had a lot of extra space. THAT'S JUST FOR NOW! I have a hunch eventually they'll be moved to either S1 or S2 or maybe even move back to S3 if we can figure a way to make the Wither Pox storyline blend into the Andrea/Peyton storyline via the time travel story arc that we've discussed, so the Wither Pox storyline is moved from being S2/S3 to S3/S4, leaving S3 to also be mainly standalones so that if any other member wants to join the fun of writing standalone episodes, we have space. So those two episodes will stay where they are for now, but absolutely nothing says that that's where they'll be when we have our 100 episodes. I admit that I didn't consider the Super Bowl, but you're definitely right about that. Since I was following what Charmed did on The WB, the Super Bowl didn't affect them, so it also didn't affect my dating, but, oh, yes, on CBS-TV it definitely would, especially if CBS was broadcasting the Super Bowl themselves. What do members think I should do? Should we change the day that Elemental Charmed runs so the Super Bowl (and Christmas and Thanksgiving which according to a different site is the reason why we never got a real Charmed Christmas or a real Charmed Thanksgiving or should we stick to Sunday, since it *does* fit in with the shows that are running on CBS-TV that day and just push it forward a day? For the time being, I'm not going to change anything in my next update, but will in the one for Page 23. Your right Es, I did miss it. Thanks for clearing it up, I wasn't sure. I was just going by what I knew from my reviews. That seems pretty true and perfectly fine to do for now. No problem! That's okay, It just clicked in my head, with it being on Sundays. I'm not sure what networks do, I think many just don't bother programming any original new shows against it. I looked over Charmed, and apparently, they *did* never did program against the Superbowl, they always must have ran a rerun that night, not new episodes, and double checked the dates for Superbowl of the past between 2003 and 2006 against Charmed's dates on Wikipedia. Well, I never realized that. I think we should just stick to Sundays. I actually like it on Sundays but that's just me. What about others? I've been thinking about Super Bowl and was remembering how back when Classic Charmed was first in reruns, on Super Bowl Sunday, TNT would have Charmed marathons with special themes. I VCRed all of them. My favorite is still the one with all of the time-travel episodes which I VCRed and later had transferred to DVD, which I still watch during the Super Bowl, while having the actual game on the radio. First to admit I don't like the ones in Seasons 6 and 8, but I watch them anyway just because they're fun. I'm not sure if doing reruns of "Elemental Charmed" on a different channel during the Super Bowl would work - but if they're thinking of women who may not be interested in football (the reason for those marathons...especially if we have Pheebs do one of her famous Deadline press releases explaining this), I'm wondering if it would work. I would then push all of the following episodes a day forward. Reactions? |
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Post by Esmeralda on Sept 22, 2018 13:16:58 GMT -5
PRUDENCE: My first press release. Wish me luck. I have no idea how it will turn out. Won't surprise me, I end up with massive edits - because this is a first for me. Thanks, Pheebs for how you get inspired for stories. I found one to help me basing it around Salem's Convention Centre that hosts so many events all the time it seems. Feel free to change the villain as you please, I'll get there when I feel better at doing more press releases but not the best with original villains guys. If you can creatively come up with someone else if you think this doesn't work, by all means. I'm not good with titles, so feel free to edit it too if you wish. SUMMER: I'm so glad you decided to give it a try, Prudence and I inspired you with finding something in Salem that could work for the story. PHEEBS: I'm so happy to see you decided to give it a go like Sasha did before. ESMERALDA: I'm also very glad that you decided to give this a try, Prudence - I hope it inspires others to do the same! Now I look forward to seeing what you came up with. As others say, edit, re-edit or ask some questions? SUMMER: I might change the title just to not reflect just Louisa, make it about both him and his mother. The Banshee ends up going after the others I reckon, and I think she should target both Matthew and his mother, before going after the Warren's with unresolved stuff to do with Victor. Hope you don't mind, I went ahead and changed the title and the episode number and date. I think placing it as episode 9 might work, so some of those wounds the Warren family feel for Victor's death are still sorta fresh. Unless you placed it as episode 19, to fit in with some event in Salem for a reason? I just thought it would be nice if we had S1's first 16 episodes all filled in now. Great first effort Prudence. EDIT: Just realized that by moving it to episode 9, Phoebe's story changes slightly as she wouldn't be falling behind to finish the school year now close to Summer. So she'd have to just be falling behind in a certain class maybe? Unless we take out Phoebe's smart spell plot and leave it for late in S1, and find another story for the other Warren's. If you think this is too much, change it back to episode 19, Prudence. ESMERALDA: Actually Season 1, Episode 9 would be right before our Christmas episode, so that means Phoebe is near the end of the first semester, so this still works fine. ------------------------------ PHEEBS: Unless she taps into some unresolved issues that have been buried for many months, and it comes out now. So we can still keep it as episode 19, and not need to move it to 9. Although I would feel satisfied that we have 16 straight completed press releases for S1 from episode 1 to 16. The placement isn't really an issue. Good job putting it together. But I agree with Summer, that we should have it focusing on the two of them not just have her target his mother. Let it be the two of them or even just Matthew. Might need some proofing though. But a great first effort, Prudence. RUTH: Good job! I think making it about Matthew or both might be better as an innocent. ESMERALDA: Oh, changing it so we introduce Matthew in Season One is a great idea! I actually like this as coming out sooner rather than later for a number of reasons: 1) It continues to show the Warrens mourning Victor despite them becoming the Elemental Witches 2) It allows Phoebe to be in school and use the smart spell - I loved its use in Classic Charmed, and also love it here - nothing says we can't reuse ideas from Classic Charmed, as a tribute to Classic Charmed. 3) We don't have a Season One, Episode Nine yet and I think this fits there perfectly! So here's my edit (not sure what Foodie events are like in Salem, so I based my event on the ones we have here in Minneapolis). ESMERALDA: So? What do you think? I changed it a bit more than I usually do, but since Season One is supposed to concentrate on the Warrens and their jobs (and in Phoebe's case, that's her schooling) this made sense to me. If enough members don't like it, I'll change it back.
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Great job dear being inspired by real life events too to help with your writing.
