Monday 28 October 2013

Prepare to be Charmed all over again! Bewitching '90s series to get magical reboot

Prepare to be Charmed all over again! Bewitching '90s series to get magical reboot

If you you were bewitched by the Halliwell sisters in the '90s... you're in for a treat. 
Just in time for Halloween, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that CBS is working on a 're-imagining' of the series about three sisters trying to live quietly in surburbia... with magical powers.
The original American series, which ran from 1998 to 2006, starred Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs and Alyssa Milano.
Capers without capes: ose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs and Alyssa Milano - here in a 1998 episode - starred in this very modern take on the world of witchcraft
Capers without capes: Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs and Alyssa Milano starred in this very modern take on the world of witchcraft 
Rose McGowan replaced Doherty after season three to become one of the recognisable faces of the long-running favourite. 
The new version show could do with a wave of a magic wand, however, as there's reportedly only a script at play for the moment. 
No pilot has yet been commissioned according to The Wrap. 
It's a kind of magic: Alyssa, Holly and Rose charmed a generation but will their successors?
It's a kind of magic: Alyssa, Holly and Rose charmed a generation but will their successors? 
Magical realms: The girls tried to live a normal life but became constantly embroiled in fantastical adventures
Magical realms: The girls tried to live a normal life but became constantly embroiled in fantastical adventures 
However, writers Chris Keyser and Sydney Sidner are attached to the project and listed as executive producers.  
Not everyone is happy about the project, however. 
Original star Milano, 40, Tweeted that she thinks it's too soon after the original for a remake.
She wrote: 'The thing about them doing a #charmed reboot is... it just... it feels like yesterday. It feels too close.'
While other commentators on Twitter remarked that the supernatural sphere is well covered in television these days, whereas Charmed was something of a novelty when it arrived on our screens 15 years ago.
Too soon? Series star Alyssa certainly thinks so
[Too soon? Series star Alyssa certainly thinks so 
Alum: Alyssa and Rose are still regulars on the showbiz circuit, but Holly has taken a step back
Alum: Alyssa and Rose are still regulars on the showbiz circuit, but Holly has taken a step back
Alum: Alyssa and Rose are still regulars on the showbiz circuit, but Holly has taken a step back


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2478390/90s-series-Charmed-reboot.html#ixzz2j2cTl6Ut
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