{"id":2059910,"date":"2025-09-30T15:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2059910"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:44:08","slug":"how-hollywood-rebooted-a-magical-series-by-spitting-on-fans-and-pushing-an-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-hollywood-rebooted-a-magical-series-by-spitting-on-fans-and-pushing-an-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"How Hollywood Rebooted A Magical Series By Spitting On Fans And Pushing An Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reboots and remakes have been popular since the advent of color film in Hollywood, with a history of mixed success. Some remakes are embraced by the original cast, such as Netflix\u2019s<em> Lost in Space<\/em>, which brought back the original stars from the 60s, is a great example, but then there\u2019s the other end of the spectrum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When The CW rebooted <em>Charmed<\/em> in 2018, fans were excited at first, but then more details came out about the series\u2019 direction. The original cast then shared their feelings, which culminated in a social media campaign to prevent the show from ever airing.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>The Power Of Three<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Charmed (2018)<\/em> follows two sisters and their half-sister as they learn about their magical nature and embrace their destiny as the Charmed Ones, protectors of humanity against the demons. The oldest, Macy (Madeline Mantock), has telekinesis just like the oldest of the original series, Prue (Shannon Doherty), except she also has a doctorate in molecular genetics. The middle sister, Mel (Melonie Diaz), can freeze time like OG middle child Piper (Holly Marie Combs), except Mel\u2019s also a lesbian and a grad student in women\u2019s studies. Maggie (Sarah Jeffrey) is the youngest, and just like Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), she has the powers of empathy and precognition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The three stars are joined by their own White Lighter, essentially a guardian angel who helps the Charmed Ones, but after that, the similarities to the original hit series fall off. <em>Charmed\u2019s<\/em> lore around The Source and even the Charmed Ones themselves is completely different, with the off-the-wall choice to make the fourth \u201cSister\u201d not even a blood relation, but a woman, Kaela, who received a stem cell donation from Macy. When the original series introduced a fourth sister, Paige (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/rose-mcgowan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rose McGowan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Rose McGowan<\/a>), she was at least still a half-sister<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Misses The Point Of The Original<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4Y7YMpeLt5lRACgKLS_78A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/fc4921aa06e73006907c3bb3732c0fe3\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On paper, the change from three white women in San Francisco to three Latina women in Michigan is the type of representation that should fit in with <em>Charmed\u2019s <\/em>message of female empowerment. It should have been a generational update that took the ball from the original stars and ran with it, except CBS Studios and The CW didn\u2019t see it that way; instead, they decided to market the 2018 iteration as a \u201cfeminist reboot.\u201d The original stars and fans of the Halliwell sisters were left confused over how the original, ground-breaking series wasn\u2019t feminist. Did they even watch the original show?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Given how the sisters act towards one another in 2018\u2019s <em>Charmed<\/em>, the answer to that is no, they didn\u2019t watch the original. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe were sisters who happened to be witches, and while they often annoyed each other, it was clear that they loved each other and would often fight the forces of Hell for each other. Comparatively, Macy, Mel, and Maggie are positioned as witches who happen to be sisters. Instead of finding strength in the bond of family and sisterhood, the second trio comes across as roommates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, and Rose McGowan in &lt;em&gt;Charmed&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vh8CKS0f598BGC8XGUcUyg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/f77792eefaa58976806044c68d4a8501\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, and Rose McGowan in <em>Charmed<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What hurts the series even more is that Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, and Rose McGowan were never asked to come back for the reboot. McGowan said the reboot \u201csucks,\u201d while Combs said \u201cI will never understand what is fierce, funny, or feminist in creating a show that basically says the original actresses are too old to do a job they did 12 years ago.\u201d Fans responded in kind, Season 1 of the <em>Charmed<\/em> reboot earning its highest ratings, an average of 1.8 million, thanks in large part to the pilot drawing in curious fans of the original, but they quickly turned away, and if you look on social media, it\u2019s hard to find people who even watched Season 4.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>It\u2019s Not Charmed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The worst part of the reaction to 2018\u2019s <em>Charmed <\/em>is that none of it is the fault of the new leads, all three of whom, Madeline Mantok, Melonie Diaz, and Sarah Jeffrey, bring the right level of sincerity, snark, and camp to every episode, but were let down by the actions of the studio. To their credit, they spoke up when the cast was being marketed as \u201cLatina,\u201d by pointing out that only one of them was Latina, Diaz, a fact that the studio never bothered to correct. There are even fun episodes to be found within the show, including Season 1\u2019s \u201cWitch Perfect\u201d and Season 4\u2019s \u201cBe Kind. Rewind.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Some actresses everyone has already forgotten in the 2018 &lt;em&gt;Charmed&lt;\/em&gt; reboot\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/fR_UILvUrDvLf2IbFnRFpQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/86d63ac916acf615cf168e7fb37055fe\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Some actresses everyone has already forgotten in the 2018 <em>Charmed<\/em> reboot<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When <em>Charmed<\/em> first hit the scene in 1998, it broke new ground as a fantasy series starring women, about women, and unashamed to tell stories that appealed to women. When <em>Charmed 2018<\/em> debuted, the hard work was already done for them; it would have been nice if that had ever been acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The original <em>Charmed<\/em> is streaming for free on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pluto.tv\/us\/on-demand\/series\/6139076231d18b001487705a\/season\/4?utm_medium=textsearch&amp;utm_source=google\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pluto;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pluto<\/a> (Seasons 4 through 8), or the complete series is available as part of your subscription on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch-online\/tv\/charmed\/6319188864539161112\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peacock;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Peacock<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.fb191c18-a7b8-4f88-b537-ed2450526b0c?autoplay=0&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Amazon Prime Video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Amazon Prime Video<\/a>.\u00a02018\u2019s <em>Charmed <\/em>is only available on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81013657\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reboots and remakes have been popular since the advent of color film in Hollywood, with a history of mixed success. 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