Reboot post series interviews and what might've been with S5
Jun 12, 2022 22:29:01 GMT -5
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Post by matt on Jun 12, 2022 22:29:01 GMT -5
I'm posting all the heap of press the show got post-series finale.
Ratings: Charmed Audience Grows With Series Finale
Ratings: Charmed Audience Grows With Series Finale
In the latest TV show ratings, The CW’s Charmed reboot closed out its four-season run on Friday night its second-largest audience of the season and third-best audience of the past two seasons.
Charmed fans were left on a heck of a cliffhanger — not to mention an iconic doorstep — when the CW reboot wrapped its four-season run on June 10.
The series came to an early conclusion with the current Charmed Ones — Mel, Maggie and Michaela — arriving at the home of the sisters from the original Charmed, inviting themselves inside when no one answered the door. And while we may never get to see the Vera-Danso and Halliwell-Matthews covens meeting face to face, this is not the end of the story.
“Even though this show has ended, these ladies’ journey doesn’t end,” executive producer Joey Falco tells TVLine. “They’re still fighting. We weren’t going to end with them sitting around a table reading stories to their grandkids like the original show did. The battle continues, which is where we want to leave the audience. They’re still out there fighting.”
So, what might fans have seen in a fifth season of Charmed? Read on for Falco and EP Jeffrey Lieber’s teases below, then drop a comment with your own theoretical wishes for the sisters’ future.
Mel in Charge
Mel taking over the Blue Camellia was “definitely a nod” to Piper running P3 in the original series, with Falco even floating the idea of Mel changing the name to P3 or M3 in the future.
As for how Mel would fare in her new position, Lieber says, she would have made a “great” manager. “That’s probably the sweet spot between the Mel who was the angry activist at the beginning of the show and the Mel who found herself along the way. That’s be the perfect place for her to be — in charge and trying to corral the various forces in the magical world.”
'Moxie' Forever
As for Mel and Roxie, “I don’t think that relationship is over,” Falco says. “In some hypothetical future, they’d reconnect. They both had such complicated love lives, and more than anyone else Mel had been with in four seasons, they had a deep philosophical connection. I could see that relationship lasting a long time.”
Despite Roxie entering another seven-year slumber in the finale, Lieber insists that the writers “would have found some way to yank her out of there early, groggy and confused and half-beetle.” One of the writers’ missions in Season 4 was to “clean up [Mel’s] love life a little, and to acknowledge things we didn’t do great the first three seasons,” he adds, suggesting that “it would have been great in Season 5 to bring some of [Mel’s exes] back and have those cars crash into each other.”
Maggie and Jordan's Next Steps
Per Mel’s insistence, Maggie and Jordan would have moved into the former’s dream apartment and attempt to co-habitate.
“They’re the happily-ever-after relationship of the show,” Falco says. “It’s been such a back-and-forth [journey], we wanted one satisfying love story to end the series on. They absolutely would continue on, hopefully fighting the forces of evil in a less mentally destructive manner than they started this season.”
New Love for Michaela
While Dev would forever have a place in Kaela’s heart (and teapot), she would find new love in Season 5 with a woman.
“We mentioned briefly at the beginning of the season that Kaela is bi and has had relationships with women in the past,” Falco says. “We built this arc with Dev that we were excited about — they had incredible chemistry together, it was electric. But we also really wanted to explore that other side of Kaela next season. That was certainly the plan.”
No 'Hacy' Reunion
Despite Jordan asking if Harry was sending more magical letters to Macy in the series finale, a future appearance from Madeleine Mantock wasn’t necessarily in the cards.
“There’s always hope [of seeing her again],” Lieber says.”The death of a character is complicated. When someone is super primal to a show, you can’t just send them off to Houston. Every episode would be like, ‘Why don’t they call this character?’ So you have to deal with it. We tried really hard to knit the death of Macy into the lives of the people who were still on the show.”
Adds Falco, “In almost every episode this season, the grief over Macy is mentioned and is still affecting [the sisters] emotionally. She’s present in flashbacks and photos. She’s very much a part of this world, but it was also important to be able to move the trio forward story-wise and ingratiate [Michaela] into that. She needed that space.”
So maybe it’s better that Harry decided in the finale to obsess less over the dead and focusing more on the living.
A Charmed Multiverse
Mel, Maggie and Kaela ending up at the original Charmed house wasn’t meant to be the series’ final surprise. In fact, it was meant to open the door to a “Charmed multiverse,” according to Falco.
“There were going to be phone calls made about which cast members are available and who’s willing to do it,” he says. “We had a very flexible plan based on [those logistics], but we never had those conversations because we weren’t going to have them until we got a pick-up. So we’ll never know who may or may not have made an appearance.”
Oh, what could have been…
The series came to an early conclusion with the current Charmed Ones — Mel, Maggie and Michaela — arriving at the home of the sisters from the original Charmed, inviting themselves inside when no one answered the door. And while we may never get to see the Vera-Danso and Halliwell-Matthews covens meeting face to face, this is not the end of the story.
“Even though this show has ended, these ladies’ journey doesn’t end,” executive producer Joey Falco tells TVLine. “They’re still fighting. We weren’t going to end with them sitting around a table reading stories to their grandkids like the original show did. The battle continues, which is where we want to leave the audience. They’re still out there fighting.”
So, what might fans have seen in a fifth season of Charmed? Read on for Falco and EP Jeffrey Lieber’s teases below, then drop a comment with your own theoretical wishes for the sisters’ future.
Mel in Charge
Mel taking over the Blue Camellia was “definitely a nod” to Piper running P3 in the original series, with Falco even floating the idea of Mel changing the name to P3 or M3 in the future.
As for how Mel would fare in her new position, Lieber says, she would have made a “great” manager. “That’s probably the sweet spot between the Mel who was the angry activist at the beginning of the show and the Mel who found herself along the way. That’s be the perfect place for her to be — in charge and trying to corral the various forces in the magical world.”
'Moxie' Forever
As for Mel and Roxie, “I don’t think that relationship is over,” Falco says. “In some hypothetical future, they’d reconnect. They both had such complicated love lives, and more than anyone else Mel had been with in four seasons, they had a deep philosophical connection. I could see that relationship lasting a long time.”
Despite Roxie entering another seven-year slumber in the finale, Lieber insists that the writers “would have found some way to yank her out of there early, groggy and confused and half-beetle.” One of the writers’ missions in Season 4 was to “clean up [Mel’s] love life a little, and to acknowledge things we didn’t do great the first three seasons,” he adds, suggesting that “it would have been great in Season 5 to bring some of [Mel’s exes] back and have those cars crash into each other.”
Maggie and Jordan's Next Steps
Per Mel’s insistence, Maggie and Jordan would have moved into the former’s dream apartment and attempt to co-habitate.
“They’re the happily-ever-after relationship of the show,” Falco says. “It’s been such a back-and-forth [journey], we wanted one satisfying love story to end the series on. They absolutely would continue on, hopefully fighting the forces of evil in a less mentally destructive manner than they started this season.”
New Love for Michaela
While Dev would forever have a place in Kaela’s heart (and teapot), she would find new love in Season 5 with a woman.
“We mentioned briefly at the beginning of the season that Kaela is bi and has had relationships with women in the past,” Falco says. “We built this arc with Dev that we were excited about — they had incredible chemistry together, it was electric. But we also really wanted to explore that other side of Kaela next season. That was certainly the plan.”
No 'Hacy' Reunion
Despite Jordan asking if Harry was sending more magical letters to Macy in the series finale, a future appearance from Madeleine Mantock wasn’t necessarily in the cards.
“There’s always hope [of seeing her again],” Lieber says.”The death of a character is complicated. When someone is super primal to a show, you can’t just send them off to Houston. Every episode would be like, ‘Why don’t they call this character?’ So you have to deal with it. We tried really hard to knit the death of Macy into the lives of the people who were still on the show.”
Adds Falco, “In almost every episode this season, the grief over Macy is mentioned and is still affecting [the sisters] emotionally. She’s present in flashbacks and photos. She’s very much a part of this world, but it was also important to be able to move the trio forward story-wise and ingratiate [Michaela] into that. She needed that space.”
So maybe it’s better that Harry decided in the finale to obsess less over the dead and focusing more on the living.
A Charmed Multiverse
Mel, Maggie and Kaela ending up at the original Charmed house wasn’t meant to be the series’ final surprise. In fact, it was meant to open the door to a “Charmed multiverse,” according to Falco.
“There were going to be phone calls made about which cast members are available and who’s willing to do it,” he says. “We had a very flexible plan based on [those logistics], but we never had those conversations because we weren’t going to have them until we got a pick-up. So we’ll never know who may or may not have made an appearance.”
Oh, what could have been…
Charmed Reboot Concludes With Return to Halliwell Manor, Showrunners Tease Original Stars for Potential Season 5
In an interview with TV Line, the showrunners opened up about the decision to end the series on such an almighty cliffhanger.
Joey Falco said the creatives were well aware that the series was on the bubble, so they "wanted to end on something that could move forward but could also be a satisfying conclusion."
Falco added, "We wanted to eventually tie these universes together."
"We were going to do it in a much bigger, crazier way at a certain point, but since we knew there was a chance we were getting canceled, this was the sweet spot where we felt like we got to do what we’ve always wanted to do — make it a Charmed multiverse — but also end in a way that’s hopeful and satisfying and wraps up everyone’s emotions."
Different Reactions - Charmed (2018)
Cool, right?
The plan was to show how these universes were tied together in a potential fifth season, and co-showrunner Jeffrey Lieber said that meant reaching out to legacy cast members.
"We would have seen [which cast members were] around and amenable," Lieber shared.
"There were going to be phone calls made about which cast members are available and who’s willing to do it," Falco explained to TV Line.
Fun Times - Charmed (2018)
"We had a very flexible plan based on [those logistics], but we never had those conversations because we weren’t going to have them until we got a pick-up. So we’ll never know who may or may not have made an appearance."
Despite small references here and there, the reboot has largely forgotten about the world that came before it.
Joey Falco said the creatives were well aware that the series was on the bubble, so they "wanted to end on something that could move forward but could also be a satisfying conclusion."
Falco added, "We wanted to eventually tie these universes together."
"We were going to do it in a much bigger, crazier way at a certain point, but since we knew there was a chance we were getting canceled, this was the sweet spot where we felt like we got to do what we’ve always wanted to do — make it a Charmed multiverse — but also end in a way that’s hopeful and satisfying and wraps up everyone’s emotions."
Different Reactions - Charmed (2018)
Cool, right?
The plan was to show how these universes were tied together in a potential fifth season, and co-showrunner Jeffrey Lieber said that meant reaching out to legacy cast members.
"We would have seen [which cast members were] around and amenable," Lieber shared.
"There were going to be phone calls made about which cast members are available and who’s willing to do it," Falco explained to TV Line.
Fun Times - Charmed (2018)
"We had a very flexible plan based on [those logistics], but we never had those conversations because we weren’t going to have them until we got a pick-up. So we’ll never know who may or may not have made an appearance."
Despite small references here and there, the reboot has largely forgotten about the world that came before it.
‘Charmed’ Fans Voice Their Social Media Outrage Over Rebooted Series Finale Surprise
It looks like fans of The CW’s Charmed were anything but…er, charmed by the series finale.
The reboot ended its four-season run on The CW Friday with a final scene that’s angered some fans of the original series. They took to Twitter to vent, a time-honored way to seek mob justice and vindication.
SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE SERIES FINALE
In Friday’s show, the current cast of Charmed — Mel, Maggie, and Kaela — discovered a mysterious door emblazoned with their signature triquetra, TVLine reports. So naturally, they have to find out what’s on the other side. What they found is Halliwell Manor, the home where Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Paige stirred things up in the original Charmed.
If the producers wanted to delight, they instead ignited a tweetstorm of protests.
“What they should have done was continue the series with Wyatt and his siblings including the childed of the Charmed ones,” said poster DLS. “That was the reboot I wanted.”
Said poster Patas Arraba, “You cannot recreate the magic of Charmed… same way they couldn’t recreate it with The Craft reboot.”
The final word was left to sarastivers515: “Can’t stand the reboot Charmed, I’m a fan of the OG Charmed!! I can’t believe they put the Manor in the reboot! Does not belong there!!”
More positive fans:
One fan Drea363: "A Charmed reunion was never going to happen. The OG Community needs to get over it. This was their only chance at a reunion, in the reboot. Now, because of how horrible the OG fans have been to the reboot. Fair enough they don't like it, but if they supported it more, we could have found a way to please both fandoms. Charmed fans are toxic."
TheFanDemic "Something like this should Definitely get the executives over @netflix to consider #SaveCharmed
JamieCroftPlays "Say what you want about the #Charmed reboot but the writing this season was phenomenal, and as an OG Stan this finale scene was everything! I personally have been really happy for 4 more years of a season I loved as a kid"
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/charmed-reboot-finale-writers-imposters-1235163868/
Writers for the Charmed reboot didn’t hold back after a perceived insult from someone who worked on the original series.
Curtis Kheel, who wrote for the first Charmed series that premiered on The WB in 1998 and ran for eight seasons, took to Twitter on Saturday to respond to a news story about the reboot’s series finale, which aired the day prior on The CW. The episode ended with the lead characters entering a portal that took them to Halliwell Manor, which was featured in the original show that starred Shannen Doherty (Prue Halliwell), Holly Marie Combs (Piper Halliwell), Alyssa Milano (Phoebe Halliwell) and Rose McGowan (Paige Halliwell).
“As an original #Charmed writer, I can tell u what happened next: Piper, Phoebe & Paige vanquished the 3 imposters right after they invaded Halliwell Manor,” Kheel tweeted. “Then @h_Combs blew up the portal to that other universe & quipped: ‘We wish them well.’ #seriesfinale #CharmedReunionMovie.”
This tweet was perceived by many Twitter users as an insult toward the reboot, which was recently canceled after four seasons. Kheel’s post referenced the fact that Combs clearly did not appreciate that a reboot existed and tersely reacted to it getting picked up to series in 2018 by tweeting, “We wish them well.”
The reboot’s team certainly took the message as a dig, as the verified Twitter account for the reboot’s writing staff replied, “Unlike with the OG version of the franchise, we had a strict ‘no assholes’ hiring policy in the writer’s room. We feel mostly sorry for these people, because unlike them we actually like each other and had the BEST time. Onward….”
A follow-up tweet from the new show’s writers added, “And for the record, we LOVE both versions, which is why we set out to create a cohesive universe. In our minds there is zero competition in a long line of strong young witches tasked with repeatedly saving the world. –FIN.”
The next morning, Kheel posted a series of tweets expanding on his feelings about the reboot. “My problem with the #Charmedreboot is that from Day One, it pretended like the original #Charmed didn’t exist, yet it borrowed a ton of ideas from it,” he wrote, in part. “We worked very hard on the OG series for many years & to disregard that is offensive & disrespectful to US & our fans.”
The final season of the Charmed reboot starred Melonie Diaz (Mel), Sarah Jeffery (Maggie) and Lucy Barrett (Michaela).
Representatives for the reboot declined to comment. A representative for CBS TV Studios did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Curtis Kheel, who wrote for the first Charmed series that premiered on The WB in 1998 and ran for eight seasons, took to Twitter on Saturday to respond to a news story about the reboot’s series finale, which aired the day prior on The CW. The episode ended with the lead characters entering a portal that took them to Halliwell Manor, which was featured in the original show that starred Shannen Doherty (Prue Halliwell), Holly Marie Combs (Piper Halliwell), Alyssa Milano (Phoebe Halliwell) and Rose McGowan (Paige Halliwell).
“As an original #Charmed writer, I can tell u what happened next: Piper, Phoebe & Paige vanquished the 3 imposters right after they invaded Halliwell Manor,” Kheel tweeted. “Then @h_Combs blew up the portal to that other universe & quipped: ‘We wish them well.’ #seriesfinale #CharmedReunionMovie.”
This tweet was perceived by many Twitter users as an insult toward the reboot, which was recently canceled after four seasons. Kheel’s post referenced the fact that Combs clearly did not appreciate that a reboot existed and tersely reacted to it getting picked up to series in 2018 by tweeting, “We wish them well.”
The reboot’s team certainly took the message as a dig, as the verified Twitter account for the reboot’s writing staff replied, “Unlike with the OG version of the franchise, we had a strict ‘no assholes’ hiring policy in the writer’s room. We feel mostly sorry for these people, because unlike them we actually like each other and had the BEST time. Onward….”
A follow-up tweet from the new show’s writers added, “And for the record, we LOVE both versions, which is why we set out to create a cohesive universe. In our minds there is zero competition in a long line of strong young witches tasked with repeatedly saving the world. –FIN.”
The next morning, Kheel posted a series of tweets expanding on his feelings about the reboot. “My problem with the #Charmedreboot is that from Day One, it pretended like the original #Charmed didn’t exist, yet it borrowed a ton of ideas from it,” he wrote, in part. “We worked very hard on the OG series for many years & to disregard that is offensive & disrespectful to US & our fans.”
The final season of the Charmed reboot starred Melonie Diaz (Mel), Sarah Jeffery (Maggie) and Lucy Barrett (Michaela).
Representatives for the reboot declined to comment. A representative for CBS TV Studios did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The loser is going off again with more tweets. This fool is only going to make it hard for him with future writing roles. He's a little baby. 
