Posts Tagged ‘Charmed’

Something I Said: ‘Charmed’ Revisited

Dwight Hobbes. By DWIGHT HOBBES If something isn’t broke, don’t fix it.  So goes the truism.  Not always the case.  Constance M. Burge’s Charmed (CBS/1998 – 2006) was state of the art pop.  Solid scripts, strong cast about three white women waxing supernatural against the forces of evil.  Charmed (2018 – 2022) reinvents that wheel, doing a fascinating job of it.  Starting with casting Latinas as the leads, something nobody could’ve seen coming. Added to which, one sister is lesbian. And there’s a womanist bent. Talk about pushing the envelope, which isn’t all that surprising, considering Canada’s track record for quality commercial fare, including the supernatural hit Lost Girl.   This time around for Charmed, there’s feisty firebrand social protester Mel (Melonie Diaz), sexy nerd cum genius biochemist Macy   (Madeleine Mantock) and sardonically easy going college kid Maggie (Sarah Jeffrey). Ace ringer Rupert Evans (Hellboy) is glib, debonair [...]