SCI FI Wire May 20, 2005
Charmed: More Story To Tell
The cast members of The WB's Charmed, which was just renewed for an eighth season, told TV Guide Online that they feel there's more story to tell. "I think there's more things for the characters to do," Holly Marie Combs (Piper Halliwell) told the site. "There's so much we haven't done yet! I could be dead wrong, and I have been before. But personally, I'm not done yet! [Laughs]. I'm pretty sure that this ending [wouldn't] satisfy our hard-core fans."
Alyssa Milano (Phoebe Halliwell) added about the upcoming season finale, which airs at 8 p.m. ET/PT on May 22: "None of it's wrapped up. I think at the end of a series, the most important thing is to take care of what the fans want to see. They've dedicated so much time and energy to find us, no matter what night we are on, and have followed us for seven years. I think the fans would like Phoebe to settle down and find a love like she experienced with Cole, but obviously not with a demon."
The WB announced that it renewed Charmed in its current Sunday night timeslot and will add former rock star Mark McGrath to the cast for a large part of the season. The WB made the announcement as part of its upfront presentation to advertisers in New York City on May 17.
SCI FI Wire May 17, 2005
Charmed Will Charm Again
The WB announced that it has renewed its witch series Charmed for an eighth season, with Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs and Rose McGowan returning as the bewitching Halliwell sisters and Mark McGrath joining the cast for a large part of the season. The WB made the announcement as part of its upfront presentation to advertisers in New York City on May 17. The announcement caps weeks of uncertainty about whether the long-running series would come back.
"The decision to renew Charmed in many ways was a no-brainer, because we looked at its performance this season, and it has held its own incredibly against strict competition, especially with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," WB Entertainment president David Janollari told SCI FI Wire during a press conference following the announcement. "The performance is terrific, and we said, 'Why try to launch something new there when we know we're getting the numbers and our core audience in that time period?'"
McGrath, Janollari added, will be "a regular for at least most of the season, and we'll see how that goes." It's unclear what role will be played by McGrath, lead singer for the rock group Sugar Ray and current co-host of the entertainment news program Extra. "That [role] is being created right now," Janollari said. "But I am guessing it will be a romantic interest." The WB added that Charmed will retain its current timeslot, Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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