""Did you see Melinda Warren in the Book of Shadows?" Urman replied when asked about Easter eggs in the pilot.
If you were a fan of the first Charmed series that aired for eight seasons between 1998 and 2006, the name Melinda Warren likely sets off some major bells. Melinda first appears on Charmed during "The Witch is Back," the ninth episode of the series' first season. Melinda is an ancestor of the Halliwell sisters, the first witch in the family line and the one who prophesied the arrival of the three Charmed Ones as well as was the creator of the Book of Shadows -- the book of magic passed down to every generation of Warren Witches since its creation in the 17th century.
While the context of the Melinda Warren Easter egg in the pilot is one that fans who weren't at SDCC will have to wait until October to full explore, it will hopefully be a welcome reference for fans of the original series who are apprehensive about the reboot. When the show was first announced, many fans -- and even one of the stars of the original, Holly Marie Combs who played Piper -- were outspoken about their disdain for the remake. Many fans were concerned that the new series would simply ignore the legacy of the original, something that The CW network president Mark Pedowitz explained during the network's Upfront presentation in May wasn't the case.
"Hopefully they would give this new cast a chance," Pedowitz said. "It is not quite the same, yet there are many similarities. Hopefully they'll give it a shot. We are happy with who we cast, we think it's a nice mix. We're thrilled that Jennie Snyder Urman has reimagined it somewhat and I can only say to fans: Before you make a decision, watch the series.""
"We’ll start with a name you are sure to recognize: Alyssa Milano, the American actress from such great TV shows as Who’s The Boss? and Charmed. She is also an activist, and the founder of #NoRA (No Rifle Association), a collective of over 50 artists and activists that’s focused on hacking the gun violence culture through art.
This comes after news of a settlement between the US State Department and Texas open source 3D printed gun designer Defense Distributed…which is run by one Cody Wilson. The settlement states that Wilson and his non-profit organization can publish files, plans, and 3D drawings of guns in any form, are exempted from export restrictions; additionally, the government will be paying nearly $40,000 of Wilson’s legal fees.
Now, people who weren’t legally able to purchase firearms before – the mentally ill, felons, adolescents, domestic abusers, etc. – can 3D print their own guns without serial numbers…if they have access to a 3D printer, of course. Last week, the House of Representatives adjourned for their August recess, so any chance of halting the legislation won’t happen soon."
"“The creator [Lauren Gussis] felt very strongly about exploring these issues based on her own experiences, but satirically, in a very over the top way,” Holland said, according to Deadline. “Ultimately, the message of the show is that what is most important is you feel most comfortable.”
She said the issue of “fat shaming is in the DNA of the show.” However, Holland also said that it was a topic that Netflix’s PR team could address better.
In the show, which is set to premiere on the streaming service August 10, a high-school girl named Patty gets her mouth wired shut so that she can lose weight, and then gets revenge on the people who made fun of her. Many have criticized the show based on its trailer, calling the show “insulting” and even “harmful,” and accusing it of promoting eating disorders.
An online petition for Netflix to not release the show has over 200,000 signatures as of Monday afternoon.
The petition states: “The toxicity of this series, is bigger than just this one particular series. This is not an isolated case, but part of a much larger problem that I can promise you every single woman has faced in her life, sitting somewhere on the scale of valuing their worth on their bodies, to be desirable objects for the male gaze. That is exactly what this series does. It perpetuates not only the toxicity of diet culture, but the objectification of women’s bodies.”
"The latest example of this is the fight over using 3-D printers to make firearms. Alyssa Milano, a Twitter celebrity, among some other things, is once again wading into the battle, having written an opinion piece, titled, “A 3D printed gun is downloadable death,” for CNN. It’s too easy here to use the comment by George Bernard Shaw about actors that as long as they speak his lines clearly, the meaning will come through, but she should ask her agent to find a better script for her.
According to Milano, domestic abusers will be able to print out guns that are fully functional and undetectable, guns that cannot be traced as they cross borders into states like Massachusetts or New Jersey, and that soon enough the process will be within the budget of this hypothetical abuser.
What she doesn’t realize, apparently, is that making guns at home that you don’t intend to sell is legal—under federal law, anyway—and has been possible for mechanically incline people for century.
The concern at the heart of Milano’s article is that the government won’t be able to control the production of guns, but her script writer ought to think the matter through. Distributed power is exactly what a free society is about.
This is not just about gun rights. It’s not even primarily so, since we’re not talking about gun transfers, but the exchange of ideas. This is in fact much more of a First Amendment case, the rights of speech and the press being the ones under attack."
"As Phoebe’s devilish ex-husband, Julian McMahon had a recurring role on the original series, as well as great chemistry with its leads. Now he’s trying to take over the world on Marvel’s Runaways, the set of which The A.V. Club visited this week as part of the Television Critics Association summer press tour. When we asked for his thoughts on the reboot, which has a more inclusive cast, McMahon admitted he hadn’t heard about it. “I didn’t really know what was happening, just because I’ve had my head in the sand a little bit,” McMahon said, motioning to the top-secret lair and [REDACTED] around us.
McMahon hasn’t been approached about popping up in the reboot in some capacity, but he does wish Urman and the new cast luck:
It sounds like it’ll be great. The original incarnation was pretty fantastic, and I was really, really proud to be a part of it. And you know, I wouldn’t change that for the world. If they’re rebooting something like that—it had such an enormous audience to begin with, so I can see how, if you did it the right way, you could tap into that again. There’s an equally large audience tap into now. I love the girls, I loved my character. So if they can create something that people enjoy as much as they did then, then hats off to them.
Charmed redux premieres October 14 on The CW."
"Description:
A portal opened—as a means for amends,
Leaves a vengeful spirit to roam.
Helping him cross over is the only way,
To restore peace within the home.
It's Halloween, and Piper is busy decorating the Manor, which has become the neighborhood hot spot on the most bewitching night of the year. Meanwhile, Paige decides to use the party as a chance to honor the dead. She casts a spell that creates a portal for a clan of leprechauns… and other wandering spirits.
The guests are thrilled and impressed with the realistic effects, but Phoebe, Piper, and Paige soon realize that they have a big trick to deal with: one not-so-friendly ghost going out of his way to turn the Manor into a haunted house.
The Charmed Ones must stop this evil soul with a vengeance before he takes the life of one experienced ghost hunter who knows his story and has met him before…"
"“If they fire Mueller, we take to the streets,” Alyssa Milano tweeted in response to a tweet sent by President Donald Trump, urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions halt the Mueller probe.
“This is a terrible situation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, before it continues to stain our country any further. Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to USA!” President Trump tweeted.
Indeed, July 31 marked the two year anniversary of the FBI investigation into the Trump campaign. The probe has yet to produce evidence of the Trump campaigns collusion with Russia.
President Trump blasted Wednesday the politically partisan lawyers on Mueller’s team."
"But before he worked on actively making NCIS an allegedly horrible place, he was the showrunner on Charmed. And when the show finished, he allegedly stole the Book Of Shadows.
He seems like precisely the kinda guy who SHOULDN’T be holding on to the repository of magic usually held in care by a trio of feminist witches. Feels particularly egregious in this time of blood moons, mysterious sarcophagi and undead polar worms.
According to Charmed actress Holly Marie Combs, Kern took the prop at the end of the show, with the intention of sharing custody of it. She’s now calling on him to auction the book and donate the proceeds to a women’s charity.
Alyssa Milano, another of the Charmed sisters is also joining the call to have the book returned.
“The original Book of Shadows was promised to Holly,” she told The Cut in an interview. “Brad is being investigated for sexual harassment, so if he’s not giving it to Holly, he should auction the Book of Shadows off and give the proceeds to Tarana Burke’s #MeToo Foundation.”
The Book Of Shadows in the show was very literally a tool of female empowerment, so it does rankle to think of it in the hands of the kind of dude it was crafted to help fight against.
Let’s hope it does get auctioned off and find its way to some new witchy sisters who will use it to smite male showrunners. Maybe even the proposed reboot will grab it?"
"Description:
Sister Wiccas gather around.
By our power we are bound.
Hand in hand and heart to heart,
force all evil to depart!
Paige Matthews is new to the whole "Power of Three" thing, and looking to explore her powers. So when she reads of a Wiccan convention taking place just outside of Las Vegas, she thinks it's a great opportunity for her and for her sisters to learn more about their witchy ways. Though the girls are all over saving innocents they aren't that heavy into Wicca practices, and Paige thinks the retreat could be enlightening.
Piper and Phoebe, however, aren't so sure. They're certain that while they spend their days battling honest-to-badness black magic, their so-called supernatural sisters will be nothing more than a bunch of blessed wanna-bes. Sppm. though, they hear of a rash of murders committed against practicing Wiccans, and making an appearance at the convention becomes top priority.
But as they head for the desert campgrounds, are the Charmed Ones headed straight for disaster?"
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