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Charmed

I must've been in school, maybe 13-14 years old, when I first saw an episode of Charmed. I used to follow it regularly always trying to avoid missing any show. The show was about three sisters, who are actually witches in the modern world and must learn the witchcraft in order to protect innocents by fighting off demons and other evil magical creatures. I think I must've followed the series for about a year and then lost track of it. I kept trying to hunt for it, but to no avail. Until I came to Hyderabad! Why, you might ask? Well because I discovered SurfTheChannel.com thanks to my friend at work, Anaisha. :) And voila! There it was 170 episodes with links to either Megavideo / Tudou to watch them. It took me nearly 7 months to finish these episodes mind you. :) Haha! But I did see them all. Though as the seasons went by there were fewer links available and a lot of times they just didn't stream. I'm planning to buy the complete DVD series, but I think I'll hold off till I can save some money.

But what a series. For those of you who think the plot is stupid. Stop reading now. :) I'm in love with the series, have been and I think always will be.

Beautiful, strong and unique personalities and a whole new meaning to power. Different kinds of powers with a lot of names, different kind of demons that they have to fight off and not in vain! They go through their own problems, rivalry, jealousy, love, cheating, and all these complex emotions while keeping the 'greater good' in mind. I couldn't help but draw parallels between this and Harry Potter and Dumbledore's line of 'greater good'. Although JK Rowling wouldn't approve of their spells because they were rhyming couplets / poems and not roots of Latin words like hers. There is a ton of material about the show, the cast, the episode guides and so on available so I won't bore you with that.

I just loved seeing them progress through the years so quickly. And amazingly they've grown so much as real people during the times of the show as well. Upon researching further, I find out that Alyssa Milano (who played Phoebe) actually dated Brain Krause (who plays Piper's husband, Leo Wyatt)!! :) I found out that Holly Marie Combs (Piper) and Shanen Doherty (Prue) had auditioned for each other's roles originally. Piper has since married the key-grip (person in charge of lighting and rigs on the sets) David Donoho and has had 3 kids with him. Phoebe's become a UNICEF ambassador and her website's really about philanthropy and her work. I loved that in the final season, Phoebe meets Cupid, his name's Coop and he's actually my favorite character from yet another show, Mutant X!

I'm just waiting to save up money to get the triquetra tattoo.
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