Shark Bytes

In my opinion, the death of Prue is the best thing that happened to this show...

After they killed off Prue the show got very confusing.Then it got a little better with Cole being revealed as the source then it went bad again.I watch repeats when there is nothing else on and the last 4 seasons I simply cant watch becuase the topics are random and irrelavent.

One thing I didnt like about the show was that it jumped backwards and forwards into their past and future. And all this time jumping never effected the time line. give me break

don't you think if shannen doherty said she would come back, they would have brought her back? OBVIOUSLY their hands were tied. Look what it took to get her old ass back for 90210.

The show did plummet a bit after Shannen Doherty left. It was never quite the same, but I think it worked out okay - until they killed Cole. Major jumping of the shark there. Everything after that pretty much sucked.

I used to watch this show. To me after Shannen Dougherty left it Jumped big time. Its like the whole point of the show was 3 witch sisters. Not one 1/2 sister. That is NOT the charmed ones not to me anyway. It was a joke. Plus the fact the whole show started to become about Phoebe & Cole to starting I'd say half way through season 2. This show was about them being sisters and witchs. Paige was a joke to me. I did try to watch it but hated it and gave up. It lost its power so to speak. I also hated when they killed off Prue's dectitive boyfriend Andy. I guess all the backstage issues with Shannen and Alysia are true. Either way both of them should've stepped out of each others way to make the show better. Even though Charmed went on for many seasons without Shannen it doesn't mean it was the greatest. It should've been cancelled long before it was. I did see part of the 'last' show. Personally, what should've happend in that last show is Shannen should've made a guest apperance. They could've went back to the same day that she left and instead of her being dead. She really was alive and the last 5 yrs were just a bad dream (aka Dallas)...but heck in witch yrs thats nothing. That way all this Paige stuff is all a memory that Never happend. Like I stated this show jumped when Shannen/Prue left. Paige couldn't ever compare to her. Period. What a joke after she left. Even more that it was renewed all those yrs after too.

I would say it JTS several times.
1. Final Cole vanquishing
2. Chris
3. Magic School (let's see, we ran out of ideas, so let's rip off Harry Potter)
4. Billie finally did it in for me.

When Prue/Shannen left. The show was not the same.

This show JTS from episode ONE and never stopped through all 8 seasons. It was nothing more than Baywatch with a little magic sprinkled in.

Watchable? yes...was the writing and acting any better than Saved by the Bell? HARDLY.

That lame ass ending of the 'ultimate battle'..what a flaming joke. The demons steal a child and raise her much like a 'manchurian candidate'? What a horrid 'plot twist'. I like the idea somebody made of Pru returning from the grave and being evil...THAT would have made more sense. Maybe JTS posters should have written this show and the ratings wouldn't have tanked steadily year after year.

I think it jumped the shark a few times. However it never really became bad. Cole was one of my favorite characters but getting rid of him was understandable. Bringing him back in the cameo was an awesome move at the time. It still remains one of my favorite episodes that season but at the same time they opened a way to put him back in the series and didn't take it. More of an annoyance then an actual problem because it was the actors choice.

Same with pru. They resurrect dead people all the time. They could have tried to get her into a cameo in the later episodes. Paige always took a little getting used to.

It was kind of interesting to see pheobe lose her powers and at the same time it really didn't affect her role much.

Zankoo and billie were the last 2 jumps.Though I suppose wyatt could be considered a jump.

I think it JTS a few times, when they had all the story book creatures, the leprechauns, fairies, etc, that was just plain silly and NOT appropriate for a show about modern day witches. Overall I loved most of the show but Billy kind of ruined it for me the last season. Why was her character necessary? They should have left Billy at home at resurected Prue, Shannon Dougherty from the grave, now that would have been interesting especially if she were EVIL. lol just my 2 cents...........

My problem with this show was the introduction of that Black Guy. What annoyed me was the fact that he was articulate and tried to speak as if he was white. I felt like I was watching Malcom-X or James Earl Jones. Every time I see him, I get very, very angry. This show is supposed to be about withcraft and the like, not about voting democrat and promoting cultural diversity. Other than that, it didn't jump.

This might go along with the introduction of magic school, but I thought it JTS when it introduced the various magical creatures more often, namely the leprechauns. This led to nyphms, ogres, dwarfs and others that took away from the plot of the witches. I didnt mind the new characters of Paige and Billie, they helped to get the male crowd in, with good results. Cole was just getting old and redundant, so it was good that he left.

As far as I am concerned, Charmed jumped the shark when they added Magic School. At first I considered Charmed a “chick show” that my ex wife loved, but after a while I started to appreciate it. The last season or two, the plots started getting just plain silly at times and Magic School didn’t help. I did miss Cole and the tension his character provided.
Jim

Charmed never once jumped the shark.. it managed to glide from season to season briskly and with good pacing. As for season 8 and Billie played by the cute Kaley Cuoco she wasn't so bad really, and the ultimate battle was pretty awesome! Charmed remains one of the most misunderstood shows of the last decade, but it was always fun and always about their family bond...