TELEVISION EPISODE

SERIES

By Anthony Kessler

BACKGROUND INFO

Charmed show Chronicles the conflicts and love of three sisters in San

Francisco, California.

They are very different from each other and need to come together to fulfill an

ancient prophecy.

Known as the charmed ones or The Power of Three.

Their destiny is to protect the innocent against evil demons and warlocks.

Seasons were aired 1998 through 2006 pulling almost 8 million viewers

CALL TO ADVENTURE

Three sisters (Prue, Piper, and

Phoebe) move back together after their

grandmothers funeral

Phoebe comes across the book of

shadows and reads the initial

inscription which activates their

powers

They take on their calling of

protecting the innocent

HELPERS

Leo Wyatt White lighter, later Pipers husband

Darryl Morris Detective

Andy Trudeau Detective dies in first season

Dan Gordon Former neighbor/ Pipers ex-boyfriend

Cole Turner Demon/ Phoebe’s ex-husband

They battle conflicts against their

own personal gain and learn from them

Antagonist is the Underworlds ruler

Known as the Source of all evil or

just the Source

He sends minions to destroy the

charmed ones

He is destroyed in 4th season

TESTS

After season 4 multi-episode

antagonists are introduced.

They included Phoebes ex-

husband Cole

CLIMAX

The climax of each episode ends in the death of a deomon and

the saving of innocent people

In a few episodes the characters experience loss of a friend, family

member, or innocent person

ENDING

Ends with Piper, Paige, and Phoebe getting married and having

kids

WORKS CITED

Burge, Constance M. Charmed. Prod. Aaron Spelling. Dir. Brad Kern. 7 Oct. 1998. Television.

Hale_popoki. "Power of Three." Flickr. Yahoo!, 13 June 2005. Web. 30 Sept. 2012.

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N.d. Photograph. Wikimedia Picture. Constance M. Burge, 22 Sept. 2012. Web. 30 Sept. 2012.

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