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Alyssa Milano replaced Lori Rom in the role of Phoebe Halliwell.
The opening theme, "How Soon is Now" is a cover by Love Spit Love of a song by '80s British band The Smiths. It originally appeared in The Craft (1996), also about witches.
The house used for the exterior shots of the "Manor" is located at 1329 Carroll Ave in the Echo Park Section of Los Angeles.
At the end of Season three, Shannen Doherty quit. At the same time WB announced they will pick up Charmed for the next three years
In one episode, Balthazar says "I find your lack of faith disturbing." This is a quote from Star Wars (1977), originally said by Darth Vader.
Holly Marie Combs is the only actress left, from the original casting, that has appeared in every episode.
The season 7 villain "Zankou" is named after a small chain of middle eastern takeout restaurants near the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California called Zankou Chicken. (Hence Piper's Spaceballs-inspired quip "What's the matter, Zankou... Chicken?")
Holly Marie Combs married an ex-Charmed key grip, David Dohono. They met on the set.
Holly Marie Combs's pregnancy in season six forced the writers and producers to change the story arc of the show.
In June 2001, Executive Producer, Aaron Spelling announced after several auditions and many considered actresses (including Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Brown, Tiffani Thiessen, Soleil Moon Frye, Susan Ward and Eliza Dushku) that Rose McGowan had won the role of Paige Matthews, the long-lost, baby half-sister of Prue, Piper and Phoebe.
Brian Krause who plays Leo Wyatt, Julian McMahon who played Cole Turner, and Kerr Smith, who appeared in season seven as Agent Kyle Brody, have all auditioned for the role of Inspector Andy Trudeau, who was a character played by actor Ted King in season one.
Beginning with season seven, the Charmed set moved from its previously smaller Canoga Park, California studio lot to the more grand scale Paramount Studios lot.
The character Phoebe didn't own a car of her own until season five. Before then she either rode her bike, used public transport, or had to ask her sisters for transportation.
The Book of Shadows weighs 9 pounds, 6 ounces and is the most valuable thing on set.
The actress with the most Charmed Fan Mail is actually not one of the main stars of the show. Actress Finola Hughes who plays Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Paige's mother receives the most fan mail from Charmed series viewers.
The Book of Shadows is almost entirely hand-painted.
Alyssa Milano liked the drawings made for the Book of Shadows so much that she had the artist paint murals on her walls at home.
In the pilot episode, toward the end of the show, Shannen Doherty picks up a newspaper from the sidewalk. The newspaper headline reads "Firemen Doubt Fire was Accidental", the same newspaper prop used in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993).
Until the appearance of Chris Perry in the fifth season finale episode "Oh My Goddess", the only male witches shown on the series have all been children.
In the episode "Chick Flick", the movie where Billy comes out of, is the same movie Phoebe is watching in the episode "Sense and Sense Ability". Where she is turning the television up. The movie was also used in the episode "Bride And Gloom".
During the first few seasons when Constance M. Burge was Executive Producer the series had more focus on the girl's sisterly ties and discovering their witchly heritage. That changed when the show's reigns were handed over to Producer Brad Kern and the focus shifted more to vampy outfits and consistent relationship issues.
The make-up design for the demon Belthazor was based on the same make-up style used for the character of Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).
At the end of each season we see a set of doors close. The first two seasons ended with Prue using her telekinetic powers to close the Manor's entrance doors. Season three showed the demon Shax slamming the doors shut causing their windows to shatter. Season four had the Angel of Destiny magically close the doors after Piper discovers she is pregnant. Season five had the enigmatic whitelighter (and yet unknown son of Piper and Leo) Chris telekinetically shut the doors a la Prue. Season six showed the doors to a hospital room shut magically after Piper and Leo's second child is born. People were unpleased with the ending of season 6 as they were used to the usual closing of the manor doors. At the end of season 7, as Darryl Morris leaves the manor after seeing Leo and the sisters amongst the group, the door closes by itself.
Originally the role of Bane Jessup played by Antonio Sabato Jr. in episode "Ms. Hellfire" was supposed to be filled by actor Richard Grieco but Charmed actress/producer Shannen Doherty objected to the casting and was quickly supported in that decision by fellow stars Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs.
The show's popularity inspired toy company SOTA Toys to create 6.5" action figures of the characters: Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Belthazor which come with interlocking attic walls and a miniature Book of Shadows. Originally an alternate toy of the Prue character was to be made, but actress Shannen Doherty declined to the offer to have her likeness made into a Charmed doll.
In the episode "A Knight to Remember", the Evil Enchantress looks on the wall at the social work agency to see a photo of Paige with a co-worker named Eilish. This photo is actually a picture of Rose McGowan and Eilish Zebrasky, the costume designer for the show.
In the season seven episode "Charmed Noir", the limousines used were the actual limos owned by Joe Kennedy Sr.
The seer that guides Cole never blinks.
Phoebe's power of levitation was written out of the show because the special effects cost too much money.
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