{television} charmed; season one (1998)

Witches can't run away from their legacy, at least not the Halliwell sisters -- Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) -- who, when they finally allow themselves to embrace the powers with which they've been gifted, discover they can be agents for good, not evil. Watch as they take command of their unusual charms in this first season of the runaway hit created by Constance Burge.

My rating: ** As a fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and other like shows, I was hoping for alot from this show, but I guess I was expecting too much. Shannen Doherty is horrible (nothing new there), Alyssa Milano is cute (but that's about it), and Holly Marie Combs will only ever be known for this role (and even then, hardly recognizable in other roles: "Who is she? I know I've seen her before. What's her name? Wasn't she in that one show..."). The show started off great with a strong pilot, but quickly turned into a weak, predictable freak-of-the-week series. It had it's moments and I will give season two a shot, but for the most part it was background noise during my work day, not a series I really wanted to watch or get into when I wasn't working.