Product Description

This Boxset contains all 8 seasons of Charmed. CHARMED explores the relationship between three siblings, who after discovering that they possess magical powers, are reluctantly thrown into a world of supernatural evils. Phoebe, Paige and Piper must keep their identity as "the Charmed Ones" secret from the world, with only themselves to rely upon.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53448 in DVD
• Brand: Paramount
• Released on: 2007-09-11
• Formats: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 48

Amazon.com
Charmed recaptured a period in the 1ate 1990s when television's WB network was particularly keen on series about the supernatural and specially-powered characters. The original home of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and future launch pad for Angel and Smallville, the WB debuted Charmed in 1998 with many of the same intriguing ironies that made those other shows click. Specifically, the greater a character's powers, the more vulnerable he or she becomes; the more superhuman, the more painfully obvious one's lonely, fragile humanity. The Halliwells, a trio of witch heroines and siblings at the center of Charmed, are a case in point. Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) returns to her San Francisco family home after losing her job, and moves in with her older sisters Prue (Shannen Doherty) and Piper (Holly Marie Combs). On her first night back, Phoebe finds the Book of Shadows left for them by their late mother and recites a spell giving all three women unique powers they were always meant to have. Prue suddenly has the gift of telekinesis, Piper can make time stand still, and Phoebe can see into the future. All well and good, but along with those extraordinary abilities comes a new awareness of dark forces in the world from which mortals need protection. In some cases, those forces have been plotting a long time to steal the Halliwells’ magical legacy once they awakened to it--and now they will never let up. Indeed, the forces of the Underworld never do let up in Charmed, giving the Halliwells a major headache for the next eight seasons. Yet the show became about so much more than that, blending (again, like Buffy) the sisters’ personal lives with their responsibilities as protectors and stewards of magic. Jobs, lovers, marriage, and children were just as prominent in Prue’s, Phoebe’s, and Piper’s thoughts and emotions as warlocks and leprechauns. In fact, Charmed peaked creatively when the whole of season three concerned the fallout of Phoebe’s romance and marriage to a disguised demon (Julian McMahon). The series’ focus at that point was quite gripping, but it was inevitable that subsequent seasons would back off on such a singular perspective and develop a broader range of storylines. A major change in Charmed accompanied the departure of Shannen Doherty from the show at the end of season three, replaced by Rose McGowan as a fourth sister, Paige, unknown to either Phoebe or Piper. While Paige had the same mother (herself a witch) as the other two surviving Halliwell girls, her father was a so-called Whitelighter, essentially an angel. That combination gave Paige unique gifts that made Charmed even more fun (if slightly less compelling). But the loss of Doherty--the show’s best actress, who gave at least one bravura performance per season--proved significant. Charmed wasn’t quite the same, but it carried on, continuing to make new fans and maintaining a breathless pace and intriguing mix of the arcane and ordinary. --Tom Keogh

The Power of Three on DVD

Charmed - The Complete First Season	Charmed - The Complete Second Season	Charmed - The Complete Third Season
Charmed - The Complete Fourth Season		Charmed - The Complete Fifth Season
Charmed - The Complete Sixth Season	Charmed - The Complete Seventh Season	Charmed - The Final Season

Customer Reviews

Charmed: The Complete Series-An Era of Magic!!
Charmed is a great supernatural series about 3 sisters who discover they're powerful witches and have to protect the innocent every week from the darkest of evils as the Charmed Ones. During the course of its 8 year run, Charmed had lots of ups and downs, having more downs than ups unfornately. From its dark and gloomy first season to the utter fluff of the final season, Charmed is a series that transformed dramatically, and it wasn't mostly for the best. Creator Constance Burge started the series on a very high note, making the first 4 seasons brilliant television while after her exit Brad Kern turned the series into a shadow of its former self and the show lost it's edge. Between main characters leaving (Shannen Doherty's Prue) to ridiculous story developments (Nymphs, Spider demons, etc), the show's last 4 seasons were mostly poor and lacked the true depth the series once had. But whatever the case, All 8 seasons can be summed up like this:

Season 1 (1998-1999)-It begins when Phoebe Halliwell moves back in with her sisters, Prue and Piper Halliwell. They are 3 normal, everyday sisters who each share a defining personality. Once Phoebe reads the words from the Book of Shadows, they become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful witches in the world. But being Charmed comes with a price when the sisters battle against a variety of warlocks and demons for the first time. But they are not alone as Inspector Andy Trudy, Prue's ex-boyfriend and partner Darryl Morris add the sisters as they struggle to learn the craft and balance they're lives.
Rating: 9/10
Best episode: That 70's Episode
Worst episode: Feats of Clay

Season 2 (1999-2000)-The Halliwell sisters have been witches for a year but the warlocks and demons keep coming. Prue changes her work habits and becomes a photographer while Phoebe goes back to college. Piper has a tough decision to make when she, her new neighbor Dan and Leo are caught in a love triangle. But still, the sisters grow more dependent on each other and inner demons just as well as demonic ones plague them. They continue to learn their craft and learn more about the evil that's yet to come.
Rating: 8/10
Best episode: Morality Bites
Worst episode: Heartbreak City

Season 3 (2000-2001)-What starts as another usual year as witches for the Charmed Ones turns to a very dangerous one. The introduction of Cole Turner brings a new and sinister enemy for the sisters in the form of Belthazor. But what makes the situation worse is Phoebe's sudden affair with the enemy that tests the bond of the sisters and their greatest battle begins. But with dark times come happy ones when Piper and Leo finally have wedded bliss. But with stronger enemies, the sisters' prefect their craft but will it be enough for them to beat the arsenal of attacks from the Triad and the Source?
Rating: 9.5/10
Best episode: All Hell Breaks Loose
Worst episode: Magic Hour

Season 4 (2001-2002)-The eldest sister has fallen, but Piper and Phoebe are not alone. Long lost sister Paige Matthews is reunited with her sisters and revives the Charmed Ones. But the Source is not happy and his plans against the sisters are more life threatening than ever. Can they teach Paige the craft in time? Can they create the bond they had with Prue? But more importantly, with the help of Cole/Belthazor as their greatest ally now, Can they defeat evil's most powerful force, the Source, for good?
Rating: 10/10
Best episode: Charmed and Dangerous
Worst episode: Enter the Demon

Season 5 (2002-2003)-The Source may be gone, but the Charmed Ones continue their destiny on a high note with the pregnancy of Piper. But in the coming months of the baby's birth, the Charmed Ones also deal with the now invincible and psychotic Cole who is obsessed with wanting Phoebe back. Paige takes her witch duties more seriously as well as the sisters run into a variety of magical creatures that are introduced and ask for the aid of the Charmed Ones. But just as things are looking up for Piper and Leo's relationship, things take an unexpected turn.
Rating: 5/10
Best episode: Centennial Charmed
Worst episode: Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun

Season 6 (2003-2004)-Leo has gone missing, but what's stranger is the new whitelighter on the block named Chris. Little is known about him except his from the future and needs to protect Wyatt. Just when the Charmed Ones try to figure out the mystery that is Chris, they begin to yearn for a life separate from magic and the sisters grow distant. But the Charmed Ones must watch out for unseen enemies that are after Wyatt or it will lead to a dark future that no one will survive.
Rating: 3/10
Best episode: Chris-Crossed
Worst episode: Prince Charmed

Season 7 (2004-2005)-Leo is being plagued by a floating head that drives him insane just as the Charmed Ones prepare for a great power that the Elders have foreseen. As the Charmed Ones try to find out about this new threat, a mysterious new inspector is on a search to destroy it. The Avatars, they're called, are soon revealed and make a deal with the Charmed Ones that literally changes the world. But things get worse just as a powerful demon is unleashed to solve the problem.
Rating: 7/10
Best episode: Witchness Protection
Worst episode: Carpe Demon

Season 8 (2005-2006)-It's the final year for the Charmed Ones and they start out with new identities and seeking lives free of evil. But when they're befriend by a young witch named Billie Jenkins, they're destiny is far from over. Just as Billie searches behind the mystery of her long lost sister Christy, Leo is held captive to prepare the Charmed Ones for the final battle they might not survive. Just as Paige and Phoebe finally find love at last and Piper is eager to get her husband back, the Charmed Ones' final battle is one that will leave a mark on their lives forever and one they will never forget.
Rating 2.5/10
Best episode: Vaya Con Leos
Worst episode: Battle of The Hexes

Not worth the price.
If you buy all 8 seasons separately from Amazon it comes to $270.42, why are they charging so much for this?

Love the series but...
I loved the series but I noticed when I bought this set that some of the episodes were switched on the disc. Episodes that were listed as on the back of some disks were actually on other discs, it explained why I was so thrown off and confused.


Did this happen to anyone else?