Charmed multimedia

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The television series Charmed is broadcast in many countries around the world, and several seasons have been released on DVD and spawned representation in other media, such as soundtracks and novels.

Contents 1 Syndication 2 Online 3 DVDs 3.1 Release dates 3.2 Cover art 3.3 Significant box sets 4 Soundtracks 4.1 Charmed: The Soundtrack (2003) 4.2 Charmed: The Book of Shadows (2005) 4.3 Charmed: The Final Chapter (2006) 5 Novels 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Syndication

The series was originally shown on the WB television network in the United States and on CTV in Canada, with independent station SunTV (originally Toronto 1) picking up the show's 8th season after CTV decided against continuing its broadcast.

Currently, the show is licensed to a number of networks in North America, with the major carriers being TNT and Canada's Showcase Diva. TNT airs four different episodes each weekday at 8:00am, 9:00am, 4:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m. E/P.^[1] Showcase Diva airs the same episode twice a day, Monday - Friday at 1:00 & 8:00 p.m. ET (10:00am & 5:00 p.m. PT).^[2] Charmed is shown in the Province of Quebec in French on VRAK.TV Mondays at 9:00 p.m. (21h00), with the same episode repeated Fridays at 6:00 p.m. (18h00) and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. (20h00).^[3]

Outside of North America, Charmed is broadcast in a high number of other countries and television networks, each with their own schedule for the series, and sometimes with their own title for the series. Countries where Charmed airs include the following:

Country / Region	Name	Television Network	Dubbing / Subtitles
Argentina	Charmed	Sony Entertainment Television[4]	Spanish subtitles
Austria	"Charmed - Zauberhafte Hexen" (English: "Charmed - Magical (or Charming/Bewitching) Witches")	ORF1,[5] ProSieben Austria[6]	German
Australia	Charmed	TV1,[7] Austar, Foxtel, Channel Ten[8]	None
Belgium	Charmed	Kanaal Twee[9]	Dutch
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Čini (English: "Spells")	PINK BH	Bosnian subtitles
Croatia	Čarobnice (English: "Sorceresses")	Nova TV	Croatian subitiles
Denmark	"Heksene fra Warren Manor" (English: "The Witches from Warren Manor")	TV3[10]	Danish
Estonia	"Võluvägi" (English: "Magic")	Kanal 2	Estonian subtitles
France	Charmed	M6[11]	French
Germany	"Charmed - Zauberhafte Hexen" (English: "Charmed - Magical (or Charming/Bewitching) Witches")	ProSieben[12]	German dubbing
Greece	"Οι Μάγισσες" (English: "Charmed")	Star Channel[13]	Greek
Hungary	"Bűbájos boszorkák" (English: "Charming witches")	TV2	Hungarian
Indonesia	Charmed	SCTV[14]	Indonesian
Ireland	Charmed	Terrestrial: TV3 (Season 8), Channel 4/T4 (Season 8) Cable: Trouble (Seasons 1-8), Living TV (Seasons 1-8)	None
Italy	"Streghe" (English: "Witches")	FOX,[15] Rai Due	Italian dubbing
Latin America	Charmed	Sony Entertainment Television[16]	Spanish subtitles
Lithuania	"San Francisko raganos" (English: "Witches of San Francisco")	LNK[17] (Season 6), TV1 (Season 5)	Lithuanian dubbing
Malaysia	Charmed	Ntv7	Bahasa Malaysia subtitles
Malta	Charmed	Living TV[18]	None
Mexico	"Hechiceras" (English: "Wizards")	XHGC 5	Spanish
Netherlands	Charmed	NET 5[19]	Dutch subtitles
Poland	"Czarodziejki" (English: "Witches")	Polsat[20]	Polish
Philippines	Charmed	Studio 23[21]	N/A
Russia	"Зачарованные" (Za•cha•ROH•van•ny•ye, IPA: [zəʨɪˈrovənnɨjə]; English: "Charmed")	STS	Russian voice-overs
Singapore	Charmed	MediaCorp TV Channel 5	Chinese subtitles
Serbia	"Čari" (English: Charms)	Pink TV	Serbian subtitles
Slovakia	"Čarodejnice" (English: "Witches")	Markíza[22]	Slovak dubbing
Slovenia	"Čarovnice" (English: "Witches")	Kanal A	Slovenian
South Africa	Charmed	M-Net Series, SABC 3	None
Spain	"Embrujadas" (English: "Bewitched")	Cosmopolitan[23]	Spanish dubbing
Sweden	"Förhäxad" (English: "Bewitched")	TV3	Swedish
Switzerland	"Charmed - Zauberhafte Hexen" (English: "Charmed - Magical (or Charming/Bewitching) Witches")	ProSieben Schweiz, SF2[24]	German
Taiwan	AZIO TV, CTV	N/A	None, Traditional Chinese
Thailand	N/A	True Series[25]	Thai subtitles
Turkey	N/A	DiziMax[26]	Turkish
Ukraine	Всі Жінки Відьми (Vsi Zhinki Vidmi, English: "All Women Are Witches")	1+1	Ukrainian voice-overs
United Kingdom	Charmed	Terrestrial: five (Seasons 1-7), Channel 4/T4 (Season 8) Cable: Trouble (Seasons 1-8), Living TV (Seasons 1-8)[18]	None
Vietnam	Phép Thuật (English: Magic)	Terrestrial: VTV1, VTV3 Cable: VCTV7	Vietnamese dubbing

[edit] Online

TNT has released full episodes of Charmed for viewing with their "DramaVision" video player on the network website.^[27]

[edit] DVDs

DVDs of Charmed were first released in 2005, after overcoming licensing issues with the commercial songs in individual episodes.

The first seven Charmed DVD sets contain no special features in accordance with Paramount's "no extras" policy,^[28] and much to the chagrin of both the fans and of Charmed executive producer Brad Kern, who had stated many times that his efforts to persuade Paramount to include some form of extras were unsuccessful.^[29] This changed in 2006, when Paramount's television DVD department was taken over by CBS, resulting in a promise that the last Charmed DVD box set would contain bonus material.^[30]

The special features that have been confirmed for Season 8 include three featurettes: "To The Manor Born"; "The Making of Charmed"; and a two part documentary "The Story of Charmed" (which also contains some parts of the unaired pilot) and "Forever Charmed".^[31] On the region 1 DVD set there are cast and crew commentaries on episode 1 (Brad Kern, Kaley Cuco and James Conway), Episode 10 (Brad Kern , Brian Krause and Cameron Litvack) and Episode 22 (Brad Kern and James Conway). The region 1 set also includes 3 easter eggs (Tape Ball, 100 episodes, and Book of Shadows). In Issue 12 of Charmed magazine, Kern stated that he wanted approximately 90 minutes of extras, and would also have liked to include the unaired pilot (starring Lori Rom as Phoebe Halliwell); however, this encountered legal difficulties.^[32]

Season 8 features a new opening theme, having replaced the song "How Soon is Now?" with an instrumental piece. So far, no explanation has been given for this change.

[edit] Release dates

Country	Season and Date Released
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
U.S./ Canada	February 1, 2005	September 6, 2005	November 15, 2005	February 28, 2006	June 6, 2006	October 17, 2006	February 6, 2007	September 11, 2007
UK	June 6, 2005	August 1, 2005	October 3, 2005	November 21, 2005	March 6, 2006	April 3, 2006	June 5, 2006	April 30, 2007
Australia	May 18, 2005	July 21, 2005	September 6, 2005	November 3, 2005	February 16, 2006	April 6, 2006	June 6, 2006	February 13, 2007
New Zealand	June 23, 2005	August 24, 2005	September 22, 2005	November 17, 2005	March 23, 2006	May 16, 2006	June 22, 2006	February 22, 2007
Germany	May 12, 2005	July 7, 2005	September 1, 2005	November 10, 2005	February 6, 2006	April 6, 2006	July 27, 2006	February 1, 2007
France	April 21, 2005	June 16, 2005	September 8, 2005	November 4, 2005	February 2, 2006	April 6, 2006	July 6, 2006	February 15, 2007
Italy	April 20, 2005	June 15, 2005	September 14, 2005	December 1, 2005	February 15, 2006	April 12, 2006	September 20, 2006	February 21, 2007
Sweden/ Norway/ Denmark	April 27, 2005	August 31, 2005	October 26, 2005	January 11, 2006	March 22, 2006	May 25, 2006	July 5, 2006	March 20, 2007
The Netherlands	April 4, 2005/ April 22, 2005	June 16, 2005	September 22, 2005	November 24, 2005	February 23, 2006	April 20, 2006	June 22, 2006	February 15, 2007
Spain	May 18, 2005	June 29, 2005	September 28, 2005	November 17, 2005	February 22, 2006	April 19, 2006	July 26, 2006	February 14, 2007
Brazil	June 4, 2005	August 19, 2005	November 8, 2005	January 30, 2005	July 11, 2006	October 3, 2006	December 1, 2006	September 26, 2007
Japan	Part 1 May 27, 2005 Part 2 June 24, 2005	Part 1 August 19, 2005 Part 2 September 22, 2005	Part 1 April 21, 2006 Part 2 May 26, 2006	Part 1 June 23, 2006 Part 2 July 21, 2006

[edit] Cover art

Most regions share the same cover art; only the covers for Seasons 3, 5, and 7 have been changed from their Region 1 releases. Season 8 for Region 1 has the same picture of the three girls on the cover, but a different colored background.

The infamous chandalier, from Halliwell Manor was replaced in Season 8 with an orange globe for Regions 2-6, whereas Region 1 has a Scrying Crystal under the chandalier, which is shown above the girls.

[edit] Significant box sets

The "Book of Shadows" edition DVD collection was originally released as an exclusive to Australia (Region 4) on 16 November 2006. This limited edition run features Seasons 1-7, a numbered certificate, and includes a selection of the original illustrated pages used in the Book of Shadows prop featured in the show. A write-up of each seasons' episodes is followed by that season on six discs, which fit on one page. The book contains an extra page reserved for the separately released Season 8 DVDs.^[33] This collection was re-released on 1 November 2007 with all eight seasons included.^[34]

The "Magic Chest" edition features all eight seasons, and comes in an ornate miniature wooden chest with leatherworks and a red velvet interior. It was released exclusively to Region 2 countries during March 2007.^[35][36]

[edit] Soundtracks

[edit] Charmed: The Soundtrack (2003)

1. "Hot" — Smash Mouth
2. "Danger" — Third Eye Blind
3. "Strict Machine" — Goldfrapp
4. "Maybe Tomorrow" — Stereophonics
5. "Rinse" — Vanessa Carlton
6. "I Can't Take It" — Andy Stochansky
7. "Worn Me Down" — Rachel Yamagata
8. "Do You Realize??" — The Flaming Lips
9. "New Favorite Things" — Balligomingo featuring Lucy Woodward
10. "Rainbow In The Sky" — Ziggy Marley
11. "How Soon Is Now?" — Love Spit Love

[edit] Charmed: The Book of Shadows (2005)

1. "Take It Off" — The Donnas
2. "Take A Look" — Liz Phair
3. "Sand In My Shoes" — Dido
4. "Fallen (Dan The Automator Remix)" — Sarah McLachlan
5. "I Can't Make Me (Chris Lord Algo Remix)" — Butterfly Boucher
6. "San Francisco" — Vanessa Carlton
7. "Pieces Of Me (David Garcia And High Spies Remix)" — Ashlee Simpson
8. "Unbroken" — Missy Higgins
9. "Free (Swiss American Federation Club Remix)" — Sarah Brightman
10. "I Close My Eyes" — Shivaree
11. "Home" — Zero 7
12. "How Soon Is Now?" — Love Spit Love (UK Bonus track)

[edit] Charmed: The Final Chapter (2006)

1. "Baby Got Going" — Liz Phair
2. "Pinch Me" — Barenaked Ladies
3. "Needs" — Collective Soul
4. "Good Enough" — Sarah McLachlan
5. "Weight Of The World" — Chantal Kreviazuk
6. "Tears From The Moon" — Conjure One feat. Sinéad O'Connor
7. "Superfabulous" — BT feat. Rose McGowan
8. "Weave" — Rusted Root
9. "Goodbye" — Natalie Imbruglia
10. "Stolen Car" — Beth Orton
11. "Bell, Book & Candle" — Eddi Reader
12. "Name Of The Game" — The Crystal Method
13. "Satellite" - Monique Brumby (UK Bonus Track)
14. "Humbly For Her" - Unni (UK Bonus Track)

[edit] Novels

Main article: List of Charmed books

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Region 1 DVD news for Charmed TVShowsOnDVD.com
• Charmed on TNT
• DramaVision Player at TNT.tv
• Charmed on Showcase Diva

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