Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10482 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-06-06
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Formats: Box set, Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
• Dubbed in: French, German, Italian, Spanish
• Number of discs: 6
• Running time: 929 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Charmed: The Complete First Season recaptures a period 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, is 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 in the attic 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 is 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 Halliwell's magical legacy once they awakened to it--and now they will never let up.

Evil warlocks, demons, ancient curses, Grimlocks, and Wendigos (the last two are best left explained by their respective episodes), however, are only half the battle on this sexy dramedy, in which more ordinary matters of emotional and real-world survival also preoccupy the Halliwells. An important ally, Inspector Andy Trudeau (Ted King), is Prue's ex-lover, a delicate detail that mixes pain with duty as the couple rekindles their troubled relationship while solving otherworldly crimes. In "Dead Man Dating," Piper falls for the ghost of a murdered man who needs help, and later competes with Phoebe for the attention of a handyman, Leo (Brian Krause). Jobs and money are always an issue, too. At one time or another, Phoebe works as a psychic, Piper as a caterer, and Prue finds a job at an auction house. As with Buffy, the engine of Charmed is the seamless, sometimes-comic, sometimes-tender way in which all these dynamics in the magic and non-magic worlds blend together, presenting young adult challenges that are both unique and somehow terribly familiar. It is particularly fun to watch this series grow, deepen, and experiment during its first year. The season's true highlight is probably "That 70s Episode," in which the Halliwells go back in time to meet their younger selves. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Synopsis
Debuting in 1998, the Aaron Spelling-produced television series CHARMED follows the adventures of three modern-day witches juggling their supernatural abilities with the demands of everyday life. The Halliwell sisters (originally played by Alyssa Milano, Shannon Doherty, and Hollie Marie Combs) use their magical powers to protect innocent people from evil demons, who, in turn, attempt to steal the sisters' powers for their own purposes. In order to shield the world from darkness, Piper, Phoebe, and Prudence must protect their own powers from the lords of the underworld, and also rise above the childish bickering of sisterhood to work together as a team. This collection features all 22 episodes of the show's debut season.

From the Back Cover
All 22 episodes from the 98-99 season - 1. Something Wicca This Way Comes 2. I've Got You Under My Skin 3. Thank You For Not Morphing 4. Dead Man Dating 5. Dream Sorcerer 6. Wedding From Hell 7. The Fourth Sister 8. The Truth is Out There... and It Hurts 9. The Witch Is Back 10. Wicca Envy 11. Feats of Clay 12. The Wendigo 13. From Fear To Eternity 14. Secrets and Guys 15. Is There a Woogy in the House 16. Which Prue Is It, Anyway 17. That '70s Episode 18. When Bad Warlocks Go Good 19. Blind Sided 20. The Power of Two 21. Love Hurts 22. Deja Vu All Over Again

Customer Reviews

i'm charmed
great way to bring out the power in women. loved it when i was a kid and i still love it. i like how they manage to find different legends from different religions and cultures becuase it makes it more realistic. great all round but a bit of comedy wouldnt go a miss.

And so the magic begins...
Charmed is a pretty unique television show and considering it ran on for eight seasons the very first season points towards the success that it enjoyed. Based around the lives of three young sisters who discover they have magical abilities, Charmed follows their every day lives as well as their perilous experiences with demons and magical creatures. There is a definite and strong feminist theme throughout the show that some male viewers might find a bit hard to swallow, since the male characters are either really handsome yet stupid or evil Warlocks out to get the sisters! That said it is a good piece of family television and is very upbeat and cheerful throughout. I cannot think of a better show for the whole family to watch on a Sunday night.

Watch once, then forget.
Charmed was one of those series that I never quite got to see, only catching the last ten minutes of every third episode; so I decided to watch on DVD. A great story arc covering many different supernatural occurrences. The plots are often formulaic , each introducing a new monster of the week. I recently watched the series again and found it to be mediocre at best, I still feel as though I gained by watching it first time round but a second time two years later and it was disappointing. If you have never seen the charmed ones before in full, or are hooked on this series then this is a must see series otherwise give it a miss and watch the more engaging Buffy series instead.