Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Charmed”

By Rebecca Fisher

Introduction:

Two words: guilty pleasure. Back in the nineties, the runaway success of Xena Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer made network executives sit up and realize that there was an audience for fantasy-themed shows starring female protagonists. Perhaps with a little help from the current fad in New Age witchcraft and paganism, the concept of Charmed first aired in 1998, eventually becoming the longest-running hour-long television series with female leads. The...