Alyssa, Holly and Shannen online chat
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WB59: GOOD, THANK YOU. FOR THE VIEWERS WHO HAVEN’T PICKED UP ON ALL THE GREAT BUZZ ON CHARMED, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE SHOW?
HOLLY: IT’S ABOUT THREE SISTERS WHO HAPPEN TO BE WITCHES
SHANNEN: THAT’S THE QUICKEST THAT I’VE EVER HEARD IT DESCRIBED. THIS IS SO GREAT. THEY’RE GOOD WITCHES, AND IT’S ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, AND HOW THEY DEAL WITH ONE ANOTHER.
ALYSSA: I THINK THE GREAT THING ABOUT OUR SHOW IS THAT WE DEFINITELY DEAL WITH A LOT. I PLAY PHOEBE, SHE’S THE REBELLIOUS, BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY, WHO REALLY WANTS PRUE’S ACCEPTANCE. SHANNEN PLAYS PRUE. PHOEBE’S VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THESE POWERS BECAUSE SHE FEELS SHE HAS PURPOSE IN THE WORLD NOW. SHE WAS SORT OF A SLACKER BEFORE. WHEN HER POWERS COME TO HER, SHE’S ECSTATIC, SHE LOVES THE IDEA. WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY HER SISTERS SORT OF ACCEPT THEIR POWERS. THEY HAVE A HARD TIME DEALING WITH IT. AND PHOEBE IS LIKE "YES! I LOVE IT!"
WB59: SHANNEN, WHAT’S IT LIKE TO PLAY PRUE?
SHANNEN: SHE’S GREAT TO PLAY BECAUSE SHE’S VERY DIFFERENT THAN I AM. SHE’S VERY RESPONSIBLE. SHE FEELS THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON HER SHOULDERS AND TRIES TO TAKE CARE OF HER SISTERS CONSTANTLY, AND MAYBE SHE DOES IT TOO MUCH, MAYBE SHE’S A LITTLE TOO NURTURING, OR MAYBE SHE’S A LITTLE TOO PREACHY AND OVERBEARING. ITS BASICALLY OUT OF CONCERN AND LOVE. YET, SHE HAS A LOT OF ISSUES IN HER LIFE WITH HER FAMILY AND WITH SORT OF ACCEPTING THIS POWER THAT’S BEEN SORT OF GIVEN TO HER AT THIS POINT.
WB59: COMPARE YOURSELVES TO THE CHARACTERS YOU PLAY.
SHANNEN: I’M NOTHING LIKE PRUE.
HOLLY: MY CHARACTER IS MORE LIKE SHANNON...HER CHARACTER IS MORE LIKE MY OWN PERSONALITY.
SHANNEN: SEE, PIPER PANICS AND HAS ANXIETY ATTACKS, IS NEUROTIC, AND THAT’S ME. AND MY CHARACTER IS REALLY SORT OF RESPONSIBLE, SHE THINKS SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING, THINKS SHE’S THIS GREAT PERFECTIONIST AND LIKES TO LECTURE PEOPLE...THAT WOULD BE HOLLY.
HOLLY: YEAH! WAIT A MINUTE THE LECTURE PART WAS NOT PART OF THE DEAL.
ALYSSA: NO I’M NOT THE BLACK SHEEP OR REBELLIOUS OR ANYTHING.
WB59: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES OF FILMING A SHOW LIKE CHARMED?
HOLLY & ALYSSA (TOGETHER): GREEN SCREENS!
HOLLY: SPECIAL EFFECTS.
ALYSSA: HALF THE TIME WE’RE ACTING TO NOTHING
HOLLY: AND NO ONE
WB59: THERE ARE A LOT OF ACTION SCENES IN CHARMED, DO YOU DO YOUR OWN STUNTS?
HOLLY: YEAH
ALYSSA: AS MUCH AS THEY’LL LET US
SHANNEN: BECAUSE OF INSURANCE PURPOSES THEY LOVE THROWING STUNT DOUBLES IN THERE.
HOLLY: I DID A SCREECH-OUT THE OTHER DAY WITH THE CAR, THEY FORGOT MY STUNT DRIVER...THE DIRECTOR SCREAMED....I WAS GOOD AS A STUNT-DRIVER.
SHANNEN: SHE’S A VERY GOOD DRIVER.
HOLLY: THANK YOU.
WB59: WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE SHOW CHARMED THAT MADE THE THREE OF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THE SHOW?
SHANNEN, ALYSSA & HOLLY: FUN!!!
ALYSSA: I THINK THAT THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE THAT’S VERY SPECIFIC AND VERY DIFFERENT, I THINK BECAUSE WE’RE THREE WOMEN AND WE DEAL WITH THE SISTER’S RELATIONSHIP, THAT’S VERY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE.
HOLLY: WE DEAL WITH MEN...
ALYSSA: YEAH, WE HAVE MEN ISSUES, YOU KNOW IT’S THREE SISTERS.
HOLLY: THE GUYS WILL BE WATCHING, THERE’S THE ACTION FOR THE GUYS, THERE’S THE SHORT SKIRTS FOR...NEVER MIND. WE GOT SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
SHANNEN: ALL THE ELEMENTS WERE PRETTY PERFECT, YOU KNOW, AARON SPELLING WHO IS INCREDIBLY INTELLIGENT, SUCH A BRILLIANT BUSINESS MAN, HE KNOWS WHAT AUDIENCES WANT, AND WHO’S FUN TO WORK WITH. THE WB WHO’S A YOUNG, GREAT NETWORK, THE MATERIAL, THE SHOW WAS GREAT, AND THE FACT THAT IT WAS THE THREE OF US.
HOLLY: YOU REALLY WANTED TO WORK WITH ME
SHANNEN: THE FACT THAT IT WAS THE THREE OF US WAS REALLY APPEALING, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE’VE ALL REALLY BECOME GOOD FRIENDS, IT’S JUST A LOT OF FUN.
WB59: WHAT’S IT LIKE WORKING FOR THE WB NETWORK?
SHANNEN: WELL I THINK THE AMAZING THING ABOUT THE WB IS THAT THEY’RE WELL ON THEIR WAY WITHOUT MY HELP. YOU HAVE SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR WHO HAS DONE WONDERS FOR THIS NETWORK, AND YOU HAVE JOSHUA JACKSON AND KATIE HOLMES WHO ARE LIKE TWO OF THE MOST AMAZING ADORABLE ACTORS I’VE EVER SEEN, AND YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE VERY GOOD QUALITY SHOWS ON, SO THEY’RE WELL ON THEIR WAY. HOPEFULLY WE CAN HELP OUT A LITTLE BIT. I DEFINITELY LIKE BEING ON THE NETWORK BECAUSE IT DOES REMIND ME OF FOX I HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH JAIME KELLNER ALREADY BECAUSE HE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF FOX AND NOW HE’S SORT OF OUR CEO OF WB, AND IT’S NICE, IT KINDA FEELS LIKE REPEATING THINGS BUT YET IN A BETTER WAY.
WB59: THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU’RE ALL VERY CHARMING.
SHANNEN, ALYSSA, HOLLY: THANKS, BYE