Eastwick Description
Show of hands – who’s missing Charmed? Well, this fall, ABC’s Eastwick may be another way to get your supernatural dramedy fix.
After three long years since Charmed comes Eastwick, a show that revamps the original 1987 movie that starred Cher, Susan Saradon, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Three women, different characters not in the movie, find out they have the gift when the mysterious Darryl Van Horne (played by Paul Gross instead of Jack Nicholson) comes to their town of Eastwick. Joanna Frankel (Lindsay Price) is a reporter who’s single and interested in newspaper photographer Will (Johann Urb), and best friends with Penny (Sara Rue). Registered nurse Kat Gardner (Jaime Ray Newman) is married to lazy, unappreciative Raymond (Jon Berthnal) and cares for her five children. Completing the trio is artist Roxie Torcoletti (Rebecca Romijn), a single mother of teenager Mia (Ashley Benson) who is looking for a new love.
Actress Veronica Cartwright makes the transition from movie to series – her original movie character Felicia Alden has been recreated in the form of the series character Bun, head of the Eastwick Historical Society and very close with Roxie. Bun is supposedly going to channel some of Felicia’s role and receive a message that Darryl is bad news.
Here’s a sneek peek at the pilot:
Honestly, I didn’t love the original movie, and only watched it once for the sole purpose of this blog post. But the series is definitely supposed to be a modern version. The main characters of Roxie, Kat and Joanne are so close to the original Alex (Cher), Jane (Sarandon) and Sukie (Pfeiffer) that you can actually tell very clearly who’s who. Both Roxie and Alex are the artists, Joanne and Sukie are the reporters, and Jane and Kat are the caregivers.
Eastwick also keeps the name Darryl Van Horne, but while the character is supposed to be unattractive in the film, he’s a demonic hunk. Someone please correct me if in posts down the line I accidentally call him Cole (the demonic heart throb in Charmed).
However I don’t think this will be much like Charmed when it comes to plot and magical involvement. Sure, they both have three witches discovering their powers. But, if the movie is any indication, I predict that the magic will be much more…subtle, and come secondary to their relationships. Personally, I prefer more magic than romance, so hopefully both genres are given equal screen time.
For more character descriptions and videos, go to ABC’s offiial Eastwick site.
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