Charmed (2018 Reboot)

[Agent Z]

We finally get a trailer for the upcoming Charmed reboot.

[Mormel]

This looks like it could be fun, I'm looking forward to the pilot! Interesting that instead of mere precognitive powers they're going with straight up telepathy now?

I'm totally game for this.

[numberthirty]

Is it bugging anyone else that there is that complete lift from The Crow in there?

[Phoenixx9]

No. Not digging this remake.

[Carabas]

Could be great, could be terrible. It's hard to tell. I'm rooting for great.

I do think it's a terrible trailer though, but the show seems to already have some improvements over the original.

[Carabas]

Is it bugging anyone else that there is that complete lift from The Crow in there?

I didn't notice, but if I did I'd consider it a feature rather than a bug.

[numberthirty]

I didn't notice, but if I did I'd consider it a feature rather than a bug.

0:40 in the trailer/0:30 in this video. While the window/breaks aren't exactly the same, the similarity was hard to miss.

[numberthirty]

As for the show itself, not a lot to go on in that trailer/spot. Except for the character that is most likely a Whiteligher stepped right out of "What Is The Most Annoying Way We Can Do This?"

Remakes are a whole can of worms.

[Qwerty]

I'll absolutely give it a shot. It's interesting that they went for the half sister angle right off the bat.

[numberthirty]

I'll absolutely give it a shot. It's interesting that they went for the half sister angle right off the bat.

What are the odds they'll have to fire somebody?

[Carabas]

0:40 in the trailer/0:30 in this video. While the window/breaks aren't exactly the same, the similarity was hard to miss.

"This video is not available."

But it seems like a such an utterly generic shot to me that The Crow's claim on it is nebulous at best.

[numberthirty]

"This video is not available."

But it seems like a such an utterly generic shot to me that The Crow's claim on it is nebulous at best.

Similar pattern on the broken glass in a circular window that was broken while each character was pitched through it to their death.

Not exactly "Generic".

[Carabas]

Similar pattern on the broken glass in a circular window that was broken while each character was pitched through it to their death.

Not exactly "Generic".

How many patterns of broken glass do you think there are for defenestrations?

[useridgoeshere]

Could be great, could be terrible. It's hard to tell. I'm rooting for great.

I do think it's a terrible trailer though, but the show seems to already have some improvements over the original.

It would be nice if it was great, but this trailer doesn't inspire that.

What improvements are you seeing? Telepathy would be the only improvement for me, because Phoebe's power was fairly useless except as a plot device. I think Leo as their handyman/secret guardian was better than the Giles-style white-lighter. The half-sister angle seems like an unnecessary and convoluted element to add in so early. They've got enough to cover without it. And I think the acting in the trailer is bad, much worse than the original.

[Carabas]

It would be nice if it was great, but this trailer doesn't inspire that.

This trailer doesn't seem to have been made by somebody skilled in the art of making trailers. It seems to go out of its way to make the show look bad.
No matter how soul-crushingly bad a show is, you should be able to come up with a better trailer than this.

What improvements are you seeing?

- The mother died recently. It makes for a more interesting story.
- A seemingly Wesley Wyndam-Pryce-inspired White Lighter (if they're even going with that title) instead of the giant block of wood they had last time.
- Telepathy beats vague premonitions any day of the week.
- One of the sisters dates a female cop.