Post by Laura on Apr 24, 2006 8:44:25 GMT
On April 12, 2006, the WB’s CHARMED wrapped its final episode. For the fans it has been eight exciting years exploring the lives of the three Halliwell sisters, the "Charmed Ones", who are also powerful witches. They use their supernatural powers for good, combating evil wherever they find it. At the same time, they also try to maintain a normal life, which in some cases proves to be harder then fighting goblins and demons.
"I know there are some people that are doing the countdown," explains Alyssa Milano who plays Phoebe Halliwell. "Some people are doing the count down without the weekends – some have the weekends included. I’m not doing the count down."
In one of her last interviews, done on the set at Paramount Studios, Milano talked with iF MAGAZINE about CHARMED, her feelings on leaving the show plus her future plans.
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iF MAGAZINE: How did you feel when you heard that the show was going to be over?
ALYSSA MILANO: I knew it was coming, because all three of us only had eight years on our contracts. Which would mean they would have to do some serious renegotiating… Well, I’m far too expensive. [Laughing] Nine years would break them.
I knew it was coming as of last year. I think last year was harder, because we didn’t know. We had another year on our contract – they weren’t giving us a pick-up, they weren’t canceling us, so we were literally at the wrap party last year not knowing if we were saying good-bye forever or if we were going to come back. So it was a little harder last year. We were all prepared for this year.
iF: Is it going to be hard to say good-bye again?
MILANO: Yes, this year is definitely going to be worse. I just think about the last day and… Jim Conway, who is one of our Producers, came over to me and said, "we’re doing Phoebe’s wedding scene last… on the last day, because everyone will be there." And I went, "Oh", and Jim welled up, just from my response of saying, "Oh." Yes, I think it’s going to be a lot worse. We’ll all be together in the same room.
It’s a really weird thing and I haven’t been able to articulate it no matter how many times I’ve had a conversation about it. You don’t want to reminisce too much because that’s when the sorrow sort of crawls all over your body and you want to lie in the fetal position… and obviously it’s exciting because this is life and life is about change and tomorrow is a new day and a door closes and another opens and all those clichés that are clichés for a reason. But it’s a hard thing because being on a set you spend more time with your cast and crew than you do your own family and friends. And for eight years they become part of your being on almost a cellular level. They see you at your best and your worst.
I was sitting, New Year’s Eve at my house alone and basking in my misery and I realized how, I have a few really, really close friends that I feel very safe with, but socially I’ve become so lazy because these [cast and crew] are my best friends. So to not have that on a daily basis it’s going to be really weird.
iF: Why were you alone on New Year’s Eve?
MILANO: Every body had plans but me apparently. [Laughing] There was a party, but I wasn’t invited to it. I don’t know. I didn’t make plans and then it was too late and I just sat there are wrote and listened to really sappy music.
iF: What do you write?
MILANO: It’s sort of more of a diary entrance. I do all sorts of stuff.
iF: You mean as a big star you can’t be out at some party every night?
MILANO: Well, you do if you only want to go to parties where the paparazzi are going to be. I have lots of invitations to those types of parties. I can only do those types every couple of months, usually I don’t go unless there is money being raised for something.
iF: The show is so popular internationally. Do you think there are going to do any CHARMED conventions coming up and if so would you go to one?
MILANO: I think there are some CHARMED conventions happening in England. I don’t know, I think that’s the interesting thing about CHARMED and one of the things that makes the show so successful is that it deals with a subject matter that is timeless. We could live on, even though we’re not airing new episodes, as long as our fans keep us alive.
iF: Would you go to a convention?
MILANO: Yes, maybe. I’d never say never. Maybe if it’s in Hawaii [laughing] or New Zealand or someplace exotic.
iF: You’ve done this character for 8 years now – is it hard to get rid of her after all of this time? You’ve been working in series for a long time?
MILANO: No, if you look at WHO’S THE BOSS I was 11 to 19 years old which is basically my whole childhood. CHARMED, I was 24 to 33, basically most of my twenties and part of my 30s. So I try not to think about that too much because it makes me exhausted thinking about it. [laughing] But I’m blessed and I think I spent the formative years of my life playing other people, so I’d like to spend a couple of years figuring out who I am.
iF: What about any film scripts?
MILANO: Oh yeah, I have about 35 film scripts in my condo and I haven’t read any of them. I can’t even attempt to think about it until I put this to rest and there is closure here. I’d like some sorbet to clean the pallet and then figure out what I want to do.
Alyssa Milano behind the scenes during the CHARMED series finale
Source: ifmagazine.com
Thanks to Charmed-net
Laura xx
"I know there are some people that are doing the countdown," explains Alyssa Milano who plays Phoebe Halliwell. "Some people are doing the count down without the weekends – some have the weekends included. I’m not doing the count down."
In one of her last interviews, done on the set at Paramount Studios, Milano talked with iF MAGAZINE about CHARMED, her feelings on leaving the show plus her future plans.
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iF MAGAZINE: How did you feel when you heard that the show was going to be over?
ALYSSA MILANO: I knew it was coming, because all three of us only had eight years on our contracts. Which would mean they would have to do some serious renegotiating… Well, I’m far too expensive. [Laughing] Nine years would break them.
I knew it was coming as of last year. I think last year was harder, because we didn’t know. We had another year on our contract – they weren’t giving us a pick-up, they weren’t canceling us, so we were literally at the wrap party last year not knowing if we were saying good-bye forever or if we were going to come back. So it was a little harder last year. We were all prepared for this year.
iF: Is it going to be hard to say good-bye again?
MILANO: Yes, this year is definitely going to be worse. I just think about the last day and… Jim Conway, who is one of our Producers, came over to me and said, "we’re doing Phoebe’s wedding scene last… on the last day, because everyone will be there." And I went, "Oh", and Jim welled up, just from my response of saying, "Oh." Yes, I think it’s going to be a lot worse. We’ll all be together in the same room.
It’s a really weird thing and I haven’t been able to articulate it no matter how many times I’ve had a conversation about it. You don’t want to reminisce too much because that’s when the sorrow sort of crawls all over your body and you want to lie in the fetal position… and obviously it’s exciting because this is life and life is about change and tomorrow is a new day and a door closes and another opens and all those clichés that are clichés for a reason. But it’s a hard thing because being on a set you spend more time with your cast and crew than you do your own family and friends. And for eight years they become part of your being on almost a cellular level. They see you at your best and your worst.
I was sitting, New Year’s Eve at my house alone and basking in my misery and I realized how, I have a few really, really close friends that I feel very safe with, but socially I’ve become so lazy because these [cast and crew] are my best friends. So to not have that on a daily basis it’s going to be really weird.
iF: Why were you alone on New Year’s Eve?
MILANO: Every body had plans but me apparently. [Laughing] There was a party, but I wasn’t invited to it. I don’t know. I didn’t make plans and then it was too late and I just sat there are wrote and listened to really sappy music.
iF: What do you write?
MILANO: It’s sort of more of a diary entrance. I do all sorts of stuff.
iF: You mean as a big star you can’t be out at some party every night?
MILANO: Well, you do if you only want to go to parties where the paparazzi are going to be. I have lots of invitations to those types of parties. I can only do those types every couple of months, usually I don’t go unless there is money being raised for something.
iF: The show is so popular internationally. Do you think there are going to do any CHARMED conventions coming up and if so would you go to one?
MILANO: I think there are some CHARMED conventions happening in England. I don’t know, I think that’s the interesting thing about CHARMED and one of the things that makes the show so successful is that it deals with a subject matter that is timeless. We could live on, even though we’re not airing new episodes, as long as our fans keep us alive.
iF: Would you go to a convention?
MILANO: Yes, maybe. I’d never say never. Maybe if it’s in Hawaii [laughing] or New Zealand or someplace exotic.
iF: You’ve done this character for 8 years now – is it hard to get rid of her after all of this time? You’ve been working in series for a long time?
MILANO: No, if you look at WHO’S THE BOSS I was 11 to 19 years old which is basically my whole childhood. CHARMED, I was 24 to 33, basically most of my twenties and part of my 30s. So I try not to think about that too much because it makes me exhausted thinking about it. [laughing] But I’m blessed and I think I spent the formative years of my life playing other people, so I’d like to spend a couple of years figuring out who I am.
iF: What about any film scripts?
MILANO: Oh yeah, I have about 35 film scripts in my condo and I haven’t read any of them. I can’t even attempt to think about it until I put this to rest and there is closure here. I’d like some sorbet to clean the pallet and then figure out what I want to do.
Alyssa Milano behind the scenes during the CHARMED series finale
Source: ifmagazine.com
Thanks to Charmed-net
Laura xx
