The CW's Charmed remake was the subject of ire—from both fans and original cast members—before it even premiered. And now one of the original cast members, Shannen Doherty, is speaking out again—in the show's defense.
While appearing at a comic convention in Paris, Doherty was asked about the new CW series, which got boos from the audience. "I want to remind everybody that these are three girls who just want to act. They got a huge opportunity, and I would implore everybody to be a little bit kinder," Doherty told the crowd.
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"This is a show about three strong women again… I know that it may not be your Charmed, but you should all really pat yourselves on the back and congratulate yourselves, because you're the most loyal, amazing fans in the world. And because of you, you made it a show that a younger generation wants to see," she said.
New series star Sarah Jeffery took to Twitter to thank Doherty.
"Then you look back and you realize, this was such a huge part of their lives for so long, of course they're feeling like, 'Oh my gosh, it's being taken in a direction without me.' But hindsight is 20/20. We understand their feelings, and at the same time we want to give these women — who are starring in the reboot and who have really strong voices — an opportunity to be the heroes of the story, and an opportunity to do their version of the show. It's always tricky when you take a property that has existed and, I can only speak for myself, but I just wasn't fully aware of all of the deep, emotional ties and the feelings that came out of that — really human feelings. So I would like to do better if there's better rebooting in my future, who knows," she said.
Charmed airs Sundays, 9 p.m. on The CW.
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