All about Charmed

No Angel · Oct 24, 2003

Only seen a bit of season 4 and 5 but I think Charmed is pretty cool. Its no where near Angel in my eyes but its ok. Cole was cool and they should NOT have killed him! Why couldn't he just use his powers for good? Did the actor want to leave the show or was he told to?

Dancing Warlock · Oct 25, 2003

Julian McMahon became interested in a new project, which became Nip/Tuck. When he saw that he could take the role, he then informed Brad Kern that he was ready to move on. They both agreed that his character would be written off the show.

The WB has updated its server with the site for the first sweeps episode, "Soul Survivior", or as The WB likes to call it, "Soul Sister":

All New | sunday | 8/7c

Paige (Rose McGowan) discovers that her new boss, Larry (guest star Johnny Sneed), made a deal with the demon Zahn (guest star Keith Szarabajka), in which he sold his soul for a successful career. Ignoring Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe's (Alyssa Milano) plea to not get involved, Paige sells her soul to Zahn in order to free Larry's. Meanwhile, Piper learns that Wyatt has been sabotaging her dates; Phoebe receives a new writing partner; Paige finds a friend in Richard (guest star Balthazar Getty, "Deuces Wild"); and Chris' (Drew Fuller) attempt to return to the future, sends him and Leo (Brian Krause) traveling back in time.

Mel Damski directed the episode written by Curtis Kheel.

link: http://www.thewb.com/Shows/Episode/0,8201,||1633,00.html

dr Morgus · Oct 25, 2003

Shannen Doherty unwrapped now that is certainly an issue worth getting! Thanks for the link DW.

Captain Malcolm Reynolds · Oct 25, 2003

I guess that is a good thing if you like that. I'm not into the whole Playboy thing but... I really am glad that cole is off the show but...

polexia · Oct 25, 2003

Originally posted by No Angel
Only seen a bit of season 4 and 5 but I think Charmed is pretty cool. Its no where near Angel in my eyes but its ok. Cole was cool and they should NOT have killed him! Why couldn't he just use his powers for good? Did the actor want to leave the show or was he told to?

cole had to die, cos it was getting boreing!! they really dug themself in a greve ewith cole... and i think that julian whats-his-name was quitting, not that he was forced out🙂 they really messed up with cole, he was bad and then good in s3, and then he was a demon, then human, then the source then he was good/bad and then he became invincible, and i have to say that personaly i got real tired of the whol cole and pheobe line 😉 but that's just me....

Lilah · Oct 26, 2003

You weren't the only one, I was so glad when he finally went in the 100th Episode. It just got so repetitive with him.

Shannen, in Playboy 🙂

I so hope we get S7 of Charmed 🙂
I so hope the DVD's come out just before the Action Figures do in Febuary, not 2005.

Captain Malcolm Reynolds · Oct 26, 2003

Hey what eppy is your fave. I liked Look Who's Barking. It was so cool how prue was a dog and Pheobe turned into a banshee.

Dancing Warlock · Oct 28, 2003

My favorite up to now is Deja Vu All Over Again. (episode 1.22) It was very good, even though Andy was lost forever. 🙁

Anyway, I have a couple of things to inform you of:

http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|84328|1|,00.html

Doherty, Milano Don't Care to Be 'Punk'd'
(Monday, October 27 01:42 PM)
By Kate O'Hare

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - On Sunday, Oct. 26, at 10 p.m. ET, MTV premiered the second season of "Punk'd," the hidden-camera show in which "That '70s Show" star and Demi Moore toyboy Ashton Kutcher plays hard-hitting pranks on unwitting fellow celebrities.

On Friday, Oct. 31, at 10 p.m. ET, on Sci Fi Channel, Shannen Doherty returns as host of the second season of "Scare Tactics," a hidden-camera show that puts unsuspecting participants -- who have been nominated by friends and/or family -- in the middle of elaborate recreations of scenes from horror and science-fiction films.

Since her show's premiere early this year, Doherty has heard criticisms that it's cruel and unusual punishment to subject ordinary folk to fake aliens, monsters and rampaging killers.

"Despite what some people may think about it being mean," Doherty says, "we, in editing, make it look much worse than it actually is. It's the power of TV.
"And we're not picking random people. It started as friends of the producers, friends of mine, now it's grown. Those people we pull pranks on, they're like, 'We had such a good time. We want to set up our friends.'"

Beside, she wonders, why hasn't the hammer also fallen on Kutcher?

"I keep getting asked about Ashton Kutcher," Doherty says. "How come his show's not getting as much controversy as mine? Those skits are gnarly. Justin Timberlake looked like he was about to die."

Doherty's referring to an early "Punk'd" episode in which the singer thought the IRS was descending on him and taking away everything he owned -- including his dog -- because of tax-fraud allegations.

"I was disgusted," says Alyssa Milano, Doherty's former "Charmed" co-star, who has been romantically linked to Timberlake. "I knew that they were going to do that to him, and I wanted to call him and ruin it so bad. My brother and I were saying, 'We should call him and tell him.' It's horrible.

"He was crying. He was like, 'You're taking my dog?' You can totally see his face -- horrible. They wanted to get me, and someone told me, thank the Lord. They wanted to set up some sort of satellite in my backyard and say they got alien signals."

Doherty has a theory about why "Punk'd" doesn't get the same criticism as "Scare Tactics" -- one picks on celebs, and the other doesn't.

"Does that make it OK, if it's celebrities?" she says. "Does the general public go, 'Oh, it's a celebrity, so it's no big deal.' It's really strange to me.

"You think because somebody's on TV, that they're fair game, and it's OK, that they don't have feelings, they don't have fears?"

"I don't know what to think about it," Milano says about the same question. "I guess we're blatant targets, and that's just acceptable.

"But maybe Demi is getting Ashton. At the end of the relationship, she's going to be like, "You've been punk'd.'"

Lilah · Oct 29, 2003

I love there new looks 🙂🙂🙂

Dancing Warlock · Oct 30, 2003

Tons of news coming down the pike. First of all, there will be an episode that will deal with the Chris question, for those of you who have been knocking yourselves against the wall about it. 😉

It looks like, according to the WB schedule, Chris-Crossed may be Episode 6.09 rather than Episode 6.10. I'm not sure yet but it's marked down as airing on the 23rd and nothing airing on the night of the 16th, skipping a night (where Little Monsters should've/would've aired).

"CHRIS' SECRETS ARE REVEALED AND ZIGGY MARLEY PERFORMS - A mysterious woman from the future, Bianca (guest star Marisol Nichols), arrives to take Chris' powers and forcefully bring him back to the future. Leo discovers that Bianca is actually a Phoenix - part of an elite assassin family of witches. In a series of flash-forwards, it is revealed that Chris and Bianca are engaged in the future, and together conspired to send Chris back in time to save baby Wyatt from turning evil. Piper, Phoebe and Paige provide Chris with a spell, which will give him back his powers and return him to the present. Meanwhile, when Piper tells Phoebe and Paige to follow their hearts, Paige moves in with Richard and Phoebe joins Jason in Hong Kong. With the Charmed Ones scattered, the Power of Three is in danger. "

This from TV Guide:

http://www.tvguide.com/news/entertainment/

In The News: Charmed, Paul McCartney and More!
Thursday, October 30, 2003

MAGIC CONCEPTION: Charmed sorceress Holly Marie Combs reveals in the next issue of TV Guide magazine (on sale Monday) that she is expecting her first child with longtime boyfriend David Donoho in April. And, like magic, her character, Piper, is going to discover during February sweeps that she's pregnant, too. But since the good witch has no steady, who's the daddy? "Who says there is a father?" teases executive producer Brad Kern. (Well, you got me there.)

😱 Whoa! That was sudden. Well, it was always a possibility it would happen to one of the actresses in real life but I didn't expect it to happen during the middle of the season. 😀

Finally, for the Shannen Doherty fans, I've just learned that she will appear on the Sharon Osbourne show on Friday. Please check your local listings as to when that show will air in your city. 🙂

Lilah · Nov 1, 2003

OMG, PIPER. So does that mean she will have another???

Dancing Warlock · Nov 1, 2003

I believe that the plan is

to have another Charmed pregnancy with Piper, as per the article from TV Guide.

However, the hows, the whats and the how longs, I have no idea how they'll do that. It'll all depend on what future spoilers I get my hands on. 🙂

Speaking of which....

6x09 "Little Monsters"
Expected Air Date: November 16, 2003

THE BEAST AND THE BABY "” After vanquishing a Manticore demon, Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and Paige (Rose McGowan) become foster parents to its orphaned half-Manticore infant. Knowing that danger is near, Chris (Drew Fuller) urges the girls to vanquish the baby, but they believe that if they raise the baby with love, it will not become evil. While waiting for the Manticore pack to come for the baby, Piper and Phoebe are taken by surprise when a Beast (guest star Seth Peterson, "Providence") tries to kidnap the baby but ends up taking Piper instead. Piper learns that the Beast is the baby's father and helps reunite him with his son. Meanwhile, Phoebe surprises her boyfriend Jason (guest star Jason Dean) when she blurts out her true feelings, and Paige gives Darryl (Dorian Gregory) a superpower.

Captain Malcolm Reynolds · Nov 1, 2003

DW thank you for being our Charmed-friendly person who gets us all the info. You desearve a shoutout!

Dancing Warlock · Nov 2, 2003

::heart:: You're very much welcome. I love the idea of us having our little corner where we can show our appreciation for one of the most interesting shows that have come down the pike the last ten years. And I'm soooo in love with Rose and Holly. So that makes it more enjoyable for me. 😀

Speaking about Holly, I forgot to say that I wish her the best in having as uncomplicated a pregnancy as possible. It will be interesting how the show would function the closer she gets to term. A lot can happen between now and then, but as fans we get to witness much (though not all, thankfully) of what Holly will go through until her ninth month. It promises to be a thrilling ride. J/K LOL

http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,12814,00.html?tnews

Holly Marie Combs Preggers

by Lia Haberman
Oct 30, 2003, 1:30 PM PT

Charmed, we're sure.

Holly Marie Combs and longtime boyfriend David Donoho reveal they are expecting their first child together in April in the upcoming issue of TV Guide.

Combs, who got her big break as Tom Skerritt's daughter on Picket Fences, is best known as sorceress Piper Halliwell on the WB's Charmed.

Donoho, who's reportedly lived with the thesp since 2001, works as a key grip on the series.

It's a first child for both.

Combs was married to fellow actor Bryan Smith from 1993 to 1997 and briefly engaged to civilian Storm Lyndon before they split up in 2000.

Producers say

Combs' real-life pregnancy will be worked into the show in time for February sweeps. But they're keeping mum on Piper's sperm donor. "Who says there is a father?"

teased executive producer Brad Kern to TV Guide.

It's a go-around of sorts for Combs' character, who was happily married to Whitelighter Leo Wyatt and delivered the series' first baby during February sweeps last season before she split with her TV hubby.

New poster coinciding with Episode 6x07 (Soul Survivor, a.k.a. Soul Sister), from The WB:

http://static.thewb.com/downloads/poster/charmed_soulsister.pdf

Here's the JPEG version: http://charming-page.net/Season_Gallery/season6/charmed_soulsister.jpg

Drew Fuller in Random Rants, also from The WB:

http://thewb.com/Popups/Video/0,8204,137800,00.html

Dancing Warlock · Nov 7, 2003

Interview of the Charmed actresses from In Entertainment(Australia)

http://www.charmed-again.com/basics...vtranscripts/02-11-03_inentertainment-pg.html

In Entertainment >> On The Set Of Season Six >> Sunday November 2nd 2003

Click for screen captures

In Entertainment Studio with Antonia Kidman

Antonia Kidman: Charmed has put a sexy twist on the timeless tail of witchcraft. Angela Bishop was invited on the LA set of the hit TV show to find out how the cast manage to work their magic over audiences across the globe.

Cut to Angela Bishop standing in the attic

Angela Bishop: As any fan of TV favourite Charmed would know I'm in the attic and it's not a place where many mere mortals get to wonder around. We're here to see what goes on behind the scenes of this bewitching show.

Cut to scene from the season five finale

Angela: [voice over] Right now you're getting a sneak peak at the action we'll see on ten next year when series six of Charmed hits our screens.

Cut to on the set of "My Three Witches"

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Holly: Leo!

Leo: Freeze.

Rose: I turn him over and get Hershey's syrup all over him.

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Cut to the Drew interview

Angela: Looks like you've had a bit of a rough day.

Drew: Heroin is very bad. I'm sh"¦ Dad's already (whispering and making cutting motion) stop it. Stop it. (studies fake blood on his shirt) No, um, yeah I got shot earlier this morning by uh, an arrow, a Darklighter arrow, which basically can kill a Whitelighter, which I am, so you know, I'm adjusting.

Cut to another scene of the season five finale

Angela: [voice over] The gang let us in on a couple of secrets coming up, so consider this a spoiler alert.

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Piper: You're home. (hugs Leo)

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Brian: It's a "¦ it's a new development for, uh, Piper and Leo, uh, their relationship is changing, uh, as well as Leo's relationship with the girls and the family and everything. And, uh, obviously I'm back, and thank god"¦ Um, everything changes out, I think every bodies, uh, their characters are, you know, just evolving and growing like normal people do.

Cut to the Drew interview

Drew: In the season finale, last year, you saw me basically quote, unquote, scatter Leo's orbs or kill him or whatever, you know, people started to assume. And uh, you know this season, obviously you just interviewed him, so he is back and uh, he was sent away, I put him somewhere for a while to sort of gain the girls trust a little bit and you know, it's kinda gone from there. So there's a lot of trust issues and there's a lot of things I'm still trying to get out of them without telling them, like my MO.

Cut to the Alyssa interview, she's holding Lucy her dog

Alyssa: You see Phoebe has a new power, she's an empath now, so she could feel what other people are feeling, um which I think will wind up growing throughout the season to uh, sort of take on, like the demon's powers, so she'll be able to have an active power, cause, Phoebe is the only one that doesn't really have an active power.

Cut to on the set of "My Three Witches"

Angela: [voice over] What you may also notice is Phoebe has a new haircut.

Cut to the Alyssa interview

Angela: And you've got a new do, and it looks fabulous.

Alyssa: Thank you, it's so crazy"¦

Angela: What was it like getting the chop.

Alyssa: It was ah, kinda anti-climatic, I thought I was gonna have a stronger reaction to it then I did, but, honestly, I just ah, I never felt more like myself, like I just looked in the mirror and I was like, "oh, yeah"¦"

Angela: And does that mean you've got less time in the make-up chair now, you can sleep in a bit.

Alyssa: Bonus! Yes, exactly, my call time is still the same but, I "¦ I get to hangout in my trailer for a little longer in the morning.

Cut to on the set of "My Three Witches"

Angela: [voice over] And new powers in one other sense, the three girls are now producers on the show, giving them some say in choosing the boys they get to play with.

Cut to the Rose interview

Rose: I'm pretty happy that there are any boys around, I'll tell you that much, you know, cause uh, it's just a good thing all around, the more boys the better.

Cut to the Drew interview

Drew: Very different, very strong personality women.

Cut to on the set of "My Three Witches"

Drew: [voice over] But I mean it's great because they've"¦Alyssa and Holly have, they've been doing this since they were, what, six, eight years old"¦

Cut to the Drew interview

Drew: "¦and Rose is so much fun, she's so quirky, and she always brings something new everytime.

Cut to the Rose interview

Rose: People always ask, "˜do you guys go hangout after work?' See, there is no after work. I go home for an hour, I wash up and I go to sleep and come back the next day. So you know, I don't know exactly who goes and hangs out after work, but they must have a smaller, shorter schedule then we do.

Cut to the Alyssa interview, showing a close up of Lucy

Angela: [voice over] But both Alyssa and Rose, do have time for their dogs. Alyssa's little Lucy comes on set, while Rose's requires some more special treatment.

Cut to the Rose interview

Rose: One was just out of a long hospital stay, she's "¦ she's like the Liz Taylor of dogs. We had to in fact wean her off drugs, so she became a drug addict. That was a bad thing and uh, she's had "¦ she's probably a $100,000 if not more, this dog right now, but she's the love of my life.

Cut to the Alyssa interview

Angela: Say bye-bye to Australia Lucy, do a little wave for us.

Alyssa: Say bye, bye Australia, maybe we'll come see you.

Captain Malcolm Reynolds · Nov 7, 2003

OK now that is confusing. I cant keep up! lol

Dancing Warlock · Nov 7, 2003

My apologies. 😱

It's a transcript of an interview done via the Australian programme In Entertainment. This was done at the set of the show, in which a reporter reported on the goings-on behind the scenes.

The webmistress of the site decided to post a blow-by-blow of the segment, so that's why you may be confused. 😀

Anyway, look what else I found:

http://toychest.diamondcomics.com/toys/11_03/19_charmed.htm

CHARMED SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES

Using the latest scanning technologies, the stars of the television show Charmed have entered the world of action figures! Look for Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell, Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews, Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell, and Michael Bailey Smith as Belthazor in this initial series. These action figures"¦

stand approximately 6" tall

feature detailed sculpting, articulation, and themed accessories

come packaged with a portion of the infamous Attic!

ITEM CODE: NOV03 3342

PREVIEWS PAGE 396

Figures..........SRP: $12.99Ea.

Dancing Warlock · Nov 11, 2003

Shannen went on the morning radio show last Friday and talked about her time on 90210, Charmed and the photo shoot she did for Playboy. She also tried to clear up some rumors surrounding her and Tori Spelling.

http://www.marksfriggin.com/news.htm

It's a pro-Howard Stern website and it has a bunch of stuff that you may not find appealing. So to save you guys the trouble, I'll repost what was written there:

[*]Shannen Doherty Comes In. 11/7/03. 8:45am
Actress Shannen Doherty came in to promote her Playboy magazine layout. Howard said that she doesn't show any beaver in the Playboy shoot but she does show boob. Howard said she doesn't have any problem in the looks area. Howard said that he hasn't seen her since the 90210 days. She and Howard talked about her leaving the show and why that happened. She said it was a mutual agreement that it would be best to go. Shannen said that she doesn't have a problem with Tori Spelling like Howard thought. She said that everything that Mr. Spelling has done to her has helped her career in one way or another. She told Howard that she didn't make as much money as some people thought they did. Howard read that she made $17,500 an episode. She wouldn't say exactly what she made on the show but it was more than that. She eventually moved on to another Aaron Spelling show called ''Charmed'' so he must not have had a problem with her.

Howard and Shannen talked about the David Letterman show from last night. Shannen thought Howard did a great job turning around the interview and how he interviewed Dave instead of it being the other way around.

Shannen told Howard that she was too shy to show her beaver in the Playboy shoot. Howard said he'd be more shy about showing breasts before showing beaver. He said that breasts have size while there's nothing there in the beaver area. Howard brought up some of the crazier sides of her life as well. He asked her about the drunk driving charge she had and some of the other wacky things that have gone on in her life.

Howard read that Shannen once said that she would take back doing ''Charmed'' if she could take back one thing in her life. She said she doesn't hate any of the girls from the show but there were some tough times working on the show. She said she thinks they were treated as equals on the show and Rose McGowan is doing a good job keeping it going as it is. Howard found out that she has enough money where she doesn't have to work. He calls it ''F-You money.'' Howard wondered why she did Playboy because a lot of people do it to jump start their careers. Shannen told Howard she was on vacation in St. Barts with her boyfriend. It was her last two days and everyone there was topless but her. She decided to take her top off since everyone else was topless. She felt awkward but did it anyway. Someone snapped some pictures and they ended up on the internet. She wondered why she wasn't profiting from making showing her boobs so that's why she did the Playboy thing. She said she's making plenty of money from that but said she can't talk about exactly how much it was.

Shannen said that she loved some of the people on ''Beverly Hills 90210.'' She said that she loved Jason Priestley, Luke Perry, Tori Spelling and Brian Austin Green. She said that she and Jenni Garth were on and off.

Howard asked Shannen about Paris Hilton because the sex tape that's out now came from a guy that Shannen also dated. Shannen said she never made a tape with the guy because she was too smart for that. All she would say about the guy was that he was a great guy and they're friends. Howard also talked to Shannen about her marriages and about her drunk driving charge. She said she learned her lesson from that drunk driving incident.

Howard read about Paris Hilton claiming that Shannen punched and scratched her one night at a club. Shannen said that it was all a lie and she doesn't know why someone would say something like that. Howard asked her when she last hit someone. Shannen said she was 20 years old and she was at a club when this woman just stood up and clocked her. She said she heard that the woman did this regularly just so she could sue celebrities.

Howard was asking Shannen about her friends and asked if she has tried any lesbian stuff. She said she has experimented a little. Howard tried to get more info about that but she basically said it was just a kiss. She said that she doesn't talk to that person anymore though. She also said that she likes men too much to be with women.

Howard asked Shannen about how she refused to take a breathalyzer test. She said that it was a bad idea because the alcohol sinks in and makes the thing come up higher when you actually do take it. Howard read that her hands and legs were tied up after she punched a female cop. She denied ever doing that and said she was out of jail an hour later so it couldn't have happened.

Howard gave Shannen a plug for the show ''Scare Tactics'' she hosts on the Sci-Fi channel. She said she only works like 8 days a year on that show and it's great. She told Howard about one prank they pulled on a friend of hers on the show . It was very elaborate and involved. A guy called in and asked Shannen about stalking Eddie Vedder. She said that was a friend of hers who used her name and said that she wanted to meet Eddie. There was a lot of stuff that went on with that whole thing and Shannen was upset with her friend for doing that.

Howard asked Shannen if she ever does anal. She wasn't talking though. Howard asked her about some of the guys she's dated. He read that she dated Judd Nelson. She said they didn't really ever have sex. She said that they met on a movie but he had a girlfriend who was still in his life at the time. Howard read about a health club owner who Shannen called a scumbag because he charged stuff to her credit card. There were names on Howard's list that she never dated. Gary came in and said that there was one story about how she threatened to have a guy beaten up and sodomized. She said that one wasn't true though.

Jeff the Drunk called in and told Shannen that he pleasured himself to her so many times he couldn't count that high. He also asked her if she would rather give or receive oral sex. She said she'd rather receive it. A few other guys asked her questions as well. One guy said that he made out with her at a bar years ago. Another guy told Howard she's got one eye that's higher than the other so they should tilt the E! camera up. Shannen said she knows that she does have a funny eye. She pointed it out to Howard but Robin said she wouldn't have even noticed it. Howard told her she's beautiful though.

Chaunce Hayden called in and said that her show is much better than Punk'd and the Jamie Kennedy Experiment. He also said that the reason Tori Spelling didn't do the reunion special for 90210 wasn't because of Shannen, it was because Fox promised her a show after 90210 and they didn't give it to her. Shannen thanked him for straightening that out.

A couple of callers asked Howard to get Shannen off the air for some reason. One guy asked her to take a look at Artie and give her opinion of what he looked like. She said she found him attractive because he had ''that New York thing'' going for him. Another guy told Howard that maybe this Rick Solomon guy has a thing for chicks with strange eye problems because Paris Hilton has something funny going on there. That led to Howard talking to Shannen about how big Rick's ***** is. Shannen was saying that he's not all that big and the video may make it seem bigger than it actually is. Another guy called in and said that he slept with her years ago. He gave some details about her house but she said it didn't sound familiar. Another guy asked her if she ever banged any ''******s.'' Howard told him that it would be more appropriate to day ''black guys'' instead. Shannen said she hasn't dated any yet. The guy seemed to be pretty happy about that. Shannen said that's only because Karl Malone hasn't called her.

High Pitch Erik called in and said that he was pleasuring himself to her and then asked her if she wanted to have sex with him. Howard just hung up on him. He started to wrap up the interview after that and gave her a plug for her Playboy layout. Shannen said she's also got a sitcom in the works with NBC productions. Howard told her she was smart to come in there because a lot of guys will buy her issue of the mag. Howard took a break right after that.

Dancing Warlock · Nov 15, 2003

"Good Day Live" Visits The Set of Charmed

It's a news and entertainment program that originates from Los Angeles. The local Fox station produces the program and syndicates it on several stations across the country. They did a live segment from the Charmed set but Holly was unable to attend, unfortunately. 🙁 Perhaps it has to do with

her being preggars and they don't want to show her with the belly for fear of spoiling the audience over any future storylines that they'll do with that.

It's just a wacky theory of mine. 😉

Video links, courtesy of http://www.drewfullerfan.com/clips.html#gooddaylive

Screen captures, courtesy of http://www.drewfullerfan.com/gallery-gooddaylive1.html

Dancing Warlock · Nov 19, 2003

Alyssa Named Ambassador To U.S. Fund For UNICEF

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031118/nytu165_1.html

Press Release

Source: U.S. Fund for UNICEF

Angela Bassett, Alyssa Milano, Isabella Rossellini, Liv Tyler and Courtney B. Vance Appointed National Ambassadors For The U.S. Fund For UNICEF
Tuesday November 18, 1:42 pm ET
Stars Join Legacy of Entertainment Luminaries Including Recently Appointed Goodwill Ambassadors Whoopi Goldberg, Jessica Lange, Ricky Martin and Shakira to Help Children Around the World

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- UNICEF started another chapter in its 50 year legacy of working with celebrities today when it announced the appointment of Angela Bassett, Alyssa Milano, Isabella Rossellini, Liv Tyler and Courtney B. Vance as National Ambassadors for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

In their new roles, these widely-known figures will use their talents, fame and deep interest in children's issues to fundraise, educate and advocate in support of UNICEF's mission to ensure every child's right to health, education, equality and protection. As official national representatives of UNICEF, they will each focus on specific fields of interest, dedicating their time and energy to further UNICEF's work and enhance partnerships.

These five extraordinary individuals join a distinguished roster of beloved celebrities who have aligned themselves with UNICEF. Through the years, entertainment luminaries such as Danny Kaye, Audrey Hepburn and George Harrison have lent their stature to UNICEF and today there are more than 100 stars of stage, screen, music, sports and literature devoted to advancing UNICEF's work for children around the world.

"UNICEF has been embraced by celebrities ever since Danny Kaye used his star power to benefit children when he was named UNICEF's first Goodwill Ambassador 50 years ago," said Charles J. Lyons, president of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. "Angela, Alyssa, Isabella, Liv and Courtney have each been chosen for these posts based on their compassion, societal contributions and proven commitment to helping children. The generosity of time, talent and spirit of these greatly admired individuals is vital to the work UNICEF does and I know their impact will be significant in the lives of children around the world."

In addition to these new, outstanding National Ambassadors, Whoopi Goldberg, Jessica Lange, Ricky Martin and Shakira have been appointed global Goodwill Ambassadors by UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors are internationally known personalities who are dedicated to mobilizing support for children among the general public and/or governments. They demonstrate leadership in their professions and serve as positive role models through their global work on UNICEF campaigns and events.

From George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, whose Concert for Bangladesh marked the first time musicians collaborated for a common humanitarian cause; to the numerous trips made to impoverished countries by Audrey Hepburn; to Sarah Jessica Parker encouraging America's kids to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF; and TV specials featuring Barbra Streisand, Julie Andrews, Richard Burton and Shirley MacLaine, celebrities have helped to bring the faces and stories of the world's children to people everywhere -- bringing UNICEF's mission to millions.

50 Years of Helping UNICEF Help Children

UNICEF will commemorate a half-century of celebrity support at the "UNICEF Goodwill Gala: 50 Years of Celebrity Advocacy," a star-studded event to benefit the organization's efforts to ensure the health, education, equality and protection of every child. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Whoopi Goldberg will host the gala and Halle Berry will serve as honorary event chair. The event, to be held on December 3, 2003, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, will benefit The Audrey Hepburn All Children in School Fund which helps UNICEF provide 120 million children in developing nation's access to quality basic education, including the skills and knowledge they need to survive.

About UNICEF

Founded in 1946, UNICEF helps save, protect and improve the lives of children in 158 countries through immunization, education, health care, nutrition, clean water and sanitation. UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority. For more information about UNICEF or to make a donation, please visit http://www.unicefusa.org or call 1-800-4UNICEF.

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Source: U.S. Fund for UNICEF

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