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Post by Esmeralda on Jun 15, 2008 1:12:06 GMT -4
I'm considering starting a new project here at ALTERNATE CHARMED and was curious to see what you, the members, think. Astral Echo (aka Vengeance aka Dantay aka Daniel...) read some stuff that I wrote at the Cafe and came up with an extraordinarily intriguing rewritten plotline for Charmed.
See what you think of this for a plotline for Charmed (I proofed AE's post):
So members, whatcha think?? As I said, I'm thinking about using it as a "Let's Rewrite Charmed" project--putting the various parts of the plotline as either threads or possibly sub-boards and letting all the wonderful authors we have at AC:ATP write parts of it themselves, whichever parts they want, then have other members comment and maybe refine it, and then finally letting me combine it into one huge novel, with each writer receiving credit for the parts they write.
Daniel sees it as script; I'd prefer it written as a fic, although if the writers wanted to do their part as a script which I could translate to a fic, that would work, too. Also if any of the members wanted to do parts of it as an RPG that could become part of the final novel, that would be a lot of fun, too.
Keep in mind that none of this would be written in stone...if enough members want to change parts and can make it fit the rest of the plotline, that would be fantastic! (There's parts I'm not nuts on...) We might even use polls to let the members decide what should or shouldn't happen.
Daniel has agreed to let me do this project here and so has Assassin Witch, the head of The Charmed Cafe. If there's enough interest, we'll set up the board at the bottom of the site and get started.
So, people? What do you think?
See what you think of this for a plotline for Charmed (I proofed AE's post):
I think that Season Seven should've been Season Five and as much as I hate the fact that they faked their own deaths to save their wiccan asses, I think it should've been done near enough the same. If you keep Julian in, as they did, the first half of the season could of played out pretty much the same building up the Avatars a bit more, perhaps having them stalk Cole like they did Leo
As Cole fails through his own selfishness, the Avatars turn to Leo - who for pretty much the first time shows he also has a weakness. He sees a world where his son can be safe, his family can be safe. He follows a similar path to S7, persuading firstly Phoebe, who then shows Piper and Paige the same world both she and Leo saw. Brody is no part of this however. The sisters and Leo see the error of their ways and team up with the Elders, to stop the Avatars and put the world back. This makes the sisters rest on their laurels slightly. They fake their own deaths in order to protect Leo, even though he helped save the world and the Elders, the Elders still want him to pay for his betrayal
Season Six pretty much plays like Season 8, with Billie coming along, first the sisters use her as a way to leave magic behind, so Piper can raise her family with Leo while Phoebe and Paige regain their lives. About halfway through, Drake appears. He wants Phoebe to love again, they fall for each other and Phoebe starts to ignore her Wiccan duties. Piper does the same as she becomes more engrossed in the club and her family, even with thoughts of expanding her business and opening up the restaurant she dreamed of. Paige is left to train to Billie and wants to do it as quickly as possible. We and Billie can tell how selfish the sisters have become---the sisters believe their work is done and the world is in their debt.
Billie goes in search of her sister, with little help from the selfish sisters. Christy does similar to S8 and shows Billie how selfish the sisters are and turns her against them. The Elders finally catch up with Leo and take him away, the Elders sense a new threat and tells Piper if they can stop it, Leo will be returned to her. Billie realizes that her sister is the enemy but can she stop all hell from breaking loose? Paige is the first to blame herself and her sisters, saying if they hadn't have been so busy with their lives they might have noticed Christy was evil. Piper says they deserved a normal life, Phoebe disagrees and sides with Paige. Billie turns up and asks for help. She points the sisters back on the right path and Christy is stopped by the Charmed Ones. Billie leaves telling them that her work is done, in fact she knew all along about Christy and was in fact sent by Prue to guide them back on the straight and narrow. Only by nearly losing Leo and their lives could they learn their lesson. They all promise to go back to their lives as protector of the innocents. In the final scene of the season we see Billie stood at the front door, we then see Paige walking down the stairs behind her, Billie doesn't see her. Looking from Paige's POV with Billie turned away for us we see Billie glamor into this familiar figure, it's Prue (not necessarily SD, as we don't see her face) who then waves her hand and astrals out. Paige gasps and we cut outside to see the Manor doors shut
Season Seven, in my opinion would be the Chris season. Comes from the future in order to save Wyatt. As Leo is now human he doesn't dislike Chris, he actually confides in Leo, not only about Piper's premature death but also about his fiancee back home. Leo becomes more like the figure Victor was in our series, obviously as a regular though. When Chris travels to the future in the Chris Crossed type episode, the only thing Wyatt really wants to know is where is his father, he is the person minus Chris who he hasn't murdered. Also with Leo as a human, Chris is simply a witch, not a whitelighter. He freezes like his mother (which hides from the family for most of the season, to hide his identity.) as well as molecule manipulation (or something molecule base) which we see more. Much happens in the same fashion and we are lead into Season Eight, the season of Zankou - the true Ultimate Power. The season sees Henry come in straight away (or perhaps Glenn return) as well as Paige doing whitelighter duties as she did in the real series, possibly returning to social working.
Phoebe becomes impregnated by Drake but doesn't shy away from her Charmed duties, probably the most likely innocent saver (as Paige is with her charges). Piper, with Leo as her project manager (something he might even take up professionally) extends P3 into a restaurant. I'd love P3 to also have some kind of significances as well, instead of the Nexus, Zankou could be after something within the club (immortality amulets/stones perhaps). In a big fiery vanquish the sisters risk their lives, Paige manages to panic orb away. Piper and Phoebe are left for dead but Paige does a Forever Charmed and goes back in time to save them, in less selfish fashion. She gathers Grams, Patty and perhaps Prue (we can dream) to help save the day.Paige phases back into her body as soon the group arrive. Patty freezes Zankou as Grams (or Prue) TK's the amulet away from Zankou and then Piper blows him across the room. Now unprotected by the amulet, the family recite the Source vanquish spell and then the sisters saying the P3 spell to protect them all from the explosion (which of course was what killed Phoebe and Piper first time around). In happy ending, we get flash forwards of the future. Then as Piper, Phoebe and Paige walk down the stairs admiring the photographs on the wall, we get flashbacks of the past significant to each image. (Again if SD allows we see her and with her we see Andy clips too.)
So members, whatcha think?? As I said, I'm thinking about using it as a "Let's Rewrite Charmed" project--putting the various parts of the plotline as either threads or possibly sub-boards and letting all the wonderful authors we have at AC:ATP write parts of it themselves, whichever parts they want, then have other members comment and maybe refine it, and then finally letting me combine it into one huge novel, with each writer receiving credit for the parts they write.
Daniel sees it as script; I'd prefer it written as a fic, although if the writers wanted to do their part as a script which I could translate to a fic, that would work, too. Also if any of the members wanted to do parts of it as an RPG that could become part of the final novel, that would be a lot of fun, too.
Keep in mind that none of this would be written in stone...if enough members want to change parts and can make it fit the rest of the plotline, that would be fantastic! (There's parts I'm not nuts on...) We might even use polls to let the members decide what should or shouldn't happen.
Daniel has agreed to let me do this project here and so has Assassin Witch, the head of The Charmed Cafe. If there's enough interest, we'll set up the board at the bottom of the site and get started.
So, people? What do you think?
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Not quite sure if you guys think that the plotline itself is brilliant (I sure think it is) or the idea of using it to rewrite Charmed, but I'm glad you like the ideas.
It's almost like one big bonding exercise! I'm really looking forward to doing it, both writing and reviewing hopefully. Either way, it will be great fun!
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