10 Behind The Scenes Dramas That Ruined Great TV Shows
10. Charmed - Offscreen Sibling Rivalry
Sibling rivalry can get pretty serious, especially with sisters. While brotherly spats usually lead to punching walls broken furniture post-fight, sisterly turmoil is much sneakier and calculated. Apparently, the actresses on Charmed did a bit of method acting, because behind the scenes the three actresses were experiencing their own sisterly spats.
When charmed was cast, the show was smart enough to get two big names to play the sister witches. Shannen Doherty had gained traction from her starring role in Beverly Hills, 90210 and Alyssa Milano was a child star famous for her role in Who's The Boss? Although the casting director was smart enough to bring in these big stars, they didn't have the foresight to imagine what would happen when these girls had to fight for the limelight.
Doherty had already gotten a name for herself as difficult to work with, after being fired from 90210, and apparently, she hadn't learnt her lesson. (And neither had the showrunner of both 90210 and Charmed, because he hired the diva twice!) She and Milano butted heads more and more as the show gained popularity and at the end of season 3 Doherty's character Prue was killed off and the actress was sent packing.
After that the show lost its way, although the casting of the fantastic Rose McGowan brought life into the series, the relationship dynamic between the sister's lost its lightning-in-a-bottle quality. The show focused more on the girl's romantic relationships as well as more and more convoluted plotlines taking centre stage instead. I'm guessing the showrunner wished HE had the power of premonition.