TOUT d'abord bonne année 2009 à tous
Rien de neuf sur notre Holly adorée, juste quelques photos superbes sur le coffret de Charmed qui est sorti en amerique
http://theldersbox.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=15862&fullsize=1http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/75/0f/49b551c88da0a525497ad110.L.jpgEt voila de petites precision ... en angalais (pas envie de traduirrree)
I believe the pages in the regular edition are the same as the pages in the LTD, just scaled down. I've been looking at YouTube videos of the BOS collections in the different regions, and oddly enough, we have the EXACT same thing as they do, except different discs (and page artwork where appropriate; in the season overview, color of the triquetras), and of course, the last page.
I don't really understand why they chose those pages. Most of them have only been seen once. I wish they had included Shax's page as you mentioned (although I do recall seeing it. It might not have been on the show, though. Perhaps in Charmed Magazine?).
"Dominus Trinus" (spell to activate powers) would have been a perfect choice, as well. These all seem so random. I think the best choice was Belthazor's pages, closely followed by "Handfasting" and the Banshee pages.
If I were in charge, the 25 pages would look more like this, divided evenly with the seasons they belong to.
0) "Book of Shadows" title page
1) Dominus Trinus
2) "Warlock Spell", as shown in the opening credits, says "The power of three will set us free" 3 times
3) Scrying For Something Lost
4) "Melinda Warren"
This way, you have four important concepts covered before you go into the rest of the series. [S1 DVDs]
5) The Truth Spell (1x08, 5x21)
6) To Exchange Powers (1x21, 7x11, 8x12)
7) The Charm of Multiplicity (1x16, aside from its beautiful illustration, it could serve as a tribute to Prue without BEING a tribute to her, if you know what I mean.)
5 and 6 are used or mentioned later on at LEAST one other occasion. [S2 DVDs]
To Move Ahead in Time
9) Return Spell
10) Awakening Spell
OR
Past Life Spell
9) Awakening Spell
10) Darklighters
The pages featured in season two have almost never been used again since, so why not go the episodic route? If not, the second set of options gives a nod to the sisters' past lives, Piper's "running gag" if you will, and darklighters, who come around at least once every season (1x21, 2x16, 3x11, 4x13, 5x09, 6x16, 7x..?, 8x20) [S3 DVDs]
11) Belthazor
12) Summon Belthazor
13) Vanquish Belthazor
They were right to include these, they just put them in the wrong place- after S7, when even Cole was long gone. These would serve primarily as a nod to Cole. [S4 DVDs]
14) To Call a Lost Witch
15) Shax (another nod to Prue)
16) The Seer
Again, most of the pages in S4 were never used again, mostly just important characters. [S5 DVDs]
17) Familiars (a nod to "Kit the cat"/Katrina)
18) The Crone (2-episodic arc)
19) "To Call Upon Our Ancestors"
"To Call Upon Our Ancestors" was originally written by Phoebe and Cole in 4x13, and used a few times since (4x13, 4x20, 5x06, 5x07). Since there isn't a page for the Source, I thought this one would work as a nod to both the Source, as well as Prue, Grams, Patty, and even Melinda Warren. [S6 DVDs]
20) "Valkyries"
21) "To Go Back in Time" OR "Phoenix" (a nod to Chris)
22) "Elders" (or was it "Whitelighters"?)
Valkyries should be included mainly because they starred in the premiere, and also showed up in 7x22. Who knows? Maybe C-net's S9 would have been how the show continued, and they actually came back? "To Go Back in Time" wasn't shown, but was featured in Charmed Magazine. Both this page and/or "Phoenix" would serve as nods to Chris, for obvious reasons. I remember seeing a page called "Elders" featured in Charmed Magazine (it was a picture of the book, not one of its fold-out pages). Since the Elders played such a big role in this season and the next, I think it's necessary to include them. [S7 DVDs]
23) "Zankou"
24) "The Triad"
25) "The Hollow"
Zankou for obvious reasons. I've seen a page called "The Triad" in Charmed Magazine. It should've been in season three, but I think Cole/Belthazor is more important than them, and they play a much bigger role in season eight. The page called "The Hallow" was created for 8x21, typo and all. However, I think I prefer this page than "Guardians of the Hollow", simply because it's on one page, and the box is so mystifying.
With that said, who'd buy my version instead?! lol Man, I wish. lol Anyway, mines should be coming in on Friday, I'll try checking my discs then... hopefully they aren't too bad...
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