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Appreciating Charlie's Angels
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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 418615" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>CHARLIE'S ANGELS was a piece of pop culture bubblegum, a international hit that ultimately became a revolving door for replacement Angels as the originals left, or as the replacement needed a replacement. </p><p></p><p>Season 1 was "The Age of Farrah", or so one commentator calls it, and I'm inclined to agree with that assessment. Farrah was the breakout star, the celebrity, the magazine covergirl that first season. Farrah is my favorite of the original trio, her chemistry eclipsing the other two right off the screen. Even so, I don't like how she got too big for her own good and walked out on a show that made her a household name in 1976. </p><p></p><p>Kate Jackson was the stability of the first three seasons, the quasi-leader of the Angels. The more level-headed, intelligent one, she was still attractive in a tomboyish-kind-of-way (my dad once said, "She's prettier than I remember" when watching CHARLIE'S ANGELS with my on DVD a few years back). Kate fought for better scripts and finally walked when she felt the show was dipping beyond repair. </p><p></p><p>Jaclyn Smith was the only original Angel to stay for all five seasons, and for most fans, she's their favorite. I like Jaclyn; she's beautiful and essential to the show, but I feel favorite label bestowed upon her happens by default. The episodes that center on her are usually the most sentimental ones and the ones so heavy-handed that they drag the ground. Still, I like Jaclyn and appreciate her commitment to staying with the show until ABC was done with it. </p><p></p><p>Cheryl Ladd came aboard during Season 2, the first of the replacements, essentially replacing runaway star Farrah Fawcett. Cheryl was pretty, spunky, and is probably my favorite Angel of them all. She brings a breezy class and humor to the show, and her stand-alone episodes are usually the best quality-wise. She not only filled Farrah's shoes, but made the audience forget about her by finding her own place in the trio. </p><p></p><p>Once Jackson left, Shelley Hack was brought on for Season 4. The producers cast her because they liked that she had been the Charlie perfume model. She had a nice look, and I felt she fit in nicely with Jaclyn and Cheryl once the producers decided to give her something more to do mid-season. But it was just too late by then. Season 4 suffered from too many solo Angel episodes and Shelley's chances at fitting in were sabotaged by a company just wanting another body in the trio. She was canned just when she was starting to click, even if the fandom wasn't on her side anyway. </p><p></p><p>For the fifth and final season, Tanya Roberts replaced Shelley. Tanya was intended to bring a more streetwise appeal to the show, but she wasn't even a police academy graduate. Her character was a graduate from a modeling school, and got her police license on a trial basis or some sort of mess. Tanya is my least favorite of the batch, and Season 5 is easily the worst of the series. </p><p></p><p>CHARLIE'S ANGELS is perhaps best-known today for its trend-setting premise, and for changing cast members more often than not. The changes weren't always successful, unfortunately, and that fact ultimately hurt the series' legacy and credibility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 418615, member: 7"] CHARLIE'S ANGELS was a piece of pop culture bubblegum, a international hit that ultimately became a revolving door for replacement Angels as the originals left, or as the replacement needed a replacement. Season 1 was "The Age of Farrah", or so one commentator calls it, and I'm inclined to agree with that assessment. Farrah was the breakout star, the celebrity, the magazine covergirl that first season. Farrah is my favorite of the original trio, her chemistry eclipsing the other two right off the screen. Even so, I don't like how she got too big for her own good and walked out on a show that made her a household name in 1976. Kate Jackson was the stability of the first three seasons, the quasi-leader of the Angels. The more level-headed, intelligent one, she was still attractive in a tomboyish-kind-of-way (my dad once said, "She's prettier than I remember" when watching CHARLIE'S ANGELS with my on DVD a few years back). Kate fought for better scripts and finally walked when she felt the show was dipping beyond repair. Jaclyn Smith was the only original Angel to stay for all five seasons, and for most fans, she's their favorite. I like Jaclyn; she's beautiful and essential to the show, but I feel favorite label bestowed upon her happens by default. The episodes that center on her are usually the most sentimental ones and the ones so heavy-handed that they drag the ground. Still, I like Jaclyn and appreciate her commitment to staying with the show until ABC was done with it. Cheryl Ladd came aboard during Season 2, the first of the replacements, essentially replacing runaway star Farrah Fawcett. Cheryl was pretty, spunky, and is probably my favorite Angel of them all. She brings a breezy class and humor to the show, and her stand-alone episodes are usually the best quality-wise. She not only filled Farrah's shoes, but made the audience forget about her by finding her own place in the trio. Once Jackson left, Shelley Hack was brought on for Season 4. The producers cast her because they liked that she had been the Charlie perfume model. She had a nice look, and I felt she fit in nicely with Jaclyn and Cheryl once the producers decided to give her something more to do mid-season. But it was just too late by then. Season 4 suffered from too many solo Angel episodes and Shelley's chances at fitting in were sabotaged by a company just wanting another body in the trio. She was canned just when she was starting to click, even if the fandom wasn't on her side anyway. For the fifth and final season, Tanya Roberts replaced Shelley. Tanya was intended to bring a more streetwise appeal to the show, but she wasn't even a police academy graduate. Her character was a graduate from a modeling school, and got her police license on a trial basis or some sort of mess. Tanya is my least favorite of the batch, and Season 5 is easily the worst of the series. CHARLIE'S ANGELS is perhaps best-known today for its trend-setting premise, and for changing cast members more often than not. The changes weren't always successful, unfortunately, and that fact ultimately hurt the series' legacy and credibility. [/QUOTE]
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