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Timeline
Ancient The Hollow is around

c. 4000 BC The whitelighter realm: The Elders, guardian angels for witches, come into existence around this time. (Charmed: “Sight Unseen”)

c. 3000 BC Avatars ruled over the entire world, but eventually the magical community started to revolt and created a very powerful potion with which to destroy them. The potion was created to be used against the Avatars thousands of years ago by the Ancient Egyptians. Zankou shows the Charmed Ones heiroglyphs which seem to indicate they are in fact Avatars of the egyptian god, Anubis.

c. 1500 BC the most powerful representatives from the sides of both good and evil took the responsibility of guarding The Hollow by composing an incantation to be recited together by good and evil. The spell was made to contain the essence in an enchanted box and kept it in the Ancient Burial Ground which exists in infinity, or outside space and time.

c. 1100 – 900 BC Greece: There are legends of god-like beings known as Titans; three of them try to achieve supreme power. There are also stories of the gods of Mount Olympus; the whitelighter Elders empower three mortals to fight the Titans, that form the basis of this. (Charmed: “Oh My Goddess, pt. 1”, Charmed Novel "Truth And Consequences")

The Arctic Circle: The Titans are buried here at this time, after being defeated and captured. (Charmed: “Oh My Goddess, pt. 1”)

Greece: The so-called Olympic gods become corrupted by their power, and the Elders... take care of the situation. They then vow never to do anything like this again. (Charmed: “Oh My Goddess, pt. 1”)

c.1000 BC The seer, an upper level demon who has served multiple Sources. She has been around for thousands of years and is immune to spells and charms.

For “Centuries” The Fairy Tale Fortress has been in existence in a secret place, hidden from all, even the Elders. It is guarded by the Keeper of Fairy Tales.

699 AD Jan 13 – Unknown location: A fear demon called Barbus causes terror in witches and feeds upon them, showing up every 1300 years on Friday 13th. (Charmed: “From Fear To Eternity”, “Sympathy For The Demon”)

Early 1100’s Europe: The Charmed Ones (Piper, Phoebe and Paige) and Leo Wyatt briefly travel back to the Middle Ages to stop the plans of Paige’s evil past life, the Enchantress. They then return to the future; the Paige Matthews and Phoebe Halliwell from 2003 are briefly there as well. (Charmed: “A Knight To Remember”, “Cat House”)

Prue: This poingnard is exquisite. 14th century. Italian. (She reads the words engraved on the blade.) "Nec prius absistit quoad protero prodigium." Prue: "I shall not rest until the demon is vanquished". Let me see what else I can find. Andy: It belonged to a priest.

Prue: The priest who was killed today, he belonged to a secret order pledged to stop Hecate. Piper: “Beware Hecate.” That’s what the Father Trask said. Then he tried to kill Jade. Prue: She’s a demon. She comes to earth every two hundred years. She has to find an innocent, put him under her spell, and marry him in a sanctified wedding. She needs Elliot to impregnate her. That way her child would look normal on the outside but internally and mentally, her child would be pure demon.

c.1500 The Source came to power. He had a tattooed face that was partially disfigured in the battle that brought him to power. He was responsible for incarcerating the powerful demon Zankou & The Tall Man. He is also responsible for banishing numerous beings from the underworld, such as: The vampires (for centuries), Kurzon. killed almost all wizards - centuries ago

The Seer once built the cage forged from unbreakable magic for the Tall Man Oral tradition tales of a giant whose body served as a portal to other dimensions. He swallowed everything. Because he was imprisoned by the Source in a magical cage centuries ago, nobody knows what this demon's name is. There's no known vanquish for him, the Source was so threatened he condemned the giant to spend eternity in a cage This Cage, which was forged from unbreakable magic, is located in the Source's dungeon. The cage will allow magic in but not out.

In the 16th century, Cryto traveled from dukedom to dukedom, praying on people's vanity, bestowing youth and and beauty in exchange for their souls.

1670 Oct 31 – Virginia: The three Halliwell sisters Prue, Piper and Phoebe arrive from the future, to save the Wicca named Charlotte Warren and her soon-to-be-born child Melinda from the hands of an evil witch – who wants to raise the unborn baby evil. Cole Turner/Belthazor is also there. (Charmed: “All Halliwell’s Eve”)

That night Melinda Warren is born as a human, and a good witch. The three Charmed Ones and Cole/Belthazor go home. (Charmed: “All Halliwell’s Eve”)

1692 Mar 1 – Salem, Massachusetts: The first witch Melinda Warren, great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother of the Charmed Ones, is killed; burned at the stake, at this time. Her last words are a prophecy; that the witches of her line will grow stronger, culminating in three sisters of unmatched power. Her daughter named Prudence survives to carry on the lineage. (Charmed Novel "The Power Of Three", Charmed: “The Witch Is Back”)

c. 1800 Stanley: The Aurora Borealis is a rare sight indeed, sir. Cronyn: It's much more than that. Two centuries ago when I became an apprentice, I devoted my life to sorcery and the black arts. And do you know why? Stanley: No, sir. Cronyn: In the hope that an ancient prophecy, which my mentor kept hidden, would one day come to pass.

Cronyn: This is Merrill, our highest ranking wizard and personal mentor. Kane, top advisor to the warlocks.

Merrill: Centuries ago, I unearthed a quatrain from the tomb of a wise apothecary. "When three planets burn as one over a sky of dancing light, and magic will rest for a holy day to welcome a twice blessed child." Paige: Those are the signs that we saw. The Aurora Borealis, the planetary alignment, the wiccan Sabbath.

Patty gave Victor a 17th century wedding band. It is made from two crystallite stones which the Egyptians believed protects against spells, curses, evil spirits. The two stones represents the duality of men and women.

Future The Avatars acknowledged that the war between good and evil will never end. They believed that good and evil are self-perpetuating. And with that, the battle raging since the dawn of time would only end when nothing was left, a neutral destruction, and the eternal void that would follow, which would explain why "The Hollow" was often referred to as the future and the ultimate power (Season 4, "Charmed and Dangerous"; Season 7, "Someone to Witch Over Me"). And thus, Utopia is their solution for what they see as a pointless, endless battle. Utopia, where good and evil is no longer exist and the battle is far behind everyone. "If there is good, there will always be evil." Avatars believe that everyone must come to "the truth" in their own time.

c. 4000 BC The Elders come into existance.

c. 3000 BC The Avatars ruled the entire world at this time, however the magical community disaproved of their rule and so, in Egypt, created a potion with which they would be able to vanquish the Avatars. They may have been avatars of the god Anubis.

c. 1500 BC The representatives of both Good and Evil invented an incantation with which they were able to guard the Hollow within an enchanted box in the Ancient Burial Ground outside time and space.

c. 1100 – 900 BC Three supernatural beings known as the Titans attempt to achieve divine power and take-over the world. The Elders are able to give god-like powers to mortal Greeks who successfully defeat the Titans and bury them in the Arctic Circle. The Elders then bring an end to the reign of the “Olympian” gods when they become consumed by their power.

c. 1500 AD The Source comes to power; his tattooed face is disfigured in the battle which brings him to power. During his reign, he incarcerated the demon Zankou, the “Tall Man” and banished the vampires.

Future
Basically, before Chris arrived from the future at the end of the fifth season finale ("Oh My Goddess!"), Paige was vanquished by the Titans and the power of three was broken.

[QUOTE][U][B][i]Oh My Goddess, Part 1[/i][/B] [/U] [b]Chris:[/b] Look, where I come from, history shows Paige didn't get turned into stone on this day... she died. And with her death the power of three died too, allowing Titans to rule and create a world you don't wanna see, trust me. I'm hear to alter history. To help you save the future. [/QUOTE]

Without the power of three, the sisters were unable to stop Gideon from kidnapping baby Wyatt, with the trauma slowly turning him evil.

[QUOTE][U][I][B]A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Part 2[/B][/I][/U]

[B]Chris:[/B] Well, what I don't understand is, if Gideon always viewed Wyatt as a threat, why did he turn him evil in [the alternate future]?

[B]Leo:[/B] I don't think he did intentionally. I think Gideon tried to kill Wyatt in your future…only just like in this time, he found out that Wyatt can protect himself. So, he probably had to get him away so he could figure out how to do it.

[B]Chris:[/B] You mean kidnap him.

[B]Leo:[/B] Imagine being taken away from us for weeks, maybe even months. Constantly fending off Gideon's attack.[/QUOTE]

Chris began to resent his father for spending so much time with everyone else but him. This was probably due to Leo's efforts in trying to prevent Wyatt from being evil.

[QUOTE][B][U][I]Spin City[/I][/U][/B]

[B]Chris: [/B][To Leo] You were never there for me. You were there for everybody else. For mum, Wyatt, half the world, but you were never there for me. You didn't have the time.[/QUOTE]

Wyatt (or possibly another demon or warlock) was then able to vanquish his parents and his aunt Phoebe when his younger brother, Chris, was 14 and Wyatt 15 or 16. Chris went onto to live with, and become extremely close to, his maternal grandfather, Victor Bennett. Unfortunately, Victor developes health problems due to smoking.

[QUOTE][B][I][U]Hyde School Reunion[/U][/I][/B]

[B]Victor:[/B] Why are you treating [Piper] like she doesn't exist?

[B]Chris:[/B] Because she doesn't exist in [the alternate] future, okay? She dies when I turn fourteen.

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[B]Victor:[/B] (to Chris) So we're close?

[B]Chris:[/B] Yeah. You're awesome, Grandpa [...] after [I]the event[/I] happened, we got really close.

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[Victor is smoking a cuban cigar]

[B]Chris:[/B] Uh, listen, about those things, you might wanna pick up a different habit. To avoid future problems if you know what I mean.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE][B][I][U]Chris-Crossed[/U][/I][/B]

[B]Tour Guide:[/B] Actually, the Charmed Ones were responsible for well over a thousand demon vanquishes before [B]they were finally vanquished themselves[/B]. Now, the time is twenty-five years ago. Imagine yourselves standing here on this floor when the Charmed Ones were reborn.

(A hologram showing the events of "Charmed Again, Part 1" appears.)[/QUOTE]

In approx. 2026, Chris becomes engaged to a woman named Bianca who happens to be a Pheonix - "a family of deadly assasin witches".

The manor, still owned by Wyatt, has been turned into a museum of witchcraft, which documents the lives of the Charmed Ones.

[QUOTE][B][I][U]Chris-Crossed[/U][/I][/B]

[b]Wyatt[/b]: I keep this museum in tact [...] to remind everyone the power from which I was born and that which I possess. [/QUOTE]

Eventually, Wyatt, the twice-blessed son (as foretold by an ancient prophecy; revealed in "The Day the Magic Died"), became strong enough to tap into the power of the Book of Shadows and Excalibur (as refered to in "Sword and the City" and "It's a Bad, Bad...World") in order to take over San Francisco with his army of demonic forces, causing evil magic to spread across the city.

[QUOTE][B][I][U]Chris-Crossed[/U][/I][/B]

[B]Chris:[/B] I didn't go back to betray you, Wyatt. I went back to save you.

[B]Wyatt: [/B]Save me? From what?

[B]Chris:[/B] From whatever evil it was that turned you.

[B]Wyatt:[/B] That's always been your problem, Chris. Stuck in the old good versus evil morass. I'm so past that. It's all about power, it's as simple as that.

[B]Chris: [/B]And whoever has the most power wins, is that it?[/QUOTE]

This future was foreseen by the Crone ("Baby's First Demon" and "Sense and Sense Ability") who witnessed the great power Wyatt would hold over the world.

[QUOTE][B][I][U]Baby's First Demon[/U][/I][/B]

[B]Crone:[/B] This child is powerful beyond your understanding. What I have foreseen, is not to be ignored.

[B]Demon:[/B] What? What did you see? What is he?

[B]Crone:[/B] He is our end. We'll have nothing more to do with this... being.[/QUOTE]

Luckily, however, Chris was able to escape being killed by his brother and travelled back in time ("Chris Crossed") so he could save Paige's life ("Oh My Goddess!"), thus keeping the power of three together in order to stop Gideon from turning Wyatt evil ("It's a Bad, Bad...World").

Therefore, Chris came back in time and so changed the events of the future including Wyatt turning evil and Piper dying when Chris was only 14.

Fandom
The Charmed fandom is a large international community drawn together by the cult television series Charmed. The fandom utilises several types of media, including websites, fan fiction, fan art, role playing games and podcasts. Charmed fan fiction, stories created by fans and set in the series' fictional universe, is extremely prominent online and is one of the largest television series based fan fiction topics on FanFiction.net with 10,160 pieces of individual fiction, and the website's second largest television series community of 109 members. The fandom mainly interacts online through internet forums, but are also able to gather at scholarly fan conventions and tours of the sets used on the series (especially that of the Halliwell manor).

Charmed fan base
Charmed has developed an extremely large fan base since its debut on The WB television network in October, 1998, and built-up a loyal core audience. According to executive producer Aaron Spelling, the network ordered the entire first season after only the first two episodes had aired, due to both extremely high ratings, including The WB's highest rated premier episode, and the large internet fan community which immediately sprung up. This fast demand for a series from any network was a first in Spelling's career. During the show's run, Charmed received a large cult following. Despite not gaining prominent mainstream critical attention, its cult fan base remained large and devoted, especially on the internet, where the term "Charmed" appeared in the top 10 searched-for list on TV Guide's official website for most of the show's run, as well as being the single most searched-for term on website TV Shows on DVD for four consecutive years.

Charmed Conjures Up McMahon for 150th Episode", ZAP2it, January 22, 2005

"The 'Charmed' Ones Reach 150!", ET Online, April 06, 2005 "The Women of Charmed". E! Entertainment Television Network. April 19, 2000 Mitovich, Matt Webb, "Charmed Hit's a (Final?) Milestone", TV Guide, January 20, 2006

Speaking of the fan base, lead actress Rose McGowan (Paige) revealed in an interview with Living TV that she was shocked at how large it was, spreading across the world to Europe and Asia and existing in large age demographics, from young children to older generations like a “middle aged cab driver” she met in New York City. Show runner Brad Kern explained the shows large fan base as forming two categories. The first is the devote fans who are well-versed in the Charmed universe and its mythology. The second is the less devote and more casual fans who are able to watch every “three or four episodes” and remain hooked. He also explained that in Kern claimed that Charmed is “this generation’s Bewitched”.

Charmed’s large fan base has also created high demand for merchandise centred on the show’s expanded universe. The novels, for instance, were produced in order to appeal to the large community, especially its young adults demographic. Moreover, high demand for the release of DVDs meant that, following the release of the first season, the selling figures where featured in the top 10 chart in several of Entertainment Weekly’s monthly issues and peaked highly on Amazon’s chart. When further DVD releases failed to achieve as much success, with notably drops in Amazon’s chart, Kern attributed this to Paramount’s refusal to add special features to the sets (until the final season’s release) and due to most fans already having video taped the episodes themselves.

Fan extras

Famous Charmed fans
One notable Charmed fan is Academy Award-winning director and actor Quentin Tarintino. According to Rose McGowan, Tarintino would watch episodes of the series and then phone her in order to learn more about the show’s mythology or about upcoming episodes. Brad Kern even considered Tartintino to direct the series finale, “Forever Charmed’’, but decided on giving the role to one of the show’s longest serving regular directors. Since watching Charmed, Tartinto wrote and directed the critically acclaimed Kill Bill films, about an empowered female central character. Additionally, he later cast McGowan in his Grindhouse movie Death Proof.