Eastwick

Yes, at times the story is predictable and some characters are cliché, but the show is straight-up fun to watch. There's plenty of "girls nights," embarrassing situations, fun flirtations and female empowerment. The writers have managed to developed interesting, likable leading female characters, each with their own quirks and unique perspectives.

The magic portrayed in each episode is subtle enough that it could possibly be seen as coincidence, which is a nice touch. My only qualm so far is that there aren't any well-developed and likable male leads. However, definitely give Eastwick a chance. At least watch the first few episodes, they are much better than the pilot. They just might get you hooked!!!!

Looks like it will be a cute, easy watching show that should appeal to a wide range of family viewers. No big, deep messages or morals, nor roll in the aisles comedy, but keeps you smiling the whole way through. The three women work well together, their very different personalities contrasting and complementing just like the very different powers that they possess. Jaime Ray Newman is totally believable as the "doormat" housewife, and mother of five (and the favorite character of our five kids). Lindsay Price and Rebecca Romijn also fit their roles perfectly as the scatterbrained journalist and the earthy artist. We will tune in to see how this "dynamic trio" will come together to confront the ideally cast demon Paul Gross, and the small-town small-minded community that they are about to be unleashed upon.

I'm not someone who tries new shows often this was a pleasant surprise. Sad it's gone.

"Eastwick" which is a spin off from the 1987 film "Witches of Eastwick" is actually a pretty good and quite interesting series. As it is based around a trio of witches who deal with their daily lives and work with the devil himself mister Van Horne. This series has pretty good chemistry among the characters it's trio of women Joanna(Lindsay Price "Lipstick Jungle" and "90210" alum)Roxie(the beautiful and attractive voluptuous Rebecca Romijn)and Kat(newcomer Jaime Ray Newman)all live and work in a beautiful New England town. They seem normal as they have children and date then all of a sudden Darryl Van Horne(Paul Gross) comes to town and the strange happenings and mystery enters their lives. They don't know what to make of him friend or foe. As with any tale involving witches this show has your typical magic of the women being able to see into the future, spell castings, and moving objects. And a real treat for viewers is how it's blended with sex appeal as so far many episodes has featured the witch gals in hot steamy love making scenes. And many times they look sexy as each have had scenes in sexy colored bras. Overall this series is a nice mixed bag of mystery and drama like sex appeal nothing great yet it's a watch to refresh the imagination.

The show is exactly what you'd expect if you're familiar with cable network TV dramas. It features the usual tropes and humor, with every character hiding some nasty secret. The casting isn't bad, and while the acting isn't award-worthy, it's not jarring either. Some of the over-the-top fawning or lovestruck dialogue can get tiresome-even cringey at times-but it fits the tone of The Witches of Eastwick and reflects the era in which the show was made.

I'm not usually one to watch shows like this, so the fact that it held my attention with its "small town with a secret charm" vibe says something. Unlike Charmed, the characters here take much longer to realize they have powers, and the show leans more into dealing with social issues-using magic incidentally rather than engaging in demon battles or cult-like power struggles.

Unfortunately, around episode 9 or 10, the show started to lose its footing. I'm not sure if the creators knew it was getting canceled, but everything suddenly went into overdrive and overwhelmed the story, stripping away the charm that had made it enjoyable. That's especially disappointing because Jerry O'Connell appears in episode 12, and I like him as an actor.

All in all, it's a cute little watch-nothing to write home about. It might be hard to find nowadays, but it shows potential for a similar future series. If you're looking for something in the same vein, Witches of East End is the closest match, though it takes a very different approach.

6 out of 10.