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Now that NBC has their grubby little paws on CBS' Murder, She Wrote, the Eye is getting into the reboot game as well with plans to revive Charmed.

Just a day after the Murder, She Wrote revival was revealed, Vulture reports on Friday (Oct. 25) that TV's No. 1 network is in the early stages of a remake of Aaron Spelling's witchy WB drama. Party of Five co-creator Chris Keyser and partner Sydney Sidner are co-writing the project.

Insiders are describing the planned project as a "re-imagining" of the original series starring Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs and Rose McGowan as a sisterhood of witches who uses their powers for good. CBS TV Studios, which owns the rights to the entirety of the Spelling library, will produce alongside the Tannenbaum Company. The network has simply ordered a script for a pilot, however; no commitment to filming anything has been made.

Charmed was one of the now-extinct WB Network's longest-running and most successful series, lasting eight seasons and 178 episodes. Though it went off the air in 2006, the show still repeats on TNT and WE and was found to be the second most binged show in 2012 on subscription video-on-demand services (Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime) by the NPD Group, pointing to a still-fervent fan base that makes a reboot seem sensible, business-wise.

For what it's worth, McGowan doesn't seem to be too thrilled by the prospective reboot. Shortly after news broke, she tweeted, "They really are running out of ideas in Hollywood," followed up by, "lame lame lame lamertons."

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Actress Rose McGowan has had a long and successful career on both the small screen and the silver screen, but her biggest and most challenging role now is finding a cure for pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that claimed the life of her father. Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is an often-terminal scarring of the lungs that obstructs the flow of oxygen to the brain and other vital organs. With no known cause and no cure, Rose is now an ambassador for the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF), and is raising worldwide awareness of the deadly disease.

The actress warmly stopped by the studio of CBS TV's The Doctors to give more information and to raise awareness of PF. The episode itself, aired on December 14, 2012, appearing a few pictures of Rose's past life with her dad who passed away because of the disease.

As CPF’s Ambassador and Chair of The Daughters of PF program, McGowan is helping generate wide public awareness about PF, which has thus far been little known to the broad U.S. public. In so doing, she intends to use her celebrity to shine a spotlight on PF, much as other prominent individuals have done for diseases such as AIDS, breast cancer, Parkinson’s, and others. 

“We are honored that Rose is stepping in front of this cause and speaking out and helping give patients and families a voice in fighting this horrible disease,” said Mishka Michon, CEO of the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis. “Because she has been directly affected by PF through her father’s illness and death, she has a unique perspective and personally understands the plight of patients and their families. Her efforts will contribute to forever changing the landscape for this little known killer and will also help find successful treatments and eventually a cure.” 

To learn more about the CPF and its Daughters of PF, visit Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis or their Facebook page.

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