How Does ABCs New Series Eastwick Resemble The Movie Witches Of Eastwick?
‘Eastwick’ elements have their potential By Joanna Weiss, Globe Staff | September 23, 2009 Is it an accident that “Eastwick,’’ ABC’s new drama, starts off looking and sounding like a supernatural version of “Desperate Housewives’’? We get scenes of domestic bliss, a picturesque town green, and a wry voice-over suggesting that danger lurks beneath the surface. It’s delivered by somebody living, at least: the head of the historical society in a small New England town with witchcraft in its Colonial past. For TV purposes, witchcraft is defined as real hocus-pocus as opposed to a set of murderous false accusations, but no matter; this isn’t a tale of potions and spells but a story of women and power, a look at issues we still haven’t resolved since John Updike’s “The Witches of Eastwick’’ was published 25 years ago. And as a prime-time study of the ways women get what they want – and figure out what it is they want – “Eastwick’’ has more potential than, say, a show with Geena Davis as a pi
ABC’s new series Eastwick: Based on the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’? ABC premiered the new series Eastwick this evening. I have to admit, I was not impressed. It seemed to me as if Eastwick was just a remake of the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’, and we are suppose to watch each and every week in hopes of seeing something original. I don’t think so…I mean, come on. There is a blond, a red head and a brunette in ABC’s series Eastwick. Just as they have on the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’. One is easy, one is practical and one is a bookworm in ABC’s series Eastwick, just as in the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’. They each make a wish on ABC’s series Eastwick…just as they did on ‘Witches of Eastwick’. This wish seems to be coming true. The warlock learns of the wish that the ladies of Eastwick make. Just like in the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’. He goes in search of these women. Each lady of Eastwick realizes that they have a power, just as it happened in the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’. I co
ABC premiered the new series Eastwick this evening. I have to admit, I was not impressed. It seemed to me as if Eastwick was just a remake of the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’, and we are suppose to watch each and every week in hopes of seeing something original. There is a blond, a red head and a brunette in ABC’s series Eastwick. Just as they have on the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’. One is easy, one is practical and one is a bookworm in ABC’s series Eastwick, just as in the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’. They each make a wish on ABC’s series Eastwick…just as they did on ‘Witches of Eastwick’. This wish seems to be coming true. The warlock learns of the wish that the ladies of Eastwick make. Just like in the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’. He goes in search of these women. Each lady of Eastwick realizes that they have a power, just as it happened in the movie ‘Witches of Eastwick’.
