^Yes, and in that article he acknowledges how the network showed favoritism towards Buffy, which he notices was seen as sophisticated yet wondered why Charmed was neglected - all while admitting that he truly believed Wyatt was a good story line despite the WB advising against it
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Originally posted by Josh
Well the Phoebe / Cole in the Underworld thing was originally supposed to start at the beginning of Season 4 (before Shannen got fired) and it was supposed to last until the 100th episode "Centennial Charmed' when Cole got vanquished. But Shannen got fired and they had to re-write the first half of Season 4
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Charmed and Dangerous should have been the season finale of season 4, with Phoebe/Cole taking place from season 5/mid season 5. Brad Kern's desire to have Piper/Leo get pregnant despite the network's disapproval was a huge misstep. It's funny how he traded a good in-depth story line that could have wrapped up Phoebe's pull to the dark side, something that was present since season 1, with baby shenanigans with elves, gnomes, and leprechauns