JUST BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH ...

3 times a charm? Let's hope so for ABC's attempt to bring another adaption of the 1984 novel by John Updike, The Witches of Eastwick, to life on television with Eastwick, premiering Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009. Now, you probably recall the 1987 film featuring Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jack Nicholson. But, what you might not know (I didn't), that a television adaption had been attempted twice before. In 1992, NBC took a shot at it with The Witches of Eastwick. And in 2002, FOX tried their hand at it with Eastwick. Neither went beyond their respective pilots, even though they both had strong casts.

For some bizarre reasoning, the names of the characters are changed for this series. Has it been too long for folks to remember the novel or film? A sequel to the novel came out in 2008, The Widows of Eastwick. Are the characters re-invented altogether?? Screenwriters just looove to muck around with original works ... I still don't get why. Or ... and I like this one the best ... is this a way to break some curse to getting this adaptation on TV??? Only ratings will tell.