#Sabrina the teenage witch movie so different from show series#
#Sabrina the teenage witch movie so different from show tv#

#Sabrina the teenage witch movie so different from show tv#

Harvey is 'nerdy' in the film whereas in the TV series, he is more of a 'jock'.

Katie is more like a stereotypical cheerleader than Libby as she is blonde and slim, while Libby is dark-haired and curvy.

Michelle Beaudoin plays Marnie, Sabrina's unintelligent and unpopular friend, whereas in the first season of the TV show, her character (also Sabrina's best friend) is called Jenny and is quite clever.

#Sabrina the teenage witch movie so different from show series#

In the film, Katie takes the part as the antagonist, while in the series it is Libby.In the film, both her parents are witches, while in the TV show her father is a witch and her mother is mortal (non-witch).In the TV show, she uses her finger to cast spells, but in the film, she just needs the power of her mind.In the film, Sabrina lives in Riverdale (same as Archie Andrews in the comics) and in the TV show lives in Westbridge.

In the film, Sabrina's last name is Sawyer and not Spellman as in the TV show.Michelle Beaudoin as Marnie LittlefieldДifferences with the television series.Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Sawyer Spellman.The story ends happily with Sabrina and Harvey together at the dance. All the while, Harvey likes Sabrina and waits to see if she will have a change of heart and start to notice him. Sabrina has to use her magic to turn Katie into a poodle to stop her but later changes her back. Katie discovers Sabrina's secret and sets out to let everyone know what Sabrina is. Sabrina is able to use her magic to win a track competition and get Seth to ask her to the Spring Fling. Sabrina then develops a crush on Seth, the cutest boy in school who happens to be dating Katie La More, the school's ' queen bee aka mean girl.' Sabrina has to find a way to use her newly discovered magical power to get Seth to notice her, but at the same time not cast a love spell, which could backfire on her.ДЄfter Katie dumps Seth, he starts to notice Sabrina. On her 16th birthday, Sabrina discovers that she is a witch.

The movie centers around Sabrina Sawyer, who is sent to live with her eccentric aunts in Riverdale.

3 Differences with the television series.

This was the name originally used in the comics for the home of Archie and his group of friends.ДЄlthough set in the United States, just like the comics and said television series, the movie was shot entirely in British Columbia, Canada. Also of note is the fact that, unlike the comics, which were set in the fictional town of Greendale, and the eventual television series (located in an equally fictional town named Westbridge), the television film was said to take place in Riverdale.

The only two actors who would appear in both the film and television series would be Melissa Joan Hart, whose character possessed a different surname from her comic book and television counterpart, and Michelle Beaudoin, whose character was renamed for the television series. It served as a pilot for the Sabrina the Teenage Witch television series and premiered on Showtime on April 7, 1996. Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a 1996 American television film adaptation based on the comic book series of the same name from Archie Comics. Barney Cohen and Kathryn Wallack Productions