Comparison: Charmed (1998) vs. Mystery Sisters

This page highlights the differences between the TV series Charmed (1998-2006) and the novel series Mystery Sisters.
==Similarities==
*Both series are about three sisters.
**The Halliwell sisters are witches.
**The Carver sisters are crime-solving sleuths.
*Both series take place in California.
==Differences==
Charmed 	Mystery Sisters
The Halliwell sisters are witches. 	The Carver sisters are crime-solving sleuths.
Each of the sisters have normal jobs. Prue originally worked at Buckland Auction House; Piper is a chef, but owned P3 nightclub; Phoebe attended college before working as a advice columnist.	The Carver sisters work in law enforcement. Melanie is a criminal defense attorney; Jenna is a homicide detective for the Grandsboro Police Department; Brandi is a crime desk reporter for the Grandsboro Gazette.
Each of the sisters have died numerous times. 	Each of the sisters survived being shot.
This was a supernatural series. 	This was a mystery/crime series.
Their grandmother raised them after their mother died. 	Their mother took care of them after their father died.
The series took place in San Francisco, California. 	The series took place in Grandboro, California.
Charmed creator Constance M. Burge based the Charmed sisters on herself and her own sisters.
She based Prue on her sister, Laura; Piper on her sister, Edie, and Phoebe on herself. 	Mystery Sisters creator and writer - based the Carver sisters on her mother and aunts.
She based Melanie on her aunt Gloria and herself; Jenna on her mother; and Brandi on her aunt B.B.