Source: Zap2It.com
Article By: Kate O’Hare
Date: May 9, 2003

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) – New Bat time. Same Bat channel.

After a brief stint on The WB’s ill-fated martial-arts drama “Black Sash,” 22-year-old Los Angeles native Drew Fuller has landed on another, more successful, WB show, the magical “Charmed.”

“Today, I’m in heaven,” he says, calling in from the “Charmed” set. “I go to heaven.”

Fuller makes his debut in the two-hour, fifth-season finale, “Oh My Goddess,” airing Sunday, May 11, at 8 p.m. ET., in which the ancient Titans are released from their prisons beneath Arctic ice and seek vengeance on their jailers, the oft-mentioned but seldom seen Elders.

The Greek gods nearly defeat good witches Phoebe and Paige Halliwell (Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan), but they are saved by Chris (Fuller), a mysterious Whitelighter from the future. In the “Charmed” universe, Whitelighters are departed souls who serve the Elders and act as the immortal guardians of good witches.

But in Chris’ case, he is not exactly all about sweetness and light.

“I take a look at my character,” he says, “and the first thing that comes to mind is Puck. I’m very mischievous. When I’m asked a question, I never am able to give a straight answer. I dance around the question and answer a completely different question.”

“So I start a little fire here, a little fire there — but in a sweet way, which is what makes me still likeable. You’re not going to hate my character.”

After Chris saves Charmed Ones Phoebe and Paige, Leo (Brian Krause), the Whitelighter husband of eldest sister Piper (Holly Marie Combs), decides to give the witches the power to defeat the Titans by transforming them into Greek goddesses.

But this silver lining has a definite cloud, as Leo accepts the call to become the new leader of the Elders, which means abandoning Piper and their baby son, Wyatt.

Beyond the finale, Fuller has signed on for at least two episodes next year. Despite his sadness at the cancellation of “Black Sash,” he says, “Shed no tears for anyone in regards to this. I have the best life.”

But that life is not without challenges. “The hardest thing about coming to ‘Charmed’ is the dialogue,” Fuller says. “It’s about warlocks and witches and saving the planet, and ‘This is what happened in the future on my world.’”

“You’re talking about things that are not everyday conversation, and you’ve got to make it sound very believable without taking yourself too seriously. That’s why the show is so successful, because the girls have such fun with it.”

And while he’s the youngest of a very small group of male characters on a female-dominated show, Fuller has no complaints. “I’m in the best position possible. I work with three amazingly beautiful women who are all really smart. Conversations are amazing.”

The scenery isn’t bad, either. “I’m sitting in this office right now,” Fuller says, “and there’s a picture of Alyssa dressed as this Egyptian mummy, goddess type of thing, staring at me. Then right next to her is Rose, dressed as a nymph. Then the third poster is Alyssa dressed as a mermaid.”

As the May sweeps continue in the fantasy-TV world, The WB’s “Angel” has already averted one apocalypse, UPN’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” faces yet another in its series finale on May 20, while “Charmed” tries to keep Greek gods from destroying the world.

“Of course,” Fuller says, “it’s the season finale. Everyone has to save the world. The world needs saving. Please, if I’ve said anything remotely true and honest today, it’s that the world needs saving.”