I wonder why Greendale resident cat Salem Saberhagen doesn’t speak on Netflix Chilling Adventures of Sabrina?
Kiernan Shipka explains.
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“I know the original Salem (from Sabrina the Teenage Witch) is like a meme because it’s so sassy and fun, but I think it’s probably its own iconic thing,” the actress said. THIS.. “It’s cool that we’re doing something a little more unusual because I don’t think you can compare to that at all, so I was happy.”
“It seemed very appropriate for the show too: it was a little more subtle, but still in a way,” she added. “It felt like the right balance. I mean, all three (the cats playing Salem) are stars: Shaq And Boomer And Edward. They are always on. They are scene stealers! “They will upstage you.”
“I’m pretty allergic to cats,” she shared with a laugh.
Another difference: in the original versions Sabrina the Teenage WitchSalem was once a sorcerer who, as punishment from the council of witches of the magical kingdom, was turned into a cat. However, in the new version, Salem Sabrina“familiar”, aka one of the “goblins who took the form of animals to better serve their witch masters”, according to Aunt Zelda in the pilot episode.