Once upon a time, there was a television series that featured three beautiful women as private detectives solving mysteries and preventing crimes It became a huge worldwide success and cultural phenomenon, spawning a multimedia franchise that would later include films and a rebooted series And they were each heavily criticized Author and television enthusiast GianLuca Di Rocco is hoping to take them away from all that with the publication of The Angel Factor: A Critical Appraisal of Charlie8217s Angels This book is the first on Charlie8217s Angels to review each episode and film of the entire American franchise, from its beginnings in 1976 up to its most recent film incarnation released in 2019 These comprehensive reviews focus on how well each installment refined and embodied the 8220Angel Factor8221 8211 those qualities that defined the Angels8217 characters and helped to make the concept of Charlie8217s Angels unique, warranted and successful Actively engaging with the criticisms and charges levelled at the original television series, Di Rocco endeavours to answer the longstanding question of whether Charlie8217s Angels was a vehicle for womens empowerment, or was primarily sexist Addressing the evolution of the Charlies Angels franchise over the decades, Di Rocco not only turns an analytical eye to its history but also looks ahead to explore its future possibilities, as the Angels spread their wings to embrace new generations