 During hiatus between seasons two and three, producers discussed  possible storylines for season three. Executive Producer  Brad Kern (qv) wanted to bring in a season long love interest for  the Phoebe character who started out bad but becomes good. Fellow  Executive Producer and show creator Constance M. Burge (qv) was  against the idea as the character Piper already had a convoluted  season long relationship storyline and she wanted to focus back to  the sisterly dynamic of the show. After realizing that she wasnt  going to win the debate, Burge left the series and full production  reigns fell to Kern.