Beauty and the Beast - The Complete First Season
by Beth Hillshafer, Victor Lobl, Gabrielle Beaumont, Alan Cooke, Daniel Attias
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Actor: Cory Danziger, Jason Allen, Linda Hamilton, Ren Woods, Ron PerlmanDirector: Alan Cooke, Beth Hillshafer, Daniel Attias, Gabrielle Beaumont, Victor Lobl
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Box set, Color, Full Screen, Mono, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1066 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Reviews of Beauty and the Beast - The Complete First Season
DVD Review: Best TV Show Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this show 20 years ago and love having the complete series on DVD. I don't even regret buying all three seasons separately, because I wouldn't have had the patience to wait. But on 9/30/08 they are releasing a box set at a great price. Absolutely worth it. Even the shorted 3rd season has some redeeming features! DVD Review: I AM IN LOVE WITH A LION
Summary: 5 Stars
What can I say, He certainly captured my heart, this is a wonderful series, I wish they would make a follow up of the story which carried on from the last, would be interesting to see how it could develope, RON PERLMAN is just wonderful as VINCENT and that voice is to die for. recommend all 3 series, absolutely wonderful. from a fan in the UK.DVD Review: the upside of beastiality
Summary: 5 Stars
just starting to watch this gem for the first time via our local library . evidently vincent's father made sweet love to a large animal in the cat family . clearly we must work more diligently to accept inter-species love relationships . i wonder if hate legislation is currently either on the books or underway to protect this magnificent love from man's inhumanity to his fellow animals . charming and romantic in the extreme . brilliantly realized carnal adventure for the hole family .DVD Review: A romantic world of candlelight and poetry
Summary: 4 Stars
This was one of the first "grownup" TV shows I remember taking an interest in back when it came out (I was seven). At the time, I was entranced by the visuals, but the more adult elements (romance, intimacy, and urban problems of poverty and discrimination) were lost on me. However, as soon as I heard that Beauty and the Beast had been released to DVD, I rushed out to buy a copy, and the stories and lush visuals don't disappoint.
In the TV series, the role of Beauty is Catherine Chandler (Linda Hamilton), a corporate lawyer who is nearly killed in a case of mistaken identity. Brutally beaten and disfigured in a razor attack, she is discovered by the reclusive Vincent (Ron Perlman), part man, part beast who lives in the tunnels below New York City. Vincent and his adopted father (Roy Dotrice) nurse Catherine back to health. Once she returns to the World Above, as Vincent calls it, she is a changed woman and decides to work for the District Attorney's Office in order to help other survivors of violent crimes. Catherine and Vincent share a strong platonic bond, and although there is definite romantic chemistry between them, they are unable to act on it. Vincent reads Catherine wonderfully romantic, evocative classic love poems; these are also available on the Beauty & the Beast CD.
First and foremost, the show is carried by Ron Perlman, who makes the lion/man Vincent a deeply sensitive, poetic, and yes, romantic figure aware of his limitations in Catherine's world. Linda Hamilton as Catherine Chandler is beautiful both inside and out; deeply concerned for the welfare of others, she has chosen her job from altruism, not for money (her father is rich). Catherine becomes familiar with Vincent's world, where those who are different have found a safe haven under Vincent's wing, so to speak, including Mouse (David Greenlee) and Pascal (Armin Shimerman from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). Another notable name is Tony Jay as Paracelcus, a villain who threatens Vincent's world below.
The 22 first-season episodes range from mediocre ("Masques," with some of the worst Irish accents heard on screen), to captivating ("Fever," "An Impossible Silence," "Nor Iron Bars a Cage"). Given, the show's '80s values (especially production values) do date it quite a bit, but the interplay between characters (and the romantic tension between Catherine and her boss Joe) and Vincent's lush, mysterious world of damp tunnels tempered by candlelight carry the viewer's interest.
The film's transfer is grainy and blurry, with scratches particularly noticeable on the pilot. The overall video transfer is inconsistent, and that's a shame. Audio quality is decent. The lack of extras is deplorable, particularly given the show's fierce cult following. The packaging is both space-saving and well thought out, although it's hard to read the synopses when the discs are on top of them. Overall, fans of the series will want to snap this up. If you're looking to collect all three seasons, it might be better to hold out for the complete series set Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Series, which promises new extras.
DVD Review: Enter A Time When Love Was More Than An Act
Summary: 5 Stars
Epic fantasy, and romanticism on a grand scale were hallmarks of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and despite the fact that, in the first season at least, there was not so much as one 'real' kiss between the two phenomenal lead actors ( Linda Hamilton, and Ron Perlman ), the State of New York could have been lit up with the electricity generated by them.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was also blessed with wonderful supporting actors, excellent writing, great music, and second-to-none production values. I have yet to see a series, or indeed, many movies that explored the issue of love with more lyricism, or poignancy.
Description of Beauty and the Beast - The Complete First Season
The Beauty and the Beast TV show was a fantasy series about a man-beast (Vincent) and his love for a beautiful assistant district attorney (Catherine Chandler). Vincent lived in an underground world beneath New York City where his gruesome looks were less important to his peers than were his caring and benevolent personality. Together Vincent and Catherine had many adventures both above and below ground level and their love for each other continued to grow.System Requirements:Run Time: 1066 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating:?NR UPC:?097360382044 Manufacturer No:?038204"Once upon a time... in the city of New York." So begins this unique fantasy-crime series. Catherine (Emmy nominee Linda Hamilton, The Terminator) is an assistant DA who's attacked one night by strangers. When she wakes up, her face is covered in bandages. Someone named Vincent (Golden Globe winner Ron Perlman) has been taking care of her in his home beneath the subway. When she removes the dressing, she finds that he's a man-beast, but fear turns to trust when she becomes convinced he has her best interests at heart. As she states in the introduction, "We have a bond stronger than friendship or love." As the season unfolds, Vincent frequently comes to Catherine's assistance. As an empath, he knows instinctively when she's in trouble. When he needs help, Vincent turns to Father (Roy Dotrice), the doctor who raised him after he was abandoned at the hospital after he was born. His origins are unknown. Together, Catherine and Vincent are like the detectives of Remington Steele, except no one knows she's part of a team, since they're only able to meet in secret. Vincent's underground companions, however, get to know Catherine well. Just as Vincent comes to her aid as needed, she does the same for his community.
Although Beauty and the Beast has little in common with the Jean Cocteau film or Disney animated picture, the appeal is similar. Cynics may find these do-gooders sentimental, especially when Catherine utters lines like, "And although we cannot be together, we will never, ever be apart." But romantics made the CBS drama successful--at least until Hamilton left in the second year--and launched the Emmy-nominated Perlman into cult favorites like The City of Lost Children. Oscar winner Rick Baker (An American Werewolf in London) also deserves credit for his convincing make-up effects. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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