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7 reviews for Beauty And The Beast (1987/ TV Series): The Complete 1st Season (Checkpoint)
john J. Hammersley Jr. –
The Complete First Season of Beauty and the Beast
The Complete First Season of Beauty and the Beast has arrived on DVD from Paramount Video. This 1987 fantasy/action/romance/drama series has been one of the most anticipated TV on DVD releases for many fans. The story takes place in current day (1980’s) New York City, where attorney Catherine Chandler (Linda Hamilton) lives a life that has become shallow and meaningless; but her life is about to change. On a dark and dreary night Catherine leaves her New York High Rise Office, only to be kidnapped, beaten, and left for dead in Central Park (oddly enough they did not seem to want anything from her?). Suddenly, Catherine is rescued by a mysterious stranger and taken below New York City to a hidden, elaborate, tunnel system below the City.Under the City, Catherine is nursed back to health by this mysterious savior. The mysterious man turns out to hold many secrets, having an extremely abnormal, lion-like appearance but a heart of a lion to match. This beast of a man is named Vincent (Ron Pearlman of Hellboy and Alien Resurrection) and quickly develops an emotional bond to the beautiful woman he rescued. Vincent’s adoptive father worries that Catherine may reveal the secrets of the tunnel that the underworld people have worked so hard to hide; but with a strong promise and deep emotion Catherine is allowed to go back to the surface. Once back on the surface Catherine turns her life around, and becomes a member of the New York D.A. Office as a trial lawyer and investigator.Throughout the First Season, a deeper connection develops between Catherine and Vincent that is emotional, as well as having an odd sexual tension. Vincent is often saving Catherine from danger and spending the nights with her on her apartment’s terrace. This action coupled with romantic tension is what gave the series such an epic appeal for audiences, and has not lost its luster. Season 1 of Beauty and the Beast is wonderful, and will hold the audiences interest until the end. This reviewer can not wait for Season 2, which is even better than Season 1.The episodes of the 1987-1988 Season 1 include:Once Upon a Time in New YorkTerrible SaviorSiegeNo Way DownMasquesBeast WithinNor Iron Bars a CageSong of OrpheusDark SpiritA Children’s StoryAn Impossible SilenceShades of GreyChina MoonThe AlchemistTemptationPromises of SomedayDown to a Sunless SeaFeverEverything Is EverythingTo Reign in HellOzymandiasA Happy LifeBeauty and the Beast- The First Season is a 6 disc 22 Episode set with amazing episodes, but whose features dissatisfy throughout in the areas of picture, sound, and extras. The 1.33 X 1 picture is presented in an unsettlingly bad Dolby Digital Full Screen that views like an analog VHS. The picture quality is highly distorted, with the colors also being badly off set having an orange twinge throughout. In the end, the picture is sadly disappointing for such a great series. The sound is presented in an inadequate Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono. The sound is highly compressed; giving it a stuffy quality as if a pillow is resting on the speakers, making it difficult to achieve the full experience. Beauty and the Beast is a wonderfully written series with great visuals that even remain strong after 20 years. Disappointingly, this Season One release holds no extras for fans to enjoy. With Ron Pearlman (Beast/Vincent) and Linda Hamilton (Beauty/Catherine) still doing work in the business, it would not have been hard to gain commentaries and interviews to raise this set to the next level.For fans that have been waiting years for this Season One release, don’t hesitate to buy. For newcomers to the series, this is a great time to jump on into the fantastic world of Beauty and the Beast. Where the technicals of this DVD set may dishearten many (including this reviewer), the greatness that each episode brings makes up for the less than adequate nature of the picture and sound.
Justice –
For anyone that still dreams, hopes and believes….
“Beauty and the Beast”….probably the most romantic and noble TV show ever made. To quote Vincent’s words “Love in its purest and deepest form can truly exist!”It doesn’t matter if you are a woman or a man, young or old. All that matters is to allow your heart and soul to embrace the story and its characters and really feel what teachings and life lessons it has to offer: Nobility, self sacrifice, respect, strength, friendship, family, adventure, risk, poetry, music, compassion, passion…a kind of passion that in our days, sadly enough, is only found in fairy tales but in reality is the kind of passion that takes a sea of strength and a continent of understanding.Pure and absolute Love that overcomes any difference, any misconception, any obstacle, any physical limit. Catherine and Vincent, Vincent and Catherine…Two people that met under the worst circumstances and between them grew a kind of feeling that we all, a time or two, wished we could find and mutually share with our loved one.Two people that completed one another, that helped each other grow and mature, discover and nurture the best in them. No matter where we come from or who we think we are or have become, there are always more possibilities and ways to be explored than anyone can imagine. All we have to do is open up and try…really and honestly open up and try!They are also surrounded from a cast of characters whose intervention and interaction with them, is critical to the development of their relationship and each one in their own right graciously fulfill their purpose and represent different points of view and walks of life that elevate Catherine and Vincent’s Love to the highest level.”Beauty and the Beast” is truly a sure map for all those who still believe in kindness, persistence, patience, who gladly offer and gratefully receive and never give up on the things you value and people you love the most in your life.This review is for all three seasons because I cannot separate them in my heart, mind and soul. It was almost twenty years ago when I first saw the show and I was a teenager then. Now, in my thirties, I feel like I got reunited with old friends. I see and observe things that I couldn’t understand when I was a kid…These warm, exciting and provoking characters who even though live and breathe in a magical urban fairy tale, provide through their struggles, joys, doubts, fears and finally their celebration of Love a message of hope…And like any wonderful, solid, timeless and meaningful fairy tale, it cannot be closer to the truth!! All you have to do is believe…Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;Though lovers be lost love shall not;And death shall have no dominion.Dylan Thomas
Julie Mcnally –
I bought these DVDs because I have loved this series since I first saw it on TV when I was 17 back in 1987. I had been a fan of the fabulous Ron Perlman since Quest for Fire but I truly fell in love with him when I saw him bring Vincent to life in this amazing series about a feisty assistant district attorney Catherine Chandler who is saved by a man/beast from a mystical world beneath the city of New York after hr face is slashed and she is left for dead after she is mistaken for someone else. This beautiful love story will warm your heart as Vincent and Catherine form an unbreakable bond as they fall in love. I am so glad I have this series to watch again as it brings back wonderful memories from when I used to watch it with my mum. Now that I have the DVDs I just can,t get enough of Vincent and that gorgeous sexy voice of his. I would recommend this series to any one I am so over the moon to have Vincent back in my life again to watch when ever I like.
konnte die DVD leider nicht abspielen und musste sie zurücksenden, warte eigentlich immer noch auf die rückerstattung auf mein KONTO,abziehen geht immer sehr schnell
Garo –
Das war einer der Serie, die ich immer gerne mir angeachaut hatte.Die Lieferung schnell und Erwartungen erfüllt. Danke
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john J. Hammersley Jr. –
The Complete First Season of Beauty and the Beast
The Complete First Season of Beauty and the Beast has arrived on DVD from Paramount Video. This 1987 fantasy/action/romance/drama series has been one of the most anticipated TV on DVD releases for many fans. The story takes place in current day (1980’s) New York City, where attorney Catherine Chandler (Linda Hamilton) lives a life that has become shallow and meaningless; but her life is about to change. On a dark and dreary night Catherine leaves her New York High Rise Office, only to be kidnapped, beaten, and left for dead in Central Park (oddly enough they did not seem to want anything from her?). Suddenly, Catherine is rescued by a mysterious stranger and taken below New York City to a hidden, elaborate, tunnel system below the City.Under the City, Catherine is nursed back to health by this mysterious savior. The mysterious man turns out to hold many secrets, having an extremely abnormal, lion-like appearance but a heart of a lion to match. This beast of a man is named Vincent (Ron Pearlman of Hellboy and Alien Resurrection) and quickly develops an emotional bond to the beautiful woman he rescued. Vincent’s adoptive father worries that Catherine may reveal the secrets of the tunnel that the underworld people have worked so hard to hide; but with a strong promise and deep emotion Catherine is allowed to go back to the surface. Once back on the surface Catherine turns her life around, and becomes a member of the New York D.A. Office as a trial lawyer and investigator.Throughout the First Season, a deeper connection develops between Catherine and Vincent that is emotional, as well as having an odd sexual tension. Vincent is often saving Catherine from danger and spending the nights with her on her apartment’s terrace. This action coupled with romantic tension is what gave the series such an epic appeal for audiences, and has not lost its luster. Season 1 of Beauty and the Beast is wonderful, and will hold the audiences interest until the end. This reviewer can not wait for Season 2, which is even better than Season 1.The episodes of the 1987-1988 Season 1 include:Once Upon a Time in New YorkTerrible SaviorSiegeNo Way DownMasquesBeast WithinNor Iron Bars a CageSong of OrpheusDark SpiritA Children’s StoryAn Impossible SilenceShades of GreyChina MoonThe AlchemistTemptationPromises of SomedayDown to a Sunless SeaFeverEverything Is EverythingTo Reign in HellOzymandiasA Happy LifeBeauty and the Beast- The First Season is a 6 disc 22 Episode set with amazing episodes, but whose features dissatisfy throughout in the areas of picture, sound, and extras. The 1.33 X 1 picture is presented in an unsettlingly bad Dolby Digital Full Screen that views like an analog VHS. The picture quality is highly distorted, with the colors also being badly off set having an orange twinge throughout. In the end, the picture is sadly disappointing for such a great series. The sound is presented in an inadequate Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono. The sound is highly compressed; giving it a stuffy quality as if a pillow is resting on the speakers, making it difficult to achieve the full experience. Beauty and the Beast is a wonderfully written series with great visuals that even remain strong after 20 years. Disappointingly, this Season One release holds no extras for fans to enjoy. With Ron Pearlman (Beast/Vincent) and Linda Hamilton (Beauty/Catherine) still doing work in the business, it would not have been hard to gain commentaries and interviews to raise this set to the next level.For fans that have been waiting years for this Season One release, don’t hesitate to buy. For newcomers to the series, this is a great time to jump on into the fantastic world of Beauty and the Beast. Where the technicals of this DVD set may dishearten many (including this reviewer), the greatness that each episode brings makes up for the less than adequate nature of the picture and sound.
Justice –
For anyone that still dreams, hopes and believes….
“Beauty and the Beast”….probably the most romantic and noble TV show ever made. To quote Vincent’s words “Love in its purest and deepest form can truly exist!”It doesn’t matter if you are a woman or a man, young or old. All that matters is to allow your heart and soul to embrace the story and its characters and really feel what teachings and life lessons it has to offer: Nobility, self sacrifice, respect, strength, friendship, family, adventure, risk, poetry, music, compassion, passion…a kind of passion that in our days, sadly enough, is only found in fairy tales but in reality is the kind of passion that takes a sea of strength and a continent of understanding.Pure and absolute Love that overcomes any difference, any misconception, any obstacle, any physical limit. Catherine and Vincent, Vincent and Catherine…Two people that met under the worst circumstances and between them grew a kind of feeling that we all, a time or two, wished we could find and mutually share with our loved one.Two people that completed one another, that helped each other grow and mature, discover and nurture the best in them. No matter where we come from or who we think we are or have become, there are always more possibilities and ways to be explored than anyone can imagine. All we have to do is open up and try…really and honestly open up and try!They are also surrounded from a cast of characters whose intervention and interaction with them, is critical to the development of their relationship and each one in their own right graciously fulfill their purpose and represent different points of view and walks of life that elevate Catherine and Vincent’s Love to the highest level.”Beauty and the Beast” is truly a sure map for all those who still believe in kindness, persistence, patience, who gladly offer and gratefully receive and never give up on the things you value and people you love the most in your life.This review is for all three seasons because I cannot separate them in my heart, mind and soul. It was almost twenty years ago when I first saw the show and I was a teenager then. Now, in my thirties, I feel like I got reunited with old friends. I see and observe things that I couldn’t understand when I was a kid…These warm, exciting and provoking characters who even though live and breathe in a magical urban fairy tale, provide through their struggles, joys, doubts, fears and finally their celebration of Love a message of hope…And like any wonderful, solid, timeless and meaningful fairy tale, it cannot be closer to the truth!! All you have to do is believe…Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;Though lovers be lost love shall not;And death shall have no dominion.Dylan Thomas
Julie Mcnally –
I bought these DVDs because I have loved this series since I first saw it on TV when I was 17 back in 1987. I had been a fan of the fabulous Ron Perlman since Quest for Fire but I truly fell in love with him when I saw him bring Vincent to life in this amazing series about a feisty assistant district attorney Catherine Chandler who is saved by a man/beast from a mystical world beneath the city of New York after hr face is slashed and she is left for dead after she is mistaken for someone else. This beautiful love story will warm your heart as Vincent and Catherine form an unbreakable bond as they fall in love. I am so glad I have this series to watch again as it brings back wonderful memories from when I used to watch it with my mum. Now that I have the DVDs I just can,t get enough of Vincent and that gorgeous sexy voice of his. I would recommend this series to any one I am so over the moon to have Vincent back in my life again to watch when ever I like.
aucun –
C’est une très belle série, passionnante, c’est beau de voir l’amour entre Vincent et Catherine,ainsi que la sagesse et les beaux messages que Vincent exprime à Catherine ainsi qu’à son père.
Costadau –
Cette série date de mon enfance (années 80) et je l’ai redécouverte par hasard il y a peu. je ne savais pas qu’elle était sortie en dvd.Que d’émotions en visionnant les 3 saisons !!! Du pur bonheur, de l’amour, romantisme, action, et un univers bien à part avec des décors et costumes somptueux concernant “le monde d’en bas”.Une richesse de culture faisant références à de nombreux auteurs classiques et une musique incomparable. Aux Etats Unis, cette série se classe parmi les 25 meilleures et elle a eu et a toujours un immense succès : prix du meilleur acteur et actrice, meilleur costume, maquillage (pour Vincent la “bête” etc etc. Les fans sont nombreux 20 ans après. Bref, un véritable coup de coeur et un grand grand classique.Bien que datant des années 80, cette série n’a pas pris une ride et on ne s’en lasse pas.J’ai pleuré comme une petite fille ! lol !L’histoire d’amour entre Catherine et Vincent et le lien puissant qui les unit est…..tout simplement merveilleux !La différence les entre “le monde d’en haut” de Catherine et celui “d’en bas” de Vincent est truffé de valeurs morales …bref…vous l’aurez compris ! Je suis conquise !A vos dvd !!
birgit ohlenbostel –
konnte die DVD leider nicht abspielen und musste sie zurücksenden, warte eigentlich immer noch auf die rückerstattung auf mein KONTO,abziehen geht immer sehr schnell
Garo –
Das war einer der Serie, die ich immer gerne mir angeachaut hatte.Die Lieferung schnell und Erwartungen erfüllt. Danke