Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1987
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

7 | TV-PG | en | Drama

Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent, a mythic, noble man-beast, and Catherine, a savvy Assistant District Attorney in New York; and a secret Utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary. Through an empathetic bond, Vincent senses Catherine's emotions, and becomes her guardian.

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EP12  Legacies
Aug. 04,1990
Legacies

The son of a past cave-in victim wants revenge on Father. He tries to bury him alive.

EP11  The Reckoning
Jul. 28,1990
The Reckoning

Father recieves a letter from an old flame and goes above to see her. The woman's name was Jessica. Father even considers staying above permanently. Helpers are being killed by strangers.

EP10  In the Forests of the Night
Jul. 21,1990
In the Forests of the Night

Rolley is shot while trying to rob a liquor store. He then returns below. Vincent destroys Gabriel's drug house. Vincent entrusts Snow's ring to Diana.

EP9  Invictus
Jan. 24,1990
Invictus

Vincent breaks free and is barely in time when he burst through the door of the nursery where Gabriel is getting ready to suffocate the baby. Vincent attacks him and would probably have killed him if Diana had not burst in and told him to stop. To keep Gabriel away from Vincent and the baby Diana is forced to shoot him. Vincent then takes the baby and goes below. He names the child Jacob after Father. During the naming ceremony Catherine is shown behind Vincent as if she is his gaurdian angel.

EP8  Chimes at Midnight
Jan. 17,1990
Chimes at Midnight

Diana flees from Gabriel's goons. Vincent surrenders himself to Gabriel and is locked in a cage. To torment Vincent Gabriel begins to show him footage of when he was trying to find Catherine. When he thinks that Vincent has been tortured enough he changes it to films of Vincent's son. This is the first time that Vincent has ever seen his son.

EP7  A Time to Heal
Jan. 10,1990
A Time to Heal

Diana notices things in Catherine's apartment that have Vincent's name on them. She begins to realize that Vincent was her lover and probably the father of her child. She then decides to go to where Catherine is buried and wait for Vincent to do the same. One night it works. Vincent is sick and literally falls on top of Catherine's grave. Diana finds him and carries him back to her apartment where she nurses him back to health.

EP6  Beggar's Comet
Jan. 03,1990
Beggar's Comet

Elliot Birch betrays Vincent ... and dies?

EP5  Snow
Dec. 27,1989
Snow

Vincent begins to have nightmares about a bad snowstorm reaching the tunnels. No one wants to listen because the tunnels are too far below ground to be touched by the weather. Vincent continues to worry. Finally he figures out that Gabriel has sent a man to try and kill him. The man's name is Snow. This is what Vincent has seen. Vincent leads Snow into the catacombs to confuse him. Snow fires and with a lucky shot hits Vincent. But the wound is not fatal. Vincent eventually kills Snow. He removes the ring from Snow's finger. Gabriel has a matching ring. He carries his body back to the top of the building where Catherine was killed. As he stands there he holds both arms up in the air and screams the name of Gabriel into the night.

EP4  Nevermore
Dec. 20,1989
Nevermore

Elliott goes to Joe's apartment (#751) because Joe's on a leave of absence from work in order to stop him from investigating Catherine's death. Elliott gives Joe the address of the building where Catherine was killed (1900-6th Avneue, tower off of 53rd Street) and warns Joe not to trust Moreno, the current D.A., because Catherine was betrayed by someone working in the D.A.'s office and because Moreno put Joe on a leave of absence and insisted that Joe stop investigating Catherine's death. That night, Joe goes to Moreno's office and accosts him. He also throws the address out at Moreno and gets a reaction! Moreno meets Gabriel and tells him about Joe's accusations. Moreno tells Gabriel that he'll handle Joe and dispose of Elliott Burch himself. Private investigator Cleon Manning (working for Elliott) is killed by Gabriel's hitmen as a warning to back off the case. Elliott has his first meeting with Vincent at the abandoned carousel in Central Park. Diana goes to Catherine's apartment and finds the secret entrance to the 'threshold Below' in the sub-basement of the apartment building. Diana brings the withered rosebush from Catherine's apartment back to her own.

EP3  Walk Slowly
Dec. 13,1989
Walk Slowly

Vincent takes Catherine from the rooftop back to her apartment. He lays her on her bed. He stays with her until the morning just watching over her. The D.A. finally finds her body. They begin to investigate not only who killed her but also who brought her back to her apartment. Vincent begins the search for his son.

EP2  Though Lovers Be Lost (2)
Dec. 12,1989
Though Lovers Be Lost  (2)

As the child grows inside of Catherine, Vincent begins to have strange dreams. He doesn't know what they are at first, but eventually he figures out that they are related to Catherine. He begins to look for her again. Meanwhile Catherine goes into labor. She tries to hide it by not making any noise. Eventually her captors figure it out and tie her down in a chair to deliver the baby. Vincent has entered the building where she is. Now all he has to do is find her. Catherine gives birth to a little boy. She begs to see him as Vincent frantically searches for her. They refuse to let her see the baby. They take the child and escape after they have given her a shot of poison that will kill her. Just as the helicoptor takes off Vincent reaches the roof, but he is too late. He still hasn't found Catherine. Suddenly he turns as he hears her call out to him. He runs to her as she begins to fall. She tells him that there is a child. He seems surprised, but now he knows that he is a father. As sh

EP1  Though Lovers Be Lost (1)
Dec. 12,1989
Though Lovers Be Lost  (1)

Catherine finds out while visiting Joe in the hospital that she is pregnant. As she heads to her car in the parking garage she is kidnapped. Due to Vincent's recent illness he can not sense where she is. He knows nothing of the child that she carries. The kidnappers lock her in a cell. They want only the child. They think that if they take the baby they will get Vincent to emerge and that is exactly what they want. They continue to hold Catherine captive as Vincent frantically searches for her. It seems completely hopeless without his sense of her. Yet he vows to find her no matter the cost.

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7 | TV-PG | en | Drama , Crime | More Info
Released: 1987-09-25 | Released Producted By: Witt/Thomas Productions , Republic Pictures (II) Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.a0a9f714-a865-7ad7-3b6b-a707293c9e0e
Synopsis

Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent, a mythic, noble man-beast, and Catherine, a savvy Assistant District Attorney in New York; and a secret Utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary. Through an empathetic bond, Vincent senses Catherine's emotions, and becomes her guardian.

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Cast

Linda Hamilton , Ron Perlman , Roy Dotrice

Director

Ron Koslow

Producted By

Witt/Thomas Productions , Republic Pictures (II)

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adonis98-743-186503 The adventures and romance of a sensitive and cultured lion-man and a crusading assistant district attorney in Manhattan, New York City. Although it's nowhere near as good as the animation that was released on 1991 this 1987 TV Series starring Linda Hamilton (The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day) and Ron Perlman as Vincent (Hellboy). What i really loved about the show was how Vincent tried to help his people and even strangers that he just met and plus his relationship with Catherine was really good but the series does have flaws mostly with some episodes really just being not that great but overall go check it out and you might actually enjoy it.
SnoopyStyle Corporate lawyer Catherine Chandler (Linda Hamilton) works for her father's big law firm. She's mistakenly kidnapped and brutally slashed in the face. She's dumped in the park left for dead. Vincent (Ron Perlman) rescues her and treats her in the underground world. His 'father' Jacob Wells (Roy Dotrice) objects. She returns to the above world and joins the NYDA office. She becomes a trusted helper to the residents of the underground world and feels connected to Vincent. Joe Maxwell (Jay Acovone) is a deputy D.A.It's a new take on the old classic. Hamilton is a compelling heroine. She has enough femininity to be romantic but also enough power to fight. The show is a bit restricted in its structure. The central relationship has one mode and cannot be changed easily. I like in particular the Gothic nature of the show. It is melodramatic at times and the romanticism gets heavy. The balance between romanticism and action is not always easy. By the second season, the balance is off. Hamilton leaves after two seasons and the show loses its raison d'être.
cathvin87 Truly a great romance, these two people from very different worlds are soul mates. Catherine lost her mother at a young age & her wealthy father gave her every advantage, yet something's missing in her life. Vincent was found as a 'unique' infant & taken into the tunnels, a hidden underground community where they live & work together as a family. They accept & love Vincent as he is. When Catherine is mistaken for someone else, thugs cut her face, beat her & leave her for dead in Central Park. Vincent finds her & takes care of her Below where they form a psychic bond. After Catherine's surgery to remove her scars she leaves her father's corporate law firm for the District Attorney's office. She also takes self-defense classes so she'll never be so vulnerable again. Vincent senses whenever she's needs him through their bond & rescues her from danger. Their love grows, but sadly due to unforeseen cast re-arranging the writers gave what most fans considered a very unsatisfactory ending of third season. Speaking for myself, I would love to see a television movie with a younger cast in the same roles portray a different ending as many fans have written for themselves to resolve their feelings of discontent. ---(Not a Spoiler) Personally, I would never want Vincent to turn into a human prince. I would rather see more insight into his origins. That could be another movie unto itself.
Not War (NotWar) Beauty and the Beast is my favourite television series - it is a brilliant retelling of the love story between Beauty and her Beast, with interesting twists and a fantastic modern take on the story, bringing it to modern 1980s America.Ron Perlman stole the hearts of women everywhere with his portrayal of Vincent, and Linda Hamilton was brilliant playing his beauty Catherine, and together they created a bond between characters it is incredibly hard to create in a series, and many have failed to do so.I recommend this to anyone, male or female, and it truly is the ultimate love story.

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