Post by BettyNewbie on Aug 17, 2016 21:52:51 GMT -5
I decided to watch a few clips of this show, as well as the entire first episode, on YouTube. It was an... um... interesting show.
For those who have never seen it (Or, like me, were too young to see it), here's the premise, via. Wikipedia:
Yeah, this definitely wasn't the Disney movie. Not by a long shot.
From what I saw, at least, this show was pretty much an early version of shows, books, & movies like Twilight, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, etc--the whole "monster & human woman fall in love"-type deal.
These kind of stories have never been my cup of tea, personally, but I did find it interesting how this show modernized the old fairy tale. Many versions of "Beauty & the Beast" went with the "traditional" historic French setting (like the Disney version), but this show, instead, opted to adapt the setting to 1980s New York, making it more "relatable" for the viewers, so to speak. It's not hard to see why this show gained a cult following...
For those who have never seen it (Or, like me, were too young to see it), here's the premise, via. Wikipedia:
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 (Ron Perlman), a mythic, noble man-beast, and his Catherine (Linda Hamilton), 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.[3] The series follows the developing relationship between the characters and the division between New York and the hidden world beneath it. In a twist from the original tale, however, this "beast" does not transform into society's idea of beauty after gaining the love of Catherine. Rather, Vincent's inner beauty is allowed to remain the focus of who he is, and it is Catherine's life which transforms from her relationship to Vincent.
Yeah, this definitely wasn't the Disney movie. Not by a long shot.
From what I saw, at least, this show was pretty much an early version of shows, books, & movies like Twilight, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, etc--the whole "monster & human woman fall in love"-type deal.
These kind of stories have never been my cup of tea, personally, but I did find it interesting how this show modernized the old fairy tale. Many versions of "Beauty & the Beast" went with the "traditional" historic French setting (like the Disney version), but this show, instead, opted to adapt the setting to 1980s New York, making it more "relatable" for the viewers, so to speak. It's not hard to see why this show gained a cult following...