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Beauty and the Beast,
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This review is from: Beauty and the Beast: Season 2 (DVD)
My wife watched this series when it was a weekly event,several years ago.I don't think she missed one episode, so for this past Christmas I ordered three seasons, and she and our two granddaughters are enjoying the episodes,just as much as the first time she watched them. Highly recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Still a beautifully written and acted series. Impressive after 20 years!,
This review is from: Beauty and the Beast: Season 2 (DVD)
When I was 14 years old I babysat the Cardinals - a family just out of town with piles of kids. One weekend, after they'd all gone to bed, I turned on the television just as this new show was about to start. A haunting stringed song began as the title appeared: Beauty and the Beast. I was instantly transported into the world of Vincent and Father and Catherine, New York and the secrets buried underneath it. I fell in love with it completely and never missed an episode from that point until the show's end. It was beautifully shot and written, such delicious fantasy. I wanted to be Catherine, and I wanted to be in love with Vincent.Twenty years later a local alternative video store in my city was closing so I went down one evening to wander its isles and see if there was something I wanted to buy from them. I turned around the corner of the third isle and there it was: Beauty and the Beast, Season One. I had all but forgotten it, but in an instant I felt 14 again. I bought it then and there and indulged in it all weekend. Sure, it had all the trappings of its era, like terribly Brooke Shields-brushed eyebrows and huge shoulder pads, but the writing and concept were still quite respectably strong. Next thing I knew, I was here on Amazon buying up the other two seasons. Hooked again, and loving it. If you've ever wanted to indulge in that feeling of being a teenager again, with all the idealism and innocence and first grapplings with the complexities of life and the sweetness of fantasy, this show can be your doorway. Enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Even better than the first season!,
By A. Gammill - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beauty and the Beast: Season 2 (DVD)
Beauty & The Beast's second season had a rough start, owing to the writer's guild strike in the fall of 1988. But out of adversity often come great things, and greatness is in abundance during this beloved series' sophomore year.I don't want to give away too many plot points, for those who haven't seen (or maybe have forgotten) the events of the series. But to be fair to those who'd rather be surprised....MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD. It's safe to say that the love between Catherine and Vincent grows stronger, even as they brave seemingly insurmountable obstacles to their relationship. Returning guest stars from season one include Linda Hamilton's then-husband Bruce Abbott as Devin; Edward Albert as the ambitious yet tragic Elliot Burch; Terrylene as the deaf-mute Laura; and the wonderful Tony Jay as Vincent's chief nemesis, Paracelsus. And the many returning Tunnel characters get a chance to shine in the impressive "Dead of Winter," and in "Labyrinths," in which we learn the reasons many of them now reside beneath the streets of New York City. I will begrudgingly acknowledge there were a couple of sub-standard episodes. These include the somewhat Vincent-less "Trial," in which Catherine prosecutes a man accused of killing his son; and the excessively violent "The Hollow Men." But these are but two blemishes in an otherwise excellent season of television. On the plus side, the aforementioned "Dead of Winter" is only one of three episodes that with a Christmas theme. "Remember Love" is the B & B version of "It's a Wonderful Life"; "God Bless the Child" offers a message of hope, even as an unforeseen obstacle threatens Vincent & Catherine's relastionship. And t.v. just doesn't get any better than the season closing trilogy, which elevate this gentle romantic fantasy to near-operatic proportions. And in the best tradition of cliffhanging season-enders, leave you dying to know what comes next. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Beauty & The Beast. I hope everyone who has enjoyed this unique show will continue to support its release on DVD. We still have one more season--albeit a shortened and somewhat controvesial one--to go! 58 of 59 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A True Work of Art,
By Edward Waters - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Beauty and the Beast: Season 2 (DVD)
Although long rumoured to have had only women devotees, in fact BEAUTY AND THE BEAST remains to this day my own favourite American television serial as well. It debuted in 1987, during perhaps the most EXTERNALLY oppressive period in my wife's and my entire marriage. Feeling alienated from so much around us, we drew deeper into our already close relationship and spent countless hours together reading aloud, listening to good music, and drinking MANY pots of tea. So this programme about a couple estranged from the 'normal' world -- whose love, nigh-mystical understanding of one another, and taste for simple joys were so like our own -- was deeply encouraging. Then too, its many literary allusions actually advanced our own interest in classic literature. I credit the scripts with our appreciation of everything from Shakespeare's 29th sonnet to Rilke's LETTERS TO A YOUNG POET to THE VELVETEEN RABBIT.Of course, the show was not flawless. Its earliest episodes suffered from excessive Beast-to-the-rescue plotlines; and after Linda Hamilton's departure, the truncated third and final season was seriously marred by a misguided decision to escalate action and violence, presumably in hope of better ratings. The serial's middle run was by far its best, focusing on Vincent and Catherine's deeply-romantic yet functionally-platonic relationship, the intriguing history of the tunnel community, and the mysterious wonders and perils of the vast realms even further Below. Yet, whatever its strengths and weaknesses, that the programme came to be at all was a blessing beyond hope in a medium so often glutted with mere ugliness and inanity. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was that rarest of television phenomena: A true work of art. 27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Of romance, adventure and love eternal,
By Z Hayes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beauty and the Beast: Season 2 (DVD)
This is one of the best TV series ever! It has all the ingredients that make a classic - well-plotted storylines, a cast of interesting characters, and above all, an otherworldly romance between the gentle, noble Vincent, and the luminously beautiful Catherine. In each scene where they come together, you cannot help but be mesmerised by the tremendous depth of emotion and feeling that is seen on their faces, their body language, and their dialogue. These two share an on-screen chemistry that is quite rare even till today. Linda Hamilton plays her role with a measure of beauty, courage and conviction that is utterly convincing. Ron Perlman's Vincent is the gentle beast, who is kind and loving to his friends and the needy and brutally vicious to the scum of society. His love for Catherine is so poetic, yet even when these two yearning souls are exchanging romantic dialogue or reading from books under the moonlight, they appear convincing and their love for each other rings true. I know I'm gushing here but it is this compelling love story that makes the show what it is, and although each episode has its share of thrills, it is Vincent's & Catherine's unerring love for each other that compels us to view the show. I can't wait for the DVD release.
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