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The premise was simple. Catherine Chandler (Linda Hamilton), a lawyer, is abducted, beaten, slashed and left to die in Central Park. She is then rescued by Vincent ([[Ron Perlman]]), a member of a secret community of outcasts living in tunnels under the city. The series then focused partly on the attraction between the two characters, and partly on the cases Catherine encountered in her new career. Said career being the role of Assistant District Attorney, facing crime drama situations.
The premise was simple. Catherine Chandler (Linda Hamilton), a lawyer, is abducted, beaten, slashed and left to die in Central Park. She is then rescued by Vincent ([[Ron Perlman]]), a member of a secret community of outcasts living in tunnels under the city. The series then focused partly on the attraction between the two characters, and partly on the cases Catherine encountered in her new career. Said career being the role of Assistant District Attorney, facing crime drama situations.


Many of the episodes were penned by none other than [[George RR Martin]], now famous for his ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series of novels.
Many of the episodes were penned by none other than [[George R. R. Martin]], now famous for his ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series of novels.


The CW has commissioned a reboot of the series with a more urban super-hero spin and Kristin Kreuk as Catherine, set to debut in the fall 2012 season.
The CW has commissioned a reboot of the series with a more urban super-hero spin and Kristin Kreuk as Catherine, set to debut in the fall 2012 season.
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* [[Beneath the Earth]]
* [[Beneath the Earth]]
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Vincent.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Vincent.
* [[Blind and The Beast]]: Catherine has her eyes covered with bandages when she first meets Vincent, and has fallen in love with him by the time her eyesight has been restored.
* [[Blind and the Beast]]: Catherine has her eyes covered with bandages when she first meets Vincent, and has fallen in love with him by the time her eyesight has been restored.
* [[Comet of Doom]]
* [[Comet of Doom]]
* [[Death By Childbirth]]:
* [[Death by Childbirth]]:
** Vincent's mother dies (still leaving it unexplained as to how the hell Vincent came to be.)
** Vincent's mother dies (still leaving it unexplained as to how the hell Vincent came to be.)
** Devin's mother, which keeps Father from acknowledging Devin as his son until he becomes an adult.
** Devin's mother, which keeps Father from acknowledging Devin as his son until he becomes an adult.
** Hell, even Catherine suffered this in the end. She didn't die directly afterwards but she never got to hold the kid and died in Vincent's arms (... I think.)
** Hell, even Catherine suffered this in the end. She didn't die directly afterwards but she never got to hold the kid and died in Vincent's arms (... I think.)
* [[For Halloween I Am Going As Myself]]: Vincent gets to wander around in the episode "Masquerades", and he and Catherine [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|almost kiss]] at dawn, until they are spotted by a jogger who comments, "Halloween was last night, man!"
* [[For Halloween I Am Going as Myself]]: Vincent gets to wander around in the episode "Masquerades", and he and Catherine [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|almost kiss]] at dawn, until they are spotted by a jogger who comments, "Halloween was last night, man!"
* [[Gold Fever]]
* [[Gold Fever]]
* [[Heartbroken Badass]]
* [[Heartbroken Badass]]
* [[Homage]]: Vincent's appearance resembles that of the Beast in [[Beauty and The Beast (Film)|Jean Cocteau's 1946 film version]] of the fairy tale.
* [[Homage]]: Vincent's appearance resembles that of the Beast in [[Beauty and the Beast (1946 film)|Jean Cocteau's 1946 film version]] of the fairy tale.
* [[The Load]]: Catherine, oh so Catherine. The woman's only purpose for existence is to get in trouble, thus forcing Vincent to risk all by rescuing her. But despite this....
* [[The Load]]: Catherine, oh so Catherine. The woman's only purpose for existence is to get in trouble, thus forcing Vincent to risk all by rescuing her. But despite this....
* [[Mindlink Mates]]
* [[Mindlink Mates]]

Revision as of 00:32, 9 April 2014

Beauty and the Beast is a 1980s CBS TV series, loosely inspired by the fairy tale of the same name but set in modern-day New York City. The series lasted from September, 1987 to August, 1990. A total of 56 episodes in three seasons.

The premise was simple. Catherine Chandler (Linda Hamilton), a lawyer, is abducted, beaten, slashed and left to die in Central Park. She is then rescued by Vincent (Ron Perlman), a member of a secret community of outcasts living in tunnels under the city. The series then focused partly on the attraction between the two characters, and partly on the cases Catherine encountered in her new career. Said career being the role of Assistant District Attorney, facing crime drama situations.

Many of the episodes were penned by none other than George R. R. Martin, now famous for his A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels.

The CW has commissioned a reboot of the series with a more urban super-hero spin and Kristin Kreuk as Catherine, set to debut in the fall 2012 season.

Tropes used in Beauty and the Beast (TV series) include:


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