Beauty and the Beast
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:52 pm
This new thread may last only a brief time as it concerns a series of some time ago.
The Original series featured Ron Perlman as Vincent and Linda Hamilton as Catherine.
Two characters who could easily fall in to the "Star crossed lovers" category (ala Trip and t'Pol)
I always thought that Vincent was a very original and interesting character.
since this series happened some time ago my memory will be a bit murky on it.
I was never sure if Vincent was from a different species or if he was half Human an dhalf Lion or what.
At the start of the series it seemed to be a "will they or won't they" and in a while it became a "When they will" series.
I always believed the writing to be very good for the series. As opposed to some of the stuff that passes for writing these days.
I was so disappointed when Linda Hamilton decided to leave the series. Her departure gutted the series.
A new female was brought on board as Vincent's Love interest but she didn't seem to work out.
The continuation of the series had a bad guy who kept Catherine alive long enough for her to deliver her baby (Vincent being the father) and then he let her die. After that the series concerned Vincents efforts to get his son from the bad guy. Unfortunately it was not enough.
Vincent and Catherine were the heart and soul of the series and when that was torn apart the series could not last.
I am not sure how this remake is going to pan out. will it be a completely new series with a different thrust or will it repeat the original series in toto?
SB
The Original series featured Ron Perlman as Vincent and Linda Hamilton as Catherine.
Two characters who could easily fall in to the "Star crossed lovers" category (ala Trip and t'Pol)
I always thought that Vincent was a very original and interesting character.
since this series happened some time ago my memory will be a bit murky on it.
I was never sure if Vincent was from a different species or if he was half Human an dhalf Lion or what.
At the start of the series it seemed to be a "will they or won't they" and in a while it became a "When they will" series.
I always believed the writing to be very good for the series. As opposed to some of the stuff that passes for writing these days.
I was so disappointed when Linda Hamilton decided to leave the series. Her departure gutted the series.
A new female was brought on board as Vincent's Love interest but she didn't seem to work out.
The continuation of the series had a bad guy who kept Catherine alive long enough for her to deliver her baby (Vincent being the father) and then he let her die. After that the series concerned Vincents efforts to get his son from the bad guy. Unfortunately it was not enough.
Vincent and Catherine were the heart and soul of the series and when that was torn apart the series could not last.
I am not sure how this remake is going to pan out. will it be a completely new series with a different thrust or will it repeat the original series in toto?
SB