Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast is an American television 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 empathic bond, Vincent senses Catherine's emotions, and becomes her guardian. 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.

Beauty And The Beast: The First Season [DVD](1987) DVD
All 22 episodes from the debut season--including "Once Upon a Time in the City of New York," "No Way Down," "An Impossible Silence," "Everything Is Everything," and "A Happy Life"--have been collected in a six-disc set. 17 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. **22 episodes on 6 discs. 17 3/4 hrs.**


Beauty And The Beast: The Second Season [DVD](1988) DVD
All 22 episodes from the second season--including "Chamber Music," "A Fair and Perfect Night," "The Outsiders," "A Kingdom by the Sea," and "The Rest Is Silence"--have been collected in a six-disc set. 17 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. **22 episodes on 6 discs. 17 1/3 hrs.**


Beauty And The Beast: The Final Season [DVD](1989) DVD
All 11 episodes from the third and final season--including "Though Lovers Be Lost," "Walk Slowly," "Chimes at Midnight," "In the Forests of the Night," and "Legacies"--have been collected in a three-disc set. 9 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. **11 episodes on 3 discs. 9 hrs.**


Beauty And The Beast: The Complete Series DVD
All 55 episodes from the series are included in a 16-disc set. **55 episodes on 16 discs. 44 hrs.**