http://www.moviehole.net/201252213-exclusive-clints-got-story-deets-on -the-cwsbeauty-the-beast-series
I was hoping this ^ was a joke -I am unbelievably angry & disappointed with the description of the pilot! I admit my naivete in giving TPTB too much credit & I weep for the people who may watch this & associate it in any way with our beloved original B&B!
Well I just did it. Since I live in The Netherlands I just downloaded the first couple of episodes and watched them and guess what? I like it a lot.
Thing is, just don't compare it to the 1987 version.
When I first read about this Vincent drinking beers etc I was like 'wtf?' but since this Vincent doesn't look like a beast all the time he gets away with it.
I know some 1987 fans would have prefered a sequal or a reboot that would have stayed true to the original show, but if you ask me, that wouldn't have worked.
People wouldn't watch a show about a community living below the city of NY with a beast who's reading poetry to Catherine on her balcony.
The 1987 version will probably always be my fave tv show ever, but I find this one pretty entertaining as well. Love how this Catherine is a mix of Catherine and Diana and hope there will be an Elliot type of guy down the line as well.
I know my opinion is heavily influenced by my love for the original -But even as a stand-alone show it didn't impress me much -I've seen other pilot shows that drew me in & kept my attention far better -I've seen the pilot & the second ep -The stories were uninteresting, predictable & choppy -The dialogue is awful & the 'beasting out' was very disappointing -Ron Kolsow also produced 'Moonlight' which I loved, but I'm just not feeling any chemistry between these two main characters -I know sometimes pilots aren't very good b/c a show might not have found its feet yet -I will try to watch a couple more eps -But it will have to improve a great deal -While I understand a sequel wouldn't have worked (not w/how the series ended as written) & that poetry might not be well received, I still feel the reboot could've been much better written, cast & executed
shareTo be honost, the first 2 eps of the original BatB never really impressed me either.
Siege (the 3rd episode) was the first episode that really got me and from then on I was addicted! The pilot of the original was okay, nothing more and then we got Terrible Savior. Are there any BatB fans who really like that ep?
Yeah I actually like both, now that I've seen both. I like how in the CW version its sorta more like the CW's Nikita, with a little bit of a supernatural element mixed in.
The original version from the 1980s was so theatrical, in its own way, having been influenced by the original Broadway/West End versions of Phantom Of The Opera & Les Miserables which were running at the time, (that I'm surprised that it was the Disney version instead of the TV version that was turned into a musical), that probably the only show comparable to that now is ABC's (surprisingly well received) drama 'Once Upon A Time'.
Hey atomicseasoning,
I live in The Netherlands and have never seen Once Upon a Time, I believe it's not on television here, but I watched the S1 trailer and it looks promising. I'll download it and give it a try. Thanks for accidentally bringing this to my attention.
'Once Upon A Time' starts out a bit slow. I almost stopped watching it after a few episodes. I hung in there because I liked the actors, and I liked the flashback scenes from fairy tale land. It's worth sticking with it. I'm so glad I didn't give up on it. I hope the writers don't disappoint as the series continues. I wasted my time on 'Lost' and I don't want to do that ever again. (Hated how it ended up.)
Hi India_Ana, you really felt it started out slow? I loved it right from the first episode. This show is made with such love and it shows. I don't think I've ever loved a show this much since Beauty and the Beast. I'm already halfway season 1 and really have to bring myself to do other things besides watching this.
shareI watched if from week to week as it originally aired, so yes, it did seem to start out slow. Had I watched the eps back to back from the DVDs I might have felt differently.
That's like when I was watching Xena's season 4. Gabrielle's peacenik period seemed to drag on ... plus other episodes were repeated for a couple of weeks which didn't help. But watching those episodes back to back, I now like that time much better. It moves pretty quickly for me.