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Description

Once upon a time is now and forever: Beauty and the Beast: The Third Season of the Emmy Award-winning, fan favorite show is more captivating than ever in this 3-disc collectible set. This unique fantasy-crime drama series features the adventures and romance between Vincent, a mythic, noble man-beast and Catherine, a savvy assistant DA in New York. These two share a strong, mystical bond that enables Vincent while in his underground lair to sense whenever Catherine is in danger in the World Above. In the powerful final season, Catherine, pregnant with Vincent¹s child, becomes a victim to a murderous drug-lord who steals her baby from her after she gives birth. Drawing strength from the everlasting love and unbreakable bond he and Catherine share, Vincent relentlessly pursues her killer, determined to bring him to justice and to rescue their child.

DVD Information

Binding: DVD
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Brand: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Original Release Date:
Actors:

• Linda Hamilton
• Ron Perlman
• Roy Dotrice
• Jay Acovone
• Edward Albert

Reviews

Don't Bother

by Victoria from Arlington, VA on 2008-10-01
If you've already purchased the show's three seasons separately, don't bother with the boxed set, as it's a complete waste of money. In addition to the strangely altered image of Vincent on the box, the "bonus" disc is insulting to long-time fans. "Newly Reconstructed Love Letters" is read by God-knows-who ... certainly not Ron Perlman. Ridiculous. If you bought the VHS tapes way back when, you already have the original love letters, which also appear on the bonus disc. Besides the love letters, the only other two features are episodic promos for some first season episodes - and "Vincent's Quest" - an interactive trivia game. No interviews, no deleted scenes, no behind-the-scenes footage ... nothing to warrant spending $70 if you've already purchased all three seasons individually. What a disappointment.

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What It Is Not, and What It Should Be

by Natalie W. Josef from on 2008-10-02
As a huge fan of the show, I am truly disappointed. I gave my DVD sets to another fan in anticipation of the full series set, but it just wasn't worth it. The interactive trivia feature is fun for about ten minutes. The questions were ultimately pretty easy and could have been written by some disinterested intern who just skimmed over episodes. It was kind of bumpy and not very engaging. The original love letters are nothing new, but I too was shocked when some strange man started reading the new love letters. I mean, what were they thinking? No fan of the show wants to hear some random guy reading Vincent's words. I immediately pressed Stop and have no interest in checking out the rest. The experience reached an all-new low when I started reading the love letters and noticed two typos in one letter. I am an editor and look for these things, but I am pretty sure any person with a brain knows that solace is spelled with an "a" and not solice, like they spelled it. And "breath" instead of "breathe"? Come on! Again, who put this together? It's obvious that Ron and Linda (or anybody close to the show) had nothing to do with this box set, which is disappointing. No love was put into this at all - the abominable picture of Vincent on the cover symbolizes all that is wrong with this box set. When I think of the features on other DVD sets, I feel ripped off and let down. Why can't we see deleted scenes, interviews, and other cool bonus features? The fans of this show are really connected to it - the mailing lists, conferences, fan fiction, etc. are still going strong twenty-one years later and this box set is just a slap in the face. If you don't have all the seasons, get this because it's cheaper than buying them separately. But if you already have the seasons, don't bother with this. It will only disappoint you.

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Positive Perspective on Beauty and the Beast The Boxed Set

by Karen L. Haws-Dearing from Sugar City, ID on 2008-12-03
I was completely captivated by the 1980s television series Beauty and the Beast which is a touching love story about a man and a woman from different worlds, set in New York City. Catherine Chandler (Beauty) is an attorney, who has grown up in privileged luxury, and Vincent (The Beast) is a man with terrifying feline facial features who lives in a forgotten world of tunnels and caves far below the city. Together, these 2 lovers deal with ancient moral issues which are still important today, handle personal crises in their relationship arising from the differences between their worlds, and fight crime and face dangerous perils in both worlds. This boxed set of 16 DVDs, containing all 3 seasons--a total of 55 episodes, are digitally remastered, and have restored this fabulous story to modern crystal clarity. The series is a wonderful study in how to develop a lasting relationship. The theme is, "Don't be selfish!" Don't demand that your partner be responsible for your happiness. Do make every effort to make him or her happy, even if you need to make sacrifices to do so. Don't think of your partner as a project which needs constant improvement. I know I am not the only person out there who is sick to death of "one night stands" and "casual sex" being passed off as genuine love and satisfying passion. Those are very poor counterfeits for the real thing, and this fabulous series portrays the real thing in rich romantic majesty. In this boxed set, Seasons 1 and 2 are identical to the already released individual seasons of the series. For those who are not familiar with them, Season 1 contains 6 disks with 22 episodes. Season 2 contains 6 disks with 22 episodes as well, but it also has the addition of wonderful commentaries by Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton. The difference is in the Season 3 set of disks. The individual Season 3 has only 3 disks with 11 episodes. In this boxed set there are 4 disks in the 3rd season set. The 4th disk of the 3rd season contains approximately 1 ½ hours of very nice extras for series addicts. There is an interactive section of "Vincent's Journey" through the tunnels to rescue Catherine requiring answers to questions from the series episodes to continue the journey. I have a very simple DVD player and was able to easily participate in that fun memory exercise. There is also a section containing 4 of Vincent's original love letters to Catherine in Vincent's voice and then 8 "Newly Reconstructed" letters from the series episodes. Finally, there are original promotional previews shown on network television in the late 1980s before the 1st airing of 13 episodes. My complaints with this set are few. I and many other fans HATE the Vincent artwork on the outer box! If you have never viewed the series before, please be assured, that is NOT VINCENT! Vincent's majestic feline features are completely lost in that poorly rendered profile image. I was happy to see that on the packaging inside, the original artwork from the 3 individual seasons was used on each cover. I was also disappointed that it was neither Ron Perlman's nor his "Vincent" voice that was used to record the newly reconstructed love letters. The only way they are better is due to the deletion of the script running across the same reused scenes from the series. Instead, the appropriate episode scenes are used for each letter without the distraction of the written script. The man who did the reading does have a sexy bass voice, but it isn't Vincent's voice. Still, this entire series always feeds my soul, so this boxed set is still a bargain and a great gift for those who ache for true romance. Because of my love of Beauty and the Beast, I wrote a 500 plus page sequel novel which was completed and published in May of 2008 entitled Love's Journey to Awakening--Beauty and the Beast--Happily Ever After. It was edited by Dr. Thayle K. Anderson, an English professor emeritus, from Murray State University. He is a trusted friend, and a colleague of my beloved late husband, Dr. Gary L. Haws, who was my "Vincent." My book has a very specific target audience, those who love this series starring Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton, and hate its premature demise with its tragic ending. My book fixes that. It doesn't change the ending. It begins where the series ends and changes the outcome, so it has an happy ending and perhaps a new beginning for more stories about these beloved characters. If that idea appeals to you, it is essential that you watch all 3 seasons before reading my book. Even if you saw them when they first aired 20-plus years ago, you really need to review and watch them again in order to fully understand and appreciate my book. I never get tired of watching them, and I hope that you will enjoy seeing these characters come back to life with a new story line. The questions from the series that my novel answers are: 1. Is Catherine Chandler (Beauty) really dead? 2. Where did Vincent (the Beast) really come from? 3. Can there be an happy ending to a modern day fairytale that starts out, "Once Upon a Time in the City of New York?" Buy this boxed set containing all three seasons of the series. Then visit my website, where you can download a free copy of my entire novel. My website link can be accessed at kandycain1587 "My World" on eBay, on my profile page here on Amazon under Karen L. Haws, or by using any Internet search engine under title or author. The time-line and characters are very precious to me, and I was very careful with them. I hope that you will enjoy reading my book as much as I enjoyed writing it. Karen Dearing (Laurel Cain Haws)

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by Randolph E. Hinners from Stevenson Ranch, California USA on 2008-09-28
As an aging, white, heteosexual, incurably romamtic male who has been watching TV since the late 1950s, I think BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was the best show ever - with a caveat of the first two seasons only. For all you "BEASTIES" out there, the logical cover would have been the painting at the end of WHEN THE BLUE BIRD SINGS from season two. (By the way - does anyone know where I can get a print of that painting?)If you folks remember when we could only get Season # 1 on VHS, some of them had Vincent's lost Love Letters to Catherine. I suspect they put those in. Despite being read by Ron Pearlman, they were tripe. The CD was wonderful.

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MUTIPLE DEFECTIVE DISCS IN THIS SET !

by Lyle J. Glidden from Vermont on 2009-03-18
I am going on my third boxed set of Beauty and The Beast The Complete Series ! Each set has multiple discs which are seriously defective ! The picture breaks up into digital pixels and slows the DVD player to a near stop, losing the audio in the process ! When you try to fast forward the disc completely locks the player ! Apparently, there is a huge quality control issue with this series ! If I could get a perfect copy of the series...I'd give the set a 5 star rating ! The series is even more magical on disc without commercials ...I'm so glad it is finally available...Now if I can only get a set of 16 perfect DVDs !!!

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