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Beauty and the Beast - The Complete Series | 
 enlarge | Directors: Alan Cooke, Bethany Rooney, Bruce Malmuth, Christopher Leitch, Daniel Attias
Actors: Ren Woods, Jason Allen, Cory Danziger, David Greenlee, Ritch Brinkley
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 1278
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 16
Running Time: 2654 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 3.1
MPN: PARD137764D
UPC: 097361377643
EAN: 0097361377643
ASIN: B001AZIRZO
Release Date: September 30, 2008
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 09/30/2008
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 Positive Perspective on Beauty and the Beast The Boxed Set December 3, 2008
Karen L. Haws (Murray, KY)
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 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 almost 20 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 timeline 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. Laurel Cain Haws
Suzie's review December 1, 2008
S. V. Norman
I loved this series when it was out on tv. I just started watching it again and I am finding it to be just as romantic as I remembered. Unfortunately, I am also finding the story line to be somewhat repetitive.
Super trip down Memory Lane. November 18, 2008
Linda Michael (New Mexico, USA)
Beauty and the Beast - The Complete Series Wonderful! I didn't even know this was available.
Beauty and the Beast - The Complete Series November 17, 2008
A very tiny stockholder (Morehead City, NC - USA)
This series was my all time favorite... I was so sad to see it end.
Seeing it propped up in my bookcase waiting to relive each adventure in order is a treat I'm planning to fit into my schedule with great pleasure. My daughter and I are going to incorporate it into our weekly visit, since she is also a fan and I'm sure it will be even more outstanding the second time around
Thank you for making this order possible since my local store did not carry it.
A very tiny stockholder.
 B&B complete set November 16, 2008
D. Jedynak (chicago)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's a travesty that the boxed set features such poorly done artwork, Vincent looks totally unrecognizable and why buy this set at all when the Love Letters aren't authentic? And finally, why can't we see the outtakes or other production scenes? It would have been well worth the money. DUH. Leave it to a bunch of money grubbing distribution companies just out to make a buck.
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