{"id":7893,"date":"2013-10-04T23:51:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T06:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=7893"},"modified":"2014-08-18T00:01:28","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T07:01:28","slug":"review-beautyandthebeast-s1-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2013\/10\/review-beautyandthebeast-s1-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: “Beauty and the Beast”: The First Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d: The First Season<\/strong> might not be the smoothest freshman season or anything, but there\u2019s enough there to keep watching starting with Kristin Kreuk who finally gets to headline a series after many years on \u201cSmallville\u201d playing second fiddle. Yeah, some of the storylines are a bit soapy and although I liked Kreuk, it does take some time taking her seriously as an NYPD detective.<\/p>\n

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“Beauty and the Beast”: The First Season<\/span>
\n(2012-13)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Fantasy, Drama
\nParamount | NR \u2013 923 min. \u2013 $49.99 | October 1, 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nDirected by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Sherri Cooper-Landsman and Jennifer Levin (developed by), Ron Koslow (created by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Kristin Kreuk, Jay Ryan, Nina Lisandrello, Austin Basis<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Pilot Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>6<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Portuguese, Spanish
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE SEASON<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Plot Outline: <\/strong>Catherine \u201cCat\u201d Chandler (KRISTIN KREUK) is a smart, no-nonsense homicide detective who is haunted by her own tragic past. When she was a teenager, Cat witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of two gunmen. Cat would have been killed too, but someone \u2013 or something \u2013 saved her. Nine years later, a case leads her to discover that Vincent Keller (JAY RYAN), a soldier killed in action during military service, is actually alive. As Cat gets to know him, she starts uncovering the mysteries surround her mother\u2019s murder and just who (and what) Vincent really is.<\/p>\n

Episodes:
\n<\/strong>1. Pilot
\n2. Proceed with Caution
\n3. All-In
\n4. Basic Instinct
\n5. Saturn Returns
\n6. Worth
\n7. Out of Control
\n8. Trapped
\n9. Bridesmaid Up
\n10. Seeing Red
\n11. On Thin Ice
\n12. Cold Turkey
\n13. Trust No One
\n14. Tough Love
\n15. Any Means Possible
\n16. Insatiable
\n17. Partners in Crime
\n18. Heart of Darkness
\n19. Playing with Fire
\n20. Anniversary
\n21. Date Night
\n22. Never Turn Back<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Based on the ads, production stills and even the DVD cover artwork, \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d<\/strong> didn\u2019t seem to be up my alley, a fantasy-horror series aimed more at \u2018tweens, the same ones clamoring for each and every Twilight<\/em> movie, with the same soap opera tropes seen on the CW. However, the actual product, while indeed seemingly aiming for an entirely demographic than I\u2019m in, was fairly entertaining and the two leads, Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan, provide good performances and give what could\u2019ve been generic characters some life and dimension.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 6-disc release comes in a standard DVD Keep Case which slides into a semi-glossy slip cover<\/strong> with matching front and back covers.<\/p>\n

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Disc 1:
\nEpisode Commentary<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Writer\/Executive Producers Sherri Cooper and Jennifer Levin on the \u2018Pilot\u2019 Episode.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scene (1:15)<\/strong><\/span> on the Pilot episode<\/p>\n

Disc 2:
\nDeleted Scenes (8:50)<\/span><\/strong> on \u2018Saturn Returns\u2019, \u2018Worth\u2019 and \u2018Trapped\u2019<\/p>\n

Disc 3:
\nDeleted Scenes (14:19)<\/span><\/strong> on \u2018Bridesmaid Up\u2019, \u2018Seeing Red\u2019, \u2018On Thin Ice\u2019 and \u2018Cold Turkey\u2019<\/p>\n

Disc 4:
\nDeleted Scenes (6:23)<\/span><\/strong> on \u2018Trust No One\u2019, \u2018Tough Love\u2019 and \u2018Any Means Possible\u2019<\/p>\n

Disc 5:
\nDeleted Scene (0:51)<\/span><\/strong> on \u2018Playing with Fire\u2019<\/p>\n

Disc 6:
\nSeason in Review: The Beginning (14:24)<\/span><\/strong> chronicles the origins of the series and coming up with a new twist to a classic story.<\/p>\n

Creating the Beast (10:36)<\/strong><\/span> shows the make-up for the Beast character.<\/p>\n

Dressing the Beauty (9:17)<\/strong><\/span> goes over the costumes for the different characters.<\/p>\n

Gag Reel (8:34)<\/strong><\/span> provides the usual on-set antics and line flubs.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (2:19)<\/strong><\/span> on \u2018Date Night\u2019<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d: The First Season<\/strong> comes to DVD from Paramount and shown with a 16×9 enhanced widescreen aspect ratio. The picture itself is clean and no major signs of artifacts and minimal pixilation, normal for a standard definition transfer. Darker scenes, for which there are than a few, also look pretty good.
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AUDIO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Each episode comes with a standard Dolby Digital 5.1 track showing off clear dialogue coming from the center channel and respectable depth for the various action-oriented scenes using the front and rear speakers.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d: The First Season<\/strong> might not be the smoothest freshman season or anything, but there\u2019s enough there to keep watching starting with Kristin Kreuk who finally gets to headline a series after many years on \u201cSmallville\u201d playing second fiddle. Yeah, some of the storylines are a bit soapy and although I liked Kreuk, it does take some time taking her seriously as an NYPD detective. However, I still enjoyed the series and hopefully subsequent seasons will expand the mythos.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>10\/04\/2013<\/p>\n

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