{"id":8849,"date":"2012-10-15T21:27:26","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T19:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=8849"},"modified":"2012-10-15T21:27:26","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T19:27:26","slug":"beauty-and-the-beast-its-fun-stop-wishing-for-its-demise-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/beauty-and-the-beast-its-fun-stop-wishing-for-its-demise-already\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty and The Beast : It\u2019s Fun \u2013 Stop Wishing for Its Demise Already!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beauty and The Beast starring Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan. Image via onthedemo.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It probably sucks that most TV writers can only have a short time of relief and feeling of success when a single disappointment about the rating figures can send a lot of movie writers and bloggers predicting the lifespan of the show, and not being generous or optimistic about it at all.<\/p>\n

Sure, it is great to have sold a script, and then have your series picked up among so many others- but then you have to worry about keeping the interest level high, all the while knowing not all of your target audience will watch it when it airs on TV, that Nielsen doesn\u2019t reflect the actual popularity of your show, and that a lot of weird viewers will stop watching it just because the lead guy is too \u201chot\u201d, or the show resembles quite a few old ones…<\/p>\n

Yes, a lot of people already started predicting and\/or wishing the demise of Beauty and The Beast, but I\u2019m not one of them. Let\u2019s go over the plot, and then I\u2019ll share my reasons of why it might be worth a chance.<\/p>\n

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NYPD detective Catherine Chandler (Kristin Kreuk) still hasn\u2019t quite gotten over her mother\u2019s death 9 years ago- the two assailants would have killed her too, hadn\u2019t it not been for a mysterious \u201cbeast\u201d that saved her. Of course her version of events was attributed to trauma, and she believed it when they said it was probably just a wild animal.<\/p>\n

But a current case reveals clues about a dead doctor\/military guy named Vincent Keller and as she digs, she realizes that Vincent Keller is \u201cthe beast\u201d from that night-he tells her that he joined a military experiment without being fully aware of the consequences, had his DNA changed and gained the ability\/curse to turn into a furious and freakishly strong beast when he got an adrenaline rush.<\/p>\n

Even though he tries to get her to leave him alone for both their safety, she can\u2019t- she decides that they will both be helping out each other- and make him realize that he is anything but a monster.<\/p>\n

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So there you have it- a police procedural led by a young pretty female detective, protected by her \u00a0ally \u2013 some drama, action, mystery and romance.<\/p>\n

If you expected the wheel to be reinvented, this is not the show for you. If you don\u2019t like to see pretty people on TV, this is not for you- although I have to say they haven\u2019t gone half as overboard as The Vampire Diaries when it comes to casting attractive people. And you will have to live with the fact that the show is sci-fi, and not fantasy- as far as the beast is concerned.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re OK with the cast of attractive actors, the sci-fi element, the case-of-the-week and the upcoming romance, great. So am I.<\/p>\n

Now, people compared this to The Hulk. Scientist\/experiment gone wrong\/uncontrolled power\/life led in secret? I see their point.<\/p>\n

Some compared it to Moonlight, the short-lived vampire show starring Alex O\u2019Loughlin<\/a> \u2013 and I was too reminded of it.\u00a0 The-not-exactly-human helping solve crimes and protecting innocent people\/watching over the girl he saved years ago\/partnering up and falling in love with her\u2026Check, check, check all the way.<\/p>\n

But come on-as much as I loved Moonlight and was sad to see it go, Moonlight was hardly the first to use the vampire-seeks-redemption-while-falling-in-love-with-the-girl-he-is-watching-over concept. Hello, Angel of Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/a>, anyone? He is a good vampire, has watched over Buffy ever since she became a slayer at 16, helped save people, fell in love with her\u2026<\/p>\n

But hey, I am definitely not saying Angel\u2019s concept was original. It was cool and fun, but I\u2019m pretty sure someone somewhere did it-many times-before.<\/p>\n

So Beauty and the Beast is a fun show, with cliches I\u2019d not change. It\u2019d be a letdown if the Beast didn\u2019t have his human sides, or if he was exactly Fairy-Tale-like-all fury , all the time. It\u2019d sure suck without the emotional bond between its characters. Angel had Buffy, Mick had Beth (Moonlight) and hey, Vincent will have Catherine.<\/p>\n

Now, I won\u2019t be complaining a lot of if it is cancelled. I\u2019m still not over Awake<\/a>– now that show was emotionally gripping, extremely powerful and refreshing- and I still think cancelling it was a crime against creativity and good TV. I know it is all about ratings and revenues, but they give you more seasons, not necessarily good TV.<\/p>\n

But I will be enjoying this show as long as it remains fun and on the air. I can\u2019t promise not to mourn over Last Resort<\/a>, however, should it be cancelled.<\/p>\n

So sit back, and tune in if it\u2019s your kind of thing. If it isn\u2019t, good thing you have a gazillion alternatives.<\/p>\n

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