CW take on "Beauty and the Beast"...

[emeraldknight47]

I read the article and watched the video clip from this reimagining of the classic "Beauty and the Beast" series with Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman and all I can say is----NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!



I mean, that show was classic, romantic, mysterious, atmospheric and even action-packed and it looks like the CW is just trying to "Twilight"ize it. I mean, MIB41 will be tickled s**tless that it's got Kristen Kreuk in it, but it just LOOKS terrible...

You can read about all the atrociousness over at AICN...

[batmanrocks]

If that guy is supposed to be the beast it's a joke, ok so he has a scar but still gimme a break, the original was a good shaow used to watch it with my folks

[MIB41]

But if anyone calls her "beast" I'll rip their lungs out... Yeah, I'll be checking her... eh... the show out.

[batmanrocks]

I would never call her a beast Kristin is a stunner!!

[JediJaida]

UGH!

I'd only watch it if one of the main actors is in full lion-esque makeup that takes four or five hours to put on.

Who says it has to be the guy?

Make a woman the beast in the series, with REAL self esteem issues due to her looks, where plastic surgery isn't an option, and she has led a life so isolated that it makes Vincent look like a prince of society.

Where the guy has to convince her that she isn't ugly, or a freak, and they have to find out how she got that way, as she was raised by foster parents in a teeny weeny mountain community that doesn't even have a mail route.

[Mikey]

I guess anybody that has a red magic marker scar is a beast

[Earth 2 Chris]

I don't dislike Kreuk, but man I grew to hate her Lana Lang. It wasn't her fault. She was hired as a principal character, but the show evolved beyond the original concept, yet they were obligated to give her the same amount of screen time. They couldn't turn her into the strong, supportive character Lois became due to the character's history, so instead she became a tumor on the show. Once they finally removed it, the show lost the last vestiges of it's early growing pains.

I don't get the "Beast" angle here. Reminds me of that "Beastly" movie that came out last year that tanked before we got ReMegos.

Chris

[The Toyroom]

I was so glad when Kreuk left "Smallville"...She's no Erica Durance!

[kingdom warrior]

This will Tank fast........

[bobws]

Wow, I finally disagree with Toyroom about something. I Liked Lana over Lois, but Lana was always the sacrifice to the mythos as the series progressed. Especially as she was never Clarks love in the comics, just another of the messes thgis show did to Superman history.