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09.12.
Beauty & The Beast
Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow’s updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent (Ron Perlman), a mythic, noble man-beast, and Catherine (Linda Hamilton), a savvy Assistant District Attorney in New York; and a secret Utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary. Through an empathetic bond, Vincent senses Catherine’s emotions, and becomes her guardian. The series follows the developing relationship between the characters and the division between New York and the hidden world beneath it. In a twist from the original tale, however, this “beast” does not transform into society’s idea of beauty after gaining the love of Catherine. Rather, Vincent’s inner beauty is allowed to remain the focus of who he is, and it is Catherine’s life that transforms from her relationship to Vincent. Vincent’s makeup was devised by veteran Hollywood makeup artist Rick Baker.
In the third season after the death of the character Catherine, Jo Anderson became the new female lead, playing Diana Bennett, a police woman investigating Catherine’s murder.
As the title indicates, the premise of the series is inspired by the fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast”; in particular, there is some connection to the Jean Cocteau French film of 1946, La Belle et la Bête.
In 2004 and 2007, Beauty and the Beast was ranked #14 and #17, respectively, on TV Guide’s Top Cult Shows Ever.
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Angelica Pickles
Amelleia “Angelica” Pickles is a character voiced by voice actress Cheryl Chase in the Nickelodeon shows Rugrats and All Grown Up! and is among one of the series’ original characters. She is a spoiled brat and the cousin of Tommy and Dil Pickles, and serves as the main antagonist of the series. In 2002 TV Guide declared Angelica Pickles ranked 7th in their list of “Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time”.
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The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man is an American television series about a former astronaut with bionic implants working for the OSI (which was variously referred to as the Office of Scientific Intelligence, the Office of Scientific Investigation or the Office of Strategic Intelligence). The show is based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin, and during pre-production, that was the proposed title of the series. It aired on the ABC network as a regular series from 1974 to 1978, following three television movies aired in 1973. The title role of Steve Austin was played by Lee Majors, who subsequently became a pop culture icon of the 1970s. A spin-off of the show was produced, The Bionic Woman, as well as several television movies featuring both eponymous characters. Click here to watch the intro »
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