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ABC and the CW order 'Beauty and the Beast' pilots
ABC has ordered a pilot based on the story of Beauty and the Beast … a week after The CW ordered a pilot based on Beauty and the Beast. How many Beasts can you handle?
The CW version is loosely based on the 1987 CBS TV show that starred Linda Hamilton. While the ABC version is from Jonathan Steinberg (Human Target, Jericho) and is described as “a fantastical re-imagining of the classic fairy tale set in a mythical, dangerous world wherein a beautiful and tough Princess discovers an unlikely connection with a mysterious beast.” OK, so that logline told you nothing.
The project is on brand for both networks, too. ABC has Once Upon a Time and is owned by Disney — so there’s no telling them to back off a fairy tale. The CW has Vampire Diaries and Secret Circle, which certainly fit this genre.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/01/24/beauty-and-the-beast-abc/
The CW version is loosely based on the 1987 CBS TV show that starred Linda Hamilton. While the ABC version is from Jonathan Steinberg (Human Target, Jericho) and is described as “a fantastical re-imagining of the classic fairy tale set in a mythical, dangerous world wherein a beautiful and tough Princess discovers an unlikely connection with a mysterious beast.” OK, so that logline told you nothing.
The project is on brand for both networks, too. ABC has Once Upon a Time and is owned by Disney — so there’s no telling them to back off a fairy tale. The CW has Vampire Diaries and Secret Circle, which certainly fit this genre.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/01/24/beauty-and-the-beast-abc/
I was never a fan of '87 TV show but I knew plenty of girls in college who were.
