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Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
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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 his 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 which 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 Bennet, 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.
, she is rescued and cared for by Vincent, who has taken her to his Father (Roy Dotrice
), to their hidden community of people dwelling in tunnels below the city of New York. Ten days later, she returns to the surface with the promise of keeping Vincent's secret and the challenge to go on after her terrible attack. After completing her recovery, her life begins a serious transition: she takes self-defense lessons, leaves her comfortable job at her father's law firm and joins the Manhattan District Attorney
's office as an Assistant District attorney.
During the course of the first season, the production team fashioned a blend of romance and crime drama which used both Catherine's position as an ADA and her will to help Vincent and his world to place her in moments of physical danger which would bring the idealized romantic figure of Vincent to the surface world as her guardian angel.
Near the end of the season, however, in an effort to boost faltering ratings
, the action orientation returned as a result of the misleadings of the recurrent villain
Paracelsus (Tony Jay
). In a cliffhanger
final episode, Catherine is seen walking down a tunnel into a chamber, where Vincent is suffering from a violent madness.
), the ruthless head of a huge criminal empire she had been investigating, which was trying to corrupt the D.A.'s office. She was killed, but not before giving birth to Vincent's son, who was held hostage by the evil Gabriel. Catherine's boss and close friend Joe Maxwell (played by Jay Acovone
) hired Diana Bennett (Jo Anderson
), a criminal profiler with the police department, to track down Catherine's killer. Quite naturally, her investigation ultimately led her to the now darkly obsessed and grieving Vincent.
Although still popular with its dedicated fans, the darker, more resolutely violent aspects of the reworked concept, coupled with the fatal loss of the all-important central relationship between Catherine and Vincent, led to further declining ratings and ultimately cancellation.
Note: Ratings data from TVTango.com
) has released all three seasons of Beauty and the Beast on DVD in Region 1. They also released Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Series, a 16-disc boxset featuring all 56 episodes of the series.
Shock Entertainment
has released the entire series on DVD in Region 4.
A blu-ray release in Region B has been announced for March 2011.
and collections of filk music
inspired by the show, and hold various fan conventions around the world. Right now much of their activity takes place in different Yahoo Groups and websites.
and Tony Thomas
. The reboot has been described as a "modern day romantic love story with a procedural twist." In the United States, it will air on The CW.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
drama series
Dramatic programming
Dramatic programming in the UK, or television drama and television drama series in the US, is television program content that is scripted and fictional along the lines of √a traditional drama. This excludes, for example, sports television, television news, reality show and game shows, stand-up...
which first aired on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent (Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman
Ronald N. "Ron" Perlman is an American television, film and voice over actor. He is known for having played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast , a Deathstroke figure known as Slade in the animated series Teen Titans, Clarence "Clay" Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, the comic book character...
), a mythic, noble man-beast, and his Catherine (Linda Hamilton
Linda Hamilton
Linda Carroll Hamilton is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in The Terminator and its sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Catherine Chandler in the television series Beauty and the Beast, for which she was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Emmy...
), a savvy assistant District attorney
District attorney
In many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
; 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 which 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
Jo Anderson
Jo Anderson is an American actress.-Life and career:Anderson has had guest-starring appearances in many television shows, has appeared in a few movies, as well as many TV-movies. She has also starred in some television series. Recently she has guest-starred in some TV series including ER, C.S.I...
became the new female lead, playing Diana Bennet, a police woman investigating Catherine's murder.
As the title indicates, the premise of the series is inspired by the fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
"Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale. The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740...
"; in particular, there is some connection to the Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María...
French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film of 1946, La Belle et la Bête
Beauty and the Beast (1946 film)
Beauty and the Beast is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film adaptation of the traditional fairy tale of the same name, written by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont and published in 1757 as part of a fairy tale anthology . Directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau, the film stars Josette...
.
In 2004 and 2007, Beauty and the Beast was ranked #14 and #17, respectively, on TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever.
Season 1
When Catherine Chandler is abducted, beaten and slashed and left to die in Central ParkCentral Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
, she is rescued and cared for by Vincent, who has taken her to his Father (Roy Dotrice
Roy Dotrice
Roy Dotrice, OBE is a British actor known for his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance in the revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten.-Life and career:...
), to their hidden community of people dwelling in tunnels below the city of New York. Ten days later, she returns to the surface with the promise of keeping Vincent's secret and the challenge to go on after her terrible attack. After completing her recovery, her life begins a serious transition: she takes self-defense lessons, leaves her comfortable job at her father's law firm and joins the Manhattan District Attorney
New York County District Attorney
The New York County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for New York County , New York. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws....
's office as an Assistant District attorney.
District attorney
In many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
During the course of the first season, the production team fashioned a blend of romance and crime drama which used both Catherine's position as an ADA and her will to help Vincent and his world to place her in moments of physical danger which would bring the idealized romantic figure of Vincent to the surface world as her guardian angel.
Season 2
During its second season, the series shifted its focus slightly to add more character development, as the central characters spent considerable time exploring their relationship and with the inhabitants of the Tunnel World, where Catherine had now finally been accepted as a friend and "Helper" (someone who assists the Tunnel community with what they need to survive and by keeping their secret). More people from the world Above turned up for emotional support and healing in the World Below's welcomingly secure environment.Near the end of the season, however, in an effort to boost faltering ratings
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
, the action orientation returned as a result of the misleadings of the recurrent villain
Villain
A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
Paracelsus (Tony Jay
Tony Jay
Tony Jay was an English actor, voice actor and singer. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was known for his voice work in animation, film and computer games. Jay's distinctive baritone voice often landed him villainous roles...
). In a cliffhanger
Cliffhanger
A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction...
final episode, Catherine is seen walking down a tunnel into a chamber, where Vincent is suffering from a violent madness.
Season 3
When the series returned for its abbreviated third season late in 1989, Linda Hamilton had announced her decision to leave the series. It was a decision that, along with the network's desire to attract more male viewers, would have serious repercussions for the show's continued survival. In the resolution to the previous season's cliffhanger, Catherine rescued Vincent from his inner demons but was kidnapped by "Gabriel" (played by Stephen McHattieStephen McHattie
Stephen McHattie is a Canadian actor.-Life and career:McHattie was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia....
), the ruthless head of a huge criminal empire she had been investigating, which was trying to corrupt the D.A.'s office. She was killed, but not before giving birth to Vincent's son, who was held hostage by the evil Gabriel. Catherine's boss and close friend Joe Maxwell (played by Jay Acovone
Jay Acovone
Jay Acovone is an American actor who was born in Mahopac, New York as the son of a dry-cleaning business owners.-Career:...
) hired Diana Bennett (Jo Anderson
Jo Anderson
Jo Anderson is an American actress.-Life and career:Anderson has had guest-starring appearances in many television shows, has appeared in a few movies, as well as many TV-movies. She has also starred in some television series. Recently she has guest-starred in some TV series including ER, C.S.I...
), a criminal profiler with the police department, to track down Catherine's killer. Quite naturally, her investigation ultimately led her to the now darkly obsessed and grieving Vincent.
Although still popular with its dedicated fans, the darker, more resolutely violent aspects of the reworked concept, coupled with the fatal loss of the all-important central relationship between Catherine and Vincent, led to further declining ratings and ultimately cancellation.
Season 1
- 1. Once Upon a Time in the City of New York
- 2. Terrible Savior
- 3. Siege
- 4. No Way Down
- 5. Masques
- 6. The Beast Within
- 7. Nor Iron Bars a Cage
- 8. Song of Orpheus
- 9. Dark Spirit
- 10. A Children's Story
- 11. An Impossible Silence
- 12. Shades of Gray
- 13. China Moon
- 14. The Alchemist
- 15. Temptation
- 16. Promises of Someday
- 17. Down to a Sunless Sea
- 18. Fever
- 19. Everything is Everything
- 20. To Reign in Hell
- 21. Ozymandias
- 22. A Happy Life
Season 2
- 23 (2x1) Chamber Music
- 24 (2x2) Remember Love
- 25 (2x3) Ashes, Ashes
- 26 (2x4) Dead of Winter
- 27 (2x5) God Bless the Child
- 28 (2x6) Sticks and Stones
- 29 (2x7) A Fair and Perfect Knight
- 30 (2x8) Labyrinths
- 31 (2x9) Brothers
- 32 (2x10) A Gentle Rain
- 33 (2x11) The Outsiders
- 34 (2x12) Orphans
- 35 (2x13) Arabesque
- 36 (2x14) When the Bluebird Sings
- 37 (2x15) The Watcher
- 38 (2x16) A Distant Shore
- 39 (2x17) Trial
- 40 (2x18) A Kingdom by the Sea
- 41 (2x19) The Hollow Men
- 42 (2x20) What Rough Beast
- 43 (2x21) Ceremony of Innocence
- 44 (2x22) The Rest is Silence
Season 3
- 45 (3x1) Though Lovers be Lost, Part 1
- 46 (3x2) Though Lovers be Lost, Part 2
- 47 (3x3) Walk Slowly
- 48 (3x4) Nevermore
- 49 (3x5) Snow
- 50 (3x6) Beggar's Comet
- 51 (3x7) A Time to Heal
- 52 (3x8) In the Forests of the Night
- 53 (3x9) Chimes at Midnight
- 54 (3x10) Invictus
- 55 (3x11) The Reckoning
- 56 (3x12) Legacies
Nielsen Ratings
- 1987-88: #49 (13.31 rating)
- 1988-89: #65 (10.38 rating)
- 1989-90: #93 (8.82 rating)
Note: Ratings data from TVTango.com
The "World Above"
- Catherine Chandler (Linda HamiltonLinda HamiltonLinda Carroll Hamilton is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in The Terminator and its sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Catherine Chandler in the television series Beauty and the Beast, for which she was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Emmy...
) - a corporate attorney in her father's law firm who, after being abducted, beaten, and her face slashed then rescued and tended to by Vincent, changes her life completely and becomes an investigator for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
- Joe Maxwell (Jay AcovoneJay AcovoneJay Acovone is an American actor who was born in Mahopac, New York as the son of a dry-cleaning business owners.-Career:...
) - a Deputy District Attorney for the Borough of Manhattan, and Catherine's immediate superior in the office.
- Jenny Aronson (Terri Hanauer) - Friend of Catherine's.
- Elliot Burch (Edward AlbertEdward AlbertEdward Albert was an American film and television actor. He was also known as Edward Laurence Albert, Laurence Edward Albert and occasionally Eddie Albert, Jr.-Early life:Albert was born Edward Laurence Heimberger in Los Angeles, California, to actor Eddie...
) - A self-made millionaire and New York building developer, who is in love with Catherine.
- Charles Chandler (John McMartinJohn McMartinJohn McMartin is an American actor of stage, film and television.-Early life and career:McMartin was born in Warsaw, Indiana and raised in Minnesota. He attended college in Illinois and New York. He made his off-Broadway debut in Little Mary Sunshine in 1959, playing opposite Eileen Brennan...
) (Seasons 1 and 2) - Catherine's father.
- Edie (Ren WoodsRen WoodsRen Woods is an American film and television actress/singer, best known for her role as Fanta in Roots, and also as the girl with flowers in her hair who sang "Aquarius" in the film version of Hair. Ren Woods began her singing career as a child and released two solo albums before returning her...
) (Season 1) - Works in the computer division of the DA's office.
- Diana Bennett (Jo AndersonJo AndersonJo Anderson is an American actress.-Life and career:Anderson has had guest-starring appearances in many television shows, has appeared in a few movies, as well as many TV-movies. She has also starred in some television series. Recently she has guest-starred in some TV series including ER, C.S.I...
) (Season 3) - Diana is a criminal profilerOffender profilingOffender profiling, also known as criminal profiling, is a behavioral and investigative tool that is intended to help investigators to profile unknown criminal subjects or offenders. Offender profiling is also known as criminal profiling, criminal personality profiling, criminological profiling,...
with the "210 Division" of the New York Police DepartmentNew York City Police DepartmentThe New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
, which investigates unusual cases beyond the scope of the normal police, called to investigate Catherine's murder.
- Gabriel (Stephen McHattieStephen McHattieStephen McHattie is a Canadian actor.-Life and career:McHattie was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia....
) (Season 3) - A highly-influential crime bossCrime bossA crime boss or boss is a person in charge of a criminal organization. A boss typically has absolute or near-absolute control over his subordinates, is greatly feared by his subordinates for his ruthlessness and willingness to take lives in order to exert his influence, and profits come from the...
and the biggest drug trafficker on the East Coast, responsible for Catherine's death and the kidnapping of her baby.
The "World Below"
- Vincent (Ron PerlmanRon PerlmanRonald N. "Ron" Perlman is an American television, film and voice over actor. He is known for having played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast , a Deathstroke figure known as Slade in the animated series Teen Titans, Clarence "Clay" Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, the comic book character...
) - a man of extremely large build, with the facial characteristics of a lionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
(fanged teeth, a flattened nose and a cleft upper lip) and fingers tipped with claw-like nails. He wears a cloak and hood to hide his appearance from strangers while walking the city streets at night. His parentage is unknown: He was found as a baby near Saint Vincent's Hospital and brought to Father by Anna, wife of Paracelsus.
- Father (Roy DotriceRoy DotriceRoy Dotrice, OBE is a British actor known for his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance in the revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten.-Life and career:...
) - Loved and respected as the patriarch of the Tunnel world, Jacob Wells is a physician who left the world Above after having been unjustly blacklistBlacklistA blacklist is a list or register of entities who, for one reason or another, are being denied a particular privilege, service, mobility, access or recognition. As a verb, to blacklist can mean to deny someone work in a particular field, or to ostracize a person from a certain social circle...
ed, fired from his job and having his license to practice medicine stripped from him. He found sanctuary in an early Tunnel community, and became its leader.
- Mouse (David GreenleeDavid GreenleeDavid Greenlee is an American voice actor and actor best known for his portrayal of the nerdy hall monitor Dwight in the 1982 television series Fame from season 2 through to season 5 .-Anime Roles:...
) - A young and possibly autistic tunnel dweller, infamous for stealing from the World Above, who loves tinkering with machinery and has invented several "gizmos" to help his fellow tunnel dwellers. He is the owner of a raccoon named Arthur.
- Mary (Ellen GeerEllen GeerEllen Ware Geer is an American actress, professor, screenwriter, film director and theatre director.-Personal life:Geer was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of actors Herta Ware and Will Geer. She is currently married to children's musician Peter Alsop, and was previously married to...
) - The Tunnels' midwife. She is motherly and generous.
- Pascal (Armin ShimermanArmin ShimermanArmin Shimerman is an American actor. Shimerman is best known for playing the Ferengi bartender Quark in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kramer's caddy Stan on Seinfeld, voicing Dr. Nefarious in the Ratchet & Clank series, and Andrew...
) - The shy and gentle "pipe master", supervisor of the tunnels' communication system.
- Winslow (James Avery) - One very influential member of the underground community, a blacksmith by trade.
- Paracelsus (Tony JayTony JayTony Jay was an English actor, voice actor and singer. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was known for his voice work in animation, film and computer games. Jay's distinctive baritone voice often landed him villainous roles...
) - John Pater was a scientist and former friend of Father's who helped organize the Tunnel World, but when he eventually desired power for himself, the community was forced to exile him. Father describes him as a "philosopher, scientist, magician", like the real ParacelsusParacelsusParacelsus was a German-Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist....
, the name Pater eventually takes for himself (after the 15th-century alchemist). He is a recurring antagonist in the series.
Novelizations
Avon Books published three books novelizing various episodes from the series.- Beauty and the Beast by Barbara HamblyBarbara HamblyBarbara Hambly is an award-winning and prolific American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction...
- October 1989 ISBN 0-380-75795-8, a novelization and expanding of the pilot episode - Masques by Ru Emerson - September 1990 ISBN 0-380-76194-7, a novelization of the episodes "ArabesqueArabesqueThe arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements...
", "Masques" and "The Watcher" - Song of Orpheus by Barbara HamblyBarbara HamblyBarbara Hambly is an award-winning and prolific American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction...
- November 1990 ISBN 0-380-75798-2, a novelization of the episodes FeverFeverFever is a common medical sign characterized by an elevation of temperature above the normal range of due to an increase in the body temperature regulatory set-point. This increase in set-point triggers increased muscle tone and shivering.As a person's temperature increases, there is, in...
, Song of Orpheus and Shades of Grey - WaRP GraphicsWaRP GraphicsWaRP Graphics, later Warp Graphics, is an alternative comics publisher best known for creating and being the original publisher of the Elfquest comic book series. It was created and incorporated in 1977 by Wendy and Richard Pini. The company title is an acronym formed from the founding couple's...
also published two graphic novels based on the series.
DVD releases
CBS DVD (distributed by ParamountParamount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
) has released all three seasons of Beauty and the Beast on DVD in Region 1. They also released Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Series, a 16-disc boxset featuring all 56 episodes of the series.
Shock Entertainment
Shock Records
Shock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records...
has released the entire series on DVD in Region 4.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Region 1 | Region 4 | Region 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty and the Beast: The Complete First Season | 22 | February 13, 2007 | April 20, 2009 | May 30, 2011 |
| Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Second Season | 22 | July 10, 2007 | September 10, 2009 | June 27, 2011 |
| Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Third Season | 12 | February 5, 2008 | February 10, 2010 | July 25, 2011 |
| Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Series | 56 | September 30, 2008 | April 14, 2010 | July 25, 2011 |
A blu-ray release in Region B has been announced for March 2011.
Fandom
An active fan community (self-titled "Helpers" and/or "the tunnel community") arose during the show's run, helping organize a petition drive to assure that there would be a third season. They have published the usual fanzines, fan fictionFan fiction
Fan fiction is a broadly-defined term for fan labor regarding stories about characters or settings written by fans of the original work, rather than by the original creator...
and collections of filk music
Filk music
Filk is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction/fantasy fandom and a type of fan labor. The genre has been active since the early 1950s, and played primarily since the mid-1970s. The term predates 1955.-Definitions:As the Interfilk What Is Filk page demonstrates, there is...
inspired by the show, and hold various fan conventions around the world. Right now much of their activity takes place in different Yahoo Groups and websites.
Reboot
CBS Television Studios, which owns the rights to the series, is developing a new version. Ron Koslow, the creator of the original, will executive produce the series, along with the earlier show's producers, Paul Junger WittPaul Junger Witt
Paul Junger Witt is an American film and television producer. He, with his partners Tony Thomas and Susan Harris , produced such hit TV shows as Here Come the Brides, The Partridge Family, The Golden Girls, Soap, Benson, Empty Nest and Blossom...
and Tony Thomas
Tony Thomas
Charles Anthony "Tony" Thomas is an American television and film producer, who has produced such TV series as Nurses, Herman's Head, Blossom, Empty Nest, Benson, Beauty and the Beast, The Golden Girls, It's a Living, as well as Dead Poets Society.Thomas is the son of Danny Thomas, and the younger...
. The reboot has been described as a "modern day romantic love story with a procedural twist." In the United States, it will air on The CW.