Beauty and the Beast
Once Upon a Time in the City of New York
TV Flash files “Once Upon a Time in the City of New York” as a desk essential hour — Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990) on CBS, season 1, episode 1, aired 1987-09-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 56 in the Beauty and the Beast guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 1987-09-25 (60 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “Terrible Savior” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “Once Upon a Time in the City of New York”. Once Upon a Time in the City of New York is gothic fairy tale as primetime: Catherine and Vincent, candlelit tunnels, design that cost real money.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The world of New York socialite attorney Catherine Chandler is turned upside down when she suffers a brutal attack, but is saved by a mysterious man/beast.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Once Upon a Time in the City of New York sit in the Beauty and the Beast guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 56 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did Beauty and the Beast S01E01 air?
Once Upon a Time in the City of New York aired 1987-09-25 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Should I skip season three?
Treat it as aftermath. Hamilton left, Catherine died, and the fandom never quite forgave the rewrite. Seasons one and two are a complete love story; three is the bruise.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Linda Hamilton's Catherine falls for Ron Perlman's Vincent in a candlelit tunnel-world under Manhattan — gothic fairy tale as primetime romance, with production design that cost real money. Then Hamilton left, Catherine died, and the fandom never quite forgave the rewrite. Take the first two seasons as a complete love story; treat season three as aftermath.
Candlelight under Manhattan used to be a network night, not a streaming mood board. CBS, 1987–1990: a D.A. is saved by a noble beast-man living under New York; love and crime intertwine in a tunnel-world. Beauty and the Beast, from Ron Koslow, put Linda Hamilton's Catherine Chandler opposite Ron Perlman's Vincent — makeup-performance icon — with Roy Dotrice as Father. Gothic fairy-tale primetime romance that spent real money on production design. Cult fantasy-romance, later reboot attempts included. On the…
Filed against
- Linda Hamilton as Catherine Chandler
Linda Hamilton fell for a lion-faced underworld on Beauty and the Beast as Catherine Chandler — candlelit tunnels under Manhattan, gothic fairy tale as 1980s primetime romance, production design that cost real money. Then she left,…
- Ron Perlman as Vincent
Ron Perlman’s Vincent loved Linda Hamilton’s Catherine in a candlelit tunnel-world under Manhattan — Beauty and the Beast as gothic prime-time romance, production design that cost real money — then rode Sons of Anarchy as outlaw-soap…
- Roy Dotrice as Father
Roy Dotrice's Father kept Beauty and the Beast's candlelit tunnel-world upright — Linda Hamilton's Catherine falling for Ron Perlman's Vincent under Manhattan, gothic fairy tale as primetime romance, production design that cost real…