Plockton Turn Point Oh dear, this one really isn't my cup of tea. It puts me in a dilemma, as although I could easily yawn myself into a coma on the sofa watching this I know that a lot of young Mills and Boon type romantics will lap it up. For this reason I will give it eight stars rather than the four it would otherwise get.Catherine (Linda Hamilton) is a young and capable city attorney and Vincent (Ron Perlman) is the big furry faced fella living in some caves under her feet. The two share a strong telepathic bond which enables them to sense each others emotions wherever they happen to be. The series follows the ups and downs of their relationship as challenged by various conflicting human stories from the environment of the surrounding metropolis.The two main cast members are good but I can't help feeling that if only the writers had dumped the fantasy element altogether this could have been a terrific solo vehicle for Linda Hamilton as a straight forward cop show. I'm thinking of a female version of Petrocelli. We would probably all still be watching reruns today. It's interesting to note that George R.R. Martin's name appears during the end credits. Sadly for me this doesn't help. It's more 'Game Of Groans' than 'Game of Thrones'.So what's my problem? No not that one, the doc says I can fix that by doing crosswords, taking long walks and drinking lots of mango juice. What makes me grind my teeth is the over the top flowery dialogue and voice-overs. Before you think what a miserable old grump this bloke sounds I do have the likes of 'Brief Encounter' in my collection which was quite enjoyable. I just like my love stories a little more low key.Here's a typical scenario that illustrates the problem.Catherine is reclining on her posh high-rise balcony gazing thoughtfully at the moon at two in the morning after a hard day's attorneying. She's all dolled up in an expensive gown and slurping Prosecco, when up pops Vincent out of nowhere wearing an old sack, covered in fleas and smelling faintly of sewage. He starts spouting his usual spiel- 'I love you Catherine. I love you! We are two songbirds sitting on separate branches of the enlightened tree of Venus, sometimes far apart but always singing the same song. It's heard only by the angels Catherine because only they can recognise a love as deep as ours. We are bound together for ever wherever life may take us. Only the angels know this Catherine, but they are sworn to eternal silence. I love you Catherine! I love you! I love you! I love you!' Now in all honesty what is she likely to do here? Will she go all doe-eyed and invite him in so that he can drop old bits of sausage roll, used tea bags and potato peelings all over her plush new carpet, or will she wait until he's not looking and then push him over the balcony railing with a long handled broom and have the whole place disinfected the next day? I know which option my money's on.By the way, if any of you younger chaps are thinking of using that speech for your next chat up attempt, DONT, it doesn't work (especially if her name isn't Catherine).

kreativundkunterbunt These show deserves a comeback and a continuation WITH Catherine ! One last time, Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman should act as Catherine and Vincent in front of the camera. They should give their common story THE end that truly matches their characters. And thus replace the emergency solution (Season 3)! I think that this is the wish of just too many people since the end of the series UNTIL TODAY !!

chow913 Dear Lord! I remember this as one of the most flawed premises for any TV show ever, and I'm including 'Home Boys In Outer Space' and 'Forever Night' and 'The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer!' So Linda Hamilton stars as a horribly deformed... alright alright, she's not the beast in this version. She's a DA who's more like a Lois Lane or April O'Neil a reporter who's friends with a super hero. She discovers there's an entire population living underground in NYC. No sxxx! They're the homeless! No, they're actually some type of medieval village population that's just living under NYC? The ruler of this medieval underground kingdom is Ron Pearlman without make up. A horrible looking beast! It's role he was born to play.The first question everyone asked about this show was, "So they're a kingdom of beasts? They're all beasts?" NO! Just Pearlman. "Why?" Oh, that's never explained! Or if it was people lost interest in the show before it was revealed. Much like the town of medieval people living happily under NYC it's never explained! So Pearlman saves Hamilton's life and the two fall in love while solving crimes in their spare time. If this was their goal the beast shouldn't waste so much time trying to solve crimes. He could just fight crime more affectively by mauling the hundreds of thousands of muggers and drug dealers in NYC! They don't have to work to find criminals in NYC. They're everywhere! For that matter, hasn't any homeless person ever realized, "While I've been living in the sewers there's an entire town of people living happily underground right next to me. Maybe I should move in with them." This show if fun for a couple of, "WTF? This was an actual TV show? Someone wrote this? These actors are working with this script?" moments but gets dull after a few episodes.Several reviewers credit this show for being "family oriented." All that means is it was made before TV got dirty. It also means their family has serious problems!

Namarie Dansuri I enjoyed this series immensely! Vincent quotes such great authors & his voice is so soothing. This series delves into the ability: Empathy. Not just "I feel empathy for you", but like the superhero power of being empathic. Being able to feel the emotions of another beyond the norm. This wasn't a very well known ability at the time this series was made, so they do mention it a LOT in the first season in order to really drive the point home. It was a bit annoying after awhile, but I understood that for the times it was necessary. It's definitely a romance story. Some episodes are slow & I wish they would have sped things up a bit. But if you get through the slow parts, it gets so amazing! And the speed does pick up as the series goes on. At the time this series was made, there wasn't a whole lot of sex on television, so keep this in mind & don't be disappointed if they don't show what you want. I was quite satisfied with how they handled everything, but some people were disappointed. And I won't give anything away, but I'm so glad that they didn't just usher in a new character to replace characters who had to leave the show & call it good. It drives me crazy when a series is like "Oh but it's okay that we took one of your favorite characters away, cause we gave you one that has all the same skills & will have the same relationship with the rest of the characters as your favorite character did". Blech. Luckily they avoided that & made it much more realistic. You can't just replace someone. You can introduce someone new with new skills & a new role, but replacing someone is just tacky. SO HAPPY that this show understood that & transcended this common TV series trope. Side characters are well rounded & awesome. You find yourself falling in love with them as much as the main characters. The quotes are AMAZING. If I ever have the time I'll add to the quote list on here. :) There are some scenes, especially later on, that are just so powerful! It really draws you in! And man when Vincent lets loose, he's ferocious! They show his darker side so much better later in the series & really delve into just how dangerous he can get. And I had heard that it didn't wrap up at all at the end. This is NOT true. It wraps up quite nicely, so you don't have to worry about a cliffhanger. :)This series is on DVD if you decide you want to buy it, just google search it. I watched it on Netflix (which it may or may not still be up there depending on when you read this review), so that may be an option for you as well.I give this show a 10 out of 10! Full stars! Hope you enjoy it as well! ~Namarie