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''[[Cupid]]'' was a romantic [[Dramedy]] series that aired for one season in 1998 on ABC, by Rob Thomas, who also worked on ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' and ''[[Veronica Mars]]''. |
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It starred Jeremy Piven as Trevor Hale and Paula Marshall as Dr. Claire Allen. |
It starred Jeremy Piven as Trevor Hale and Paula Marshall as Dr. Claire Allen. |
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Trevor works as a bartender, along with his friend Champ, the better to be in position to find lonely singles and make those matches. |
Trevor works as a bartender, along with his friend Champ, the better to be in position to find lonely singles and make those matches. |
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After [[Screwed by the Network|it screwed him the first time]], ABC agreed, an incredible decade after the demise of the original show, to revisit the idea and give the show another season with a brand new cast. |
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There's also [[Cupid ( |
There's also [[Cupid (video game)|a freeware game of the same name]]. It's totally unrelated. |
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* [[Mythology Gag]] - using actual mythology. |
* [[Mythology Gag]] - using actual mythology. |
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* [[Setting Update]] - The Cupid/Psyche myth in CONTEMPORARY TIMES. |
* [[Setting Update]] - The Cupid/Psyche myth in CONTEMPORARY TIMES. |
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* [[Shout-Out]] - The couple in the pilots of both series' names are [[Moonlighting|Dave and Madeline]]. |
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* [[Screwed by the Network]] - bounced around from the [[Friday Night Death Slot]] to Saturday to Thursday to cancelled. |
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* [[Will They or Won't They?]] - Trevor eggs Claire on regarding how much time she seems to want to spend around him outside of his therapy sessions. |
* [[Will They or Won't They?]] - Trevor eggs Claire on regarding how much time she seems to want to spend around him outside of his therapy sessions. |
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* [[Plucky Office Girl]] - Kristy, one of the beneficiaries of Trevor's attention, in the episode ''Botched Makeover''. |
* [[Plucky Office Girl]] - Kristy, one of the beneficiaries of Trevor's attention, in the episode ''Botched Makeover''. |
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* [[Real Song Theme Tune]] - "Human" by The Pretenders, a remake of "Human on the Inside" by the Divinyls |
* [[Real Song Theme Tune]] - "Human" by The Pretenders, a remake of "Human on the Inside" by the Divinyls |
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* [[Screwed |
* [[Screwed by the Network]]- the show was put on Saturday nights, then bounced around ABC's schedule until it was just cancelled. |
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* [[She's Got Legs]] - One of the things Trevor notices during the initial interviews with Claire. As soon as she realizes he's leering, she subtly swings her chair to hide them behind her desk. |
* [[She's Got Legs]] - One of the things Trevor notices during the initial interviews with Claire. As soon as she realizes he's leering, she subtly swings her chair to hide them behind her desk. |
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* [[Show Within a Show]] - "[[Name and Name|Sunset and Vaughn]]," a fictional [[Buddy Cop Show]] that also happens to take place in Chicago. Champ manages a minor, recurring role at one point. |
* [[Show Within a Show]] - "[[Name and Name|Sunset and Vaughn]]," a fictional [[Buddy Cop Show]] that also happens to take place in Chicago. Champ manages a minor, recurring role at one point. |
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{{quote| '''Jennings''': Ille qui haesitat...<ref>He who hesitates...</ref><br /> |
{{quote| '''Jennings''': Ille qui haesitat...<ref>He who hesitates...</ref><br /> |
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'''Trevor''': ...dormit in vacuo lecto.<ref>...sleeps in an empty bed.</ref> }} |
'''Trevor''': ...dormit in vacuo lecto.<ref>...sleeps in an empty bed.</ref> }} |
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* [[They Fight Crime]] - briefly alluded to by Champ when Trevor is asked to work with a man believing himself to be [[ |
* [[They Fight Crime]] - briefly alluded to by Champ when Trevor is asked to work with a man believing himself to be [[Don Quixote]]. |
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* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|UST]] - Trevor and Claire |
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|UST]] - Trevor and Claire |
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* [[Word of God]] - (Big Spoiler) In an interview Thomas said {{spoiler|that the series would have ended with Cupid's nature left ambiguous; he'd have "given up" his divine nature to stay with Claire, but we'd never know for sure. See [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]].}} |
* [[Word of God]] - (Big Spoiler) In an interview Thomas said {{spoiler|that the series would have ended with Cupid's nature left ambiguous; he'd have "given up" his divine nature to stay with Claire, but we'd never know for sure. See [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]].}} |
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* [[Line-of-Sight Name]] - "...the world felt the ''tremor'' / and the darkness was ''pierced''" |
* [[Line-of-Sight Name]] - "...the world felt the ''tremor'' / and the darkness was ''pierced''" |
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* [[The Other Darrin]] - of a necessity. The original cast from the 1998 version of the show are already involved in other projects (plus they're all ten years older). |
* [[The Other Darrin]] - of a necessity. The original cast from the 1998 version of the show are already involved in other projects (plus they're all ten years older). |
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* [[Screwed |
* [[Screwed by the Network]] - Debatable; it was put on after ''[[Dancing With the Stars]]'' which is arguably a decent lead-in, but 10 pm is never a good timeframe for a brand new show, and they pre-empted it with ''The Unusuals'' at least once during its first run. |
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* [[Shout |
* [[Shout-Out]] - One plot concerning an Irish busker looking for a New York girl he met briefly contains lots of riffs on scenes from ''Once'' and ''PS I Love You''. The first season finale was a reworking of the first show's second episode, ''The Linguist'', with a side plotline being taken from the original pilot. |
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