Cupid (TV series)

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Cupid
Format Romantic Comedy‑drama
Created by Rob Thomas
Starring Jeremy Piven
Paula Marshall
Jeffrey D. Sams
Opening theme “Human” by The Pretenders (cover of “Human on the Inside” by Divinyls)
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of episodes 15 (1 unaired) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Scott Winant
Joe Voci
Scott Sanders
Running time approx. 44(?) minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run September 26, 1998 – February 11, 1999
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Cupid is a 1998-1999 American comedy-drama series created by Rob Thomas, which featured Paula Marshall as Dr. Claire Allen, a Chicago psychologist who is given charge of a man named Trevor Hale (Jeremy Piven). Hale believes he is Cupid, sent down from Mt. Olympus by Zeus to connect 100 couples without his powers, as a punishment for his arrogance.

Originally broadcast on ABC on Saturday evenings at 10 p.m. EST, the show lasted only one season.

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[edit] Plot

The plot of Cupid is loosely based on the myth of Cupid and Psyche, as alluded to in the Pilot. Trevor begins in Claire’s singles therapy group, with mixed results. Claire and Trevor become attracted to each other as the show progresses, but are unable and unwilling to act on their feelings: she out of a desire to maintain a professional detachment, he because he believes he cannot form a relationship with a mortal woman, since he would have to leave Earth after completing his penance (also, he would never be able to return to Mt. Olympus if he had sex with a mortal before his task was complete). Viewers are never told whether Trevor is really Cupid, and are given hints both ways.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Regular cast

[edit] Recurring cast

[edit] Recurring guests

[edit] Staff

  • Rob Thomas — Creator, executive producer, supervising producer
  • Scott Winant — Executive producer, director
  • Joe Voci — Executive producer
  • Scott Sanders — Executive producer
  • Jeff Reno — Executive producer
  • Ron Osborn — Executive producer
  • Hart Hanson — Co-Executive Producer
  • W.G. “Snuffy” Walden — Composer

[edit] Writers

[edit] Directors

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Cupid episodes

[edit] Reviews and articles

[edit] Production notes

[edit] Show resurrection

  • On October 2, 2007 Variety broke the story that ABC had given Rob Thomas the "green light" to bring Cupid back to the airwaves. The project is one of two scripts Thomas has in the works via a one-year development deal with ABC Studios. The new Cupid will also relocate from Chicago to Los Angeles, allowing for more high-profile stunt casting. Jeremy Piven will not be involved in the new version.
  • On March 14, 2008 "The Hollywood Reporter" reported that ABC had received scripts and approved production for the new Cupid series.
  • Bobby Cannavale has been cast as Trevor Hale in the new series.

[edit] Notes and trivia

  • "The Children's Hour", the last episode broadcast before the show's cancellation in the U.S., aired shortly before Valentine's Day 1999; it features Trevor's ruminations on why the holiday should instead be "Cupid's Day".
  • In a December 24, 2004, Entertainment Weekly article, creator Rob Thomas mentions that the show would have ended with Trevor and Claire becoming Trevor's 100th match — and without revealing whether Trevor really was Cupid.[1]
  • Series stars Paula Marshall and Jeffrey D. Sams both had recurring roles on Rob Thomas's most recent series Veronica Mars. Thomas stated that, given the opportunity, he would have written an episode featuring both of their characters, as well as their Cupid co-star Jeremy Piven. Additionally, an episode featured a brief glance at a website of high school basketball statistics, with a high school named "Trevor Hale".[2]
  • The name "Trevor Hale" is an anagram for "Lover Hater" and "Heart Lover."

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