Cupid (1998–1999)

Trevor Hale is attractive, witty, uncommonly intelligent - and he may be Cupid, the Greco-Roman god of erotic love. Probably not, but he thinks so. Trevor's insistence that he is Cupid ... See full summary »

Creator:

Rob Thomas

Stars:

Jeremy Piven, Paula Marshall, Jeffrey D. Sams

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jeremy Piven	...	Cupid (15 episodes, 1998-1999)
Paula Marshall	...	Dr. Claire Allen (15 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jeffrey D. Sams	...	Albert 'Champ' Terrace (15 episodes, 1998-1999)
Paul Adelstein	...	Mike (10 episodes, 1998-1999)
Daniel Bryant	...	Laurence (10 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jeffrey Vincent Parise	...	Nick (10 episodes, 1998-1999)
Noelle Bou-Sliman	...	Tina (8 episodes, 1998-1999)

Storyline

Trevor Hale is attractive, witty, uncommonly intelligent - and he may be Cupid, the Greco-Roman god of erotic love. Probably not, but he thinks so. Trevor's insistence that he is Cupid lands him in a mental hospital, where he meets psychologist Claire Allen, a renowned authority on romance. Trevor tells Claire that he has been stripped of his godly powers by Zeus, and exiled from Mount Olympus as a punishment for arrogance. To win his way back among the gods, Trevor must unite 100 couples in everlasting love, without his bow and arrows. Claire does not believe in Cupid, but she risks her career by releasing Trevor from the hospital, assuming responsibility for his behavior. Trevor finds work as a bartender, and regularly disrupts Claire's group therapy sessions. All the while, he plots his campaign to promote romance, and earn his way back to Olympus. While encouraging sexual abandon in others, Trevor remains celibate; he believes sex with a mortal will confine him to Earth forever.

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Plot Keywords:

cupid | love | interracial friendship | greek god | female psychiatrist | 

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Taglines:

He's committed to romance. She thinks he should be committed.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amor - Mitten ins Herz

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia TriStar Television, Global Entertainment Productions, Mandalay Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the episode "A Great Personality", Trevor is helping Yvonne to write a personal ad, and suggests that she uses the phrase "face like Marcia Brady" to describe herself. Yvonne is played by Christine Taylor, who had starred as Marcia in both The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel.

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Quotes

Trevor Hale: No idea what you just said, but it turns me on. We can agree on things if you just say things I like, just like that.
Dr. Claire Allen: How is it we're always fighting, then?
Trevor Hale: Well, you say something, I disagree, wittily, and then you retort with a modicum of disdain. Then you do a little thrust and parry, thrust, parry, parry, Matthew Perry, Gaylord Perry, Sheri Perry, Perry Mason, Luke Perry, William "The Refrigerator" Perry, parry...
Dr. Claire Allen: I mean WHY, Trevor!
Trevor Hale: Because we disagree fundamentally on everything and you ...
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Connections

Remade as Cupid (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Human"
(Theme Song)
Written by Shelly Peiken and Mark McEntee
Sung by Chrissie Hynde

User Reviews

If any show needs a DVD release, this is it

It's a testament to the strength of the writing on this show that 5 years later people still bemoan its cancellation. This was the next to last show I watched regularly on network television (the last was Freaks & Geeks which has finally been released on DVD, thank God!).

This was a brilliant show. I tried to explain it to a friend and failed. The stars had an abundance of chemistry and the show was a great balance of comedy, romance and drama. I was hoping Bravo would show it on "Brilliant but Canceled" or Lifetime would show a marathon or something, but to no avail. Now I'm hoping for a DVD release.

Maybe Cupid fans should petition Rob Thomas.