Cupid

This is your general rom com, but the casting of Bobby Cannavale was a great choice, because his sweet smile, general naive charm and gorgeous face really liven this show up. The rest of the regular cast is nothing spectacular, but the guest stars of the couples "Cupid" pairs each week seem to be above the average for TV these days.

I'd like to see it delve a little deeper into issues, both of the romantic nature and of mental disorders. I think this show could really touch people if it takes itself a little more seriously.

I'd also like to point out that this is a great show with a fantasy element, yet there are no special effects of any kind. It focuses on the relationships (I'm talking to you, Heroes.).

All in all, I watch it on abc.com every week, but I don't make time to watch it live like I do Chuck.

It's a really nice romantic comedy. Easy to watch, entertaining and make you feel good about life. I don't know why the ratings were low and it was cancelled

Trevor Pierce (Bobby Cannavale) believes that he's Cupid and he needs to make 100 couplings before he can return to Mount Olympus. Psychiatrist Claire McCrae (Sarah Paulson) takes on the case. She's a self-help author who advocates for realistic compatible relationships over the true love fantasy. Felix Arroyo (Rick Gomez) is his landlord and employer. Lita Arroyo (Camille Guaty) is Felix's sister who also works at his bar.

In 2009, Rob Thomas tried to redo his Cupid TV show from a decade earlier. The obvious difference is the actors. The original cast feels a bit more jokey and sexy stemming from the two leads. There is no sexual chemistry between Paulson and Cannavale. Paulson has never given off the sex kitten vibe, gay or not. The best that Cannavale can do is to copy Piven. It's less than.

This theme song is micro short and not that good. It's definitely not The Pretenders. The original opening puts the audience in a romantic mood right away. It's full of longing and romanticism and fits the subject matter. There is less of everything in this version. The banter isn't as good. It's more of a network show and is lesser for it.

It's too bad this was cancelled, as we got some really interesting teasers that never were further explored. Although in all fairness, TV shows rarely follow through, so most likely we would have never had an explanation anyway.

I think the biggest thing that jumped out at me about this show was every episode was basically about trying to get two people together. So the guest actors/actresses got a ton of screen time for each episode. Interesting concept.

When I saw the previews for this I was hesitant. All in all it didn't seem overly appealing, but a night with nothing else on and I gave in. I've seen the first three episodes so far and I can say this show has struck me with it's arrow. It's very cute and has it's own wonderful little quirks. Every week I feel like I'm sitting down to a mini-romantic comedy from the comfort of my own home. The characters are great, the story lines are those perfectly constructed, cliché, feel good, plots that make the romantic comedies of today so endearing. Not to mention the great chemistry that Claire and "Trevor" share.

It's unfortunate that it's not getting the ratings that ABC likes from their shows. They've given up a lot of good ones all because they didn't hit home from the start. Here's hoping Cupid picks up and we can at least see a second season from it.