A friend watched this on youtube and recommended it to me. It wasn't the first time I'd heard of it but it was the first time I knew where to watch it. I watched the first episode...and was hooked.I love Jeremy Piven as an actor, I think he has great comedic timing and this where it shines. Paula Marshall (who I last saw in More Than A Feeling, I think it was called, with Bette Midler) is also very good. The straight character to Piven's crazy one.The show was created by Rob Thomas, creator of Veronica Mars. And Hart Hanson, creator of Bones, was the consulting/supervising producer for the show. Basically Piven's character, Trevor Hale, believes he's Cupid, the Greco-Roman God of Erotic Love. Whether he is or not is left for the audience to figure out. Personally I believe he is but that's just me. Marshall is his psychologist, Claire Allen. I recommend this show to anyone who believes in love, the Greek Gods and Jeremy Piven.It is being remade for TV again. I wonder if that will be good enough to compare to the excellence that Cupid was.

It seems like the shows that really write to the intelligence of the audience are canceled quickly. I know they need to appease the most common of viewers, but they should consider other possibilities. This was one of the only shows I have ever been able to get my husband to watch with me. He will no longer watch network television since it has been canceled. The interaction between the characters was terrific. You could definitely feel the chemistry. The episodes were often touching and thoughtful, with a sense of humor. If you like a good romantic comedy, than this show was perfect for you. The best part is that it wasn't geared toward one sex. It had episodes that appealed to both genders. Which is why this show was ideal for couples and families.

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.

"Cupid" was the lovely Paula Marshall's second of four short-lived series in as many years (after "Chicago Sons," and before "Snoops" and the appropriately named "Cursed"). In addition to ABC cancelling it after 14 episodes aired, this charmer (the show, not Paula) made its way to UK screens in 2001 on Channel 5, which showed all fifteen episodes in an idiotic weekday afternoon slot - fortunately I was off work while it was on, otherwise I'd have never known what I'd have missed.To wit: Spot-on acting from Jeremy Piven as the man who may or may not have been Cupid (one of the series's many strengths was that it never actually said for sure whether or not he was the god of love, preferring instead to let us make up our own minds), Jeffrey D. Sams as his actor roommate who was determined to make it without doing stereotyped black roles, and Marshall as the psychiatrist in charge of our hero's case - in charge for sure, but never unsympathetic.Romantic entanglements that didn't always work out, even though the viewer always hoped they would (and which made it even sweeter when they did).Just enough edge to take the sugar off for those who detest sentimentality, but enough whimsy to maintain the feeling of fantasy - a tough act to pull off but creator Rob Thomas and the other writers pulled it off. Captivating, funny and touching all the way, this may have been doomed by its very concept (shows where someone has to achieve a set number of tasks never seem to work - "Brimstone," "The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage," etc), but at least it went out before it had a chance to degenerate.For what it's worth, I think he was the real deal.