ABC has pacted with Veronica
Mars creator Rob
Thomas to develop a new version of Cupid,
Thomas' short-lived yet well-liked 1998-99 series about a man who believes he was sent to Earth by Zeus to assist romantically challenged couples.
"For the last couple years, I've been talking to ABC about how to do an anthological romantic comedy à la Cupid or Love Boat," Thomas tells Variety. "We kept coming back
to Cupid as the best of the group, so they said, 'Why not... do
Cupid again?'"
Thomas will now pen an all-new pilot, but stresses, "I'm not going to reinvent it. What they're buying is the show." That said, Jeremy Piven's titular role will, of course, be recast.
This is just bizarre. How often does this happen?
Thomas will now pen an all-new pilot, but stresses, "I'm not going to reinvent it. What they're buying is the show." That said, Jeremy Piven's titular role will, of course, be recast.
This is just bizarre. How often does this happen?
