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[[Jaime Murray]] - Grace Valentine, family matriarch and the goddess [[Aphrodite]]. Grace oversees the Valentines Earthly operations and is the one to bring Kate onboard. She is currently involved in a relationship with her former lover Ray Howard. <br> |
[[Jaime Murray]] - Grace Valentine, family matriarch and the goddess [[Aphrodite]]. Grace oversees the Valentines Earthly operations and is the one to bring Kate onboard. She is currently involved in a relationship with her former lover Ray Howard. <br> |
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[[Kristoffer Polaha]] - Danny Valentine, The God of erotic love, [[Eros (mythology)|Eros]] and son of Grace and Ari. Danny is the loose cannon amongst the Valentines, and spends his nights seducing the ladies. His classic bow and arrow has now been replaced by a gun, which shoots magic to help create feelings of love in his targets. <br> |
[[Kristoffer Polaha]] - Danny Valentine, The God of erotic love, [[Eros (mythology)|Eros]] and son of Grace and Ari. Danny is the loose cannon amongst the Valentines, and spends his nights seducing the ladies. His classic bow and arrow has now been replaced by a gun, which shoots magic to help create feelings of love in his targets. It is rumor he will be a love match to Kate<br> |
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[[Autumn Reeser]] - Phoebe Valentine. The most childlike member of the Valentines, Phoebe serves as |
[[Autumn Reeser]] - Phoebe Valentine. The most childlike member of the Valentines, Phoebe serves as |
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[[Pythia|Goddess of the Oracle at Delphi]]. It is she who communicates with [[Moirae|The Fates]] to match soul mates and also sees what will happen if they don't find one another. <br> |
[[Pythia|Goddess of the Oracle at Delphi]]. It is she who communicates with [[Moirae|The Fates]] to match soul mates and also sees what will happen if they don't find one another. <br> |
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[[Christine Lakin]] - Kate Providence, a mortal romance novelist. Kate is brought into the Valentines' world after meeting Grace at a book reading. At first resistant to the idea of the Greek Gods being on Earth, a display of magic from Grace soon convinces her the Gods are real, and she endures to help them reunite soul mates. <br> |
[[Christine Lakin]] - Kate Providence, a mortal romance novelist. Kate is brought into the Valentines' world after meeting Grace at a book reading. At first resistant to the idea of the Greek Gods being on Earth, a display of magic from Grace soon convinces her the Gods are real, and she endures to help them reunite soul mates. It is rumored she will be a love match for Danny(Eros)<br> |
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[[Robert Baker (actor)| Robert Baker]] - Leo Francisci, [[Hercules]]. Leo is the moral compass for Danny and an all around good person. In the pilot it is said he hates cops.<br> |
[[Robert Baker (actor)| Robert Baker]] - Leo Francisci, [[Hercules]]. Leo is the moral compass for Danny and an all around good person. In the pilot it is said he hates cops.<br> |
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| Created by | Kevin Murphy |
| Starring | Jaime Murray Kristoffer Polaha Autumn Reeser Christine Lakin Robert Baker Patrick Fabian Greg Ellis (ep 2+) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kevin Murphy Courtney Conte |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | The CW |
| Release | October 5, 2008 – present |
Valentine is a romantic comedy/drama television series created by Kevin Murphy, who also serves as executive producer alongside Courtney Conte. The show is produced by Media Rights Capital. It premiered on October 5, 2008 at 8:00pm on The CW Television Network and Citytv in Canada.
Premise
The show focuses on the Valentine family, a group of gods living amongst humans. They must keep their true identities secret as they do whatever it takes to bring soulmates together. In modern times however the gods' methods have become less effective, and unless they improve their matchmaking skills they will end up becoming mortal. As a result Grace, aka the goddess Aphrodite, has decided to recruit romance novelist Kate Providence to help them adapt their skills. With help from the fates and the Oracle of Delphi, now housed in a hot tub, it's up to the gods and Kate to help bring love back into people's lives.
Production
The show was ordered into production after Media Rights Capital took over programming Sunday nights on The CW. The show was originally titled Valentine Inc. but dropped the 'Inc.' from the title prior to the fall 2008 television season. The 13 episode first season is currently being filmed in the Los Angeles area, with filming primarily taking place at the Los Angeles Centre Studios.[1] The show is filmed on Sound Stage 1, which has previously been used to film Women's Murder Club and also Mad Men.[2]
Cast and Characters
Jaime Murray - Grace Valentine, family matriarch and the goddess Aphrodite. Grace oversees the Valentines Earthly operations and is the one to bring Kate onboard. She is currently involved in a relationship with her former lover Ray Howard.
Kristoffer Polaha - Danny Valentine, The God of erotic love, Eros and son of Grace and Ari. Danny is the loose cannon amongst the Valentines, and spends his nights seducing the ladies. His classic bow and arrow has now been replaced by a gun, which shoots magic to help create feelings of love in his targets. It is rumor he will be a love match to Kate
Autumn Reeser - Phoebe Valentine. The most childlike member of the Valentines, Phoebe serves as
Goddess of the Oracle at Delphi. It is she who communicates with The Fates to match soul mates and also sees what will happen if they don't find one another.
Christine Lakin - Kate Providence, a mortal romance novelist. Kate is brought into the Valentines' world after meeting Grace at a book reading. At first resistant to the idea of the Greek Gods being on Earth, a display of magic from Grace soon convinces her the Gods are real, and she endures to help them reunite soul mates. It is rumored she will be a love match for Danny(Eros)
Robert Baker - Leo Francisci, Hercules. Leo is the moral compass for Danny and an all around good person. In the pilot it is said he hates cops.
Patrick Fabian - Ray Howard, the god Hephaestus. Ray is the former lover of Grace and has recently begun to date her again despite the fact she is still married to Ari.
Greg Ellis - Ari Valentine, the god Ares. Grace's estranged husband and father to Danny. Ari was not around for a lot of Danny's childhood, and Grace blames him for their son’s disobedient behaviour.
Casting
Autumn Reeser, Kristoffer Polaha and Robert Baker [3] were the first actors announced to join the series on July 15 2008. Just days after the first announcement on July 18 2008 The Hollywood Reporter announced that Jaime Murray would also be part of the cast, playing the shows title character Grace Valentine.[4] On July 19, The CW formally announced the shows cast, adding Nikki Snelson, Patrick Fabian and Greg Ellis to the previously announced actors on the show.[5] Prior to production of the pilot Nikki Snelson had to leave the cast due to conflicts with her role in the 2008 Tour of A Chorus Line.[6] As a result Christine Lakin joined the cast, replacing Snelson as romance novelist Kate.[7]
Episodes
Season One
| Ep # | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Airdate | Couple of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Kevin Murphy | Kevin Dowling | October 5, 2008 | Lauren Cohan & Mike Faiola |
| The Greek gods have set up base in Los Angeles, disguised as the Valentine family. With help from romance novelist Kate they must help couples find true love. First on their list are two life long best friend who need a spark of romance in their relationship. | |||||
| 2 | "Daddy's Home" | Kevin Murphy & Jennifer Schuur | Kevin Dowling | October 12, 2008 | Tejal Shah & Johnathan McClain |
| Grace's affair with Ray is put on hold when her husband, Ari, the god of war, returns home. But Ari hasn't come back for her. He's there to persuade Danny to work for him instead of Grace. Elsewhere, the Valentines try to bring a perfume chemist together with his soul mate. | |||||
| 3 | "Act Naturally" | John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart | John Putch | October 19, 2008 | Holly Valance & Ryan Devlin |
| Grace, Danny and Kate try to get a movie star together with a struggling theatre manager. Meanwhile Phoebe's mistrust of Kate causes her and Leo to do some digging into Kate's homelife. | |||||
| 4 | "The Book of Love" | Phoef Sutton | David Warren | October 26, 2008 | Seana Kofoed & David Burke |
| Phoebe is sent into a bookstore to help bring two co-workers together. Meanwhile Ari arranges a secret meeting with Danny to warn him of forces conspiring against the family. | |||||
Television Ratings
| # | Episode | Air Date | Timeslot (EST) | Season | Rating | Share | 18-49 (Rating/Share) | Viewers | Weekly Rank (#) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | October 5 2008 | Sunday 8:00PM |
2008-2009 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4/1[8] | 1.10[8] | #95 |
| 2 | "Daddy's Home" | October 12 2008 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| 3 | "Act Naturally" | October 19 2008 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| 4 | "The Book of Love" | October 26 2008 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
References
- ^ "Christine Lakin's Offical Blog: Life Around Valentine". Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Los Angeles Centre Studio". Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "CW's 'Valentine, Inc.' Casts Godly Trio". Zap2it.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "Bob Saget, Jaime Murray to star in CW shows". THR.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "MEDIA RIGHTS CAPITAL AND THE CW NETWORK ANNOUNCE PREMIERE DATES AND CASTING FOR ORIGINAL SUNDAY NIGHT PRIMETIME PROGRAMS "IN HARM'S WAY," "SURVIVING SUBURBIA," "VALENTINE" AND "EASY MONEY"". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "Algonquin Update 7/28 The strange case of Nikki Snelson". Tony Sportiello. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ "Christine Lakin's Official Blog: Valentine on the CW!". Christine Lakin. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ a b "Sunday Ratings: Desperate Housewives, 60 Minutes Win, CW Crashes". tvbythenumbers.com. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
