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* ExecutiveMeddling: Bobbi, Jim's stepmother, was originally supposed to be his [[IncestIsRelative ''biological'' mother]].

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* ExecutiveMeddling: Bobbi, Jim's stepmother, was originally supposed to be his [[IncestIsRelative ''biological'' mother]].mother.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Or more specifically, screwed by Creator/AaronSpelling. Spelling, who was the creative force behind ''Series/MelrosePlace'' and ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', was rumored for years to have been the one who pushed Fox to cancel the show. The story goes, Spelling was terrified that Profit might threaten his soap opera juggernaut ''Melrose Place'', which was the lead-in show for ''Profit''. A fear that was said to have came about in part, due to Time Magazine praising the show in a review of the pilot while mercilessly slagging ''Melrose Place'' as being "romper room" compared to the more complex and less campy ''Profit''.

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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Or more specifically, screwed by Creator/AaronSpelling. Spelling, who was the creative force behind ''Series/MelrosePlace'' and ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', was rumored for years to have been the one who pushed Fox to cancel the show. The story goes, Spelling was terrified that Profit ''Profit'' might threaten his soap opera juggernaut ''Melrose Place'', which was the lead-in show for ''Profit''. A fear that was said to have came about in part, due to Time Magazine ''Time'' praising the show in a review of the pilot while mercilessly slagging ''Melrose Place'' ''Melrose'' as being "romper room" compared to the more complex and less campy ''Profit''.
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* HeyItsThatGuy / RetroactiveRecognition: Pasdar would later find a wider audience as [[{{Series/Heroes}} Nathan Petrelli]].
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Or more specifically, screwed by AaronSpelling. Spelling, who was the creative force behind ''Series/MelrosePlace'' and ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', was rumored for years to have been the one who pushed Fox to cancel the show. The story goes, Spelling was terrified that Profit might threaten his soap opera juggernaut ''Melrose Place'', which was the lead-in show for ''Profit''. A fear that was said to have came about in part, due to Time Magazine praising the show in a review of the pilot while mercilessly slagging ''Melrose Place'' as being "romper room" compared to the more complex and less campy ''Profit''.

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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Or more specifically, screwed by AaronSpelling.Creator/AaronSpelling. Spelling, who was the creative force behind ''Series/MelrosePlace'' and ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', was rumored for years to have been the one who pushed Fox to cancel the show. The story goes, Spelling was terrified that Profit might threaten his soap opera juggernaut ''Melrose Place'', which was the lead-in show for ''Profit''. A fear that was said to have came about in part, due to Time Magazine praising the show in a review of the pilot while mercilessly slagging ''Melrose Place'' as being "romper room" compared to the more complex and less campy ''Profit''.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Or more specifically, screwed by AaronSpelling. Spelling, who was the creative force behind ''MelrosePlace'' and ''BeverlyHills90210'', was rumored for years to have been the one who pushed Fox to cancel the show. The story goes, Spelling was terrified that Profit might threaten his soap opera juggernaut ''Melrose Place'', which was the lead-in show for ''Profit''. A fear that was said to have came about in part, due to Time Magazine praising the show in a review of the pilot while mercilessly slagging ''Melrose Place'' as being "romper room" compared to the more complex and less campy ''Profit''.

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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Or more specifically, screwed by AaronSpelling. Spelling, who was the creative force behind ''MelrosePlace'' ''Series/MelrosePlace'' and ''BeverlyHills90210'', ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', was rumored for years to have been the one who pushed Fox to cancel the show. The story goes, Spelling was terrified that Profit might threaten his soap opera juggernaut ''Melrose Place'', which was the lead-in show for ''Profit''. A fear that was said to have came about in part, due to Time Magazine praising the show in a review of the pilot while mercilessly slagging ''Melrose Place'' as being "romper room" compared to the more complex and less campy ''Profit''.
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* DVDCommentary: The premiere episode features a trio of people in the booth. The track itself is pretty good, but it takes them a while to recover from the intro.
-->'''David Greenwalt:''' Hi, I'm David Greenwalt, co-creator.
-->'''John [=McNamara=]:''' I'm John [=McNamara=], co-creator.
-->'''Adrian Pasdar:''' Adrian Pasdar, actor.
-->'''John [=McNamara=]:''' Your voice is so awesome. I want you to read me to sleep every night.
-->'''all:''' *crack up laughing*
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* StarMakingRole: For Adrian Pasdar.

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* StarMakingRole: For Adrian Pasdar.Pasdar.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After the show's cancellation, producer David Greenwalt said he wanted Jim Profit to appear on ''{{Series/Angel}}'' as a [[OccultLawFirm Wolfram and Hart]] employee
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* HeyItsThatGuy / RetroactiveRecognition: Pasdar would later find a wider audience as [[{{Series/Heroes}} Nathan Petrelli]].
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Bobbi, Jim's stepmother, was originally supposed to be his [[IncestIsRelative ''biological'' mother]]. {{YMMV}} as to whether it is a [[{{Squick}} rare case of executive meddling actually being beneficial to a show.]]

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* ExecutiveMeddling: Bobbi, Jim's stepmother, was originally supposed to be his [[IncestIsRelative ''biological'' mother]]. {{YMMV}} as to whether it is a [[{{Squick}} rare case of executive meddling actually being beneficial to a show.]]

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The series was popular on the bootleg tape circuit for years, especially after copies of the complete series from overseas recordings started making rounds.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: KeepCirculatingTheTapes:
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The series was popular on the bootleg tape circuit for years, especially after copies of the complete series from overseas recordings started making rounds.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Bobbi, Jim's stepmother, was originally supposed to be his [[IncestIsRelative ''biological'' mother]]. {{YMMV}} as to whether it is a [[{{Squick}} rare case of executive meddling actually being beneficial to a show.]]
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The series was popular on the bootleg tape circuit for years, especially after copies of the complete series from overseas recordings started making rounds.
** In an unusual case of this, ''the show's creator himself circulated the tapes from his own masters!''
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Or more specifically, screwed by AaronSpelling. Spelling, who was the creative force behind ''MelrosePlace'' and ''BeverlyHills90210'', was rumored for years to have been the one who pushed Fox to cancel the show. The story goes, Spelling was terrified that Profit might threaten his soap opera juggernaut ''Melrose Place'', which was the lead-in show for ''Profit''. A fear that was said to have came about in part, due to Time Magazine praising the show in a review of the pilot while mercilessly slagging ''Melrose Place'' as being "romper room" compared to the more complex and less campy ''Profit''.
* StarMakingRole: For Adrian Pasdar.

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