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''Rom.com'' is a WebOriginal comedy miniseries produced by Website/{{Cracked}}, set in the offices of fictional dating website [=Findlove.net=]. Originally airing in March, 2014, subsequent seasons have aired in February, just in time for Valentine's Day.

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''Rom.com'' is a WebOriginal comedy miniseries produced by Website/{{Cracked}}, set in the offices of fictional dating website [=Findlove.net=]. Originally airing in March, March 2014, subsequent seasons have aired in February, just in time for Valentine's Day.



Given Cracked's unceremonious firing of its entire video department in December, 2017, it's safe to consider the series cancelled.

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Given Cracked's unceremonious firing of its entire video department in December, December 2017, it's safe to consider the series cancelled.



* AmbiguousDisorder: Blake is... different. It's never named as anything, but he has major problems in social situations, is incapable of reading social cues, and awkward to the point of absurdity.



* DuelingWorks: With fellow web-based series ''Rom.dot.com'', which came out in 2013 which is also described as "A new web series about the crazy world of online dating!" While they're on opposite sides of the online dating world, the cover many of the same issues (and the fact their names are almost identical doesn't help).
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'Rom.com'' is a WebOriginal comedy miniseries produced by Website/{{Cracked}}, set in the offices of fictional dating website [=Findlove.net=]. Originally airing in March, 2014, subsequent seasons have aired in February, just in time for Valentine's Day.

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'Rom.''Rom.com'' is a WebOriginal comedy miniseries produced by Website/{{Cracked}}, set in the offices of fictional dating website [=Findlove.net=]. Originally airing in March, 2014, subsequent seasons have aired in February, just in time for Valentine's Day.
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Given Cracked's unceremonious firing of its entire video department in December, 2017, it's safe to consider the series cancelled.
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* MeanBoss: Competent as she is, Elise can be pretty unpleasant to her employees. In season 2, she gives Max and Josie a deadline to find a way for [=FindLove=] to upstage Kindlin', threatening to fire the one who doesn't deliver. [[spoiler:Made worse by the fact that she knows that the two sites are owned by the same umbrella company to motivate them further]].

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* MeanBoss: Competent as she is, Elise can be pretty unpleasant to her employees. In season 2, she gives Max and Josie a deadline to find a way for [=FindLove=] to upstage Kindlin', threatening to fire the one who doesn't deliver. [[spoiler:Made worse by the fact that she knows that the two sites are owned by the same umbrella company to motivate them further]].company]].



* PlayingCyrano: A variant in episode 2 of season 3. Max and Josie are tasked with running a trial of a date assistance service where they [[EarpieceConversation use earphones and camera glasses]] to guide a man and a woman through their dates and feed them information from the other's dating profile. [[spoiler:The daters actually get together, but Josie and Max's advice becomes more of an annoyance that they bond over instead of giving helpful information]].

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* PlayingCyrano: A variant in episode 2 of season 3. Max and Josie are tasked with running a trial of a date assistance service where they [[EarpieceConversation use earphones and camera glasses]] to guide a man and a woman through their dates and feed them information from the other's dating profile. [[spoiler:The daters actually get together, but Josie and Max's advice becomes more of an annoyance that they bond over instead of giving a source of helpful information]].

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* BondageIsBad: In the season 2 finale, Elise mentions that she and her husband's anniversary celebration involves him suspended upside down in an abandoned Civil War fort.

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* BondageIsBad: In the season 2 finale, Elise mentions that she and her husband's anniversary celebration involves him suspended upside down in an abandoned Civil War fort.prison.


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* {{Flanderization}}: In the first season, Blake was mostly just a bit socially awkward around people, though he still hangs out with other employees. In later seasons, his social issues are almost crippling.


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* HiddenDepths: In season 3, Blake of all people shows some aptitude for matchmaking, pointing out how Max and Rush might make a good match despite Josie's misgivings.
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* SitcomArchnemesis: Rush serves as this the Josie and Max in the second season, until [[spoiler:it turns out that the dating sites they work for are owned by the same mother company and have no real reason to try and rival each other]]. As a result, they are on better terms in the next season.
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* AffectionateNickname: Josie and Max call each other "bub" and "butt" respectively.
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'Rom.com'' is a WebOriginal comedy miniseries produced by Website/{{Cracked}}, set in the offices of fictional dating website [=Findlove.com=]. Originally airing in March, 2014, subsequent seasons have aired in February, just in time for Valentine's Day.

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'Rom.com'' is a WebOriginal comedy miniseries produced by Website/{{Cracked}}, set in the offices of fictional dating website [=Findlove.com=].net=]. Originally airing in March, 2014, subsequent seasons have aired in February, just in time for Valentine's Day.



* AllMenArePerverts: Years of working at Findlove has made Josie realize this. Even a decent guy is just a moment away from a dick pic.

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* AllMenArePerverts: Years of working at Findlove [=FindLove=] has made Josie realize this. Even a decent guy is just a moment away from a dick pic.



* BlandNameProduct: Findlove is [=OKCupid=]. Kindlin' is Tinder. The clickbait titles make this more clear, explicitly referring to episodes as "The difference between OKC and Tinder."

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* BlandNameProduct: Findlove [=FindLove=] is [=OKCupid=]. Kindlin' is Tinder. The clickbait titles make this more clear, explicitly referring to episodes as "The difference between OKC and Tinder."



* GranolaGirl: The two owners of [=CrysalLove.net=], who find connections for people by "looking into clients' souls", consult crystals, chakras and astrology and [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext identify as "moonbeams"]].

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* GranolaGirl: The two owners of [=CrysalLove.[=CrystalLove.net=], who find connections for people by "looking into clients' souls", consult crystals, chakras and astrology and [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext identify as "moonbeams"]].



* WorkCom: For the first two seasons, the show never left the walls of Findlove. Season 3 had some scenes set in restaurants, but the plots are still based around the company and website.

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* WorkCom: For the first two seasons, the show never left the walls of Findlove.[=FindLove=]. Season 3 had some scenes set in restaurants, but the plots are still based around the company and website.

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* AGodAmI: Elise's big sales pitch about her site for investors?
-->"I hold the power of human life in my hands".



* MeanBoss: Competent as she is, Elise can be pretty unpleasant to her employees. In season 2, she gives Max and Josie a deadline to find a way for [=FindLove=] to upstage Kindlin', threatening to fire the one who doesn't deliver. [[spoiler:Made worse by the fact that she knows that the two sites are owned by the same umbrella company to motivate them further]].



* PlayingCyrano: A variant in episode 2 of season 3. Max and Josie are tasked with running a trial of a date assistance service where they [[EarpieceConversation use earphones and camera glasses]] to guide a man and a woman through their dates and feed them information from the other's dating profile. [[spoiler:The daters actually get together, but Josie and Max's advice becomes more of an annoyance that they bond over instead of giving helpful information]].



* WorkCom: The show never leaves the walls of Findlove, and the plots are based around the company and website.

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* WorkCom: The For the first two seasons, the show never leaves left the walls of Findlove, and Findlove. Season 3 had some scenes set in restaurants, but the plots are still based around the company and website.

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* BondageIsBad: In the season 2 finale, Elise mentions that she and her husband's anniversary celebration involves him suspended upside down in an abandoned Civil War fort.
-->'''Elise''': Sex with me is terrifying.



* OddFriendship: The final episode of season 3 reveals that Rush has been regularly hanging out with Blake to teach him how to flirt.



* ShoutOut: In the first episode of season 3, Blake says his last name is [[Radio/APrarieHomeCompanion Wobegone]].

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* ShoutOut: In the first episode of season 3, Blake says his last name is [[Radio/APrarieHomeCompanion Wobegone]].[[Radio/APrairieHomeCompanion Wobegon]].

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* BlandNameProduct: Findlove is Website/OKCupid. Kindlin' is Tinder. The clickbait titles make this more clear, explicitly referring to episodes as "The difference between OKC and Tinder."
* DuelingWorks: With fellow web-based series ''Rom.dot.com'', which came out in 2013 which is also described as "A new web series about the crazy world of online dating!" While they're on opposite sides of the online dating world, the cover many of the same issues (and the fact their names are almost identical doesn't help).
* ScunthorpeProblem: Website/{{Cracked}} has a filter that prevents any links from being posted in the comments to prevent spamming. The post never actually gets posted and is discarded like it never existed. Which is normally fine... except that it sees the title of the series as a link, thus discussing the show in the comments is almost impossible.
* StraightGay: Max is revealed as gay in season 2 with no fanfare. It's just a thing, not a defining aspect of his personality.

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* BlandNameProduct: Findlove is Website/OKCupid.[=OKCupid=]. Kindlin' is Tinder. The clickbait titles make this more clear, explicitly referring to episodes as "The difference between OKC and Tinder."
* ChewToy: Blake. He is [[NoSocialSkills painfully awkward around people]] and most jokes involving him are about that.
* DuelingWorks: With fellow web-based series ''Rom.dot.com'', which came out in 2013 which is also described as "A new web series about the crazy world of online dating!" While they're on opposite sides of the online dating world, the cover many of the same issues (and the fact their names are almost identical doesn't help).
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* GranolaGirl: The two owners of [=CrysalLove.net=], who find connections for people by "looking into clients' souls", consult crystals, chakras and astrology and [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext identify as "moonbeams"]].
* ScunthorpeProblem: Website/{{Cracked}} has a filter that prevents any links from being posted in the comments to prevent spamming. The post never actually gets posted and is discarded like it never existed. Which is normally fine... except that it sees the title of the series as a link, thus discussing the show in the comments is almost impossible.
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* StraightGay: ShoutOut: In the first episode of season 3, Blake says his last name is [[Radio/APrarieHomeCompanion Wobegone]].
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Max is revealed as gay in season 2 with no fanfare. It's just a thing, not a defining aspect of his personality.
** In the season 2 finale, [[spoiler:Rush is revealed to be "super-gay", but pretends to be a [[TheCasanova womanizer]] because it reflects better on Kindlin'.]]
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* YankTheDogsChain: In the season 3 premiere, Blake gets matched up with a woman! [[spoiler: Who decides that getting matched up is pointless, leaving Blake all alone.

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* YankTheDogsChain: In the season 3 premiere, Blake gets matched up with a woman! [[spoiler: Who decides that getting matched up is pointless, leaving Blake all alone.alone]].
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* TheScunthorpeProblem: Website/{{Cracked}} has a filter that prevents any links from being posted in the comments to prevent spamming. The post never actually gets posted and is discarded like it never existed. Which is normally fine... except that it sees the title of the series as a link, thus discussing the show in the comments is almost impossible.

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* TheScunthorpeProblem: ScunthorpeProblem: Website/{{Cracked}} has a filter that prevents any links from being posted in the comments to prevent spamming. The post never actually gets posted and is discarded like it never existed. Which is normally fine... except that it sees the title of the series as a link, thus discussing the show in the comments is almost impossible.



* YankTheDogsChain: In the season 3 premiere, Blake gets matched up with a woman! [[spoiler: Who decides that getting matched up is pointless, leaving Blake all alone--.

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* YankTheDogsChain: In the season 3 premiere, Blake gets matched up with a woman! [[spoiler: Who decides that getting matched up is pointless, leaving Blake all alone--.alone.
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'Rom.com'' is a WebOriginal comedy miniseries produced by Website/{{Cracked}}, set in the offices of fictional dating website [=Findlove.com=]. Originally airing in March, 2014, subsequent seasons have aired in February, just in time for Valentine's Day.

The show is a satirical look at the modern dating scene, which is done without showing a single actual actual date. Trends in profiles are mocked, as are people's superficial preferences and hypocrisy about their own issues.
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* AllMenArePerverts: Years of working at Findlove has made Josie realize this. Even a decent guy is just a moment away from a dick pic.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Blake is... different. It's never named as anything, but he has major problems in social situations, is incapable of reading social cues, and awkward to the point of absurdity.
* BlandNameProduct: Findlove is Website/OKCupid. Kindlin' is Tinder. The clickbait titles make this more clear, explicitly referring to episodes as "The difference between OKC and Tinder."
* DuelingWorks: With fellow web-based series ''Rom.dot.com'', which came out in 2013 which is also described as "A new web series about the crazy world of online dating!" While they're on opposite sides of the online dating world, the cover many of the same issues (and the fact their names are almost identical doesn't help).
* TheScunthorpeProblem: Website/{{Cracked}} has a filter that prevents any links from being posted in the comments to prevent spamming. The post never actually gets posted and is discarded like it never existed. Which is normally fine... except that it sees the title of the series as a link, thus discussing the show in the comments is almost impossible.
* StraightGay: Max is revealed as gay in season 2 with no fanfare. It's just a thing, not a defining aspect of his personality.
* WorkCom: The show never leaves the walls of Findlove, and the plots are based around the company and website.
* YankTheDogsChain: In the season 3 premiere, Blake gets matched up with a woman! [[spoiler: Who decides that getting matched up is pointless, leaving Blake all alone--.

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