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  There were two shows in the 80s that defined this trend. Remington Steele, with Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist, and Moonlighting, with Bruce Willis and Cybil Shephard. The latter was a copy of the former, from what I remember, and it was really this second show that stuck in everyone's mind when it came to the main characters hooking up and ruining the show.
context: Are you married? >
  
  Their performance is "actually" a real representation of a marriage. A lot of sacrifice is involved. >
  
  i think this is by design. it's part of the dramatic arc. they were in love but then when they actually got together it was more complicated than they (and audiences) expected. >
  
  I always thought they had no chemistry.  Dwight Shrute saved that show from being awful >
  
  And Ryan started the fire