TiMER
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”Take the guesswork out of love.”
—TiMER product advertisement
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TiMER takes place in an Alternate History version of the United States in which, at some point in The Nineties, the TiMER--an incredibly accurate device that counts down to the day the wearer will meet his or her destined mate--was invented, changing the way people thought and acted about romance and relationships. The story follows Oona, an unfortunate woman whose TiMER remains blank, indicating that her “one” has yet to even get a TiMER, and her solution to this has been (unsuccessfully) dating numerous TiMER-less men and forcing them to get one installed. Oona is forced to change her dating habits when she meets Mikey, a young and impulsive grocery clerk and drummer with a functioning TiMER. He invites Oona to live in the present instead of stressing about the future.
- Aerith and Bob: Lampshaded when Mikey admits that he found Oona's practice because "there aren't many orthodontists with your first name."
- Alliterative Name: Oona O'Leary
- "Falling in Love" Montage
- Happily Married: Oona’s mother and stepfather
- Hey, It's That Guy!: It's Anya from Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
- The Ladette: Oona’s stepsister Steph is the crudest person in the entire film
- Likes Older Women: There is a good eight-year age difference between Mikey and Oona by the end of the movie
- Love At First Sight: TiMER employees are quick to note that most romances develop over time, some of them are outright belligerent in the beginning.
- Maligned Mixed Marriage: Luz and Marion agree that they would have preferred that Jesse and Soledad’s relationship play out with them marrying in secret to force their families to accept them
- Most Writers Are Male: Averted; the film was written and directed by the entirely female Jac Schaeffer
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Dan’s last name is never revealed; he is simply known as “Dan the Man” (even in the credits).
- Sibling Triangle: When Oona’s TiMER does go off, it ends up syncing with Steph’s newly TiMER-equipped boyfriend, Dan
- Star-Crossed Lovers: Oona and Mikey