November 5, 2004
Shrinks Duel for Cable Prestige as Showtime 'Huff's at 'The Sopranos'
HBO's Dr. Jennifer Melfi, of The Sopranos, took on a psychopathic patient; Showtime's Dr. Craig Huffstodt is taking on a psychopathic world.
Huff, making its debut on November 7, portrays the daily crises of a saintly psychiatrist living in Los Angeles. It is Showtime's latest attempt to play in the same league as HBO. Showtime tips its hand by gratuitously letterboxing the program. HBO, as you may have noticed, gives such widescreen prestige to The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and its
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