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Shrinks Duel for Cable Prestige as Showtime 'Huff's at 'The Sopranos'

By KRIN GABBARD

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...

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