It starred Hank Azaria as a psychiatrist who couldn't fix the problems in his own life, and it surrounded him with a bunch of supporting characters who were far more interesting than him.

In case you've forgotten all about Huff (and everybody probably has), it was one of Showtime's initial entries into the scripted programming game, a show that won a few critical fans and even an Emmy. And that means that rather than being The Sopranos, Satisfaction is much more likely to be USA's version of Huff. But it's also a show that seems confused about how to turn itself from what might have made a cool (if overly typical) movie into a TV show.

On almost every level, Satisfaction seems like the network attempting to court critical praise and maybe even Emmy attention. Eastern after fellow freshman Rush (about which, more below). The network has been trying to darken its blue skies - just a little bit - over the course of the past few years, a movement that reaches its apex in Satisfaction, debuting Thursday at 10 p.m. Many of its shows, like Burn Notice, White Collar, and Suits, have been substantial hits for the network, but they've also, somewhat unfairly, branded the channel as one that aims only for lightweight good times, rather than anything with lasting permanence.

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