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ost_uid0]Well, here's what Tim Goodman of the [i
ost_uid0]Chronicle[/i
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has to say about it. (He seems to like it a lot, and that can be a good sign, quality-wise.) Not having cable, I probably won't be seeing much of the show, but it looks interesting, if you're into offbeat.
Regarding what kind of network Showtime might be: for many years, they were more or less indistinguishable from HBO. The latter has upped the ante more recently with [i
ost_uid0]The Sopranos[/i
ost_uid0] and such. Looks like Showtime is trying for a piece of that pie.[/color
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