SATISFACTION

Satisfaction, starring Matt Passmore, Stephanie Stoszak and Michelle DeShon, sounds like a morally depraved and awful show when you read its description: a man finds out that his wife is cheating on him, so he starts cheating on her! But the show, admittedly messy and an emotional rollercoaster ride, is actually one of the few shows on television that presents the facts about real life without dumbing down the messy details. At heart, the show simply investigates a perennial question, “What makes people happy?” They have everything they want—a gorgeous house, a talented daughter, and more money than they know what to do with. So why aren't they happy?

Satisfaction both is and isn't what it looks to be. It's got a midlife crisis, a marriage gone stale, suburban desperation, and first-world problems galore. But its treatment of the subject matter is lot more humane than its premise would indicate. The first indication of this, in the pilot, is the moment when Neil discovers his wife has been cheating on him. It comes at the worst possible moment: The first act is Neil shepherding the audience through his life, a life he currently feels has lost all meaning. He loves his family, but he never sees them; he has a good job, but he is convinced he is contributing nothing to the world. What follows is his (and soon, other characters) quest for the source of happiness, and human satisfaction. Needless to say, the show, with its complexities of human intimacy and plenty of skin and love scenes, is not suitable for children.

Although the show twists and turns its audience in the messy decision-making of the characters in the show, those types of messes look a lot like life. It's a must watch for lovers of complex dramas, especially those who enjoys the entanglements of complex human relationships.

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