The series seems all the more charming and even whimsical against this season's primetime background of crime procedurals, serialized dramas and angst-ridden lawyers. Anne Heche plays Marin Frist, a relationship coach and best-selling author who could be a close relative of Shelley Long's smug, know-it-all Diane, right down to their blond tresses. Marin is riding a wave of success as she flits from well-attended book signings to sold-out lectures.

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