It's been a few episodes since I've hate-watched The United States Of Tara, so I missed last night's show, when Nate Corddry's character, Gene the restaurant manager, sent the daughter, Kate, a video of himself reciting an original poem. A... CONTINUE READING NATE CORDDRY DOES BAD SPOKEN WORD»
Posted on March 9, 2009 in Soap Operas
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Tags: Jon Corbett | Nate Corddry | Patton Oswalt | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
Vulture reports that in the wake of its recent second-season renewal (why not Kath And Kim??), the United States Of Tara will soon show Tara's fourth fake personality (for a total of five personalities.) Vulture's Mark Graham ventures some zany... CONTINUE READING THE UNITED STATES OF TARA IS DEBUTING A NEW FAKE PERSONALITY. WHAT SHOULD IT BE?»
Posted on February 18, 2009 in Casting Calls, Hate-Watching
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Tags: Diablo Cody | John Corbett | Kath And Kim | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
Showtime orders another season of hate-watch du jour The United States Of Tara.... CONTINUE READING NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO»
Posted on February 11, 2009 in Hate-Watching
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Tags: Diablo Codi | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
I have a sort of fantasy about this show, where I keep sticking with it even after everyone has stopped watching, recapping, or talking about it, and it suddenly gets AMAZING and I'm like "Slow and steady wins the recap... CONTINUE READING THE UNITED STATES OF TARA: "WELL, SMELL ME"»
Posted on February 9, 2009 in Prime Time Soap Operas
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Tags: Diablo Cody | Jon Corbett | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
This was the central conflict of this week's episode of The United States Of Tara: Tara thinks her husband Max is more attracted to her alters than he is to her. This is treated with the appropriate ridicule by Max's... CONTINUE READING THE UNITED STATES OF TARA: EAT, PAINT, FUCK»
Posted on February 2, 2009 in Prime Time Soap Operas
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Tags: Diablo Cody | John Corbett | Nate Corddry | Patton Oswalt | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette | Yo La Tengo
Episode two of The United States Of Tara, the completely ridiculous new Showtime series, was, compared to the outrageously annoying pilot, not that bad. In fact, except for all the parts that revolved around Tara's multiple personalities, it was kind... CONTINUE READING THE UNITED STATES OF TARA NEEDS TO HAVE ITS MOUTH WASHED OUT WITH MAKING-SENSE SOAP»
Posted on January 26, 2009 in Prime Time Soap Operas
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Tags: John Corbett | Patton Oswalt | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
Showtime's inexplicably green-lighted new half-hour series, The United States Of Tara, premiered on TV last night after several weeks of online availability and massive hype. By the time the first show aired, everyone I know had seen it online and... CONTINUE READING THE UNITED STATES OF TARA SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT TO THE CANCELLED-SHED»
Posted on January 19, 2009 in New TV Shows
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Tags: Diablo Cody | John Corbett | Steven Spielberg | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
There's a promo type-thing for the Steven Spielberg-thought-up, Diablo Cody-written, Toni Collette-starring Showtime show The United States Of Tara, about a suburban mom with multiple personalities. And also an odd close-up of Diablo's tattoos: Cool. That looks like a funny... CONTINUE READING DIABLO CODY'S NEW SCI-FI SHOWTIME SHOW, THE UNITED STATES OF TARA»
Posted on October 16, 2008 in New TV Shows
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Tags: Coachella | Diablo Cody | Steven Spielberg | The United States Of Tara | Toni Collette
Carrie Prejean turned the video camera off, put on some clothes, and stepped out of her house. It was a beautiful day outside. The air smelled like apples, and the late morning light hit the world in just such a...
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If you are a sassy and sarcastic young man in an American sitcom who represents the sitcom writer's desire that a nerdy Jewish teenager can somehow be the desirable romantic hero in this world, then eventually you will get a...
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I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're...
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The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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