United States of Tara

It's no secret that FH and I like a lot of the less mainstream TV shows. I mean, I still like to watch my occasional episode of ER or Law & Order SVU, but I don't go out of my way to find them. The only regular TV I go looking for on purpose anymore is Amazing Race and I think that's just out of habit and a slight interest in some of the cool places they go.

Anyway, we've burned through all of the most recent episodes of Entourage, Dexter, and True Blood (man do we love Video on Demand)...and the most second season of Mad Men isn't out on DVD yet....so we were looking for something to fill the gap. Conveniently, Movie Central offered up something new at just the right time!

United States of Tara

Love it.

Toni Collette stars as Tara (and others) in this great new show created by Diablo Cody (you know her from such gems as Juno). Tara is a seemingly normal wife & mother...but with a twist...well, three twists actually. Alter egos. Three completely different additional personalities that arrive at the damdest of times depending on her stress level and current situation. Alice gives June Cleaver a run for her money. Buck is a man who loves his beer and boobies. T is a teen who'd rather show you her thong than make meaningful conversation.

Collette makes each personality totally believable and gets you invested in each one as though they are all separate characters. Really, they are...just played by the same actor. She's great.

And who doesn't love a little (big!) John Corbett playing her amazingly understanding and supportive husband? Not to mention her two oddball teenage kids having good storylines of their own, and her attention seeking sister who offers up the option that multiple personalities are bullcrap that Tara has made up and could do away with at anytime.

If you haven't seen it, you should. I bet you'll like it.