United States of Tara: The First Season
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Actor: John Corbett, Toni ColletteBrand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 332 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-12-29
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Showtime / Paramount
DVD Reviews of United States of Tara: The First Season
DVD Review: It's Not Perfect, But It's Original, Well-Written, Well-Acted
Summary: 4 Stars
Had it not been for the first two episodes of this series that appeared as extras on "Dexter: Season Three", it probably would have gone unnoticed by me.
However, with the cancellation of "Ugly Betty" and "Desperate Housewives" getting long in the tooth, I was looking for something new and innovative to replace my old staples.
While "United States of Tara" does not appeal to me as much as the aforementioned shows, credit must be given for the outlandishly original premise: Thirty-something housewife and mother Tara Gregson tries to navigate her way through life while dealing with the multiple personalities that take over her body to help her deal with a traumatic teenage experience.
Like most other Showtime series, profanity and sexual situations run rampant here, and the comedy comes out of everyday life, and sometimes from unexpected situations.
I have no complaints about the casting or performances. Everyone involved does a great job. I was thrilled to see the sadly underused Valerie Mahaffey appear as Tara's therapist.
Keir Gilchrist as mature-beyond-his-years teenage son Marshall is probably my favorite character to watch. It's interesting and novel to see how the family just accepts Marshall's gayness for what it is. The show does not go out of its way to make a big deal of the issue.
In contrast, I sometimes cringe when I see how insolent and disrespectful the writers have made daughter Kate. Jaded and possessing a huge sense of entitlement, the character does accurately reflect the current teen generation, but I don't like seeing bad examples being reinforced on TV like this.
John Corbett as the blue-collar everyman just trying to hold this family together, is probably the most underappreciated piece of the pie. You can tell that his Max is really a good guy at heart who is doing the best he can in a trying situation.
One of the series' hilarious laugh-out-loud moments comes mid-way this season when Rosemarie Dewitt as Tara's sister Charmaine reveals a medical mishap to the guests at her birthday party.
Finally, Toni Collette does quadruple duty as the title character and her three alter egos: Foul-mouthed, boy-crazy teenage hellcat "T"; prim, proper and controlling 1950s housewife "Alice"; and male alter, the Jack-Daniels-swilling, porn-loving Vietnam Vet "Buck".
It's interesting to see which persona will inhabit Tara's body in any given situation and Collette must relish a role that offers her so many different opportunities per episode, though I imagine the process must be exhausting.
Half-way through the season, a fourth alter--primal and animalistic--begins to appear. This entity known as "Gimme" wreaks havoc at a health spa and the results are both tragic and hysterical.
While "United States of Tara" is not my favorite show, the premise, acting and writing will have me back for Season Two. Fans of "Weeds", "Nurse Jackie", etc. should definitely check this out.
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 12/29/2009 Run time: 332 minutes Rating: NrBestsellers in DVD
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