Topic: United States of Tara

TV Hits For Liberals, Conservatives

The annual TV survey from Experian-Simmons is out and it shows a pretty deep divide between liberals and conservatives. The bottom line: Liberals...

New on DVD: 'Rio,' 'Soul Surfer'

Good thing it's nice out, 'cause you aren't going to be spending much time on the couch this week. The only major DVD release is "Rio" (G, $29.99)...

Do We Need A Dramedy Category?

Deadline TV contributor Ray Richmond files this report:. . In a creative medium that's increasingly shedding its labels, embracing hybrids, and...
It's a big week for TV. The dark comedies Nurse Jackie and United States of Tara return to The Movie Network starting tonight, March 28 and I...

Sheila Callaghan

Sheila Callaghan, 37, playwright. Sheila Callaghan thought she was headed for a Ph.D. in comparative lit until she sent a script to UCLA's playwriting program. Today, the bicoastal triple threat is writing for Showtime's United States of Tara and ...

Tube-heads to come for VIFF forum

The Vancouver International Film Festival has named some of the guests headed here in September for the festival's opening weekend film and TV...

Dating plasticity

Kathryn Eisman sheds light on what to do when you find yourself morphing into your date.. You'd be mistaken for thinking she was auditioning for a role on United States Of Tara.. Katie Holmes went from long-haired Dawson's Creek square ...
Below, Ron Wynn trains his remote on Showtime's two breakout Monday-night comedies, along with updates on In Plain Sight, Caprica, 24 and other offerings this week on TV.. While their network competitors overdose on procedurals and medical soap operas, Showtime's ...

Today in Blu-ray: August 18th

Fall TV season is getting close now, but until new episodes of our favorite shows start rolling off the line, Blu-rays are going to be getting a lot of rotation. If you hav BD Live, you can catch two episodes of The ...
Attention Diablo Cody haters: The stripper turned blogger turned Oscar winner is back this month with the Showtime series United States of Tara. Toni Collette stars as the titular Tara, a suburban housewife and mother of two who is affected with dissociative ...