Showtime posted the first trailer for its original series The United States of Tara, starring Toni Collette and developed by EW columnist Diablo Cody.
Damn, I’ve missed me some Toni Collette. The last film I saw her in was Evening, which is technically a lie because I think I’d dozed off before she even got on-screen. In Tara, she’ll play a mom with dissociative identity disorder alongside Sex and the City‘s John Corbett, whom I keep expecting to get down on one knee and either propose to Sarah Jessica Parker or whittle something clever into a custom-made bench. Sidenote: Is it just me, or does the voiceover guy heard here do about 70% of all voiceover work now? I’m beginning to suspect he’s computer-generated. I’ll look into this. PopWatch investigates!
Anyhow…you know the drill…United States of Tara…check out the clip…share your thoughts below.
I like the premise, and it appears to be well-acted. Random obso’s from the trailer:
-Toni Collette’s Australian? How did this information pass me by?
-LOVE the ‘edgy’ cinematography. Diablo Cody IS the pinup girl arm tat. John Corbett IS wild hand gestures. That is ALL you need to know about these people.
Interesting idea – I hope they can keep it edgy, and not swing into Banal Sitcom-Land where, you know, wackiness ensues. Dennis, you obviously weren’t introduced to Toni Collette through “Muriel’s Wedding.” She does a pretty mean US accent, huh? And the “edgy” cinematography just got on my nerves. Diablo may BE her tattoo, but is Toni Collette her cardigan? I don’t think so.
the show looks interesting, yes, but it won’t get me to order showtime. does she dress up in a different outfit everytime she has a different personality? or is that just something the show has done to let the audience know which personality we’re getting?
Yeah, well, that guy who used to do all the movie trailer / promo voice-overs died earlier this year. So this guy seems to have taken over all his business.
As for this show, it’s an interesting premise. But I dunno. Diablo Cody’s an amazingly overrated (sorry, EW) writer, all about the cliches and look-how-cool-this-sounds quotes and conversations. (I think her Oscar for Juno is going to look pretty embarrassing down the road, when people look at it without all the hype.) But it looks partly toned-down, and partly the right premise for her style, so yeah, I hope it does well. Boy, with Dexter, Californication, the L Word, The Tudors, Weeds – Showtime’s certainly the place for interesting TV. (Dexter is hands-down the best show on TV in my book.)
Matt: Don’t be sorry, you’re absolutely right. Anything that has Diablo Cody’s name on it gets a fail in my book; I don’t read her column either. “Honest to blog”? Please.
i would watch this even if diablo didn’t write it. granted, it might not be as funny or polarizing, but hello! this looks AWESOME.
I am a-fear’d of all the metaphorical winking that her scripts could be riddled with. Isn’t this quippy and clever? Don’t you love how snappy I am? Although I still have faith, mind you.
I’ll give ANYTHING attached to Diablo Cody a look-see. And to top it off…I love Toni!
Eh. I’m not really impressed. I adore Toni Collette, but this preview just didn’t do it for me. I think I would have liked it better had we not heard from the actors/diablo cody. I want to judge it for itself.
Didn’t love Juno, really. Don’t particularly like Diablo Cody (partly out of Minnesota defensiveness — nothing wrong with us, Diablo!). But, because I love Toni Collette no matter what she’s in, I’m willing to give this a chance. She’ll always be Muriel to me…
I’m curious. I’ll probably check out the pilot.
Love Diablo! Love Toni! Heck, I even kinda dig John Corbett:)
I’ll definitely check out the pilot and take it from there.
My apologies, EW, but I really don’t understand the love everyone has for Diablo Cody. I won’t be watching.
If the show is as well produced as this promo piece, I’ll be hooked!
No joke – the voiceover is my father. Who complains all the time that he’s not the “hot” voiceover guy anymore, so you probably made his day.