Bottom Of The Barrel

And you thought your family was f'ed up

Showtime's new dark comedy, United States of Tara, follows a typical family with one very untypical element - Tara the mother who is afflicted with dissociative identity disorder. Tara's disorder has four different personalities within herself, all vastly different from the other:

Tara - Tara is a hard working mother of two who paints nursery room murals. She loves her family and often feels guilty for the frequent bizarre events she puts them through, and sometimes doesn't feel like herself.
Alice - Alice is the perfect homemaker who believes in good, traditional values. Alice bakes for the family and labels herself as old fashioned.
Buck - Buck is Tara's only male personality; he loves beer and he loves motorcycles, has a habit of getting into fights and enjoys outings to the titty bar during evenings. He also differs from the other personalities by being left-handed.
T - T is a wild, pot smoking teenager who relates well to Tara's daughter and loves to get some action and has a habit of stealing from the drug store.

Watching Toni Collette portray four distinct characters is an outstanding piece of acting and the writing how the family unit deals and protects her [from herself at times] looks very sharp. For a limited time, you can watch the pilot episode online via the Showtime VIP insider - password tara. This could be yet another Showtime series that is popular for it's true originality.

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