The End of Tara
  Kelly Bedard

As the heartfelt and offbeat Showtimes series United States of Tara closed out its final season, the fate of its central figure was in the hands on an unknown Boston doctor recommended by the wonderful and too-soon-gone Dr. Hattarras. Tara’s final independent struggle for sanity before moving to Boston for help put her family through […]

  Kelly Bedard

Cable TV is the home of terrible people. That’s not to say that some of the people on network aren’t horrible too (Addison Montgomery is a hypocritically terrible person, whereas Prison Break‘s TBag is flat out evil). But on cable, more and more, the heroes, protagonists, the centres of the shows, are truly terrible people. […]

Obsessions of March 23, 2010
  Kelly Bedard

My Theatre: My TV’s new sister site, My Theatre premiered recently with reviews of Toronto’s new hit My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, a Conneticut Repertory Theatre Comedy of Errors and the national touring production of The Lion King. You’ll also find a link to Jude Law’s wonderful Hamlet-themed SNL monologue and a first-hand account […]

Stealing My Heart on TV This Week
  Kelly Bedard

The titular Chuck, Tara’s sweetly understanding husband, a softspoken Dillon Panther. Time for another picture list.

I Pledge Allegiance to the United States of Tara
  Kelly Bedard

I haven’t been this excited about so new a show in a very long time. After only 4 episodes United States of Tarahas become one of my absolute favourite things on TV. With every half hour installment I invest more fully in the lives of the characters. As unfamiliar as the central premise of the […]

  Kelly Bedard

Tara’s Family supportive husband Max, somewhat rebellious daughter Kate and sweet son Marshall are the perfect compliment to the central craziness in United States of Tara. Scrubs The new season is very sweet. The 8th season comedy also deserves some serious thanks for being one of the only shows with new episodes this week. Captain Awesome I’m watching season […]

Pilot Watch: United States of Tara
  Kelly Bedard

Tonight marked the premiere of a new show on Showtime that has everything going for it. United States of Tara, a half hour comedy about a woman with multiple personality disorder, is incredibly promising. The first episode was funny and engaging and absolutely unique. I’m hoping the show proves unsinkable, and the evidence is on my […]