BE SURE IF you can to catch the season premiere of Secret Diary of a Call Girl and especially the premiere of Diablo Cody's United States of Tara -- which really is as good as everyone is saying it is. (I've seen the first four eps.)
I think both have built in valuable lessons about story and character that I'll be writing about later.
Both shows premiere in Canada tonight on TMN/Movie Central. (Showtime in the USA)
oh my GOD it's early.
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I liked it. I also liked reading some of the press from Cody on her worrying during the writing about "Do people want it to sound like Juno? Do they want it NOT to sound like Juno?"
The whole pilot felt like a nice intro, and was nicely grounded in what would otherwise be a pretty happy and ordinary family, and under the circumstances, still kinda is. I worry a little about her shorthand cutesy-ness, and insider family baseball (MOTs), as it's a nice shortcut to familiarity when done well, but also a tad cloying and chalky-fingernails to some.
The one press criticism I did sorta like, so far, is that Tara's kids may overtake her as three dimensional characters, as Collette is doing an amazing job at creating distinct personalities, but none of those personalities, even Tara so far, are especially deep. But then again, I'm only basing it on a single episode, not the full four.
Thank goodness for PVRs.
EXCRUCIATING.
I know, Rob. And yet I'm friends with you anyway. Look at me. I'm a secular saint.
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