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Joey Lauren Adams falls for Buck on "United States of Tara"

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Trish Bendix

Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy was one of the first "lesbian" movies I had ever seen. It was 1997, when Ben Affleck was Jennifer-less and Jason Lee had yet to be named Earl. And Joey Lauren Adams was an actress with a sexy, raspy voice who was not afraid to play gay on screen.

Even though she falls for Affleck in the film, she ends up back with a woman, so it's not a terrible portrait of lesbianism or, perhaps, bisexuality. And now Adams will have another chance at sexual ambiguity on Showtime's United States of Tara, playing a woman who falls for Buck, Tara's male alter-ego.

Wow, gender bending can be so confusing.

When Tara (Toni Collette) is Buck, she's a man's man who hunts, drinks, swears and misogynist. On the second season of the series, Buck will end up meeting bartender Pammy (Adams), who EW reports is "warm and funny ... and has a history of picking the wrong guys." But apparently her "luck changes the day she meets Buck and falls head over heels in love."

I don't know about luck when it comes to Buck, considering he's sharing Tara's body with several other personalities.

Joey Lauren Adams is committed to at least three episodes of the new season, so it'll be interesting to see how their romance plays out — and what Tara's husband (John Corbett) will think of it when it returns in early 2010.

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    • Submitted by
    Trish Bendix
    on August 5, 2009 - 3:00pm.
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    Han M's picture

    I love Joey Lauren Adams and

    Submitted by
    Han M (136 posts)
    on August 5, 2009 - 3:38pm.

    I love Joey Lauren Adams and I love United States of Tara so this is awesome news.  Chasing Amy is still one of my favourite films. But I think at the Con at the end she's supposed to be with her sister who worked on her book with her. She was with a woman in her brief cameo in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back though, right? I haven't seen that movie for a while.

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    :(

    Submitted by
    onemorehour (200 posts)
    on August 5, 2009 - 6:45pm.
    spoiler alert!
    alex's picture

    JLA!!

    Submitted by
    alex (478 posts)
    on August 5, 2009 - 7:20pm.

    i was just wondering where she's been lately!

    looved mallrats, hated chasing amy, but will forever adore joey lauren adams. come on, dazed and confused? big daddy?? heck, she was even in veronica mars once! and does anyone remember when she was on Second Noah with James Marsden (total schoolgirl crush on him!)??? she's 41(!!) and still utterly adorable.  id definitely tune in just for her.

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    USofT

    Submitted by
    monkeyINshoes (168 posts)
    on August 6, 2009 - 12:15am.

    Meh! I was watching this yesterday and thinking 'What would happen if Buck fell for a woman?' and so now I'm all excited to see this. I love Toni too, she is such a great actor, though that Alice personality is nasty. 

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    I remember when she was on

    Submitted by
    MistressPearl (47 posts)
    on August 6, 2009 - 12:53pm.

    I remember when she was on Married With Children and had a ONS with Bud.

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     I'm excited for the next

    Submitted by
    VolcomStarz (91 posts)
    on August 6, 2009 - 6:40pm.

     I'm excited for the next season of United states of Tara..My favorite character is buck..But it will be interesting to see "Buck" with a lady..HAHA

    Did they tell you..You should grow up
    When you wanted To dream??

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    I can't wait!

    Submitted by
    Amy (4 posts)
    on August 12, 2009 - 7:26pm.

    How exciting! I love the show and can't wait til it starts again! I'm so glad to have learned about this new story line - makes me even more excited for it! =)

     Whoever doesn't watch the show: you really should! It's great


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