God bless the UST

Yeah...so I am a little late on this but we haven't had Showtime till this week. The United States of Tara is a fantastic show created by the talented Diablo Cody (Juno). This isn't so much about the show itself but about the title sequence. I find the opening sequence to be excellent. The pop-up book stop motion and the delightful blip of a song set you up for the way the show plays out. Contrast, Through the chaos and commotion created by her altertinate personalities theres an upbeat, uplifting pop song (the family) to help you and let you know "we'll be just fine".
The man responsible for the animation is Jamie Caliri and while I am not familiar with this name or any other stop motion animator other than Tim Burton (who Jamie has worked with), he has delivered a wonderfully creative title. The song which does it for me is by Tim Delaugher. You may know him by a different moniker The Polyphonic Spree. Though the song comes in under a minute you can't help but feel the effects of his nasaly almost child like voice. The lyrics are a simple declaration to just sit back, everything will be alright, if you just "enjoy the ride".

United States of Tara

Jamie Caliri - you can check out some other work that he has done.

The Polyphonic Spree -Tim does not have his own website but you can check out the site from his main gig.