"Weeds" (2005) TV series 2005-????

Creator:

Jenji Kohan

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

7 August 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Putting the Herb in Suburb.

Plot:

Comedy about a suburban mother turned marijuana dealer.

Plot Keywords:

Cannabis | Bakery | City Councilman | Pot | Brother In Law

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 54 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 25	8:00 PM	SHOW	All About My Mom	#5.13
Fri. Dec. 25	8:30 PM	SHOW	All About My Mom	#5.13

Cast

Mary-Louise Parker	...	Nancy Botwin (63 episodes, 2005-2009)
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Celia Hodes (63 episodes, 2005-2009)
Hunter Parrish	...	Silas Botwin (63 episodes, 2005-2009)
Alexander Gould	...	Shane Botwin (63 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kevin Nealon	...	Doug Wilson (63 episodes, 2005-2009)
Justin Kirk	...	Andy Botwin / ... (60 episodes, 2005-2009)
Allie Grant	...	Isabelle Hodes / ... (51 episodes, 2005-2009)
Andy Milder	...	Dean Hodes (49 episodes, 2005-2009)
Romany Malco	...	Conrad Shepard (37 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tonye Patano	...	Heylia James (36 episodes, 2005-2007)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-18 (self applied) (2006) (DVD) | Germany:16 (season 1) (2007) (DVD) | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16 (DVD) | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Hungary:16 | New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Television

Trivia:

The book Rejuvenile by author Christopher Noxon has appeared several times on the show. Noxon is married to series creator Jenji Kohan. Noxon was also the music supervisor for season one and appeared in the pilot episode as a bear hunter.

Goofs:

Factual errors: From Season 3 onwards, several episodes feature a DEA agent named Roy Till with the rank of Captain. The Drug Enforcement Administration, a federal agency within the Department of Justice, has no such rank.

Quotes:

Andy Botwin: Man, how did you get so smart at what, sixteen? It took me years to learn slightly defective chicks are the way to go. I once went out with this girl with a baby arm, insane in the sack, plus when she grabbed my dick with her little hand it looked gigantic.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.21)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Little Boxes

Jeebus!

Good lord, this show is good. It's thought provoking. Really, so many of the decisions made are poor, so many of the characters do fairly rancid things. But you can't help loving them and you can't help loving the plots. I've fallen in love with every member of the Botwin family. This is a smart, very funny, sexy and sophisticated show. I'm not going to summarize anything here because I'm sure people are aware of the premise.

It sounds like it could be ho-hum, but you must see it- each episode, people are dealing the characters deal with difficult decisions. Sometimes there's deliberation, sometimes there's regret- the show's smart enough where it assumes we know what the "right thing" was that one should have done. Most often, the characters don't do that right thing, and yet we love them, maybe even think "I would have done that." This is a show that basically says, beneath the normalcy, everyone is pushed to the limit in some way. It's no where near as dark as "Twin Peaks," but somehow, without the freakiness/fear, it reminds me of it because it's intelligent and it shows what lies beneath a bit.

When you watch it, watch out for Shane Botwin who is the Id of the show, and Andy, his grown up version who I personally hate yet am totally charmed by.

Ah, and yes, the acting is superb.

Here's hoping it goes to DVD!