"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 & 52 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 11

8:30 PM

SHOW

Ducks and Tigers

#5.11

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: Shane asks for batteries for his Nintendo DS, but Nintendo DS's have a rechargeable battery.

Quotes:

[bantering about racial prejudices]
Conrad Shepard: You calling black people stupid?
Nancy Botwin: And lazy... and they also steal.
Heylia James: Yeah, but we sings and we dances real good.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.2)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Little Boxes

Little Showtime, Happy at Last

This show is as good as it gets. As in, Six Feet Under good, without being any kind of clone: it's its own magical world, of which there will be many future clones, but nothing will ever come close to this for wit, emotion, pacing, or perfection of casting. This show says This Is Us like nothing I've seen in a long time. Showtime has done some good shows, and they've been getting better (after decades of astonishingly lazy creative thinking) but in Weeds the we-try-harder network finally has a true destination series. For one thing, Mary Louise Parker, who is always brilliant, here manages to pull it off with none of the mannerisms that have colored some of her lesser roles: she is luminescent and true in every moment. And the kids? And the son's girlfriend? You get this weird feeling there was no camera around--there couldn't have been for people to come off this completely real. Bravo bravo bravo! Can't wait to see episode 2.