Weeds


For nuisance plants, see weed. For other uses, see Weeds (disambiguation).
Weeds

Series title card
Format Comedy-drama
Created by Jenji Kohan
Starring Mary-Louise Parker
Elizabeth Perkins
Hunter Parrish
Alexander Gould
Allie Grant
with Justin Kirk
and Kevin Nealon
Opening theme Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds (and others)
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 48 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Showtime
Picture format 480i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Original run August 8, 2005 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Weeds is an American television series, currently comprising four seasons that began airing in August, 2005. The plot revolves around a widowed housewife from an affluent California suburb who becomes an upper-middle-class marijuana dealer to make ends meet.

The show began with a 10-episode first season in August 2005, and was the highest rated series for Showtime that year. A 12-episode second season followed in August 2006,[1] and a third season consisting of 15 episodes premiered on August 13, 2007.[2] The season 3 premiere episode attracted 824,000 Showtime subscribers to the show. It was announced on November 5, 2007 that Showtime had picked up the show for a fourth season consisting of 13 episodes which began on June 16, 2008.[3]

The season 4 premiere attracted 1.3 million viewers to Showtime, the channel's highest-ever viewership.

As of August 18 season 4 has averaged 901,000 viewers.

The exteriors for the show are shot almost exclusively in Stevenson Ranch, a suburban area of Santa Clarita Valley, California. The shot of the large fountain and Agrestic sign seen in the introduction of Seasons 1-3 was shot at the corner of Stevenson Ranch Parkway and Holmes Place. The name 'Stevenson Ranch', was digitally replaced with 'Agrestic' and with 'Majestic' in later episodes.

The overhead, satellite picture displayed at the beginning of the show's introduction (Seasons 1-3) is of "Calabasas Hills", a gated community in Calabasas, California.[4]

Bob Greenblatt, President of Entertainment of Showtime Networks Inc, announced on July 18, 2008 that two more seasons of thirteen episodes will be produced after the current has ended.[5]

Contents

Plot synopsis

Main article: List of Weeds episodes

Season 1

The series takes place in the affluent Los Angeles, California suburb of Agrestic. It is home to Nancy Botwin, whose husband Judah suddenly died of a heart attack while jogging with his son Shane, prior to the start of the first season.[6] Nancy's children Silas and Shane both attend Agrestic's public school system.

Nancy begins dealing marijuana to her affluent neighbors and friends to support her upper middle-class lifestyle. She buys from Heylia James, a major distributor in Los Angeles's West Adams district whom she met through Heylia's nephew, Conrad.[7] When her customers talk their way into a medical marijuana store with a variety of high-quality pot, Nancy's sales start to dry up, so she utilizes her baking skills and concocts pot-laced brownies and baked goods to sell off the low-quality product. Later, at the suggestion of her accountant, councilman Doug Wilson, and with the aid of her attorney, her friend Celia Hodes's husband Dean, she opens a bakery as a money laundry front for her drug sales, buying the baked goods at Costco and putting them on her bakery's shelves as her own product. Silas begins dating Megan, an attractive deaf girl at his school. Shane, a witness to his father's death, is a more troubled child, and has been known to act out, and as a result has the nickname "Strange Botwin" at his school. For example, Shane bites the foot of another child in a martial arts tournament.

As said above, Nancy has befriended the manic, image-obsessed, manipulative and controlling Celia Hodes, president of the Agrestic PTA, who has a number of domestic problems. She does not get along with her cheating husband Dean, nor does she get along with her sexually active 15-year-old daughter, Quinn (Silas' previous girlfriend), whom she sends off to boarding school in Mexico in the premiere. Her younger daughter, 11-year-old Isabelle, is overweight, and also decides late in the season that she is a lesbian (apparently to avoid dieting and the related scolding about her weight), and Celia berates her about both issues. Toward the end of the season, Celia is diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer, and before her surgery, she picks up Conrad and has sex with him. Conrad is long-time friends with Andy Botwin, the younger brother of Nancy's late husband and the black sheep of the family. Andy says he has moved into the Botwin household to help Nancy out, but actually seems to be there to free-load, and to disrupt Nancy's life. When he is notified to report immediately for his previously-agreed-upon military service (where he will be trained and then sent to Iraq), or be sentenced to a military prison, he announces that he is studying to become a rabbi as a dodge to avoid his military obligation.

Nancy expands her distribution to Valley College, and is then harassed by a rival drug dealer, with whom she then has a brief (and uncharacteristic) sexual encounter. At Valley College, her entire stash of product is ripped off by a campus security cop during a fake arrest, threatening the survival of her lifestyle and family. Unknown to her, Conrad and some of his friends go to Valley College and attack and severely beat the campus cop, who then (to Nancy's surprise) politely returns her marijuana to her, apologizing profusely, and offering to assist her and her business in any way he can. Then she has a mutual attraction with Peter Scottson, the single father of the kid bitten by Shane in a karate tournament. The season closes with Conrad convincing Nancy to expand by becoming a grower as well as a dealer. However, implementing this plan hits complications in the last minutes of the season when, because of her mounting frustration and stress, she gives in and decides to sleep with Peter. Immediately afterward, she walks into his bathroom and finds out that he's apparently an agent with the federal DEA.

Season 2

The second season, while still comedic, has a much darker tone, as Nancy becomes increasingly involved in the more dangerous aspects of the drug "underground". Ignoring Heylia's advice, Nancy and Conrad start their own small-scale growing operation and eventually rent a suburban grow-house. She welcomes other people into her business, including her brother-in-law Andy and Doug. During this season, Peter Scottson tells Nancy he knows she is a drug dealer, and the two are married as part of a deal to legally protect Nancy from Peter. While Nancy's drug activities increase, Celia runs for, and wins, Doug's spot on the town council: she launches a drug-free campaign across Agrestic complete with drug-free zone signs and surveillance cameras.

As the season progresses, Nancy's children become more aware of her illegal activities, though the two sons deal with the issue in quite different ways. Shane continues to have problems fitting in at school, and ultimately takes an interest in Andy's crazy ex-girlfriend, Kat. Silas, on the other hand, takes out his frustrations by committing acts of vandalism, most notably stealing Celia's drug-free zone signs and cameras.

Nancy and Conrad's drug business becomes a hit as Conrad's strain of plant, which Snoop Dogg dubs "milfweed" during a happenstance meeting at a recording studio, pleases their customers; but their high profile causes trouble. Initially, Nancy's marriage to a DEA agent keeps her on top while her Armenian rivals are busted, but her marriage to Peter deteriorates as he pressures her to quit dealing. For Nancy, the final straw is when Peter comes over for dinner and manhandles Silas. Nancy calls Conrad and tells him that she doesn't love Peter; Peter hears the conversation with wireless surveillance.

The season concludes with a complex series of betrayals, as Peter demands of Nancy and Conrad all of the cash from a quick sale of their crop. Secretly, Heylia hires Armenian mobsters to kill Peter in retaliation. Nancy's buyer, U-Turn, demands the entire crop of weed at gunpoint. Having just killed Peter, the Armenian mobsters arrive at the same time and expect the proceeds from the big sale to pay for their hit. Only then does Nancy discover that Silas has decided to force his way into the business by stealing the entire batch of weed and demanding to be part of the business. It is at this time he is approached by Celia and a police officer for the vandalism. This leaves Nancy at the grow house, in a Mexican standoff with both the gangsters and the mobsters pointing guns at her in a season-ending cliffhanger.

Season 3

The third season of Weeds begins with several subplots involving the fallout from the botched drug deal of the season two finale.

Nancy

As the season opens, Nancy is told that she has until sundown to find the missing weed. Celia finds the stash in the trunk of Silas's car and dumps it in Nancy's pool 'for her own protection', not knowing that she has endangered Nancy's life. Although angry, U-Turn compromises and agrees to take Nancy's debt in labor. Her first task is to pick up a package from a Latin drug gang led by Guillermo, who forces her to "brick-dance" on a pool table before giving her a bag of "skank weed". U-Turn is furious about getting the wrong package, blaming Nancy for not picking up the expected heroin, and increases her debt in response.

In need of cash, Nancy begins working for Sullivan Groff, the crooked developer of Majestic, a rival community that wants to build a sewage pipeline through Agrestic. At first, Nancy can't stand Sullivan, but the two begin having an affair. Celia finds out about the affair and learns Nancy is still dealing, so Celia decides to blackmail her. This leads to a confrontation between the two women as Nancy threatens Celia with a butcher's knife, and Shane encounters Celia on the counter, his mother holding the knife at her throat.

U-Turn is impressed with Nancy and is actually in the process of training her to become his lieutenant. This causes a rift between him and Marvin, an associate of his whom he severely debases. When U-Turn suffers a heart attack, Marvin murders him by suffocation and attempts to take over the operations, but Nancy maneuvers the situation to her advantage and all debts are cleared. This leaves Guillermo's group in control of the drug trade in the city, while Nancy, Conrad and Heylia are now free of their obligations and start their normal sales again.

Nancy also makes a short-lived friendship with Peter's ex-wife Valerie, which falls apart after Nancy is the one left the $119,000 from his life insurance. Nancy offers to pay it to Valerie. However, Doug had embezzled $100,000 from the town of Agrestic in order to help Nancy set up her pot business. Nancy has to pay the town back with the life insurance money to prevent Doug from going to jail when the embezzlement is discovered. Nancy then promises to pay Valerie the remainder of the $119,000 in installments, but Valerie is suspicious. She hires a private investigator to find out what Nancy is up to with the insurance money. After Shane installs a new home security system, the outdoor security camera catches the p.i. watching the Botwin residence, Nancy confronts him. He blackmails her into giving him $50,000 to keep quiet about her dealings. Nancy goes to give him the money and records him acknowledging the blackmail on a hidden microphone, ensuring he has to keep his mouth shut or he goes to jail.

At the end of the season, Nancy finds her family being threatened by a group of bikers that want to push their "ditch weed" through her. In response, she makes a protection deal with Guillermo, leading to tragic consequences for the entire town, and especially Nancy. Guillermo burns the biker's pot field, but due to dry conditions the fire spreads and begins to threaten Majestic. After talking with Guillermo she decides to move on and goes to her house, spreads gasoline, and drops a match. She calls Andy and tells him to get the kids into the car so they can leave.

Andy

Andy believes that his missing two toes will exclude him from service, and drops out of rabbinical school. His hopes are quashed when he is told to report for duty anyway, and the expected desk job disappears in boot camp when he is told he's being shipped to Iraq. He and his training partner are considered the "stooges" of the camp and are eventually left out in the desert to test a missile that trains on cell phone signals which impales the partner and kills him. Andy runs, and is considered AWOL, which they will dismiss if he gives back the phone. When asked why they treated them so horribly, the base officials replied that the test was originally meant to be conducted on a mule, but they considered a mule a more valuable resource than the two men.

After being kicked out of the military, Andy is asked by Sullivan Groff to cater for porn movie shoots, making friends with porn star Lexington Steele on the set after an embarrassing confession that his last girlfriend, Yael Hoffman, used a "Lex Steele" dildo on him. Andy is featured in a few scenes, mainly for foot fetishes and the loss of his toes. Later, Andy befriends a biker girl whose drug-dealing brother threatens the safety of the Botwins.

Shane and Silas

Silas is sentenced to community service for the theft of the drug-free signs. Silas talks Nancy into allowing him to sell pot to the other people doing community service, and she grudgingly agrees. While selling the pot at an old age home, Silas meets Tara, a born-again Christian who eventually starts selling too, rising to become Nancy's best dealer. Trouble brews when Tara admits openly to Silas that she's dating other people. By the end of the season Silas realizes that her religious beliefs are too much for him and he's over her.

Shane is enrolled in a summer school that frequently violates church and state law to present religious propaganda, such as subjecting the class to a murder mystery where the solution is an abortion. When Isabelle is also placed in the class, Shane quickly fills her in on what's going on by instantly solving the mysteries, all of which have obvious biblical or creationist answers. Shane is soon ostracized by the other students for his lack of faith, and develops a crush on a religious girl who appears to "save" him. Isabelle rescues him from this fate by stealing her away for her own "salvation". Shane and Isabelle's friendship develops strongly this season; they are seen smoking pot in secret together at one point, and Shane asks Isabelle if she is really a lesbian, to which she asks if he really talks to his dead father.

In the last few episodes, Shane begins talking to his dead father Judah, leaving Nancy and her family wondering whether Judah's spirit is indeed in the house. It has yet to be revealed whether Shane truly saw his father or not.

Other characters

To get back at Doug, in season two, Celia ran for Doug's seat on town council, and won because his name was left off the ballot. She introduces a drug-free campaign, whose introduction is disrupted by Shane and then subverted by Silas. As the project fails she becomes increasingly frozen out of the council, a problem that a brief affair with Doug does nothing to solve, and only makes matters worse when her husband finds out and kicks her out of the house. Celia turns to Sullivan Groff, and in exchange for a house she delivers him a plebiscite merging the two towns and thereby allowing the sewer system to be built.

Doug manages to be re-instated on the council only to find the town merged with Majestic as a result of Celia's maneuvers and Nancy's hard work collecting names. He vows to get back at Groff, first causing a sewage geyser during the televised opening of the new system, and then stealing the mega-church's 18-foot (5.5 m) tall illuminated cross.

Conrad and Heylia start a new growing operation, initially at the behest of U-Turn. After U-Turn's demise, Nancy secures new funding for the operation through an investor, Doug. They disguise the operation as a company that makes fountains that look like little houses. But when Celia investigates "Aquatecture," she uses her information in the attempt to blackmail Nancy. Ultimately, Celia cashes in and winds up renting out the home Groff gave her as a growing house for Nancy, Conrad and Heylia when their harvest is threatened by a building inspection. Doug eventually installs the cross in the house as a grow light, which leads to its discovery by police on thermal maps during the fire and the subsequent discovery of the growing operation. When Celia is questioned by the DEA, she outs Nancy as the operation's leader.

Season 4

On November 05, 2007, it was confirmed that Showtime would air a fourth season of Weeds, to contain at least 13 episodes.[8] The fourth season is currently in progress, and the first episode aired on Monday, June 16, 2008.[9] The plot of season 4 revolves around Nancy relocating her family (and her drug business) from her burned-down Agrestic neighborhood to the beach town of Ren-Mar on the San Diego/Tijuana border.[10] There is no town named Ren-Mar in California; presumably the name is a reference to Ren-Mar Studios. The first episode of this season, entitled "Mother Thinks the Birds are After Her"[11], was the last time "Little Boxes" was used during the opening credits. Thereafter, each episode began with an animated title card in a scenario relating to the episode.

Major changes to the cast were made, owing largely to the family's move. Mary-Kate Olsen and Matthew Modine no longer appeared in the show, and Romany Malco and Tonye Patano, who had key roles in the first three seasons, were no longer part of the main cast, and remain unseen. Andy Milder as Dean Hodes was not initially, but has appeared in a few episodes since. Albert Brooks was added as Andy's father, Lenny Botwin, who was seen in the first four episodes of the season. Guillermo Diaz and Jack Stehlin, who played minor recurring roles previously, play larger roles.

After Nancy burnt down the house at the end of the last series, the family relocates to Ren-Mar, staying with Andy's comatose grandmother "Bubbie" and his father Lenny Botwin (Albert Brooks), who reluctantly agrees to let them stay. Meanwhile, a jailed Celia finds herself trying to convince DEA Captain Roy Till that Nancy should be in jail instead of her. Nancy resumes dealing on the Mexican border under Guillermo's watch, whilst Celia is sent to spy on her.

Doug arrives in town and takes up residence with the family in order to avoid answering questions about his involvement in Agrestic's finances. Silas begins growing marijuana, good enough to impress both Doug and Andy. Andy follows a group of illegal immigrants and their coyote (smuggler), and is later inspired to set up his own coyote business with Doug (who has fallen in love with another illegal immigrant they meet on the beach). Celia begins to work with Nancy at a maternity store - a front for laundering money - after failing to spy successfully on her and Guillermo, and becomes hooked on drugs (other than weed), to the despair of her daughter Isabelle. Nancy finds comfort in the safety of her new straight job, but is soon bored and finds excitement through a tunnel she discovers in the back of the store, leading to Mexico.

Nancy is caught exploring the tunnel, and is later kidnapped and brought to the leader, Esteban, who also happens to be the mayor of Tijuana. Contacting her colleagues from past seasons, Nancy attempts to get back into the drug dealing game, but Guillermo refuses her requests for merchandise. Taking her request to the top, Esteban orders Guillermo to hand over weed, but this sours the relationship between her and Guillermo. Meanwhile, Lisa, owner of the local cheese shop, finds herself attracted to Silas, and they begin a relationship, and Silas begins growing his weed in her shop. However, he soon runs out of space, and attempts to bring his mother into his business as a partner. Shane makes a dramatic and somewhat successful attempt to rebel at school, attracting two girls in the process. Nancy begins to feel tremendous guilt after she finds that the tunnel is being used to run hard drugs, weapons, and prostitutes between the two countries.

Season II and III Pre-air episode leaks

The first episode of the third season was scheduled to air on August 13, 2007. On July 22, 2007, the first and second episodes of season 3 were leaked on the Internet. On July 24, 2007, the third episode was leaked, and on July 27, 2007, the fourth episode was leaked. The fourth episode was not a complete version; among other things, some dubbed lines were not complete (notably a voicemail message Nancy receives from U-Turn is spoken by a distinctly different actor, and in place of the end credits a card is inserted reading "End Credits"). As of December 2007, all 15 episodes of the third season were available online. Due to the high quality of the leaked episodes, some have speculated that the episodes were leaked intentionally in order to garner interest in the show and to create an internet buzz. Weeds creator Jenji Kohan has shown a positive interest in the Weeds episodes leaking online, saying, "Revenue aside, I don't expect to get rich on Weeds, I'm excited it's out there. Showtime is great, but it does have a limited audience."[12] In 2006 before season 2 aired on Showtime, the first few episodes were also leaked online.[13]

Cast and crew

The cast of Weeds circa Season 2, Left to Right: Romany Malco, Tonye Patano, Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin Nealon, Elizabeth Perkins, and Justin Kirk.
The cast of Weeds circa Season 2, Left to Right: Romany Malco, Tonye Patano, Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin Nealon, Elizabeth Perkins, and Justin Kirk.

Main Cast:

Actor Role Episodes
Mary-Louise Parker Nancy Botwin 48
Elizabeth Perkins Celia Hodes 48
Tonye Patano Heylia James  32*
Romany Malco Conrad Shepard  36*
Justin Kirk Andy Botwin  45†
Hunter Parrish Silas Botwin 48
Alexander Gould Shane Botwin 48
Allie Grant Isabelle Hodes  35‡
Andy Milder Dean Hodes  35*
Kevin Nealon Doug Wilson 48

†Main cast as of season 1, episode 4.
‡Main cast as of season 3, episode 1. Previously guest stars.
*Main cast from season 1 to season 3 only.

Recurring Cast:

Actor Role Season Appearances
Indigo Vaneeta 1, 2, 3
Pancholy, MaulikMaulik Pancholy Sanjay 1, 2, 3, 4
Victor, RenéeRenée Victor Lupita 1, 2, 3, 4
Donovan, MartinMartin Donovan Peter Scottson 1, 2
Stern, ShoshannahShoshannah Stern Megan 1, 2
Modine, MatthewMatthew Modine Sullivan Groff 3
Kennedy, PagePage Kennedy U-turn 2, 3
Fatso-Fasano Marvin 2, 3, 4
Sher, EdenEden Sher Gretchen 2
Auberjonois, RemyRemy Auberjonois Mr. Albin 1, 2, 3
Olsen, Mary-KateMary-Kate Olsen Tara Lindman 3
Stehlin, JackJack Stehlin Captain Roy Till 2, 3, 4
Díaz, GuillermoGuillermo Díaz Guillermo García Gómez 3, 4
Show, TraciiTracii Show Jada Henderson 1, 2, 3
DiFiglia, TressaTressa DiFiglia Maggie 1, 2, 3
Dohan, MeitalMeital Dohan Yael Hoffman 2
Canada, RonRon Canada Joseph 2
Deschanel, ZooeyZooey Deschanel Kat 2, 3
Patrick, Shawn MichaelShawn Michael Patrick Agent George "Fundis" Fundislavsky 2, 3
Sabara, DarylDaryl Sabara Tim Scottson 1, 2, 3
Smith, BrookeBrooke Smith Valerie Scottson 3
Brooks, AlbertAlbert Brooks Lenny Botwin 4
Laresca, VincentVincent Laresca Alejandro 1, 2
Grayden, SpragueSprague Grayden Denise 3
Morgan, Jeffrey DeanJeffrey Dean Morgan Judah Botwin 1
Steele, LexingtonLexington Steele himself 3
Fisher, CarrieCarrie Fisher Arlene Cutter 3
Rowland, RodRod Rowland Chess 3
Bichir, DemianDemian Bichir Esteban Reyes 4
Bowen, JulieJulie Bowen Lisa 4
Castillo, EnriqueEnrique Castillo Cesar 4

Crew:

Characters

Major Characters

Nancy Botwin portrayed by Mary-Louise Parker (S1-4)

Nancy Botwin used to be the all-American PTA soccer mom, until her husband Judah unexpectedly dropped dead. To make a living, Nancy entered the dangerous world of drug dealing to help maintain her family's suburban lifestyle.

Celia Hodes portrayed by Elizabeth Perkins (S1-4)

Celia is a suburban mother and "friend" of Nancy's. She constantly criticizes her overweight daughter Isabelle, and is stuck in an unhappy marriage for the first season and a half.

Andy Botwin portrayed by Justin Kirk (S1-4)

Andy Botwin is Nancy's fun loving, horny brother in law. After Judah's death, Nancy reluctantly allows Andy to live at the house, and soon realizes his presence is needed for her business and the kids. Andy has a lot of trouble with women and getting himself into bad situations including the army.

Silas Botwin portrayed by Hunter Parrish (S1-4)

Silas, Nancy's oldest son, was traumatized by Judah's death, and took it out on everyone. He had numerous bad break-ups with his girlfriends and constantly harassed Nancy about her job. Eventually he realizes he too wants to be a drug dealer.

Shane Botwin portrayed by Alexander Gould (S1-4)

Shane is Nancy's younger son and was with Judah at the time of his death. Shane takes out his grief in bizarre emotional ways, such as talking to his father even though he isn't alive, or making weird habits. Shane is also very smart.

Doug Wilson portrayed by Kevin Nealon (S1-4)

Doug is the fun loving accountant and friend of Nancy. Doug also becomes business partners with Nancy and dedicates his life to his city council seat, until he tries to destroy the city of Majestic when Sullivan Groff takes over.

Conrad Shepard portrayed by Romany Malco (S1-3)

Conrad, Nancy's business associate, had very strong feelings for Nancy for a long time. When they became a real couple, Nancy had to leave him as the town burnt down.

Heylia James portrayed by Tonye Patano (S1-3)

Heylia is Conrad's aunt and the former supplier for Nancy. When Nancy goes against Heylia's instructions and continues to see Conrad, she forms a grudge against her. Heylia and Nancy partly become partners until the town burnt down.

Isabelle Hodes portrayed by Allie Grant (Guest S1-2, Regular S3-4)

Isabelle is Shane's good friend and daughter of Celia. Isabelle frustrates her mother with her lesbian tendencies.

Dean Hodes portrayed by Andy Milder (Guest S1-2 and 4, Regular S3)

Dean is Isabelle's father and Celia's ex-husband. Dean loves Isabelle and tries to make the best possible life for her and him after he splits up with Celia and the town burns down.

Impact

Critical response

Slate magazine named the character of Nancy Botwin as one of the best on television and one of the reasons they were looking forward to the return of the show in fall 2007.[14]

Time magazine's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 10 Returning Series of 2007, ranking it at #9.[15]

The New York Times opined the show is "transforming for Showtime" [16]

Awards and nominations

Awards won

Award Title Credit Year
Satellite Awards "Outstanding Actress in a Series- Comedy" Mary-Louise Parker 2005
Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by a TV Actress in a Musical or Comedy Mary-Louise Parker 2006

Awards nominated

Golden Globe Awards
Best TV Series-Comedy (2006, 2007)
Best Performance by a TV Supporting Actress Elizabeth Perkins (2006, 2007)
Best Performance by a TV Actress in a Musical or Comedy Mary-Louise Parker (2007, 2008)
Best Performance by a TV Supporting Actor Justin Kirk (2007)
Screen Actors Guild
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Mary-Louise Parker (2006, 2007, 2008)
Ensemble In A Comedy Series (2007)
Satellite Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Series-Comedy Elizabeth Perkins (2005)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-series, or TV Movie Elizabeth Perkins(2006)
Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical Mary-Louise Parker (2006)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie Justin Kirk (2007)
Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical (2007)
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Elizabeth Perkins (2006, 2007)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Craig Zisk, for the episode Good Shit Lollipop (2006)
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series (2006, 2007)
Outstanding Main Title Design (2006)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, for the episode Good Shit Lollipop (2006)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mary-Louise Parker (2007, 2008)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, for the episode Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood (2007)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, for the episode Crush Girl Love Panic (2007)

Episodes

Main article: List of Weeds episodes

DVD releases

DVD Name # of Ep Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Season One 10 July 11, 2006 September 3, 2007 July 18, 2007
Season Two 12 July 24, 2007 January 7, 2008 May 28, 2008
Season Three 15 June 3, 2008 May 26, 2008

The Region 1 Season One DVD is only available in 4:3 pan and scan format. The Region 2 and 4 releases are all in anamorphic widescreen.

Season One was released on Blu-ray on May 29, 2007, and Season Two was released on July 24, 2007. Both seasons include all episodes in 1080p widescreen with Dolby Digital EX sound and either DTS-HD (Season One) or LPCM (Season Two), as well as extras exclusive to the Blu-ray release. Season Three was released on Blu-ray on June 3, 2008.

The Season Two DVD was rejected by the British Board of Film Classification for an 'extra' - not an episode of the series - which was seen to promote drug usage.[17] The official BBFC adjudication may be found here.

CD releases

Weeds: Music from the Original Series

  • Released September 13, 2005
  1. Malvina Reynolds - "Little Boxes"
  2. Nellie McKay - "David"
  3. Peggy Lee - "A Doodlin' Song"
  4. Sufjan Stevens - "All The Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands"
  5. Michael Franti & Spearhead - "Ganja Babe"
  6. All Too Much - "More Than A Friend"
  7. Sons & Daughters - "Blood"
  8. The New Pornographers - "The Laws Have Changed"
  9. Joey Santiago - "Fake Purse"
  10. NRBQ - "Wacky Tobacky"
  11. Marion Black - "Who Knows"
  12. Martin Creed - "I Can't Move"
  13. The Mountain Goats - "Cotton"
  14. Joey Santiago - "Birthday Video"
  15. Flogging Molly - "If I Ever Leave This World Alive"
  16. The Be Good Tanyas - "The Littlest Birds"
  17. Hill Of Beans - "Satan Lend Me a Dollar"

Weeds: Music from the Original Series, Volume 2

  • Released October 17, 2006
  1. Elvis Costello - "Little Boxes"
  2. Zeroleen - "All Good"
  3. Of Montreal - "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games"
  4. Jenny Owen Youngs - "Fuck Was I"
  5. Fern Jones - "Strange Things Are Happening"
  6. (The Real) Tuesday Weld - "Bathtime In Clerkenwell"
  7. Gwendolyn Sanford & Brandon Jay - "Shane Digs Gretchen"
  8. Rogue Wave - "Kicking The Heart Out"
  9. Regina Spektor - "The Ghost of Corporate Future"
  10. Dengue Fever - "One Thousand Tears of a Tarantula"
  11. Aidan Hawken - "Neighborhood"
  12. Squirrel Nut Zippers - "It Ain't You"
  13. Gwendolyn Sanford & Brandon Jay - "From Agrestic to Las Vegas"
  14. The 88 - "Not Enough"
  15. Sufjan Stevens - "Holland"
  16. Gwendolyn Sanford & Brandon Jay - "Huskaroo TV Spot"

Weeds: Music from the Original Series, Volume 3

  • Released June 3, 2008 as digital-only release, retail release July 8.[18]
  1. Randy Newman - "Little Boxes"
  2. Page France - "Chariot"
  3. That 1 Guy - "Buttmachine"
  4. Beirut - "Scenic World"
  5. The Dresden Dolls - "Girl Anachronism"
  6. Ween - "You Fucked Up"
  7. Oh No! Oh My! - "Walk In The Park"
  8. Illinois - "Nosebleed"
  9. Great Lake Swimmers - "Your Rocky Spine"
  10. Mr. Smolin - "The Earth Keeps Turning On"
  11. Kevin Nealon - "Just Like The Superdome"
  12. State Radio - "Keepsake"
  13. Eleni Mandell - "Let's Drive Away"
  14. The Shins - "Little Boxes" (iTunes Exclusive)

Opening music

Stevenson Ranch, California a filming location for Weeds.
Stevenson Ranch, California a filming location for Weeds.

Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds is the opening song during the first three seasons of the show. The original is used during the entire first seasons. In season two and three, the song is performed by different artists.

Season 1:

  • 1×01–10: Malvina Reynolds

Season 2:

Season 3:

Books

On August 7, 2007, Simon Spotlight, a division of Simon and Schuster, published In the Weeds: The Official Guide to the Showtime Series by Kera Bolonik, which features interviews with the show's creator, its writers and crew, and the entire cast. It also features detailed character and plot descriptions, recipes, and lots of trivia and behind-the-scenes information.[19]

References

  1. ^ Weeds Episode List - TV.com
  2. ^ Showtime Announcements & news - Official Site
  3. ^ Showtime deals 'Weeds' a fourth green light
  4. ^ Calabasas Hill location: 34°08′12″N 118°39′21″W / 34.136655, -118.655798
  5. ^ Dos Santos, Kristin (2008-07-18). "Weeds Gets Two More Seasons—and a Possible Andy-Nancy Romance?". Retrieved on 2008-07-18.
  6. ^ Vaneeta: Can you imagine though? Boy out, jogging with his Daddy, having a good time. Then boom, Daddy drops. That would fuck a kid up.You Can't Miss the Bear. Showtime. Transcript.
  7. ^ Nancy: Give me a little respect. I'm the biggest game in the private community of Agrestic. Heylia: Drugs sell themselves biscuit, you ain't shit. [...] Take that crap off my money. You not giving me a present, you're paying me for weed.You Can't Miss the Bear. Showtime. Transcript.
  8. ^ Kimberly, Nordyke (2007-11-24). "Showtime Deals 'Weeds' a Fourth Green Light". Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
  9. ^ Showtime Cultivates 'Weeds' in June - Fourth season paired with 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' - Zap2it
  10. ^ Ausiello Scoop: Albert Brooks Joins Weeds - Ausiello Report | TVGuide.com
  11. ^ "Showtime - Weeds Episodes". Retrieved on 2008-09-20.
  12. ^ Weeds creator loves illegal downloads of show - TV Squad
  13. ^ "Massive Leak of Pre-Air TV Shows: Piracy or Promotion?". TorrentFreak (2007-07-24). Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  14. ^ Turner, Julia (21). "Oh, How We've Missed You!". Slate magazine. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
  15. ^ Poniewozik, James; Top 10 New TV Series; time.com
  16. ^ For Showtime, Suburban Angst Is Fast Becoming a Ratings Delight
  17. ^ Chris Summers (2008-06-20). "What is obscene these days?", BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-06-21. 
  18. ^ "Weeds Season Three Soundtrack Set for Digital-Only Release June 3, 2008", Top 40 Charts.com (2008-04-22). 
  19. ^ Bolonik, Kera (2007). In the Weeds. Simon Spotlight Entertainment, p. 288. ISBN 1416938788. 

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