"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. 18	8:30 PM	SHOW	Glue	#5.12
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)

Also Known As:

Ieburi (Romania) [ro]
La traficante (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]
Nancy ül a fûben (Hungary) [hu]
Spangli (Hungary) (new syndication title) [hu]
Tráva (Czech Republic) [cs]
Trawka (Poland) [pl]
Weeds (France) [fr]
Weeds (Finland) [fi]
Weeds (Argentina) (cable TV title) [es]
Weeds - Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn (Germany) [de]
Weeds: Douleies me... fountes (Greece) [el]

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 | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Hungary:16 | New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Television

Trivia:

The name of Nancy and Andy's "fakery" is Breadsticks and Scones. The cap that bakery employees wear shortens the name of the bakery to "BS" as a joke.

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:

Quinn: Ok, we are breaking up.
Silas Botwin: Come on, think of all the time this will save us on foreplay, just whisper, "Shoot me in the optimum kill zone," I'll be good to go.
Quinn: I could whisper, "Linoleum" and you'd be good to go.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Late Show with David Letterman: (#16.194)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Little Boxes

Weeds is BRILLIANT!

I haven't been a dedicated fan of a TV series since Moonlighting back in the 80's but I'm totally hooked on Weeds. Mary-Louise Parker plays the role of Nancy Botwin perfectly! As a widowed housewife trying to maintain an upper class lifestyle for herself and her two sons by selling weed, she obviously encounters problems maintaining her two roles....mother and drug dealer. Parker really emphasizes this "dual role" and she does it brilliantly....you'll find yourself really feeling for the character and cheering for her all the way. Elizabeth Perkins in the role of Celia, Nancy's close friend, is phenomenal. Watch her carefully in this show, her brilliant acting and her characters dry sarcastic nature provides much of the shows' comedic value but it is sometimes very subtle. I personally think Perkins deserves a supporting Emmy for this one. In short, Jenji Kohan has scored big-time with Weeds and I hope it enjoys a good long run on Showtime....I'm definitely a dedicated fan! My only suggestion....episodes should be an hour long!