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Mary Louise Parker's WEEDS Ends Its Harvest!!
SPOILER ALERT !!
I am – Hercules!!
If “Weeds” was a new fall show, it would be my favorite new fall show. It is smart and funny and has pithy things to say about the way we think and live. I actually find myself craving new installments. I don’t believe there’s ever been a Showtime series that made me say that before.
Its season finale is colorcast tonight. There’s no word yet on a second season or if Parker finally offers up some “Angels In America”-calibre nudity.
We do know the eldest Botwin kid now knows that his mom does more than run a fakery.
Take up valuable bandwidth with your predictions and reactions.
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Showtime definitely has a hit on its hands. The only other show I watch ont he network is THE L WORD, but that is for entirely different reasons... I look forward to Season 2.
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I haven't written about WEEDS on the site because it's a Showtime series and there's some other Showtime series later this month that might pose some conflict of interest or some such rot... but WEEDS is great. My Mary Louise Parker crush has never been more rampant, and her brother-in-law, also from ANGELS IN AMERICA, is the most charming scumbag on TV. This is the show that DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES wishes it were.
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But I'm still a little bitter about showtime cancelling Dead Like Me. Hell yes I can hold a grudge.
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Also check out the Weeds podcast cast interviews.
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Shes pretty nice looking still , no breasts to speak of but sexy as hell...I love that scene when she gets nailed on top of that other drug dealers car. Nice....
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i love it.
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Oct 10, 2005 5:06:27 AM CDT
Weeds would have even higher ratings if they got rid of the intr
by brainfart
That song hits an 11 on the cringe-o-meter
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Oct 10, 2005 5:11:29 AM CDT
Not only is Justin Kirk the shit on this show, Kevin Nealon is,
by lenny nero
And you know what? I like the cringeworthy intro song. It's quaint. That's really the only word I can come up with.
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... depending on its Sky One ratings here in the UK.
If it's a mega-hit for Sky (it's being called the REALLY Desperate Housewives), they'll fork out co-production rights and you'll have a Season 2.
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Weeds starts here in the UK this month on Sky but I've been wactching via ..... ahem.... transantlantic methods and think it's great. As soon as the stuff with the tennis racket was mentioned in ep 1 you just knew this was going to be great. But come on guys MLP is a fetching enough filly but next to the goddess that is Elizabeth Perkins? No contest. And yes, 'way' better than Desperate Housewibes which O got bored of very quickly. Please let there be a season two.
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Oct 10, 2005 8:21:43 AM CDT
Celia is awesome, Mary Louise Parker will steal an Emmy from a h
by mr. profit
Celia's breast cancer came out of nowhere and too soon in the season. But it's a great show. Mary Louise and Elizabeth Perkins are great. And so is Kevin Nealon. Also who plays the Latino drug dealer. There is no mention on IMDB.
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I love Weeds, but I'm still bitter about the untimely death of Dead Like Me. I cancelled my Showtime sub once they cancelled DLM. I only added it back to catch their broadcast of Reefer Madness, but hung onto it awhile after seeing promos for Weeds. Now it looks like I'll have to keep it. (Unless they are fools enough to not renew Weeds). And I agree with Brainfart about the cringe-inducing quality of the opening song. BTW, whoever mentioned the lack of a rack on Parker, you shoulda' seen her just after she had that kid a coulpe of years back. Hubba-Hubba!
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Showtime is getting some balls now, and they're slowly stepping up to the plate with HBO.They should stick to comedy really, and let the 'H' do all the big drama. I thought it was great how the deaf chick lead on MLP's son and then sprayed his boxers blue, effectively causing the maid to flip out come laundry day. I love Kevin Nealon as well in this, as well as Celia's husband. All around great cast and show.
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Showtime is the most clueless channel in America. Their history of dumping promising shows is truly amazing.
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I'm in the UK too and I've obtained the first 3 episodes. It's fantastic, I expected it to over do the whole drug dealing angle but it's played really nicely. I don't know if it's Kevin Nealon but MLP's accountant is bloody brilliant. When he just hugs the weed shop ownder for ages, ah comedy gold. Oh and I LOVE the theme song.
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Oct 10, 2005 11:45:21 AM CDT
Quote Herc "We do know the eldest Botwin kid now knows that his
by john-locke
What? did that happen last week? I sure don't remember the kid finding out shit, or it that happening tonight, in which case a spioler warning might be nice.
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...Where MLP said to her son "I don't use drugs. When have you ever seen me use drugs?" (She might have said "Smoke Pot" instead of "use drugs"), to which the kid replied "Yeah, but you sure do sell it". or something to that effect.
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I don't really know what that means, aside from the nod to the theme song, but he's great on this show.... FINALLY! This is a role for him to shine in, and he does. I wish the production quality was just a touch higher, but it's still the best thing to hit Showtime aside from Dead Like Me. Bring it back Showtime, or even your crappy softcore porn won't bring me back to your channels.
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She took out her own sexual frustration on the Latino drug dealer who pennied her car, and then threatened him with with a BB gun. Now he's buying her lingerie.
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She's real great in this role , so is the other girl who had jungle fever lol..can't remember her name. Definitely a funny show , I like this and CYE..larry david is a funny bastard.
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HBO, where is my DEADWOOD? We gave up on waiting for SOPRANOS back in season 3... but how the f@#k can we hold our breath for the next Al Swearagen "rules to running a business" update? ("This kind of situation messes with the hoopleheads. Sure, the whiskey pours openly, but the sale of snatch plummets.") Don't make me switch to Showtime!
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What do you call that thing between the dick and the asshole?
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Yo, are the only movies these guys own are Mimic and Die Another Day? They can at least throw on Playmate of the Apes again. Misty Mundae is hot!!! Showtime is not.
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She's so cute and naked she could entice even the porn-hating Moriarty back to the dark side! She also indulges the copious lesbian action in "Spider-Babe" and "Lord of the G-String." Showtime needs to give her a series.
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It cut out the big season-finale reveal: Mom Botwin discovers the karate-dad she's boning is an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Bad TiVo!! Bad!!
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Hope that's long enough. Of Course, Herc has already spoiled it anyway. Those Misty Mundae soft cores are almost bad enough to give soft core a bad name.
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I'll definitely have to cancel my Showtime. Herc likes the cute petite gals. Me too, right on! And for zer0cool2k2, dude if Misty's on I don't give a damn what the storyline is, I'll just watch it on mute. Also, they need to show new ones too. That's why Showtime sucks 'cause they play the same shit! They must have played Starship Troopers 100 times a month. Cool movie, but I got the whole fucker memorized by now. Even Starz whoops Showtimes ass. Except for Misty. Then Starz is pussy.
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How typical. Conrad Romany (From the 40 Year Old Virgin) and the actress who plays his aunt add a far more interesting element to the show than Annoying Andy and Kevin Nealon's accountant. More scenes with them (especially now that the poorly written slang that used to come out of their mouths have been toned down) is always welcome over Andy's unnecessary screwups. Great season finale. The Godfather nod. The DEA reveal. The revelation that it was Conrad who beat down the campus cop. Nancy's round table gathering as they come together to form a more powerful business. Celia's comments concerning Asian girls having the bodies of boys. Fantastic stuff.
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We were watching the finale tonight and all of a sudden my husband spits out, "Oh my God, this shot is exactly like the one in "The Godfather!" The kid is Diane Keaton!" The second the maid closed the double doors like Al Neri and the camera went back to the kid looking apprehensive, we started howling. What a great show -- lesbian preteens, the brother-in-law's anti-Bush rant, the lovesick Indian bakery boy, MLP becoming "the Godmother" AND that final shot of her in the DEA jacket -- wow. Just...great. I hope to God it gets a second season.
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Mary Louise Parker is, as always, excellent. And the show is so laid back and gently funny that I truly feel like I get a nice pleasant contact high. Nice to see it get a mention here on Coax. Now, how 'bout a Curb Your Enthusiasm talkback? That shit was hilarious on Sunday! "A close, personal relationship with Jesus? Sounds kinda gay to me." "THERE'S IS NO FUCKING TOOTH FAIRY!" Not to mention the funniest, subtlest, most perfectly underplayed line of the night, Jeff to Susie: "And hey, could you do us a favor and leave us alone for the rest of the night?"
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I freakin' love Mary-Louise and would pretty much watch anything she's in. That this show is getting great feedback only makes me that more anxious to see it.
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Oct 11, 2005 2:13:18 PM CDT
Why Weeds is brilliant and its Godfather and Donnie Darko refere
by stigmata
SPOILER: AnnoyYou, the score over the reveal of of the DEA jacket also seems to come from the Godfather, no? And the Donnie Darko reference comes when the episode ending montage, scored brilliantly to the Sons and Daughters track "Blood," (the 2nd or 3rd ep) where Perkin's tells her husband she has cancer; after pieces of airplane cargo crash through the house. Showtime's Weeds has the best 'charming loser' character (the brother-in-law) since, well, Showtime's Dead Like Me (the British guy). In fact, the British guy from Dead Like Me should make an appearance on Weeds, perhaps when the brother-in-law and Kevin Nealon have smoked way too much. Speaking of Dead Like Me, Showtime should do the right thing and come out with a Dead Like Me movie to air on the channel and, based on the response, re-up that series. It isn't asking too much. There's a built in audience so, to quote Mike Skinner, let's push things forward. Weeds elevates the 'dramedy' genre with sharp comedy, real drama, and some interesting thrills when delving into the business aspect. You can listen to the entire soundtrack on Showtime's Weeds site. This is sort of off-topic, but I've worked on Showtime's answer to The Sopranos, called The Brotherhood (go with this title, "The Hill" is a fucking dumb option, I don't care WHAT the geography dictates) and I think it's got a shot at being great...WAIT, I want to get back to the soundtrack issues I have with Weeds; Joey Santiago from the Pixies scores some original pieces, they're great, and I just discovered this band Death Vessel from reading a thing on Dylan/Scorcese ANYWAY, if you like tunes, go to http://www.deathvessel.com/# and check out 'deep in the horchata'...don't know why I'm inclined to post this...I guess I just think this song is perfect for Weeds. I've already emailed the band and told 'em so. "Weedy McWeed Weed" had me laughing. Ok bye.
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Seriously.
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Seriously. Funny ... appropriate ... liberal. See, what I did there?
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Yeah, you got it wrong.
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wait, her and mr. mastercard are done? so I hear...
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The theme is a bit obvious, a bit didactic, you might say, as is the bland suburban setting of the show--they're almost living in the Edward Scissorhands world--none too subtle. But that isn't to say there's isn't somewhat of a point being made. Piss on suburban, yuppie jagoffs!
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I love weed. nuf said
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Is everyone here oblivious to the fact that the song dates from NINETEEN-FRICKIN-SIXTY-THREE? Written (and performed here) by Malvina Reynolds, made famous the same year by Pete Seeger. Using it to characerize the suburbs of 2005 is almmost by definition a brilliant stroke. Oh, and BTW, the series is terrific.
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What an awful show, seriously. Nothing new here.
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