Weeds: Season One
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Movie Reviews of Weeds: Season One
Movie Review: Excellent comedy ;->
Summary: 5 Stars
To be honest, I didn't like the first episode and I wondered what all the fuss was about. But getting through that, and moving through the rest of the season was fun and funny and sometimes touching. This is a terrific show about a new widow (Nancy, played by Mary-Louise Parker) trying to raise two boys and provide for them after her husband dies suddenly.
We never saw how she got into selling pot, but the focus of the show is showing Nancy trying to get her new 'business' to grow (excuse the pun) while trying to keep it secret from her kids, housekeeper and her best friend (Celia, played by Elizabeth Perkins).
While the Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy went to Parker, I really think the funniest character in the program is Elizabeth Perkins. I love how she shaved her husbands hair off after she found out he cheated on her. She swaps her overweight daughters chocolate stash for laxatives and pays the price when her daughter gets her back by switching her pills to imodium.
It's a break from the norm, but let me tell you this show is definately worth watching. It's dark and funny and thoroughly enjoyable. It's got a great cast and it's a show not afraid to take chances. I especially love the unexpected twist in the very last scene of the last episode in this season. I really love it and highly recommend it.
Movie Review: The 1st and best season
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got the 1st season of "Weeds" on DVD for X-mas, and re-watched all the episodes that I haven't seen since they first aired a couple of years ago. Seeing the 1st season again has confirmed my opinion that that 1st season is still the best season by far. Here we find Nancy Botwin, recently widowed, navigating the still-new world of illegal drug dealing, and trying to keep it a secret from her children and the Agrestic moral majority.
Remember when you were a kid, and you picked up a big rock or log in your backyard and discovered the creepy crawly world hiding underneath? That's what "Weeds" does ... uncover what lies beneath the pretty surface of suburban life. What we discover is both funny and sad; failed marriages, cynical children, crooked local politics, and sexual peccadilloes. In the 1st season, the focus was really on the characters, all of whom, for all their quirks, are fairly easy to relate to. Even when tragedies strike, such as Celia's cancer, the series maintains a low-key charm to it.
By season three, the lives of Nancy Botwin and Company have spiraled so out of control and reached such a feverish level of peril and dysfunction that the show has lost much of that low-key charm. Here's hoping that season 4 is able to regain some of it.
Movie Review: Great Show
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, I have to admit that I've loved Mary-Louise Parker for a long time, so I'm probably going to like any thing she's in.
That said, every one I've known who's watched this show has loved it. It's funny and somewhat realistic. The premise is that Parker is a recently widowed mom living in an expensive LA suburb. To make ends meet she sells marijuana to her white, middle-class neighbors after buying it from a black family in a less affluent area.
This show is witty, sexy, and compelling. If you watch about 3 episodes you'll be hooked. The cast is excellent. In addition to Parker in the lead role, you also have Elizabeth Perkins as the snooty neighbor/friend, Romany Malco (from The Forty Year Old Virgin) as one of her suppliers, and Kevin Nealon as her main client/CPA/city councilman.
The first ten episode follow Parker as he grows her business while trying to raise her two sons. Along the way she has run ins with her competition and the law. Plus she has to deal with her brother-in-law showing up and causing some extra problems.
It's a great show and it has a lot in common with "Big Love," "Desperate Housewives," "Six Feet Under," or any other show that tries to point out the stranger side of life.
Movie Review: Don't let the title turn you away...
Summary: 5 Stars
While I'm no 'stick-in-the-mud', I'm not someone who's generally interested in drug-themed movies & shows. Never done pot & don't plan to... So due to this, I put off watching Weeds for a long time, despite many people telling me I should give it a shot. One day recently, I signed up for Showtime (for Dexter!) and saw they had the ENTIRE series available on-demand. I figured "hey, it's free, lets give it a shot". Watched the 1st episode & I was hooked. It's sassy & clever and despite what some people say, I *DO* actually think the characters are likeable. Granted, some can be annoying, but I think it makes them (overall) real. That's not to say the situations she gets herself in are something most people could relate to, but she's one wily woman and I've found you just can't help but like her. The only one I don't really like very much is Kevin Nealon's character. I understand his role, but I could do w/o so much of him in the series.
So to sum it up, if you've considered giving this show a try but had some hesitations due to the subject matter, put those reservations aside & give it a shot. While it might not be for everyone, you could find yourself pleasantly surprised (like I did!) at how much fun you'll have watching. :)
Movie Review: One of the best shows on TV
Summary: 5 Stars
Weeds is one of the smartest, wittiest and most intriguing television shows I have come across, and with that said, it is no wonder it could only air on a network like Showtime (the other being HBO). While most people will enjoy this show, I think only people who have "experience" with the show's overall theme will fully understand and appreciate the situations that the show deals with. This show is also that much more better while you watch it under the same influence that it is talking about :] But that doesn't undermine the show's clever writing and brilliant acting. I'm so glad Parker won the best actress Golden Globe nod over the overrated Desperate Housewives cast because she is not only a better actress but it also gave this show the publicity it very much deserves. It's one of the sharpest shows on TV, and there is never a dull moment. Again, if you've never experienced the lifestyle that this show portrays, you might find yourself wondering what all the buzz is about. But otherwise, I don't think anyone could refuse this show. Brilliant, and can't wait for season 2. (Great cliffhanger in season 1 by the way)
PS Did anyone know that Nancy's son is the same actor who provided the voice for Nemo in Finding Nemo? :]