Californication Episode 6.01 - 'The Unforgiven' Sunday on Showtime - 'Intervention' (Credit: Showtime)
Californication : A Really Strong Drink - Sneak Peek VIDEO Episode 6.01:
Hank wakes up in the hospital.
Not unlike another popular Showtime 30-min. comedy which left it's penultimate season on a 'cliffhangar' about if the main character was dead from a bullet to the head, so the mystery of whether Hank Moody (DAVID DUCHOVNY) survives the attempted murder-suicide of his bitter ex-gf, Carrie (NATALIE ZEA) wasn't too big of a question. The larger question is how will Hank 'be' after this near death encounter? I'm betting the answer is similar to the one about the previously mentioned 'Weeds' character 'Nancy Botwin' (Mary-Louise Parker). Hank too, will eventually go back to being who we have always known --and loved him to be--a scoundrel.
Hank's living nightmare...his life after almost death.
Californication : A Masterpiece Sneak Peek VIDEO Episode 6.01:
Hank meets rocker Atticus Fetch.
CALIFORNICATION – 601 – “THE UNFORGIVEN” Hank Moody (DAVID DUCHOVNY) may have survived a murder-suicide attempt by his lovelorn ex, Carrie (NATALIE ZEA), but she’s still haunting him. Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) takes his best friend and star client to meet rocker Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) about giving A Crazy Little Thing Called Love the Broadway treatment. A revelation about Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN) prompts a tailspin that causes Charlie, Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) and Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) to take action with Hank. SOURCE:Showtime
Written by: Tom Kapinos Directed by: David Duchovny Guest Stars: Natalie Zea, Alexandra Barreto, Maggie Wheeler And Tim Minchin Co-Stars: Carter Sand, Lyndon Smith, Dustin Sterling, Chris Gann, Kristina Kruz, Elizabeth Nicole, Marcus Folmar
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Mary-Louise Parker at maybe the funniest moment on Weeds. Credit: Showtime
WEEDS VIDEO Series Finale:I'll Come to You...
Nancy tries to get Andy to come back to her.
This is my favourite scene of the series finale. It was so
well-performed! It was heart-breakingly evident if you know the two
characters, what was going on on the inside especially as the camera
moved in tight on their faces. Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin and Justin Kirk as her former brother-in-lawn Andy Botwin, he in love with her for all 8 seasons of the show, she never in
love with him, though greatly emotionally dependent on him, some would
say Nancy was an emotional leech Andy and certainly, at times she was.
Conversely, he could be a giant pain--very annoying until he 'found his purpose.'
Flickers of regret, wistfulness, hurt and deep love cross both
character's faces and for Andy the whole time a look of serenity, a
sense of finally having found his place in the world (which I'm
thinking spurs him to tell to Nancy to do it, it worked for him).
I love you...but I can't be near you.' Andy (Justin Kirk) to Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) in the season 8.12-13 series' finale
Though it did occur to me that just because Nancy is sending 'Stevie' off to boarding school at age 13 (to be on a great soccer team, as per his request) it is nowhere near the point where she is done with being his responsible parent. She's got all of his teens--and he is just beginning his teen years. So no treks to India in Nancy's immediate future --at least not without the kid--her last child at home, 'Little Stevie.'
(Sadly, both of Stevie's dads died. Nancy was most recently made a widow (her 4th time) by Rabbi David Bloom who died after swerving to avoid hitting a bear. Before that there was Stevie Reyes' bio-dad, Estaban Reyes was a medium-size Mexican drug lord who died not of old age in prison. Also, an FBI Agent for about 5 -minutes and #1, the late, lamented Juda Botwin.)
This took forever to screencap 'cos I cried all the way through!
I console myself thinking that if Nancy had fallen in love with Andy and married him--he'd be dead as Weeds creator Jenji Kohan explains.
Weeds Season 8.12-13 series finale - 'It's Time.' (Credit: Showtime) Mary-Louise Parker and Justin Kirk
As sad as I am that Weeds is over I'm really glad they did not kill anyone off.
Justin Kirk as Andy and Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy in Weeds on Showtime. Series finale is Sept 16 (Credit: Showtime)
WEEDS 8x12 Promo Series Finale "It's Time" (HD) VIDEO Promo:
I'm really sad to see Weeds stop but I'm glad it went for over 100 episodes. That is an awesome feat.
Season 8 has been great, albeit too brief (!) Only one more hour of fresh, new Weeds?! And no new scenes in this promo, even!
The new WEEDS season 8 finale video promo for the series finale of Weeds of happens to serve also as a great mini photo retrospective with a lovely Mary Louise Parker as Nancy voiceover in the opening portion.
"Weeds" airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on Showtime. The show's one-hour series' finale will air Sunday, Sept. 16.
Weeds 8x12 Promo Series Finale "It's Time" (HD). One-hour series finale. (VIDEO):
The Botwins (& Doug!) are at a crossroads.
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Justin Kirk as 'Uncle Andy' fires up the bong in WEEDS on Showtime. (CR: Showtime)
Weeds : 'Memories' favourite scenes/moments VIDEO Interview (w/Screencaps):
The cast and crew of Weeds reminisce their favorite moments.
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy and Juston Kirk as Andy in WEEDS on Showtime (CR: Showtime)
There's no better time to stroll down memory lane with the Weeds cast than right now as they move towards the penultimate episode of the final season of the show this Sunday on Showtime.
Unsurprisingly, many of the favourite cast and creator moments included the numerous weed/stoner times, especially when Uncle Andy and Doug thought that they should sample as much product as they could inhale. There are also fond memories recounted of the sexual adventures that that Nancy, Andy and Doug engaged in (albeit separately) that are most often more funny than sexy,
Enjoy the reminiscing and the pictures that tell a thousands words from some of the best of the past eight season of Showtime's Weeds.
Weeds Episode 8.11 Sneak Peek VIDEOS:
Weeds Make It Grow http://youtu.be/a69—u_iNTQ
Powerful Deja Vu http://youtu.be/1w16pSk6-_E
'Yael' returns in episode 8.11 this Sunday. What will she surprise Andy with this time?
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Mary-Louise Parker and David Julian Hirsh in Weeds - episode 8.08 Sunday on Showtime (Credit: Showtime)
As showrunner Jenji Kohanhas stated in interviews about Weeds' final season 8, Nancy's (Mary-Louise Parker) progression or 'evolution' certainly won't be linear, if indeed she evolves at all and a sterling example of just that lies within this episode. Nancy has tried going straight (so to speak) numerous times before, only to be thwarted by circumstances, causing her to trip on her 5-inch heels and stumble back several steps. Watch tonight to see where Nancy's next steps take her!
WEEDS (Season 8) –”Five Miles From Yetzer Hara” – Episode 8.08 Synopsis:
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) gets promoted and takes on new responsibilities. Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) and Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) both start their new jobs. Doug (KEVIN NEALON) recruits homeless people in an attempt to legitimize his scam charity while Jill (JENNIFER JASON LEIGH) breaks some upsetting news to Andy (JUSTIN KIRK).
Written by: David Holstein Directed by: Phil Abraham Special Guest Star: Jennifer Jason Leigh Guest star: Craig Anton, Michael Dempsey, Mary-Kathleen Gordon, David Julian Hirsh
Andy tells Jill he wants to be the father of the child.
WEEDS (Season 8) Episode 8.07 Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) and Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) starts her new legit, and highly competitive job. After graduating from the police academy, Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) starts a new job. Andy (JUSTIN KIRK) seeks employment at the local Jewish temple. Meanwhile, Doug’s (KEVIN NEALON) reckless spending comes to complete halt. Written by: Victoria Morrow Directed by: Perry Lang Guest Stars: Craig Anton, Michael Dempsey, Jackie Geary, Daniele Watts Special Guest Star: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Silas criticizes Nancy for dressing unprofessionally.
This is a good, solid Weeds episode. There's a surprising scene (call me naive) with Nancy, a revealing scene with Shane's girlfriend's mother, Andy has a close encounter with the cute Rabbi, and Silas and Nancy learn the ropes of their respective new jobs.
And there is a big reveal in the photo above. Nancy has just deduced that Jill is pregnant (I'm assuming she doesn't know about the Doug/Jill hookup) with Andy's kid. Andy is measuring both women's reactions but especially Nancy's to see if she's going to react in any way in his favour.
I think he'll always have a 'thing' for his sister-in-law but he needs to move on and hopefully with Nancy's sister Jill of all people, he has.
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Fresh out of the Police Academy, is Shane (Alexander Gould) about to lose his way?
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin in Weeds episode 8.05 (Credit: Michael Desmond /Showtime)
It is said the more things change, the more they stay the same and that seems to have been particularly applicable to Weed's Nancy Botwin (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) over the years. Nancy changed her environment by moving numerous times, she changed partners many times, too--they ranged from one-night stands to full-on marriage. She continually tried to make fresh starts with a vague goal of making enough money to 'start over.' But she never seemed to realize that as long as she dealt weed she would always be outside the law and so would bring trouble upon herself--and those around her--time and again. But now, depending on your perspective, the inevitable or the unthinkable has happened to Nance--she took a .22 caliber bullet to the head and survived mostly intact, has the impetus for real change begun? It's hard to know but it is evident that she is very aware that she has been living a life of screwing up and she wants to stop. In this episode she meets the man who she's been stealing middle-of-the-night swims from in his backyard pool. He happens to be the same man we met in the season 8 premiere--the rabbi (David Julian Hirsh) who offered words of wisdom and comfort to a fraught Andy at the hospital.
The rabbi looks to be exactly Nancy's type but more important, he has his act together, is caring, compassionate and devout. Is there any way that our favourite (ex?) drug dealer could make a life with a small-town rabbi? Well, if there's anything we've learned, it is that anything can happen on Weeds.
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin in Weeds episode 8.05 (Credit: Showtime)
It's a testament to the great writing and Mary-Louise Parker's deft acting that we still care about what becomes of her as we finish out this 8th and final season of Weeds. Show creator Jenji Kohan has interviewed that much of this season will be taking us in a full-circle direction. Could it be then that 8 years-ago Nancy lost her Jewish husband (to a heart attack whilst jogging with son Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) and now she's met a really nice Jewish guy and will truly start the life that she's dreamed of?
WEEDS (Season 8) – “Red In Tooth And Claw” – Episode 8.05 Synopsis:
Nancy’s (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) attempt to raise money for Stevie’s soccer fees tempts her back to her old ways as she battles to finally leave the drug business for good. Jill (JENNIFER JASON LEIGH) uses Doug (KEVIN NEALON) to get revenge on Andy (JUSTIN KIRK). Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) and Angela (DANIELE WATTS) go on a double date with Ouellette (MICHAEL HARNEY) and his wife. Meanwhile, Silas’ (HUNTER PARRISH) friendship with R.J. (DOMINIC DIERKES) takes a strange turn.
Written by: Stephen Falk Directed by: Michael Trim Guest Stars: Jon Collin Barclay, Dominic Dierkes, Kat Foster, Michael Barney, Daniele Watts Special Guest Star: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Weeds : Changing Persons SNEAK PEEK (VIDEO):
The Rabbi imparts some advice to Nancy.
Weeds : Use Many Condoms SNEAK PEEK (VIDEO):
Nancy asks her partner to buy her out.
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Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin in WEEDS Episode 8.04 'Only Judy Can Judge Me' (CREDIT: Showtime)
'Family Dinner- Take 2' Sneak Peek (VIDEO):
As Nancy Botwin enthuses, 'It's amazing what a .22 caliber slug can do,' she also faces the realities of getting back into the weed business by revisiting an old 'friend.' Meanwhile, Shane, who in the past few years has seemed the least well-adjusted to the Botwin family's every-changing spin on life, seems to be thriving in the the police academy environment. Doug discovers a disgusting habit that he'd been unaware of while the Andy-Jill hook-up grows more serious despite Andy's reflexive feelings towards Nancy.
It's mind blowing (no pun) how fast this last season is moving, dontcha' think? I don't want it to end!
P.S. If you love Jennifer Jason Leigh ('Jill') you may want to check out the news this week that she was hired for a plum teevee role on a network (free cable?) show for it's upcoming season!
Can the Botwin clan (& friends) get through 'Family Dinner- part 2' unscathed? Tune in tonight (7.22.12) to find out! (CREDIT: Showtime)
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) plans a family dinner while tending to her pot business. Andy (JUSTIN KIRK) and Jill (JENNIFER JASON LEIGH) have a small spat about Andy's lingering feeling for Nance. Meanwhile, Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) reconnects with an old 'friend' regarding weed, while Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD) invites Angela (DANIELE WATTS), his classmate, over to their family dinner. Back at the house, Doug (KEVIN NEALON) makes enemies with the neighbor’s dog.
Written by: Carly Mensch Directed by: Michael Trim Special Guest Star: Jennifer Jason Leigh Guest Stars: Pablo Schrieber, Kat Foster, and David Julian Hirsh
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Mary- Louise Parker as "Nancy" and Hunter Parrish as "Silas" in Weeds - Episode 8.03 on Showtime July 15
Though you have many compelling reasons to tune into WEEDS tonight on Showtime, one of the best ones begins before the show even starts!
As you have probably noted, in this new season something 'old' has been resurrected, specifically the song, 'Little Boxes' by Malvina Reynolds which became a cover phenomena many years ago (as in '40' years-ago) after tickling the whimsy of song-sters and inspiring countless renditions of the class-oriented ditty, some of which were played as the opening theme of the show.
In epsidoe 8.01, Malvina Reynolds' version was played over the opening sequence. Now, episode 8.03 features probably the most 'out there' cover of "Little Boxes,' ever! Stay tuned for tonight's closing credits and you'll see why--or you can just scroll down for a look at the quick screen grab I did while going "a-ha" simultaneously!
I LOL'ed. Weeds is awesome!
The answer to 'Who shot Nancy?' -- Shane figured it out first!
Weeds Season 8 Episode 3 Synopsis: “See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die”:
Nancy (MARY-LOUISE PARKER) and Silas (HUNTER PARRISH) chase after Shane (ALEXANDER GOULD), who has discovered the identity of Nancy’s shooter. Andy (JUSTIN KIRK) attempts to bond with Jill’s daughters via Roller Derby. Doug (KEVIN NEALON) and Whit (BRUCE NOZICK) come up with a new business plan.
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Weeds: Season 8, Episode 3'See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die' Synopsis:
Nancy and Silas chase after Shane, who has discovered the identity of the shooter. Andy (JUSTIN KIRK) attempts to bond with Jill’s daughters via Roller Derby. Meanwhile, Doug (KEVIN NEALON) and Whit (BRUCE NOZICK) come up with a new plan after being fired from the hedge fund.
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin in Weeds on Showtime
Weeds: Back to the Burbs VIDEO Screencaps:
Weeds : The Many Faces of Nancy VIDEO:
Take a look back on the many faces and identities of Nancy throughout the seasons.
The writer and creator of Weeds, Jenji Kohan, has long maintained that Nancy is fundamentally, "Nancy," who like most people, lives her life running in circles, never changing very much. That then may be a big clue about Weed's eighth and final season: it came in quite literally with a bang as Nancy took a slug to the hairline. So, will Weeds ultimately end up neither 'here' nor really 'there'--no big epiphanies, just another day in the life of Nancy Botwin? Kohan maintains things won't change much for Nance on her current and most likely permanent trajectory of being attracted to dangerous situations and getting bored & restless and moving on with her life.
However and wherever the Botwins 'end up' they are highly adaptive with Nancy usually leading the charge so I would expect to end at least in good part on that sort of business-as-usual note, despite the could-have-been life-altering shooting, but instead was more of a chance to 'revisit the good old days'-ending.
Weeds: 'Sissy Fight' VIDEO
Andy and Scott fight because of the twins.
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Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin in Weeds - Season 8 (Showtime)
As promised, it appears as if our Miss Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) is well on the road to recovery when we meet up with her in Weeds Season 8, Episode 2, 'A Beam Of Sunshine'. According to showrunner Jenji Kohan, it is a few months into Nancy's recovery & rehab, though she is pictured with a walker which IMO, gives us a pretty realistic gauge of how close she came to the end of her life. It sure is great to see her smiling! Something tells me that Nancy's life, on the most personal level--her psyche--has undergone possibly the biggest change in the seven-plus seasons we've been watching Weeds. Can't wait to find out!
I'm including some harrowing photo-stills via Showtime from episode one just after the episode 2 and 3 synopses and after the jump (scroll down and click them to enlarge).
I also have a total of six brand new photo stills for episode 2 (with the credits attached to each). Enjoy!
Weeds Episode: "A Beam of Sunshine"
Season 8, Episode 2
Episode Synopsis #1:
Andy tells Jill how he feels about her; and Doug is tempted by an investment opportunity. Meanwhile, Silas steps up with a new business venture.
Weeds Episode 8.02 'A Beam of Sunshine' Synopsis #2 - Andy and Jill are interrupted by Jill's husband. Silas maintains an unconventional affair with Kiku, while Shane makes new friends. Meanwhile, Doug and Whit are pitched new business ideas.
Guest Cast Kat Foster Jennifer Jason Leigh: Jill Price-Gray Bruce Nozick: Whit Original Air Date: Jul 8, 2012
Mary-Louise Parker and Alexander Gould in Weeds Episode 8.02 (Showtime)
Weeds : Proposal Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
BELOW:
Weeds: Season 8, Episode 3
Weeds Episode 8.03
Weeds: Season 8, Episode 3
'See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die' Synopsis:
Nancy and Silas chase after Shane, who has discovered the identity of the shooter. Andy attempts to bond with Jill's daughters. Meanwhile, Doug and Whit come up with a new plan.
Go ahead, I need a few moments to compose myself and post the biggest spoiler photos yet of WHO GETS SHOT and HOW BADLY THEY ARE HURT. It's pretty mind-blowing and I'm not being punny.
As you recall, we literally closed out last season of WEEDS with a BANG! and cut to black. Though it appeared that the gunman, who despite what Internet rumours said, was NOT easy to distinguish unless you knew what the actor looked like NOW, took aim at Nancy. We did not know if she got hit and if anyone else was injured or killed. We were literally left in the dark.
I'm going to post a few MAJOR photo spoilers now so do not continue if you do not want to know!
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin in WEEDS Episode 8.01
Episode 8.01 was top-notch. Scary, heartrending, funny and more funny and sad. I admit, I teared up.
It is now eight years that we've watched the Botwin family's triumphs and travails and in that time we've grown quite attached to them.The actors themselves seem so natural together, I'm sure I'm going to shed some more tears before this new and last ever season concludes. There will, to be sure, many laughs too. I hope you'll tune in and you'll stop back at Forever A Fangirl soon and watch along with me!
The shooter is revealed in episode one. Photo below after the jump:
Well, this screencap from the brand new WEEDS video clip below sure does tell a story. Even though we knew from the many heavy hints dropped by Weeds and by the outright spoilers laid out by reviewers, we were not 100% sure that someone else didn't take the bullet meant for Nancy. But the drying pool of blood is exactly where she would have fallen as she raised her glass of wine to toast the family being all together and 'not killing one another.' Despite the preparation, it is still a chilling image.
WEEDS Season 8 Sneak Peek (VIDEO):
'Elderly Neighbors'
The Botwin's elderly neighbors complain about the loud noises.
Shane (Alexander Gould) reacts to the shooting & the aftermath
Gosh, Uncle Andy (Justin Kirk) looks so sad. Rarely do we see him like this, completely morose.
Given that they were eating when the shooting happened, this must be some time (as in many hours) later.
Regardless, a nice man stops by Andy's table and asks may he sit, Andy says yes, and the guy engages him in conversation. Very shortly thereafter we begin to see Andy recovering a bit of the perpetual sparkle in his eye. He's not swinging from the rafters, but clearly, a few kind words go a long way.
'Tapioca'
Andy befriends a Rabbi in the hospital cafeteria.
Here's Andy as he converses with the Rabbi...about the merits of tapioca pudding in a hospital setting:
No one can out-do Justin Kirk at pulling faces!
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WEEDS RETURNS TO SHOWTIME ON SUNDAY JULY 1ST!
After the jump: Entertainment Weekly on Weeds' Final Season:
WEEDS Episode 8.01 - Gauging Shane's reaction, it appears the bad guy got away
Don't miss the season 8 premiere of Weeds July 1st at 10PM ET/PT.
Behind the scenes WEEDS Season 8:
The Botwins are back for a whole new season and this year there is no escaping their past. Get a behind the scenes look at the new season.
AUSIELLO SPOILER!
Q: I just watched all seven seasons of Weeds in 11 days and now I’m desperate for anything you can dig up on the eighth and final season!
Weeds Season 8 - Hunter Parrish as "Silas'
A: Seven seasons in 11 days? Are you high?! (The classics never go out of style.) Nancy spends much of the July 1 opener fighting for her life in the wake of that cliffhanger shooting, leaving her friends and family to grieve in their own special way — two of ‘em have sex in her hospital room while she’s unconscious and a third feels her up (also while she’s unconscious).
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Mary-Louise Parker as 'Nancy Botwin' in WEEDS Season 8
NEW WEEDS SEASON 8 TEASE (VIDEO):
Have you marked your calendars yet for July 1st? No? Well, go and do it now. I'll wait.
Why is July 1st at 10 p.m. et/pt important to note? Because besides being Canada Day, July 1st marks the premiere of season 8 of WEEDS! And Speaking of WEEDS, this is the final season, too!
I'll give you a moment to compose yourself because I know just how you feel. We've been keeping up with the Botwin family for 7 years now. As well as a lot of green, we've literally watched Shane (Alexander Gould) and Silas (Hunter Parrish) grow and bloom. We've shared Uncle Andy (Justin Kirk) and Doug's (Kevin Nealon) growing pains as well and even saw our beloved Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) take the rap for Shane's <ahem> little indiscretion which cost her three years in the slammer. And now it all comes to a close and we bid them a fond farewell.
But hang on a minute! We've yet to learn Nancy's fate! The season 7 finale almost felt like a series finale with a sniper appearing to take aim at Nancy and a gunshot heard before cutting to black.
I wouldn't worry too much whether Nancy survives, though. She's been in seemingly impossible situations before and somehow she pulls out of them. I am kinda curious tho' if her personality will be affected...but that is all the more reason to watch...and to find out who would want to off our lovely Ms. Botwin. (Nancy has pissed off quite a few people over the years...not really intentionally but P.O.'d they remain.)
It's easy to forget that WEEDS, when it debuted, was considered very daring in it's subject matter, edgy is a good way to put it-- but it was (and still is) unapologetic and never seemed to concern itself about being PC or worrying that it might offend and get itself cancelled. 'Ballsy' is another word I'd chose to describe what has become one of my favourite comedies ever.
Here's a bit of the official announcement from SHOWTIME about Weeds winding up after 8 great seasons:
Showtime to End 'Weeds' After Season 8:
The comedy about a drug-dealing suburban mother (Mary-Louise Parker), which has been one of the cable network's defining series, will wrap its run after its upcoming eighth season.
"Weeds has been a seminal series, which was key in establishing Showtime as a home for great original programming," entertainment president David Nevins said in a statement. "It had a groundbreaking run; entering its eighth season, it's one of the longest-running comedies in the history of cable. We all felt that it was the right time and right way to end it. It was very important to us that we bring the story of Nancy Botwin and her family to a satisfying conclusion for the devoted fans that have spent years supporting this series. Jenji has managed to surprise us every step of the way, and I am confident in her plan for a spectacular series end.”
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Here is the latest round-up of all things WEEDS. We have genuine spoilers, episode titles, casting calls galore and a beautiful, full-size poster of Nancy in season 8, flaunting her um, assets, clad in leather hot pants and crop top and over-the-knee, lace-up boots in true Nancy style. Getting excited (for the show to premiere on July 1) yet?
Q: WEEDS Got any scoop on Weeds?
TVGuide: Not only will Nancy live — duh — she'll also face one of her most difficult challenges to date: being a soccer mom! No, seriously, that's actually difficult when Nancy needs the social outcast of the team to be friends with Stevie, but the boy is a bit of a terror.
[ABRACADEBRA] 12 to 14 year old girl who's a "jammer" for her roller derby team, "The SandWitches." co-star
["ELIZABITCH" SHOE] 20s to 30s. A hot tattooed chick who is the ref for the roller derby game. This role includes full frontal nudity and possible simulated sex. co-star
[MANAGER DEEPAK] East Indian, He OR she is a college drop out who takes their craft very seriously as a "sandwich artist" at a local "subway type" sandwich chain. co-star
[CONSUELA] 30s to 50s. A Hispanic woman with a thick accent who's the cleaning lady at Doug's (Kevin Nealon) office. co-star
[LARRY] 20s to 30s. Larry is an ALBINO man sitting in a pick up truck. Please submit appropriately. co-star
[RJ] Caucasian or maybe East Indian - He's a young nerdy-smart 20-something, an overenthusiastic grad student whose specialty is working and growing at New Jersey Gro Maxx Hydroponics. Guest star.
[BIG MIKE] 30s to 40s. He's a big hick-ish guy, maybe with a ponytail, wearing a Bruce Springsteen T-shirt, who's good at the "I'm-over-it" deadpan. When we first see him he's spitting tabacco juice into a vitamin water bottle. Co-star.
[JERSEY] 30s. A very scary Caucasian dude with a tattoo on his bicep that says, "Only Judy Can Judge Me." He carries a wooden stick with a cobra duct-taped to it for a handle. He's good at smashing it onto a table, terrifying his victims. 1 day guest star.
[MAYO] 30s to 50s A local cop in Old Sandwich, CT who's accusing Doug (Kevin Nealon) of shaving someones dog. 1 nice scene. Guest star.
[WADE] 45ish, this middle age WASPy guy still lives with his mother and father in their house in Sandwich, CT. He's outraged every time he goes to get his newspaper, sure that Doug's (Kevin Nealon) dog is doing his business on it and seeks revenge. Guest star
[KYLE BRENNAN] Male, Caucasian, 5-7 Years Old - This kid is on Nancy's (Mary-Louise Parker) son's soccer team. He is a bit of a social outcast. Nancy needs him to play nice with her son (Stevie), but Kyle's a bit of a terror. Guest/Co-Star
[BONDI] Male, Any Ethnicity, Early 20s. Bondi is a goof ball and fellow cadet with Shane (Alexander Gould) in the police academy. 1 Day Guest Star/Co-Star
[RONCHETTA] Male, Latino, Early 20s. Roncetta is a goof ball and fellow cadet with Shane (Alexander Gould) in the police academy. 1 Day Guest Star/Co-Star
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Made some screencaps for this, another tantalizing WEEDS (SHO) Promo spot for season 8 which drops on July 1. Canada Day! I'll probably be here in the States but I had Showtime added to the new cable at the cottage on Maple Lake, too. I have no idea how long I'm staying--in total probably a good, long while so we must have Showtime. Will have Showtime. Weeds is a very fun 30 minutes, one of the very few comedies I watch. Most/all? are on Showtime.
Weeds : Season 8: Writer's Room Tease 3-in-1 VIDEO:
(1 minute, 10 seconds)
'Dearborn Again' = SEASON 6, Episode 10 screencap of tabletop 'found' script (above) won't be a lot of help in getting an idea of whodunit. I would think season 8 episode 1 or 2 could help greatly, tho'.
MARY-LOUSIE PARKER as 'Nancy' the matriarch of the Botwin family in WEEDS on Showtime starting July 1. Perfect summertime show.
All screencaps: (SHO)
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Well, look right here! It's our Ms. Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) and she's looking pretty good for a lady that just took a bullet!
'Happy 4/20 from Weeds! Don't miss the premiere of the new season on Sunday, July 1st at 10PM ET/PT on Showtime.'
Kevin Nealon (SHO) WEEDS:
Q: Is Nancy really dead on Weeds?
TVGuide:
Let's take a look at the evidence, shall we?
The producers are casting for three very telling roles:
1) a paramedic who tries to keep Nancy talking while she's being rushed to the hospital;
2) a head surgeon who speaks calmly to the Botwin family; and
3) a hospital chaplain who confers with Andy. Is it time for Nancy to be read her last rites? Probably not! Come on, people; she's the star of the show!
There are still a few months left to wait for Showtime’s 30-minute dramedy series WEEDS to return for its eighth season, but in my time zone its officially 4/20 and so it seems perfect timing that a new teaser for Season 8 WEEDS was just released.
Sadly, the new WEEDs teaser does not offer any footage from Season 8, but it does give us a look at the cast dancing and smiling (with Nancy the notable exception--she looks angry then sticks her tongue out--impressively far!).
Mary-Louise Parker looks like her gorgeous self, not appearing until the almost-end, following the “Happy 4/20” message.
This is actually not the first teaser released by SHOWTIME for for WEEDS Season 8. The last promo released celebrated Nancy's "Wicked World." You can check that one out here.
'Who got it? Who-dun-it? Get the answers when Weeds returns.'
This is a cool promo in that it's a slide show of some of Nancy's (Mary-Louise Parker) Best Moments, many of which include her lovely family. They are presumably what led led her to 'here', whereever that is ! A gunshot/fade-to black- Nancy & family scene ended last season! Yikes, right?
So...included in this sorta pop-artsy montage are the last shot(s) of season 7 with Nancy toasting hers and her sister's now-blended families. A (male) figure was seen in the woods with a rifle and the target was squarely on Nancy, a shot rings out and...cut.
So season 8 is opening with answers it seems, to 'Following the gunshot, what happened?' Let's hope we get some good answers!
(My guess is the shot was 'the shooter' biting it. I read a plausible explanation for 'who' the shooter is and it works for me.)
A 'Nancy Botwin' scene from the final episode of season 7:
Saw an interesting opinion the other day about "Who shot Nancy Botwin?' (on Showtime's "WEEDS") if indeed she was shot.
Also, just read a really facinating interview with Showtime president David Nevins about Weeds and some other signature Showtime shows too, as well as a couple getting ready to debut like Homeland. I excerpted a couple Q's below but be sure to click through because the article is worth a read. (Scroll down below the possible SPOILER coming up...)
"Nancy Botwin" with son 'Silas', ' Guillermo,' and in back, husband 'Esteban'
Q: So was that a season or series finale of Weeds? A: Though Showtime has yet to renew the series, we hear that this isn't the last we've seen of the Botwin clan. So what does that mean for Nancy? Did 'Guillermo' finally exact revenge after all these years of abuse? Possibly! We ran into Guillermo Diaz on the Scandal set, and he revealed that:
SPOILER.
'Guillermo actually appeared in the penultimate episode (of Weeds!):
He also mentioned that the cast, including him, are expecting to be back for another season. (Time to re-watch that episode again, stat!)'
It's not often that a network executive gets to take over in a period of prosperity. Usually, the previous guy was fired, and usually because things haven't been going well. But Showtime entertainment president David Nevins took over the pay cable channel last summer not because there was a crisis, but because predecessor Robert Greenblatt was looking for new challenges (in this case, trying to resurrect NBC) after seven successful years.
Under Greenblatt's watch, Showtime went from HBO afterthought to a channel with its own clear identity, with a roster of shows that became Emmy contenders from the moment they were announced, and in the case of "Dexter," a very clear hit...
Well, speaking of that, "Dexter" is your biggest hit. It's done very, very well for you. But that is a show where it seems, no matter who is behind the wheel, it has certain things it does each and every year. Last year, we were told, "This will not be like any other year. We're not going to have a big bad who winds up strapped to Dexter's table," and that's pretty much what happened with Jonny Lee Miller's character. You said in the executive session that that's a show you'd like to see go on for many more years to come.
As a programmer, I believe in change. I'm not scared of change. I know where they're going this season and have some sense of where they could go in subsequent seasons. Just as you have to keep seeding your network with the next new thing, in long-running shows you have to make changes, and I think sometimes people get very conservative about, "Don't mess with the formula. It works." In the same way I think it's good to mess with your programming formula, I think long-running shows mess with the formula. The difference between "ER" and "Ally McBeal" is that "ER" changed a lot over the years and ran for 14 years, versus "Ally McBeal," which burned bright, didn't change and went away. I think "Jackie" and "Dexter" both are into that moment where they need to mess with what they're doing. There's going to be some things that happen over this season of "Dexter" that can change some of the DNA in the show.
...I wrote a story that mentioned in passing that "Weeds" is the one Showtime comedy that significantly evolves as it goes along...
'(And) when I actually looked at the (Weed's viewership) numbers, they've been very strong over time.'
'The numbers really hold up. I think it's (Weeds is) ballsy....a...great advantage... every year: you wipe the slate clean, start with a new story, and you can pull things forward that you want to pull forward, you can change things) or not, if you get sick of someone you can kill them, etc...'
Weeds: Season 7 Episode 6 - 'That's not true! I'm obsessed with your black ass!':
'I Missed You'
Nancy (Mary Louise Parker) tries to reconnect with Heylia (Tonye Patano)
This is the funniest--and most fun scene of Season 7 thus far. Finally, the character that Weeds fans have been clamoring to see again--has returned--and she is very much the straight talkin' not to mention straight-shootin', lady we loved.
Dig it!
Sample dialogue:
Nancy: 'Don't you even want to know why I went to jail for three years?'
Heylia: "Involuntary dumbassery? First degree steppin' in shit you can't handle?'
Heylia: 'I'll bet you haven't even thought twice about my black ass in the past 5 years.'
Nancy (flummoxed): 'That's not true! I'm obsessed with your black ass!"
Weeds Season 7 Episode 6: Object Impermanence:
Nancy confronts an old friend, leaving Silas caught in the crossfire; back at the loft, Andy comes up with a new business venture, and turns to Shane and Doug for help.
Season 7 Episode 6 Sneak Peeks Promo Screencaps:
After the jump: Uncle Andy, Doug & Shane Discuss Andy's New Invention [VIDEO]:
Laura Linney in 'The Big C' (Photo credit: Showtime)
When I grow up* I want to be able to write as well as Ileane Rudolph does in her stellar TVGuide article on Showtime's The Big C. Writer Rudolph simply nails oh, everything I like about the show. The piece echos my sentiments about The Big C's ability to strike a chord with survivors of not only life-threatening conditions such as the protagonist, Cathy Jameson with stage 4 cancer, but of the great lot of us that have survived and often thrived in the aftermath of one of the many things that smack us HARD out of left field.
The Big C and Weeds are on tonight beginning at 10:00/9:00c on Showtime.
After coming home from the real-life fireworks I'm watching both shows which always have someone or some situation heating up, blowing up or causing massive cracking up. How about you?
*Chronologically-speaking this happened a few decades ago...but I'm still coming to grips with that.
(Photo Credit: Showtime)
With a mischievous smile, Laura Linney is gleefully ruining a take. During a tense scene between her character, Cathy Jamison, who has Stage 4 melanoma, and her bipolar brother, Sean, played by John Benjamin Hickey, she makes her costar break down in giggles.
Whoever says cancer is no laughing matter hasn't seen The Big C, Showtime's irreverent comedy about a Minneapolis teacher, wife and mom who's trying not only to beat death but to live as fully as possible in whatever time she has left. The smartly written, beautifully cast show has earned a devoted fan base and critical plaudits, and three-time Emmy winner Linney has already snared a Golden Globe for her deft portrayal of the strong-willed Cathy.
The oft-repeated mantra at The Big C is "It's not a show about dying; it's a show about living." And for sure, Cathy lives large. In the first season she kept her illness a secret, booted her immature husband, Paul (Oliver Platt), and had an affair. "Cathy doesn't behave in a safe, by-the-numbers fashion," says Hickey, during a break on the set in Stamford, Connecticut. "A lot of people who are living with cancer love the funny, outrageous, sometimes controversial way that character deals." Executive producer Jenny Bicks, a survivor herself, says, "The writers take the kid gloves off when we talk about cancer, because when you've gone through it, it's not all tragic and dramatic. It can also be super strange and funny."
BRING IT ON. Mondays are hotter than ever, on SHOWTIME ®.
After explaining why in a recent post that if you enjoy award-winning, edgy comedy television why you should be tuning in to Weeds on Monday, June 27 at 10 E/ 9pm Central on Showtime, I'm going to tell you a bit about The Big C, which is also an edgy half-hour comedy starring another award-winning stage and screen actor, Laura Linney, which is premiering on Monday night, too.
The Big C directly follows Weeds on Mondays at 10:30 E/ 9:30 Central on Showtime.
Full disclosure: I started watching The Big C last year as 1. Laura Linney is amazing and 2. It followed Weeds so it was easy to just spend an hour and see two complete shows, plus 3. More and more in recent years I find myself really intrigued by Showtime's off-beat offerings.
(To put it diplomatically, I'm finding most of the television that I enjoy best on the two major premium cable channels.)
I wanted to love The Big C but after nearly half it's run, I quit watching.
I didn't dislike it exactly. There were just aspects of it that sort of struck a weird chord with me. The show after all, is a very dark comedy about a woman in her 40's who is struggling to deal with a diagnosis of Stage 4 breast cancer. That is one heavy topic to take on in any context, never mind a comedic one.
Despite my not following through, Laura Linney struck gold--a Golden Globe to be specific, as best actress in a comedy which further validates that the show had and has huge potential. The people that make the show listened to some of the feedback--both positive & negative and they responded by segueing into season 2 with a bit of a different tone.
For one, and I think it was the primary thing that I wished was different, the character of 'Cathy' who was estranged from her husband last season will help him 'grow up' this season, as Linney puts it. I've embedded cast interviews in a Weeds /Big C mash-up video selection in this post.
Her husband is played by the very likable actor (I want to say 'lug') Oliver Platt. Cathy was just so mean to him last year and though I understood why--because he's a bit thick about certain subjects--I also felt sorry for him and I felt irritated with her.
Also, at times in season 1, Cathy's attitude seemed really over-the-top, with almost a slapstick feel to some scenes. Again, Linney addresses this in the interview that Cathy's 'relationship with her cancer' is now 'evolving'. I would like to see Kathy retain the fire in her belly but express it in a somewhat less expansive/destructive way and I'm pretty sure season 2 will move more in that direction.
Finally, Cathy's decision to not seek treatment for her cancer left me feeling really unsure about her future (and thus, the future of the show). I didn't know whether to commit to it or not plus I was a bit annoyed with her that she wouldn't even try to help herself medically. This too changes in the upcoming season 2.
It's looking like there are some really strong positives to this season. First, the excellent primary cast returns (sans of course, 'Marlene'). One of the relationships I got the most enjoyment from in The Big C, season 1, was that of Cathy and her brother Sean, a homeless manic-depressive who now lives on Marlene's front lawn, across the street from Kathy.
Actor Benjamin Hickey who plays Sean, is an especially good acting match-up with Ms. Linney so this is good news.
As I mentioned before, I really enjoy Oliver Platt in his believable denseness. Women have known, and many of us are in relationships with guys like Paul. The bottom line is that he seems like a really decent chap who is hard not to like despite his foibles and it would seem in Season 2 that Cathy comes to the same conclusion.
I stopped watching before I saw much of Cathy and Paul's teenage son, Sean (played by Oliver Basso). Tonight I watched a short fan clip from The Big C with the title 'The saddest scene in The Big C,' in which Basso was the only character. (cont.)
(Above is a bit longer version of it which gives it more context).
The scene lived up to it's title as tears were streaming down my face as Cathy's son discovers that she is so sure she's not gong to be there for him in the years to come that she's bought and wrapped a storage room full of birthday, Christmas, and graduation gifts as well as a pretty, red sports car. The kid just loses it--cue audience to do the same.
To sum up, I'm sold on taking another look at The Big C in season 2 as I like what I'm hearing about it. Also, I'm totally jazzed that guest actors include Alan Alda, Parker Posey, Cynthia Nixon & Hugh Dancy.
What do you think about watching these two show? Have you been watching them both. One? None? Would you consider giving them a shot?
Showtime describes The Big C thusly:
Laura Linney returns in her Golden Globe® winning role for a new season of The Big C, the hit Showtime Original Series about living… with cancer. After spending most of season one ignoring her illness, Cathy Jamison has decided to fight back. “Bring it on,” says Cathy, as she enters an experimental clinical trial while continuing to live life to the fullest in this heartfelt and surprising comedy.
HEY!:
Weeds/The Big C Poster Art Giveaway:
Of course, I'm giving away posters! Drop me an email: foreverafangirl@gmail.com. Be sure to put 'Weeds' in the subject line and if I pick your name out of a hat on July 13, you win the poster art for both Weeds and The Big C!
Weeds Season 7 - Let's Give 'em Something To Talk About! Nancy's Jailhouse Lesbian Scene:
With the premiere of Weed's on Showtime soon upon us, media clips from the show are sprouting up like well, weeds!
Of course, Nancy Botwin hooks up with her cellmate! In the face of the seductive power of Mary-Louise Parker, we are all helpless. Showtime's ever-excellent Weeds returns for season seven on June 27, and we learn that when Nancy went to prison to escape Esteban (Demián Bichir), she settled in just fine, thank you very much, as evidenced by her romance with Russian-born "roommate" Zoya (Olga Sosnovska).
Scroll down and press play on the E! video to see Nancy and Zoya make out, and find out why Nancy is less than overjoyed that she's being released from the big house. SOURCE: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b248483_weeds_exclusive_sneak_peek_nancys.html#ixzz1PzbGaQhw
Pot-selling single mom turned Mexican mafia princess turned escape artist:
Nancy Botwin turned herself in to the FBI rather than face certain death at the hands of her vengeful ex Esteban and his goon squad. It's now three years later and Nancy is sprung from the joint and making a fresh start in New York City. Will Nancy be able to successfully reunite her far-flung family and keep her hands clean? Don't miss a minute of Season 7 of the hit Showtime Original Series. New episodes beginning Monday June 27th at 10PM ET/PT.
Nancy's Jailhouse Lesbian Love Affair Behind the Scenes Video:
Published on Jun 20, 2011 by SHOWTIME
Weeds is back for a whole new season, get a behind the scenes look at what's to come.
BONUS: After the jump - Nancy's Jailhouse Lesbian Love Affair Behind the Scenes Screencaps:
More Answers About What's Happened in WEEDS 3-Year Time Jump to Season 7:
You already know that Season 7 (debuting June 27) picks up three years after the events of Season 6. What you don’t know is what Doug has been up to during those lost three years, other than he was in Copenhagen. And that’s where the scoop comes in.
“Doug got a job working as an accountant for IKEA — if that is in Denmark,” reveals his portrayer, Kevin Nealon.
Bring it On! Promo for Weeds & The Big C (June 07, 2011) The Big C and Weeds return for all new seasons June 27th beginning at 10PM ET/PT.
Weeds/The Big C Poster Art Giveaway:
Of course, I'm giving away posters! Drop me an email: foreverafangirl@gmail.com. Be sure to put 'Weeds' in the subject line and if I pick your name out of a hat on July 13, you win the poster art for both Weeds and The Big C!
WEEDS : A PEEK A LIFE THREE YEARS LATER
When Weeds returns for its 7th season on June 27, there will be much for us to catch up on in the world of Nancy Botwin, who at the end of last season turned herself into police.
So, what’s waiting for her on the other side of the fence? A halfway house, for one. And also her family, which had been holding up in Copenhagen and went through some changes of their own, according to creator Jenji Kohan. Silas got into modeling, Shane kept busy doing puppet theater, Doug joined them overseas*(see 6.15.11 update above), and Andy “had a nice little thing going” with a woman. But, Kohan says, despite their new lives, Nancy’s release causes them to “quickly mobilize” and return.
“They had their relationships and their things, but there was a sense that they were always treading water because Nancy seems to be their True North. When you don’t have that star in the sky, you get a little lost,” Kohan says.
But while their dedication to Nancy has not changed, Kohan couldn’t say the same for their physical appearance.
“Shane has mutton chops and a Mohawk and he looks pretty cool, and Silas is very buff, and Andy’s a little grayer, but nothing radical.”
Unless you count Stevie.
“Oh, Stevie, yes! Stevie’s now almost 4 so he’s a little boy, and he talks. That’s a whole new ballgame — the toddler game. It’s not an infant anymore — not a little blob — it’s a person."
I think it is safe to say that Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) is never going to cop to having any regrets. Or if she does, she won't contemplate them long enough to use the new-found insights to change her perpetually self-destructive behaviour. For as long as we've known this character she's seemed to operate in a permanent state of 'emergency mode' plastered over with a veneer of zen-like calmness with a not insignificant amount of 'eff it' thrown into the mix. It is a hat trick that few actresses could pull off as convincingly as Parker does. Showtime certainly picked the right gal to get the job done.
SPOILERS BELOW:
I really, really like that Nancy was arrested and served 3 years time for the bludgeoning death of 'Pilar,' Nancy's now-ex's ex, a powerful Mexican gangster. Shane actually clubbed the woman, who was making serious death threats against the Botwin kids. Though Weeds is obviously not grounded in 'reality' reality and in fact Nancy has had to endure many consequences, jail time should appease those who felt she was getting off too easily.
Mary-Louise Parker, Justin Kirk, Kevin Nealon and the boys, played by Hunter Parrish and Alexander Gould, are all immensely likable and really know their way around these characters after 6 seasons of playing them. It's a fun show to watch and at one-half hour running time, there's very little time investment. (You already subscribe to Showtime, don't you? Need reasons? Try Dexter, Shameless & Californication, for starters.)
Martin Short and Aidan Quinn are the latest additions to the seventh season of Showtime’s Weeds, which is now confirmed to pack the one-two punch of a time jump and a major change in location--to New York City.
Sneak Peek Photos from Weeds Season 7, Episode 7.02 "From Trauma Cometh Something" (July 4)
Pretty sure that this is a shot of Andy (Justin Kirk) and Shane (Alexander Gould) attempting to see Nancy in the half-way house. Note that 'Shane' does not have 'a mohawk' as show creator Jenji Kohan interviewed (above). Shane has a 'fauxhawk,' which combed a different way, would look like his 'normal' hair. Really can't say much about the mutton chop sideburns other than they look really fake and I doubt if they'll last more than an episode or two...
WEEDS - Showtime Season 7 Synopsis SPOILERS (after the jump):
As if Nancy's life wasn't filled with enough odd characters, the producers are looking for a slightly odd, well-off New York City attorney (they're thinking of a John Waters type) who takes on pro-bono cases in exchange for juicy prison gossip. Does he sell the gossip to the tabloids? Nope, he writes the stories down in a book — which he reads when he's sad, horny, or both...
EDIT 5.27.11/ In re: the casting description above and the Showtime Press Release from 5.26 (below): they both describe the role that of the 'eccentric attorney' that went to Martin Short (Damages).
Fortunately, on Weeds 'icky' can be turned into something quite funny. If they can make 'Uncle Andy' having his toe bitten off by a dog, funny which they did, then...
Be warned! There are both Weeds character and plot spoilers ahead!:
Thanks to the good folks that helm the Showtime site Weeds fans have a pretty good notion of what Nancy Botwin is up to and what her clan has been doing for the past three years--as she served time in prison(!) As season 7 gets underway, Nancy is on early release and if you don't want to be spoiled stop readng NOW.
Justin Kirk's character, 'Uncle" Andy Botwin, is the only adult cast member who doesn't have a spoiler-ish blurb about either what he's been doing for 3 years or what he plans to do once he reunites with Nancy in New York. Perhaps he's been busy running the University of Andy?
EDIT 5.23.11/ Oops! I should try reading my own posts! Previously, I noted along with where to see more revealing Mary-Louise shots, that the "Stevie' character was being recast!Yay! Now the question: where has little Stevie been for the past three years?/End Edit
Sadly, little Stevie Ray, Nancy's youngest son, who would be 3 or 4 years old now, is not even mentioned. I'm afraid he may be explained him away. He was so cute.
Weeds Season 7, Episode 1: 'Bags:
Synopsis: In the Season 7 premiere, after three years in prison, Nancy receives an early parole to a New York halfway house and discovers her promised witness protection services are no longer necessary; Silas, Shane, Andy and Doug have settled into their new lives in Copenhagen.
Season Premiere: Monday June 27th at 10:00pm et/pt
Warning!!!
There are spoilers aplenty in the season 7 character descriptions:
(Keep scrolling if you want to know!)
As Season 7 begins:
Pot-selling single mom turned Mexican mafia princess turned escape artist Nancy Botwin turned herself in to the FBI rather than face certain death at the hands of her vengeful ex Esteban and his goon squad. It's now three years later and Nancy is sprung from the joint and making a fresh start in New York City. Will Nancy be able to successfully reunite her far-flung family and keep her hands clean? Don't miss a minute of Season 7 of the hit Showtime Original Series WEEDS.
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin (Season 7: episode 1) - Photo: Giovanni Rufino/SHOWTIME
Nancy Botwin: Her life so far
The once naîve suburban soccer mom has certainly come a long way in six seasons. Widowed and left destitute with a family to raise, Nancy turned to drug dealing, then Mexican organized crime, then a wild ride through everyday America, all the while trying to keep her kids from becoming complete derelicts and her lovesick brother-in-law at bay. But fate finally caught up with her and she landed in the slammer. Now Nancy's trying to hit reset and make a fresh start for herself in the Big Apple, with only her wits and her wit to see her through.
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin (Season 7: episode 1) - Photo: Giovanni Rufino/SHOWTIME
Weeds - Season 7! Mary-Louise Parker is back in an all new season of Weeds:
'Well. When you put it that way I sound just awful!' - 'Nancy Botwin' to 'FBI interrogator'
So sorry about labelling my previous Weed's promo video post as 'Weeds: Season 6,' when it correctly is: Weeds: Season 7.' I got it mixed up with Doctor Who Series 6. My bad. All fixed. (Cyber-gods willing.)
(Goes to a photo album (mature) page on this site not this blog.)
"If you know me, it's like, someone sneezes and I take my clothes off. I'm naked in Esquire in August. I was naked on the set the other day. I'm always naked. I'm naked right now, in fact." - Mary Louise Parker (2009)
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Justin Kirk as Weeds' (Showtime) 'Uncle Andy'. Kirk is an integral part of the stellar cast led by the ever-luminous Mary-Louise Parker. Weeds returns to Showtime in early summer, on June 27, 2011.
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SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 13 | Added: November 16, 2010
Jenji Kohan discusses the season six finale of Weeds.
Written By: Jenji Kohan
Directed By: Scott Ellis
Special Guest Star: Richard Dreyfuss, Demian Bichir Guest Stars: Eric Lange, Guillermo Diaz, Rick Ravanello
I'm glad Jenji Kohan addressed the giant pink elephant in the room: When the heck is Weeds gonna end? The answer? SPOILER ALERT!
'Probably next year,' as it is season 7 and everyone's contract is up and she'd like to go out on a 'high' note.
I've watched the whole series through season 6 and after one more season--that's about 6.5 hours--I'll be ready to let go.
I've already talked endlessly about why I've stuck with the show. I'll repeat: Excellent writing, superlative casting and compelling characters that have grown and changed. I'm not just talking Alexander Gould (Shane) and Hunter Parrish (Silas). Andy (the always spot-on Justin Kirk), has gone from an oversize boy to a full on father-figure. Notice he gave up the dope smoking a while back?
Both the boys, who were good from the start, turned in truly excellent performances this season.They hit every mark. And OMG--the finale. My heart broke for them.
Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker, who always has and always will totally rock) grew too. In the last moments of Episode 6x13, 'Theoretical Love Is Not Dead', instead of being the selfish c-word she's been known to be she turned completely unselfish and set everyone free. Such a sad ending.
Do you think Nancy is gonna be behind bars next season? I don't think so. For one thing, she didn't kill Pillar. And, more importanly she's Nancy Botwin. She always--somehow--lands on her feet. I'd like to see a satisfying resolution for this family that has been through so much for so long. Just landing somewhere, being able to begin again-- that would be OK with me. It's also OK if Jenji Kohan throws a little monkey wrench in things for Nancy and leaves us hanging--wondering if Nancy will ever get her shite together.
TVGuide.com: Showtime renewed the show for a seventh season. Has the network given any indication that it will be the final season? Kohan: In my mind, it is. Everyone's contract is up next year, [including] the actors and mine. Seven years is a good run, and I'd rather leave while on top. ...
TVGuide.com: How does it feel heading into what might be the end? Kohan: It's very strange and exciting and scary and sad in a lot of ways. We have such an extraordinary team. I would hope to take everyone over to [my] next project, including some of the actors, if possible. ... However, I think growth is an obligation of a writer and it's time to stretch my wings.
TVGuide.com: Do you have a clear picture in your mind of how you want the series to end? Kohan: I do, which I would never reveal. There are two versions of the end of the series that I've had in mind, and it would be figuring out which way to go.
...
TVGuide.com: Before then, will Andy (Justin Kirk) ever get his day with Nancy? Kohan: He's a very determined young man. I don't know. I think they're very afraid of ruining what they have. There's a very real potential to ruin what they have with sex. It would change everything. It's like toast: Once you're toast, you can never be bread again.
TVGuide.com: Is it too early to say redemption may be a theme of Season 7? Kohan: It's still too early to say, but I don't know if I believe in redemption. [Laughs] A mantra of the show all along has been that people don't change. I don't want to sell that out...
Sadly, the Newman's, assumed identities of Nancy & the Botwin clan, have not fared much better than the originals. Having traveled far, seemingly eluding the FBI, Esteban & his thugs, the season-ending Weeds episode,"Theoretical Love Is Not Dead," finds our heroes up to their necks in **it.
With Internet chatter of a mind-blowing ending on the level of last season's Shane's taking a croquet mallet to Pillar's noggin', I can't even begin to guess what may be in store for the season 6-closing episode.
Showrunner Jenji Kohan has proven herself capable of having no mercy on audience-favourite characters (Romany Malco is a great example) so we can't assume anyone is safe. Kind of scary for a half-hour comedy, no? Therein lies part of the brilliance of Weeds: the flawless execution of the element of surprise.
Weeds: Follow My Lead
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 13 | Added: November 09, 2010
Andy and Shane devise a plan to get past an airport security check.
Weeds: Mr. Freaky Shoes
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 13 | Added: November 09, 2010
Nancy makes it to the airport but finds herself in a situation with Guillermo.
Weeds - Episode 13: Theoretical Love Is Not Dead
In the season 6 finale, Nancy must free herself from the grip of Esteban in order to escape the country along with her family. At the airport, Andy attempts to calm the nerves of Shane and Warren. Meanwhile, Silas must decide whether to stay with Lars or leave with the Botwins.
I have no idea what the wonderful Richard Dreyfuss (as 'Warren Schiff,' Nancy's former high school teacher who deflowered her back in the day) is doing in this shot from this Monday, 11.08.10 episode of Weedson Showtime. (To venture a guess, he's packing/was packing to go with Nancy & Co. to where ever their next stop is to be and he's been interrupted rudely in the process by a hard truth.)
Warren clearly looks annoyed at someone (Nancy, most likely, but maybe Nancy's old 'friends'?) and the contents of the suitcase he is standing over appear to be his clothing.
My money is on the getting caught scenario, not that I wish them to be. That so-called reporter that duped Nancy is no way just a reporter. Newspapers don't have the kind of budget that allows investigative journalism on the level of chasing/surveiling someone like Nancy. Nope, I'm going with, though 'Ellis Tate/Vaughn' may indeed be a reporter, he's also being financed by someone else to find Nancy, namely her furious husband/baby daddy Esteban Reyes (Demian Bichir).
Is Nancy Finally Getting Caught?
To venture a guess, he's packing/was packing to go with Nancy & Co. to where ever their next stop is to be and he's been interrupted rudely in the process by a hard truth. What that truth is, whether it is as simple as Nancy making clear that he cannot come with her or if it is a harder truth like as indicated, by this week's guest cast, that Nancy has finally been caught-- we'll just have to watch to find out. The reason btw why Weeds keep s getting renewed. It's still good.
From Season 5 finale "Twack,' moments after Pilar went swimming ('Nancy & Shane Botwin,' Mary-Louise Parker, Alexander Gould)
At age 16, both IRL and on Weeds, Alexander Gould as ' Shane,' the youngest son of Nancy and the now-deceased-for-a number-of-years, Juda Botwin, has had some awesome opportunities in season 6 (!) to strut his strut his stuff. The last 6 years (to interviewer: "I started when I was 10 years-old,") of being surrounding by good actors and solid writing have not hurt this kid at all.
Since he committed a murder at the last moment of the last season of the last episode of Season 5, Shane has been a sort of center to the show (which Gould anyway is handling well) with all aspects of the family's life pivoting around how to best not be caught (because of what Shane did).
If you recall, Shane was shot in season 5 while his mom Nancy was in the crosshairs and the true target of an assassination because she hadn't towed every crooked line that Pilar, the initiator of the hit, ordered she do.
Once she got started, Pilar, who pulled the strings of Nancy's spouse, gangster-mayor of Tijuana, 'Esteban Reyes' (Demian Bichir), continued to verbally threaten Nancy to follow her orders--even in public places--which literally proved Pilar's downfall...into her own pool, at a nighttime cocktail-y thing she hosted.
Clonk!
Pilar was clonked once in the noggin' with a croquet mallet by Shane, in defense of himself and his brother Silas, as Pilar baitingly invoked a scenario of their deaths to Nancy as they stood away from the party crowd near the unlit/unused swimming pool. Shane, Nancy's youngest and strangest son, probably did not wanted to be shot again.
So as Justin Kirk, who plays the role of Nancy's former bro-in-law "'Uncle'" Andy Botwin," summed up, season 6 was a kind of road story.
P.S. I looked it up but I totally cannot find a reason why this episode is named 'Fran Tarkenton.'
Despite winning a lot he's lost a lot too, especially in 1975, but I'm hoping he is actually referred to in the episode like say, ' A Yippity Sippity' was, so I can have a better notion about the mystery of why this title?
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 12 | Added: November 02, 2010
Doug tries to reconnect with his wife.
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 12 | Added: November 02, 2010
Nancy continues her interview with Vaughn.
Episode 12: Fran Tarkenton
Nancy has a tense, one-on-one, sit-down interview with Vaughn. Andy, Shane and Warren to get more cash plus passports they'll need for the family to enter Europe. Silas continues to wrestle with the fact that Lars may be his father. Meanwhile, Doug returns to Agrestic to locate his passport.
Episode Cast and Crew Details
Stars : Kevin Nealon Doug Wilson - Alexander Gould Shane Botwin - Hunter Parrish Silas Botwin - Justin Kirk Andy Botwin - Mary-Louise Parker Nancy Botwin
* Guest Cast: Eric Lange Ellis Tate / Vaughn - Rick Ravanello Lars Guinard
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 11 | Added: October 26, 2010
Warren accidentally drinks some of Andy's special drink.
Weeds: Purifying Wand
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 11 | Added: October 26, 2010
Nancy gets a lead on passports.
Weeds: Richard Dreyfuss on Weeds
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 0 | Added: October 24, 2010
Richard Dreyfuss talks about his first non-showbiz job, his first line in a film and actors that have changed his life.
Weeds: Season 6, Episode 11 'Viking Pride' Synopsis
Nancy, trying to get she and her family out of the country, is continually faced with unexpected guests from her past. Andy has to get creative in order to secure passports while Doug must find his own means of obtaining one. Meanwhile, Silas deals with the possibility that Lars could be his father. Shane is left to deal with Warren who is becoming unhinged.
TV Guide network will air a six-night marathon of episodes from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. ET/PT from Sunday through Friday, then air four episodes back-to-back every Sunday at 9 p.m., starting Oct. 24.
A website, www.WeedsAwareness.com, will offer a "Grow Weeds Awareness" starter kit with signs and bumper stickers, a "How to Throw Your Own 'Weeds' Party" guide, and a guide to "other" activities.
Weeds is truly a unique show with an incredibly loyal audience--that needs to grow a lot.
Why? Because Weeds is funny, real, and incredibly well-written and acted.
Up until now it has been on pay-cable but it is now FREE to you and me. In other words, they've thrown open the doors to the teeming hordes.
I like this very much because 1) I came to Weeds late in the second season and have only picked it up from the start in bits and pieces and, 2) I'm incredibly cheap frugal and prefer not to buy the DVD's as I already pay to watch the show in real time on Showtime. (I would LOVE the entire series as a gift, however.)
This has been said before but it bears repeating. "Weeds" is not about drugs. It's about a family. It is not pro-marijuana. In showing some of the potential drastic consequences of selling or possession of cannabis it could be viewed as slightly anti-marijuana (no, I'm not kidding).
Finally, above all the mom on Weeds, the completely adorable and kick-ass actress Mary Louise Parker, has never taken a toke in the almost 6 seasons Weeds has aired. She does not smoke "weed." "Nancy Botwin" has a massive coffee addiction and has been known to consume alcohol and an occasional cigarette but nope, Weeds is not a show about a Mom who smokes pot. She does however deal it and in doing so mines a great deal of humour for us the audience, to consume.
Kevin Nealon is spreading the word about National Weeds Awareness Week. TV Guide Network's week long Weeds marathon continues tonight at 9/8c.
This is 'Nancy Botwin' (Mary-Louise Parker) near the end of season 6, in episode (11?) called 'Fran Tarkenton." I have no idea why it has that title but I'm hoping to find out as it airs this coming Monday, 11.08.10 on Showtime. (showtime photo credit)
And in the interest of being fair and balanced... This is YOUR Brain on Drugs (Mmm, eggs).
I think this cemetery scene with Nancy was one of my favorites of season 6. Mary-Louise Parker did such a spectacular job conveying some of the complexities of our relationship with our parents--especially if said relatiosnhip is estranged, as Nancy Botwin's is.
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 10 | Added: October 19, 2010
"WillingTo Listen"
Nancy visits her parents' graves.
Episode 10: Dearborn-Again
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 10 | Added: October 19, 2010
"Everything's Fine"
The Botwins crash at Nancy's high school math teacher's house in Dearborn, Michigan.
Weeds: Season 6
Episode 10: Dearborn-Again
Nancy, attempting to score some big cash, returns to her hometown where she takes up residence with Warren an old acquaintance. Andy and Doug try to secure information on where to locate fake passports. Meanwhile, Silas and Shane curiously dig into Nancy's past.
Moscow: Jenji Kohan
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 4 | Added: October 19, 2010
Jenji Kohan discusses Nancy's last attempt to ensure Shane has a moral code.
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 9 | Added: October 12, 2010
Nancy and Andy wait to see a pediatrician.
No one can figure out why 'Weeds' is going into its 7th season next year. It's the great cast & dialogue/With 25 minute, 12-episode seasons, it costs almost nothing to make. People still watch it. The story lines can get a bit loopy for sure but let Justin Kirk loose to do his thing, here helping Nancy and ostensibly little Stevie Ray at the pediatrician, as R/andy he argues the logic of Nancy accepting that "(I'm) the dad."
"To Moscow And Quickly"
Written By: David Holstein and Carly Mensch
Directed By: Michael Trim
Special Guest Star: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Weeds Season 6, Episode 9
Nancy is met with yet another roadblock when baby Stevie gets sick leaving her and Andy to scramble to find a pediatrician. Meanwhile, Silas, Shane and Doug are tasked with unloading some merchandise at a kiddie concert.
More fun times, Nancy dumps Shane, Silas and Doug off at a concert, urging them to sell lots of hash (!)
"All You Can Smoke"
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 9 | Added: October 12, 2010
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 8 | Added: October 05, 2010
Nancy starts trouble in a small-town bar.
Weeds Season 6 Episode 8 "Gentle Puppies"
Synopsis:After acquiring an RV, Nancy lets Andy navigate the road and he leads them to Pioneer Town, a former western movie set now turned off-the-grid scab city. While Nancy attempts to get the lay of the land, she instructs the family to set up a mobile hash making shop inside the RV. Andy and Silas work on getting laundry machines while Doug and Shane try to obtain water.
And apparently from all the hype and the little video snippet here, Nancy goes to a "podunk bar" to get an itch scratched by actor Mark-Paul Gosselar who until now I have never heard of, nor do I recognize or think is particularly great-looking. Actually, none of the men Nancy has had intimate relationships with have been particularly good-looking. I thought "Conrad" (Romany Malco Jr.) was cute but she wouldn't give him the time of day I guess because he was actually a good guy and Nancy is both a narcissist and a masochist? I'm not knocking MLP because I love her but the more I see of Nancy the less I like her and the more I understand the need for likable, funny "good"Andy. He's the counterbalance to all the negativity and destruction she leaves in her wake. Maybe instead of tobacco she should start smoking some of her own product. Just a thought as she's never done so onscreen.
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 8 | Added: October 05, 2010
While Andy, Silas and Doug get pulled over in the RV, Shane tries to convince Nancy to keep driving.
"Foreplay" Nancy gets picked up--by her hair (and she likes it). Guess what comes next.
So, two things. First, it looks like the "Newmans" are not going to win the butter-eating contest so they can snag a Winnebago and live happily as travelling outlaws. Dang. That looked like it had a ton of comedic potential (j/k--Winnebago jokes wear thin pretty quickly).
EDIT/ Just got a postcard from Montana!
Two, at the end of this post the Ausiello spoiler is spoiled by the E! scoop (again) in that we now know that "Nancy’s second thoughts about her family’s life on the lam lead her to make what could be a fatal mistake" means that somehow she tips off Esteban about her whereabouts. Leave it to Nancy to continue never learning from her mistakes. Mary Louise sure does make her a loveable loser, though.
Sources confirm that Demián Bichir returns to Weeds this season as Tijuana mayor, jilted husband and devoted daddy Esteban Reyes for the penultimate Nov. 8 installment and the season finale on Nov. 15. We just chatted with Demián, and here's what he told us about the coming consequences of Nancy's actions...
According to Demián Bichir, it's anybody's game when his character reappears in Weeds episodes 11 and 12.
He says, "This is a first-come, first-served situation, and everyone is after Nancy and me. Because there's been a murder, and they are digging out a couple of things about Esteban that are pretty much not OK. The whole situation is time-sensitive. It's a timebomb. We'd better hurry up, because this is getting uglier as time goes by. Esteban's pretty, pretty upset about the whole thing. Because you don't run away with my boy—Esteban's not going to sit down and cross his arms and wait for his boy. That's not going to happen."
... Bichir... wouldn't mind if things got heated between Mr. and Mrs. Reyes one last time. He says of costar Mary-Louise Parker,
"There have been some really nice hot scenes with Mary-Louise, and it's really hard to do those scenes unless you have a true partner, a good friend and a generous fellow actor, but she's a great hanky-panky partner."
He continues, in answer to "Does he think that Nancy & Esteban have a future?"
"When I first started working on this show, every time I got a new script I just hoped for Esteban to be alive, but then I realized being alive or dead on this show doesn't mean anything. Even if you're alive, you can be dead, and even if you're dead, you can come back to life. These guys are wacko. That's what I love about the show, and all I can say is that I would love to come back."
Ausiello Gossip tidbit: In episode 8 (airing Oct. 11), Nancy knocks boots with guest hottie Mark-Paul Gosselaar. From what I hear, it’s the kind of scene that DVR rewind buttons were invented for. Meanwhile, in episode 9 (airing Oct. 18), Nancy’s second thoughts about her family’s life on the lam lead her to make what could be a fatal mistake. Read more: Ausiello
Weeds, Season 1 - When life seemed so much more simple.
Hard to believe but with Monday night's episode, Weeds reached it's midway point through season 6. I had been wondering just how long a show that used to be about a suddenly-widowed upper-middle class suburban mother of two school-age kids--who turned to dealing pot "temporarily" to save her house, could fare now that she is 2 seasons away from all that. (cont. below.)
Weeds: Win This
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 7 | Added: September 28, 2010
The Botwins discover that an RV is the grand prize at the carnival.
Weeds: Old Time's Sake
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 7 | Added: September 28, 2010
Nancy tries to convince her family to go to a carnival in Montana.
Weeds Spoiler via E! The crazy just keeps on coming next Monday. The family makes it to Montana, where Nancy is struck by the realization that Shane is her doppelgänger—and that's what's wrong with him. Next Monday's episode also features possibly the most vomit-inducing subplot ever seen on cable television—and that's saying something.
(cont.) "Nancy" (Mary Louise Parker) is now homeless and both she and her youngest son are fugitives. She, IIRC because her entire neighborhood was torched as part of her need to cover her cannibis-dealing tracks and her son because he killed a high-level Mexican mafia woman who was threatening to kill his whole family. I don't beleive legitimate authorites know of "Shane's" involvement but the Mexican mafia does and that is probably worse.
Just the same, Nancy keeps trucking along, getting in and out of scrapes. Except for the "Botwins" currently using the moniker "Newman," and "Doug" (Kevin Nealon), the cast keeps changing too which would seem to bode ill for a series' longevity--but not here. Weeds was renewed for a seventh season and barring a re-boot, the family is going to have to continue to be fugitives which sounds pretty depressing but then again making a living dealing copious amounts of cannibis proably was not the best long-term situation anyway.
Synopsis: After Shane's kidnapping, Nancy attempts to get her son back by going
head-to-head with Cesar in a Skee-ball "Hall of Fame" museum. Elsewhere,
Andy, Silas and baby Stevie sit at a nearby diner, formulating ideas on
how to help Nancy out. At the same diner but unbeknownst to Andy and
Silas, Ignacio, Shane, and Doug await the outcome of Nancy and Cesar's
showdown.
Silas proposes the hypothetical idea of giving Stevie to Esteban.
Interesting. Maybe it is not a brilliant solution but I thought of this, too. It's not like the narcissistic Nancy has particularly bonded with little Stevie Ray. The "Newmans" couldn't exactly "stop running" as Silas suggests, but they might not get killed which is inevitable given the trajectory they are currently on.
The reference to Dexter was a bit odd considering they've had very little opportunity to watch TV never mind pay for premium cable. Just the same, its a nice nod, timed well for the Dexter debut on Sunday.
Team Newman waits for Nancy to resolve the Shane "issue."
Synopsis Season 6, Episode 5, 'Boomerang' (Airs 9.20.10)
At the risk of being tracked to their booted minivan, Nancy and Andy decide the family must split town. Consequently, Silas must leave behind the dream of college life. Meanwhile, Shane provokes a mommy group. Elsewhere, Cesar and Ignacio are hot on Nancy's trail with their hostage, Doug, in tow.
It was nice to have Doug's (Kevin Nealon) levity back for "Bliss," Episode 4 of Weeds' Season 6. It is sort of an adjustment when they change up the cast the way they seem to do each new season. Though I was not a huge "Celia" fan I thought Elizabeth Perkins did a nice job with what she was given. Like Celia, neither her TV daughter "Isabel" nor ex-husband "Dean" are pertinent to the "road movie" that is Season 6. Their absence for me is less noticeable than hers, tho'.
I'm enjoying the season--Justin Kirk "Uncle Andy" reliably steals every scene he's in.
I'm surprised that they have not done much at all with guest star Linda Hamilton. She's sort of rough-looking and stern and ...she sells medical marijuana (if you can afford it) and "trimmings" a/k/a "shake" to Nancy.
Nancy offered to "go down" on her as barter and didn't seem to wish to take her up on it.
'I Have the Power'
Andy confronts Nancy about being together.
'Just say the words. It'll never happen.' (Andy) 'I can't. I'm afraid.' (Nancy)
'Blond Sheep'
Silas tells Shane that he wants to attend college.
'Eff the hotel. I'm goin' back to school! (Silas to Shane)'
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Shane walks Stevie in the stolen Yippity stroller to the benches to hang out with the MILFS.
Hard to believe with this episode that the sixth season of Weeds is one-third over. As Justin Kirk who plays "Uncle Andy" Botwin says in the video interview (below) this season plays like a road movie with the Botwins again having picked up and moved on but this time In deeper shit than ever. I was sort of mulling just how can they end this series? Does Nancy wake up next to her "dead" husband Judah to find it was all a very bad dream? Or perhaps she never was married to Judah and she awakes next to Andy? Just how do you write yourself out of the situation that this family is now in with drug and murder charges to face? Weeds is well-written enough and certainly has quirky charm to spare that I'll continue to tune in to find out "how it all ends."
Season 6, Episode 4 - 'Bliss'
Nancy cuts a deal with the hotel's concierge to sell hash to hotel guests. Meanwhile, Silas and Andy also make unusual progress with their day jobs. Elsewhere, Shane and baby Stevie keep themselves occupied by joining a 'mommy group'. Back at Ren Mar, Doug is interrogated by Cesar and Ignacio for information on Nancy.
SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 3 | Added: August 24, 2010
Silas accepts an offer he can't refuse from an odd hotel guest.
"Let's just focus on the less." --Creepy middle-aged hotel guy to Silas, who is a bellboy.
Season 6 Ep.
Episode 3: A Yippity Sippity
In an effort to make money and stay 'under the radar', Nancy, Andy, and Silas acquire scab laborer jobs at an upscale Seattle hotel. Meanwhile, Shane is left to care for baby Stevie. Back at Ren Mar, Doug finds unexpected guests.
Sneak Peek "Trimmings"
Weeds: Season 6, Episode 3 'You Get What You Pay For' Linda Hamilton begin a story arc as a plains-spoken "personal use" weed vendor. This is a scene with Hamilton & world-class charmer Nancy.
Jenji Kohan talks about kicking off season six, the Botwin family dynamic and Andy's love for Nancy.
Season Six Weeds is off to a good start; Again Nancy and kin are fleeing--this time because youngest son Shane took a croquet mallet to "Pilar's" noggin' shortly after he'd been shot by one of her guys aiming at Nancy and after Pilar, a politically powerful, ruthless Mexican beotch who just happened to have a history with Nancy's new spouse mused how easy it would bet to take out both Shane and Silas "in an accident." Nancy barely got in a retort before Shane swung, killing Pilar by the pool with a croquet mallet (lol).
Weeds airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on Showtime.
Previously on Season 6 Weeds:
Season 6, Episode 2: 'Felling and Swamping'
After hours of aimless driving, Nancy, ignoring Shane's suggestion of hiding out in Pittsburgh, hatches a plan for the family to cross into Canada. Andy is tasked with acquiring fake IDs. Silas must decide if he's willing to live on the lam. Elsewhere, Esteban must answer to authorities regarding Pilar's murder and Nancy's whereabouts.
Season 6, Episode 1: 'Thwack' Faced with the aftermath of Shane having murdered Pilar, Nancy grabs Shane and Silas and they flee the scene. Andy is then met with the decision to split town with his family or stay and fight for Audra's affection.
Mary Louise Parker as "Nancy Botwin" on Showtime's "Weeds"
Seems it is the season of "the Croquet Mallet" on the upcoming Season 6 Weeds.
Just when you thought Nancy and the kids' lives could not be more eff'ed after Shane got winged in the arm by a bullet meant for his mother, Nancy.
It's really hard not to judge Nancy's horribly bad choices in regard to her family and her life in general (dealing, running weapons, assorted other stuff) but she certainly has tought them tenacity and self-reliance. <sigh>
Still, Mary Louise Parker is winning as the ever-losing Nancy Botwin-- widow,mother,outlaw and she has a great cast that help keep Nancy in the game, so to speak. I need to do a little pictorial of her soon.
Q:So excited for Weeds to come back! I'll give you a high five if you give me the lowdown on the season premiere.
A: The star of the first episode back is, undisputedly, the croquet mallet. Whether it's being clutched by Shane as he explains his murder style to his bro Silas or being used by Nancy in other acts of vandalism...you must remember, this is not just "a stick". It is evidence, and the final scene of the episode (starring the mallet!) eerily marks the beginning of a long road of running for the Botwins.
... SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 0 | Added: July 21, 2010
Weeds Season 6! The Botwins are back for an all new season of Weeds, and this time they are leaving their past behind. New season begins August 16th.
nobodysleepsanymore—June 19, 2010
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Short promo teaser for the launch of the new Showtime original
series "The Big C", starring Laura Linney.
I love that Laura Linney is coming to premium cable.She has some excellent company be it Edie Falco, Mary Louise Parker or even the former warrior princess, Xena, now Lucretia on Spartacus, Lucy Lawless. (There is the half-hour offering on Showtime about a woman who comedically deals with having multiple personalities but I find it hard to find humour in that particular type of dysfunction so cannot comment on "The United States of Tara."
Back to "The Big C" and what likely looks like Nancy Botwin's swan song on "Weeds," Season 6.
I'm sold on both the actress and the plot outline of the show. With a half-hour premium cabler I always think, even that if it stinks, I've only wasted 25 minute and I don't' think Linney's new show is gonna stink. Here are some of the deets on Linney and the big C viaShowtime:
Three-time Academy Award® nominee, three-time Emmy® winner, and SAG®
and Golden Globe® Award winner Laura Linney comes to series television
on SHOWTIME® as star and executive producer of the provocative new
half-hour original series, THE BIG C. Linney plays a
reserved suburban wife and mother whose recent cancer diagnosis forces
her to shake up her life and find hope, humor and the light side of a
dark situation, while managing her immature but well-meaning husband,
played by Oliver Platt. Recurring guest star Gabourey Sidibe (Oscar®
nominee for Precious) will play a precocious student. THE BIG C
will shoot 13 episodes later this spring for an August 16th premiere at
10:30pm PT/ET following Weeds.
THE BIG C is created and written by Darlene
Hunt, who will serve as executive producer, along with showrunner/writer
Jenny Bicks, Laura Linney, Neal H. Moritz and Vivian Cannon. It is
produced by Original Film in association with Sony Pictures Television.
Acclaimed writer/director/producer Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) directed the
pilot.
I came to start watching Weeds just as it was starting to peter out--about the third season--but I went back and watched Season 1 and 2 as well as 4 and 5 since then. That Weeds has been granted a sixth season just blows my mind but I'm on board as long as Mary-Louise is.Yes, she's that good.How can anyone hate Mary Louise Parker or "Uncle Andy" (Justin Kirk)? The characters, despite their deep flaws are portrayed by very capable and appealing actors. Must be part of the reason for the longevity.
Anyhoo, I read back in May that Nancy Botwins frenemy, played by Elizabeth Perkins is officially giving up her duties on the show after this season and that might be a good idea for everyone else involved, too.Six years is a looong time for a show that running on one note for way beyond it usual allotted time. Nancy has burned all her bridges but no one wants to see her reach the inevitable resolution -- either jail or death. I vote for an off-scene ending. Exit leaving us with something a bit optimistic... and maybe slightly ominous.
The clip below has Mary Louise Parker and Laura Linney--in character--interacting! It's good! Worth watching.
Weeds season 6 and The Big C season 1 - Premiere August
16 on Showtime.
Oh noes! I hadn't even realized that classes have resumed at the University of Andy!
I've posted these three because there is sort of an over-arching theme: 'V-Day' (love), 'Threesomes' (sex) and Surviving the Cold (see 'Threesomes').
You must watch the 'Valentines' video straight away because Justin Kirk's deadpan delivery of what you should know to survive V-Day will make you smile--but you will miss Uncle Andy all the more.The videos are a good sign that we'll be seeing Botwin(s) & Co. sometime this year but I have no idea when. Going to have to look into Showtime's schedule to see what's up. Leave a comment if you know, please and thank you!
University of Andy / U of Andy: Threesomes ,/p>
Andy unlocks the secrets to scoring with two girls at once.
University of Andy / U of Andy: How to Survive the Cold
Don't let winter get the best of you. Follow Andy's guide to the tundra.
As much as I've enjoyed Justin Kirk's University of Andy video series, Kevin Nealon is much funnier. He's very good at improvising--doing off-the-cuff stuff. He made these videos on the his last day filming Weeds: Season 5 and goes behind the scenes including the rehearsing and filming of the Doug and Celia at the storage facility pot showdown scene and the Celia and her crew scene that comes later. Fun stuff.
Pilar invites Nancy to a fundraiser for Esteban, but with very specific instructions.
Season 5,
Episode 13
(season finale) "All About My Mom"
Nancy learns of Esteban's fate and takes action to preserve her own. Andy makes a big change in his life. Dean, Doug and Celia find common ground. Silas helps Adelita with a disturbing medical issue.
Directed By: Scott Ellis
Written By: Jenji Kohan
Guest Stars: Demian Bichir, Guillermo Diaz
The beautiful women of Showtime's SHAMELESS like Emmy Rossum in NSFW VIDEO scenes and screencaps FROM THE SHOW as well as magazine scans from other sources. (Copyright: Showtime)
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