Posted by Dustin on 07.15.2008 at 4:30 pm

So I’ve fallen behind posting about “Weeds.” Frankly I didn’t have much to say about the past few episodes, as I felt I was watching a replay of last season. It was all about Nancy jumping through hoops, having to prove herself and being forced to do things. Hello we did this with U-Turn and I hated it then too!

Fortunately it looks like things are about to change. A huge shake-up seems to be coming! First up Celia showed up, determined to get the goods on Guillermo for Detective Tin, in exchange for her freedom. Nancy of course saved Celia, who got caught spying, so she claimed Celia was her associate. Guillermo hilariously thought Celia was her lesbian stalkerish girlfriend with trust issues! I love it! Nancy also quickly took care of the detective, blackmailing him with what really happened with the cover-up involving Peter at the DEA.

Also in the real twist, Nancy is no longer dealing pot. What What What? I mean that’s what the show is about, but I have to say I love this new twist. This could really shake things up. She now is running a maternity store at the mall, which she’s sure is a front for laundering money. Instead at the very end of the show she found a hole in the floor of the backroom, which led to a tunnel men are digging, which led to some very powerful men in suits.

The previews for what come next look hilarious. Nancy and Celia, who is now her employee at the store, wonder where the tunnel goes. Nancy spies on the men, of course getting herself in trouble. It seems she sees and later meets with the head boss, who asks what it will take for her to stop snooping. She says answers, he responds “how about a nice hard spanking?” Looks like Nancy’s got a new love interest. How does she always end up with these bad guys?

I also wonder what the tunnel is for. My first thought was they were robbing a bank, but then realized it has to be bigger. My guess is a tunnel to Mexico to smuggle drugs and people.

Posted by Dustin on 06.25.2008 at 9:30 am

In this episode, Nancy was given an assignment by Guillermo, head to a specific body shop in Mexico to get her taillight fixed (which he of course broke), and while there she was also to pick up some medicine for him.

She was convinced that the body shop was hiding drugs in her car, and later got stuck in a traffic jam getting back across the border. Because she forgot her passport, she was forced to go through an inspection station. She was afraid she would get busted for the drugs, but she got busted for the medication Guillermo wanted because she didn’t have a script. They got confiscated.

Upon returning to the station she learned it was all a test! There were no drugs, they wanted to see how she handled herself at border checkpoints. He had given her a gift, a bobble head Jesus for the dash, which actually had a camera in it. Of course the hilarious part was that Nancy had to use the bathroom, but there was none, so she went in a cup in her car . . . all on video! Ew! I’m seeing this hitting the internet!

Meanwhile, Celia was left in jail by Doug and her ex, and she was getting the “bitch” treatment by her cellmate. Fortunately for her (and unfortunately for Nancy), her lawyer was beginning to think she really was innocent and Nancy was guilty.

Finally Andy got into a huge fight with his father over his gambling addiction and how they all, including his mother, thought he was a big loser. Bubby then woke up long enough to ask them all to kill her!

What I’m having trouble with grasping this season is how Celia, Doug and the others or eventually going to fit back into Nancy’s life? Will Celia break out and go on the run, trying to hunt her down? Will she realize she’s ruined and join Nancy’s operation? I’m also feeling a bit of Deja-Vous with the beginning of last season when Nancy was U-turn’s white-slave, but this time it’s with Guillermo.

Posted by Dustin on 06.17.2008 at 11:56 am

Showtime’s hit series “Weeds” kicked off it’s fourth season last night with a lot of big changes.

With the fire in Agrestic at the end of last season and Nancy burning down her home, she and her family fled. Not knowing where to go, she decided they’d go visit Bubby, Judah’s grandmother. Andy pointed out she hated Nancy, but Nancy said she loved her great-grandkids.

However upon arriving they found her hooked up to machines and near death’s door. Her son, Andy and Judah’s father, was there mooching off her basically. He was taking care of her, but selling her stuff off to gamble and buy wine. We learned that Judah’s father hated Nancy and didn’t want him to marry her, but another woman instead. He always pointed this out, even calling Nancy her name (Fancy), and Judah stopped talking to his father because of it.

The town they were in was right next to the Mexican boarder and Nancy met a Mexican drug runner and immediately struck up a business with him!

Back in Agrestic, the feds were closing in on . . . Celia Hodes! They suspected her because the house that guy (Matthew Modine’s character) “gave” her was found to be a grow house. She said the house was never in her name and she rented it out for money, it’s Nancy Botwin they wanted. She also implicated Doug and her ex-husband Dean in it all. When brought in, thanks to Celia’s daughter’s idea, they all turned on Celia and claimed she was the ring leader and Nancy was just some nice mom of two! Celia got busted!

I really enjoyed this episode and it looks like the “Weeds” I fell in love with is back. The first half of last season was too dark for me, the second half had improved. Right out of the gate this season it seems to be light and funny.

One thing I am upset about is the fact that Conrad, Heylia and Vaneeta are out this season. They will not appear and it’s not known if they’ll appear in next season, which could be the last. The creator of the show told Kristin at E! she is hoping for a spin-off of “Weeds” with them in it.

Following “Weeds” was Showtime’s new show “The Seceret Diaries of a Call Girl,” which apparently isn’t so much of a new show but something Showtime licensed from a production company who first aired it in Britain, followed by Canada and then a host of other European countries. The show is based on the blogs of a real life call girl in Britain. It was actually really good and funny!

Posted by Dustin on 11.20.2007 at 2:42 pm

So last night was the season finale of “Weeds” on Showtime. I had stopped blogging about “Weeds” because I didn’t feel I had much to say. The first half of the season I felt was a downer, but after Uturn was killed the season started to pick up slowly.

Nancy’s run-in with Peter’s ex infuriated me. I couldn’t believe she felt she was owed that money. You got divorced honey, most people change their life insurance when they get divorced! I get she felt it should go to her son, but she was a bitch about it with Nancy. Nancy was planning to give her the money, but the woman screwed it up when she hired a PI to find out was Nancy was up to. Oopsie! Nancy had to pay off blackmail to get him off her back, no more money.

I loved that Celia was forced to take care of her ex after he had his bike accident, and she tortured him into telling her about the weed growing business. Instead of turning them in, she joined them all! Celia and Heylia bonding at the end of the season was hilarious. I loved that they finally started giving Heylia more of a role again.

Nancy and company got messed up with some weed growing bikers when they were in between crops, and the bikers weren’t going to play nice. Nancy had to turn to the Latino gang to help her out. She and their leader had a little something going on all season, but it never seemed to go anywhere. I kinda wished it had. They helped Nancy out in getting rid of the bikers, but started brush fires . . . .whoops. It was an awesome season finale, but with terrible timing giving the real life fires that just happened in California. The show ended with Nancy burning down her house with the plan to start fresh elsewhere. Does this mean no more “Little Boxes” for next year? Where will they be relocating to? A change of scenery could be fun, but wouldn’t most of the cast be left behind? Hmmm . . . . .

Posted by Dustin on 11.13.2007 at 1:35 pm

One good thing, maybe the only good thing, I guess I can say for the writers strike coming up, I’ll get a chance to catch up on a lot of shows I’ve fallen behind with! I’ve all but stopped watching “Journeyman” on NBC because “Weeds” plays at the same time. I finally got back into “Weeds” after I felt the first half of the season sucked. It wasn’t that I didn’t like “Journeyman,” it just didn’t seem to be making much progress. Every episode focused on a new story, but the overall story was moving slowwwwwww.

I’m still watching “Bionic Woman” on Wednesdays, but my issue with it lately has been the same with “Journeyman.” They’ve taken it in the direction that every episode is a new case, but the overall story isn’t moving anywhere. We were told Jaime would die in about 5 years and possibly suffer the same fate as her nemesis Sarah, but that hasn’t been hardly mentioned since. Don’t get me started on the fact that the entire Sarah and Andros story has suddenly just vanished!

Finally I really want to watch “Samantha Who,” but haven’t been able to as too much is on at the same time! I’m hoping when the reruns start if they aren’t showing these over again, I’ll be able to catch-up online.

Posted by Dustin on 09.19.2007 at 7:17 pm

I haven’t been commenting much on “Weeds,” and there is a reason. I just haven’t enjoyed it that much! I have tried to watch and like the episodes, but they have annoyed me. We have the brother Andy stuck in a war zone, being targeted for execution by the government, running and then being threatened to hand over the evidence that the army tried to kill him. Nancy is stuck being Uturns white slave girl and thug in training, while at the same time working for Matthew Modine’s character who seems to flirt with anything and anyone in town. Sylas, Nancy’s eldest son, has been selling drugs for her while he does his community service. He has meet Michelle Tanner, all grown up, working in the service of God and smoking pot because it’s all natural as God made it. In this most recent episode Marven, one of Uturn’s employees, basically killed him . . . . which leaves Nancy free of her white slave thug in training bonds I guess? Maybe things will become a little more lighter now?

I don’t know, “Weeds” used to be dark and funny, now it’s just dark and serious. I haven’t found myself laughing as much anymore. One of my friends agreed, she felt the series had gone to hell and wasn’t really watching much anymore. Any “Weeds” fans out there have thoughts on what has become of the show and the changes?

Posted by Dustin on 08.28.2007 at 11:04 am

Like “Flash,” I’ve been taking time to ponder “Weeds.” Last week’s episode focused on Nancy realizing her pot was gone and figuring out what to do. Heylia saved Conrad, but Nancy still owes Uturn a whole lot of money she doesn’t have. Meanwhile how great was Celia walking around town drunk out of her mind telling the kids not to do drugs?

This week’s episode was so much better, much more like the “Weeds” I remember. Andy got sent off to the military (this should be good), Nancy has been turned into Uturn’s white slave girl to pay back her debt, and Celia’s Satan spawn of a daughter (love her!) conspired to turn her mother into social services. Celia basically lost any claim to custody to her daughter, who was pleased as punch as was Celia’s soon to be ex. Did I mention how much I love the daughter? Meanwhile Heylia and Conrad got a new place to grow, and Helyia seems to be up to something in regards to Uturn. What’s going on there? Why do I get the feeling that Heylia is actually Uturns secret boss? Finally the DEA came knocking on Nancy’s door at the end of the show to ask about Peter, her dead ex-husband.

Episode 3 was great! The best of the season, here is hoping they keep getting better!

Posted by Dustin on 08.18.2007 at 11:56 pm

The season 3 premier of Showtime’s “Weeds” was this week. I watched it the day of and have been dwelling on it. I have to say I was disappointed.

When we last saw the people of Agresta, Nancy and Conrad were being held at gunpoint by Uturn and a group of Armenians, who killed Peter. The Armenians were promised money for killing Peter, Heylia hired them. Uturn wants the pot, but wasn’t going to give Nancy any money. He was going to steal it, leaving the Armenians with no money for their services. To make matters worse, Silas stole the pot from his mom’s safe as he wanted in on the deal. Meanwhile Andy, the brother in law, is looking for Shawn, who took off in a truck with Andy’s psycho girlfriend.

Basically in the season premier nothing was resolved really, which is why I was so let down! Shane and the crazy lady ended up in Mexico, where she met up with a guy and took off. Shane was left with the car and told to practice driving and head home! He DID! Meanwhile Andy and a bounty hunter tracked them to Mexico, but the bounty hunter ditched Andy to go find the crazy girl. Andy was stuck in Mexico, having learned Shane took off back home in a car on his own.

Silas was arrested when Celia found out he was the one stealing her “No Drug Zone Signs.” Celia drove his car home, having no way to get home after she had a cop hunt him down and arrest him. She discovered Nancy’s pot stash in the trunk.

Nancy meanwhile convinced Uturn and the Armenians not to kill her, to let her track down the pot. They held Conrad prisoner while she went off looking for the pot. Uturn basically got rid of the Armenians buy offering them half of what they were owed, they wanted to take the pot in lieu of the cash. They left, leaving Uturn holding Conrad hostage. Nancy meanwhile discovered Celia dumped all her pot in her pool! It looks like Nancy and Conrad are both dead.

Basically it just wasn’t as funny and witty as Weeds usually is. There were a few laughs, but I expected more. Here’s hoping the rest of the season improves.

Posted by Dustin on 08.07.2007 at 12:56 pm

This Friday, August 10th on Sci-Fi is “Flash Gordon.” I’m going to be covering this, and hoping it doesn’t turn out to be a dud like a few other cable shows this summer *cough “Meadowlands”* *cough “John in Cincinnati”*.

Next Monday, the 13th, Season 3 of “Weeds” starts!

Posted by Dustin on 05.31.2007 at 12:09 pm

May 25, 2007, Los Angeles – Actress Mary-Kate Olsen will join the cast of SHOWTIME’s top-rated comedy series WEEDS for its third season currently in production in Los Angeles, it was announced today. Olsen will be featured in 10 of the season’s 15 episodes as Tara, a new love interest for Silas (Hunter Parrish) whose girlfriend broke his heart last season.  Olsen’s character lives in the newly-developed mega-church community called Majestic.  Produced by Lionsgate, in association with Tilted Productions, WEEDS premieres Monday, August 13th, at 10pm ET/PT.

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