Weeds is a US comedy television series created by Jenji Kohan, produced by Lionsgate Television for the Showtime network.
The plot revolves around a widowed housewife (Mary-Louise Parker) from an affluent California suburb who becomes her neighborhood's marijuana dealer to make ends meet. The title is a play on words, referring to a commonly-used slang term for marijuana. It also refers to the tendency of American suburbs to grow quickly and pervasively, with the dwellings and their residents being almost as indistinguishable as weeds. This is mirrored in the show's theme song "Little Boxes" and opening credits, and is a recurring theme of the show itself. Going against this "all the same" theme, across the second and third seasons the theme song is performed by over twenty different artists.
Weeds currently comprises five seasons that began airing in August 2005. It was the highest rated series for Showtime its first year; its fourth-season premiere attracted 1.3 million viewers to Showtime, the channel's highest-ever viewership; the season as a whole averaged 962,000 viewers.[citation needed] Showtime announced on July 18, 2008 that two more seasons of thirteen episodes each will be produced.[1] Season 5 premiered to 1.2 million viewers, with a rerun on the same night adding another 500,000 viewers for a cumulative 1.7 million.
Mary-Louise Parker won a Golden Globe for her performance on the show, and Jenji Kohan won a WGA award for her screenplay for the pilot episode.
Product Information
Region: Worldwide
Created by: Joel Surnow, Jon Cassar
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Language: English with removable subtitles
Format: Support both NTSC & PAL
Discs: 18
Boxed Set: Season 1 2 3 4 5
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by Leandra Lack |
Date Added: 11/14/2009 |
I'm not a big fan of TV but one day I read the synopsis of Weeds and decided to check it out. I have to say that I and the missus are fans now.
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars]
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by Ji Kim |
Date Added: 11/06/2009 |
"My friend turned me on to this and when I orderd it from netflix I was kinda sceptical. But I started watching and now Im completely addicted. Its a great new and refreshing show. I always think I know whats gonna happen next and I'm always suprised. "
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars]
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by gilles lezi |
Date Added: 10/29/2009 |
A lot of people didn't like Season 4 of Weeds, but as someone who watched all of the seasons in a 2 week time frame, I don't see where all the criticism comes from.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars]
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by Andrew Drake |
Date Added: 10/28/2009 |
I really wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. I figured this would only be a show for pot heads, but I was mistaken. Don't pass over this one seemingly for it's subject matter, it is quite engaging and rather funny. I will warn you, once you see one season you will want to see them all.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars]
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by Carlos McClure |
Date Added: 10/22/2009 |
I love this TV series. So many twists.... I would recommend this show to anyone. I bought it ON this website and the quality is awesome.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars]
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by Tony Caso |
Date Added: 10/14/2009 |
I love this series. So many twists.... I would recommend this show to anyone.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars]
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