July 22, 2008
One of the things to look forward to in the fourth season of Weeds is the introduction of Nancy Botwin's (Mary-Louise Parker) new love interest in the form of Mexican superstar Demian Bichir. As reported previously, the 44-year-old actor will be appearing on the Showtime series as someone who just might turn out to be Nancy's ideal match when she moves to a rundown seaside California town near the Mexican border.
In an interview with TV Guide, Demian Bichir talks about what's in store for his character on Weeds.
Warning: May contain spoilers.
July 18, 2008
The folks at Showtime had plenty to be excited about as their panels at the TCA began. Yesterday the network finally broke through at the Emmys to score its first ever nomination for Outstanding Drama Series for Dexter and also saw acting nominations for Michael C. Hall from Dexter and Mary-Louise Parker from Weeds.
While the past year brought ratings records and plenty of awards, Showtime is looking to the future. The network just ordered two more seasons of Weeds following the current one, it's picking up two new comedies starring a pair of top-tier actresses and a potential spin-off for The L Word.
July 15, 2008
Some critics were skeptical about the big move that the harshly addictive Showtime series Weeds proffered on its fourth season. From the comforts of suburbia, the people behind this hit dramedy decided to move Nancy Botwin, played by Mary Louise Parker, and her drug-dealing ways to somewhere perhaps more liberated – a California beach town near the Baja border.
If unofficial tenets of shows are to be believed, changing the setting is a big no-no, as viewers not only get attached to the characters, they also get comfortably attached to places. But if Weeds is about anything, it's about breaking conventions. And Weeds series creator Jenji Kohan sees something positive on the change; an abundance of new opportunities for Nancy and the other cast members. (Besides, lately, there've been a deluge of suburbia-based shows, such as Breaking Bad, Big Love, and Swingtown.)
July 7, 2008
Nancy Botwin, the witty and very likeable protagonist of Showtime's top-rated series Weeds, is apparently a huge influence on another series currently on the works.
Renowned film critic turned director Rod Laurie (The Contender) is reportedly developing a “female-driven drama” for Showtime, and says he aims to pattern the character after Botwin.
June 30, 2008
Despite not returning on the Showtime comedy Weeds' new season, fans of Romany Malco can rest assured that they will still be seeing lots of him should they choose to. The Brooklyn, New York-native, who plays Conrad, the pot-dealing partner of Nancy (played Mary-Louise Parker), has been developing a character called Tijuana Jackson and plans to release one episode weekly on the popular video-hosting site YouTube.
“[It is] the thing I'm most excited about. T.J. is a former convict currently under house arrest. He has three women that he lives with, women he utilized to solicit sex. So the court has made a stipulation: You stay out of jail as long as you support these women. I'm going to be releasing one episode a week on YouTube to test out the response.”
June 26, 2008
Although Showtime's Weeds is dark comedy series that authentically taps on the shady dealings within the drug business, that doesn't mean that cast uses real marijuana while filming the pot-themed series. In an interview with FANCAST, Elizabeth Perkins, who presently stars as Celia Hodes on the show, clears the air on the kind of herbs they use, as well as her take on the legalization of weed.
According to Perkins, producers of the show supply the cast with fake weed that doesn't actually get you stoned. Nevertheless, the fake marijuana obviously looks, and smells like the real thing.
June 19, 2008
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Mary-Louise Parker, lead star of the Showtime TV series Weeds, sported an unusual accessory during Sunday's Tony Awards. The 43-year-old actress, who plays widowed housewife and marijuana dealer Nancy Botwin, reportedly wore a cast after breaking a toe while filming on the set of Weeds.
But Parker's injury doesn't involve just any ordinary scene. In fact, People reports that she broke her toe during a sex scene for Showtime's addictive comedy.
June 16, 2008
In a summer filled with reality television, the re-emergence of one of TV's funniest shows is something to celebrate. Weeds, the clever marijuana comedy, returns with the premiere of its fourth season tonight at 10pm on Showtime. The series returns after a major change in last season's finale: the central town of Agrestic was set ablaze, as was protagonist Nancy Botwin's house.
How does Weeds move on from such a massive overhaul? By heading full-steam ahead in a bold new direction. The Botwin clan is on the run and wind up in a beachside town on the California-Mexico border