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Weeds has recently proceeded with such scattershot abandon — Celia in custody, then not; Nancy training to smuggle, then being deployed in a front; Albert Brooks nailing the absurd pathos his castmates all aspire to, then disappearing — that we hardly believe the unfolding allegory that dominated this episode was even planned by the writers. [...]

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 [...]

July 22, 2008 - What the F? (As Nancy would say as she lingers over a human trafficking hole the size of a storm drain in the back of her maternity shop.) The Weeds introduction continues to blow. This time it was a beach motif complete with sandals in the sand and a conch. If [...]

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 [...]

Elizabeth Perkins reports her character’s antagonistic relationship with Nancy Botwin, the pot-selling mom played by Mary Louise Parker on “Weeds” “is going to change” as the just-launched new season of the Showtime series unfurls.  “I love it when we’re at odds, because it’s so much fun to play,” says Perkins, who’s garnered two Golden Globe [...]

It’s the land of milk and honey - with a cartel and a few hives thrown in the mix.

July 15, 2008 - Now that Lenny is gone, the Botwins are free to terrorize the south bend to their heart’s content. Nancy is now the proud manager of a maternity shoppe/underground human trafficking circuit at the [...]

Celia is back and Nancy completely turns into the female Tony Soprano. Plus, what is with the Fall Guy belt buckle?
Welcome to the McGuffin Review of Weeds, Season 4, Episode 5 “No Man is Pudding”. I’m Cory, your host, here to recap and review what is easily the wackiest show on TV today Weeds.
Previously on [...]

The Showtime people just took the stage at the TV Critics press tour and brought good news! Showtime boss Bob Greenblatt announced that they’re renewing Weeds for two more seasons of 13 episodes, and we were promised “lots more illicit drugs to come.”
I was lucky enough to talk to Weeds creator Jenji Kohan one-on-one earlier [...]

Just one month after shattering Showtime records for original program ratings, “Weeds” has been renewed for two additional seasons.
Showtime revealed the renewal as part of a slew of announcements made during its Television Critics Association press tour session on Friday (July 18).
Network executives also announced another renewal for the long-running “Penn & Teller Bulls***!” and [...]

The little boxes went away in a tidal wave of flames.  Agrestic is no longer the location for Mary Louise Parker’s pot-dealing widowed mom character, Nancy Botwin. She has moved down south to “Ren Mar” where the border beckons ever so seductively. 
 
Showrunner Jenji Kohan revealed her plans at the TCA (Television Critics’ Association) press tour today in [...]