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''Weeds'' is an American , 2006 . On November 16 , 2006 , Showtime announced a third season consisting of 15 episodes which premiered on August 13 , 2007 .http://www.sho.com/site/announcements/050707weeds.do PLOT SYNOPSIS Season 1 The fictional affluent ), whose husband Judah ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan ) has recently, and suddenly, died. Nancy begins dealing marijuana to locals in her suburban town in order to support her household while maintaining an upper-middle-class lifestyle. As depicted in the series, Agrestic has a Public School system, which Nancy's children Silas ( Hunter Parrish ) and Shane ( Alexander Gould ) both attend. Silas begins dating a deaf girl who lives in the area. Shane is a more troubled child, and has the nickname "Strange Botwin" at school. He has been known to act out and, for example, bit the foot of another child in martial arts class. Nancy befriends the manic, image-obsessed, manipulative and controlling Celia Hodes ( Elizabeth Perkins ), president of the Agrestic PTA , who has a number of domestic problems. She does not get along with her husband, and he is having an affair. She does not get along with her older daughter, Quinn (who is also Silas' girlfriend) either, and Celia sends her off to boarding school in Mexico in the premiere. Her younger daughter is overweight and possibly a lesbian, and Celia berates her cruelly about both issues. Toward the end of the season, Celia is diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer, and she has sex with Conrad. Heylia James ( Tonye Patano ), assisted by her nephew Conrad ( Romany Malco ), supplies Nancy with marijuana. Andy Botwin ( Justin Kirk ), younger brother of Nancy's late husband, and the family's Black Sheep , says he has moved into the Botwin household to help Nancy out, but seems to just be there to free-load. He decides to study to become a rabbi in order to avoid military service and being sent to Iraq. He introduced her to Conrad just in case she needed some marijuana for herself. Conrad in turn introduced her to Heylia as a supplier for Nancy's own Agrestic business. Season 2 The second season, while still comedic, takes a darker turn as Nancy gets deeper into dangerous activity. She begins to grow her own plants against Heylia's advice, but with the assistance of Conrad. Several other Agrestic residents help Nancy also, including her brother-in-law, Andy, and the Town Councilman, Doug Wilson ( Kevin Nealon ). Meanwhile, she also has a dangerous relationship with a DEA agent, Peter Scottson, which contains twists and turns each episode. Nancy's sons become increasingly more aware of her drug dealings, and each forms his own way of dealing with that information. Having recovered from Breast Cancer , Celia defeats Doug in an election. Unaware of her friends' activities, Celia tries to turn all of Agrestic into a Drug-free Zone , and finds herself in unexpected circumstances. Andy, concerned about the possibility of being sent to Iraq because of a long-forgotten Army Reserve commitment, decides to take up Religion , after a fashion. The season concludes with a Cliffhanger , with several characters posed in a Mexican Standoff . Season 3 The first episode of the third season aired on August 13 , 2007 . On July 22 , 2007 , the first and second episodes of season 3 were leaked on the internet. On July 24 , 2007 , the third episode was leaked, and on July 27 , 2007 , the fourth episode was leaked. The fourth episode was not a complete version; among other things, some dubbed lines were not complete (notably a voicemail message Nancy receives from U-Turn is spoken by a distinctly different actor, and in place of the end credits a card is inserted reading "End Titles".) Because of the DVD quality of leaked episodes, some have speculated that the episodes were leaked intentionally in order to garner interest in the show and to create an internet buzz. Weeds creator Jenji Kohan has showed a positive interest in the ''Weeds'' episodes leaking online, saying that "Revenue aside, I don't expect to get rich on Weeds, I'm excited it's out there. Showtime is great, but it does have a limited audience." In 2006 before season 2 aired on Showtime, the first few episodes were also leaked online.1
CAST AND CREW , Tonye Patano , Mary-Louise Parker , Kevin Nealon , Elizabeth Perkins , and Justin Kirk .]] Main Cast:
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Awards nominated ; Golden Globe Awards : Best TV Series-Comedy (2006, 2007) : Best Performance by a TV Supporting Actress Elizabeth Perkins (2006) : Best Performance by a TV Actress in a Musical or Comedy Mary-Louise Parker (2007) : Best Performance by a TV Supporting Actress Elizabeth Perkins (2007) : Best Performance by a TV Supporting Actor Justin Kirk (2007) ; Screen Actors Guild : Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Mary-Louise Parker (2006, 2007) : Ensemble In A Comedy Series (2007) ; Satellite Awards : Outstanding Actress in a Series-Comedy Elizabeth Perkins (2005) : Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-series, or TV Movie Elizabeth Perkins (2006) : Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical Mary-Louise Parker (2006) ; Emmy Awards : Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Elizabeth Perkins (2006) : Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Craig Zisk , for the episode Good Shit Lollipop (2006) : Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series (2006) : Outstanding Main Title Design (2006) : Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, for the episode Good Shit Lollipop (2006) : Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mary-Louise Parker (2007) : Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Elizabeth Perkins (2007) : Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series (2007) : Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, for the episode Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood (2007) : Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, for the episode Crush Girl Love Panic (2007) EPISODES See Also: List of Weeds episodes DVD RELEASES The Region 1 Season One DVD is only available in 4:3 pan and scan format. The Region 2 and 4 releases are in anamorphic widescreen. Season One was released on Blu-ray on May 29 , 2007 , and Season Two was released on July 24 , 2007 . Both seasons include all episodes in 1080p widescreen with Dolby Digital EX sound and either DTS-HD (Season One) or LPCM (Season Two), as well as extras exclusive to the Blu-ray release. CD RELEASES Weeds: Music From the Original Series
Weeds: Music From the Original Series, Volume 2
MISCELLANEOUS a filming location for ''Weeds''.]]
On August 7, 2007, Simon Spotlight, a division of Simon and Schuster, published ''IN THE WEEDS: The Official Guide to the Showtime Series'' by Kera Bolonik, which features interviews with the show's creator, its writers and crew, and the entire cast. It also features detailed character and plot descriptions, recipes, and lots of trivia and behind-the-scenes information. TRIVIA
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