TV Show Review: Weeds a Showtime Original Series

Weeds is an awesome original series by Showtime. To date we have seen 2 seasons of the fabulous show Weeds. They are currently in production of the 3^rd season.

Nancy Botwin, played by Mary-Louise Parker, is a stay at home mom who is recently widowed. She has 2 sons Silias Botwin, played by Hunter Parrish and Shane Botwin, played by Alexander Gould. Nancy's brother in law Andy Botwin, played by Justin Kirk, comes to live with her as well.

In an effort to keep her family together and pay the bills Nancy turns to selling marijuana. She quickly discoverers the profits that can be made from this line of work. She decides to turn it a full time business.

Nancy's suppliers Heylia James, played by Tonye Patano, and Conrad Shepard, played by Romany Malco, become good friends of hers. Heylia is a tough cookie but underneath she does have a soft spot for whitey, as she calls Nancy.

With the little bit of money that she is left by her husband she decides to open a bakery. Nancy seeks out the help of her accountant, Doug Wilson, who is played by Kevin Neason. Doug just also happens to be on of her clients and on city council. The bakery is set up as a front for her pot selling business. Sell legitimate cookies out the front and pot laced goodies out the back.

Nancy's best friend is Celia Hodes, played by Elizabeth Perkins. Amazingly Celia has no idea about Nancy's side business of selling drugs. She honestly thinks Nancy is running a legitimate bakery.

The cliff hanger for season one was Nancy's sham bakery is on fire.

By season two Nancy takes the insurance money received from the loss of her bakery and decides to dive deeper into her business. She realizes that to make good money at it you must be growing it as well. Nancy has gone into business with Doug, her brother in-law Andy, Conrad, and a few other oddball characters. They rent a house and set up shop with one of Conrads' own breads of marijuana.

Nancy end up married to a DEA agent named Peter Scottsman, played by Martin Donovan. He knows all about her business but falls head over heals for her. He marries her to prove he will not turn her in. Not wanting to upset her children she does not reveal to them that she is married. They choose not to live together and only casually date.

All throughout the second season there is plot twist and turns. Each episode leaves you on the edge of your seat. By the end of the second season you are not sure who has been killed or who is about to be. We are all waiting for the premier of the 3^rd season due out in August 2007.

Weed's is a awesome show with fantastic writers. I highly recommend this show. It does have a MA rating due to the drug content and sometimes sexually racy dialog.

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