EPISODE
SEASON
Weeds - Season 1
This is the story of a really desperate housewife. Nancy is a recently widowed mother who moonlights as a pot dealer to keep up her family';;;s suburban lifestyle. Elsewhere, Nancy';;;s business may go up in smoke when some of her clients obtain medical marijuana cards. Also in the mix in Season 1: a drive-by shooting, a turf war, and a plan to deal to local college students.
16 January 1963, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
14 April 1964, Newark, Ohio, USA
5 June 1966, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
22 October 1962, Naperville, Illinois, USA
9 August 1994, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1 March 1982, Vancouver, Washington, USA
September 12, 2013
Weeds is breezy, fresh and irreverent, making its points without being overbearing or heavy-handed.
September 12, 2013
The players are top-notch, including Parker, an acquired taste thanks to her mannerisms, but an actress with sublime instincts and deeply felt emotion.
September 11, 2013
I happily watched five hours of Weeds in a row last night-and will continue to follow the series on Showtime-if only because of its two offbeat female leads and writing that's just sharp enough to stay one step ahead of the audience's expectations.
September 12, 2013
Nancy's money troubles suck the fun out of the show, and Celia's relentlessly nasty behavior is more outrageous than it is funny.
September 12, 2013
The plots veer everywhere from marital betrayal and life-threatening illness to cruel pranks and stoned behavior, but Parker keeps it all grounded. Watch Weeds not for the humor, necessarily, but for her.
September 12, 2013
Parker's conflicted, weary mother gives Weeds a solid center, but Perkins and Nealon merrily chomp every scene they're in.
September 12, 2013
Raising kids (and more...) in the 'burbs. Adults only.
September 12, 2013
Weeds actually meets the rarely fulfilled promise of Showtime's former slogan: "No Limits."
September 12, 2013
Despite its unique premise, the show delivers little more than network sitcom material tarted up with cable raciness.
September 12, 2013
These various stories are told well enough, but few of the threads are truly distinctive
