Category Archives: Weeds

The Misrepresentation of Working Moms on Television

Please welcome freelance arts and entertainment blogger Blake Meredith with a look at working mothers on TV, a topic which sprung from conversation about the delayed renewal of THE CLIENT LIST starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. According to ABC News back in April 2012, 70.8% of mothers with children under the age of 18 were in the workforce. This is an adjustment that has slowly been working its way into the public eye since the 1960s. But while real life has

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Quick Take: WEEDS and EPISODES on Showtime

Tonight on Showtime, WEEDS Season 8 (the final premiere) starts at 10/9c, followed by the Season 2 premiere of EPISODES at 10:30/9:30c. When we last left the Botwins and friends, there was a red-dot trained on Nancy’s head, and as we cut to black, a shot rang out.  When Season 8, the final season, starts tonight, we start right where we left off – the identity of the victim is revealed, the fate of the victim is revealed, and in

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Viewers who sample EPISODES S2 will get a look at WEEDS’ 8th Season Premiere Early!

From Showtime – Viewers nationwide can now sample the series premieres of the SHOWTIME original comedy series WEEDS and EPISODES, one week before their debut on the network on Sunday, July 1st. Users who watch the season two premiere of EPISODES on the series’ Facebook page or across participating distributors’ Facebook brand pages, will “unlock” the first episode of the eighth and final season of WEEDS. In addition, the EPISODES second season premiere can be accessed online now on the

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Amrie’s Monday Quick Take: WEEDS S7 Premiere on Showtime

Nancy Botwin and her rag tag family are back tonight on Showtime’s Season 7 premiere of WEEDS.  When we left them, Nancy was confessing to murder, and Andy, Silas, Shane and Doug were off to Copenhagen.  When we meet up with them all again, quite some time has passed, and Nancy’s about to get herself sprung from Federal prison.  When word travels quickly back to the gang in Copenhagen that Nancy’s free as a bird, everyone decides it’s time to

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Watch last night’s WEEDS right now!

Didn’t get a chance to watch the season premiere of WEEDS last night?  Take some time right now and check it out! Episode 601: Thwack Written by Jenji Kohan Directed by Scott Ellis Special Guest Stars: Demián Bichir, Alanis Morissette Episode Synopsis: Faced with the aftermath of Shane having murdered Pilar, Nancy grabs Shane and Silas and they flee the scene. Andy is then met with the decision to split town with his family or stay and fight for Audra’s

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WEEDS Finale: TONIGHT

Rumors abound that the cliffhanger from tonight’s Season 5 finale of one of my favorites, WEEDS, is going to blow our minds. I can’t fathom what they could possibly do next, but I’m along for the ride. Make sure to come back here after the finale and decompress!!

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Summer of Shane Botwin on WEEDS

The young man who once gave a voice to everyone’s favorite clown fish is coming into his own playing youngest son Shane Botwin on Showtime’s WEEDS!  Alexander Gould started playing Shane as a shy, naïve mother-worshipping son; this season, he’s lost his innocence.  Taking on the rebellious son role, it’s been a treat seeing his coming of age.  Coming off of a really strong episode last week, and looking towards the end of the season, I chatted with Alexander about

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What's On? Monday, June 8

These What’s On? posts have been few and far between lately, but there’s a lot to celebrate with the premiere of four new shows and a great new episode of GREEK!  Let’s get right to it, shall we? At 8 tonight…. GREEK (ABC Family) is all new tonight with a Homecoming Float disaster, Cappie and Casey doing their best to avoid one another, and a little secret about Fisher that Ashleigh uncovers!  The episode is called Tailgate Expectations, and the fabulous

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