WEEDS is amazing! I watched every single episode and was very happy to find out they would be making new ones! Even if your against marijuana, this show is still amazing and funny to watch!
Weeds is an American dark comedy series created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television.The central character is Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling Cannabis to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a heart attack. Over the course of the show, she and her family become more entangled in illegal activities.
The primary locale of the first three seasons is in the fictional town of Agrestic, California. During seasons four and five, the Botwins reside in the fictional beachside town of Ren Mar in San Diego County, California. During the sixth season, the family relocates to Seattle, Washington before moving to Dearborn, Michigan. In between seasons six and seven, Nancy serves a prison sentence in Danbury prison in Connecticut while her sons and brother-in-law live in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the beginning of season seven, Nancy moves into a recovery house in New York City where she reunites with her family. They live in Manhattan for the duration of the season, but relocate to Connecticut in the season seven finale.
The show debuted on the Showtime cable network on August 7, 2005, earning the channel's highest ratings. The debut of the fifth season had 1.3 million viewers, but rapidly declined as the season continued. The show's finale for season 7 drew nearly a 50% decrease in viewers since the debut of season 5, and will conclude after airing its eighth season. In 2010, TV Guide Network bought the airing rights, providing an edited version of the show to audiences free of charge. The show has received numerous awards, including two Satellite Awards, one Golden Globe Award, Writers Guild of America Award, Young Artist Award, and an Emmy Award.
