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anyone watch WEEDS?

The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
edited September 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
i just started watching it on demand. i am up to the season 2 finale.

good show. not very realistic at all. but it has a similar feel to dexter, which i love. there is always this sense that nancy's world came come tumbling down at any second in the show. dexter is like that as well in a way.

my question, and i am dumbfounded that this has not been addressed 2 seaons in, is how she got started dealing in the first place? i realize she's doing it for money after her husband died and she wants her kids and herself to maintain the same lifestyle they had before he died. but....she couldn't have gotten a job? i think they mentioned that she met her husband in college. so i am assuming she has a degree.

more importantly (and without any spoilers please) do they ever do a flashback or something about how she got started in this business? the show just starts off with her dealing at soccer games and stuff...but makes no mention of what lead her to that point.
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  • lukins.lawyerlukins.lawyer Posts: 128
    She left berkley a semester early I believe and never received a degree. She's so hot. Love that show. Season 3 is crazy. So far no flashbacks. Not sure how she started either. Does it really matter though? Happy weeds!
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  • Pepe SilviaPepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
    i liked the earlier seasons better, though it's still good and no, no flashbacks.

    is that gay indian guy that works for her jack's assistant on 30 rock?
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  • CantKeepMeHereCantKeepMeHere Posts: 2,177
    i have seen all the seasons and episodes -
    no they never tell how she started out dealing
    and yes that is Jack's assistant
    season 3 (the end of it) and the beginning of season 4 kinda loose their way but by the middle of 4 it all gets god again and season 5 is great especially the final episode
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
    Pepe Silvia wrote:
    i liked the earlier seasons better, though it's still good and no, no flashbacks.

    is that gay indian guy that works for her jack's assistant on 30 rock?


    yeah thats the same guy
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
    CantKeepMeHere wrote:
    i have seen all the seasons and episodes -
    no they never tell how she started out dealing
    and yes that is Jack's assistant
    season 3 (the end of it) and the beginning of season 4 kinda loose their way but by the middle of 4 it all gets god again and season 5 is great especially the final episode
    keep up with it it is worth it

    nice...i've watched the first two in about a week now. i am addicted.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
    lukins.lawyer wrote:
    She left berkley a semester early I believe and never received a degree. She's so hot. Love that show. Season 3 is crazy. So far no flashbacks. Not sure how she started either. Does it really matter though? Happy weeds!

    it doesn't really matter. i just thought it would have been a logical place to start the show. plus it would be pretty interesting to see it unfold.

    kevin nealon is fucking hillarious by the way.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,301
    I think it's pretty good.

    I never had Showtime, so when I got Netflix I took that opportunity to watch Dexter, Californication and Weeds.

    It's not nearly as good IMO as Dexter or Cali, but it's still pretty entertaining...and yeah...Kevin Nealon is great in it! :lol:
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
    well i am finally caught up and....i agree with most of you: the first couple seasons were clearly the best. i have enjoyed all 5. but it seems it gets more and more unbelievable as it goes on. the characters are almost cartoonish at this point as well.

    the thing that i don't like is that all of the characters, except maybe andy, have become more and more unlikeable as the season's have gone be too. especially nancy. initially she was someone doing what she could to get by so her kids could live the same life they were accustomed to. now she's ordering hits on people and just seems totally self absorbed....on top of everything--is an awful mother. she is tough to "root" for now.

    i liked the twist at the end of the seaon 5 finale. i kept waiting and waiting for something to happen...and then shane walloped that bitch with a croquet mallet. that was some funny shit and it opens the door to them possibly fleeing once again next year.

    i love watching shows like this ondemand with a new episode waiting for me every night...it just sucks when i get caught up and have to wait for the next season to start though!
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    She's fantastic. Big fan.
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    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    She's fantastic. Big fan.
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  • BenzorBenzor Posts: 886
    i've had a huge crush on her since she was on west wing.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    a-ha! i found my thread!

    my wife & i just started watching it...HOLY SHIT!!!!! thank God for netflix on the Wii!!! this show is great!!! we're almost done with season 2 and we're going to finish the series (thus far) out soon!

    great writing & crazy storylines.

    love the weeds.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
    season premier tonight. the fiance is dvr'ing it for me as i don't get him till way late on mondays.

    looking forward to see how they get out of that jam...
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    Benzor wrote:
    i've had a huge crush on her since she was on west wing.

    + 1

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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    First episode was fantastic last night. Seems to be back on track....
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    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    She's fantastic. Big fan.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    First episode was fantastic last night. Seems to be back on track....


    agreed....you just knew shane had that in him since the first season. that kid is a little monster.

    it was kind of funny how they all dealt with him too. i mean, what can they do? they can't really take him to therapy or something...

    i hope the scene where the mexican bodyguard (cant remember his name) sort of acts like they are just going to ignore the whole killing of pillar thing is not really going to be the case. that would be a big cop out.
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    The Jeagler wrote:
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    First episode was fantastic last night. Seems to be back on track....


    agreed....you just knew shane had that in him since the first season. that kid is a little monster.

    it was kind of funny how they all dealt with him too. i mean, what can they do? they can't really take him to therapy or something...

    i hope the scene where the mexican bodyguard (cant remember his name) sort of acts like they are just going to ignore the whole killing of pillar thing is not really going to be the case. that would be a big cop out.


    Fortunately I think they are smarter than that. Looks like a pretty funny season, and that's the important part. The interaction between Andy and Nancy is always top notch.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    damn cable went out last night. :evil:

    damnit!
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
    i kind of miss not being able to watch the next episode immediately afterwords like i did when catching up on all the seasons on demand recently. that's such a great way to get into a show. waiting a full week for another episode sucks!
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  • neilybabes86neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    i dont watch it..i smoke it though
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    The Jeagler wrote:
    i kind of miss not being able to watch the next episode immediately afterwords like i did when catching up on all the seasons on demand recently. that's such a great way to get into a show. waiting a full week for another episode sucks!


    That's how I got into the show and Dexter. I watched The first three seasons of Weeds in a few weeks time. Dexter I watched the first season over a weekend. Both hooked instantly.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
    what do you guys think of this season so far?
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    The Jeagler wrote:
    what do you guys think of this season so far?

    Haven't seen the most recent episode yet, but I'm loving it. It feels like things are starting to get interesting again for the Botwins/Newmans.
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  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,981
    literally waiting for the most recent episode to buffer right now...this season is going alright so far.
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  • OkOk Posts: 2,144
    Pretty solid show, but agree, it gets almost laughable at some points - just watch season 5 and like I said, laughable. I think sometimes the writers are going for laughable.
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    This season has been pretty good. They really are playing the banter between Nancy and Andy, and I love that.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
    this season has really labored along for me this season until the last couple episodes. it's finally getting interesting again...
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    The Jeagler wrote:
    this season has really labored along for me this season until the last couple episodes. it's finally getting interesting again...

    See I thought it started pretty solid, than started to flop the last couple weeks.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,460
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    The Jeagler wrote:
    this season has really labored along for me this season until the last couple episodes. it's finally getting interesting again...

    See I thought it started pretty solid, than started to flop the last couple weeks.

    i miss agrestic. the whole "off the grid traveler" thing got old after a couple episodes. after a while they were just drifting aimlessly. seemed like the writing was as well to me.

    i think dryfuss' character is pretty funny. is he really that fat?
    and though is incredibly stupid to swing back through your hometown while evading a mexican drug cartel and the fbi...i've enjoyed the story lines that have popped up.

    looking forward to the last 2 episodes...
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