Weeds Renewed For Second Season

northmoor · 12-13-2005, 08:07 PM

This was mentioned on the Golden Globes thread, but, imo, it deserves its own thread.

Good news, ... but I'd have like to have seen something like 20 or 22 or 25 episodes ... but 12 will have to do.

Quote:

Press Release Source: Showtime Networks Inc.

Showtime Fires Up a Second Season of Hit Comedy WEEDS
Tuesday December 13, 4:40 pm ET
Twelve New Episodes of Critically Acclaimed Series Starring Golden Globe Nominees Mary-Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins Begins Production in Spring for Summer Debut

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of today's three Golden Globe® nominations including Best Television Series-Musical or Comedy, SHOWTIME greenlighted 12 new episodes of WEEDS for a second season, it was announced today by Showtime's President of Entertainment Robert Greenblatt. One of the most talked about comedy series of the year, WEEDS debuted last August to critical raves. A production of Lions Gate Television, the series stars Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Tonye Patano, Romany Malco, Justin Kirk and Kevin Nealon. Created and executive produced by Emmy® Award winner Jenji Kohan, the series will resume production in Los Angeles this spring and premiere this summer.

"WEEDS represents the best of what Showtime can offer -- a provocative, complex, richly textured show about contemporary family life that also manages to be incredibly relatable," said Greenblatt. "And its execution -- writing, acting, directing, and production values -- are at the very top of the food chain. This show makes our network shine. We were addicted the minute we saw the pilot."

"The critical and popular response to WEEDS has been tremendous and we're thrilled to be moving forward on the second season," said Kevin Beggs, President of Programming and Production, Lions Gate Television. "We're extremely proud of our creative team headed by Jenji Kohan, and we salute our extraordinary cast."

At today's Golden Globe nominations, Mary-Louise Parker was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy and Elizabeth Perkins was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

WEEDS, a single-camera comedy that exposes the dirty little secrets that lie behind the pristine lawns and shiny closed doors of homes in the fictional town of Agrestic, California. Parker stars as a suburban mom who resorts to selling weed to support her family after her husband unexpectedly dies. Perkins stars as the uptight head of the PTA and Nealon plays a city councilman and one of Parker's regular customers. Parker's character finds unusual support and solace from an African American family as she begins to pursue her burgeoning business. Produced by Lions Gate Television in association with Tilted Productions, WEEDS is executive produced by Jenji Kohan ("Friends").

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051213/nytu159.html?.v=32

http://www.sho.com/site/announcements/051213weeds.do

dswallow · 12-13-2005, 08:53 PM

Yeah, 12 episodes is a bit small... they could at least give us 45 or 50 minutes each.

jmoak · 12-14-2005, 08:55 AM

I enjoyed it so much that I never expected it to return!

12 eps may be a small run, but I'll take what I can get!!!

WooHoo!!!!

cwoody222 · 12-14-2005, 10:15 AM

Great news!!!

frombhto323 · 12-14-2005, 10:23 AM

Good news indeed. I hope the entire cast returns. Not a bad casting call in the bunch!

GadgetFreak · 12-14-2005, 12:09 PM

Great news!

pjenkins · 12-14-2005, 12:09 PM

awesome

Bob Coxner · 12-15-2005, 09:12 AM

I wonder if someone here can answer a question that has been bugging me ever since this series began? Why the hell do they call it "Weeds" plural? She sells weed singular. The plural of weed is weed. The only weeds I know about are the ones growing in my yard. A show about weeds isn't going to be very interesting. Weeds=bad, weed=good. Was there a rights problem that prevented them from naming the show "Weed"? Was the creator wasted on weed and didn't notice he was typing "Weeds" for the show's title?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Rkkeller · 12-15-2005, 09:44 AM

I never could get into this show and I tried. About the funniest thing for me was when she kept taking batteries out of almost everything for her vibrator. Other than that I never enjoyed much and deleted my SP.

Rich

jerobi · 12-15-2005, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Coxner

I wonder if someone here can answer a question that has been bugging me ever since this series began? Why the hell do they call it "Weeds" plural? She sells weed singular. The plural of weed is weed. The only weeds I know about are the ones growing in my yard. A show about weeds isn't going to be very interesting. Weeds=bad, weed=good. Was there a rights problem that prevented them from naming the show "Weed"? Was the creator wasted on weed and didn't notice he was typing "Weeds" for the show's title?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Might it just be a play on the frequent references to suburban sprawl?

jmoak · 12-15-2005, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Coxner

Why the hell do they call it "Weeds" plural? She sells weed singular.

The title "Weeds" not only refers to the means in which she makes a living for her family, but also the "Weeds" that grow metaphorically due to the choices she makes.

"I planted good seeds with good intentions, but only weeds grew from my labours."

Havana Brown · 03-30-2006, 11:01 AM

I just dropped Showtime yesterday after the season finale of the L word. The cable company told me they will be running a special on it starting next week, so I"ll pick it up again then. I noticed that they will be repeating the first season of Weeds starting next week.