Weeds

    The next show I am going to cover in my blog is called Weeds.  Weeds is a series that aired on Showtime from August 7, 2005 until September 16, 2012.  This series is about a woman named Nancy Botwin who begins to sell marijuana to support herself and her sons Silas and Shane after the unexpected death of Judah (the husband / father) due to a heart attack.  Very early in the series Nancy, Silas, and Shane are joined by Andy Botwin( brother in-law / uncle), the fourth and final main character of the show.  

The series revolves around the drug dealing escapades of Nancy Botwin who has the habit of getting involved in situations that are way over her head, and regardless of her ineptitude is still able to evade them (albeit by the skin of her teeth).  This is a central theme of the show and these situations caused Nancy to be erratic and unreliable to her sons who are then forced to rely on their uncle to help guide them through their teenage years.  

This is another Emmy nominated / award winning series that is definitely worth watching if you are interested in dark comedy and drama (mostly drama).  One of the most interesting things I found about this series is that when Nancy Botwin was in real trouble (compared to other situations on the show that weren’t as serious) I found myself getting a little bit tense and nervous for her.  I think it is major when a show can produce that type of response in the viewer and is probably the reason that Weeds was as successful as it was.

The last thing I will say about the series Weeds is that it was interesting getting some sort of perspective into what marijuana dealing, and associating with people who do could result in.  The majority of the situations were, in my opinion, believable.  If you are interested in what pot dealing might look like or result in then this may be the series for you.  I know that I enjoyed it.