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Weeds

2005-2012 American dark comedy-drama television series

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Started: August 8, 2005
Ended: September 16, 2012
Creator: Jenji Kohan
Network: Showtime
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 102
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker
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, Elizabeth Perkins
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Genre: comedy drama

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Weeds is an American dark comedy-drama television series created by Jenji Kohan, which aired on Showtime from August 8, 2005, to September 16, 2012. The series tells of Nancy Botwin, a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family. Other main characters include Nancy's lax brother-in-law ; foolish accountant Doug Wilson ; narcissistic neighbor Celia Hodes living with her husband and their daughter ; as well as Nancy's wholesalers Heylia James and Conrad Shepard. Over the course of the series, the Botwin family becomes increasingly entangled in illegal activity.

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Narrative location: New York City
Los Angeles
San Diego
Seattle
Connecticut
Dearborn
Copenhagen
Website: webarchive.loc.gov/all/20071016121329/http://www.sho.com/site/weeds/home.do language: English
Main subject: dysfunctional family
cannabis
Theme music: Little Boxes
Named after: cannabis
Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series(2010) winner: Michael Trim
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy(2008) winner: Justin Kirk
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy(2005) winner: Mary-Louise Parker
Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series(2010)
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy(2010)
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series(2009)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series(2009)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series(2009)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series(2009)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series(2009)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series(2009)
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series(2009)
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy(2009)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series(2009)
Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy(2009)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series(2008)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series(2008)
Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy(2008)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series(2008)
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy(2008)
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series(2008)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series(2008)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series(2007)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series(2007)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series(2007)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series(2007)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series(2007)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series(2007)
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film(2007)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series(2007)
Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy(2007)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design(2006)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series(2006)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series(2006)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series(2006)
Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy(2006)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series(2006)
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy(2006)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series(2006)
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film(2006)
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy(2005)
Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy(2005)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama(1987)
Title: Weeds
Composer: Malvina Reynolds
Members / parts: Weeds, season 1
Weeds, season 2
Weeds, season 3
Weeds, season 4
Weeds, season 5
Weeds, season 6
Weeds, season 7
Weeds, season 8
List of episodes: list of Weeds episodes
Production company: Lionsgate Television
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Director: Craig Zisk
Distributor: Lionsgate Television
Netflix
Set in period: 2006
Distribution format: video on demand

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