To celebrate the return of Weeds (Mondays at 10 pm/ET, Showtime), we sat down with Mary-Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins to discuss getting naked, kissing Albert Brooks and what to expect in the trippy new season.
TV Guide: What are Mary-Louise and Elizabeth like versus your ever-battling characters, pot-dealing Nancy and her frenemy, Celia?Mary-Louise Parker: Well, unlike our characters, I want time with Elizabeth. I don't know what the similarities between Celia and Nancy are, though — well, except they're both very particular about their footwear.Elizabeth Perkins: Yeah, I don't know how to be Celia without high heels on. So, yes, we both have shoes in common in our very in-depth approach to our characters. [Laughs
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Another year, another celebrating of the small screen's most outrageous TV ads. Tonight at 9 pm/ET, TBS welcomes back Saturday Night Live alum turned Weeds star Kevin Nealon as host of the newest Funniest Commercials of the Year special. TVGuide.com spoke with Nealon about his annual "ad-ulation" gig, as well as his dream casting wish for Weeds. (Hint: She has 42-inch legs.)
TVGuide.com: If I recall, you appeared to be freezing your butt off taping your Funniest Commercials segment in Times Square last year.Kevin Nealon: Yeah, it's always freezing in New York City when we do this, and this year was no different. And this time, we wer
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They shoot pot dealers, don't they? That question lingers as Season 2 of Showtime's Weeds drew to a close with a helpless, hempless Nancy staring down the barrels of not one or two but five serious pieces of firepower... never once setting down that prominently displayed can of Diet Coke. Her only possible salvation: Silas, now in possession of the final MILF weed harvest, but himself also in dire straits, with Celia and a policeman marching toward the 38-pound stash. And let's not forget poor Shane, who graduated from grade school straight into an impetuous, Cactus Cooler-fueled trip to Paraguay, with Kat (as in Krazy) behind the wheel, and Uncle Andy and Abumchuck in heated pursuit.And to think that the Weeds writers almost tied everything up in a neat bundle instead! So glad they opted otherwise, (as explained in my fresh Features Q&A with series creator Jenji Kohan).Was I entirely satisfied with the season-ending cliff-hanger? No, not entirely. I think it was a cheat to kill...
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For the occasion of Weeds' season finale, which aired last night on Showtime, TVGuide.com sat down with series creator Jenji Kohan to discuss the season gone by, ask about some of the juiciest twists, and try to get a glimpse into the future. After teasing you with a craftily edited Part 1, here is the entire, unexpurgated interview, including additional questions about exactly what transpired in the shocking season-ender. (As a courtesy, I have denoted new or revised exchanges with an asterisk [*].)
TVGuide.com: You started this season with some of the characters and their stories somewhat segregated, but, ultimately, they dovetailed together. Did you ever feel that was a risky approach?Jenji Kohan: You know, we love to build an arc. When we sit down, we plan the full season out completely befor
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For the occasion of Weeds' season finale, premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET on Showtime, TVGuide.com sat down with series creator Jenji Kohan to discuss the season gone by, ask about some of the juiciest twists, and try to get a glimpse into the future. Here is Part 1 of the Q&A — rendered spoiler-free through some crafty editing. The unexpurgated interview, including additional questions about exactly what transpires in tonight's season-ender, will be posted Tuesday morning.
TVGuide.com: You started this season with some of the characters and their stories somewhat segregated, but, ultimately, they dovetailed together. Did you ever feel that was a risky approach?Jenji Kohan: You know, we love to build an arc. When we sit down, we plan the full season out completely before we start to write. We f
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