Cheers: Hooked on Weeds
Albert Brooks by Monty Brinton/Showtime
Cheers to
Weeds for scoring the summer's coolest guest star: Albert Brooks. Showtime's pot-com lost its way last season, but by making a run for the Mexican border - and casting one of the funniest people alive as Mary-Louise Parker's estranged ex-father-in-law - it's gotten back on track. With his perfectly deadpan delivery, Brooks fits right in as Len, a gambling addict who takes in drug dealer Parker's on-the-lam family, despite the fact that he's still never forgiven her for not being Jewish. It's a thrill to see such terrific actors doing weekly TV series - and now comes the news that Brooks'
Broadcast News costar William Hurt will play Glenn Close's new client on
Damages. Who needs movies?
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