Very good (Weeds (TV Series))

Member Name: liamb71

Product:	Weeds (TV Series)
Date:	08/02/09 (6 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Mary-Louise Parker

Disadvantages: Can't think of any

'Weeds' is set in a typical American suburb, albeit a fictitious one called Agrestic. Nansy Botwin has recently been widowed after her husband died of a heart attack while out jogging, and is struggling to make ends meet. Her solution to her problems is to become a marijuana dealer, and the series show her struggles to keep this fact from her nosy neighbours, as well as keeping her neighbour Celia on the straight and narrow as she battles through an unhappy marriage, and coping with her wayward brother-in-law who comes to live with her and her two sons early in the first series

Whilst there are a number of strong characters in the programme, it is Mary-Louise Parker in the lead role who really stands out as the star of the show. Although her circumstances could not be much further removed from many of our own lives, you can relate to her difficulties in trying to keep control of her children and bring them up in 'the right way'. Even the most staunch members of the anti drug brigade would find it hard to condemn her for her choice of 'career', and the show at no stage tries to glorify the issue, simply presenting it as a necessary evil to enable her to keep her family afloat. Anyone who enjoyed 'Desperate Housewives' is likely to find this equally rewarding, and whilst it is certainly not for the prudish, there is much more to it than just sex and drugs. I recommend it most highly.

Summary: Watch and you will soon be hooked!