Weeds creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan (one of my favorite names in showbiz, by the way) is filling her time between Weeds seasons developing a new comedy for Showtime. Titled Ronna and Beverly, the show is based on a series of sketches that two hilarious ladies, Jessica Chaffin and Jamie Denbo (that's them on the left), developed in comedy venues and on YouTube.
Just reading
the description of the show cracks me up:
Ronna and Beverly revolves around two middle-aged women in Boston who decide to self-publish and aggressively promote a dating guide for Jewish singles, "You'll Do a Little Better Next Time."
Was This Season of Weeds as Good as the Others? Showtime's Weeds wrapped up its fourth season on Monday. The show shook things up this time around, leaving behind suburbia for a new life on the Mexican border — not to mention ditching its signature "Little Boxes" theme. Did you think Weeds was as good this time?
Showtime's
Weeds wrapped up its fourth season on Monday. The show shook things up this time around, leaving behind suburbia for a new life on the Mexican border — not to mention ditching its signature "Little Boxes" theme (and Conrad!). Did you think Weeds was as good this time?
This week's
Caption It came from Showtime's
Weeds:
You all had some hilarious ideas — thanks for sharing! Here are your finalists:
- "You heard me. Twenty bucks or you never see your clothes again."
- "Ok, and now the pants."
- "Pay up buddy, we're done waxing your body."
- "Hang on — I'm the one who just got out of the shower.
Welcome to the
Caption It game on BuzzSugar! Every other Wednesday, I'll post a photo still from a TV show or movie here and challenge you to think of the most hilarious caption possible. I'll announce the finalists the following Tuesday, and you'll get to vote for the best caption; the winner will get a fabulous BuzzSugar t-shirt!
Most of my closest friends have pretty traditional nine to five jobs in the finance, education and media worlds. While each of those industries is interesting in its own way, I can't say any of them qualify as particularly unique or shocking. Of course, not everyone earns her or his paycheck from a common profession or industry.
Let's admit it. We lost some faith in one of our favorite shows last season and even Mary-Kate Olsen couldn't keep us that interested in
Weeds. We didn't want to write off the show completely so we hung in there and then BAM!
Showtime Plants More Weeds, Spins Off the L Word
Fresh from
TCA: The network is working on a spinoff of
The L Word (but wouldn't say which character will be the focus), has ordered two additional seasons of
Weeds, will have a documentary show called Lock 'n Load about a gun store in Colorado, and has picked up the Edie Falco series tentatively titled Nurse Jackie.
Weeds is starting its fourth season tonight by burning the show's whole premise to the ground. This is definitely not the same show where latte-sipping Nancy Botwin got into small-time drug slinging to hold on to her lifestyle after her husband's death. All of that is gone now: the luxury, the lattes, and even the relatively innocent Nancy who just happened to get caught up in something way over her head.
Earlier this year, TV writers were in the news like never before — but, unfortunately, that's because they were
on strike. So, what's it like when they're working? The New York Times has given us a peek, taking us inside the rooms where the writers come up with the dramatic scenes and witty one-liners that make television so great.
