'Weeds' Sequel Series With Mary-Louise Parker Is Taking Root At Starz
Mary-Louise Parker has signed on to reprise her lead role in the Weeds sequel series currently in development at Starz, set to take place 10 years later.
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'More Than You Imagined: Art Inspired By Premium Cable' Opens In Brooklyn, NY
Even movie fans would agree some of the best entertainment made during the past two decades has been on premium cable. Whether it's HBO shows like The Sopranos, The Wire, Sex and the City and Game of Thrones or Showtime shows like Dexter, Weeds and Homeland, movies are regularaly getting schooled by TV in terms…
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Showtime Ending 'Weeds' After Season 8
Enjoy the Weeds season premiere when it rolls around in a couple of weeks, because it'll be the show's last. Showtime has just announced that the Mary-Louise Parker-starring pot comedy will end for good after its upcoming eighth season. The news doesn't come entirely as a surprise. While it continues to pull decent ratings, its viewership has…
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TV Bits: 'Dexter' Teaser, 'Weeds' Posters, 'Fringe', 'Community', 'Cougar Town'
Today's TV Bits looks ahead to this fall or later, when we'll get new episodes of Community, Dexter, Cougar Town, and Fringe. After the jump: Dexter's seventh season gets a 15-second teaser Weeds unveils five new posters for Season 8 Where -- or rather when -- will Fringe go for Season 5? Community writer Megan…
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TV Bits: Frank Darabont's 'L.A. Noir' Gets Guest Star Simon Pegg, Plus: 'The Killing', 'Mad Men', 'Community', 'Doctor Who', 'Game Of Thrones', And More
We've got a ton of small screen-centric odds and ends today, and there's good news for just about everyone. Unless, that is, you're Mike Tyson, Spike Lee, John Boyega, or Lord Eddard Stark. After the jump: Simon Pegg enters talks for Frank Darabont's L.A. Noir The Killing Season 2 drops a new promo Mad Men…
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TV Bits: 'Community' Gets Benched, Plus: 'Mad Men', 'Luck', 'Weeds', 'House Of Lies', And More
There's plenty of good stuff in today's TV Bits, including new trailers for HBO's Luck and Showtime's House of Lies, which I'm hoping will help the one bit of really bad news go down a bit easier: NBC's benching its highly praised but under-watched Community. After the jump: NBC puts Community on hiatus and picks…
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TV Bits: 'How To Train Your Dragon' To Become Animated Series On Cartoon Network; 'Weeds' Creator Jenji Kohan Developing Poker Comedy 'Whales' For Showtime
Just in time for the film's October 15 DVD release, Dreamworks is taking major steps to ensure How to Train Your Dragon's franchise longevity. Earlier this week they announced plans for the as-of-yet-untitled sequel, and now comes word of a weekly animated series that will air on Cartoon Network. Expect to see the series, along…
Read MoreComic-Con Announcements: Universal, Showtime And Summit Entertainment
The programing schedule for the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con international will begin to be revealed later this week. But for now, we're starting to get a glimpse at some of the panels and programing to expect at this year's con. Universal Pictures, Summit Entertainment and Showtime have announced their panels, which will include a presence…
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Cool Stuff: Albert Exergian's Minimalistic Posters For Television Shows
If you've been reading /Film for a while, then you know my obsession with minimalistic movie poster design. We've featured many of these simple 2-4 color streamlined posters on the site in the past, but never anything having to do with television. Graphic artist Albert Exergian has created a bunch of minimalistic posters for some…
Read MoreThis Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Gamer, The Invention Of Lying, Pandorum, Weeds (Season 5), And More...
This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. GAMER The ADD-infused style that suited writers/directors Neveldine/Taylor so well on the Crank films doesn't quite work to their benefit in Gamer,…
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Weeds Session: The Season Five Finale Ends With A Splash! But What Will The Repercussions Be?
Have you recovered from the shocking last scene of Weeds' season finale yet? In what appeared to us to be a grisly hat tip to Heathers, the show's entire family/criminal dynamic changed in a flash. It was a series-altering event that positions a certain character front-and-center for the sixth season. After the jump, we'll discuss…
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Weeds Session: Nancy Remains Desperate. Hello Adelita. Mexico's David Blaine? Only One Ep Left Before Season Finale
At the end of our previous Weeds Session, we pondered why the Botwin clan, and specifically Nancy, were not taking day offs from their, um, non-jobs to patron a shooting range. The stakes in season five more than necessitate practicing self-defense across the board. And, c'mon, surely, Cesar has a few pistolas or an AK-47…
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Weeds Session: Six Months Later It's Weird Beards, Ms. Pac-Man, Alanis Morissette, And The General Lee. Where Were (Are) We?
How long has it been since the last Weeds Session? Six months? Full Disclosure: We've been hesitant to turn on our television for fear of the sixth season of Entourage; seriously, that is the most dreadful show of the year. Doug Ellin might as well DM Tommy Wiseau to write and direct the next planned…
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Weeds Session: Is Episode "Van Nuys" The Nice Calm Before Another Botwin Storm? Monday's Episode Is Set Six Months Later
The previous three episodes of Weeds were the breeziest of the season and decidedly welcome after the brick-cold start. However, by now viewers are conditioned to expect another hellish crescendo to fall upon the resilient Botwins. It's like dysfunctional clockwork. And these days, even the lighthearted eps dance inside an atmosphere of widespread murder and…
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Weeds Session: Episode "Su-Su-Sucio" Offers Jokes, Hugs, Voyeurism, And Blood Relief
In our latest wrap-up and discussion of Weeds---a show where it's increasingly rare to see characters puffing the titular herb, mind you---we take a look at season cinco's third episode, "Su-Su-Sucio." After we found ourselves not so much stunned as exhausted and turned-off by the previous ep's k-hole of casual misery (and forced entry), we…
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/Filmcast Ep. 56 - Year One (GUEST: Matt Singer From IFC News)
In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss how terrible the Antichrist videogame will be, explain why Christopher Nolan directing the third Batman film would be a no-win situation, and wonder if there's anything to get excited about in an 5th Indiana Jones film. Special guest Matt Singer joins…
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Is Weeds Getting Too Sinister? We Recap Season 5's "Machetes Up Top" And Jennifer Jason Leigh's Welcome Introduction
Two episodes deep into the fifth season of Weeds, let's take a look at where Nancy Botwin is headed---it's disturbing and bleak, and involves being forcibly bent over a table. And what of her dysfunctional brood? Spoilers ahead. /Film will consider posting regular Weeds wrap-ups if there is enough reader interest. Let us know. Over…
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/Filmcast Ep. 53 - Up And Drag Me To Hell (GUEST: C. Robert Cargill From Aint It Cool News)
In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley debate how Weeds compares with Desperate Housewives, continue their praise of Party Down, try to figure out what went wrong with Outlander, evaluate the prospects of a Buffy remake, and revel in the pleasures of Torque. Special guest C. Robert Cargill AKA…
Read MoreThis Week In DVD: Revolutionary Road, Defiance, Weeds, And More
This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. Please don't take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they're meant not to be reviews but rather previews that include the…
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Weeds Season 5 Trailer
Note: This post contains spoilers from the prior season. With the season finale of AMC's crystal-meth drama, Breaking Bad, airing this Sunday, the season premiere of Showtime's Weeds arrives right in time to [insert a tired pun for TV addiction]. Scheduled for June 8th, season five finds Mary Louise Parker's drug-dealing California mom/widow, Nancy Botwin,…
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Should You Rotate Your New Piercing Or Not? Here Are The Pros & Cons
Like any form of body modification, piercings come with risks, and precautions should be taken.
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Page 2
Page 2 is the name we give to all of the news, rumors, and randomness that fall in between the cushions of Slashfilm's couch (not the one in mom's basement). Tonight's edition was approved by Dave and Chainsaw. The final poster for November's Repo! The Genetic Opera has touched down. Expect an opinion on the…
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/Filmcast Episode 5 - Get Smart
In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Adam, and Devindra get disappointed in the new Futurama movie, discuss whether the new Get Smart measures up, and mourn the passing of one of the greatest comedic geniuses of our time. Christina Warren joins us from TUAW and Download Squad, and Sean Dwyer joins us from Film…
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