Weeds - Season Three (2008)

A few episodes are made out of the same "ticky-tacky" as the "little boxes" in the theme song

You've heard the drill in these TV-on-DVD reviews: if you liked the first two seasons of Showtime's "Weeds", you should like the third. Having said that, season three isn't inspiring me to write a jump-for-joy, rave-filled review. For one thing, I can cut a break for a widowed soccer mom forced to deal drugs for a while to make ends meet, but Nancy has been doing this for going on three years now, if not longer. I know that one doesn't have to admire what a series character does to enjoy a particular show (I like "Dexter" and "The Sopranos", after all), but for some reason it's bugging me that Nancy continues to embrace criminal behavior. I know, I know... it's a silly criticism of a show that's not really meant to be taken seriously. It's probably because Nancy is cute and fun and an otherwise good mom that I want her to stop being a felon.

Also, the season-long story thread was a bit choppy this time, with plotlines starting up and then quickly abandoned, or left unsatisfyingly under-explored. In the case of the brief, pointless "Andy grabbed by the army" plotline, that one shouldn't have even started in the first place (though I admit it did have a laugh or two). Another missed opportunity was the presence of those usually-reliable-for-laughs cable comedy mainstays: loony evangelicals. But even here there were misfires. Oddly, in the episodes where the crazed born-agains appeared, they either weren't ridiculed enough or were ridiculed too much (which isn't easy, let me tell you). Never a happy medium. Weird, huh?

Good moments? Yep, still a lot of them. Celia's husband and Councilman Doug finding ways to work on a porn movie set, and their response to being there, are a riot. Good-looking women in those episodes, too. And speaking of good looking, Mary-Louise Parker remains cute as a button. But I think I said that already.

The "Weeds, Season Three" DVD delivers fifteen episodes (the longest season to date), some commentary tracks, and a few goofy extras of no real consequence. The episodes look and sound great.

I still like "Weeds", and will seek out the fourth season when it comes out on DVD (it helps that there's a pretty interesting close to the season, which genuinely makes us ask, "what will these characters do next?"), but I'm hoping that the show's junior year mild slump is only temporary. If season four gets fully back on track, mainly by delivering sharper, interesting storylines on a more consistent basis, I won't even mind if Nancy still keeps dealing drugs. Which is pretty much a given anyway, I'm guessing. November 10, 2008

Great show, good DVD

If you've seen the first two seasons then you know what to expect. Great show, DVD extras are nothing special. October 20, 2008

weeds season 3

the case of this product was ripped up and did not look at all new. that should have been included in the description along with a price reduction October 13, 2008

a non-stop laugh riot for season 3

season 3 of weeds flowed seamless and flawlessly when i put it in the dvd player. i am glad nancy survived the drug deal that when south because of silas. celia hodes really did shine during this season, her relationship with the smarmy snake sullivan groff was great. i was glad when U-turn met his demise at the hands of marvin, then freeing nancy from her debt. i am glad the writers brought agent fundis back, and captain till found out about his illegal activities with the deceased agent scottson. after that was settled, the agrestic/majestic merger came about and doug wilson getting his revenge was classic. i am glad jenji kohan and her excellent team of writers brought guerillmo diaz into the picture. having nancy do the brick dance was hilarious. i play the episode brickdance over and over again. i was surprized to see agrestic/majestic burn to the ground, but nancy has to start a fresh.

i personally really don't care what the naysayers and the crybabies say about season 3, i am loyal to the end, and i can't wait for season 4 to come out on dvd. October 12, 2008

RIPOFF

This is the first time that I have ever been ripped off through a customer of Amazon.com. Never received my item & e-mails have never been returned to me of the whereabouts of that item. Never received shipping confirmation. After reading other reviews, I guess I'm not alone. That's a real shame that so many people can be screwed like this by a customer of Amazon.com. I would've thought that something would have been done by now. October 9, 2008

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