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Whistle Stopper - Weeds - The Complete First Season [Blu-ray]
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List Price: $29.99
Our Price: $16.86
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Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Starring: Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin Nealon, Elizabeth Perkins
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Lions Gate
EAN: 0031398213345
Format: Color
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-05-29
Running Time: 283
Studio: Lions Gate
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Summary: Good stuff
Comment: I'm sure you all know that Weeds is funny as hell, probably one of the funniest shows in the last decade.
The picture quality on this Blu-ray release is solid, but something seems to be lacking. The image is sharp but the colours are slightly faded. Compared to for example Blu-ray releases of Heroes, this Weeds release could be better.
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Summary: Good show; too much foul language
Comment: Good plot; too much bad language though. Picture quality is pretty weak for blu-ray; not the crisp picture I was expecting.
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Summary: Great show, and a bargain price on Blu-ray
Comment: On the surface, Weeds is a satire on suburban life (this is evident from the opening credits, which show identical people leaving their identical houses in identical SUVs). On this level, the show works pretty well most of the time, but really, how hard is it to satirize suburbia? Tim Burton played most of the same cards as Weeds way back in Edward Scissorhands. There are some new complications here, and even if it is familiar territory, it's still pretty fun.
But what makes Weeds truly great TV is its cast of characters, who all go beyond the easy suburbanite stereotypes and become people you truly care about (with the exception of the oldest son, Silas, who is pretty one-note). The writing is sharp and funny, and the acting is superb across the board.
However, it should be said that if you are steadfastly opposed to drug use, you probably will not like this show. It's pretty blasé about marijuana use, and the only real dangers the show associates with dealing pot are getting caught with it and being targeted by other dealers. That being said, the show is definitely not simpleminded pothead humor (sorry "Half Baked" fans). I only mention this because I know people who are not willing to give the show a chance because of their own anti-drug position. If you don't have the same hang-up (I don't), then there is a lot of enjoyment to be had here.
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Summary: My first scratched BD disc (Weeds S1)
Comment: This review is about the product itself, not the Weeds TV show because I still have not seen it due to the reasons mentioned next:
I'm usually satisfied when I order dvds/blu-rays or pretty much anything else from here. But when I tried getting Weeds S1 to work, my PS3 couldn't read it, I popped in all my other BD discs and it read each and every one. I got suspicious so I checked under the disc. There I found scratches unlike any I had ever seen before, you could feel them running your fingers on them. they were really bad and deep. My guess is this is a factory flaw, because this disc came super sealed (sideways and up and down) and the disc was in it's place safe and secure. Little good that did since apparently it was damaged (defective) from the start.
I just hope no one else had the same experience I did. Especially since I live in Kuwait and it's cheaper for me to buy another one than ship it back.
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Summary: Just a little slow for me
Comment: I really thought this series would be a little more exciting. It all and all was not bad, but it was really boring and slow in the beginning. Once they set up characters and story line it starts to get more interesting. By the time the series is over you indeed want to see the second season.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Is the grass really greener on the other side? Yes, and it smells better, too! So when Nancy Botwin (Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker) faces both sudden widowhood and poverty, she's determined to do anything to keep her kids in suburbia, including taking a job as the neighborhood pot dealer. Subversive, satirical and hilarious, the first season of this groundbreaking Showtime hit is guaranteed to spark laughter!
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