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RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)
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RuPaul's Drag Race
Season 4
Broadcast from
January 30 (2012-01-30) – April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)
Judges
RuPaul
Michelle Visage
Santino Rice
Billy B[1]
Host(s)
RuPaul
Competitors
13
Winner
Sharon Needles
Origin
Pittsburgh, PA
Runner-up
Chad Michaels
Phi Phi O'Hara
Chronology
◀
Season 4
▶
The fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on January 30, 2012,[2] with cast members announced November 13, 2011.[3] The winner of season four will headline Logo's Drag Race Tour featuring Absolut Vodka, wins a one-of-a-kind trip, a lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics, and a cash prize of $100,000.[4]
Like the last season, Santino Rice & Billy B (Billy Brasfield), celebrity makeup artist and star of the HGTV mini-series Hometown Renovation, shared the same seat at the judges table alternatively, Brasfield filling in for Rice when needed.[1] Both judges appeared side-by-side in the audience during the "Reunited" episode.
The theme song playing during the runway every episode was "Glamazon" and the song played during the credits was "The Beginning", both from RuPaul's album Glamazon.
The winner of the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Sharon Needles, with Chad Michaels and Phi Phi O'Hara being the runners-up, making it the first time in the shows history to have two runners-up.
Chad Michaels and Latrice Royale competed on the first season of All Stars. Latrice placed 7th/8th overall along with fellow season 3 contestant Manila Luzon. Chad won the competition.
Phi Phi O'Hara competed on the second season of All Stars. She placed 7th overall.
Contents
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1 Contestants
2 Contestant progress
3 Lip-syncs
4 Guest judges
5 Episodes
6 Marketing
7 Reception
8 References
9 External links
Contestants[edit]
(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)
Contestant
Name
Age
Hometown
Outcome
Sharon Needles Aaron Coady 29 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Winner
Chad Michaels Chad Michaels 40 San Diego, California Runner-up
Phi Phi O'Hara Jaremi Carey[5] 25 Chicago, Illinois
Latrice Royale Timothy Wilcots 39 South Beach, Florida 4th Place
Kenya Michaels Omar Olivera Bonilla 21 Dorado, Puerto Rico 5th Place[a]
DiDa Ritz Xavier Hairson[6] 25 Chicago, Illinois 6th Place
Willam Willam Belli 29 Los Angeles, California 7th Place[b]
Jiggly Caliente Paulo Arabejo 30 Queens, New York 8th Place
Milan Dwayne Cooper [7] 36 New York, New York 9th Place
Madame LaQueer Carlos Melendez 29 Carolina, Puerto Rico 10th Place
The Princess Adam Biga 31 Chicago, Illinois 11th Place
Lashauwn Beyond Jamall Jackson 21 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 12th Place
Alisa Summers Alex Hernandez 23 Tampa, Florida 13th Place
Jump up ^ Kenya Michaels originally placed 9th before being asked back to the competition.
Jump up ^ It was revealed during episode 14 that Willam was disqualified from the competition for breaching the contract agreement.
Contestant progress[edit]
Contestant
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2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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14
Sharon Needles WIN SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 WIN SAFE WIN SAFE Winner
Chad Michaels SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 SAFE Runner-up
Phi Phi O'Hara SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN BTM2 SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE Runner-up
Latrice Royale SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN BTM2 BTM2 ELIM Miss C
Kenya Michaels SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM ELIM Guest
DiDa Ritz SAFE SAFE BTM2 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Willam SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN BTM2 DISQ Guest
Jiggly Caliente BTM2 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 ELIM Guest
Milan SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 BTM2 ELIM Guest
Madame LaQueer SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM Guest
The Princess SAFE BTM2 ELIM Guest
Lashauwn Beyond SAFE ELIM Guest
Alisa Summers ELIM Guest
The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
The contestants were the runners-up.
The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by viewers.
The contestant won a challenge.
The contestant received judges critiques and was ultimately chosen to be safe.
The contestant was in the bottom two.
The contestant was eliminated.
The contestant won the challenge but was disqualified from the competition.
The contestant returned as a guest for the finale episode.
Lip-syncs[edit]
Episode
Contestants
Song
Eliminated
1 Alisa Summers vs. Jiggly Caliente "Toxic"
(Britney Spears) Alisa Summers
2 Lashauwn Beyond vs. The Princess "Bad Girls"
(Donna Summer) Lashauwn Beyond
3 DiDa Ritz vs. The Princess "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"
(Natalie Cole) The Princess
4 Madame LaQueer vs. Milan "Trouble"
(Pink) Madame LaQueer
5 Kenya Michaels vs. Milan "Vogue"
(Madonna) Kenya Michaels
6 Jiggly Caliente vs. Milan "Born This Way"
(Lady Gaga) Milan
7 Jiggly Caliente vs. Willam "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)"
(Pam Tillis) Jiggly Caliente
8 Phi Phi O'Hara vs. Sharon Needles "It's Raining Men (The Sequel)"
(Martha Wash & RuPaul) None
9 DiDa Ritz vs. Latrice Royale "I've Got to Use My Imagination"
(Gladys Knight) DiDa Ritz
10 Kenya Michaels vs. Latrice Royale "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
(Aretha Franklin) Kenya Michaels
11 Chad Michaels vs. Latrice Royale "No One Else on Earth"
(Wynonna Judd) Latrice Royale
13 All remaining contestants:
Chad Michaels, Phi Phi O'Hara, Sharon Needles "Glamazon"
(RuPaul) None
The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two.
Guest judges[edit]
(In alphabetic order by stage name and/or last name)[4]
Pamela Anderson (actress)
Natalie Cole (actress, pianist, singer and songwriter)
Loretta Devine (actress)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (actress and television hostess)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (actor)
Rick Fox (basketball player)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (actress and singer)
Wynonna Judd (actress and singer)
Regina King (actress)
Ross Mathews (comedian and television personality)
Rose McGowan (actress)
Jeffrey Moran (Absolut Vodka marketing/branding executive)
Max Mutchnick (television producer)
Kelly Osbourne (television host and comedian)
Pauley Perrette (actress, singer, writer)
Amber Riley (actress and singer)
Mike Ruiz (photographer)
John Salley (professional basketball player)
Dan Savage (author)
Nicole Sullivan (actress, comedian, voice artist)
Pam Tillis (singer and songwriter)
Jennifer Tilly (actress)
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes
No.
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Title
Original air date
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1 "RuPocalypse Now!" January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)
The first episode of season 4 was released prior to its January 30 air date to fans of the RuPaul's Drag Race Facebook page. The sneak peek video was released on January 27, but its content was cut short before the runway walk and judging.[8] Thirteen new queens begin their quests for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar," but first must survive drag zombies and the end of the world.
Guest Judges: Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) and Mike Ruiz
Mini-Challenge: Photographer Mike Ruiz shoots the contestants for a "totally toxic" photo spread where they pose on a spinning platform while being sprayed with "hazardous waste."
Mini-Challenge Winner: Jiggly Caliente
Main Challenge: The queens design a post-apocalyptic couture outfit from items looted from drag queen zombies
Challenge Winner: Sharon Needles
Bottom Two: Alisa Summers & Jiggly Caliente
Lip Sync Song: "Toxic" by Britney Spears
Eliminated: Alisa Summers
Farewell Message: "Keep it cute ladies! Shady sisters 4-ever! ♥ Alisa"
39
2 "WTF!: Wrestling's Trashiest Fighters" February 6, 2012 (2012-02-06)
In this women's wrestling challenge, an homage to G.L.O.W., the queens are separated into three teams headed by the mini-challenge winners, and are asked to create a wrestling storyline and to choreograph a match, to be performed in front of the judges and a live audience. In addition, the teams have to split into binomials: the nice girls, or Faces, and the bad girls, or Heels. Following the wrestling matches, the girls are asked to walk the runway in their best "girly-girl" couture.
Guest Judges: Rick Fox and John Salley
Wrestling Trainers: "Hollywood's Own" Joey Ryan, Hector "El Chido" Canales and "King of Submissions" Ryan Taylor
Mini-Challenge: Split into teams of four and created a "badonkadonk" with padding in 30 minutes.
Mini-Challenge Winners: Chad Michaels, Willam, Phi Phi O'Hara
Main Challenge: Create a wrestling storyline, with "backstage" clip and entertaining match in the ring
Runway Theme: Girly Drag
Challenge Winners: Chad Michaels and Madame LaQueer
Bottom Two: Lashauwn Beyond & The Princess
Lip Sync Song: "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer
Eliminated: Lashauwn Beyond
Farewell Message: "Stay true 2 U + xoxo good luck! –Beyond!"
40
3 "Glamazons vs. Champions" February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)
The queens make commercials for RuPaul's albums Glamazon and Champion. The queens are separated into two teams, led by Phi Phi O'Hara (Team Champion) and Kenya Michaels (Team Glamazon).
Guest Judges: Amber Riley and Natalie Cole
Mini-Challenge: Create hats with butterfly-shaped accessories for guest Piyah Martell, Internet diva and transgender teen born with Caudal Regression Syndrome.
Mini-Challenge Winners: Phi Phi O'Hara, Kenya Michaels, Jiggly Caliente
Main Challenge: Produce and act in TV infomercials for RuPaul's Glamazon and Champion.
Runway Theme: Platinum and Gold
Challenge Winner: Sharon Needles
Bottom Two: DiDa Ritz & The Princess
Lip Sync Song: "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" by Natalie Cole
Eliminated: The Princess
Farewell Message: "This is (only) the begining [sic] ! Much Love - The Princess / I ♥ U DIDA RITZ!"
41
4 "Queens Behind Bars" February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)
Guest Judges: Billy B, Nicole Sullivan and Max Mutchnick
Mini-Challenge: In pairs, paint each others faces while handcuffed to one another and pose for a mug shot photo shoot.
Mini-Challenge Winner: Willam and Madame LaQueer
Main Challenge: In two teams, star in two different episodes of a sitcom.
Runway Theme: Television premiere.
Challenge Winner: Latrice Royale
Bottom Two: Madame LaQueer & Milan
Lip Sync Song: "Trouble" by Pink
Eliminated: Madame LaQueer
Farewell Message: "Girls: Stay humble... People go up... You'll be on the way down! Kisses MLQ / Chad, Sharon, Milan, Dita [sic] = True Friends / Kenya : Botate Mami !"
42
5 "Snatch Game" February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)
Guest Judges: Loretta Devine and Ross Mathews
Mini-Challenge: Compete in a game called "Beat the Cock"
Mini-Challenge Winner: Phi Phi O'Hara
Main Challenge: Celebrity impersonations in a Match Game-style setting
Runway Theme: Best Drag
Challenge Winner: Chad Michaels
Bottom Two: Kenya Michaels & Milan
Lip Sync Song: "Vogue" by Madonna
Eliminated: Kenya Michaels
Farewell Message: "[...] / I'll be waiting for you in my kindom [sic] / Phi-Phi - I love you - sisters 4 ever"
43
6 "Float Your Boat" March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)
The queens design ship-shaped floats for a Pride parade runway extravaganza. One color from the 8-stripe rainbow flag was randomly assigned to each contestant by Willam, who won the wet T-shirt contest mini-challenge.
Guest Judges: Billy B, Kelly Osbourne and Pauley Perrette
Mini-Challenge: Gain the biggest crowd reaction in a wet T-shirt contest.
Mini-Challenge Winner: Willam
Main Challenge: Create and wear a parade float based on a color of the pride flag.
Challenge Winner: Willam
Bottom Two: Jiggly Caliente & Milan
Lip Sync Song: "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga
Eliminated: Milan
Farewell Message: "Say love n show love / Colored girl, why yo base look like chalk ? / Jiggly REPRESENT / Dwayne Milan"
44
7 "Dragazines" March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12)
The contenders' challenge was to produce a magazine cover. The magazines were shared out among the queens by Latrice Royale, who won the mini-challenge.
Guest Judges: Regina King and Pam Tillis
Mini-Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
Mini-Challenge Winner: Latrice Royale
Main Challenge: Create a magazine cover
Challenge Winner: Phi Phi O'Hara
Bottom Two: Jiggly Caliente & Willam
Lip Sync Song: "Mi Vida Loca" by Pam Tillis
Eliminated: Jiggly Caliente
Farewell Message: "To my Bitchez / <3 y'all 2 Death! / C U @ da Reunion / Keep it Real" [Second Column:] "Luv the Dusty 'RPDR' Girls! <3 / Shady / I can get [censored] now! / <3 Dida / Jiggly Caliente"
45
8 "Frenemies" March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)
Guest Judges: Lucian Piane, Pamela Anderson, and Jennifer Tilly
Mini-Challenge: Polygraph test administered by RuPaul
Mini-Challenge Winner: N/A
Main Challenge: Live singing duet; the six remaining contestants were paired into three teams (duets) and sing "So Much Better Than You"
Challenge Winner: Latrice Royale & Willam
Bottom Two: Phi Phi O'Hara & Sharon Needles
Lip Sync Song: "It's Raining Men (The Sequel)" Performed by Martha Wash and RuPaul
Disqualified: Willam
Farewell Message: "Hi, I showed my ass (a lot) so here's one for the road. Willam." (with a butt print on the mirror.)
46
9 "Frock the Vote!" March 26, 2012 (2012-03-26)
The top five girls return to the work room, and RuPaul brings them their next mini challenge: create fashionable footwear out of clear platform heels using an Absolut cocktail as inspiration. Phi Phi wins the mini challenge, and Ru then presents them with their main challenge. The girls will be campaigning for the Drag Queen Presidency, and must put together a presentation for a round table political debate. For their runway, the queens needed dress their best for the president's inaugural ball.
Guest Judges: Dan Savage and Jeffrey Moran
Mini-Challenge: Design an Absolut Vodka Inspired Shoe
Mini-Challenge Winner: Phi Phi O'Hara
Main Challenge: Participate in a Presidential debate as the 2012 Wig Party candidate
Runway Theme: Inaugural Drag
Challenge Winner: Sharon Needles
Bottom Two: DiDa Ritz & Latrice Royale
Lip Sync Song: "I've Got to Use My Imagination" by Gladys Knight
Eliminated: DiDa Ritz
Farewell Message: "Ms. Cheese loves you! Stay true 2 U girl Chad, needles, latrice XXX P.S. Phi Phi: Thank love u"
47
10 "DILFs: Dads I'd Like To Frock" April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)
It is revealed that Kenya has returned to the competition, and she wins the mini-challenge, which was to drag out a stuffed teddy bear. For their main challenge, the queens are paired up with dads for a maternity runway/makeover and striptease.
Guest Judges: Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jennifer Love Hewitt
Returned: Kenya Michaels
Mini-Challenge: Give a teddy bear a makeover.
Mini-Challenge Winner: Kenya Michaels
Main Challenge: Turn a DILF into a pregnant drag diva.
Challenge Winner: Phi Phi O'Hara
Bottom Two: Kenya Michaels & Latrice Royale
Lip Sync Song: "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Performed by Aretha Franklin
Eliminated: Kenya Michaels
Farewell Message: "Girl I say goodbye again! Thank your love. When I left this competition, I felt loved. I love you, and the winner is... I don't know. Kiss K.M."
48
11 "The Fabulous Bitch Ball" April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)
For the mini challenge, the queens made a puppet of their own peers and made a bitch fest. Chad won the challenge and as a reward, she allowed to pair each queen with a dog to use as inspiration for the main challenge.
Guest Judges: Rose McGowan and Wynonna Judd
Mini-Challenge: A bitch fest with puppets
Mini-Challenge Winner: Chad Michaels
Main Challenge: Design three outfits for the runway in the categories: Daytime Dog Park, Pooch in a Purse and Canine Couture, an outfit inspired by an actual dog.
Challenge Winner: Sharon Needles
Bottom Two: Chad Michaels & Latrice Royale
Lip Sync Song: "No One Else on Earth" by Wynonna Judd
Eliminated: Latrice Royale
Farewell Message: "My divas Remember who you are, and what you stand for I love you and miss you all. Stay fierce!! Latrice Royale"
49
12 "RuPaul Rewind" April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16)
A look back on the highlights, low-lights, and previously unseen footage from the season as we race toward the climactic grand finale! RuPaul is joined by Shannel (season 1), Pandora Boxx (season 2) and Mariah (season 3) as they look back over the top 10 fits of fashion from the season so far. This episode also included a few clips of queens who didn't make it on the season, among them, Magnolia Crawford, who later became a contestant on season 6.
50
13 "The Final Three" April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)
The queens compete in their final challenge: starring in RuPaul's music video for "Glamazon". In a twist, all three finalists had to perform the lip-sync song. Afterwards, RuPaul announced that the winner of the race will be revealed on "RuPaul's Drag Race: Reunited" the next week.
Special Guests: Candis Cayne and Mathu Andersen
Main Challenge: Shoot the music video for RuPaul's "Glamazon" with a dramatic scene
Lip Sync Song: "Glamazon" by RuPaul
51
14 "Reunited" April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)
For the first time, a live audience of fans, mainly from the Los Angeles area sit in as RuPaul and the contestants return for the annual reunion, where RuPaul reveals the winner of the season. The finale episode was taped at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood on Wednesday April 25, 2012, where three different outcomes were filmed in an attempt to keep the winner from being revealed before the episode aired, as had happened in previous seasons.[9][10] We find out Latrice Royale is crowned "Miss Congeniality." We also learn that the reason Willam was disqualified was that he was caught having conjugal visits with his husband, who had tracked Willam to the hotel where the contestants were sequestered during production. This is in breach of the clause barring contestants engaging in unauthorized outside contact.
Miss Congeniality: Latrice Royale
Runners-up: Chad Michaels & Phi Phi O'Hara
Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season Four: Sharon Needles
Marketing[edit]
In January 2012, Logo released the second running of Fantasy Drag Race, an online fan contest inspired by fantasy football where viewers assemble a team of three season four Drag Race contestants. Players receive and lose points based on their team's performance on the show, and can earn additional points by redeeming codes and performing tasks given out when episodes of the show first air. The highest scoring players receive Drag Race and NYX Cosmetics products, and one player wins a trip for two to the first stop on Logo's Drag Race Tour.[11]
Already having a generous social media presence, Logo expanded its efforts across Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, GetGlue, and Foursquare in preparation for the premiere of season four. Both RuPaul and contestants tweet live while the show airs, and LogoTalk! chat parties (featuring judges, contestants from previous seasons, and contestants from season four) occur on the official Logo website while participants watch new episodes.[12] Season four specifically marks an increased interest from Logo in Tumblr, where the network publishes animated GIFs, contestant trading cards, and images that incorporate internet memes.[13] Dan Sacher, VP of digital for VH1 and Logo, has stated that their online marketing efforts are part of helping the small network expand their fan base across as many outlets as possible.[12]
Reception[edit]
The premiere episode of season four averaged a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic, totaling 481,000 viewers, and ranked as the highest-rated premiere in Logo's network history. Untucked totalled 254,000 viewers, marking the companion show's most watched debut. During the evening of the premiere, the show registered eight US trending topics on Twitter (including Jiggly Caliente, Sharon Needles, Phi Phi O'Hara, and Latrice Royale) and reached a 7th place ranking on Trendrr. Leading up to the first episode, the show's Facebook page saw an 89% increase (earning over half a million fans).[14]
The season finale scored a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic and drew 601,000 viewers total, while the reunion episode became the highest rated episode of the season. Season four's "RuPaul's Drag Race: Reunited" was also the highest-rated reunion in the franchise's history, seeing a 33% increase in the 18-49 demographic compared to season three. The reunion registered five trending topics on Twitter (including Sharon Needles, Phi Phi, Willam, and a new portmanteau Willam introduced to the show: "RuPaulogize"), and ranked 4th among non-sports cable programs for the night on Trendrr.[15]
During season 4, the show's Twitter following increased by 77%, and the Facebook page accrued a 36% increase in likes.[15] TV.com also declared it was the best reality show on television.[16]
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ "Rupaul's Drag Race Season 4". Logo. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b Shumaker, Jason (December 12, 2011). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Fourth Season Premiere Sashays onto Logo, Monday, January 30th" (Press release). Logo. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
Jump up ^ Virtel, Louis (March 14, 2013). "The 10 Hottest "RuPaul's Drag Race" Contestants Out of Drag". NewNowNext.com (Logo TV / Viacom International. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Getting to know Dida Ritz: Rogers Park drag queen makes name for herself on RuPaul's Drag Race". Loyola Phoenix. Chicago: Loyola University. April 18, 2012. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
Jump up ^ Bridges, Traci (January 25, 2012). "West Florence, USC grad in the hunt on "Rupaul's Drag Race"". SCnow.com / The Morning News (BH Media Group). Retrieved May 23, 2017.
Jump up ^ Smothers, Thairin (January 27, 2012). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4 Full Trailer". The WOW Report. World of Wonder. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
Jump up ^ Tanner Stransky (April 26, 2012). "On the Scene at 'RuPaul's Drag Race: Reunited'". Entertainment Weekly.
Jump up ^ Maria Sciullo (April 30, 2012). "Sharon Needles Crowned 'Drag Race' Queen". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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External links[edit]
Official website (U.S.)
Official website (Canada)
Official Facebook page
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Tu Sooraj, Main Saanjh Piyaji
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Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji
Genre
Indian soap opera
Written by
Shashi Mittal
Seema Mantri
Raghuveer Shekhawat
Vaishali
Directed by
Pushkar Mahabal
Yogesh Bhati
Starring
Rhea Sharma
Avinesh Rekhi
Neelu Vaghela
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Country of origin
India
Original language(s)
Hindi
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
119 as of August 17, 2017
Production
Location(s)
Kerala
Rajasthan
Editor(s)
Jay B Ghadiali
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
20-22 min
Production company(s)
Shashi Sumeet Productions
Distributor
Star India
Release
Original network
Star Plus
Picture format
576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release
April 3, 2017 (2017-04-03) – present
External links
www.hotstar.com/tv/tu-sooraj-main-saanjh-piyaji/13549
Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji (English: You're The Sun, I'm The Twilight, Beloved) is a 2017 Indian television soap opera that airs on Star Plus. The series stars Rhea Sharma and Avinesh Rekhi and is the sequel to the series Diya Aur Baati Hum. Neelu Vaghela, Ashok Lokhande, and Kanika Maheshwari reprise their roles from that series.[1][2] It started airing at 7 p.m. IST from 24th July 2017 replacing Saath Nibhaana Saathiya. Before, it aired at 1 p.m. IST in Star Plus Dopahar since 3rd April 2017[3][4]
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1 Plot
2 Cast
2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
2.3 Cameo
3 References
Plot[edit]
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The story is based on the life of children of Sooraj and Sandhya featuring the life of their daughter, Kanak. Bhabho ignores Kanak because according to her, Kanak is the reason for the death of Sooraj-Sandhya. After many circumstances, Kanak gets married to a man Uma Shankar. She starts following his rules as his loyal wife while getting criticized by Palomi and Maasi sa.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
Rhea Sharma as Kanak Uma Shankar Toshniwal (née Rathi), Sooraj and Sandhya's vivacious daughter and Uma Shankar's forced wife (2017)
Avinesh Rekhi as Uma Shankar Toshniwal, Kanak's husband who is very traditional and old fashioned (2017)
Neelu Vaghela as Santosh "Bhabho" Rathi, Suraj's mother, Sandhya's mother-in-law and Kanak, Ved, and Vansh's grandmother, matriarch of Rathi family (2017)
Recurring[edit]
Mayank Arora as Ved Sooraj Rathi, Sandhya-Suraj's elder son, An IPS officer just like his mother (2017)
Kabeer Kumar as Vansh Sooraj Rathi, Sandhya-Suraj's younger son who is into sweet-making like his father (2017)
Ashok Lokhande as Arun Rathi, Suraj's father, Sandhya's father in law (2017)
Kanika Maheshwari as Meenakshi Vikram Rathi, Vikram's wife (2017)
Rajeev Singh as Vikram Rathi, Suraj's brother (2017)
Vikas Grover as Arvind, Kanak's loyal friend.
Hearty Singh as Shiv Toshniwal, Uma's cousin
Mazel Vyas as Suman Toshniwal (2017) Uma's cousin
Uday Nene as Golu Vikram Rathi, Kanak's cousin (2017)
Sheetal Pandya as Rani Golu Rathi, Golu's wife (2017)
Shefali Singh Soni as Payal Aditya Toshniwal (2017) Aditya's wife, Uma-Kanak's sister-in-law
Madhura Naik as Palomi (2017) A lady who loves Uma
Swati Kapoor as Saraswati Toshniwal, Uma's sister (2017)
Sadiya Siddiqui as Nanda, Uma's aunt (2017)
Cameo[edit]
Anas Rashid as Sooraj Rathi in dream sequence and flashbacks[1]
Deepika Singh as Sandhya Rathi in flashbacks[2]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Anas Rashid, a.k.a. Sooraj, to return to Diya Aur Baati Hum sequel, Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji". Hindustan Times. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
^ Jump up to: a b "‘Diya Aur Baati Hum' sequel to be titled ‘Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji'". The Times of India. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
Jump up ^ "Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji written update April 25, 2017: Uma Shankar marries Kanak - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
Jump up ^ "Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji 25th April 2017 Written Episode Update - Telly Updates". Telly Updates. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
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Weeds (TV series)
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Weeds
Genre
Black comedy[1][2]
Comedy-drama[1][3]
Satire[1]
Created by
Jenji Kohan
Written by
Jenji Kohan (22 episodes)
Roberto Benabib (14 episodes)
Matthew Salsberg (12 episodes)
Victoria Morrow (10 episodes)
Rolin Jones (9 episodes)
Stephen Falk (9 episodes)
Brendan Kelly (8 episodes)
David Holstein (8 episodes)
Carly Mensch (6 episodes)
and others
Directed by
Craig Zisk (20 episodes)
Scott Ellis (18 episodes)
Michael Trim (11 episodes)
and others
Starring
Mary-Louise Parker
Elizabeth Perkins
Justin Kirk
Tonye Patano
Romany Malco
Indigo
Hunter Parrish
Alexander Gould
Andy Milder
Allie Grant
Kevin Nealon
Opening theme
"Little Boxes" (episodes 1–38, 90–101 and briefly in 57)
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
8
No. of episodes
102 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Jenji Kohan
Roberto Benabib (seasons 3–8)
Craig Zisk (seasons 3–5)
Matthew Salsberg (seasons 6–8)
Mark A. Burley (seasons 7–8)
Scott Ellis (season 8)
Lisa I. Vinnecour (season 8)
Producer(s)
Leslie D. Waldman (seasons 6–8)
Michael Trim
Stephen Falk
Rolin Jones
Running time
26 minutes
Production company(s)
Tilted Productions
Lionsgate Television
Showtime Networks
Distributor
Lionsgate Television
Release
Original network
Showtime
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release
August 7, 2005 (2005-08-07) – September 16, 2012 (2012-09-16)
External links
www.sho.com/weeds
Weeds is an American dark comedy-drama[1][2][3] television series created by Jenji Kohan for Showtime. Its central character is Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family, after her husband dies of a heart attack. Over the course of the series, she and her family increasingly become entangled in illegal activity.
The first three seasons are set primarily in the fictional town of Agrestic, California. During seasons four and five, the Botwins reside in the fictional town of Ren Mar in San Diego. In the sixth season, the family relocates to Seattle, Washington and Dearborn, Michigan. In between seasons six and seven, Nancy serves a prison sentence in Connecticut while her sons and brother-in-law live in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the beginning of season seven, Nancy moves into a halfway house in New York City where she reunites with her family. They live in Manhattan for the duration of the season, but relocate to Connecticut in the season seven finale and throughout season eight.
The show debuted on the Showtime cable network on August 7, 2005, earning the channel's highest ratings. The series ended with the eighth and final season[4][5] on September 16, 2012. In 2012, TV Guide Network bought the airing rights, providing an edited version of the show free of charge.[6] The show has received numerous awards, including two Satellite Awards, one Golden Globe Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, a Young Artist Award, and two Emmy Awards.
Contents
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1 Production
2 Synopsis
2.1 Series opening
3 Cast and characters
4 Episodes
5 Media
5.1 Opening music
5.2 Soundtracks
5.3 DVD and Blu-ray releases
5.4 Books
6 Reception
6.1 Critical reception
6.2 Awards and nominations
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Production[edit]
Stevenson Ranch, California, a filming location for Weeds.
The show is inspired by crime series such as The Shield and The Sopranos, in the sense of an antihero serving as the protagonist while retaining an individual moral code, which usually goes against the norms of society. The title, according to Kohan, refers "to a lot of things", including marijuana and widow's weeds; however, it mainly alludes to "hardy plants struggling to survive." The basic premise, as illustrated by the lyrics of the opening song from the first three seasons as well its eighth, satirizes off-color characters struggling with faux suburban reality, in which everything is "all style, no substance".[1][7] According to Kohan, she first pitched the series to HBO, which dismissed it. Robert Greenblatt invested in the show and Showtime later commissioned it.[8]
Weeds was produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television.[9] Showrunner and head writer Jenji Kohan, whose credits include Tracey Takes On..., Mad About You, and Sex and the City, is the executive producer of the series, alongside Roberto Benabib, of Little City fame.[10][11] When asked who "...runs the writer's room?", Kohan responded by explaining how she and Benabib "tag team".
The writer Matthew Salsberg and director Craig Zisk joined as executive producers in later seasons.[12][13][14] Following Zisk's departure from the series after five seasons, Mark Burley, director Scott Ellis, and Lisa Vinnecour were added as executive producers. By season eight, writers Victoria Morrow and Stephen Falk also became executive producers.
Exterior scenes for the first two seasons were shot almost exclusively in Stevenson Ranch, a suburban area of Santa Clarita Valley, California. The large fountain and Agrestic sign in the opening credits of the first three seasons was shot at the corner of Stevenson Ranch Parkway and Holmes Place.[15] The name "Stevenson Ranch" was digitally replaced with "Agrestic" (and with "Majestic" and "Regrestic" in later episodes). The overhead satellite view in the beginning of the credits in the first three seasons is of Calabasas Hills, a gated community in Calabasas, California. The shot of the It's A Grind coffee shop in the introduction (seasons 1–3) is of an It's A Grind in Castaic, California.[16] The show was originally filmed at Red Studios, previously known as Ren-Mar studios.[17] The show moved to Universal Studios in Los Angeles for season 7, where it is noted on the studio tour. A version of this Wikipedia page served as the introduction for the season 5 episode titled "Where the Sidewalk Ends".
Synopsis[edit]
See also: List of Weeds episodes
For the seasonal plots, see Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Season 6, Season 7, and Season 8.
Series opening[edit]
Nancy Botwin is a single mother who lives in Agrestic—a fictional suburb of Los Angeles with her two children, Silas and Shane, aged 15 and 10, when the series begins. The pilot opens a few weeks after the untimely death of Nancy's husband Judah, who died of a heart attack while jogging with their younger son.[18] Nancy starts to sell marijuana to maintain her upper middle-class lifestyle originally provided by her late husband's salary. The series follows Nancy's life as she gets drawn into the criminal system, develops a client base, starts a front to hide her selling, creates her own strain of weed called MILF, and relocates her family to stay out of jail and protect her children. Featured in the ensemble cast are her lazy, wisecracking brother-in-law Andy Botwin; silly acquaintance Doug Wilson; and her narcissistic neighbor Celia Hodes, a manic PTA mother.
Cast and characters[edit]
The cast of Weeds during Season 2, Left to Right: Romany Malco, Tonye Patano, Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin Nealon, Elizabeth Perkins, and Justin Kirk. This image was also used for the Season 2 DVD box set.
Main article: List of Weeds characters
Actor
Role
Seasons
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Mary-Louise Parker
Nancy Botwin
Main
Elizabeth Perkins
Celia Hodes
Main
Justin Kirk
Andy Botwin
Main
Tonye Patano
Heylia James
Main Guest
Romany Malco
Conrad Shepard
Main Guest
Hunter Parrish
Silas Botwin
Main
Alexander Gould
Shane Botwin
Main
Kevin Nealon
Doug Wilson
Main
Andy Milder
Dean Hodes
Guest Main Guest
Allie Grant
Isabelle Hodes
Guest Main
The principal character is Nancy Price Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), a housewife from southern California who becomes a pot dealer after her husband Judah (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) dies. Although her drug-dealing career achieves mixed success, she eventually rises to the highest levels of an international drug-smuggling cartel. Nancy remarries three times during the series. First, she has an under-the-radar wedding with Peter Scottson (Martin Donovan), a DEA agent, who was later killed. In season five, she marries Esteban Reyes (Demián Bichir), the fictional mayor of Tijuana and leader of a cartel, who is murdered by the seventh season. While in prison, Nancy also establishes a long-term relationship with Zoya, a woman convicted of murdering her own boyfriend. In the series finale, which leaps forward seven years, viewers come to know that Nancy married Rabbi David Bloom, who later died in a car accident.
Throughout most of the show, Nancy shares her house with her brother-in-law Andy Botwin (Justin Kirk). When Andy arrives in Agrestic, he is little more than a fun-loving slacker without any direction, and Nancy views him as a burden. Nonetheless, he emerges as the primary father figure in the household. He falls in love with Nancy during the fourth season, but eventually realizes she will not return his feelings. Nancy tries to balance their relationship to keep him "in the family." When he is not helping the family, Andy engages in various business ventures, from marijuana dealer to entrepreneurial bicycle salesman.
Nancy begins the series with two sons, who after Judah's death are raised haphazardly. In the fifth season, she has a son, Stevie Ray Botwin (portrayed by uncredited babies and later by Ethan and Gavin Kent), with Esteban Reyes. Her first son, Silas (Hunter Parrish), who has been sexually active since the show's debut, later follows in his mother's footsteps: he becomes a marijuana dealer, grower, and dispensary operator.
Nancy's youngest son, Shane (Alexander Gould), is highly intelligent yet poorly socialized and vulgar; he is deeply affected by his father's death. In the first three seasons, he was the target for bullies in school. He begs for more attention from his mother than he receives. His psychological issues often reach critical level. Just before leaving Agrestic, Shane has conversations with his dead father. Upon moving to Ren Mar, Shane loses his virginity and becomes a temporary alcoholic. While his mother is having a hostile conversation with Estaban's scornful boss and political consultant Pilar, she threatened both he and his brother's lives. To protect his family, Shane abruptly kills Pilar with a croquet mallet. By the seventh season, Shane joins the police academy before receiving his criminal justice degree — working for the New York City Police Department in season eight.
Celia Hodes (Elizabeth Perkins) is Nancy's "frenemy". Obsessed with her personal image, she manipulates those around her. She is unhappily married to Dean (Andy Milder), whom she regards as a "loser asshole"; they later divorce. Other characters dislike her. Celia's older daughter, Quinn (Haley Hudson), kidnaps her as revenge for shipping her to a reform school in Mexico. She is also demanding over her younger daughter Isabelle's (Allie Grant) "weight problem," and is critical over her sexual orientation. At the end of the first season, Celia is diagnosed with breast cancer and is cured with chemotherapy. After the fifth season, the actress left to pursue other projects.
Doug Wilson (Kevin Nealon) begins the series as an accountant and city councilman for the town of Agrestic. Doug is friends with many characters in the series including Andy, Dean, and Sanjay Patel (Maulik Pancholy); all four aid Nancy's career as a marijuana dealer. Doug makes mistakes and loses his position; his wife Dana leaves him. He becomes a drifter who follows the Botwins during seasons four through eight. He and the Botwins move to New York City, where he becomes the chief accountant for a Ponzi scheme posing as a hedge fund.
The show has a changing cast of supporting characters. Heylia James (Tonye Patano) and her family — Conrad and Vaneeta, portrayed by Romany Malco and Indigo, respectively — play key roles during the first three seasons. They are wholesalers who supply marijuana to Nancy. Conrad later develops his own strain of marijuana, called MILF weed, which Nancy sells.
Season three features Sullivan Groff (Matthew Modine), an unethical, womanizing real estate developer with big plans for Agrestic. When Nancy moves to Ren Mar, the characters in Esteban's drug cartel—primarily Cesar (Enrique Castillo), Ignacio (Hemky Madera), and Guillermo (Guillermo Díaz), the latter first appearing in the third season—take a leading role. Other key characters include Nancy's housekeeper Lupita (Renée Victor); rival drug dealers; countless law enforcement officials; the romantic interests of Andy, Silas, and Shane; and the residents of Agrestic and Ren Mar.
In the sixth season, Nancy is on the run, and the new characters only have minor roles and appear for only a few episodes. An exception to this is Warren Schiff (Richard Dreyfuss), who she first met when teaching her math in high school; he becomes infatuated with Nancy. When the Botwins and Doug settle in New York City, new supporting characters are introduced. The family later settles in Nancy's estranged sister Jill's (Jennifer Jason Leigh) house in Connecticut, becoming a regular guest character by the eighth season.
Other recurring characters include Albert Brooks as Nancy's father-in-law Lenny, Carrie Fisher as Celia's lawyer, Dave Thomas as a doctor, Martin Short as a lawyer for Nancy's custody battle, Alanis Morissette as a doctor at an abortion clinic, Zooey Deschanel as Andy's estranged girlfriend, Lee Majors as a border guard, Mary-Kate Olsen as a student girl who worships Jesus and sells pot, as well as Aidan Quinn, among others.
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Weeds episodes
As of September 16, 2012, 102 original episodes have been broadcast. The first season began August 8, 2005 and consisted of 10 episodes. The second season premiered on August 14, 2006, airing 12 episodes. The third season debuted on August 13, 2007, airing 15 episodes. The fourth season began June 16, 2008, the fifth season on June 8, 2009, and the sixth in August 2010, each with 13 episodes. The seventh season began airing on June 27, 2011, and, as of November 10, 2011, Weeds was renewed for an eighth and final season of 13 episodes that premiered Sunday, July 1, 2012.[19][20]
In 2006, before Season 2 airing, the first few episodes were leaked online.[21] Before the third season began, the first two episodes appeared online on July 22, 2007 (nearly a month before the August 13 premiere date). The third episode appeared online on July 24, 2007, with the fourth appearing just three days later. The fourth episode was, however, an incomplete version—among other things, some dubbed lines were not complete (notably part of a voice mail message by U-Turn is spoken by a distinctly different actor), and a card simply reading "End Credits" was inserted instead of the actual credits. On August 1, 2010, the first episodes of season 6 leaked online. Due to the high quality of the leaked episodes, downloaders of the torrents speculated that they were leaked intentionally to garner interest in the show and to create internet buzz.[21] Episode leaks of other Showtime programs such as Californication and Dexter were seen as giving weight to this theory.[21]
Jenji Kohan has stated that she does not mind episodes being distributed on the internet in this way, saying, "Revenue aside, I don't expect to get rich on Weeds. I'm excited it's out there. Showtime is great, but it does have a limited audience."[22] The show is rated TV-MA for drug content, profanity, nudity, brief violence, and other adult content.
Media[edit]
Opening music[edit]
"Little Boxes" is the opening song for the first three seasons. The first season uses the version recorded by its composer Malvina Reynolds.[23] In seasons 2 and 3, the song is performed by various artists. In season 4, the Malvina Reynolds version opens the first episode. Thereafter, the original titles and music are replaced by a short clip, different for each episode, that relates to the plot or some scene in the episode. The song is also subtly referenced in the eighth episode of the fourth season when a sleepy Nancy tells Shane that he's going to "...become a doctor or a lawyer or a business executive." In the opening credits of the eighth episode of season seven, a woman is heard humming the tune to "Little Boxes" as she arranges knickknacks on a shelf. In Season 8, the show returns to "Little Boxes" for the opening sequence.
Season 1[24]
Malvina Reynolds
Season 2[25]
Elvis Costello
Death Cab for Cutie
Engelbert Humperdinck
Kate & Anna McGarrigle (in French)
Charlie (Charles Phelps) Barnett Jr
Aidan Hawken
Ozomatli
The Submarines
Tim DeLaughter of Polyphonic Spree
Regina Spektor
Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice
Malvina Reynolds
Season 3[26]
Randy Newman
Angelique Kidjo
Kinky (in Spanish)
Donovan
Billy Bob Thornton
The Shins
The Individuals
Man Man
Joan Baez
The Decemberists
Michael Franti
Persephone's Bees (partly in Russian)
Laurie Berkner
Linkin Park
Malvina Reynolds (opening)
& Pete Seeger (closing)
Season 8
Malvina Reynolds
Ben Folds
Steve Martin & Kevin Nealon
The Bronx
The Mountain Goats
Bomb the Music Industry!
The Womenfolk
The Thermals
Dierks Bentley
Hunter Parrish
Aimee Mann
Malvina Reynolds
Soundtracks[edit]
The music supervisors for the show include Gary Calamar (along with music coordinator Alyson Vidoli) (27 episodes), Amine Ramer (4 episodes), and Bruce Gilbert (3 episodes). The original score is provided by composers Brandon Jay and Gwendolyn Sanford.
Weeds: Music from the Original Series
Released September 13, 2005
Malvina Reynolds – "Little Boxes"
Nellie McKay – "David"
Peggy Lee – "A Doodlin' Song"
Sufjan Stevens – "All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands"
Michael Franti & Spearhead – "Ganja Babe"
All Too Much – "More Than a Friend"
Sons & Daughters – "Blood"
The New Pornographers – "The Laws Have Changed"
Joey Santiago – "Fake Purse"
NRBQ – "Wacky Tobacky"
Marion Black – "Who Knows"
Martin Creed – "I Can't Move"
The Mountain Goats – "Cotton"
Joey Santiago – "Birthday Video"
Flogging Molly – "If I Ever Leave This World Alive"
The Be Good Tanyas – "The Littlest Birds"
Hill Of Beans – "Satan Lend Me a Dollar"
Weeds: Music from the Original Series, Volume 2
Released October 17, 2006
Elvis Costello – "Little Boxes"
Zeroleen – "All Good"
Of Montreal – "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games"
Jenny Owen Youngs – "Fuck Was I"
Fern Jones – "Strange Things Are Happening"
(The Real) Tuesday Weld – "Bathtime in Clerkenwell"
Gwendolyn Sanford & Brandon Jay – "Shane Digs Gretchen"
Rogue Wave – "Kicking the Heart Out"
Regina Spektor – "The Ghost of Corporate Future"
Dengue Fever – "One Thousand Tears of a Tarantula"
Aidan Hawken – "Neighborhood"
Squirrel Nut Zippers – "It Ain't You"
Gwendolyn Sanford & Brandon Jay – "From Agrestic to Las Vegas"
The 88 – "Not Enough"
Sufjan Stevens – "Holland"
Gwendolyn Sanford & Brandon Jay – "Huskaroo TV Spot"
The Mopes – "You Look Like a Gorilla"
Weeds: Music from the Original Series, Volume 3
Released June 3, 2008 as digital-only release, retail release July 8.[27]
Randy Newman – "Little Boxes"
Page France – "Chariot"
That 1 Guy – "Buttmachine"
Beirut – "Scenic World"
The Dresden Dolls – "Girl Anachronism"
Ween – "You Fucked Up"
Oh No! Oh My! – "Walk in the Park"
Illinois – "Nosebleed"
Great Lake Swimmers – "Your Rocky Spine"
Mr. Smolin – "The Earth Keeps Turning On"
Kevin Nealon – "Just Like The Superdome"
State Radio – "Keepsake"
Eleni Mandell – "Let's Drive Away"
The Shins – "Little Boxes" (iTunes Exclusive)
Weeds: Music from the Original Series, Volume 4
Released June 9, 2009
DeVotchKa – "A New World"
Nortec Collective – "Tengo La Voz"
Greg Weeks – "Made"
The Free Design – "Love You"
That Handsome Devil – "Mexico"
Miss Li – "Don't Try to Fool Me"
Tunng – "Bullets"
Mucca Pazza – "Borino Oro"
Los Mono – "Se Puede"
Linus of Hollywood – "Thank You for Making Me Feel Better"
The Mountain Goats – "International Small Arms Traffic Blues"
Toots & The Maytals – "Celia"
Soul Swingers – "Brighter Tomorrow"
DVD and Blu-ray releases[edit]
DVD Name
# of Ep
Release dates
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
Season One 10 July 11, 2006 September 3, 2007 July 18, 2007
Season Two 12 July 24, 2007 January 7, 2008 May 28, 2008
Season Three 15 June 3, 2008 May 26, 2008 July 8, 2009
Season Four 13 June 2, 2009 May 30, 2011 March 17, 2010
Season Five 13 January 19, 2010 August 29, 2011 November 24, 2010
Season Six 13 February 22, 2011 April 9, 2012 December 16, 2011
Season Seven 13 February 21, 2012 TBA August 8, 2013
Season Eight 13 February 12, 2013 TBA March 20, 2014
The Region 1 Season One DVD is only available in 4:3 pan and scan format. The Region 2 and 4 releases are all in anamorphic widescreen. Season one was released on Blu-ray on May 29, 2007, and Season two was released on July 24, 2007. Both seasons include all episodes in 1080p widescreen with Dolby Digital EX sound and either DTS-HD (season one) or LPCM (season two), as well as extras exclusive to the Blu-ray release. Season three was released on Blu-ray on June 3, 2008. Seasons one to three on Blu-ray are multi-region discs; however, season four has been region-locked to region A only. This is due to a lack of broad international pick-up by non-US broadcasters at the time of release. This implies that Showtime does not wish to prejudice any future transmission rights negotiations by having the season available to own before it could be broadcast in the countries concerned.
In late 2009, Weeds seasons four and five have been aired in at least one region B country, namely The Netherlands.[28] Subsequently, a region 2 DVD of Season 4 has indeed been released.[29][30] However, the region 2 DVD release was not accompanied by a region B Blu-ray. Showtime has not commented on whether they ever anticipate releasing a region B Blu-ray version, or if any further non-US transmission rights are agreed. The same region locking has been applied to Blu-ray for season five.[31] In November 2011, Seasons 2–5 were released on Region B Blu-ray in Australia with Season 6 Region B Blu-ray released December 16, 2011.[32] Blu-ray season seven is now available.[33]
An extra feature on the Season Two DVD (a marijuana-based cooking show parody) was rejected by the British Board of Film Classification since it was regarded as "likely [...] to promote and encourage the use of illegal drugs".[34][35]
Books[edit]
On August 7, 2007, Simon Spotlight, a division of Simon and Schuster, published In the Weeds: The Official Guide to the Showtime Series by Kera Bolonik, which features interviews with the show's creator, its writer-producers, and the entire cast. It also features detailed character and plot descriptions, recipes, trivia and behind-the-scenes information.[36]
Reception[edit]
In its first year, Weeds was the highest rated series for Showtime. Its fourth-season premiere attracted 1.3 million viewers to Showtime, the channel's then-highest-ever viewership; the season as a whole averaged 962,000 viewers.
As the third season began in fall 2007, Slate included Nancy Botwin as one of the best characters on television.[37] TIME magazine's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 10 Returning Series of 2007, ranking it at #9.[38] The New York Times opined the show is "transforming for Showtime."[39] Metacritic scored season two, four and five a score of 78, 67 and 73 respectively.
Critical reception[edit]
Metacritic ratings per season
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Rating
70[40] 78[41] 82[42] 67[43] 67[44] 56[45] 68[46] 57[47]
The first season received mostly positive reviews from critics. Metacritic gave it a rating of 70 out of 100 based on the opinions of 29 critics.[40] The second season achieved a Metacritic rating of 78 out of 100 from 16 critics,[41] and the third season reached a series-high score of 82 out of 100 from 12 critics.[42] The critical reviews dipped after Season 3, reaching a low Metacritic rating of 55 out of 100 (from 4 critics) for Season 6.[45]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Weeds
Award
Title
Credit
Year
Satellite Awards Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical Mary-Louise Parker 2005
Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by a TV Actress in a Musical or Comedy Mary-Louise Parker 2006
Writers Guild of America Episodic Comedy Jenji Kohan, Creator/Executive Producer 2006
Young Artist Awards Best Supporting Young Actor – Television Series Alexander Gould 2006
Satellite Awards Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical Justin Kirk 2008
Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Michael Trim, Director of Photography 2010[48]
Nominations
Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Elizabeth Perkins (2006, 2007, 2009)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Craig Zisk, for the episode "Good Shit Lollipop" (2006)
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series (2006, 2007)
Outstanding Main Title Design (2006)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, for the episode "Good Shit Lollipop" (2006)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mary-Louise Parker (2007, 2008, 2009)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, for the episode "Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood" (2007)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, for the episode "Crush Girl Love Panic" (2007)
Outstanding Comedy Series (2009)
Golden Globes:
Best TV Series-Comedy (2006, 2007, 2009)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-series, or TV Movie Elizabeth Perkins (2006): Best Performance by a TV Supporting Actress Elizabeth Perkins (2006, 2007)
Best Performance by a TV Actress in a Musical or Comedy Mary-Louise Parker (2005, 2007, 2008)
Best Performance by a TV Supporting Actor Justin Kirk (2007)
Screen Actors Guild:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Mary-Louise Parker (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Ensemble In A Comedy Series (2007, 2009)
Satellite Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Series-Comedy Elizabeth Perkins (2005)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-series, or TV Movie Elizabeth Perkins (2006)
Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical Mary-Louise Parker (2006, 2008)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie Justin Kirk (2007)
Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical (2007, 2008)
See also[edit]
Breaking Bad
Ideal
Top Buzzer
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