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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 01:34 PM
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Anyone here watch "Weeds"?
We're in the middle of season one.... what a neat show!
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 01:38 PM
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1. i did the same thing...picked it up on DVD. now i hate myself for doing it
because i can't finish what i started! it's so fantastic. hold on to your seat, you're in for a wild ride!
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 01:40 PM
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2. I've seen the first two seasons.
Great stuff. :thumbsup:
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 01:43 PM
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3. Little boxes, on a hillside.
And their all made of Ticky-Tack.

THAT SONG WON'T LEAVE MY HEAD!!!!

Stop watching NOW!
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 01:44 PM
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4. yeah, that's quite an earworm....
I understand that in season 2 they have different people sing it every episode.
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 01:45 PM
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5. they do. elvis costello's version is my favorite
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:03 PM
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8. That's something to look forward to!
Edited on Fri Jan-04-08 02:09 PM by PassingFair
Who sang it in the first season?

On Edit:

Must be Malvina Reynolds, who wrote it!

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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:05 PM
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9. Malvina Reynolds, who wrote the song
Edited on Fri Jan-04-08 02:06 PM by MrCoffee
here's a complete list of cover versions used over the opening credits (without spoilers)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeds_%28television%29#Opening_Music
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:11 PM
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11. Thanks.
It says she was a friend of Pete Seeger.

She was driving in California with her husband in 1962 when she was
"inspired". She said "Bud, take the wheel, I feel a song coming on!".

Hahahaha.
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Duncan Grant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 01:48 PM
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6. "Thug means never having to say you're sorry."
It's a great show. I love Mary-Louise Parker! :thumbsup:
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 01:50 PM
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7. I used to watch them all day when I worked for the city
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A-Long-Little-Doggie Donating Member (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-04-08 02:08 PM
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10. I love Weeds!
We don't get Showtime so we have watched both seasons on DVD. We just finished disk 2 of season 2 last weekend, and we are already jonesing for season 3!
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