Season 5, episode 13: “All About My Mom”
Air date: Monday, August 31, 2009 on Showtime
Everything comes to a head on tonight’s season finale of Weeds, with some of Nancy’s clan selling each other out and others coming together in desperate times. Here’s what to expect:

Nancy learns of Esteban’s fate and takes action to save her own skin.
Andy makes a big change in his life.
Dean, Doug and Celia find common ground.
Silas helps Adelita with a disturbing medical issue.
Pilar Zuazo reappears and reaches an understanding with Esteban.

Here’s a sneak peek:
As a bonus to the finale, Weeds star Kevin Nealon will  host tonight’s …read more

That Lisa Rinna sure is wacky. She did TV Guide’s red carpet interviews at the Golden Globes, which sometimes felt more like awkard run-ins with the neighbors at  Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf than a masterpiece of entertainment journalism.
For instance, when Weeds’ Kevin Nealon, Justin Kirk and Elizabeth Perkins arrived, Lisa was all over them with the news that the studio that produces Weeds, Lionsgate, had just bought TV Guide. It was like she wanted to know if there would be better snacks in the break room with the new owners:

And when Lisa got David Duchovny in her sights, you …read more

Thanks to Tom O’Neil over at Gold Derby keeping one step ahead of the TV academy in reporting the Emmy contenders, we’re feeling pretty good about Showtime’s presence in this year’s Emmy race.

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Mary-Kate Olsen may not have made the Emmy’s Top 10 list for her guest performance on Weeds (boo!) but Mary-Louise Parker’s devil-may-care Nancy put her in contention for best comedic actress. Elizabeth Perkins‘ and Justin Kirk scored spots on the supporting actress/actor lists, even though Kevin Nealon was shut out. Apparently …read more

In this wacky little Q&A, Weeds star Kevin Nealon reveals that:
1) He grew up in Connecticut (yawn) and Germany (really?), because his dad worked for a helicopter company that had a contract in Heidelberg. He says something in German — bonus points to whoever posts a translation in the comments.
2) He loves being a dad because he’s better at a lot of things than his son. “It’s been a long time since I could walk over to someone, pick them up, and impress them by my strength.”
3) He estimates that he’s spent about $300,000 on iTunes downloads.
Here’s the rest of …read more

Funnyman Kevin Nealon, who’s terrific as the bong-smoking accountant/former city councilman Doug Wilson on Weeds, brings his considerable comedic gifts to the memoir genre this week with the release of his book “Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me?”
Nealon, who became a father at age 53, gently mocks his insecurities about age and fatherhood with observations like this: “Some of our family and friends thought the pictures in the last ultrasound looked more like me and I wasn’t sure how to take that, since it looked like the baby had a foot coming out of its head.”
The book hit …read more