Thank G_d for Weeds*

First off, why am I always the last one to jump on the bandwagon? (especially with tv shows): Let's see, I was slow on getting into American Idol (started watching in Season 3, then stopped watching last season), Lost (started watching in Season 3), The Office (guess what, I started watching in Season 3...), Heroes (started watching about 3/4 of the way through Season 1)......and finally, Weeds (I just started watching it on Friday.)

Now, with Weeds, it might be that I don't have Showtime, but somehow this show was completely under my radar. Up until Friday, all I could probably say about it, was that it was probably about.....well, you know. And then on Friday, a series of events occurred (it started out with me on imdb looking up cast members of The 40-Year old virgin), and I started watching the show. 4 hours and 7 episodes later, I was hooked. It's funny, clever, and most important of all, good. (plus, some of those actresses....)


Even if it wasn't one of (if not the) funniest shows on television today, it still has one helluva soundtrack. From Sufjan Stevens to Martin Creed, of Montreal to Regina Spektor; every single song relates back to the plot of the show; be it about the show's namesake, or just stickin' it to the man in general, these two seasons have contain some of the gems of the television soundtrack world. (I can't believe I just said that).

Now, if you haven't seen the show already, and you haven't heard about this already, the highlight of the soundtracks would easily revolve around the show's theme song: Melvina Reynolds' Little Boxes. What's so special about this, is that for the entire first season, this was used as the them song. For the second season, instead of using the original version, the producers used a different cover version of Little Boxes for each show, starting with Elvis Costello, and ending (for the finale) with Melvina Reynolds' original version. Along the way, versions were provided from none other than Death Cab For Cutie, Regina Spektor, Tim DeLaughter (of the Polyphonic Spree), plus many more.

All we can hope for is for the third season to bring us yet another lovely music surprise.

Melvina Reynolds - Little Boxes
Elvis Costello - Little Boxes
Regina Spektor - Little Boxes
Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice - Little Boxes



Official Weeds' Music Page (includes links to stream many of the songs used)


Clips from the show (warning, mature content/language):
A Boy's Most Valuble Lesson (Youtube)
The Greatest Graduation Speech, Ever (Youtube)


*The show, not the plant(s).
ps. Don't ask about the "G_d"...it's an inside joke.