THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009
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DVD: Weeds
After purposely burning her family's house down at the end of season three, Nancy Botwin, the pot-dealing suburban widow, played effortlessly and acutely by Mary-Louise Parker, takes her family to the California/Mexico border where they take up residence with her father-in-law, played by the renowned Albert Brooks. Marijuana is still Nancy's preferred source of income, but when she gets involved, both professionally and personally, with the quadruple-dealing mayor of Tijuana, business expands. Nancy's brother-in-law, Andy, and disgraced former CPA and pathead, Doug, played by Kevin Nealon, form their own illegal business. In one scene, Doug says, "Andy, I smuggled her here. I think that merits some cockamole on her face-a-dilla."Yes, the humor is still there. Nancy's two sons have found their own happiness.
And Cecilia? Oh, she's still
Cecilia. Season four is a much welcomed revitalization to the series. It feels brand new, almost as if this was the first season. The decision by series creator Jenji Kohan to move the show to the Mexican border brings greener and deadlier storylines that would have seemed silly in the Botwin's former town of Agrestic. And it feels good to have a Showtime series that cares to include special features on its DVD.
Justin Hilley
REVIEW
New episodes of your favorite shows are usually hard to come by in the summer. ABC challenges that with a new season of last year's hit, Wipeout.
TV: Wipeout
The premise is simple: 24 contestants compete to win $50,000. What's not so simple is the famous Wipeout course. First the 24 contestants compete in the qualifying round in which they go through an obstacle course suspended over water that makes it nearly impossible to not fall in.
The contestants with the top 12 times move on to the next round, where eventually they are reduced to four. The final four compete in what is called the "Wipeout Zone". In the "Wipeout Zone" all four contestants compete on a gigantic obstacle course and the contestant with the fastest time wins. What's great about this show is simple: It's entertaining seeing people make fools of themselves. The most famous part of the show is the "Big Balls" where contestants
have to move across four gigantic inflatable balls. It's rare to see a contestant make it across all four. What also makes the show fun is SportsCenter host John Anderson and former Talk Soup host John Henson's cheesy but funny commentary as the contestants try and usually fail at navigating through the obstacle course unscathed. It's plain and simple, people getting hurt is pure comedy.
— Jason Baker
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