The season 3 finale of Weeds saw the suburban town of Agrestic decimated by wildfires. Now, series creator Jenji Kohan tells EW.com that the show’s theme song "Little Boxes," the beloved Malvina Reynolds ditty that was reinterpreted by many an indie rock band, is going up in smoke, too. "We rode that pony," she says. "We sat down and looked at what our show is now, and Nancy [Botwin, played by Mary Louise Parker, pictured] has gotten out of her little box. It just seemed like a
holdover from where we started and I want to get the audience on board to a new
adventure." Instead, viewers will get "more show" when the Showtime dramedy returns on June 16. "We really simplified the beginning," says Kohan, "and I know some people are going to be upset, but we feel like it goes with where we’re going. You gotta embrace change at a certain point."
On a related note, the third installment of the Weeds soundtrack series will street on July 8 and feature tracks by the Dresden Dolls, Ween, cast-member Kevin Nealon (for a sampling of his surprisingly adept banjo skills, click here), and Randy Newman’s season 3 opening version of "Little Boxes." Next on deck: a compilation of the show’s instrumentals to be released via iTunes on June 10. Get ready for one hazy summer.
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I’m a little sad to hear Weeds is ditching its theme song (and the different artists who covered it), but I’m also totally ok with it because the song perfectly went with what the show was about. If the show is about something else, then the theme song wouldn’t really make as much sense.
How about you stick with non-banjo related criticism, and let the experts handle the five string? Contrary to what you wrote, that is not surprisingly adept banjo picking. Nothing against Kevin Nealon, but that is basic to intermediate playing at best.
They’re taking out my favorite part! Well, my second-favorite part. Or third…basically, I really loved having that song at the beginning. Sigh.
In terms of the song, it probably is time to retire it. It has been great to hear the many interpretations over the season; especially when you know the history of the song. When Malvina Reynolds wrote it back in the late fifties/early sixties, she asked Pete Seeger for his opinion. He listened and thought it was a wonderfully simple (and catchy) tune, but wondered if it would stand the test of time. Looks it did (and will continue to, just no longer on Weeds)…
Fine by me… the more show the better. There’s always the DVDs if you need a fix.
what they need to do is keep the song and just extend the show 30 minutes. It takes longer to smoke a blunt than to watch an episode!
I will miss my “Little Houses” fix, but I am so looking forward to my weekly “Weeds” fix. Can’t wait.
I was thrilled to hear Girl A at the end of of 3.5. I would be even more thrilled if the soundtrack contained the Thermals cut from 3.4
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