Weed Country
| Weed Country | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Docudrama |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Running time | 40 to 44 minutes |
| Production company(s) | All3Media America |
| Release | |
| Original network | Discovery Channel |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | February 20 – March 27, 2013[1] |
| External links | |
| Website |
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Weed Country is an American reality television series on the Discovery Channel that premiered on February 20, 2013, during Discovery Channel's programming block titled Weed Wednesdays.[2] The series followed dealers, growers and patients of the marijuana trade located within the Emerald Triangle, along with the enforcers of the law at the Siskiyou County Sheriff's office.[3][4][5]
Cast
- Mike Boutin, farmer[6]
- Tawni Boutin, farmer and wife of Mike Boutin[6]
- Matt Shotwell, a.k.a. Matt Greenwell, owner of Greenwell's Dispensary[6]
- Skweeze, Vallejo native and driver of the hooptie car for Matt Greenwell[6]
- Nathaniel Morris, cannabis activist and scientist[6]
- B.E. Smith, cannabis activist[6]
- Lieutenant Matt Thomson[6]
- Sheriff Jon E. Lopy[6]
- Sergeant Mike Gilley[6]
Episodes
Season 1 (2013)
| No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to the Garden" | February 20, 2013 | 1.12[7] |
| 2 | "Smugglers' Blues" | February 27, 2013 | 1.07[8] |
| 3 | "Rippers" | March 6, 2013 | 1.07[9] |
| 4 | "Unarmed and Dangerous" | March 13, 2013 | 1.10[10] |
| 5 | "Evil Around The Corner" | March 20, 2013 | 0.93[11] |
| 6 | "Harvest Hell" | March 27, 2013 | 0.95[12] |
Criticism
Much like the Discovery Channel series Moonshiners, Weed Country was criticized as a scripted television show promoted as an unscripted show.[13]
Matt Shotwell, the owner of Greenwell's Dispensary, faced criminal charges in connection with the raid and closure of the dispensary in Vallejo, California; charges against him were dismissed in 2013.
References
- ↑ "Weed Country".
- ↑ "Discovery Channel Goes Inside the Underground World of Pot Growers". the Futon Critic. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara. "'Weed Country' to Premiere Wednesday, February 20 on Discovery". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ Bierly, Mandi. "Discovery announces new series 'Weed Country'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ Longoria, Sean. "City of Weed, Siskiyou sheriff featured on upcoming Discovery Channel pot show". Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Weed Country: Cast". Zap2it. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: Celtics/Lakers Puts ESPN in Front". the Futon Critic. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda. "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Dominates Night + 'Psych', 'Top Chef', 'The Daily Show', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara. "Wednesday Cable Ratings:'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'Psych', 'The Americans', 'Workaholics' 'Southland', & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (14 March 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Dominates + 'Psych', 'Workaholics', NBA Basketball, 'The Americans' & More". TV by the Numbers.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (March 21, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'Psych', 'Workaholics', 'The Americans', 'Southland' & More". TV by the Numbers.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 28, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Again + NBA Basketball, 'Psych', 'Colbert Report' & More". TV by the Numbers.
- ↑ "Just watched "Weed Country" on Discovery and the whole thing seemed fake as hell. Especially this scene..". Reddit. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
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