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 | |
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 follows dealers, growers and patients of the marijuana trade located within the Emerald Triangle along with the enforcers of the law, the Siskiyou County sheriffs office.[3][4][5]
Cast
Skweeze, Vallejo native and son, driver of the hooptie car for Matt Greenwell.
- Mike Boutin[6]
- Tawni Boutin[6]
- Matt Shotwell aka Matt Greenwell owner of Greenwell's Dispensary[6]
- Sheriff Jon E. Lopy[6]
- Sergeant Mike Gilley[6]
- Nathaniel Morris[6]
- B.E. Smith[6]
- Lieutenant Matt Thomson[6]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | February 20, 2013 | March 27, 2013 | |
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] |
Controversy
Matt Greenwell is the owner of Greenwell's Dispensary which was raided and closed in Vallejo Ca. He changed his name for the show and began crafting an Idea to raise some cash for his attorney fee's and fines which were/are substantial.[13] Much like the Discovery Channel series Moonshiners, Weed Country has already been criticized as being a fake or scripted television show. Commentators on blogs and forums claim the show is not only intentionally fleecing viewers, but paints the medical marijuana industry in a bad light.[14]
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 "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.
- ↑ http://www.Vallejotimesherald.com/html
- ↑ "Weed Country: Another "Non-Reality" Show On Marijuana". The Weed Blog. Retrieved March 16, 2013.