Posted on 08/24/2007 7:18:05 AM PDT by SirLinksalot
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In her first major solo role without her twin sister, Mary-Kate Olsen is returning to series television for the first time since 2002 with a co-starring role on Showtime's dark comedy "Weeds."
Olsen will play Tara, a devoted Christian girl living in the newly developed megachurch community Majestic who becomes a love interest for Nancy Botwin's (Mary-Louise Parker) son Silas (Hunter Parrish). Olsen will appear in 10 of the 15 episodes of the show's third season, which premieres August 13.
Since their debut on ABC's hit comedy series "Full House" at age 9 months, Olsen and her twin sister, Ashley, have starred together in a string of kids- and tween-oriented series and movies for television and video. In 2001-2002 they starred in the ABC Family sitcom "So Little Time." They most recently starred in the 2004 feature comedy "New York Minute," which the two also produced.
Olsen's role on the edgy Showtime series about a pot-dealing mom (Parker) also is a departure from the wholesome, PG characters she and her sister have played and opens a new chapter in her acting career. Olsen's treatment in 2004 for an eating disorder was widely reported.
"'Weeds' isn't your 8 o'clock family fare," series creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan said. "It's an adult show with adult subject matter, and we're confident Mary-Kate is right for the role. She came in and read with Hunter and was absolutely charming and real and seemed like a great fit. Audiences have seen only one side of Mary-Kate, but here we'll see her in a whole new light."
In addition to Olsen, joining the "Weeds" cast this upcoming season is previously announced Matthew Modine.
These two have always freaked me out.
So be it, but it is clearly against the Word of God to forbid it entirely. You'd think all the Sola Scriptura types around here would be beating their Congressman's door down to restore Godly principles to our marijuana laws.
-ccm
They're about a billion dollars "dumber" than you or me."
Beat me to it, r9etb. Actually, I think it's a couple billion dollars.......they are an industry unto themselves: clothes, dolls, perfume, luggage, purses....
Spoken like a true Pharisee. They are no such thing.
-ccm
And the same with opium?
Agreed. I do not believe the Bible forbids wine outright.
But it is beyond question that alcoholic beverages are the subject of many cautionary and disapprobatory passages in the Scriptures, while there is no such explicit warning about marijuana.
God Himself knows that marijuana is safer than alcohol. The Bible proves it.
Yes.
-ccm
A couple of things ( and this is for Christians only) —
Civil legality aside, we shouldn’t get caught up in stuff that would have a “hold” over us—I know that’s not the best way to phrase it, but I’m not quite awake yet.
1 Cor 6
12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Christians are subject to obeying civil law—
Romans 1
1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.
It’s not a salvatory issue by any means, but Christians should not be using illegal drugs because they are illegal and because of the effects.
Here is my take—
The Bible states, Everything is permissable, but not everything is profitable.
I think this is where God gave us common sense, Lets say, that a person is addicted to a drug, be it Nicotine, alchohol, food, sex, opiates etc. And then they come to Christ and accept Him as there savior. When did God save them? When they where still in there sin! Why? Because “there sins and lawless acts, I will remember no more!” Now it is time for God to deal with that person on the bassis of a new life in Him, and not the drug.
An addiction is exactly that, an addiction. It is not easy to put down, and I truly believe this is between God and the person. I say God, for God’s love brings us to repentance, so through Gods love and whooing of The Holy Spirit that lives inside the new believer, The new believer will sooner or later come to the point where he will no longer want the addiction. This is where the believer ask God for the will and the grace to quit. The believer may fall, but it is Gods busness, not mans. And God is able to hold him up, and wash him clean.
Think about it, if your sins kept you from God, then you would have never been able to recieve salvation. But your SIN, is what kept you away, and that SIN was unbelief, and now that the person believes and Trust, he is now in GOD’S hand, so the question of this thread is good, but it is mute!!
I suppose someone will watch this cr@p..
But who is advertising, who provides the money for this stuff?
Amazing - and no grace found here, I’m afraid.
Um...what are no such thing?
I had a friend in high school like this. Insisted weed, coke, and LSD helped him get closer to God.
He’s dead now. Of a drug-induced suicide. Turns out, he was probably just trying to justify his drug problem. Who’da thunkit?
Kevin? Is that you? You’re alive!
(see post 51)
The Olsen twins are just the latest examples of children sacrificed by their parents on the altar of Fame.
Weeds, is just more nonsense... We want to have a night time soap opera... but we have to make it “hip” “edgy”...
Oh I know, lets have a suburban woman that’s a pot dealer... or we’ll make it about polygamy..
Crap.
Actually from evertying I have seen their parents were going out of their way to try to raise them grounded.... unfortunately though you get surrounded by yes men who undercut you.
Romans 13:12-14 - Cast off the works of darkness, walk properly, not in drunkenness. Make no provision to fulfill the lusts of the flesh.
Galatians 5:19-21; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - People who are guilty of drunkenness, will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Or is it your position that you can smoke pot without getting stoned?
Man....I though it might be a funny show given the original plot........suburban mommy pot dealer...sort of
I watched one episode.....it was awful..........one of the most politically correct/cover all the right ethno-bases I’ve ever seen
on par with The Contender for PC tripe
what a waste of talent.
I hear Parker is going to go nude this season...will have to look for the clips...she is sweet middle aged alabaster beauty..I’ll give her that
Good one!!! LOLOLOL
My brother had a friend who did the same thing. He hanged himself.
Pray for W and Our Troops
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