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Mary-Kate Olsen steps out solo as "Weeds" regular (plays Christian who loves Jesus and gets high).
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| 08/23/2007
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.
TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: antichristian; christian; culturewar; hollywood; liberalbigots; marykateolsen; olsentwins; religiousintolerance
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This is how Olsen describes her character :
"Tara is from the town of Majestic and she is a good Christian girl with a twist," said Olsen. "She's a Christian. She teaches Silas and wants to tell them all about the Bible. Maybe she's stoned while doing so but she wants to tell them about it. I mean, she walks in, basically she is who she is but the audience ends up seeing really who she is as the episodes go on."
One dialogue has this : "I Love Jesus and I get stoned in order to talk to Him. We have such great conversations together."
To: SirLinksalot
Wow...I think I'll have to tune in to *this* TV classic.
NOT!
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:20:30 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(If martyrdom is so cool,why does Osama Obama go to such great lengths to avoid it?)
To: SirLinksalot
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:21:07 AM PDT
by
Natchez Hawk
(What's so funny about the first, second, and fourth Amendments?)
To: SirLinksalot
I was a born-again Christian who used to also smoke pot; thought it was OK until the Lord showed me otherwise.
Now I'm a born-again Christian free from addiction. I think that's a better lifestyle portrayal than what this TV show would offer up, but what do I know.....
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:22:15 AM PDT
by
Victor
(If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
To: SirLinksalot
"I Love Jesus and I get stoned in order to talk to Him. We have such great conversations together."
Idiot. Everyone knows that's what magic mushrooms are for.
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:22:17 AM PDT
by
this is my name not yours
(Free speech is the escape valve that keeps some people from picking up a rifle.)
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To: this is my name not yours
Idiot. Everyone knows that's what magic mushrooms are for.
sometimes its cactus too. i prefer the frogs tho.
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:25:59 AM PDT
by
absolootezer0
(stop repeat offenders- don't re-elect them!)
To: SirLinksalot
Yup, keep portraying Christians as crazy and hypocritical. Hollywood has an agenda.
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:27:04 AM PDT
by
rightinthemiddle
(Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
To: SirLinksalot
Is Mary-Kate the nice twin or the slutty one?
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:27:07 AM PDT
by
peggybac
(Tolerance is the virtue of believing in nothing)
To: SirLinksalot
If she’s going to be realistic as a pot smoker, she’ll need to eat something.
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:27:10 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Private pay or private charity - live it, learn it, love it!)
To: SirLinksalot
Bush's fault.
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:28:43 AM PDT
by
evets
(beer)
To: Tax-chick
If shes going to be realistic as a pot smoker, shell need to eat something. The Lord works in mysterious ways ... perhaps this is His way of saying, "hey Mary-Kate! Eat a sandwich, girl!!"
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:30:47 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: SirLinksalot
FR Rules & regulations must be strictly enforced!
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:32:00 AM PDT
by
hardback
To: r9etb
The girl needs to develop a case of the munchies...
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:32:49 AM PDT
by
misterrob
(There's no difference between a knee jerk liberal and a knee jerk conservative.)
To: SirLinksalot
Tara is from the town of Majestic and she is a good Christian girl with a twist," said Olsen. "She's a Christian. She teaches Silas and wants to tell them all about the Bible. Maybe she's stoned while doing so but she wants to tell them about it.
Haw haw, that's quite a twist (as they like to say in Hollywood). Those zany tee-vee writers. Haw haw...sure does fit the 'ends justify the means and it's all about me' pragmatism of today's young people. I bet we can expect a lot of great gospel messages from that twisted character.
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:34:27 AM PDT
by
AD from SpringBay
(We have the government we allow and deserve.)
To: r9etb
Lets be honest...all the Mary-J-Uanna smokers we knew in high school....are all 30 pounds overweight. You don’t starve on grass.
To: Tax-chick
If shes going to be realistic as a pot smoker, shell need to eat something. LOL!
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:35:08 AM PDT
by
ELS
(Vivat Benedictus XVI!)
To: SirLinksalot
The Bible does not prohibit marijuana use; in fact, Genesis 1:29 explicitly states that it is permitted: "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."
See also Matt. 15:11, Romans 14:2-17, and I Timothy 4:1-6.
On the other hand, Scripture contains dozens of injunctions against strong drink and drunkenness-- as it should, because modern medical science confirms that alcohol is vastly more dangerous and destructive than marijuana.
Yet there are plenty of so-called "Christians" here on FR and throughout society who are quite happy to condemn pot smokers between gulps of their martinis.
-ccm
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:35:50 AM PDT
by
ccmay
(Too much Law; not enough Order.)
To: SirLinksalot
Some things never change.
Clinton lies.
Government grows.
Hollywood can depict realistic homosexuals, rapists, child molestors, heroes, villains can’t do a practicing, Bible-believing Christian (which should be the same thing said three different ways) to save its life.
Or won’t.
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:36:02 AM PDT
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: ccmay
to you it shall be for meatThat would imply eating, not inhaling. MJ salad, anyone?
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posted on
08/24/2007 7:38:18 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Private pay or private charity - live it, learn it, love it!)
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