On the up side for viewers, actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) returns to continue her role as Nancy’s estranged older sister Jill. You can never have too much Jennifer, if you ask me.

More after the jump.

On the down side, however, at least for Nancy, Jill pays an unexpected visit just as nancy’s doctor advises her to get rid of the stress in her life. And if that’s not enough in the bad department, the Botwins are also forced to flee their home when Esteban’s bodyguard, who was assigned to watch Nancy, turns up missing during the engagement.

As for the other characters: Silas and Doug try to get official permission to launch their medical marijuana business, and Celia heads back to the States after things don’t work out with her managing that rebel camp.

“Su-Su-Sucio” was written by Roberto Benabib and Matthew Salsberg and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. The usual pair of sneak peeks follow, the first called Sour Punch Bites (Silas and Doug discover it’s not so easy getting a license for a store that deals in medicinal marijuana) and the second Una Problema? (Nancy visits the doctor again when she suspects there may be a problem with her pregnancy), which is Spanish for “a problem,” if you didn’t know.

Weeds airs Mondays on Showtime at 10pm ET.

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Weather Girl hits theaters in the United States on July 10, but you can preview it right now in the stills after the jump. Also, learn more about the indie comedy in the earlier post Sitcom Stars Storm Theaters July 10 in ‘Weather Girl’ and at the movie’s official Facebook page.

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The new indie comedy movie Weather Girl doesn’t hit theaters in the United States until July 10, but it has already generated excellent word of mouth and racked up a few notable honors at several film festivals, including Best Narrative Feature at the deadCENTER Film Festival, Honorary Mention for the Audience Award at the Nashville Film Festival, and Best Narrative Feature at the Vail Film Festival.

Written and directed by Blayne Weaver (Outside Sales, Losing Lois Lane), the flick stars The New Adventures of Old Christine’s Tricia O’Kelley as poor Sylvia Miller, a 35-year-old Seattle morning-show weather girl who wigs out on television when she discovers that her no-good boyfriend Dale Waters (Mark Harmon, NCIS) has been getting it on with her co-host Sherry Warren (Kaitlin Olson, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia).

Follow the jump for more details and the official trailer.

Of course, the unseemly incident immediately leads to a pink slip, which forces Sylvia into reluctant cohabitation with her younger brother Walt (Ryan Devlin, Big Shots) and his best friend Byron (Patrick J. Adams, Friday Night Lights). So, the former independent single career woman not only has to cope with her undesirable living arrangement, but also her unwanted reputation as the weather girl who freaked out on live television. That’s not an easy thing to live down, you know.

Besides the previously mentioned cast members, Weather Girl also features a slew of additional familiar sitcom stars, such as Enrico Colantoni (Just Shoot Me!), Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men), Alex Kapp Horner (The New Adventures of Old Christine), Marin Hinkle (Two and a Half Men), and Jane Lynch (Party Down), as well as Dirty Sexy Money’s Blair Underwood. If you’re a fan of comedy TV, you can’t do much better than that on the big screen.

Continue below to watch the movie’s trailer. There’s a whole bunch of stills in the separate post “‘Weather Girl’ in Photos,” and the film has its very own Facebook page for fans, too.

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Not only will fans get the regular dose of comedic inanity we’ve come to expect from the show during tonight’s (June 17) new episode “Viacom Grinch,” but they’ll also be treated to three guest stars, all from the cult sketch-comedy series Human Giant.

That’s right — Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation), Rob Huebel (The Office), and Paul Scheer (30 Rock) are dropping by the show again to lend a humorous hand after playing insurance representatives on last season’s episode “Mayor Hernandez.” And if you didn’t already know, the Viacom in the current episode’s title is the media company that owns the show’s home network Comedy Central, as well as many other basic-cable networks, including BET, Logo, MTV, Nick at Nite, and TV Land.

The latest cop adventures in Reno, Nevada, will have the Sheriff’s Department staff participating in a major operation to nab whomever’s been manufacturing knock-off toys that have ruined children’s parties all around town. Meanwhile, one of the subplots will require the department to issue a public apology after it’s revealed the cops arrested the wrong person for being the so-called Dumpster Rapist almost five decades ago. Poor dude even went to jail.

For more on that, take a look at the sneak peek clip below featuring Lieutenant Dangle doing the deed at an outdoor media event. Whoops!

Reno 911! airs Wednesdays on Comedy Central at 10:30pm ET.

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The first episode, “Meet the Cousins,” has a main storyline that concerns Will, who finds himself in trouble with Sasha after she comes across some photos on his cell phone that show him at a bachelor party. It’s safe to assume the pictures are on the wild or provocative side.

A second plot thread involves Mr. Brown, who — to his great dismay, I’m sure — learns that he and Mrs. Daisy have distant relatives in common when he investigates his family tree. There’s no way that’s not going to be extremely funny.

Following at 10:30pm is “Meet the Body.” I have no idea what the title refers to, but the two major plots involve Mr. Brown, who gets on everybody’s last nerve while preparing for a visit from a magazine reporter, and Brianna, who’s not so pleased when Sasha gives her an elegant dress to wear to a formal ball. Apparently, Brianna’s still coming to terms with her mother’s situation.

Continue below to check out a sneak peek for the first episode featuring my two favorite characters, Brown and Daisy, who it seems are cousins. I can totally see that, too.

New episodes of Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns air Wednesdays on TBS at 10pm and 10:30pm ET.

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This time around, viewers will get to hang out more with Jackie’s family when the nurse and her husband Kevin (Dominic Fumusa) grow increasingly suspicious that their young daughter Grace (Ruby Jerins) may have a pesky anxiety disorder.

Follow the jump for more details.

Meanwhile, on the job, poor — or should I say “unknowingly lucky”? — Mrs. Akalitus (Anna Deavere Smith) downs some of Jackie’s “special” coffee, which is unique for the Percocet it contains. I know, I know: which coffee shop can you get yourself some of that from, right?

Two sneak peeks follow below. The first clip, Dr. Cooper’s Instincts, shows Jackie and Elenor complaining about Dr. Cooper’s handling of an abdominal aneurysm case, and the second clip, In a Nut Shell, features Eddie explaining the concept of antimatter to a very attentive Jackie.

Nurse Jackie airs Mondays on Showtime at 10:30pm ET.

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During the latest adventures of Nancy Botwin and her assorted relatives and acquaintances, Nancy decides to secretly visit Guillermo in prison without Esteban knowing after she receives a foreboding message from the convict.

More details after the jump.

Also, Celia sets her sights on helping the rebel camp organize supplies; Andy hands Shane over to Nancy’s estranged older sister Jill (special guest star Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, pictured below) for a visit; and Doug and Silas finally realize that starting a pot-growing business in the midst of the government’s national forest is much harder — and stupider — than it sounds.

“Machetes Up Top” was written by Victoria Morrow and directed by Michael Pressman. Continue below to watch two sneak peeks: Fish Eat Dead Skin (Nancy persuades Esteban’s head goon to subject himself to a pedicure) and Magical Elves (Andy and Nancy’s sister Jill hit the booze).

Weeds airs Mondays on Showtime at 10pm ET.

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Up tonight (June 12) in the series’ new Fridays at 8pm ET time slot is “If the Shoe Fits, Steal It.” Steve (Saget) is busy being the resident grouch his neighbors know and loathe, until his young daughter Courtney’s shoes are stolen and he finds another way to behave distastefully. This particular time, he decides to blame the mother of one of Courtney’s classmates for the theft.

Somehow, the fact that Courtney’s name is on the bottom of her shoes leads to Steve having to prove he’s interested in his children. Elsewhere, Steve’s son Henry recruits his dad for help hiding his SAT scores from his mother. I’m guessing that means the numbers aren’t good.

Surviving Suburbia is currently scheduled to air on Friday nights at least into July.

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Blame the latest disastrous and final development in the comedy’s struggle to survive on failed negotiations. Apparently, Turner, which owns TBS (and also TNT), and the sitcom’s production studio, Twentieth Century Fox TV, were unable to reach an agreement that would have allowed production of new episodes to continue.

The culprit? Money, as always. It seems one or both sides couldn’t come up with a financial strategy that worked for everyone involved.

In fact, to keep the single-camera comedy going for a fifth season would have required chopping $1 million from the weekly budget. That, in turn, would have required cutting members of the series’ cast and writing team, in addition to reducing production expenses. And since ABC and Fox both already passed on the chance to acquire the show, there was nowhere left to turn for a last-minute bailout.

Said Twentieth Century Fox TV in an official statement:

While we had hoped to find a way to produce additional episodes for TBS, in the final analysis we simply could not make the economics work without seriously undermining the artistic integrity of the series. As none of us, [series creator Greg Garcia] included, want the show to go out on anything but a high note, we regret that we must put to rest any speculation that Earl will continue. We are grateful to everyone at TBS for their enthusiasm for the series and wish to offer our heartfelt thanks to the cast and crew of My Name is Earl for their incredible work.

And there you have it. So long, My Name Is Earl. Karma was mostly good to you while your four-season run lasted.

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