Screen Grabs: the G1 gets some serious love on 'Weeds' and 'True Blood'

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If you're unfamiliar with either Showtime's series Weeds or HBO's True Blood, we'll catch you up to speed really quickly. The former is about a widowed housewife living in California who sells stolen gadgets to make ends meet for her family, while the latter is a Southern-fried tale of a Louisiana town infested with vampires plus a cute young woman who can see the future, and uses her power to predict Nokia's product roadmap for 2010. No? Well, that's what we thought we saw. We'll tell you this much: we definitely spotted the G1 in both shows this week. Yes, in Weeds Andy took a call from Nancy, and boom! Android screen, while on True Blood, Eric did some evil, tanktopped talking on his own. Who knew vampires were nerds? Second shot is after the break.

[Thanks, Brendan]

[reuthermonkey1 @ Jul 14th 2009 2:52PM]

I love Weeds and I love my G1! HELLZ YEAH

[OneLove @ Jul 14th 2009 10:19PM]

Thats was the funniest scene. lafayette drinks erics blood, heals and start humping the furniture.

[tyler @ Jul 14th 2009 2:53PM]

Since when did Nancy start selling stolen gadgets? I thought she sold, well.. weed?

[Richard @ Jul 14th 2009 2:56PM]

Ah haha, I swear your comment wasn't there when I posted. At least I wasn't the only confused one!

[tyler @ Jul 14th 2009 2:58PM]

lol quite alright.. we all know the comment system here is as reliable as a wet paper bag

[Mike Cerm @ Jul 14th 2009 3:02PM]

You've got to read the whole post before you comment next time. It was a joke! Sure, not a particularly funny one, and it actually had me confused... until I read the bit about True Blood later in the same sentence.

[tyler @ Jul 14th 2009 3:04PM]

ps. just going on the record as saying I think Nancy is pretty hot lol..

[Laura June @ Jul 14th 2009 8:42PM]

You guys should never listen to my synopses of television shows. Ever.

[Richard @ Jul 14th 2009 2:54PM]

"The former is about a widowed housewife living in California who sells stolen gadgets to make ends meet for her family"

I've never seen the show but I always assumed that she sold... weed.

[SABRAGE @ Jul 14th 2009 3:01PM]

Yeah, she sells weed, and as of the most recent season she was living in Texas...

[bugmenot @ Jul 14th 2009 3:15PM]

I'm pretty sure she still lives in California... Ren Mar, California.

[BrokenMonkey @ Jul 14th 2009 11:30PM]

Either people don't understand sarcasm, even when it's spelled out, or they can't manage to read the whole paragraph before commenting. I'm guessing it's the latter.

[sk8ordie @ Jul 15th 2009 12:47PM]

@SABRAGE Nice for ruining it. Maybe next time, you should put a *SPOILER* before you post that comment. You ruined it for me and those who are adding Weeds Seasons 3, 4, and 5 on their queue. :)

[arcticautobot28 @ Jul 14th 2009 2:54PM]

I think Nancy was calling from her iphone in the same shot.

[BrokenMonkey @ Jul 14th 2009 11:33PM]

Yes, she was. It's interesting because it seemed like Shotime shows used Boost Mobile phones in everything for a long time, I guess that's over and now they just use whatever phones are handy. Seems less likely that they would have deals with both T-Mobile and AT&T for the same show.

[Dan @ Jul 14th 2009 2:57PM]

Nobody in True Blood sees the future, but I'm glad you pointed out the G1. As a True Blood fan and hopeless nerd, I'm sad that I missed it.

[Jake @ Jul 14th 2009 5:45PM]

I noticed that, too. Sookie can read minds not see the future. This post is kind of full of misinformation.

[waleed @ Jul 14th 2009 3:00PM]

Nancy doesn't sell stolen gadgets - she used to have a comfortable suburban life selling weed, but is now struggling to keep her family alive since ratting out the her lover, the mayor of Tijuana, a major kingpin in trafficking across the border and whose child she is carrying. And that's just the main plotline. It's an awesome show - I highly recommend it!

[robb @ Jul 14th 2009 3:01PM]

dang, that is a lot of notifications

[Jeremy @ Jul 14th 2009 3:27PM]

heh, i was thinking the same thing. i don't think i've ever had that many notifications on my G1. then again, in nancy's profession, i'm sure her phone is constantly blowing up.

[BrokenMonkey @ Jul 14th 2009 11:34PM]

That's Andy's phone. He doesn't have a profession, and Nancy was using an iPhone.

[TheRequiem @ Jul 14th 2009 3:01PM]

Geez, guys, you couldn't tell they were kidding with the Nokia reference and "No? Well, that's what we thought we saw." ...

[Dr. steve brule @ Jul 14th 2009 3:02PM]

weeds this season has been MEH, btw, dude has a ton of status icons going on at the top, looks like he's downloaded a few apps, has a text, some voicemails, wi-fi, and bluetooth on, probably some other things too.

oh and true blood has some of THE worst acting.

[robb @ Jul 14th 2009 3:03PM]

he's got a lot of notifications going on there

[Eddie @ Jul 14th 2009 3:04PM]

Does everyone really not see that she wasn't really being serious about the stuff written?

[lazy @ Jul 14th 2009 3:08PM]

love both shows!

[Eddie @ Jul 14th 2009 3:06PM]

Does everyone really not see that she wasn't really being serious about writing that?

[tyler @ Jul 14th 2009 3:07PM]

secondary fail

[Clyde Berry @ Jul 14th 2009 3:13PM]

I pointed out the G1 to my girlfriend while we were watching True Blood. Of course, a wise 1000 year old vampire would pick an Android phone over an iPhone.

And, seriously, what the hell is up with the 20 notifications Nancy has on hers? Weed dealing must require many different apps, messages and emails...

[bassdog65 @ Jul 14th 2009 4:55PM]

It was Andy's phone, not Nancy's. Andy doesn't deal weed. =EPIC FAIL

[Mikey @ Jul 14th 2009 3:14PM]

Vampires and potheads do love anything open source.

[JC @ Jul 14th 2009 3:15PM]

Weeds also had a Zune reference last week which was probably the most interesting part of the ep. The writing on that show is getting a little thin.

[freecajunlove @ Jul 14th 2009 10:10PM]

Getting? You mean since season 3, when Nancy started becoming completely unlikeable?
Although, the second episode of this season was the worst ever so far...

Acting and writing still better than True Blood. HBO should cancel that and make a Near Dark miniseries...

[AbSoluTc @ Jul 14th 2009 3:36PM]

Nancy has an iPhone on weeds. You could see her talking on it while she was leaving a message for Andy. This is a few minutes after Andy turns around to pick up his G1 and look at the screen to see Nancy calling. That phone (the G1) is Andy's. There have also been numerous iPhone sightings in Weeds as well.

TrueBlood also has a mix of both. There have been several iPhones shown on the show along with the G1. The G1 Eric has is the first time seen. Seems everyone on the show has a Motorola Razr it seems.

[logicbomb.de @ Jul 14th 2009 6:01PM]

In the first season of True Blood, Eric can be seen at the club texting away on a T-Mo Sidekick like a lil teeny bopper

[Willis @ Jul 14th 2009 4:01PM]

For the record.... He didn't take the call.

[Jt3240 @ Jul 14th 2009 4:15PM]

in weeds Nancy sells weed, i demand a correction!!!!

[bassdog65 @ Jul 14th 2009 4:59PM]

You clearly failed English class in school. Both references to TV shows contain *spoof* corrections that relate their settings to gadgets, as opposed to their real situation. Do you REALLY think someone on True Blood makes predictions about Nokia phones? Having never seen that show I can tell you, the point of the article is obvious. =EPIC FAIL

[fistpittingnork @ Jul 14th 2009 4:19PM]

The G1 looks the same on tv as it does in my hand!!!

*squeeeee*

[Robert @ Jul 14th 2009 4:39PM]

No one sees the future in True Blood. Sooky reads minds. Please do research before saying these things.

[Nabil @ Jul 14th 2009 5:34PM]

cool

[Jake @ Jul 14th 2009 5:49PM]

And you can do yours, too. It's Sookie.

Oh, no. I can't believe I've resorted to flaming in the comments section for Engadget posts about a cell phone showing up in a TV show about Vampires. What has my life become?

[Tyler936 @ Jul 15th 2009 2:23AM]

Nancy's name seems big...my G1 doesn't make the names so big when I'm getting a call haha

[rube @ Jul 14th 2009 7:15PM]

just bought season one of true blood on dvd today

[Matthew Fleigle @ Jul 14th 2009 8:39PM]

I saw Eric's phone on the show the other night but I thought it was a sidekick II

[iceco @ Jul 14th 2009 9:41PM]

your description and pictures make me confused,I know Nancy(widowed housewife living in California) sells weeds,but stolen gadgets?what the hell