"Desperate Housewives" (2004)TV series 2004-????

Creator:

Marc Cherry

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

3 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

The guilty pleasure returns

Plot:

Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood, after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.

Plot Keywords:

Cynical | Gothic Secret | Affair | Friend | Suburbs

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 33 wins & 95 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 6	1:00 AM	LIFE	Impossible	#1.15
Sun. July 6	10:00 PM	ABC	Art Isn't Easy	#4.5

Cast

Teri Hatcher	...	Susan Mayer / ... (88 episodes, 2004-2008)
Felicity Huffman	...	Lynette Scavo (88 episodes, 2004-2008)
Marcia Cross	...	Bree Van De Kamp / ... (88 episodes, 2004-2008)
Eva Longoria Parker	...	Gabrielle Solis / ... (88 episodes, 2004-2008)
Ricardo Chavira	...	Carlos Solis (88 episodes, 2004-2008)
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Edie Britt (88 episodes, 2004-2008)
Brenda Strong	...	Mary Alice Young (87 episodes, 2004-2008)
James Denton	...	Mike Delfino (86 episodes, 2004-2008)
Andrea Bowen	...	Julie Mayer (84 episodes, 2004-2008)
Shane Kinsman	...	Porter Scavo / ... (83 episodes, 2004-2008)
Brent Kinsman	...	Preston Scavo / ... (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Doug Savant	...	Tom Scavo (81 episodes, 2004-2008)
Zane Huett	...	Parker Scavo (77 episodes, 2004-2008)
Joy Lauren	...	Danielle Van De Kamp (68 episodes, 2004-2008)
Shawn Pyfrom	...	Andrew Van De Kamp (67 episodes, 2004-2008)
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Orson Hodge (44 episodes, 2006-2008)
Cody Kasch	...	Zach Young (40 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mark Moses	...	Paul Young (39 episodes, 2004-2007)

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Hungary:16 (DVD rating) | Malaysia:U | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (video rating) | South Korea:18 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 (season 2) | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (video rating) | UK:15 | Spain:18 | Singapore:PG (season 1) (season 3) | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | USA:TV-14 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | USA:TV-PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cherry Alley Productions

Trivia:

Season 3 episodes that have Stephen Sondheim song titles or lyric references as their show titles (Except where denoted): 3.1: Listen to the Rain on the Roof (Follies), 3.2: It Takes Two (Into the Woods), 3.3: A Weekend in the Country (A Little Night Music)3.4: Like It Was (Merrily We Roll Along), 3.5: Nice She Ain't (Gypsy Cut Music by Jule Styne), 3.6: Sweetheart, I Have to Confess (Follies Lyric line from Could I Leave You?), 3.8: Children and Art (Sunday In the Park With George), 3.9 Beautiful Girls (Follies), 3.10 The Miracle Song (Anyone Can Whistle), 3.11 No Fits, No Fights, No Egos (Lyric quote from Together Wherever We Go from Gypsy), 3.12 Not While I'm Around (Sweeney Todd), 3.13 Come Play Wiz Me (Anyone Can Whistle), 3.14 I Remember That (Could be I Remember from Evening Primrose), 3.15 Little Things You Do Together (Company), 3.16 My Husband The Pig (Song cut and later reinstated to A Little Night Music), 3.17 Dress Big (The Frogs), 3.18 Liaisons (A Little Night Music), 3.19 God That's Good (Sweeney Todd), 3.20 Gossip (Sunday In The Park With George), 3.21 Into the Woods (Into the Woods), 3.22 What Would We Do Without You? (Company), 3.23 Getting Married Today (Company).

Quotes:

Nora Huntington: You think I'm crazy.
Lynette Scavo: No! You're... colorful. Colorful in a way that might respond to medication.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Tom Brady/Beck (#30.17)" (2005)

The most fun you can have on television, hands down!

No need to comment on the basic plot as others have done that already. Why is that the most fun you can have on television?

1.) The humor and outrageousness of the situations that take place in this show. As long as the viewer "gets the joke", the humor can be found. This isn't to be taken completely seriously. There have been episodes where the group of friends and I watch and we couldn't stop laughing.

2.) The writing really is good. There are complications after complications being piled on, which only intrigues the viewer more. After watching episode 7 last night, we can hardly wait until the next episode. Not a minute of an episode is wasted. And some of the lines are howlers (intentionally).

This is as good as a soap can get. Humor, drama, mystery, and it's all wrapped up in one fantastic package! For those who complain the show has no morals? Please! It's *television*, and adult television at that...I think most adults can take it. "Desperate Housewives" is there to entertain, and it does so marvelously! And then some.

If you haven't watched yet, wait until it starts in the repeats and catch what all the fuss is about. You won't be sorry...you'll be hooked.