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Desperate Housewives

  • TV Series
  • 2004–2012
  • TV-14
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
133K
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Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Eva Longoria in Desperate Housewives (2004)
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Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.

  • Creator
    • Marc Cherry
  • Stars
    • Teri Hatcher
    • Felicity Huffman
    • Marcia Cross
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
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    • Creator
      • Marc Cherry
    • Stars
      • Teri Hatcher
      • Felicity Huffman
      • Marcia Cross
    • 259User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
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    • Won 7 Primetime Emmys
      • 66 wins & 189 nominations total

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    • Edie Britt
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    • Julie Mayer
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    • Orson Hodge
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    • Preston Scavo
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    • Karen McCluskey
    Zane Huett
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    • Parker Scavo
    Joy Jorgensen
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    • Danielle Van De Kamp
    Mark Moses
    Mark Moses
    • Paul Young
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      • Marc Cherry
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    • Trivia
      A fan loved the dress Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) wore in the pilot so much, she wrote to the producers asking the name of the designer, and if he could design her a prom dress. The producers instead sent her the actual gown, and she wore it to her prom.
    • Goofs
      Xiao-Mei would never be able to be a surrogate without having a child of her own first. All reputable surrogacy agencies in the US require their surrogates to have had at least one full-term, live birth before becoming a surrogate.
    • Quotes

      Sister Mary Bernard: Money can't buy happiness.

      Gabrielle: Sure it can! That's just a lie we tell poor people to keep them from rioting.

    • Crazy credits
      The credits contain references to famous pieces of art, including Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck, American Gothic by Grant Wood, and Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup can. Also alluded to are the lesser known Couple Arguing and Romantic Couple by Robert Dale (drawn in a comic book style similar to that of Roy Liechtenstein) and a 1940s "Am I Proud!" poster by Dick Williams (showing a woman holding cans).
    • Connections
      Edited into Desperate Housewives: Oprah Winfrey Is the New Neighbor (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Desperate Housewives Theme
      Written by Danny Elfman

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    Desperately Wanting More
    I'm gonna address something in a serious tone, that is way unlike the premiere of Desperate Housewives. Television, has gotten entirely too serious. It has! Even its comedies can be horribly depressing.

    As I sat watching the premiere of Desperate Housewives, I found myself doing something I haven't done in quite some time, and that is "smiling," No, I mean, a huge smile, a GRIN of thankfulness.

    I have a theory that most pilot scripts suck, because they are establishing a series, I have hardly ever liked a PILOT script, even if they do their job well which is establish character and the mood of the show. The great story telling comes after the pilot.

    The only good pilot I have seen in recent years, was the pilot for ALIAS (brilliant) now a week ago, I saw the PILOT for LOST (edge of your seat good). But even those were topped by the intricate, hysterical, amazing pilot script for DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. If the writers are out there, reading this, 1. Thank You. 2. why are you reading this, get to writing more of this wonderful show.

    They also have gotten a superb cast of women. OLDER WOMEN! WOMEN WOMEN, not some 20 something year olds with bland looks on their faces and pouty lips! But Talented, amazing, beautiful, WOMEN (and I'm a guy in my 20's) I appreciate that... WOMEN over 40 ROCK! I speak of course of Felicity Huffman, who can do more with one line of Dialogue, than any other actress I know. This show, brings also the RETURN of Terri Hatcher, THANK GOD! It's about TIME!! And it also brings me, MARCIA CROSS, an actress who should have been given an EMMY for her brilliant, heartbreaking work in EVERWOOD last season.

    The producers/Direction/showrunners of the show, have established a look for the show. it's American BEAUTY on ACID. A gorgeous use of color and cinematography, of scoring, and well, I mention it again, because it's so important... GREAT WRITING!

    On every level, the PILOT for DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES impresses. It has bite, humor and heart. I hope that it will be around for a long time. But even this one episode is enough to remind people everywhere, that network television can still be FUN!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Canal+ (France)
      • Official Desperate Housewives online kitchen
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Những Bà Nội Trợ Kiểu Mỹ
    • Filming locations
      • Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Wisteria Lane)
    • Production companies
      • Cherry Alley Productions
      • Cherry Productions
      • Touchstone Television
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      45 minutes
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital

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