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

Creator:

Marc Cherry

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

3 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Tempting, isn't it?

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Secret | Friend | Suicide | Blackmail | Neighborhood

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 38 wins & 106 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 24	3:00 PM	LIFE	Crime Doesn't Pay	#5.16
Tue. Nov. 24	4:00 PM	LIFE	The Story of Lucy and Jessie	#5.17

Cast

Teri Hatcher	...	Susan Mayer / ... (126 episodes, 2004-2010)
Felicity Huffman	...	Lynette Scavo (126 episodes, 2004-2010)
Marcia Cross	...	Bree Hodge / ... (126 episodes, 2004-2010)
Eva Longoria Parker	...	Gabrielle Solis / ... (126 episodes, 2004-2010)
Ricardo Chavira	...	Carlos Solis (126 episodes, 2004-2010)
Brenda Strong	...	Mary Alice Young (126 episodes, 2004-2010)
James Denton	...	Mike Delfino (122 episodes, 2004-2009)
Doug Savant	...	Tom Scavo (121 episodes, 2004-2010)
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Edie Britt (112 episodes, 2004-2009)
Andrea Bowen	...	Julie Mayer (97 episodes, 2004-2009)
Shawn Pyfrom	...	Andrew Van De Kamp (97 episodes, 2004-2009)
Brent Kinsman	...	Preston Scavo (86 episodes, 2004-2008)
Shane Kinsman	...	Porter Scavo (86 episodes, 2004-2008)
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Orson Hodge (82 episodes, 2006-2010)
Zane Huett	...	Parker Scavo (80 episodes, 2004-2008)
Joy Lauren	...	Danielle Van De Kamp (72 episodes, 2004-2008)
Kathryn Joosten	...	Karen McCluskey (58 episodes, 2004-2009)
Dana Delany	...	Katherine Mayfair (55 episodes, 2007-2010)
Cody Kasch	...	Zach Young (52 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mark Moses	...	Paul Young (51 episodes, 2004-2007)

Also Known As:

Desperate Housewives (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Desperate Housewives (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Отчаянные домохозяйки (Russia) [ru]
Beautés déséspérées (Canada: French title) (dubbed version) [fr]
Desperate Housewives (France) [fr]
Desperate housewives - I segreti di Wisteria Lane (Italy) [it]
Desuparêto na tsuma tachi (Japan) [ja]
Esposas desesperadas (Mexico) [es]
Frustrerte fruer (Norway) [no]
Gotowe na wszystko (Poland) [pl]
Juewang de Zhufu (China: Mandarin title) [zh]
Kucanice (Croatia) [hr]
Liang tai wu yi tzuo (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) [zh]
Meeleheitel koduperenaised (Estonia) [et]
Mujeres desesperadas (Spain) [es]
Noikokyres se apognosi (Greece) [el]
Született feleségek (Hungary) [hu]
Täydelliset naiset (Finland) [fi]
Yu luan jiue ching chi (Taiwan) [zh]
Zoufalé manzelky (Czech Republic) [cs]

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (video rating) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (video rating) | Malaysia:U | Singapore:M18 (season 2) | Germany:12 | UK:15 | Ireland:15 | Spain:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:PG (season 1) (season 3) | Hungary:16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 4) | South Korea:15 (season 5) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | USA:TV-14 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | USA:TV-PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

First Christian Church of North Hollywood - 4390 Colfax Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cherry Alley Productions

Trivia:

Eva Longoria Parker and Jesse Metcalfe are only 3 years apart, Longoria being the older one. However in the first season, she was accused of having an affair with a minor.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Although the creators of the show keep the location of Wisteria Lane a secret, several clues have been given that contradict each other. For example, in the first season the restaurant Saddle Ranch is featured once, suggesting that the mystery location is either in California or Arizona, where the restaurant has locations. However, two families, the Applewhites and the Mayfairs had moved from Chicago suggesting that Fairview is near there. Those two cities are very far from each other.

Quotes:

George Williams: Where are you going Bree?
Bree: I'm taking my champagne and ageing eggs and I'm going.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jake Gyllenhaal/The Shins (#32.10)" (2007)

Faultless series ideal for any viewer

The time Desperate Housewives came into advertising moments at Studio23 it didn't catch my attention immediately. I thought it was just one of the usual drama series that inadvertently attracts the attention of any melodramatic viewers, however I was totally wrong with my primary impression, it wasn't dramatic at all, comedy and puzzling twist where one of its successful magnetism that will always keep you hanging at the edge of your seats. The series is starred by four "Desperate Housewives" in its usual episodically scheduled time in Studio23, namely: Susan Mayer, Bree Van De Kamp, Lynette Scavo, Gabrielle Solis played by this wonderful stars: Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria respectively.

Even for a guy like me could embrace and yearn for this kind of drama series. It even made weep many times; I thought it was a lowly dramatized play that couldn't even catch the interest of ordinary viewers, but it was the best realistic series that anyone could actually love. Witty moments were one of its attracting element, Desperate Housewives never lacks on it, every episode were complete, mystery, intrigues, drama, jokes, crime and hilarity always coalesce every episode that appear. I would even scamper instantaneously to finish washing dishes and bathe myself around 9:30 at night to capture the beginning of each episode.

For sure if anyone had followed the mystifying story of Mary Alice Young, going to every inhabitant of Mysterial Lane—suburban neighborhood, you would really appreciate the beauty of the plot of "Desperate Housewives", keep watching…