"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 | Suicide | Blackmail | Friend | Plumber

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 38 wins & 106 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 20	10:00 PM	ABC	Being Alive	#6.2
Sun. Dec. 20	11:00 PM	MyNetwork	The Game	#4.3

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)
Shawn Pyfrom	...	Andrew Van De Kamp (97 episodes, 2004-2009)
Andrea Bowen	...	Julie Mayer (96 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 (56 episodes, 2005-2009)
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) (season 5) | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | UK: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:

Marcia Cross originally tried for the part of Mary Alice Young, but was cast as Bree Van De Kamp. Nicollette Sheridan tried for the part of Bree Van De Kamp, but was cast as Edie Britt.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Susan's last name is at first pronounced "Meyer" occasionally by all characters, before it eventually changes to "Mayer" for the second season onward.

Quotes:

Rex: Look at you... going out?
Bree: Not that it's any of your business, but I have a date.
Rex: A date... what kind of date?
Bree: Rex, I don't want to say anything that might upset you. The doctor said any more stress could cause another heart attack.
[pause]
Bree: It's a romantic date with a single, attractive man and I intend to french the hell out of him.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gavin & Stacey: (#2.6)" (2008)

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!