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

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Creator:

Marc Cherry

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

3 OKTÓBER 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:

Mon. Nov. 9	3:00 PM	LIFE	The Game	#4.3
Mon. Nov. 9	4:00 PM	LIFE	If There's Anything I Can't Stand	#4.4

Cast

Teri Hatcher	...	Susan Mayer / ... (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Felicity Huffman	...	Lynette Scavo (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Marcia Cross	...	Bree Hodge / ... (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Eva Longoria Parker	...	Gabrielle Solis / ... (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Ricardo Chavira	...	Carlos Solis (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Brenda Strong	...	Mary Alice Young (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Doug Savant	...	Tom Scavo (119 episodes, 2004-2009)
James Denton	...	Mike Delfino (119 episodes, 2004-2009)
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Edie Britt (112 episodes, 2004-2009)
Shawn Pyfrom	...	Andrew Van De Kamp (97 episodes, 2004-2009)
Andrea Bowen	...	Julie Mayer (94 episodes, 2004-2009)
Brent Kinsman	...	Preston Scavo (86 episodes, 2004-2008)
Shane Kinsman	...	Porter Scavo (86 episodes, 2004-2008)
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Orson Hodge (80 episodes, 2006-2009)
Zane Huett	...	Parker Scavo (80 episodes, 2004-2008)
Joy Lauren	...	Danielle Van De Kamp (72 episodes, 2004-2008)
Kathryn Joosten	...	Karen McCluskey (57 episodes, 2004-2009)
Dana Delany	...	Katherine Mayfair (53 episodes, 2007-2009)
Cody Kasch	...	Zach Young (52 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mark Moses	...	Paul Young (51 episodes, 2004-2007)

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 | 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:

According to her gravestone, Mary Alice Young was born on 18 November 1965 and died on 26 September 2004.

Goofs:

Factual errors: 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:

Zach Young: Thank you, Mrs. Van De Kamp.
Bree: [turning] For what?
Zach Young: Remembering my mother.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: Pilot (#1.1)" (2006)

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…