June 26, 2008
Unlike Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria Parker, Nicollette Sheridan and Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross hasn't been landing other acting projects since getting cast on ABC's Desperate Housewives. Now, it's her time to shine in the big screen as she toplines the comedy called Peck.
According to Variety, the movie centers on a high school student who lives under a microscope of parental scrutiny. When his overbearing parents force him to compete in the science fair, he thinks that he can surprise everyone. Instead, he develops an unlikely friendship with the school's golden girl.
June 15, 2008
Katherine Mayfair first arrived in the fourth season of Desperate Housewives as a former resident of Wisteria Lane, who had left abruptly and without further explanation for over twelve years. In the season finale of the ABC dramedy, her mysterious past was finally revealed, which involved her abusive husband Wayne and her adoption of a child as a substitute for their dead first daughter Dylan.
While a big chunk of mystery has finally been revealed, Katherine's portrayer, Dana Delany, reveals that there's something else in store for her character.
June 12, 2008
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The appeal of Doug Savant's Tom Scavo on Desperate Housewives isn't sophistication, it's the fact that he's just a big, dumb, lovable kid. He's rather roughhouse with his kids than help do the dishes. He'll quit his job on a whim to open his own pizzeria without consulting his family. Sure, he's not perfect, but he's basically a good man trying to do the right thing, even when he has no idea what that is. But when things get rough, Tom Scavo steps up and is willing to do anything to please his wife, up to and including wearing a black thong.
June 2, 2008
Following her recent wedding to rapper Jay-Z, R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles is all set to become a housewife, at least on television. The 26-year-old singer is reportedly in talks to join the cast of ABC's Desperate Housewives, according to MediaTakeOut.com.
Beyonce's father, Matthew, who also serves as the singer's manager, is negotiating to get Beyonce a recurring role on the popular dramedy and is also looking to secure his daughter a more prominent part on the show.
May 29, 2008
The finale of Desperate Housewives has certainly reset the series several years into the future to make room for more dramatic twists and suspenseful plots. To that end, viewers got a glimpse of the big changes in store for the residents of Wisteria Lane. While the biggest shock was Susan in the arms of a man (Gale Harold) who was not her husband Mike Delfino (James Denton), the most devastating for cast member Teri Hatcher was seeing Andrea Bowen, who has played her on-screen daughter Julie Mayer since the premiere, depart the ABC dramedy.
Hatcher, who plays klutzy Susan, reportedly slammed the producers of Desperate Housewives for axing Bowen, whose character on the series was sent off to college. But her distress was even more aggravated when she realized that no going away party had been organized for the 18-year-old actress.
May 26, 2008
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What does the future hold for Desperate Housewives? While we already got a little glimpse of what lies ahead five years from now, (which you can read more about in this previous article), the results of the time jump will obviously affect the fate of some of the cast members of the ABC dramedy.
James Denton, who has portrayed love interest Mike Delfino since the premiere of Desperate Housewives, is reported to be among those who might be out in the coming season. On the other hand, the 45-year-old actor won't receive official word on his fate on the show until mid June.
May 22, 2008
The fourth season finale of Desperate Housewives flashed ahead five years, brining about many changes on Wisteria Lane. Gabby (Eva Longoria Parker) appears to be raising two daughters, Bree (Marcia Cross) has a cookbook coming out and her son seems to be her agent, Katherine's (Dana Delany) daughter Dylan is getting married, Lynette (Felicity Huffman) is dealing with her juvenile delinquent sons, and Susan (Teri Hatcher) has a new man in her life, played by Gale Harold.
The time leap, which has taken many viewers of Desperate Housewives by surprise, is a drastic change for the ABC dramedy that will possibly shape its fifth season, which is like to begin airing end of September. According to series creator Marc Cherry, the big jump is necessary as it offers “cleanliness” to the show.
May 19, 2008
Last night's season 4 finale of Desperate Housewives ended with the show jumping forward five years into the future. It's a tricky move for a TV show to make, but by now, enough shows have done it that there is a precedent. Though it's impossible to tell whether the move will be good or bad based on the few seconds we saw last night, Desperate Housewives would be wise to look at how other shows have made this jump for research.
While the one year leap at the end of Battlestar Galactica's second season or the two missing years from the end of the second season of Alias are comparable, the fact is that Desperate Housewives is essentially copying exactly what One Tree Hill just did this season.