Desperate Housewives

Good morning, everyone!! How are y’all? I thought today I’d share some TV listing with you so you can see some of your favorites in other roles. Let’s start with something that fits the season shall we?

Felicity Huffman stars in the movie Christmas With the Kranks along side Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. They play a couple who decide to cancel Christmas and go on a cruise instead only to be faced with neighborhood protests. Felicity plays a character named “Merry”. It airs on FX today at 5 PM and again at 9 PM.

Think you know Eva Longoria? A new show called Celebrity Says will put that to the test. It’s described as a game show that uses red carpet quotes and footage to test people’s knowledge of actors. That airs on the TV Guide Channel at 11 AM on December 1st.

Teri Hatcher is paying another visit to The View (the Housewives seem to love this show) on November 26th, just in time for the new episode airing on the 30th. That airs on ABC at 11AM.

Finally… let’s talk about someone who is new to Wysteria Lane: Lily Tomlin. She’s the guest star on several reruns in the next couple days. Today, at 11AM, she’ll be on Will and Grace (Lifetime). Tomorrow, she’s the guest on Murphy Brown at 5AM on TV Land. On the 23rd, she’s in the movie The Beverly Hillbillies, airing on Fox Movie Channel at 4:45 PM. For those of you who don’t know the actress very well, here’s your chance to catch up. She’s the subject of an episode of Biography airing at 1 PM on the Bio Channel.

Well, there you go… where you can see the Housewives this week. Take care and I’ll see y’all next time. I leave you with a clip of an interview with Lily and Kathryn Joosten. Beware, cause I haven’t been able to watch it- could be spoilery. I’ll post again later once I get a chance to watch it and let ya know if it’s safe.

Hey, everyone!! So, did anyone watch the Emmys this weekend? I didn’t get a chance to, but I did find some cute clips from the red carpet. This first one is Teri Hatcher talking with Lisa Rinna of the TVGuide Channel. Yet again, the whole cat fight issue gets mentioned (in a kind of joking way) because all 6 of the housewives were on stage during the show to present an award. Teri assured them none of that would happen. She couldn’t promise, however, no one would trip over their dresses. So what’s the verdict guys? Did she make the right dress choice? I’m saying yes. I think this yellow really works with her.

Now, we have Eva. She and Tony spoke with TV Guide as well. She talked about ending up late last time and missing the red carpet. I wonder, though why Lisa brought up the same question about them presenting. Teri already mentioned they’d all be on stage. Seems she could’ve used her time with Eva a little differently. Ah well. Speaking of things that could’ve been different… what is that dress Eva’s wearing? I don’t get it at all and she’s definitely not wearing that to combat all the pregnancy rumors still flying. Speaking of Eva… I was informed by someone that this company has designed a phone specially for Eva as an Emmy gift. It has her husband’s name and jersey number on it. Just go to the link and click on their photo galleries to see it. It’s kinda cute. Other guests got these as well, but the “Parker” one was given to her only.

Finally… Kathryn Joosten was recently interviewed about her win for best guest star and proved again why I like her so much. She refused to be considered in any other category cause she didn’t feel it would be right for her to try for anything other than guest star, as that is what her contract has her as. She also joked about how it’s a good thing she won, since now her two sons don’t have to fight over who will get her 2005 Emmy when she passes. There is one for each now. Of course, she still thinks they might disagree about who will get which one. She’s got a great sense of humor about her. Well, I guess that’s all for now. Check back tomorrow, cause I’ll be posting a cool photo of them onstage. Until then, take care!

Felicity, Felicity, Felicity… I’m trying to maintain the love. Really, I am. But you’re making it pretty hard. I recently saw a quote from here where she repeats Eva’s “not pregnant, just fat” line. Now, I know constant rumors about females being pregnant probably get a bit annoying in Hollywood. After all, it’s a woman’s business when she decides to announce her pregnancy, or even if she makes an announcement at all. Still, wasn’t there a better answer than this? Let me repeat what I said when Eva said this before: Eva Longoria is not fat. Even with the extra weight, she’s not even in the same universe as fat. In a world where the 90210 girls are supposedly having an intervention for being way too skinny and actresses are constantly dropping pounds until they resemble skeletons, we really shouldn’t be throwing comments around like that, even as a joke. How about a simple “not pregnant and that’s the last time this is being discussed” instead, hmm? Or just don’t respond to the questions at all. That’ll really drive the reporters nuts.

Ok, I’m stepping off the soapbox now. Sorry about that… the issue just really bugs me. In better news, guess who won at the Creative Arts Emmys? Kathryn Joosten! She won the award for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy”. Congrats to her!! She definitely deserves it. I love her portrayal of McClusky… I think she makes her more sympathetic or likeable then the character might normally be. Even in Karen’s earlier, grumpier days. Well, I guess that’s about it for now. See y’all next time with more dish about our favorite show. Take care!

Good morning and happy Monday! I know, I know… let’s try to forget that, huh? Anyway… I’m back to dish some more about our favorite show and maybe make that first day back at work go a little faster.

It’s overall been pretty quite on the Housewives front lately, but I do have some Eva news to report today. First off… looks like Eva has decided to be the anti-diva and take her name out of consideration for the ALMA awards. This isn’t a Kathryn Heigl moment here… Eva just wanted newcomers to be acknowledged instead. Plus, since she’s executive producer and involved in the balloting and all, she was quote as saying she felt that made her being a nominee a conflict of interest. Good for her on that. It does get tiring at times to see the same old faces up for the same awards all the time. And frankly, some people are just getting nominated on their name or show alone.

In other Eva news, you all remember when she opened up that restaurant called Beso? Well, apparently, it was such a success that the rumor mill has her in talks to open a branch in Las Vegas. Look out, everyone. She’s slowly moving towards world domination! Seriously, though… it’ll be interesting to see how Beso is received outside LA. I’ll keep ya posted as any new developments are announced.

Finally… TVGuide posted this interview with Kathryn Joosten. According to the description, she’s going to spill a little about the new season. Based on that and a couple comments some people on another forum made, my spoiler-phobe self decided not to watch. For the rest of you who love spoilers, enjoy!!

Well, I guess that’s about it for today. Take care and I’ll see y’all again tomorrow!

Good morning everyone!! Before I get back to recaps of the series, I’d like to take a minute to put the spotlight on one of my favorite neighbors, Karen Cluskey and the woman who plays her. She’s been there pretty much from the beginning and has slowly taken on a more prominent role. Once no more than a cranky neighbor that Lynette hated, she’s now her babysitter and a good friend to her and the Scavo family.

One of the best things to me about the character is the fact she’s a straight-shooter. She says exactly what’s on her mind and isn’t afraid of anyone. From defending the Scavo kids from a “kidnapper” to helping Lynette scatter Ida Greenberg’s ashes, she has some of the cooler scenes of the neighbors. While she is a bit of a “hard” type, she has shown quite a few times over the years that she’s also got a vulnerable and human side. One of those moments was when she begged Lynette to come with her because she was scared to go to the hospital alone. Another was when she revealed to the Scavo kids her son had died at a very young age. You could see the sadness and a longing for the past in her eyes during that one, even though she tried not to show anything.

One of her odder moments came in Season 3. It was during the episodes “Liaisons” and “God, that’s Good”. In these episodes, Ida Greenberg and Parker Scavo find the dead body of her husband in the freezer. Turns out, she came home one day several years ago to find he had passed suddenly. Scared of losing her home and everything she’s got after finding out his first wife would get his pension, she hides his body so the company thinks he’s alive and she can keep collecting the checks. Talk about desperation!

As for the woman who plays her, Kathryn Joosten herself seems like quite the lady. Once a psychiatric nurse, she later married and had two children. Sadly, they ended up divorcing due to her husband’s drinking problem and Kathryn had to figure out what to do with herself. She took a chance of rekindling her childhood love of acting during her 40s and the rest is history. She has guested on many series, including Buffy, the X-Files and Joan of Arcadia. She is also a lung cancer survivor and has won an Emmy for her part on Housewives. Given all this, I think it’s safe to say she’s just as spunky and determined as the character she plays. Now that they’re shooting again, it shouldn’t be long before all you spoiler readers out there find out what happened to her character. Me? I think I’ll just wait and be surprised.

Well, I’m out of here for now… stay tuned for those recaps I’ll be starting up again tomorrow. I leave you guys with some great McCluskey quotes. Enjoy!!

Lynette: “Are you sure you didn’t misplace it? No offense, but you’re getting up there in the years.”
Mrs. McCluskey: “No offense, but you should be sterilised.”

Lynette: “Let me tell you something. Half of life is obligations. You don’t want to go to your husband’s company Christmas party, but you do. You don’t want to sell candy so your kid’s band can buy piccolos, but you do it. You attend your third cousin’s wedding. You pick up the dry cleaning. That’s life. It’s obligations. And you are now my obligation, so tomorrow morning, I’ll pick you up, and we’ll go to the pharmacy.”
Mrs. McClusky: “Gee, I’m touched by your outpouring of compassion.”

“Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds,
that blow.
I am the diamond glimpse of snow.
I am the sunlight on amber waves of grain
I am the gentle autumns rain.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I did not die. “