Desperate Housewives

Good morning, Housewives fans. I hope everyone’s doing well today. Since it’s still early, why don’t we start the day off with a laugh? I found these great bloopers from the season 3 DVD on youtube.

I just love those, don’t you? There’s plenty more where those came from. Check out all the seasons on DVD to get even more bloopers and other cool features. I was watching a Marc Cherry interview on one of them and was surprised to learn there is quite a bit of ad-libbing going on.

So, do you all remember the other day when I mentioned the fire that broke out at Universal? Well, there’s an update being reported at different outlets. Apparently, the fire was started accidently by workers who were using a blow torch to make some changes to one of the sets. When all seemed to be well an hour later, they took a break only to come back to a mess. Bad water pressure has also been faulted for the fact the fire went on so long.

Finally, he may not be stalking Katherine anymore, but that doesn’t mean he’s staying out of trouble. Gary Cole, who played her evil ex, has been cast in a new ABC pilot. According to the news, he’s playing a prisoner who is the head of a family of trouble makers. His stint in the big house supposedly will inspire his wife to make the rest of the family change their wicked ways. The first role I every saw Gary Cole in was as Mike Brady in the Brady Bunch movies, so these latest parts have come as a bit of a shock. I must say, though, he’s great as a villain.

I guess that’s about it for now. Til next time, take care and have a good one!

Good morning, everyone! Later on today, I’ll be giving you the actor/actress of the week. For now? Let’s check it on where some of the cast has been showing up lately.

This picture of Eva and Brenda was taken on April 28th. They were Events of the Heart’s “You Gotta Have Heart” premiere in Westwood, California. It’s always a bit surprising to me to see Brenda next to the other cast members, since she’s so much taller.

How’s this for a random paring? That’s Elizabeth Berkley (yes, the chick from Saved by the Bell and Showgirls) chatting with Marcia during the Feed 100 reception at Whole Foods in LA. That took place just a few days ago, on May 19th.

Finally, Felicity Huffman was spotted at the Rogan for Target event at Barneys in Beverly Hills on May 15th. I gotta say that the filming break looks like it’s agreeing with everyone.

Andrea Bowen’s not just sitting around now that Julie’s on her way to college. Besides the album I mentioned a few posts back, she’s appearing in the play Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenaged Blockhead. It’s a twisted take on the Peanuts gang, where Andrea will be playing Charlie Brown’s sister. The show opens June 7th at Hudson Backstage Theatre in LA. She’s also considering an offer from Dancing with the Stars.

Are you fearless about spoilers and wanna hear some gossip about next season? Well, read on. (more…)

Good morning! Later on today, I’ll be dishing about Richard Burgi on Reaper, but for now… there’s plenty of news to talk about. Plus, a new promo! First off, everyone’s talking about Edie leaving Wisteria Lane and wondering if that means the end of Nicolette Sheridan on the show. Her reps aren’t talking and Marc Cherry is being a bit tight-lipped as well. The story’s so big, it even made the AP newswire. It seems to have done the ratings some good as well. The episode brought it over 15 million viewers.

Andrea Bowen is also in the news right now. I’ve read various reports saying that, like her TV parents, she has the music bug. She’s planning to record some songs over the summer. Look out, Teri and James! I’ll be looking forward to hearing what she can do.

Finally… I promised a look at the promo. I’m sad to see that the season is ending already, but at least we’re getting a two-hour episode! And what an episode it appears to be. It looks like Lynette’s in for some trouble thanks for Kayla’s phone call and Katherine appears ready to spill what’s going on with her and her family. My personal favorite moment of this promo is the housewives reaction to Susan’s choice in baby names. I have had that reaction many times myself… If you missed it, here it is:

What do you think of Susan’s choice? Will Edie ever return? And what on earth is Katherine hiding? Darned if I know, but maybe you do! Comment and share you thoughts.

I think I had reported on this before, but it’s “official”.  Marc Cherry, creator of “Desperate Housewives”, gave a toast to the happy couple at their wedding reception on Saturday and said, “No kids!”  This came as no surprise to the couple as Eva had been asked before by Marc to hold off on having any children for at least a year.  Why?  Where, it’s not in the grand storyline plan, after all.  They’re on a pretty tight “budget” here, with a finite number of seasons remaining to wrap up storylines and cover news ones.  A pregnancy just doesn’t fit in with the plan.  But before you feel bad for Eva and Tony, they’re completely fine with this agreement.  Apparently, they’d like to take a little time before starting a family anyhow.  Well, that’s handy!

Word is (according to Variety) that “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry wants to do a musical episode of “Desperate Housewives”.  This is a ploy that “Scrubs” has pulled off multiple times and that we saw (and loved) on the late, great “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”.  Depending on how it’s done, I think this could be a great gimmick.  But it is just that, a gimmick.  And it can’t take itself too seriously.  That’s a cardinal rule right there.  It’s not set in stone just yet, but the news is that Teri Hatcher is game and has pulled out her singing voice a time or two before.  As has Nicolette Sheridan (but isn’t she dead??). Even Felicity Huffman has rocked the vocals before (with Tina Turner, even!).  I don’t know if Eva can sing or not, but I’m going to guess that, like everything else, she’d be decent at it.  I think it has potential.  I hope they can pull it off because I’d love to see what they do with it.  How about you?

I always feel good when something I’ve previously reported on becomes fact. This time? The fact that Marc Cherry wants “Desperate Housewives” to air for seven seasons. Remember that interview? Turns out the deal is permanent now. Marc Cherry has signed a huge, eight-figure deal with ABC to work on “Desperate Housewives” for four more years. This is right in line with his vision of a seven-year span for his brainchild. The principle “Desperate Housewives” players have also signed on for four more years as well. So we have many happy years ahead of us to air the dirty laundry. Maybe by then we’ll get Gabby and Carlos back together and maybe (just maybe) Susan and Mike will finally end up together. You guys have four years, you better get to work on all that!

“Desperate Housewives” producer and show creator Marc Cherry recently sat down and did an interview with Scott Pierce of The Deseret News and I have all the juicy bits here to share with you! They talked a lot about Cherry possibly stepping back from the show to work on other projects. Good news for us, he has no plans to do anything of the sort! Cherry stepped back last year during the ill-famed season 2 and the show definitely suffered as a result. Since that debacle, he has no intention of stepping aside again. Which isn’t to say that he’ll work on the show forever, either. “I want it to run seven years. And the moment seven years is past, I will personally take down the sets,” said Cherry. That sounds to me to be definite word that “Desperate Housewives” will run seven seasons and seven seasons only. Cherry also doesn’t plan to launch right into another mega-hit after the show’s run either. “I’m only going to have one major hit. I’m only going to catch lightning in a bottle once. I wish I had the energy to develop and write at the same time, but I don’t.” His focused attentions have really paid off, since season 3 is already much, much better than season 2.

Marcia Cross’ status on the show was also discussed. Obviously, the sudden bed-rest was a bit of an issue to work around but work around they did. In the meantime, not only will James Denton be getting extra screen-time in Marcia’s absence, but so will Nicollette Sheridan. Plans are to expand her role of Edie Britt and even explore her relationship with her son, a story that was merely hinted at in the show’s pilot episode.

More than anything, Cherry sounds very humble about the show’s (and as a consequence, his) success. “I’m really proud of this season. I’m hoping next season’s even better. There’s a couple things I haven’t accomplished yet that I think we can really do. I think we can even dig deeper, so I still have goals ahead. But basically, it’s just kind of, have a humble attitude towards the success. Once you start to believe that you deserve it, I think then you’re really screwed.”

Desperate Housewives, Marc Cherry, Marcia Cross, Nicollette Sheridan, James Denton

I can’t imagine how I would feel when I “got the call” that I was nominated for something like a Golden Globe. I imagine it’s a day that you will remember for the rest of your life. Here are some reactions from the nominees, as quoted from The Examiner:

“I really don’t know how to tell you how grateful I am, with a baby coming, a new husband and now a Golden Globe nomination. I’m very blessed.” - Marcia Cross

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“I will probably toast my writing staff with Diet Coke and we’ll spend about 10 minutes talking about it and then we’ll just jump back into work. You only get a couple seconds to enjoy the showbiz glow of it all before you have to get back to what they’re paying you for.” - “Desperate Housewives” creator Mark Cherry