Desperate Housewives

Good morning, everyone! Hope you’re all having a great day and ready to talk Housewives. I know I am! Now, you know from these posts that I’m a fan of Karl/Richard Burgi. I admit, the guy can be a jerk at times and kinda sleazy at others. Still, he’s entertaining and he does have his moments. I think for me, his most notable one is in season 2, episode 11 when he stands up for a friend. The episode is called “One More Kiss” and has Andrew Van de Kamp at his mean kid best. Check out this youtube video below to see what I mean.

For those who may not be able to see it properly, let me set the scene for you. As you probably remember, Andrew had it in for Bree that year and was doing everything he possibly could to drive her nuts. Because he knows that Bree has a problem with him being gay, he purposefully sets it up for Bree to find her and Justin in bed together, leading to a huge fight. Andrew, determined to get the upper hand, threatens to tell how Bree just sat by and did nothing while George the crazy pharmacist died. Bree is at the end of her rope, but lucky for her she’s got someone on her side… Karl!

She has him come over and explain to Andrew how what Bree did was not actually illegal and he has no basis for threatening her. Andrew takes this in his usual bratty fashion and Karl asks her to give them a minute alone. No sooner does she step out of the room than Karl grabs Andrews and pushes him up against a wall. He tells Andrew that Rex was a good friend and he will not sit by and watch Andrew behave like this. He adds that it would hurt Rex to know what Andrew has become. To top it all off, he threatens to really hurt Andrew if he ever pulls something like this again. Go Karl! Andrew really needed something like that at the time, as he was getting totally out of control. I just wanna know where Karl was when Andrew took Bree to court, went after Bree’s recovering sex addict boyfriend and tried to get Danielle to do the same? I guess he was too busy with Edie and sparring with Susan. Ah, well…

Well, I gotta go now. Stay tuned, though, cause I’ll be bringing you more classic moments from the show as well as recaps and any news as it becomes available. Til next time, take care!

He’s the ex-husband we love to hate, Karl Mayer. Over the past few years, Richard Burgi has been an important part of the show and Susan’s character development. Now, he’s in demand elsewhere, too! You guys might remember me telling you about his appearance on the show Reaper. He played a trouble making womanizer who kept escaping from Hell. His new role is a bit more “normal”.

It’s been announced that he will be guest starring on the FX series Nip/Tuck. He’ll be playing a character named Logan Ayers. Logan’s a suave plastic surgeon who is a bit… shall we say OCD in the bedroom. There’s no word yet on when the episode will be airing, but he’s reportedly already completed one day of filming. He’ll be going back for another day of work on the 23rd.

I’ve personally never watched the show, but I’m curious to see his episode. He’s been really enjoyable in the few parts I’ve seen him in so far. He can pull off being a jerk while still being likeable somehow, a very tough thing to do.

Here’s a little example of that…. a scene from the episode where Susan goes to Lamaze class and ends up running into Karl:

I don’t know whether to smack him or shake his hand… how about you? I’d love to hear other people’s thoughts on the character as well. By the way… before I leave, I’d like to direct you to a fellow blogger’s latest post regarding the Emmys. Less than a month to go before we find out who was nominated for what. Good luck to the Housewives cast and I’ll see you all on Monday with recaps, news and more.

Don’t. Just because the finale is upon us, that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to see your favorites on TV regularly. Besides the reruns on Lifetime of earlier seasons, the cast is going to be all over your TV and I’ll be keeping you up-to-date on when.

During the rest of this week, you can see Teri Hatcher on The View and The Late Show with David Letterman on the 16th.

Marcia Cross will star in a Seinfeld episode on the 17th. That will air on TBS at 6:30 PM.

Look for Eva Longoria Parker on HBOSGe. Her movie The Sentinal will air on the 16th at 9:45 AM and 11 PM.

Wanna see Brenda Strong instead of just hearing her do the voice-overs? Now’s your chance. She’s going to be in a Seinfeld episode airing on TBS today at 5:30 PM. You can also catch her on HBOSGe in The Deep End of the Ocean.

Reaper isn’t the only place to see Richard Burgi. You can also catch him in Just Shoot Me on TBS. That will air on the 16th at 2:30 PM.

Catch Orson himself, Kyle McLaughlen on the 17th when he stars in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me on IFC. That will air at 11:15 PM.

Dana Delaney will be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on the 15th at 11:35 PM as well as guest starring on an episode of Cheers. You can see that on TVLand on the 16 at 8 AM. Don’t forget her role in Tombstone, either. That airs on SHOe at 8 AM on the 18th.

By the way…. I’m sure many of you are aware that Marcia was a regular on Melrose Place in the 90s. She played Dr. Kimberly Shaw, someone who makes Bree look like the definition of well adjusted. Well, here’s a clip I found of her from the show. It’s arguably her most famous scene in the whole serious. Well, with the exception of the time she blew the whole building up…

Well, last night the awesome Mr. Richard Burgi guest starred on the CW series Reaper. The series is about a young guy whose parents made a deal with the devil that now forces him to act as the Grim Reaper and send souls on their way to Hell. Burgi’s character, who is ironically named Mike, is one of those souls. Only thing is, he’s apparently got an in with the chick who takes the souls, because she keeps helping him escape.

He was pretty good in this part. The character starts off as a seemingly fun and harmless guy who likes to mess around with lots of women. Soon, though, he’s shown to be much nastier and doesn’t have too much of a conscience. Much dodging and a big fight later, he’s finally captured and sent back for good. Burgi managed to mix the fun, slightly wacky personality of the character (which made me think of Karl once or twice) with a more sinister undertone that I really enjoyed. Kudos for him!

By the way… there seemed to be a cute little shout-out to his regular gig in the episode. At one point, Mike is caught in a very nice neighborhood much like Wysteria Lane after being shoved out of a women’s house cause her husband has just gotten back. She even tosses a pair of pants at him, bringing to mind that famous scene of Gabby and John trying to hide what they’ve been up to from Carlos. If you want to see it for yourself, the episode will repeat on the 20th at 8 PM Eastern. That’s all for now! Check back tomorrow morning for more about what the cast has done outside of Wysteria Lane.