Desperate Housewives

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…

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.

Hello, again! As promised, I’m back to give you a little recap of James Denton and Marcia Cross being interviewed on a couple of talk shows.

First up was James Denton. He appeared last night on Last Call with Carson Daly. Carson introduced him by saying he stars on Desperate Housewives and, in the process, is keeping the show from reaching dangerously high levels of estrogen. Ok, kinda lame, but it still got a laugh out of me. Surprisingly, Housewives wasn’t the first thing they talked about. They started off the conversation by talking about James’ band called “Band from TV”. It features Bachelor Bob Guiney, Bonnie Somerville, Hugh Laurie and Greg Grunberg and others. James said that Teri Hatcher recently joined the band as well. He credits her as the reason that the band was featured on the recent Idol Gives Back special and that Band from TV actually helps raise money for a variety of charities. A new DVD they are releasing through the website will also contribute to these causes He also talked about how they convinced him to sing a couple of songs himself, even though he usually plays guitar. According to James, he made a point of choosing songs he can mostly talk through. He added that, while the band doesn’t sound selfish, it really is because “we get to pretend we’re rock stars.” I thought that was really cool. They don’t seem to take it too seriously. Carson actually played a clip of Bonnie and Hugh singing “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”. It didn’t sound half bad. Check out a picture of him performing with the band:

That wasn’t all they talked about, though. James also told a funny story about going to the Golden Globes one year. Apparently, a guy cornered him at the event, calling him “Lost”. Someone else with him said they don’t think it’s him, but a picture was taken of James anyway. Just in case he was actually Matthew Fox of the series Lost. They closed off the interview by playing a clip from this weekend’s Desperate Housewives and talking about Out and About with Allergies. It’s a free Zagat guide for people who have allergies that tells about the best places to go when you have them. It also tells people how to control allergies and things they should ask their doctor about. James is supporting it because he suffers from allergies himself. The free guide is available here. Now, we move on to Marcia…

She appeared on ABC’s The View this morning. She even came onto the set pretending to read Barbara Walters’ new biography. This interview seemed a bit shorter to me, and the ladies almost seemed to talk over her in some parts. They started the interview off by talking about Marcia’s twin girls and showing a picture of them. I really liked her for this because she admitted it was hard to get pregnant at her age and said she wanted to make people aware that it really isn’t that easy. She says she even turned down magazine covers because she didn’t want to be out there promoting a misconception about fertility. On a slightly less serious note, she talks about suffering “mom guilt” when she can’t be with them and feeling like a true success now that she not only has the career, but a family as well.

Whoopie then asked her about the period between Melrose Place and Housewives. Marcia says it was a time when she was trying to figure herself out. She wasn’t getting roles that really interested her and wasn’t quite fulfilled personally, so she decided to take time out to get her psychology degree.

One of the cuter moments came when she was asked how she plays the uptight Bree, since she’s nothing like her in real life. Marcia responds that she has no idea how she manages it, it’s just some magic that happens when she gets those clothes on. She said she even starts straightening crooked pictures on the set and stuff like that. Now, that, I want to see!

To close things off, they talk about Marcia’s support of the skin cancer takes friends project and how important it is to protect your skin from the sun. She said her husband only started listening to her when he needed to get something frozen off his face during a doctor’s visit. She also talked about the misconceptions that darker skinned people don’t get the disease. The project has a website where people can sign themselves and a friend up for a free screening.

Well, that’s all for now. Look for another recap next week when Teri Hatcher also appears on The View. I’ll see y’all again on Monday with a recap of the latest episode. Have a great weekend!

Some of you may have heard that Teri Hatcher published an autobiography a couple years backed called “Burnt Toast” that detailed her life, relationships and discussed a particularly painful event from her youth.  Well, the word is that Hatcher has sold her story to be made a television series.  The show would follow the main character through the ups and downs of her career in Tinseltown as well as her navigating various and sundry relationships.  It doesn’t appear to be known whether Hatcher would play herself in the series or not.  Judging from the success and hectic schedule of “Desperate Housewives”, I would guess not unless this series is delayed until after “Housewives” is finished off here in several years.

I’m not sure how seriously to take this story, as it does sound rather incredible.  But then again, knowing how Hollywood works and the way television shows get made, I can almost see this happening.  The question is: would it be a sitcom or an hour-long drama?  I want to say sitcom, as it sounds as if the story could be rife with humor (maybe I’m projecting Susan Mayer here) and there could be quite a bit of slapstick and physical comedy.  However, according to Hatcher, “It shows how not to go down the dark rabbit hole of pain and how to pull yourself out of there.”  That to me sounds like hour-long drama, doesn’t it?  Not too much comedy there (though maybe a touch here and there as most hour-long shows are not without their amusing moments).  This would be especially true if the series touched on the dark moments from Hatcher’s past that were detailed in the book. 

All this is speculation of course.  I’ll be interested to see what comes of this story.

I’m sorry I didn’t post yesterday.  A weekend trip turned into a family emergency and we didn’t arrive home until yesterday evening.  It’s good to be back and scouring the headlines once again.  And you may have heard that the Primetime Emmy Awards were Sunday night.  The show might not have won, but the women looked fantastic.  As far as I can tell, Nicolette Sheridan wasn’t in attendance, but all the other women were and I found their dresses (save for Eva’s) all had a common theme.  They all looked very nice, as you can see below.  If you’d like to see each image larger, simply click on it.

I would say something like “let the hype begin!” but it’s been going on for weeks now! This is just yet another instance of publicity for “Desperate Housewives” and the new season starting September 30. At a recent press “shindig” for ABC’s fall lineup, Teri Hatcher was cornered by Hollywood.com (care of The New York Post) and asked to dish the dirt on the upcoming season. What followed was a brief but revealing interview where Hatcher divulged some news from the set. If you’d like to see it, I highly recommend clicking over to check it out. But in the meantime, here’s a taste of what she had to say:

HW: Nathan Fillion plays a gynecologist, so what was your first scene with him?

TH: It was a great scene. Often you’ll hear actors saying that the oddity of you might meet someone, “”Hi, nice to meet you”" and then the next thing you know you’re doing a kissing scene. Ours was, “”Hi, nice to meet you – now my feet are going to be on the stirrups and you need to pretend like you’re doing some sort of exam nobody wants to talk about.”" That’s pretty welcoming. “Hey, welcome to Desperate Housewives.” It was funny. Those were the kind of jokes that were going on.

HW: Were you wearing boxers underneath?

TH: I wore plenty to be a lady.

Intriguing, no?

Just when you were starting to think that maybe the women on “Desperate Housewives” might actually be getting along, rumors are flying that quite the opposite is true.  Apparently, cast members have been taking bets on when Eva Longoria’s marriage will fall apart.  This is, of course, according to a report to be published by the National Enquirer so take it with a grain of salt.

And the bets aren’t all, either.  According to the magazine,  the women are arguing about everything from scripts to photo shoots to trailers.  An insider on the set has revealed:

“The cat claws are out like never before, and the actresses’ inability to get along is causing headaches for producers, writers and crew members. And the one joke that’s keeping a smile on people’s faces is at Eva’s expense.”

This all sounds absolutely absurd to me and I hope that something is resolved soon.  Why is it that women can’t work together without the gossip swirling that they are all at each other’s throats?  How about everyone just settles down and makes a good show this season?  Is that possible?

Did you know that Teri Hatcher is in a movie?  She is, and it’s releasing this Friday.  It’s called “Resurrecting the Champ” and is about a reporter finding a former boxing champ and wanting to write a story about him.  There’s a great interview with her over on The Chicago Sun-Times website where she discusses both the movie and the show that has re-catapulted her to fame: “Desperate Housewives”.  “The funny and great thing is the success from the show gives you opportunities in features that you might not have had before,” she told the interviewer over the phone.  Unfortunately, she hasn’t had much time for movies since the shooting schedule for the show is so busy.  But she’s very excited to spread her acting wings and try out some new roles over the coming years.  I have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of Teri Hatcher!

Seems Teri Hatcher is taking notes from her “Desperate Housewives” co-star Eva Longoria.  While before the wedding, all sources stated that Teri and boyfriend Stephen Kay were solid, the rumors started to turn at Eva’s wedding when she attended with only her daughter in tow.  And then, Tony Parker introduced Teri to (younger) NBA basketball player Baron Davis (he plays for the Golden State Warriors) and the two seemed to hit it off from the start. 

“Baron and Teri really hit it off,” says a friend of the TV beauty. They talked and danced all night and had a great time. They couldn’t seem to get enough of each other!” Still, adds the source, when it came time to say goodbye after the Parisian wedding party ended, “neither Teri nor Baron knew what would happen when they returned to the States!”

And what of her relationship with Stephen Kay, which for so long seemed to be moving towards marriage as the two were practically joined at the hip?

As for Teri’s relationship with Stephen, another friend of the star says, “I think she hasn’t had her heart in it for a while.  She definitely seemed open to meeting someone new who made her heart beat faster.”

So perhaps Stephen was a good guy but a little boring for Ms. Hatcher.  And meanwhile, Teri and Baron are getting to know each other a lot better. The pair have been spotted out together as recently as July 24 and everyone seems to be saying they’re pretty hot for one another.   That’s the story and I’m sticking to it!

So should Teri have split off from the other guests to come around the front of the church and wave and greet the fans and photographers?  A lot of people are saying she shouldn’t have this morning.  But it wasn’t just about getting out in front of the cameras, apparently her dress which was designed by Badgley Mischka and looked an awful lot like the bridesmaids dresses that Eva had had designed.  Apparently, Teri is the odd one out on the set as well. The other women often socialize together between scenes and at each others’ homes while Teri keeps to herself and often is the source of awkwardness between the women on the set.  So, do I buy this?  Maybe, maybe not.  I don’t know if Eva or anyone else directly involved in the wedding actually cared whether or not Teri got her picture taken or what her dress looked like.  But it was a little on the tasteless side, though surely not newsworthy (she says as she writes an entire blog post about it).  

No, there isn’t any photos of Eva in her wedding dress yet.  Not that I can find, that is.  The pair were married twice this last weekend.  First, there was the civil ceremony at a town hall in Paris on Friday.  Then, we had the giant, star-studded affair that took place on Saturday.  The festivities were incredibly locked down with the paparazzi and fans kept at a great distance from the church and the loving couple themselves.  What few pictures I have seen are of the wedding guests and perhaps one or two of Eva and Tony’s limo.  I can barely contain my excitement, I don’t know about you.

All reports are that the wedding went off as planned and that it was a stunningly lavish affair.  OK! magazine has exclusive rights to the photos of the couple and the festivities and we should be getting a look at those sometime later this week.  And maybe we’ll get some details as well.  I can’t blame them for putting their most special day under lock and key; I’d probably be tempted to do the same.  But shoot, throw us a bone!  Let us at least see a picture of her in her dress!  At any rate, best wishes to the happy couple, wherever they are!

To see some pictures of the “Desperate Housewives” cast-members at the ceremony, check after the jump.
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Last night was the 4th Annual Glamour Women of the Year awards.  I bet you didn’t know that. I bet you also didn’t know that Teri Hatcher won an award there.  Oh yes!  But not for her portrayal of Susan Meyer on “Desperate Housewives”.  She got the Writer of the Year award for her book, “Burnt Toast”.  The British awards featured mostly British recipients, which made Teri winning the award all the more significant.  I bet I can guess who will get Writer of the Year at next year’s awards, however.  Can anyone say J.K. Rowling?  Teri’s just lucky that “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” comes out this year instead of last year.

All joking aside, congratulations to her.  I’ve heard some good things about her book (which I will admit I haven’t had a chance to read) and it’s got to be awesome to be recognized for her talent and hard work.  Way to go, Teri!

Teri Hatcher thought she had simply misplaced her ATM card. So when she called up the bank to cancel the card and see about getting issued another, she was told that someone had been using the heck out of it. Talk about a shock!

“I called to cancel it and was actually stolen… I don’t use it much, so they had rung up $12,000. They did 90 different transactions and I know that because for every single fraud thing you have to sign out a whole slip that says, ‘No, I wasn’t at Joe’s Diner, spending $20 on chilli.’ There were a lot of trips to Albertsons in the Valley, Vons, Longs Drugs, lots of little purchases. I think that’s probably how they get away with it. It dawned on me as I was doing this that in 90 times of them giving the card, nobody ever went, ‘Teri Hatcher…’ I was really kinda freaked out that that could happen.”

I can see how that would happen with an ATM card, since no one really looks at those for signatures or even if you’re the name on the card. A debit card would have been another story (and probably why I vastly prefer my check card to my ATM card). Still, this is a huge bummer for Teri and I imagine has been quite a headache to deal with.

For those of you wondering if wedding bells are in Mike and Susan’s future, wonder no longer! It’s a go! But don’t expect a big, fancy church wedding with an extravagant dress. Susan and Mike chose to go the understated route with a small, simple outdoors wedding. Though Teri was a touch disappointed when she found out she wouldn’t be wearing a fantastic dress. She wanted an elaborate wedding for Susan, but knew that it wouldn’t have made much sense. Still, I think the dress she chose was fabulous in and of itself. And a sweet, outdoor ceremony fits Mike and Susan like a glove. But has all this wedding fever on “Desperate Housewives” made Teri Hatcher want a wedding of her own with boyfriend Stephen Kay? Teri plays coy with the interviewer before changing the subject. Having said before that she would not like to get married again, I am doubtful she would change her mind. But stranger things have happened.

What’s ahead for these star-crossed lovers? Mike Delfino will be getting a troubled younger brother at the start of the next season and there are rumors of a pregnancy for Susan. Teri, however, would like to concentrate a little on Susan and Mike’s sex life. She points out that Eva and Nicolette and Marcia have all had fabulous sex scenes and that’s something Susan and Mike haven’t had yet. (On screen, at least) We’ll see, but this seems a fitting end to the third season of “Desperate Housewives”. With three weddings, it’s been a wedding-centric season to be sure!

Felicity Huffman threw co-star and pal Eva Longoria a bridal shower at her Los Angeles home this past Sunday, inviting a huge amount of friends and family, including her other “Desperate Housewives” costars, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Brenda Strong and Nicolette Sheridan. All accounts show that the party was quite a success. At one point, Eva presided as judge over a competition where unmarried guests made wedding gowns out of toilet paper. Teri Hatcher won the grand prize, a tissue tiara. The theme was “Home”, obviously, as little pink houses served as centerpieces for the tables and Felicity requested that guests bring gifts for each room of their new home together. Felicity joked that she didn’t need to give a gift since she was the one throwing the shower. Uh, don’t think it works that way, Felicity.