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Quick Facts
- Idea struck Cherry while watching a news report on Andrea Yates
- Mary Alice Young is the deceased neighbor
- Brenda Strong plays the role of Mary Alice Young
- Season 5 of Desperate Housewives from September 28, 2008
- The show had its premiere on 3 October 2004
Expert summary
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series. This popular series was created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. The setting of the show is the fictional American town of Fairview, Eagle State. We peep into the lives of a group of women, seen through the eyes of their dead neighbor. They proceed through domestic struggles and family life amidst the secrets, crimes and mysteries of their beautiful suburban neighborhood. The show has been a great success with favorable reviews by the critics. It has won the Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards. It was labeled the most popular show in April 2007 with an audience of approximately 120 million viewers.
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Desperate Housewives Scanal
The only thing missing from this neighborhood garden party is you! Want to be a housewife? Play Desperate Housewives: The Simulated Lifestyle Game -- All of the Scandal and Perversion With None of the Consequences. Launching Nationwide October 5th If there is one thing that America loves as a culture it is scandal. Celebrity culture is such a pervasive force that it substitutes for small talk just as well as the weather nowadays. High minded individuals may take offense to these subjects, but in truth we are all attracted to the destructive flames of perversion and excess. Many disdain the hoi polloi for their distractions, but I would contend that we all benefit from whiffs of scandal now and again. -
Desperate Housewives Game
Episode 1 of the DH game.I have recorded the main storyline parts of the first of 12 episodes in the game into a movie format. If this video is well received, I may make the other 11. --- Our housewife, who I named Melissa Hall, has just moved into Wisteria Lane with her husband Marcos and son Ayden. She is invited to Bree's house to meet the other housewives living on the street. Here she tells the story of how she lost the better part of her memory in a jogging accident, and her husband was left to fill in the blanks.
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Reading "Desperate Housewives: Beyond the white Picket Fence
I bought this book as a fan of Desperate Housewives. It is, however, inappropriate for most fans. It is a collection of 17 essays on DH, primarily feminist writings. I slogged through three essays and gave up. They seem to be well-written, but they were just too academic and dry for me. The chapters are (1) Culture, (2) Sexual Politics, (3) Genre, Gender, and Cultural Myths, (4) Narrative, Confssion and Intimacy. All of these topics are of interest to me, but I still couldn't handle the writing style and content---just too dry and frankly, boring. If you are looking for very serious, academic writing, and are a DH fan, you could potentially enjoy this book. The book includes an episode guide for seasons one and two, an extensive bibliography, an index, and a film and tv guide. The authors are all distinguished writers and critics. It seems to me that it would be a great resource for a graduate level media class. I would not ever recommend it for regular fans, however, even committed ones like me. *** -
Desperate Housewives: Behind closed doors
I ordered this book as soon as I found out it was coming out. It is full of interviews and information plus extra goodies for those of us **addicted** to Desperate Housewives. If you love the show this book (and the 1st season DVD) are a must have. Pour a glass of wine, put up your feet and enjoy! -
DH Cookbook
Tons of recipes including main dishes, sides, desserts and more, fun picture inserts from the show and other funny little things about each wife. The recipes are great although not too many for beginners. Great cookbook even if you don't watch the show.
















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