However, Gabrielle also finds out that the hospital was negligent of mother-in-law's death and in return, they offer her a seven-figure settlement. All of them live in the suburb of Fairview on Wisteria Lane. Now separated from Rex, Bree asks the local pharmacist George Williams out on a date, much to Rex's envy. Julie feels that Susan has betrayed her by sending Zach back to his father. Gabrielle decides to hold a charity fashion show on the street. Felicia plots to drive Paul out of the neighborhood, to help Zach know the truth about his family. Gabrielle and Carlos face a sewage disaster but cannot afford to fix it. Later, after his previous agent was arrested for embezzlement, he hired a team of new agents, who saw the script "as a soap opera with dark comedy in it". [18][22] Eva Longoria starred as Gabrielle Solis, the materialistic ex–fashion model who cheats on her husband. Bree struggles to cope with Andrew's sexual orientation as he comes home from Camp Hennessy. On reviewing the DVD release of the season, Entertainment Weekly's Dalton Ross gave it a B+ grade, selecting the pilot, "Who's That Woman? She was mostly known for being super controlling, with a tendency to slightly berate people she holds dear to her heart, Lynette is portrayed as the neurotic, stressed and controlling housewife and mother, and is considered the "smart" one of the group. The ratings during the first half of season 6 resembled those of season 5, but as the season progressed its ratings dwindled, landing at #20 in the 2009-2010 television season with an average of 13 millon viewers. Then there are the kids, the most notable of which being: Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer, Susan's precocious and smart daughter, and Mason Vale Cotton as MJ Delfino, her and Mike's cute son, as well as Cody Kasch as Zach Young, Mike's biological son, and Paul and Mary Alice's creepy adopted kid; Shawn Pyfrom and Joy Lauren as Andrew and Danielle Van de Kamp, Bree's self-centered, spoiled children; Madison De La Garza and Daniella Baltodano as Juanita and Celia Solis, Gabrielle's chubby, spit-fire daughters; and several supporting actors as the Scavo kids, Tom and Lynette's vast offspring. [14] Steven Culp played Rex Van de Kamp, Bree's emasculated, sexually dissatisfied husband. This is a list of the Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards that the show has won. For more information visit http://www.canal13.com.ar/amasdecasa.asp - official site in Spanish - or http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770459/ in English for names. Gabrielle resumes her affair with John after being financially declined by Carlos. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. However, cars are seen both entering and leaving the neighborhood from there. Created by Marc Cherry. Meanwhile, Lynette deals with her rowdyruff teenage boys, as well as a rough economy that jeopardizes her business, whereas Gabrielle has become the frumpy mother of two little girls, having cared over the years for them and a blind husband, all on a limited budget. [24] Mark Moses portrayed Mary Alice's mysterious widower, Paul Young. A desperate transgender teen is crowdfunding to raise £20,000 for gender reassignment surgery - or faces a 'very scary' seven-year wait on the NHS. In Argentina an adaptation has been made involving popular Argentinian actors and actresses, filmed in this country and aired by Canal 13. Carlos finally decides to tear up the post-nup, and regains Gabrielle's respect. Just when you thought things couldn't get any steamier, a new neighbour and her handsome teenage son arrive to make new waves on the shady side of suburbia. Lynette tries to defend her twins, when they are suspected for a head lice outbreak at Barcliff Academy. [18][19] Teri Hatcher portrayed Susan Mayer, the klutzy, lovable divorced mother in search of love. Mike's reason is moving in is revealed when he meets with Noah Taylor, his employer, who wants him to find "Deirdre", who has been missing for more than 10 years. When Mike finds her along with his things, he realizes Susan cannot trust him and breaks up with her. In anger, Bree humiliates him in front of the others, causing Rex to move out on her. George lies to Bree about information he finds regarding her and Rex's sex life, and when Bree confronts Rex about it, he has another heart attack. For the first 14 episodes of season one, scenes set in Bree's living room were filmed inside the Young house on the street. [16] Cherry also served as the season's show runner. [5][6][7], The season was released on DVD as a six-disc box set under the title of Desperate Housewives – The Complete First Season on September 20, 2005 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment in Region 1,[8][9] in Region 2 on October 10, 2005,[10] and in Region 4 on November 28, 2005. Also alluded to are the lesser known Couple Arguing and Romantic Couple by Robert Dale (drawn in a comic book style similar to that of Roy Lichtenstein) and a 1940s Am I Proud! Februar 2021 um 08.30 Uhr erstmalig veröffentlicht. Susan and Mike have separated, following a tragic car crash, and the former's been sleeping with her painter, Jackson Braddock (Gale Harold), whereas the latter tries to adapt to being a distant father and to getting back in the market. After a confrontation with Edie, Mr. Shaw learns that Martha Huber was Mary Alice's blackmailer. [13][14] Filming for the season started around March 2004 at the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot Colonial Street. As Rex takes the children away for the weekend, Bree bonds with Zach after inviting him over for dinner, and he reveals to her that he may know why his mother killed herself. After confronting Noah Taylor, Susan learns that Mike shot a police officer in self-defense and decides to forgive him. Meanwhile, Susan and Mike enjoy their married life and the former discovers she's pregnant, but portraying the role of the "suburban dad" takes its toll on Mike. Gabrielle suspects Carlos is catching onto her affair, and that John may be falling in love with her. [11] The season is also available for purchase by registered users on the U.S. iTunes Store. [26] Cody Kasch played Mary Alice's and Paul's troubled and mentally unstable son Zach Young,[25] and James Denton portrayed the neighborhood plumber and Susan's love interest, Mike Delfino, who has a secret of his own. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Schorn gave the season a score of 9 out of 10. Season 5 ranked #9 in the 2008-2009 television season with an average of over 15 million viwers. Mary Alice, who narrates the show from the afterlife, had four close friends: Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross), the seemingly perfect homemaker struggling to save her marriage; Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), the mother of four who gave up her successful career to care for them full-time; Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), the divorced mother in search of love, who finds it in the form of her new neighbour, Mike Delfino (James Denton), who has a secret of his own; and Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria), the materialistic ex-model who cheats on her husband, Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira). The first season of Desperate Housewives, an American television series created by Marc Cherry, commenced airing in the United States on October 3, 2004, concluded May 22, 2005, and consisted of 23 episodes.It tells the story of Mary Alice Young, a seemingly perfect housewife who commits suicide, fearing that a dark secret, involving her, her husband, and their son would be exposed. [27], Numerous supporting characters have been given expansive and recurring appearances in the progressive storyline. [17], The first season features a cast of thirteen actors who receive star billing. The girls continue to find themselves in completely unlikley situations; the loose ends of old plot lines are tied up even as intriguing new developments emerge; and the cast looks fabulous. One day in the suburb of Wisteria Lane, residents are shaken up by the sudden suicide of Mary Alice Young. A new family moves in, headed by Italian-American housewife Angie Bolen (Drea de Matteo), who is a tough, candid lady on the run from something. [23] Nicollette Sheridan played the neighborhood slut and Susan's rival, Edie Britt. [18][20] Felicity Huffman played Lynette Scavo, a former career woman who is now a full-time mother of four. [25] Andrea Bowen played Susan's knowledgeable, level-headed daughter, Julie Mayer. The "normal" suburban life for a group of close-knit housewives takes a dark turn when one of their closest friends mysteriously commits suicide. Ricardo Antonio Chavira starred as Gabrielle's neglectful, high-powered executive husband, Carlos Solis. A break-in at Wisteria Lane causes distress among the neighbors. However indoors, windows can only be seen on one side of the front door. Juanita discovers that Gabrielle is seeing John and becomes more determined to catch them together. Season 7 began airing on September 26, 2010, and featured a total of 23 episodes. Paul brings with him not only a new wife, the quirky Beth (Emily Bergl), but a vengeance scheme as well, whilst at the same time falling victim to a bigger plan concocted by his nemesis, Felicia Tilman (Harriet Sansom Harris). [39] Teri Hatcher picked up a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for her portrayal of Susan Mayer. The former home of the Applewhites' was also used as the exterior of Herman and Lily Munster in The Munsters. Bree reconciles her relationship with Rex, saying that she is ready to work on improving their marriage, but she is shocked when he reveals his sexual desires. Lynette befriends her cranky old neighbor Mrs. McCluskey, after saving her from a collapse. Tom finds out through his boss that Lynette tried to get him fired, and decides to be a, Cherry-Picked: Creator Marc Cherry's Favourite Scenes, Multi-Language Sequence: Bree's Dinner Party, Easter Egg: Jesse Metcalfe's Butt Cheek Controversy, Behind The Scenes Of Desperate Housewives, This page was last edited on 9 December 2020, at 01:57. At their engagement party, Orson's nosy former neighbor, Carolyn Bigsby (Laurie Metcalf), accuses him of having killed his wife Alma (Valerie Mahaffey), and Bree can't help but wonder if that's true. Carlos is released on bail, but to Gabrielle's discontent, he cannot resume working due to being under house arrest. Desperate Housewives was renewed for an eighth season by ABC on May 17, 2011. When questioned about the chest, Zach defends his father. A series of flashbacks reveal Mary Alice's real history and her reason for suicide. From the outside, Bree's home has a set of windows either side of the front porch. Season 5 begain airing on September 28, 2008, and featured a total of 24 episodes. Robert Bianco of USA Today gave the pilot a score of four stars out of four, calling it "[r]efreshingly original, bracingly adult and thoroughly delightful", and going on to say that "[Desperate] Housewives is a brightly colored, darkly comic take on suburban life, sort of Knots Landing meets The Golden Girls by way of Twin Peaks. 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Paul suspects through that Edie might have sent the blackmail note to his wife. The soundstage will also be used to adaptations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. After finding a condom in the laundry, Bree discovers that Danielle is planning to lose her virginity to John, and persuades him to break up with her. After finding out about the hospital settlement check, Carlos physically forces Gabrielle to sign a post-nuptial agreement as he prepares to serve his prison sentence. At Susan's urging, the ladies decide to throw a dinner party in Mary Alice's honor. Mike, however, gets himself shot while breaking into a house searching for answers about "Deirdre". In the footsteps of the show, the term "desperate housewives" became a cultural phenomenon. Meanwhile, Lynette tries to keep her unwanted pregnancy a secret, and Bree starts up an affair with Karl Mayer, one that brings tragic repercussions to all involved. The show's theme is composed by Danny Elfman. Gabrielle offers Danielle a modeling job in. The show was the big success of the 2004-2005 television season, and gained much critical acclaim. Unknown to her, Kendra was sent by her father who has hired Mike to find her missing sister. At her wake, Mary Alice's four close friends and the main characters, Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis, are introduced. Bree gets divorced from Orson, and starts up the process of rebuilding her life after losing her business and her husband, mainly by hooking up with a much younger contractor (Brian Austin Green). At the end of Wisteria Lane, by Edie's house, there is a cul-de-sac. Susan feels incredibly guilty and worries that she'll be the one ratting everyone else out, and Lynette has her head full as her marriage to Tom quickly dissipates and her children act out on it. Mike has an unexpected house guest named Kendra, causing him to cancel his date with Susan. Note: In Belgium and the Netherlands (Region 2), the DVD for season 2 was released on September 06. Season 8, the final season of the series, began airing on September 25, 2011, and featured a total of 23 episodes. Carlos, with his mother's help, becomes desperate to find out with whom Gabrielle is having an affair. Desperate Housewives, Season 3 retains the fun-yet-creepy plot-driven spirit of the earlier seasons. Mike makes up with Susan and they have sex for the first time, while Paul confronts and bludgeons to death the remorseless Martha Huber with a blender for her involvement in his wife's suicide. Longoria responded with a skit in the Emmys with Ellen DeGeneres mocking her situation. Bree, who has finally put Rex's death behind her, marries Orson. Der Artikel Serienjunkies-Stichtag: Heute vor 9 Jahren bei Desperate Housewives... wurde von Bjarne Bock am Freitag, den 12. Susan, still searching for love after breaking up with Mike, ends up tangled with her ex-husband, Karl (Richard Burgi), who is now dating the neighbourhood hussy, Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan). Gabrielle, who found out Carlos cheated on her with their former maid and now surrogate mother, Xiao-Mei (Gwendoline Yeo), refuses to take him back, and now they're getting divorced but both want to raise the unborn child. The show's opening credits contain references to famous pieces of art, including Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck, American Gothic by Grant Wood, and Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup can. While the ladies put away Mary Alice's belongings, they discover a mysterious blackmail note addressed to her, leaving them to wonder what she had done. Season 6 began airing on September 27, 2009, and featured a total of 23 episodes. Paul plants Martha's stolen jewelry in Mike's garage, fearing that the police may discover his secret. But later, Bree is shocked when Andrew shows no remorse for what he has done. The supposed Victim of the Week turns out to have been fooling around with her package delivery guy. The events of this season take place five years following those of the 4th season finale. [31][32] Overall, the first season averaged 23.7 million viewers for the 23 episodes aired in the U.S.,[3] including the season's largest audience of more than 30 million viewers of the season finale. At his mother's request, Andrew consults with a priest, to whom he reveals his sadistic ideas to emotionally destroy his mother. Bree, whose husband (Steven Culp) just died, is not coping well with being a widow, and is unknowingly dating the man who poisoned her husband to be with her, pharmacist George Williams (Roger Bart). The discovery of a blackmail note among Mary Alice's belongings, a therapy session tape in which she admits her real name was Angela, and her widowed husband Paul's (Mark Moses) strange behaviour really make them wonder about the mystery surrounding their deceased friend. They are not voiced by the original cast, however, only by sound-alikes. Juanita Solis finally awakens from her coma, but dies after falling down the stairs before she could reveal Gabrielle's affair with John to Carlos. Lynette reaches the breaking point of her addiction to the ADD pills and comes clean about it to Bree and Susan. Strong also guest starred in two Twin Peaks episodes during their second season. Susan and Mike discover that Zach is being taken care of by Julie, after they find him sneaking around the house. George Williams returns and tries to steal Bree away from Rex. Gabrielle has a financial downturn after Carlos is sentenced for importing goods manufactured by slave labor. Depressed over her break-up with Mike, Susan bonds with Edie. Lynette tries to tire them out so that they will appear docile when they are brought in for observation. Mike pursues Paul after Felicia gives him Martha Huber's journal detailing Mary Alice's past and about what happened to Deirdre, and Susan decides to follow him. In September 2005, Universal Music released Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives. Meanwhile, Renee becomes infatuated with the shady new neighbor, aussie Ben Faulkner (Charles Mesure). The economic recession of 2008 led to many cable cancellations, leading to a decrease in viewers for all scripted television shows. Late in the first season the house underwent a facelift to become less recognisable as the home from The Munsters. However, the sophomore slump of season 2 led to a decrease in ratings in season 3. The police find the toy chest Paul threw into the lake, with the remains of a body inside it. Susan watches Mike's house while he is away and discovers a gun and a few wads of cash, but later gets stuck in his bathroom floor. Tom has a promotion as vice president of his company, but Lynette discourages him from taking it, fearing that she will have to look after her wild children for longer hours. One of the biggest inspirations for the show was the film American Beauty. Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood, after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor. Gabrielle tells John about her pregnancy, making him worry that he may be the father. It is referred to by film crews as Colonial Street, and before Desperate Housewives it was used in several motion pictures and televisions shows, starting in the 1950s. Episodes aired between August 30, 2006 and January 24, 2007 covered the series' first season. [1] After airing three episodes of Desperate Housewives, ABC picked the series up for a full season. As a result, Gabrielle goes back to John. Susan looks forward to a romantic Valentine's Day with Mike. The women of Wisteria Lane are back, juicier than ever. This warranted "real" desperate housewives features in magazines and TV shows such as The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Dr. Phil Show. The eighth and final season of Desperate Housewives, a television series created by Marc Cherry, began broadcasting in the United States on September 25, 2011, and concluded on May 13, 2012. [2] The season garnered an average of 23.7 million viewers in the U.S. per all 23 episodes, ranking as the fourth most-watched television series during the 2004–05 American television season. The show, along with Lost, has been credited with reviving ABC's ratings. The set for the street, comprising facades of houses, is located on the Universal Studios backlot. Lynette, meanwhile, has to adjust to having another child around the house when Tom's bastard daughter, Kayla (Rachel Fox), is taken in. Lynette and Tom consider enrolling the twins into Barcliff Academy, a private school. Edie spies on Bree having dinner with George and confronts her about it, making her feel guilty about being intimate with him. Edie is annoyed when Susan and Mike move in together, and tries to intervene via the other wives. Season 3 began airing on September 24, 2006, and featured a total of 23 episodes and 1 clip show (aside from the pre-season special recap/preview show, "Time to Come Clean"). Zach starts stalking Julie in order to resolve their relationship. And a now-pregnant Gabrielle decides to be faithful to her husband Carlos, who is in jail. Frustrated by her children's behavior, Lynette resorts to an extreme discipline technique, which ultimately backfires. When Maisy Gibbons is arrested for solicitation, Bree attempts to bribe her to remove Rex's name from her book of clients, before it goes public. Dr. Goldfine suggests private sessions for the Van de Kamps, at the reluctance of Bree. Since its US premiere, Desperate Housewives has been broadcasted by the ABC network, with reruns on Lifetime Television. Narrating the series from the grave, Mary Alice describes how her friends try to find out the reason for her suicide, while trying to deal with the problems of their personal lives. Paul throws the toy chest into the town lake. Buena Vista Games released the sim computer game Desperate Housewives: The Game in 2006. A similar pattern happened with season 7, with the first half of the season bringing in strong numbers, but the ratings declined in the second half of the season, with an average of 12 million viwers. This will be the final season of the show, set to end in May 2012. [29] Kathryn Joosten acted as Karen McCluskey, Lynette's neighbor across the street, and Christine Estabrook portrayed the neighborhood busybody Martha Huber. Its pilot episode which aired in October 2004, gained a stunning 21.3 million viewers making it the best new drama for the year, the highest rated show of the week, and also the best performance by a pilot for ABC, since Spin City in 1996. Susan's eccentric mother, Sophie Bremmer, pays an unexpected visit after she and her boyfriend, Morty, break up. The series has also been likened to other TV shows such as Knots Landing, Twin Peaks, and Sex and the City. Maisy Gibbons returns, and her secret life of being the neighborhood prostitute intersects with Bree's, when she finds out Rex has been seeing her after he has a heart attack. When the season premieres, six months have occurred since Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan) deliberately ran Mike over with his car. Lynette's neighbor across the street, Mrs. McCluskey, complains that her boys have been stealing from her. In 2005, British company Re:creation published Desperate Housewives Dirty Laundry Game, a board game based on season one of Desperate Housewives. This is because the inside of Bree's house is actually shot on a soundstage.On the street, Lynette's green house is simply a facade, and Bree's house functions solely as restrooms for the production crew. Susan discovers Andrew and Justin making out in the pool, forcing Andrew to claim that he is not gay. You play as the housewives, a few others and a new character on a board with dices to reach for three clues before the computer gets them. To cover up the similarities between the rooms, most of the Youngs' scenes took place in a fictional area of the house, which only existed on a sound stage. Jesse Metcalfe played the Solis' gardener and Gabrielle's adulterous lover, John Rowland. At her wake, her four close friends and the main characters, Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis, are introduced. [13] After Cherry edited parts of the pilot script and pitched it to ABC, network executives were impressed, causing ABC to order 13 episodes. Rex blames Bree for their marital problems in their first counselling session with Dr. Goldfine. And Edie has her nephew Austin (Josh Henderson) move to Wisteria Lane, after she finds him trying to break into her house, and he sets his eyes on Julie Mayer (Andrea Bowen). Betty Applewhite moves into Wisteria Lane with her adolescent son, Matthew in the middle of the night. Lynette uses her business skills to "poach" herself a nanny. Bree and Rex try to figure out the best way to punish their. [16], The pilot episode, which aired on October 3, 2004, garnered 21.6 million viewers, ranking first in its time slot of 9:00 pm Eastern Time Zone (ET) (8:00 pm Central Time Zone (Americas) [CT]). @BoJackBockman folgen [40] The season also won two Screen Actors Guild Awards; one was awarded to Teri Hatcher in the category Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and the other was under the category of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
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