MarcCherry-related stories
Posted Jan 18th 2009 3:03PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, Programming, Desperate Housewives, Scrubs, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
The network that brought you
Family Matters,
Cavemen and is still bringing you the parade of unfunny that is
According to Jim wants to bring the sitcom back to its rightful throne on the airwaves.
ABC made a solemn vow to bring back more hit, half-hour sitcoms to the airwaves starting with the new TV season, according to
Variety.
The network's heads made their announcement at last week's Television Critics Association gathering.
Continue reading ABC vows to bring funny back
Posted Dec 10th 2008 9:02PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Desperate Housewives, Reality-Free
I read today that
Desperate Housewives might run for an extra two seasons, instead of the original seven planned by creator
Marc Cherry. According to TVGuide.com,
Cherry made the announcement today at a cake-cutting ceremony celebrating 100 episodes of the ABC suds-fest.
Unless they can ramp up the storylines, I'm not sure this is such a good thing. Sure, the series has picked up steam this season, but it's still slow-going. While I'm on-board and watching it every week, nothing about the storylines has really wowed me. An extra two seasons? Not feeling it at the moment.
Let's see here ... If the original pact between Cherry and ABC stands, the series would wrap in 2011. That seems like a good amount of time to throw a few more juicy stories into the mix and give the housewives of Wisteria Lane a good send-off.
Continue reading Two extra seasons for Desperate Housewives? Not feeling it
Posted Nov 14th 2008 8:03AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Desperate Housewives, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
File this one under the category of really, wild rumors that should become reality:
Desperate Housewives wants Governor
Sarah Palin to appear as a guest on the show.
Like I said, this is a rumor that cropped up yesterday, saying that head-writer/creator Marc Cherry was "very hot to trot to have her appear in the season finale." That was followed by an ABC spokesman denying that there's a shred of truth to the story.
Still, what if it's not such a Lucy Ricardo idea? Sarah Palin as a visitor to Wisteria Lane would be terrific -- and probably a boost in the ratings (which are doing great anyway, but still why not do even better?).
Continue reading Palin to visit Desperate Housewives?
Posted Sep 13th 2008 11:01AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Desperate Housewives, Casting, Reality-Free
Here's some casting news that should thrill TV fans:
Lily Tomlin has been cast on Desperate Housewives as Mrs. McCluskey's sister. The comic actress, a multiple Emmy award winner (not to mention a couple of Tonys and a Grammy), has been cast in a recurring role, fleshing out Kathryn Joosten's Emmy-nominated role as the nosy neighbor across the street from Lynette who's occasionally babysat for the Scavo kids. At least when they were still kids, cause now
the show's jumped ahead five years, remember?
Writer
Marc Cherry has got to be licking his chops to write for Tomlin. She's the kind of actress that can bring unique characters immediately to life. As a comic, using her own imagination and the words -- often -- of collaborator Jane Wagner, Lily's been legendary with what she can do.
In her early career, there were Edith Ann, the bratty five-year-old, and Ernestine, the telephone operator (when the phone company still had operators!). On stage in
The Search For Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, a one-woman show, she brilliantly created numerous characters.
Continue reading Desperate Housewives snags Lily Tomlin
Posted Jul 18th 2008 11:47AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Brothers and Sisters, TCA Press Tour, Private Practice, Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, Reality-Free
I wanted to wait a bit before I posted about the ABC showrunner panel, because a) I already posted about the "news" from
Shonda Rhimes about Katherine Heigl's statements, and b) I wanted to think about why these panels seem to be so much more informative than the individual show panels?
We'll get to that more later. On the panel were Rhimes (
Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice), Marc Cherry (
Desperate Housewives), Silvio Horta
(Ugly Betty), Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse
(Lost), and Greg Berlanti (seemingly the rest of ABC's schedule). As you'd expect, Rhimes got the Heigl questions, Lindelof and Cuse got the most esoteric questions, and Chery made the most jokes. The funniest line, though, came from Horta.
Continue reading ABC show-runner panel: Heigl, Lost's endpoint, and musical theater - TCA Report
Posted Jul 16th 2008 12:26PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Desperate Housewives, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Haircuts on TV shows are often a very big deal. Remember when Keri Russell had the audacity to cut her long, curl mane on
Felicity? Some fans never forgave her or the character!
Well, be prepared for another cut to your psyche,
Desperate Housewives' devotees. Eva Longoria Parker has
cut her hair for the upcoming sixth season of the show. Unlike Keri, however, Eva's cut was done with the blessing of the producers.
As you can see, it's a very cute 'doo; not too blunt or pixie-ish. It's quite stylish and flattering. The idea is that with the five-year time jump that we saw in the finale last season, Gaby doesn't have the time or inclination to care for her long, flowing locks. (If you've ever had long, full hair like hers, you know what I'm talking about!)
Continue reading Desperate Housewife gets trimmed ... her hair, that is
Posted Jun 28th 2008 11:04AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Desperate Housewives, Casting, Reality-Free
One thing you have to say about the powers that be at
Desperate Housewives, they're really great with casting. Great looking guys, beautiful women, quirky character actors; we've seen them all on Wisteria Lane and usually they leave a lasting impression.
The latest name to check in to Desperate Housewives is Neal McDonough. He'll be appearing in the new season and
Hollywood Reporter is wondering how he'd do with Nicolette Sheridan's character, Edie Britt. Is that wondering or playing matchmaker? How do we know that Marc Cherry isn't setting him up as a mystery man from Bree's past? Cherry is nothing if not inventive, so good luck trying to anticipate his plotlines!
Continue reading Neal McDonough is Desperate's new man
Posted Mar 18th 2008 8:26AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Desperate Housewives, Casting
There's going to be a new lady swinging down Wisteria Lane this spring.
Entertainment Tonight reported that
Justine Bateman has signed onto Desperate Housewives for a few episodes. The actress, who will forever be remembered for playing Alex P. Keaton -- Michael J. Fox's -- sister Mallory on
Family Ties, will be playing "a hip artist living with Gabby and Carlos."
Continue reading Justine Bateman coming to Wisteria Lane
Posted Oct 7th 2007 11:04PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Desperate Housewives, Episode Reviews
(
S04E02)
"We better start coming up with better lies." - KatherineAfter a controversial season premiere (in case you haven't heard,
ABC had to apologize for a joke Susan made while in Adam's office),
Desperate Housewives tries to have the Mayfairs, who moved to Wisteria Lane last week, settle in.
In last week's TV Squad DH poll, 68% of the voters said they thought the Mayfairs were a good addition to the show. Based solely on last week's episode, I have to agree. But now that we are getting more backstory about the Mayfairs and seeing them interact more with their neighbors, have we changed our mind?
Continue reading Desperate Housewives: Smiles of a Summer Night
Posted Jul 6th 2007 10:01AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Desperate Housewives, Watercooler Talk
Yes, you read right.
Desperate Housewives' creator Marc Cherry wants to do what other series (see
Buffy and
Scrubs) did before: a musical episode!
Variety reports that the Cherry is looking to keep ratings up next year and thinks that a musical episode may help create a buzz.
Continue reading Desperate Housewives: the musical?
Posted Jan 16th 2007 7:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, ABC, Industry, Programming, Desperate Housewives, Celebrities, TCA Press Tour
And before you say anything, that's the word used by show creator Marc Cherry, not me.
At a TCA Q and A (check out the reports from Joel and Kevin here), the Desperate Housewives creator says he spends $100,000 a week just getting rid of nipples that show through clothing because "I've got a couple of actresses who refuse to wear bras, and the Standards and Practices go 'Can't see that'...then I'll turn on Friends and it's a Nipplefest."
It's funny because I was just noticing the other day on a Friends repeat that Jennifer Aniston was, um, showing quite a bit. Personally I would have used the word "Nipplepalooza," but that's just me. Now, who are the actresses he's talking about?
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