Desperate Housewives

[ILOVETV86]

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[ILOVETV86]

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[Brian Damage]

It is crap and I'll bet it does a great rating.

[vashti1999]

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
And if your in favor of the show, then dont even post here cause it aint none of your business. GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!????????

Don't you knowing by posting that that people will post in objection to your lame opinion of the show than they would've already. It's a discussion board, so it is our business. But more than that, affairs and murders have been around longer than this tv show. If you don't like it, turn off the damn tv.

[ILOVETV86]

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[Dean Winchester]

I actually like the show, it's just the right amount of camp

[vashti1999]

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
I guess now a days, its what sells is the best.

Where have you been? What 'sells" has been the way things have worked long before "now a days".

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
It brings me to tears how people are so sick like this/ Then they wonder why teens are so ****ed up now a days. geez!!

It's a damn tv show. Don't assume that everyone who'll watch this is so stupid that they can't separate fact from fiction and run around having affairs. WTF? Do you get this worked up hearing about another American soldier being killed in Iraq? If you're gonna get upset about something, let it be something of more substance than Desperate Housewives.

[Dean Winchester]

but I can understand why some people might find the show degrading, but it's not supposed to be taken seriously, it's a spoof on Stepford Wives and soccer moms

[ZKS]

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
Here we go again with another degrating show. I cant believe they show **** like this. I guess now a days, its what sells is the best. Shows like these teach our children that affairs are okay. This is probably why with the Lori Hacking case and Laci Peterson case stuff happen. It brings me to tears how people are so sick like this/ Then they wonder why teens are so ****ed up now a days. geez!!

You know that's what remote controls are for, to turn the channel, if you don't like it don't watch it :rolleyes:

[vashti1999]

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
Well least im not a drunken alcoholic like you. Oh, and im not the one thats going to be burning up in hell with non moral values. GOT TO CHURCH!! And if you tell me off again, ya better watch your ass you hillbilly.

If television influences people, please tell me what show you watched that influenced you to post some stupid crap like this. I don't want to turn out like you. Dumbass.

[vashti1999]

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
drunken alcoholic

redundant

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
non moral values.

The word is immoral. I see you're well- educated.

[ZKS]

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
Well least im not a drunken alcoholic like you. Oh, and im not the one thats going to be burning up in hell with non moral values. GOT TO CHURCH!! And if you tell me off again, ya better watch your ass you hillbilly.

Very thought out comeback, that took you all of what a minute to come up with? :rolleyes:

You bitch about tv influencing people, yet spew venom at people who don't share your opinion, looks like something's influenced you, but I'm not sure what

[dandelion wine]

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
Well least im not a drunken alcoholic like you. Oh, and im not the one thats going to be burning up in hell with non moral values. GOT TO CHURCH!! And if you tell me off again, ya better watch your ass you hillbilly.

What the hell? He states his opinion so you come back with this? Good grief, if you don't like the show that's fine but you don't have to be so damn nasty.

And yeah, I liked the show too.

[ZKS]

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
but I can understand why some people might find the show degrading, but it's not supposed to be taken seriously, it's a spoof on Stepford Wives and soccer moms

:yeahthat and he bitches about this influencing people, yet he takes it seriously ohno:

[vashti1999]

By the way, did I mention yet that I liked the show? I missed the tail end when I saw the first post in this thread, good thing I was recording it. I get angry when people blame television for perceived real-life immorality. There's a remote control to turn off the tv if you don't want to see it, and there's a mirror if you want someone to be accountable for someone's actions. Stop using television as a scapegoat.

[Sean Snow]

I thought the show was fantastic - way better than most of the crappy shows that have been filling the airwaves for the last few seasons. Hopefully this show will last a long time - this is going to be the first current show I'm going to follow regularly in a long, long time...

Well least im not a drunken alcoholic like you.
o.o. Are you sure that you're not the alcoholic? o.o

[Czas na Zywiec]

Originally posted by ILOVETV86
Well least im not a drunken alcoholic like you. Oh, and im not the one thats going to be burning up in hell with non moral values. GOT TO CHURCH!! And if you tell me off again, ya better watch your ass you hillbilly.

Where the hell have you been? Ever heard of soap operas? They show just about the same material - if not more. If you want to see some real filth, turn on ABC, NBC, or CBS anytime from 11AM - 3PM. And they've been on for decades. I'm not too fond of the show either (mainly because I don't like soaps) but Jesus, can you be any more of an *******? People can watch what they want whether or not it meets your approval.

[ZKS]

I loved it, IMO it's the best new drama to debut in a LONG time. I think it will be the biggest hit of the year, and could help ABC rise ahead of the other networks :)

[ZKS]

Originally posted by vashti1999
By the way, did I mention yet that I liked the show? I missed the tail end when I saw the first post in this thread, good thing I was recording it. I get angry when people blame television for perceived real-life immorality. There's a remote control to turn off the tv if you don't want to see it, and there's a mirror if you want someone to be accountable for someone's actions. Stop using television as a scapegoat.

:clap Well said Vashti

There's gonna be an encore of DH Saturday at 10 pm if anyone missed it :)

[Chambers]

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
:clap Well said Vashti

There's gonna be an encore of DH Saturday at 10 pm if anyone missed it :)

Oh excellent. I'll be sure to watch it. (I've missed all of them so far.)

[JT]

Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
Where the hell have you been? Ever heard of soap operas? They show just about the same material - if not more. If you want to see some real filth, turn on ABC, NBC, or CBS anytime from 11AM - 3PM. And they've been on for decades. I'm not too fond of the show either (mainly because I don't like soaps) but Jesus, can you be any more of an *******? People can watch what they want whether or not it meets your approval.

If you weren't one of my good friends, I'd rip you to shreads, but I digress :p

Soaps have been around since...like 1933. DH isn't the first, and certainly not the last, primetime soap. Ever hear of a little show called Dallas? Dynasty, perhaps?

I LOVED this show! Everything I expected and MORE. It was absolutely excellent and I hope the ratings mirror that. I look forward to spending many, many years on Wisteria Lane!

[ZKS]

Originally posted by Chambers
Oh excellent. I'll be sure to watch it. (I've missed all of them so far.)

Great, I think you'll really like it, It reminds me a bit of the show Providence :)

[USTVFanFromUK]

Critics are calling this show the suburban Sex & The City. It's getting great reviews from the review sites I've read. But I haven't seen it (I don't live in the US) so I can't judge.

[TVJunkie101]

I loved the show as well. I thought it was fantastic. It was very well written and well acted. Each actress shined in their roles. I really hope the ratings reflect the great show it is and that it sticks around for quite a long time.

[vashti1999]

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
:clap Well said Vashti

There's gonna be an encore of DH Saturday at 10 pm if anyone missed it :)

Thanks Angela.

I kinda like that the networks seem to be using Saturday as a repeat night, giving people a second chance to see these shows. There's been so much I've wanted to sample. I watched the 2 hour "Lost" rebroadcast ABC had last night. I hope all the networks continue with second chance viewings.

[ZKS]

Originally posted by vashti1999
Thanks Angela.

I kinda like that the networks seem to be using Saturday as a repeat night, giving people a second chance to see these shows. There's been so much I've wanted to sample. I watched the 2 hour "Lost" rebroadcast ABC had last night. I hope all the networks continue with second chance viewings.

You're welcome :)

It really is great for them to repeat shows, cause it gives more people a chance to sample the show

[Czas na Zywiec]

Originally posted by JT
If you weren't one of my good friends, I'd rip you to shreads, but I digress :p

Soaps have been around since...like 1933. DH isn't the first, and certainly not the last, primetime soap. Ever hear of a little show called Dallas? Dynasty, perhaps?

I LOVED this show! Everything I expected and MORE. It was absolutely excellent and I hope the ratings mirror that. I look forward to spending many, many years on Wisteria Lane!

Well, I didn't mean filth perse, but it's just something that doesn't interest me. My main point is I don't see why anyone would have a problem with it, because the same types of shows have been running for YEARS, yet a word has never been said before.

[db108108]

Great, great show. ABC's on a roll with Lost, and now this. Hopefully it draws some big ratings. Every year ABC premieres a few shows that you think will break out, but somehow they get lost in the shuffle and are quickly cancelled. But with Lost and Wife Swap, this is finally ABC's year.

I absolutely loved Teri Hatcher, especially when she burnt down the neighbours house. Hilarious! And Marica Cross is reminding me of Kimberly from MP, and her line "Well, I feel badly about that" was gold.

[dawsongirl]

Originally posted by JT
If you weren't one of my good friends, I'd rip you to shreads, but I digress :p

Soaps have been around since...like 1933. DH isn't the first, and certainly not the last, primetime soap. Ever hear of a little show called Dallas? Dynasty, perhaps?

I LOVED this show! Everything I expected and MORE. It was absolutely excellent and I hope the ratings mirror that. I look forward to spending many, many years on Wisteria Lane!

The papers even said it was like Knots Landing.

[snl75]

im sorry to all of you who didnt like the show but i did and for the person who said this show isnt for kids your right its not but why does every one think tv always has to be family friendly 24 hours a day we all get offended by different types of things what offends me might not offend the person down the street watching whatever show they happen to be watching its paraents job to monator what ther kids are watching not a networks adults need a respet from work and school and shows like this and others give us that me time we all need if people need all family tv theres always disney or nick sorry if i seem to be venting maybe i should make a whole new topic about this .

[Van_Smack]

Amen to you both. I agree -- it's entertainment, and there's a choice. Turn the TV off, or on. Go see a movie, or don 't. But don't point the finger like that...ya know?

Desperate Housewives was good -- I thought it might be a chick-show despite its excellent ratings but actually, I really digged it. The cast is hot, the cast is talented, the writing was good, there was the perfect amount of unanswered questions and dark humor....I'll be tuning in regularly I think...

[ZKS]

This is the reaction at the TV Guide watercooler:

http://www.tvguide.com/tv/watercooler/


Over The Weekend
by Michael Peck

SUNDAY
Desperate Housewives

It would go without saying that Mary Alice Young, having blown her own brains out, is the luckiest one on Wisteria Lane. But now she's gotta stick around, watch her former "loved" ones and "friends" and tell us about it. Which means we're the luckiest ones on the block, 'cause we get to watch. Sure, it owes a lot to forebears like American Beauty and Blue Velvet, but I'm liking it.
Worth noting: casting the unsettling Teri Hatcher is truly inspired, and choosing the even more unsettling Nicolette Sheridan is a flat-out stroke of genius. 'Cause to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure they're acting. Matter of fact, I'm fairly certain they're not.
But Felicity Huffman proves once again that no matter what you toss her into, she's sure to shine.And bonus points for Huffman's Lynette nearly breaking hubby's nose after his cavalier "let's risk it" it comment.

[ZKS]

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Among adults 18-49, ABC scored a bigger win with a 5.5 rating in the key demographic. CBS stuck around in second with a 3.6 rating. NBC's 3.1 rating and the 2.4 for FOX followed. The WB stayed in fifth with a 1.2 rating.
CBS began the night in first with a 10.1/18 for "60 Minutes." Another newsmagazine, "Dateline NBC," was second with a 5.9/11. ABC started off in third with "America's Funniest Home Videos." On FOX, repeats of "King of the Hill" and "The Simpsons" averaged a 3.8/7. The WB was last with "Steve Harvey's Big Time."

At 8 p.m. CBS stayed on top with a 10.5/17 for "Cold Case." ABC improved to second with "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which did an 8.3/13. NBC was nearly off the radar in third with the 4.9/8 for "American Dreams." FOX's "Rush Hour 2" screening outperformed the 2.7/4 for "Charmed" on The WB.

ABC grabbed first for the 9 p.m. hour as "Desperate Housewives" burst onto the scene with an unexpectedly impressive 13.4/20 premiere, by far the night's most watched program. The first hour of CBS' "Suburban Madness" made only a ripple with a 7.7/12, still edging the 7.2/11 for NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." FOX stayed fourth with its movie. On The WB, the recently renewed "Jack & Bobby" did only a 1.6/2 for the night.

The premiere of "Practice" spin-off "Boston Legal" scored a strong 9.0/15 to win the 10 p.m. hour for ABC. NBC was up to second with the 8.4/14 for "Crossing Jordan," as the CBS original movie was third.


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'Lost' Helps ABC Find a Saturday Win
Sun, Oct 03, 2004 09:35 AM PDT
Consistent NBC Wins Friday
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Fri, Oct 01, 2004 10:52 AM PDT
'CSI' Double Leads CBS to Wednesday Win
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http://www.tvguide.com/news/entertainment/041004.asp

TV Guide
Monday, October 4, 2004

Michael Ausiello’s Entertainment News

DELIGHTED HOUSEWIVES: It's official: Hit-starved ABC is on the comeback trail. Roughly 21 million viewers sampled the network's acclaimed new dramedy Desperate Housewives Sunday night, making it the night's most-watched program by a landslide and sending Law & Order: Criminal Intent to its lowest scores (possibly) ever. Housewives marks ABC's second hit of the new fall season; the net's castaway thriller Lost debuted last month to boffo numbers as well. Meanwhile, ABC's Practice spin-off Boston Legal won its 10 pm-Sunday time slot with 13 million viewers.

[tvobscurities]

Huh, this is probably the wrong thread to talk about the show...very well, off to the other one.

[vze3t9q9]

I saw the show. Thought it was a hoot. Yes it is sexy but there are lines the character said that I can relate too. Meeting someone who haven't see in a while and "saying oh life is just great". It could be on at a later time 10pm to keep the youngsters from tuning in. It isn't much different than Peyton Place maybe a bit more describtive. I did notice it was one show that had all four tv codes. d,v s l in the little box in the beginning of the show. I like the deceased narratting.

[USTVFanFromUK]

ABC finally wins a night in the ratings. lol :lol:

[barwars]

Very funny thread.
Especially considering ILOVETV86's posts have been edited.


Anyways, I was stunned.
That was one hell of a tv show.
Very impressive.

[db108108]

ABC finally wins a night in the ratings. lol

Don't look now, but ABC actually won the week in adults 18-49 by a 28% margin. It won on Monday, Saturday and Sunday, and was a close second on Tuesday & Wednesday.

This definitely ABC's year.

Great show.

[IAlsoLoveRaymond]

Wow, this is drawing a lot more contraversey then I expected.

I liked it, except for one huge mistake. The show starts out with this lady recalling events that happened after her suicide. How on earth are you supposed to recall events that happened after your suicide, YOU'RE DEAD? But once I got passed that I found that it had some good storylines.

[vashti1999]

Originally posted by IAlsoLoveRaymond
I liked it, except for one huge mistake. The show starts out with this lady recalling events that happened after her suicide. How on earth are you supposed to recall events that happened after your suicide, YOU'RE DEAD?

That wasn't a mistake, it was intended all along for the dead character to narrate the goings-on in the neighborhood.

[ZKS]

http://abc.go.com/primetime/desperate/index.html

The DH site :)

Anyone notice that the guy who played Felicity Huffman's characters husband was Doug Savant who played Matt on Melrose Place :)

[db108108]

I almost peed myself when I realized that it was Doug Savant. Marcia Cross and Doug Savant, the only way it could have gotten better was if the slutty neighbour (played by Nicolette Sheridan")would have been played by Heather Locklear.

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by snl75
im sorry to all of you who didnt like the show but i did and for the person who said this show isnt for kids your right its not but why does every one think tv always has to be family friendly 24 hours a day we all get offended by different types of things what offends me might not offend the person down the street watching whatever show they happen to be watching its paraents job to monator what ther kids are watching not a networks adults need a respet from work and school and shows like this and others give us that me time we all need if people need all family tv theres always disney or nick sorry if i seem to be venting maybe i should make a whole new topic about this .

I agree, those of us at a certain age don't really want to watch Lizzie Maguire, That's So Raven, 7th Heaven and other kiddie goody-goody programs. This show kicks and will be around a while.

[ZKS]

Originally posted by db108108
I almost peed myself when I realized that it was Doug Savant. Marcia Cross and Doug Savant, the only way it could have gotten better was if the slutty neighbour (played by Nicolette Sheridan")would have been played by Heather Locklear.

:lol: That would rock ;)

At first I thought it was him, then I was like "Nah it's not" then I saw him again and realized it was, freaky, cause of his character and Kimberly hated each other on MP :)

[Brian]

Originally posted by IAlsoLoveRaymond
Wow, this is drawing a lot more contraversey then I expected.

I liked it, except for one huge mistake. The show starts out with this lady recalling events that happened after her suicide. How on earth are you supposed to recall events that happened after your suicide, YOU'RE DEAD? But once I got passed that I found that it had some good storylines.


It's just a show, you should really just relax. ;)

[barwars]

Originally posted by snl75
im sorry to all of you who didnt like the show but i did and for the person who said this show isnt for kids your right its not but why does every one think tv always has to be family friendly 24 hours a day we all get offended by different types of things what offends me might not offend the person down the street watching whatever show they happen to be watching its paraents job to monator what ther kids are watching not a networks adults need a respet from work and school and shows like this and others give us that me time we all need if people need all family tv theres always disney or nick sorry if i seem to be venting maybe i should make a whole new topic about this .

Even though your post was hard to read through (try some punctuation).... I whole-heartedly agree.

It seems to be having a lasting impression, as it was talked about in all of my classes once again today, by both students and teachers.

[vze3t9q9]

db108
Why did you get so exited about Doug, Marcia and Nicole? They are only tv actors. If I were you I switch to a plastic chair.

[dandelion wine]

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
http://abc.go.com/primetime/desperate/index.html

The DH site :)

Anyone notice that the guy who played Felicity Huffman's characters husband was Doug Savant who played Matt on Melrose Place :)

I recognized him right away. Him and Kimberly back on the same show again. Loved it. :lol:

[Chambers]

I'm watching it now for the first time...and loving it.

[db108108]

"He cries after he ejaculates"

I thought I was going to die laughing. Without a doubt Bree is the breakout character of this show.

[jayman75]

That was one of the funniest lines I've heard in ages.

I love this show. I am amazed at how gravitational it is. I keep getting pulled in.

I'm curious if people are watching the Saturday repeat show as well?

[ZKS]

Originally posted by jayman75
That was one of the funniest lines I've heard in ages.

I love this show. I am amazed at how gravitational it is. I keep getting pulled in.

I'm curious if people are watching the Saturday repeat show as well?

Yeah this show is very addicting :)

I watch the Saturday repeats :)