"Desperate Housewives" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Creator:

Marc Cherry
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

3 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Tempting, isn't it?

Plot:

Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood, after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.

Plot Keywords:

Secret | Friend | Suicide | Blackmail | Neighborhood

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 38 wins & 106 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 8	9:00 PM	ABC	Careful the Things You Say	#6.7
Sun. Nov. 8	11:00 PM	MyNetwork	My Husband, the Pig	#3.16

Cast

Teri Hatcher	...	Susan Mayer / ... (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Felicity Huffman	...	Lynette Scavo (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Marcia Cross	...	Bree Hodge / ... (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Eva Longoria Parker	...	Gabrielle Solis / ... (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Ricardo Chavira	...	Carlos Solis (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Brenda Strong	...	Mary Alice Young (124 episodes, 2004-2009)
Doug Savant	...	Tom Scavo (119 episodes, 2004-2009)
James Denton	...	Mike Delfino (119 episodes, 2004-2009)
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Edie Britt (112 episodes, 2004-2009)
Shawn Pyfrom	...	Andrew Van De Kamp (97 episodes, 2004-2009)
Andrea Bowen	...	Julie Mayer (94 episodes, 2004-2009)
Brent Kinsman	...	Preston Scavo (86 episodes, 2004-2008)
Shane Kinsman	...	Porter Scavo (86 episodes, 2004-2008)
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Orson Hodge (80 episodes, 2006-2009)
Zane Huett	...	Parker Scavo (80 episodes, 2004-2008)
Joy Lauren	...	Danielle Van De Kamp (72 episodes, 2004-2008)
Kathryn Joosten	...	Karen McCluskey (57 episodes, 2004-2009)
Dana Delany	...	Katherine Mayfair (53 episodes, 2007-2009)
Cody Kasch	...	Zach Young (52 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mark Moses	...	Paul Young (51 episodes, 2004-2007)

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Series Directed by
Larry Shaw		(38 episodes, 2004-2009)
David Grossman		(34 episodes, 2005-2009)
David Warren		(8 episodes, 2006-2009)
Arlene Sanford		(7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Bethany Rooney		(7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Wendey Stanzler		(5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jeffrey Melman		(4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Fred Gerber		(3 episodes, 2004)
Charles McDougall		(2 episodes, 2004)
Robert Duncan McNeill		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Matthew Diamond		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ken Whittingham		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Writing credits
Marc Cherry		(121 episodes, 2004-2009)
Alexandra Cunningham		(17 episodes, 2004-2009)
Joey Murphy		(12 episodes, 2004-2009)
John Pardee		(12 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jenna Bans		(10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Kevin Murphy		(9 episodes, 2004-2007)
Tom Spezialy		(9 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bob Daily		(8 episodes, 2006-2009)
Kevin Etten		(7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Joshua Senter		(6 episodes, 2005-2007)
Dahvi Waller		(6 episodes, 2006-2008)
Susan Nirah Jaffe		(5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Joe Keenan		(5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Matt Berry		(5 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jamie Gorenberg		(5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Chris Black		(4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeff Greenstein		(4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Lori Kirkland		(4 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jordon Nardino		(4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jason Ganzel		(3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Bruce Zimmerman		(2 episodes, 2006)
Anne Flett-Giordano		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chuck Ranberg		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Flebotte		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Produced by
Charles Skouras III	....	producer / co-producer / ... (118 episodes, 2004-2009)
Marc Cherry	....	executive producer (117 episodes, 2004-2009)
George W. Perkins	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (93 episodes, 2004-2009)
Alexandra Cunningham	....	executive producer / producer / ... (92 episodes, 2004-2009)
John Pardee	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (92 episodes, 2004-2009)
Joey Murphy	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (91 episodes, 2004-2009)
Larry Shaw	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (91 episodes, 2004-2009)
Stephanie Hagen	....	producer / co-producer / ... (83 episodes, 2004-2009)
David Grossman	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Sabrina Wind	....	executive producer / supervising producer / ... (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kevin Murphy	....	co-executive producer / executive producer (69 episodes, 2004-2007)
Bob Daily	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (69 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jeff Greenstein	....	consulting producer (64 episodes, 2006-2009)
Joe Keenan	....	consulting producer / co-executive producer / ... (53 episodes, 2006-2009)
John Blair	....	associate producer (50 episodes, 2005-2008)
Chris Black	....	co-executive producer / consulting producer (47 episodes, 2004-2006)
Matt Berry	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (46 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jamie Gorenberg	....	supervising producer / producer (46 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lori Kirkland	....	co-executive producer (41 episodes, 2007-2009)
Susan Nirah Jaffe	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer (40 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael Edelstein	....	executive producer (37 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kevin Etten	....	producer / co-producer (34 episodes, 2005-2007)
David Flebotte	....	co-executive producer (29 episodes, 2008-2009)
Dana N. Wilson	....	associate producer (29 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tom Spezialy	....	executive producer (24 episodes, 2004-2006)
Charles Pratt Jr.	....	consulting producer / executive producer (21 episodes, 2004-2006)
Anne Flett-Giordano	....	co-executive producer (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chuck Ranberg	....	co-executive producer (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bruce Zimmerman	....	supervising producer (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ellen Herman	....	consulting producer (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Julia Sweeney	....	consulting producer (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeffrey Richman	....	consulting producer (6 episodes, 2009)
Patty Lin	....	producer (5 episodes, 2004)
Tracey Stern	....	producer (5 episodes, 2004)
Peter Lefcourt	....	co-executive producer (5 episodes, 2009)
Marco Pennette	....	co-executive producer (5 episodes, 2009)
Katie Ford	....	consulting producer (4 episodes, 2005)

Series Original Music by
Steve Jablonsky		(98 episodes, 2004-2009)
Steve Bartek		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Cinematography by
Lowell Peterson		(60 episodes, 2005-2009)
Eric Van Haren Noman		(20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Richard M. Rawlings Jr.		(17 episodes, 2005-2007)
Walt Fraser		(16 episodes, 2004-2007)
Michael Negrin		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Film Editing by
Andrew Doerfer		(37 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jonathan Posell		(29 episodes, 2004-2009)
Nancy Morrison		(18 episodes, 2005-2008)
Karen Castañeda		(9 episodes, 2008-2009)
Troy Takaki		(4 episodes, 2005)
Brent White		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Casting by
Scott Genkinger		(54 episodes, 2004-2009)
Junie Lowry-Johnson		(54 episodes, 2004-2009)

Series Production Design by
Thomas A. Walsh		(55 episodes, 2004-2008)
Erik Carlson		(32 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Art Direction by
Brian Jewell		(24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Erik Carlson		(23 episodes, 2004-2008)
Kim Hix		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Erica Rogalla		(45 episodes, 2004-2009)

Series Costume Design by
Catherine Adair		(70 episodes, 2004-2009)
Marie-Sylvie Deveau		(unknown episodes)
Enid Harris		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Sherilyn Stetz	....	key makeup artist / makeup artist (108 episodes, 2004-2009)
Blake Shepard	....	makeup artist (87 episodes, 2005-2009)
Gabor Heiligenberg	....	hair stylist / department head hair stylist / ... (58 episodes, 2005-2009)
Nicole Frank	....	hair stylist / assistant hair stylist (47 episodes, 2004-2006)
John M. Elliott Jr.	....	makeup artist / department head makeup artist / ... (35 episodes, 2004-2009)
Dena Green	....	hair stylist / key hair stylist / ... (22 episodes, 2005-2008)
James Dunham	....	hair stylist / additional hair stylist / ... (10 episodes, 2006-2008)
Marc Boyle	....	hair stylist (7 episodes, 2008)
Koji Ohmura	....	special makeup effects lab technician (6 episodes, 2007)
Maria Fernandez DiSarro	....	hair stylist (6 episodes, 2008)
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist (5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Clinton Wayne	....	special makeup effects artist (5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Brian Steven Banks	....	hair stylist (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kathryn Fenton	....	make-up artist / makeup artist (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Cindy Gardner	....	additional makeup artist (2 episodes, 2004)
Maggie Fung	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)
Lindsay Gores	....	assistant makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Tegan Taylor	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Charles Skouras III	....	unit production manager (54 episodes, 2004-2009)
Amanda Roberts	....	production supervisor (32 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Blair	....	post-production supervisor (22 episodes, 2004-2005)
Luke Haberkorn	....	post-production supervisor / post production supervisor (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Dana N. Wilson	....	post-production supervisor (12 episodes, 2006-2008)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tara Nicole Weyr	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (58 episodes, 2005-2009)
Marc Newland	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director: second unit (38 episodes, 2004-2006)
Richard E. White	....	second assistant director / second second assistant director / ... (37 episodes, 2007-2009)
Thomas A. Irvine	....	first assistant director (25 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kevin McNamara	....	additional second second assistant director / additional second assistant director (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
Anne Berger	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (21 episodes, 2004-2006)
Joseph Payton	....	second second assistant director (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Larry D. Katz	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Efrain Cortes	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
Craig Miller	....	second assistant director: second unit (9 episodes, 2007)
Tyler Romary	....	second assistant director (8 episodes, 2007)
John Nolan	....	additional second assistant director (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael Judd	....	second second assistant director (5 episodes, 2009)
Jason Z. Kemp	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (5 episodes, 2009)
Warren R. Turner	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Robin R. Oliver	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Bill Greenfield	....	additional second assistant director (3 episodes, 2008)
John Tagamolila	....	second second assistant director (2 episodes, 2007)
M.C. 'Max' Berryhill	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jeanne Caliendo	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Michael Helfand	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Michael R. Melamed	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Brendalyn Richard	....	day-player additional second assistant director / second second assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dresser (47 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeffry C. Voorhees	....	assistant property master (31 episodes, 2008-2009)
Chuck McSorley	....	property master (29 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael Kocurek	....	carpenter / gangboss (27 episodes, 2006-2008)
Melody Miller	....	property master (26 episodes, 2004-2008)
Melissa McSorley	....	prop food stylist / food stylist (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Betty Krul	....	set designer (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
Deborah Toms	....	buyer (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jason Puga	....	painter (15 episodes, 2007)
David Ronan	....	props (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ari Jacobs	....	art department coordinator (6 episodes, 2009)
Lawrence Kim	....	intern art department (5 episodes, 2005)
Cindy Ingraham	....	assistant property master (4 episodes, 2006)
Don 'Tex' Clark	....	property assistant (4 episodes, 2008)
Nathan Chew	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004-2009)
Cate Bangs	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Jarid Boyce	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Chuck Herrmann	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Lance Larson	....	assistant props (unknown episodes)
Steven Samanen	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)
Victor M. Shannon	....	plasterer foreman (unknown episodes)
JoAnn Stevens	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Robb Navrides	....	supervising sound editor / adr editor / ... (114 episodes, 2004-2009)
John Garret Gorman	....	mix stage engineer (99 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jason Lezama	....	dialogue editor (60 episodes, 2006-2009)
Tiffany S. Griffith	....	dialogue editor (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Agamemnon Andrianos	....	production sound mixer / sound mixer (35 episodes, 2004-2009)
Ken Kobett	....	re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (35 episodes, 2004-2009)
Mike Olman	....	re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (35 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jordan Wilby	....	sound effects editor (27 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jeremy Brill	....	boom operator (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael Sana	....	assistant sound editor (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Gary Megregian	....	sound effects editor (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matt Pavolaitis	....	extra effects mixer: Technicolor Glendale (21 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer (18 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ross Deane	....	boom operator: second unit / boom operator (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Bradley Clouse	....	assistant sound editor (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Cameron Hamza	....	sound mixer / sound: second unit (7 episodes, 2005)
Jake Wilson	....	foley mixer (7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jason Krane	....	dialogue editor (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
James Bailey	....	foley artist (5 episodes, 2008)
Todd Murakami	....	sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2008)
Michael Ferdie	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Scott Harber	....	production sound mixer (2 episodes, 2006)
Ken Beauchene	....	additional boom (2 episodes, 2007)
Douglas Shamburger	....	boom operator (unknown episodes, 2005)
Javier Bennassar	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Glenn E. Berkovitz	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Chuck Buch	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Robert Carr	....	sound mix technician (unknown episodes)
Rob Cunningham	....	boom operator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Jesse K-D. Dodd	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Klair Ethridge	....	boom operator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Lee Gilmore	....	foley editor (unknown episodes)
Thomas Giordano	....	boom operator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Mark C. Grech	....	boom operator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Alex Names	....	sound utility (unknown episodes)
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist (unknown episodes)
Craig T. Rosevear	....	foley editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Mark DiSarro	....	special effects coordinator (117 episodes, 2004-2009)
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jennifer M. Sheppard	....	special effects office coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
David Carriker	....	visual effects supervisor (92 episodes, 2004-2008)
Mark Intravartolo	....	senior visual effects artist / visual effects supervisor (70 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jerry P. Magana	....	visual effects producer (23 episodes, 2004-2005)
Shelly Dutcher	....	visual effects (3 episodes, 2005)
Tim Kadowaki	....	visual effects artist (2 episodes, 2004)
J. David Everhart	....	visual effects coordinator (2 episodes, 2005)
Seth Strong	....	title animation & motion graphics (2 episodes, 2007)
Louis Bravo	....	visual effects editor (unknown episodes)
Darren Frankel	....	VP, post production: Stargate Digital (unknown episodes)
Sid Jayakar	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Christopher Keithley	....	matte painter (unknown episodes)
Frank Lawas	....	visual effects I/O supervisor (unknown episodes)
Rob Reinhart	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Victor Scalise	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Jason Shulman	....	digital artist: promotional effects (unknown episodes)
Cedric Tomacruz	....	matte painter (unknown episodes)
Peter Vazquez	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Peter V. Ware	....	visual effects exective producer (unknown episodes)
Doug Witsken	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Christopher M. Wright	....	visual effects producer (unknown episodes)
Fabio Zapata	....	digital effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Wally Crowder	....	stunt coordinator (47 episodes, 2004-2009)
Shawn Crowder	....	stunt coordinator / stunt double / ... (17 episodes, 2006-2009)
Gayle Sherman	....	stunt double (13 episodes, 2006-2009)
Rocky Abou-Sakher	....	stunt double / fight coordinator (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Samuel Reynolds	....	stunt double (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kevin Beard	....	stunt double (5 episodes, 2005-2007)
Deborah L. Mazor	....	stunt double: Dana Delany / stunt double / ... (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Darlene Ava Williams	....	stunt double: Melinda Page Hamilton / utility stunts (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Alina Andrei	....	stunt actor / stunt double: Justine Bateman / ... (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
Nick Hermz	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Bevin Kaye	....	stunt double (2 episodes, 2007)
Eli Jane	....	stunt actor / stunt player (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Scott Leva	....	stunt actor / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Paul Anthony Scott	....	stunt double: Nathan Fillion (2 episodes, 2008)
Jeff Brockton	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Wendi Bromley	....	stunt double: Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria (unknown episodes)
Chase Coleman	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	stunt double: Mark Moses (unknown episodes)
Cody Gill	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Dina L. Margolin	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Jenny Tallent	....	stunt double / utility stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Lon Thompson	....	gaffer (116 episodes, 2004-2009)
Didier Koskas	....	key grip (115 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jamal J. Farley	....	lighting technician (78 episodes, 2004-2007)
Zsolt Kadar	....	first assistant camera (65 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jack Galper	....	electrician (52 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paul Gonsoulin	....	first assistant camera (47 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jason Rez	....	best boy grip (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jennifer Stuart	....	assistant camera (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bruce Byall	....	grip (24 episodes, 2004-2005)
Colette Gabriel	....	camera loader (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ingrid Hartman	....	film loader (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Eric Fletcher	....	Steadicam operator: second unit (14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Rod Weaver	....	gaffer: second unit (14 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tim Wattez	....	rigging electrician / set lighting technician (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Greg Bubb	....	camera/Steadicam second units (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jason Garcia	....	first assistant camera: second unit (10 episodes, 2004-2005)
Thomas E. Lee	....	rigging grip (10 episodes, 2004)
Matthew Livingston	....	dolly grip (9 episodes, 2004)
Randy Shanofsky	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (9 episodes, 2009)
Greg Mayer	....	rigging gaffer (7 episodes, 2004)
Mike McEveety	....	first assistant camera (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Steve Randolph	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Pete Escobar	....	grip (6 episodes, 2007)
Jens Piotrowski	....	additional Steadicam operator / additional camera operator (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rell Putt	....	grip (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Pete Johnson	....	best boy rigging grip (3 episodes, 2005)
Ross Addiego	....	dolly grip (3 episodes, 2006)
Paul Armbruster	....	grip (3 episodes, 2006)
Peter Stone	....	still photographer (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Gary Johnson	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 2004)
Scott Donahue	....	grip (2 episodes, 2007)
Michael Franco	....	set electrician (2 episodes, 2007)
Amos James	....	key grip: second unit (2 episodes, 2007)
Eric Schilling	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 2007)
Brian Lataille	....	remote head technician (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Roger Peterson	....	grip (2 episodes, 2009)
Todd SanSone	....	second assistant camera: second unit (2 episodes, 2009)
Jeff Andrus	....	rigger (unknown episodes)
Craig Bilodeau	....	rigging grip (unknown episodes)
Ffilip Bolton	....	rigging electrician (unknown episodes)
Shane Buttle	....	set lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Joe Chess	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Xiomara Comrie	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Jesse Crusing	....	additional electrician (unknown episodes)
Lance Dickinson	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Ryan French	....	rigging electrician (unknown episodes)
Barry Gross	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Craig Horwitz	....	rigging electrician (unknown episodes)
Greg Jarrett	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Rory Robert Knepp	....	Steadicam operator / camera operator: "a" camera (unknown episodes)
Chelsea Low	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Bill-Brady Majors	....	key rigging grip (unknown episodes)
Ken Metz	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Bob Myers	....	rigging grip (unknown episodes)
Morten Petersen	....	rigging best boy electric (unknown episodes)
Jim Petretti	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Brendon Phillips	....	rigging electrician (unknown episodes)
Michael Piekutowski	....	rigging electrician (unknown episodes)
Paul Plannette	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Justin Portwood	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Maricella Ramirez	....	camera operator: "a" camera (unknown episodes)
Robert J. Reilly	....	rigging grip (unknown episodes)
Brooks Robinson	....	Steadicam operator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Roland Simmons	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Frank Sims	....	rigging grip (unknown episodes)
John Spezzano	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Michael Stumpf	....	Steadicam operator / camera operator: additional unit (unknown episodes)
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	additional camera operator (unknown episodes)
Peter Vazquez	....	director of photography: effects unit (unknown episodes)
Naomi Villanueva	....	camera loader (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Jennifer Chiu	....	title animator (1 episode, 2007)
Sean Dowey	....	animator: main title animation (1 episode, 2007)

Series Casting Department
Debbie George	....	casting associate (71 episodes, 2004-2007)
E.L. Staehli	....	extras casting (29 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kevin Mockrin	....	casting assistant (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brad Kenny	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tami Eldridge	....	costumer / set costumer (45 episodes, 2007-2009)
Karo Vartanian	....	costume supervisor (39 episodes, 2004-2009)
Roemehl Hawkins	....	assistant costume designer (38 episodes, 2004-2006)
Joyce Unruh	....	costume supervisor (37 episodes, 2004-2009)
Maria Lorenzana	....	costumer (9 episodes, 2006)
Tara Sanovich	....	set costumer / costumer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sarah de Sa Rego	....	costumer: second unit (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Azalia Snail	....	costumer (6 episodes, 2005-2008)
Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres	....	costumer / set costumer (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Amanda Gore	....	key costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Shaley Brooks	....	colorist / final colorist (89 episodes, 2005-2009)
John Craig	....	dailies colorist (73 episodes, 2004-2007)
Greg Faluszczak	....	on-line editor (56 episodes, 2006-2009)
Dana N. Wilson	....	post-production coordinator (49 episodes, 2004-2006)
Greg Pastore	....	colorist: dailies / dailies colorist (46 episodes, 2007-2009)
Todd Kleparski	....	post-production coordinator: video (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nick Corney	....	post-production coordinator / post production coordinator (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Joe Rockom	....	assistant editor (17 episodes, 2005-2009)
Karen Castañeda	....	assistant editor (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Marla K. Bechtel	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 2006-2009)
Luke Haberkorn	....	post-production coordinator (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brion McIntosh	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Katie Schaefer	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2006)
Joe McJimsey	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Iris Hershner	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Ryan Michael Miller	....	editor: title sequence: yU+co. (unknown episodes)
Abraham Park	....	post-production: Touchstone Television (unknown episodes)
Randy Starnes	....	final color timer (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Pieter A. Schlosser	....	composer: additional music (102 episodes, 2004-2009)
Danny Elfman	....	composer: theme music / composer: theme / ... (73 episodes, 2004-2009)
David Sibley	....	music supervisor (43 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jonathan Flood	....	composer: additional music (43 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jeffrey Biggers	....	score music mixer / music scoring mixer / ... (30 episodes, 2005-2009)
Bonnie Greenberg	....	music supervisor (27 episodes, 2004-2005)
Shie Rozow	....	music editor (19 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chandra Cogburn	....	score coordinator (9 episodes, 2007)
Mark Goodman	....	music supervisor (6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Steve Kaminski	....	music coach (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Trygge Toven	....	music supervisor (3 episodes, 2007)
Peter Gordon	....	orchestrator (2 episodes, 2004)
Darren McKenzie	....	music scoring assistant (2 episodes, 2004)
Andrew Silver	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 2004)
Elizabeth Finch	....	orchestrator (2 episodes, 2007)
Geoff Stradling	....	orchestrator (2 episodes, 2007)
Matthew J. Ward	....	music scoring mixer / score mixer (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mauricio J. Balvanera	....	music editor (unknown episodes)
Steven Cahill	....	music producer (unknown episodes)
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor (unknown episodes)
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Alan Meyerson	....	music scoring mixer (unknown episodes)
Patrick Spain	....	score assistant engineer (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Bo Ehrig	....	transportation coordinator (41 episodes, 2005-2009)
James Nordberg	....	transportation (22 episodes, 2004-2005)
Bob Dorn	....	transportation co-captain / production driver (22 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael Avallon	....	driver (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Paul Jones	....	driver (8 episodes, 2008)
Bob Wachs	....	transportation co-captain (7 episodes, 2004-2009)
Miguel Lozano	....	driver: honeywagon / driver (6 episodes, 2005-2009)
Chris Haynes	....	driver (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Joey Rivera	....	driver (2 episodes, 2007)
Darrell Dubovsky	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Brian Joseph Moore	....	driver: props truck (unknown episodes)
Dana Schisler	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Julianne Weick	....	assistant production coordinator / production coordinator / ... (109 episodes, 2004-2009)
Brian A. Alexander	....	script coordinator / production staff (88 episodes, 2004-2008)
David A. Foster	....	location manager (83 episodes, 2004-2009)
Amy Carroll	....	production assistant / production staff (78 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lisa Maniker	....	product placement (76 episodes, 2004-2009)
Valerie Chu	....	assistant: George W. Perkins / production staff (75 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jason Ganzel	....	assistant to show runner / story editor / ... (75 episodes, 2005-2009)
Franka Mavrides	....	set production assistant (72 episodes, 2004-2007)
Linda Leifer	....	script supervisor / script supervisor: second unit (62 episodes, 2005-2009)
Steve Holm	....	assistant accountant / production staff (51 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jenna Bans	....	story editor / executive story editor (48 episodes, 2005-2007)
Amanda Roberts	....	production coordinator / production supervisor (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Evan Liss	....	set medic (32 episodes, 2007-2008)
Amy Wohl	....	production accountant / production staff (29 episodes, 2005-2009)
Arthur Williams Jr.	....	production assistant (27 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kendra Burrell	....	set production assistant (27 episodes, 2007-2009)
Marlana Hope	....	script coordinator / production staff (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kayla Franklin	....	assistant: Shaw/Grossman / production staff (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brenda Weisman	....	script supervisor (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Lori Ann Dario	....	accountant / production staff (21 episodes, 2006-2009)
Michael Brown	....	assistant: executive producer / production staff (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jordon Nardino	....	story editor (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
Joshua Senter	....	story editor / executive story editor (19 episodes, 2005-2007)
Malia Mangum	....	assistant accountant / production staff (18 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nicholas Hiles	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lisa McNeil	....	script supervisor: second unit (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Marilyn Lindsay	....	accounting clerk / assistant accountant / ... (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
John Paul Bullock III	....	script coordinator / production staff (15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lisa Randolph	....	script coordinator (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephanie Fontana	....	assistant to producer / production staff (13 episodes, 2006)
Rod Bacote	....	production staff (12 episodes, 2004-2009)
Dahvi Waller	....	story editor / executive story editor (12 episodes, 2006-2008)
Joey Castillo	....	post-production finance (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Valerie Brotski	....	writers: assistant / production staff / ... (12 episodes, 2009)
Christine Sanchez	....	production staff (11 episodes, 2005-2009)
Dianna Wilson	....	production staff (11 episodes, 2005-2009)
Deborah George	....	production staff (10 episodes, 2004-2009)
Alex Handley	....	production staff (10 episodes, 2005-2009)
Yaniv Sharon	....	production staff (10 episodes, 2005-2009)
Bob Santaella	....	production staff (10 episodes, 2006-2009)
Alexis Scheu	....	assistant to director (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sara Stelwagen	....	set production assistant (10 episodes, 2009)
Cindy Appel	....	script coordinator / production staff (9 episodes, 2009)
Gabrielle Glorious	....	key construction accountant (7 episodes, 2006)
Joslyn C. Paul	....	production staff (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jordan von Netzer	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Randy Armstrong	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2005-2009)
Audrey Miller	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2005-2009)
Sally Slattery	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2005-2009)
Clinton E.G. Robinson II	....	assistant accountant (6 episodes, 2005)
Síla ÓGrádaigh	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sam Trekur	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Celine Manier-Huscher	....	assistant location manager (6 episodes, 2008)
Nick Corney	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2004-2008)
Dana Melton	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Cate Bangs	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Bill O'Donnell	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Erin Dunlap	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Betty Krul	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tony Milus	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Steven Samanen	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
David Schladweiler	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nathan Stein	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Luke Haberkorn	....	production staff / production coordinator (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Wendy Krause	....	production staff (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Felisha N. Grice	....	set production assistant (4 episodes, 2008)
Adam Cuthbert	....	set production assistant / production assistant (4 episodes, 2009)
Steven D. Reese	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Zack Milan	....	stand-in (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
JoAnn Stevens	....	production staff (3 episodes, 2006)
Natalia Lusinski	....	assistant to writers / production staff (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jeffrey Ashkin	....	personal assistant / personal assistant: cast (3 episodes, 2007)
Marc Garcia	....	life guard (3 episodes, 2007)
Eddie Merino	....	key assistant location manager / production staff (3 episodes, 2007)
Tommy Reeder	....	production admin / production staff (3 episodes, 2007)
Kristen Boulé	....	additional set production assistant (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Allison Bengtsson	....	production staff (3 episodes, 2009)
Michelle Maloney	....	additional set production assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Kevin Etten	....	executive story editor (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Nancy Beverly	....	production staff (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kim Dunbar	....	assistant to actress (2 episodes, 2005)
Karen Holliday Gill	....	body double / photo double (2 episodes, 2005)
Barry Curtis	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Vicki Goldsmith	....	additional set production assistant / set production assistant (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ray English	....	production staff (2 episodes, 2007)
Michael Weinreich	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Christy Jacobs White	....	production staff (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Melissa Engle	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Michelle Garris	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Melissa Marlette	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Kerrigan Janet Daily	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2005)
Greg Goren	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 2005)
Kristen Anthony	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Ursula Brauner	....	dog trainer (unknown episodes)
Holli Bremer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Erik Carlson	....	production staff (unknown episodes)
Neil Clark	....	computer graphic artist (unknown episodes)
Guin Dill	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Erin Felentzer	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Shilo Frontierro	....	additional set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Mark Gerald	....	production paramedic (unknown episodes)
Kyra Green	....	production staff (unknown episodes)
Jill Hoppy	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
JaSheika Ashel James	....	assistant: Sabrina Wind (unknown episodes)
Ryan Krayser	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Victoria LaFortune	....	production executive (unknown episodes)
Chris Loveall	....	assistant: Michael Edelstein (unknown episodes)
Randy Loveridge	....	assistant: Marc Cherry (unknown episodes)
Damien Lubiak	....	production assistant: pilot (unknown episodes)
Omar McClinton	....	post-production finance: Touchstone Television (unknown episodes)
Stephanie A. Purdy	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Willy Roberts	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Denise Rosen	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Yolanda Santosa	....	title designer (unknown episodes)
Adam Schindler	....	unspecified assistant (unknown episodes)
Rainbow Shalom Hayes	....	craft service (unknown episodes)
Alexa Sheehan	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Joshua Stickler	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jenny Tallent	....	lead stand-in (unknown episodes)
Shawn Tanaka	....	assistant: Felicity Huffman (unknown episodes)
Patrick Tarpey	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)
John Trujillo	....	layout board (unknown episodes)
Matt Tulve	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Andre C. Verderame	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator (unknown episodes)
Garson Yu	....	title designer (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Andrea Bowen	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Ricardo Chavira	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Marc Cherry	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Marcia Cross	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Steven Culp	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
James Denton	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Michael Edelstein	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Teri Hatcher	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Felicity Huffman	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Eva Longoria Parker	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Jesse Metcalfe	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Mark Moses	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Nicollette Sheridan	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Tom Spezialy	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)
Brenda Strong	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2005)

Production Companies

• Cherry Alley Productions
• Touchstone Television (2004-2007)
• ABC Studios (2007-????)
• Cherry Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Television (2004-) (worldwide) (TV) (sales)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2004-) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Lifetime Television (2006-) (USA) (TV) (repeats)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2004-) (USA) (DVD)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (2004-) (Canada) (TV)
• E4 (2005-) (UK) (TV)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2005-) (UK) (TV) (re-runs)
• 7 Network (2005-) (Australia) (TV)
• TV2 (2005-) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• Poén! (2008-) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• Cool TV (2008-) (Hungary) (TV) (repeats)
• Sorozat (2008-) (Hungary) (TV) (repeats)
• Disney-ABC Domestic Television (2008-) (USA) (TV)
• Disney-ABC International Television (2007-) (non-USA) (TV)
• InterCom (2006) (Hungary) (DVD)
• Kanal 2 (2005-) (Estonia) (TV)
• LaLa TV (2008-) (Japan) (TV)
• NHK (2007-) (Japan) (TV)
• Net5 (2005-) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Pro 7 (200?-) (Germany) (TV)
• Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) (2005-) (Ireland) (TV)
• Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) (2005-) (Italy) (TV)
• Televisión Española (TVE) (2005-) (Spain) (TV)
• Telewizja Polska (TVP) (2004-2006) (Poland) (TV)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 4)

Special Effects

• Steele Studios (commercials and interactive billboards)

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes, dollies and remote camera systems
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits
• Filmtools  expendables
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack released by
• Inter Video  computer and video playback (pilot episode)
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• Mattweb Music  music editing services (pilot episode)
• Micdi Productions  music editorial services
• Modern VideoFilm  video services
• Movie Movers  trailers
• Paws for Effect  animals by
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies
• Softitler  subtitles
• Soundtrack  adr facility
• Star Waggons  cast trailers

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (video rating) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (video rating) | Malaysia:U | Singapore:M18 (season 2) | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | UK:15 | Spain:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:PG (season 1) (season 3) | Hungary:16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 4) | South Korea:15 (season 5) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | USA:TV-14 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | USA:TV-PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

First Christian Church of North Hollywood - 4390 Colfax Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cherry Alley Productions

Trivia:

According to her gravestone, Mary Alice Young was born on 18 November 1965 and died on 26 September 2004.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Xiao-Mei would never be able to be a surrogate without having a child of her own first. All reputable surrogacy agencies in the US require their surrogates to have had at least one full-term, live birth before becoming a surrogate.

Quotes:

Zach Young: Thank you, Mrs. Van De Kamp.
Bree: [turning] For what?
Zach Young: Remembering my mother.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: Pilot (#1.1)" (2006)

The most entertaining mass-appeal series in quite a while. Marcia Cross is a force of nature.

Network: ABC; Genre: Guilty Pleasure, Comedy, Drama, Crime & Mystery; Rating: TV-14 (for suggested sex and sexual content, language and violence); Available: DVD; Classification: Contemporary (star range: 1 - 4);

Seasons Reviewed: Season 1

When neighbor Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) unexpectedly commits suicide it brings murder, mystery and scandal to the already desperate lives of the suburbanites of Wysteria Lane; including Susan (Teri Hatcher, "Lois & Clark") who competes for the heart of mysterious new neighbor Mike Delfino (James Denton), Lynette (Felicity Huffman, the overlooked "Sports Night") dealing with her own rambunctious young boys and workaholic husband, Gabrielle (Eva Langoria) a philandering trophy wife to her domineering husband Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira, "Six Feet Under") and Bree Van De Kamp (Marcia Cross, "Melrose Place") whose picture perfect outward image will be shattered by the indiscretions of her family.

"Desperate Housewives" is a wild show that lifts up the rock of suburbia to find the muck underneath and mines its absurd scenarios for all they are worth. It is also cause for a lot gloating for everyone, like myself, who said back when the networks weren't listening (putting all their eggs in fad reality series and ultimately collapsing because of it) that the way to make a long-lasting hit was through scripted TV. Vindication came when wives and mothers across the country made this quirky live-action cartoon a monster hit - ABC only won back it's audience with, yes, a scripted show and it now appears to mark the beginning of the end of the gluttonous "reality" show nightmare. With it all bringing hype that "Housewives" probably doesn't deserve, but criticism it doesn't either. Don't take it too seriously and you will have a blast.

One of the nasty realities of network TV is that the networks are insist your show appeal to an entire family of demographics. That desire to be everything to everybody is usually a deathblow to any vision-less series, but creator Marc Cherry ("The Golden Girls", still popular) pulls it off striking just the right cords with every oscillating tone in "Housewives". The show is like a holographic picture that becomes something else when you shift it in the light. It is equal parts a serious soap opera, soap opera parody (perfect soap names like Mike Delfino and Dr. Rex Van De Kamp crack me up every time), a comedy and a murder mystery, a sympathy card to the pressures of raising a family and a satirical jab at suburbia and women who can always find something to gossip and complain about. Undeniably, these tonal shifts make for more than a few imbalances and awkward mixes between the campy and the serious. It isn't quite clear if the show itself knows what it is. If you asked, I'm sure Cherry wouldn't care what our reaction was as long as there was one.

Cherry does this all with just enough skimpy clothing to please the network, a narration (by Strong) that speaks a lot over the images but really says nothing and a gang-busters intro scored by Danny Elfman that brings down the house and sets these schizophrenic tones perfectly. What you wouldn't know at first glance is that "Houswives" writes both sides in the battle of the sexes with equal thought, intelligence and culpability. Any perceived male-bashing gets swept under the rug as every character on the show is fleshed out to 3 dimensions wonderfully. There aren't any caricatures here, but real people put up to a fun house mirror. The show's willingness to cut the cord and kill them off ("24"-lite), is bold and truly shocking. When the season's murder mystery is wrapped up, it won't knock you down, but it does appear to have been meticulously planned from the beginning. All the T's are crossed and I's dotted.

The ladies really make it work though. Huffman's story lines are always the sharpest and most grounded (an episode where she leaves her kids on the side of the road is extremely gratifying). Newcomer Langoria starts out weak in a meaty and controversial double-standard exploring story that boldly asks us to root for her not to get caught sleeping with the gardener (Jesse Metcalf). Both evolve to a point where an ensuing cat-and-mouse game with Carlos becomes the most fun dynamic. Conversly, Nicollette Sheriden's overblown appearance as street hussy Edie Britt gives her nary a page of dialog an episode and young Andrea Bowen plays Susan's daughter as if she is a higher-up's daughter who never had a day of acting class in her life.

But special attention must be paid to Marcia Cross who approaches a level of understated brilliance as tightly-wound, tough-as-nails, misplaced 50s housewife Bree Van De Kamp. Bree is a classic character and Cross nails all of her complexities so peerlessly she about brings a tear to the eye. Cross is not just Emmy-worthy (deserving every award Teri Hatcher won instead), but belongs in the hallowed hall of TV fame for this work. "Housewives" is worth a watch for her alone.

"Desperate Housewives" may be a big hit for ABC, but don't be fooled - this isn't the type of show that usually is a hit. It is too quirky, too wacky and too open to interpretation. Just when you think it has fallen off the wagon and into stupidity it reclaims face with good performances, nasty surprise twists and dead-on writing.

"Desperate Housewives" is a first-rate guilty pleasure. Sharp, trashy, funny, socially conscious and a little twisted behind it's shallow exterior. Only Cherry's fertile comic mind knows what the future holds for the ladies of Wysteria Lane and where this large-scale, genre-bending domestic comedy goes. Even better, "Desperate Housewives" is a blast of cold air blown across the TV landscape knocking over the piles of reality show garbage. It is the most richly entertaining piece of shallow, mass-pleasing TV in quite a while.

* * * / 4