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| Charles Skouras III | .... | producer / co-producer (113 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Marc Cherry | .... | executive producer (112 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| George W. Perkins | .... | executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (88 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Alexandra Cunningham | .... | executive producer / producer / ... (87 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| John Pardee | .... | executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (87 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Joey Murphy | .... | executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (86 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Larry Shaw | .... | executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (86 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Stephanie Hagen | .... | producer / co-producer / ... (78 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| David Grossman | .... | executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (76 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| Sabrina Wind | .... | executive producer / supervising producer / ... (76 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| Kevin Murphy | .... | co-executive producer / executive producer (69 episodes, 2004-2007) |
| Bob Daily | .... | executive producer / co-executive producer (64 episodes, 2006-2009) |
| Jeff Greenstein | .... | consulting producer (64 episodes, 2006-2009) |
| John Blair | .... | associate producer (50 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Joe Keenan | .... | consulting producer / co-executive producer / ... (48 episodes, 2006-2009) |
| Chris Black | .... | co-executive producer / consulting producer (47 episodes, 2004-2006) |
| Matt Berry | .... | executive producer / co-executive producer (41 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Jamie Gorenberg | .... | supervising producer / producer (41 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) |
| Tom Spezialy | .... | executive producer (24 episodes, 2004-2006) |
| David Flebotte | .... | co-executive producer (24 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Dana N. Wilson | .... | associate producer (24 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| 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) |
| Katie Ford | .... | consulting producer (4 episodes, 2005) |
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| Tara Nicole Weyr | .... | second assistant director / first assistant director (56 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 / ... (32 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Kevin McNamara | .... | additional second second assistant director / additional second assistant director (23 episodes, 2006-2007) |
| Thomas A. Irvine | .... | first assistant director (22 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| 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 (4 episodes, 2009) |
| Jason Z. Kemp | .... | second second assistant director / second assistant director (4 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Robb Navrides | .... | supervising sound editor / adr editor / ... (108 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 (30 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Ken Kobett | .... | re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (30 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Mike Olman | .... | re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (30 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Jeremy Brill | .... | boom operator (25 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| 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 (16 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Ross Deane | .... | boom operator: second unit / boom operator (15 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Jordan Wilby | .... | sound effects editor (11 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| 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) |
| Michael Ferdie | .... | sound editor (2 episodes, 2006) |
| Scott Harber | .... | production sound mixer (2 episodes, 2006) |
| Ken Beauchene | .... | additional boom (2 episodes, 2007) |
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| 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) |
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| Lon Thompson | .... | gaffer (107 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Didier Koskas | .... | key grip (105 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) |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| Randy Shanofsky | .... | first assistant camera: 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) |
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| Julianne Weick | .... | assistant production coordinator / production coordinator / ... (104 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Brian A. Alexander | .... | script coordinator / production staff (88 episodes, 2004-2008) |
| David A. Foster | .... | location manager (78 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Amy Carroll | .... | production assistant / production staff (77 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Lisa Maniker | .... | product placement (76 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Valerie Chu | .... | assistant: George W. Perkins / production staff (74 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Franka Mavrides | .... | set production assistant (72 episodes, 2004-2007) |
| Jason Ganzel | .... | assistant to show runner / production staff (63 episodes, 2005-2008) |
| Linda Leifer | .... | script supervisor / script supervisor: second unit (57 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| Steve Holm | .... | assistant accountant / production staff (50 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) |
| 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) |
| Amy Wohl | .... | production accountant / production staff (24 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| 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 (20 episodes, 2006-2009) |
| Michael Brown | .... | assistant: executive producer / production staff (20 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) |
| Lisa Randolph | .... | script coordinator (14 episodes, 2006-2007) |
| John Paul Bullock III | .... | script coordinator / production staff (14 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Stephanie Fontana | .... | assistant to producer / production staff (13 episodes, 2006) |
| Dahvi Waller | .... | story editor / executive story editor (12 episodes, 2006-2008) |
| Joey Castillo | .... | post-production finance (12 episodes, 2006-2007) |
| Rod Bacote | .... | production staff (11 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Valerie Brotski | .... | writers: assistant / assistant: writers / ... (11 episodes, 2009) |
| Christine Sanchez | .... | production staff (10 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| Dianna Wilson | .... | production staff (10 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| Alexis Scheu | .... | assistant to director (10 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Deborah George | .... | production staff (9 episodes, 2004-2009) |
| Alex Handley | .... | production staff (9 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| Yaniv Sharon | .... | production staff (9 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| Bob Santaella | .... | production staff (9 episodes, 2006-2009) |
| Cindy Appel | .... | script coordinator / production staff (8 episodes, 2009) |
| Gabrielle Glorious | .... | key construction accountant (7 episodes, 2006) |
| Clinton E.G. Robinson II | .... | assistant accountant (6 episodes, 2005) |
| Síla ÓGrádaigh | .... | production staff (6 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Joslyn C. Paul | .... | production staff (6 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Celine Manier-Huscher | .... | assistant location manager (6 episodes, 2008) |
| Nick Corney | .... | production staff (5 episodes, 2004-2008) |
| Randy Armstrong | .... | production staff (5 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| Audrey Miller | .... | production staff (5 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| Sally Slattery | .... | production staff (5 episodes, 2005-2009) |
| 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) |
| Sam Trekur | .... | production staff (5 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Luke Haberkorn | .... | production staff / production coordinator (4 episodes, 2004-2006) |
| Betty Krul | .... | production staff (4 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Tony Milus | .... | production staff (4 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Steven Samanen | .... | production staff (4 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| David Schladweiler | .... | production staff (4 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Nathan Stein | .... | production staff (4 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Jordan von Netzer | .... | production assistant (4 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Felisha N. Grice | .... | set production assistant (4 episodes, 2008) |
| 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) |
| Wendy Krause | .... | production staff (3 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| 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) |
| Allison Bengtsson | .... | production staff (2 episodes, 2009) |
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| 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) |
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Some thirty years ago now, a fledgling writer and self-admitted 'desperate housewife' herself, one Susan Harris was sitting watching the gawd-awful writing and acting being perpetrated on some daytime sudser and said, "Well, hell! I can do this, and I can do it better!" And so she sat down and started work on what became one of the most ground-breaking series of its time, SOAP.
Fast-forward to 2004. Miraculously, and not a moment too soon, the can-do spirit and twisted, blackly comic sensibility that Susan Harris blended into her frothy concoction has seeped into the consciousness and the pen of one Mr. Marc Cherry, and television right now is all the better for it.
It was high time, in a slate of shows that range from the ones that take themselves all too seriously (THE WEST WING, ER and about any other medical or cop drama you can name), to the ones that have no shame at all (AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, FEAR FACTOR and every 'reality show' going), that somebody took the complete, over-the-top ridiculousness of both day-and-night-time soaps and gave them a good, hard shake.
DESPERATE is not a sitcom, but nothing on television right now makes me laugh harder. It isn't a straight drama, but I find myself just as involved as if I were watching LOST or THE SHIELD. It's not some stiff, stodgy or saccharine, treacly morality play, but when it comes to having a sense of those "family values" that certain politicians are so fond of emphasizing, it carries in one episode more commentary about love, compassion and caring for one's fellow man than all the seasons of JOAN OF ARCADIA and "that show with Della Reese" combined.
Not that it's going to receive the Nobel Prize anytime soon. I would just as soon settle for seeing every member of the terrific cast win an Emmy every year this show runs, and sooner or later, I have no doubt that it will happen.
But besides bringing us a terrific show to look forward to on Sunday nights, (something that hasn't happened for me personally since the heyday of THE X-FILES), let us give thanks for something else that TV has been far too slow in acknowledging...the value of beautiful, brainy and talented actresses over 40.
For realizing that Teri Hatcher DESPERATELY needed a role that would prove she could do a helluva lot more than play yet another version of Lois Lane. That Felicity Huffman, one of our most under-appreciated talents, DESPERATELY needed the sustenance of a role like Lynette Scavo to sink her teeth into. That Marcia Cross DESPERATELY needed the kind of showcase for HER talents that the likes of Frances Conroy, CCH Pounder, Sharon Gless and other top notch actresses only get on cable, and that Bree Van De Kamp will prove once and for all what we always knew from MELROSE PLACE--this woman ROCKS!, and for giving Eva Longoria something that all actors as gorgeous as she have DESPERATELY needed forever...the chance to prove that being a treat for the eyes, does not automatically mean that your acting talent is about as deep as a kiddie wading pool.
Thank you, thank you, thank you...and thank you for making us all DESPERATE for more of the shady doings on the sunny side of the streets of Wisteria Lane.