Desperate Housewives--Great show, am I the only one watching?

[Barendd Nobeard]

I haven't seen this show yet, but some have compared it to Twin Peaks. Is that really an accurate comparison?

I doubt it. I can't bring myself to watch DH--it looks like Melrose Place for the new millenium. Ick.

 

[Fast Learner]

I'm quite enjoyng DH too, Hal. It doesn't have me glued to the set the way, say, Nip/Tuck does, but it's still very enjoyable.

 

[jasamcarl]

It's a good, guilty pleasure. The satire is mostly warmed over, but the occasional physical punch line, the general look of the show, and, mostly importantly, the sympathetic performances of the actresses themselves make it work for me. Not the greatest show ever, but one of the better ones on T.V.

Contrast that with the utterly derivative 'Boston Legal', an uninspired cross between 'Ally' and 'The Practice'. David E. Kelly has truly gone off the deep end and has reached the point he's been heading towards for the last decade; creating a show with not a single sympathetic or even sensible character with more than three lines. At least if the 'Housewives' are shown being put on in a dated way, their situation has some foundation in reality, as oppossed to the completly sexist, arbitrarily victimhook foisted on the female 'characters' in 'Legal'. No thanks, I'll stick to 'Nip/Tuck'.

 

[Truth Seeker]

This show has been pick up for a full season...enjoy!!

 

[mr_outsidevoice]

As I understand it, it will get a full 2nd season, but the first season is shot and in the can.

I watch it mainly because Teri Hatcher is on it. It is entertaining and the mystery is unfolding well enough.

I wouldn't compare it to Twin Peaks, and I hope it doesn't go the way of Twin Peaks and start to suck hard after the first storyline is complete.

Alias is still a go at 9pm/8pm on Sundays.

 

[Ranger REG]

I doubt it. I can't bring myself to watch DH--it looks like Melrose Place for the new millenium.

I don't know. Melrose is a bit less over-the-top, more prime-time soap than DH, despite the fact that it has a couple of familiar stars from that 90's show. But if you are comparing to Melrose Place, it's probably a good thing. It aired for over 7 seasons, IIRC.

ABC have recently ordered a full season worth of episodes for both DH and Lost (which is good for Hawaii, economically).

 

[John Crichton]

If you want a Twin Peaks-esque show watch Veronica Mars. I'm serious.

I haven't seen DH yet but I'll probably give it a shot one of these days. Teri Hatcher is hot and I liked her in Lois & Clark.

 

[Ghostwind]

My wife's been watching Desparate Housewives, but I definitely perked up last Sunday with Terri Hatcher running around nude. That was a funny episode.

I'm really hooked on the show that comes on after it, Boston Legal.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

I wouldn't compare it to Twin Peaks, and I hope it doesn't go the way of Twin Peaks and start to suck hard after the first storyline is complete.

Amen to that!

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

But if you are comparing to Melrose Place, it's probably a good thing. It aired for over 7 seasons, IIRC.

Uh, no (at least for me). I mean "Full House" ran for 8 seasons. That doesn't mean is was a good show.