Desperate Housewives (TV Series)
2004
Marc Cherry (Creator), Larry Shaw ...
29,492
TV Series. Comedy. Mystery. Drama
TV Series (2004-2012). 8 Seasons. 180 Episodes. A primetime soap with a truly contemporary take on "happily every after," this drama takes a darkly comedic look at suburbia, where the secret lives of housewives aren't always what they seem. Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) … it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it ... [+]
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United States | Entertainment Weekly | "[3rd Season Review]: 'Housewives' demonstrates that comedy can actually thrive in a longer format. Even better, the series has proved that its first-season acclaim wasn't simply a fluke" | POS |
United States | USA Today | "This was high-gloss, candy-colored, talk-about-it-the-next-morning TV at its finest; and as a bonus, it proved women could be at their finest long past their 20s" | POS |
United States | Variety | "An inspired wedding of sharp comedic sensibilities with primetime soapiness." | POS |
United States | New York Post | "What is this, 1961? Who portrays women as non-productive mooches, hellbent on doing nothing besides living off their hard-working husbands and sleeping with the help?" | NEG |
United States | The Washington Post | "[One of] the best new scripted shows of the year" | POS |
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