Desperate Housewives

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Carolina Girl

If this show makes it long term, the best thing they could do is band together as an ensemble, a la Friends. Correction: the only way this show (with these actresses playing these characters) can make it long term is if they do.

And, on another note, I am psyched for Sunday's episode because Lesley Ann Warren is guesting as Susan's mother. I <3 Lesley Ann Warren to death.

[AliP]

Originally Posted by dissention

She's not the star in my eyes. Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman are the best ones, IMO, but it's an ensemble show and there isn't one true star. Hatcher can get pretty annoying with her antics as Susan, in my opinion. And her character is often badly written, unlike Bree (who gets the best lines) and the other characters.

Preach it! That's exactly the way I feel.

And on a side note, Crying in the Night was apparently written about Lesley Ann Warren. If anyone cares.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by AliP

Preach it! That's exactly the way I feel.

And on a side note, Crying in the Night was apparently written about Lesley Ann Warren. If anyone cares.

Lesley Ann Warren kicks ass. I'll watch anything with her in it. Even movies on Lifetime.

And the line about scrotums that Bree said at lunch with her marriage counselor is, hands down, the best line so far!

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by AliP

I don't understand how Teri is the star of the show ?? Am I the only one who doesn't think she is that great? She is my least favorite main character on the show and I thought Marcia or Flecity deserved the Golden Globe over her.

Ditto. Bree seems like the star of ths show if you ask me. Teri's character is boring and there is no reason she should be considered the star. She gets equal airtime and her stories are pretty lame compared to the much more interesting stories all the other woman are involved in. Marcia has every right to be mad especially considering her chacter has gotten much more hype then Susan's character. Everyone talks about Bree and everyone loves Bree. She is like Samantha on Sex, she may not exactly be the star but she is certainly everyone's favorite.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

Ditto. Bree seems like the star of ths show if you ask me. Teri's character is boring and there is no reason she should be considered the star. She gets equal airtime and her stories are pretty lame compared to the much more interesting stories all the other woman are involved in. Marcia has every right to be mad especially considering her chacter has gotten much more hype then Susan's character. Everyone talks about Bree and everyone loves Bree. She is like Samantha on Sex, she may not exactly be the star but she is certainly everyone's favorite.

Isn't that the truth? Carrie was the main character, but she was the least interesting. Samantha was my favorite. It helped that Kim Catrall is pure walking sex, too. My favorite episode was the one where she went to the sex therapist with John Enos and complained that he was too big for her to handle.

Oh, Sex, how do I miss thee....let me count the ways.

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by dissention

Isn't that the truth? Carrie was the main character, but she was the least interesting. Samantha was my favorite. It helped that Kim Catrall is pure walking sex, too. My favorite episode was the one where she went to the sex therapist with John Enos and complained that he was too big for her to handle.

Oh, Sex, how do I miss thee....let me count the ways.

Exactly... and in this case Susan is the least interesting and is, I suppose, the main character. Although I don't really care what the press wants us to believe- it is an ensemble cast. If I didn't read these articles or see press photos or whatever I would consider Susan just a regular old housewife.

I don't remember that episode of Sex, but I do remember the storyline where she fell in love with a guy that is too small, she sure is picky!

[dissention]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

I don't remember that episode of Sex, but I do remember the storyline where she fell in love with a guy that is too small, she sure is picky!

You'd be just as picky if you were as drop-dead gorgeous and sexy as she. Only the best!

I also loved the episode where Miranda dated the butt-muncher and the one where Carrie dated the guy that wanted to watch her pee. And who can forget The Rabbit?

I am sitting here laughing hysterically. I loved that damned show.

[diamondsnake]

My favorite episode has to be the one where Samantha thinks that she is "drying up" when she gets a magazine for menapousal woman and goes on and on about how she is "day old bread" and then raises the roof when "flow comes to town" as Charlotte put it!

That Peeing storyline creeped me out though, how could anyone like that sort of thing! Eeeeww!

[Janet]

I watched this show so much but now I work Sunday nights

I agree, Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman are great. I knew it would be about Teri and Nicollete because they were the bigger stars really.

Teri seems really nice, she is endearing. I used to watch her on MacGyver LOL.

Nicolette was GREAT on Knots, but now , ech, something about her.

But Marcia is different. Her character is facinating.

Felicity is a good actress.

Oh well, it's a good show and hopefully this will blow off.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by dissention

I think Miss Preying Mantis needs to get over herself. Showing up late on the set? Directing the other actors? Getting dibs on wardrobe before anyone else? Wanting $100,000 more than the others plus back-end syndication booty? Puhleeze. Girlfriend ain't that great. And she supposedly acted like the ultimate diva when she was doing Lois and Clark, too. I don't blame Cross for finally getting fed up and giving her a taste of her own medicine.

She's not the star in my eyes. Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman are the best ones, IMO, but it's an ensemble show and there isn't one true star. Hatcher can get pretty annoying with her antics as Susan, in my opinion. And her character is often badly written, unlike Bree (who gets the best lines) and the other characters.

You might feel differently if you were part of a monster hit ensemble show that is making ABC tens of millions while you're getting crap for pay in comparison and one of the others bitches wants to pull a Suzanne Sommers on you and every other co-star.

You don't actually believe the sh*t you read about people do you? I don't believe she did all of those things. That said, you make some good points.

My perspective is having been the underpaid person and having to suck it up. Now, I'm talking $9,000 so I suppose with them the stakes are even higher. But I couldn't just whine and be a baby about it, that's just stupid.

There is something about people being social animals that if they *like* someone then they give them preferential treatment. Teri comes off as very likeable and so gets most of the attention. It is what it is. That cannot be controlled. It is frustrating to the others, yes but as mature women they should know how to handle themselves better.

But technically she isn't the star so if she is pulling this diva crap then she's out of line. However, for the execs to have to manage who gets in the middle of a photo and who gets to wardrobe first seems kind of silly to me. You just can't make these things "fair". And why shouldn't Teri try to get the best outfit and position? And the other ladies. No one can control who is popular.

[bikerchic]

REMINDER: It's on tonite!

[dissention]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

REMINDER: It's on tonite!

With my gal Lesley Ann Warren!

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by dissention

With my gal Lesley Ann Warren!

I just watched her in Dusty today. She's a seriously underrated actress. I think she's fabulous

[Livia]

Oh yeah! Isn't she the one who inspired Stevie to write, "Crying in the Night?"

[amber]

Originally Posted by Livia

Oh yeah! Isn't she the one who inspired Stevie to write, "Crying in the Night?"

I think someone mentioned that earlier, but I don't understand. What was the situation? Did she date someone in the band? What's the deal with that? On all the parts I've seen her in, she's usually played an annoying, weak, air brained lady - but well. So I'm not exactly sure what all the hype is about....