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Desperate Housewives - The Complete First Season

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Desperate Housewives
Really THE BEST
A cultural phenomenon!
Funny show, Well-done!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SHOW...

Desperate Housewives - The Complete First Season
Starring: Desperate Housewives , Felicity Huffman , Marcia Cross , Eva Longoria , and Nicolette Sheridan
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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ASIN: B00079FUI6
Release Date: 2005-09-20

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Audiences were captivated by the women of Wisteria Lane in the first season of Desperate Housewives, the breakout hit from ABC that almost single-handedly lifted the network from its ratings doldrums and brought back the classic TV soap, remixed now with satire, comedy, and mystery. An affectionate yet darkly tinged send-up of suburbia that skirted Twin Peaks territory as much as that of Knots Landing, Desperate Housewives opened with a bang--literally--as perfect-seeming housewife Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) went through her picture-perfect day before putting a handgun to her temple and pulling the trigger. Mary Alice's sudden suicide leaves her four closest friends, all housewives of a sort, with a surfeit of grief, a re-examination of their own lives, and a mystery to solve. It also proves to be a catalyst for a seamy study of what goes on inside the finely appointed homes of Wisteria Lane--the tales of which Mary Alice narrates from beyond the grave with a sardonic tone dipped in both honey and arsenic.

There's Martha Stewart-perfect Bree (Marcia Cross), who rules her household with an iron fist in a tailor-made garden glove and seems to have it all, until she finds out her husband (Steven Culp) is cheating on her--and had a serious fetish habit to boot. Sultry Gaby (Eva Longoria), the youngest of the set, is a bored trophy wife whose predilection for shopping and clothes are the perfect decoy for her affair with the hunky teenage gardener (Jesse Metcalfe). Former career woman Lynette (Felicity Huffman) is the most stereotypical housewife, raising four (or was it five?) kids and frustrated at using her cutthroat business skills for suburban politics. And daffy Susan (Teri Hatcher), the divorcee looking for love, sees her prospects brighten with the arrival of hunky plumber Mike (James Denton), who has some desperate secrets of his own. And did we mention the neighborhood hussy (Nicollette Sheridan), the snotty busybody (Christine Estabrook), and Mary Alice's increasingly agitated son (Cody Kasch)?

It was a fast and wild mix of plot and characters that gave Desperate Housewives the zing that made it a number one hit, as it never got too bogged down in any dilemma before moving on to the next. And though it was neither as hard-hitting nor salacious as it was trumpeted to be, the show nevertheless breathed fresh, funny air into comedy television, for even though it hewed to the hour-long soap format, the content was far more dark comedy than sudsy drama. There were fun bright spots to be had, but the story behind Mary Alice's death--which included drugs, murder, blackmail, secret identities, and vengeance in equal amounts--hovered over all the characters, tingeing the farce with the specter of danger. The show's other source of strength is in its peerless ensemble cast, headed by four perfect leading ladies, all Emmy-worthy. Hatcher received the (deserved) lion's share of praise (and a Golden Globe), but her co-stars--especially the underrated Longoria--matched her scene for scene. And though the mystery of Mary Alice's death was ultimately solved (no Twin Peaks teasing here), it was just the beginning of the troubles on Wisteria Lane, where no life went unexamined for too long. --Mark Englehart

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Sexy housewives - Bree Van De Kamp, Susan Mayer, Gabrielle Solis, and Lynette Scavo - have heated up primetime, and fans are hooked. Laden with mystery and intrigue, experience ABC's darkly comedic drama that has everyone talking!

6-Disc DVD box set!

Over 5 hours of Exclusive Bonus Features:

Unrated, Extended Episodes

Deleted Scenes

Oprah Winfrey is the New Neighbor

Behind The Scenes With "The View's" Meredith Viera

A Stroll Down Wisteria Lane With Creator Marc Cherry

Cast and Creator Commentaries

Dressing Wisteria Lane -- A look at the costume and set design

Secrets of Wisteria Lane

And much more Dirty Laundry.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Desperate Housewives.......2007-05-31

Don't miss out on this superb show. "Desperate Housewives" is a fun, sassy, innovative TV phenomenon that mixtures drama, comedy and mystery to create what is perhaps the best TV show of the last decade. It is already regarded as pioneering a new genre and will probably go down in history as one of the most popular shows of our time. In case you've been living under a rock for the past 3 years: the show revolves around 5 seemingly normal housewives who one day learn that one of their friends took her own life following a mysterious secret that haunted her and that we would only learn of at the end of the season. Every housewife goes through her own turmoil (Hatcher falls for a sexy plumber; Cross struggles marital problems and the discovery that her son is gay; Huffman gives up her business career to be a full-time doting mummy to a bunch of hyperactive children; adulterous Longoria sleeps with her gardener and almost loses her home; and Sheridan as the supporting act is always there to make quip remarks). You'll find yourself laughing quite often, thanks to the witty script and the talent of these 4 veteran TV stars (excluding Longoria). Highly recommanded.

Really THE BEST.......2007-05-06

I absolutely love this show. I watched it like a million times! will never sell my set of DVDs :).

A cultural phenomenon!.......2007-05-03

When I first heard that a series about housewives was being put together, I couldn't help but laugh. When the show was named "Desperate Housewives," I was in disbelief, to say the least. And when everybody started praising it and calling it the finest show on TV, I thought the entire TV population should take a holiday to a deserted island, where there's no cable. Boy, was I wrong - not only is this show the best and most original project on TV, it was also funny, touching and, above all else, incredibly smart.

"Desperate Housewives" invites the audience to the seemingly glamorous lives of women of suburbia and their families. The squeaky-clean surface of the upper-middle class seems heavenly, but that is only its surface. Through our beautiful, perfectly cast leading ladies, we are about to see what life can bring even to the most privileged ones. Susan Mayer (played by Teri Hatcher) is a single mother desperately trying to find the right man. Lynette Scavo (the brilliant Felicity Huffman) is a mother of four, desperately trying to handle her syper children. Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria) is a spoiled ex-model who is desperately trying to keep her affair with her teenage gardener a secret from her husband. And finally, there is Bree Van De Kamp (played by the superb Marcia Cross), a perfectionist of a housewife, desperately keeping her house and relationship with her loved ones sterile-clean, in order to escape the obvious problems. Add a bunch of oblivious husbands, one attractive plumber (James Denton), one creepy family with a dark secret and at least one lady of loose morals (Edie Britt, played by Nicollette Sheridan), and you've got yourself a hot TV show.

The reason this show works so well is that all elements were obviously thought out carefully and put together without a problem. The actors are all excellent, and they impersonate their roles so well, you never feel they might actually have a life in the real world, as somebody's wives or girlfriends. Although the focus of the show is primarily on Hatcher, she is outshined by Cross and Huffman. Cross brings fantastic, complex performances to bring the complex character of Bree to life, she is the real star of the show. Huffman, on the other hand, approaches her under-written and un-glamorous role with wit and reality, making Lynette a character that is always closest to our hearts because she is the most humane one. Hatcher and Huffman have their moments (the infamous scene where Susan locks herself out of her house in her birthday suit, or the even more popular car-washing by Edie), but they mostly provide comic relief. Finally, Longoria seems to be on the show mostly for her looks (she was appropriately titled the most beautiful woman on television), but it's not until the second half of season one that she gets to show off her talents, as her character gets more dimension.

You simply cannot go wrong with buying this six-disk set. The residents of suburbia will keep you amused whether it's because of mistery, deceit, control, love or hate. Don't simply expect entertainment - expect an experience that will stick with you long after you're done with an episode. "Desperate Housewives" are not at all silly - it is a marvelous insight into human nature and the values of modern-day America. If you become a fan, you might want to check out Welcome to Wisteria Lane: On America's Favorite Desperate Housewives (Smart Pop series) for a collection of essays that are academic in style and approach the show in a scholarly manner, offering sociological explanation on why the "Housewives" have become a phenomenon.

Funny show, Well-done!.......2007-04-03

I didn't think I would like this show since it seemed like a show only geared towards a women audience. I was mistaken. After watching a couple of episodes, I was hooked. The writing on the show is pretty funny. The different plots on the show are interesting and quite entertaining. The acting is top-notch and very believable. I think anyone would enjoy this show.

Peace and Happiness,

Patrick Leonardi

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SHOW..........2007-03-12

I think that this show is BRILLIANT. I just wanted to see what all the hype was about and I was hooked!!!

Having a strong interest in women's studies I really do not think that there is a better depiction of The Feminine Mystique or The Second Shift than what is depicted on this show. It does not have fake notions of what womens relationships are like that are often protrayed really sugary. I think that the relationships with all of the housewives is pretty realistic.

Also, I think that its actually done VERY well. I will say that despite being a young feminist I have always been partial to older TV shows like Leave it To Beaver However I often felt like that the depiction of housewives on those older TV shows were more of what wives were expected to be not the way things really were. How REFRESHING to have a TV show like Desperate Houswives were the depiction is realistic and dramatic!!!

Even though I am not a mother myself, I think that Felicity Hoffman protrays motherhood very realistically which is one of the things that keeps me coming back to the show. I think she is fantastic. And who has not felt pressure to be like Brea and intimidated when other women are sucessful that way? And who does not wish to look like Gabby but if you look behind the scenes of her marriage things do not seem that great. I think the show appeals to every woman.

Also as someone who does love older shows, I think its fun to note that Leslie Ann Warren plays Susan's mother and its fun to see how verstaile she really is.

I must say that I feel a certain level of surprise that the show is written by a MAN who is a REPUBLICAN. And its still good and it seems to get everything just right...

I just can not wait for season three to come out on DVD....however I think that fans of the show who have not seen Stepford Wives or A lot like Heaven would fully enjoy those movies if they are not watching reruns of Desperate Houswives....

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A steamy modern day version of Cain and Abel

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Starring: Joe Lando , Adrian Pasdar , and Nicolette Sheridan
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A steamy modern day version of Cain and Abel.......2007-01-08

I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed this 1994 TV movie. Jude Snow (Adrian Pasdar) is the nice younger brother who stayed home to run the family store in a small town. Sonny Snow (Joe Lando) is the older bad brother who comes home and destroys everything his brother and mother (Piper Laurie) love. And then there is Rowena Ecklund (Nicolette Sheridan), the woman that comes between the brothers. Pasdar is so sweet and endearing as the brother who wishes his mother would notice and love him as nuch as she does Sonny. And Joe Lando is just plain naughty - lying, smoking, drinking, stealing from the family store and sleeping with his brother's girl every chance he gets. Sonny and Rowena have a past connection that Jude knows nothing about. Things come to a head when Sonny's financial past catches up with him and Jude finds out about Sonny and Rowena. Predictable, but still fun to watch.

I have to admit the best part about this movie was the incredible score by Mark Snow (X-Files fame.) I just wish the score was on CD.

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Possessed
Director: Michael Scott
Manufacturer: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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ASIN: B0007Z0OR2
Release Date: 2005-05-24

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Ann Culver (Nicollette Sheridan) lost her sight and her unborn child in an accident. Although her vision was restored through surgical transplants, the lost of her baby remains a painful void. Is that the underlying cause of Ann's nightmares or has she been given a second sight; an insight to the life and brutal murder of her organ donor Julie Zack? Soliciting the aid of Jasmine, an eccentric psychic, Ann hones in on the killer and her nightmares become a reality that she may not survive.

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