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About where Fairview is: the article says it may be Utah. I don't think so, as Felicia referred to it as "back in Utah" (or words to that effect) - something she wouldn't have said if she was still there. (05:10 GMT, 10 Apr)
Lynette has always been my favourite housewife, and I also thought Tom was the right man for her. Now I hate him! Can anyone in the USA tell me if he gets his comeuppance? Speedway 11:33, 2 April 2005 (GMT)
We haven't seen his comeuppance...yet. However since Doug Savant has been added as a regular for next season I doubt Lynette will leave him or at least for a long-term. So far the "biggest" secret we've seen over here is Andrew's rather unusual tastes. 3:49, 9 April 2005 (GMT)
I don't understand why Paul dug up the body/toychest in the first episode. Why didn't he just leave it where it was?
[===]I agree, why did Paul Young dig up the toychest? If he had left it where it was (buried underneath the pool) nobody would have found it and he and Zach could have continued to live their lives on the show. I understand the toychest adds to the shows development on a different tangent, but, really if one killed another person and hid the body, why would a killer expose themself by exposing clues and evidence of a dead/missing person? I don't get it.[[[User:221.147.16.224|221.147.16.224]] 08:02, 12 February 2006 (UTC)]
[===] In the pilot's last scene after the girls find the note and the camera pulls away showing the lawn, Mary Alice's "ghost" is not standing on the lawn looking at the girls. I paused and frame-by-frame forwarded the scene many times and can't see a ghost on the lawn looking at the girls. According to Wikipedia, it claims the ghost is there. I'll look again, but I doubt it's there. Maybe I just don't see it. Can someone clearly explain where the ghost is located on the lawn, using reference points so I can see it? Thanks. [[[User:221.147.16.224|221.147.16.224]] 08:02, 12 February 2006 (UTC)]
The ghost is only there in the original pilot which never got aired. It also features some different actors whcih got replaced in the aired pilot.
Why is there no mention that Desperate Housewives is "inspired by" the British hit show Footballer Wives? http://www.footballerswives.tv/
Um, because it's not? Certainly, they both have similarities in that they are dramedy/soap operas about wives, but they are two separate entities. 150.203.2.85 18:24, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
On that subject - what are the sources of the statement that DH is influenced by American Beauty? Pjär80 11:10, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Could someone maybe revise the list of crimes or the description, as ' Adultery' is surely not a crime as such (at least in the UK, and I would guess in the US) - although I will double check.
At the very least, surely it is not a 'major' crime.
Neo 16:09, May 21, 2005 (UTC)
It isn't against the law, but it is grounds for divorce so it isn't looked on by the law as 'ok'.-- Speedway 16:58, May 21, 2005 (UTC)
what's the arson (by way of explosives) in the paul young section? I can't remember that!
Speedway arbitrarily decided to completely delete this section of the article without garnering input from others, which obviously is unacceptable. Wikipedia has procedures that are expected to be followed. As such the article has been reverted to the previous edit. However, I am more than willing to open the topic up for discussion, and should a concensus be reached that the section does not belong, I will remove it. Pacian 19:44, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
So here I am, Speedway the 'vandal'. This is my reply to Pacian that I posted on his talk page. Okay whatever. I think I have been on Wikipedia long enough to know what is and what isn't vandalism. The show does not revolve around their crime(s). I think a section devoted to the various crimes - wait, the significant crimes - would be far better. Nearly every character has committed a crime of some sort, and to list them all is ridiculous and space consuming. It is also slightly pathetic. Keep the goddamn section, I'm just thinking of the aesthetic and informational qualities of the article - it brings the tone and style of the article down. I personally hate it, but hey - I am not prepared to lower my reputation by getting into a silly edit war like on the Spice Girls article. Keep it. --Speedway 15:38, May 23, 2005 (UTC)
And oh yeah, I think this is more of a case of your enlarged ego being deflated. Get a life, I have seen this so many times before on Wikipedia. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, do not submit it. - taken from the bottom of all Wikipedia edit pages. --Speedway 15:41, May 23, 2005 (UTC)
There you go. That's my opinion.-- Speedway 15:51, May 23, 2005 (UTC)
Well obviously we are not going to come to a conclusion if you insist on thinking that I was making a personal attack on you. Cheer up, and remember to have a great day! -- Speedway 15:38, May 24, 2005 (UTC)
DELETE Irrelevant speculation and original research. If you want to write about this stuff, get a blog -- Dtcdthingy 17:47, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
I vote to DELETE the section. It is totally unnecessary, and a too much of a judgemental view of the characters. The show really isn't about what they have or haven't done, right or wrong, its more about how the women change and learn. It really isn't about their 'crimes'.
Besides, it has a huge amount of opinionated bias and total innacuarcy. Paul Young didn;t commit arson, that was actually his son, Zach. And since when was adultery a crime!? This section really is inane. Definitely should be deleted.
After reading over the Wikipedia page on accuracy disputes, I don't think this tag is appropriate for the issue at hand. It really is only for disputing the factuality of the article, not a dispute over content (whether or not the section should be included). I think the tag should be removed. Lachatdelarue (talk) 14:54, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
Didn't Laura Bush jokingly call herself a Desperate Housewife at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? -- Joolz 22:37, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The info under Zach/Dana was changed to remove the implication that he caused the fire, so what is the current-official story on this? Was it Zach or Paul (or did her mom really forget to blow out her candles)? Lachatdelarue (talk) 14:43, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I have moved this section to a more appropriate place however I don't particular think all this stuff about Dana, including statments in other sections saying that Mike is his father, should really be included due to Wikipedia is not a crystal ball and Wikipedia:Verifiability. Until it airs it's not confirmed. Soaps have been known to leak incorrect info or even film alternate endings to throw people off. At the very least the speculation section should be cleaned up so that it's only about the speculation. Anyway, what does anyone else think? -- Lochaber 10:37, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
I don't see the need for duplicating the biography for Zach, both as a member of the Young family and a member of the Delphino family. I mean, the exact same words and the exact same sentences are used. This is unnecesary duplication, specially since those paragraphs are almost together! Therefore I removed one of them (as a Delphino member) since even though (uh, spoiler) Mike is his biological father, Zach acts and belongs as a member of the Young Family. In any case, a pointer that his biography is at the other family should be added. drini ☎ 18:29, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
This article is in bad need of a cleanup. First off I still object to the Crimes BS. This is about as nessecary as a list of all the people Jack Bauer has killed in 4 seasons on 24. Second, WAY WAY WAY WAY WAYyyyy too many images. This article is almost unreadable. It needs to be split up with an article dedicated to the characters. Too much stuff for just this one article. K1Bond007 19:17, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
Why is there a huge paragraph on Andrew/Bree in the Season 2 section, when all the other housewives barely even get a sentence?
I didn't find any link to the advertisement starring Terrell Owens and Teri Hatcher, I believe. Terrell was injured soon after the commercial aired, and a month later the New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, in February 2005. This event is still a latenight talkshow staple.-- McDogm 18:57, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
I think the commercial you're refering involved Nicollette Sheridan and Terrell Owens. Kwazyutopia19 00:09, 27 August 2006 (UTC)Kwazyutopia19
I think this title is a little dumb since all three are still main characters and not recurring (except maybe Culp). I think we should watch the premiere before making assumptions. Sfufan2005 11:18, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
I think it would be good to list all the episode titles and the songs they reference...maybe on a seperate page though. Thoughts?
Looks like it might be David Bradley, the solis family lawyer. Previews for the episode show him being shot at it. Jack Cox 15:38, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
Looks like it was George in episode 2.09 from suicide after Bree found out the truth about him. Hypernick1980 06:11, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
Who are the six housewives mentioned in the intro to the article? I count four. I suppose if Mary Alice is included in the tally, that makes five, but we're still one short. Edie and Betty are not housewives, they are (in Edie's case, intermittently) single. I should point out that I'm only seeing the show on the second screening of the first series, so if there are more housewives yet to be introduced, then feel free to ignore this. However, from my reading of various articles here, I can only count four (perhaps five) housewives. Help? - 211.28.79.52 10:47, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Naja das würde ich nicht sagen.....
This article is cluttered up with too many images. In particular, I think the pictures of the individual cast members need to go, since there are much better pictures in the character article. Thoughts? -- MisterHand 21:58, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
There is no information on any spoofs, where several MUST have taken place, due to the popularity of the show and the "too clean, but dirrrty" effect it has. Indeed, I've seen bits from national lampoon and mad TV make fun of this.
National lampoon :
http://nationallampoon.com/index.php?option=com_jambozine&layout=article&view=page&aid=135&Itemid=32
Mad TV :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA64e6pIwpg&search=desperate%20housewives%20madtv
Jackpot Den 22:50, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Changed "dramedy" (sic) to drama-comedy. An encyclopaedia should not contain made up words. -- Brideshead 21:28, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
Dramedy isn't a made-up word, its actually used. Many TV critics used the word dramedy to describe Desperate Housewives. Kwazyutopia19 00:12, 27 August 2006 (UTC)KwazyUtopia19
The entire portion recounting Bree in the second season (particularly the portions covering the later part of the season) are riddled with inferrences, speculation, and conclusions that we can not really make with certainty. In my opinion, examples of this include the following:
The amount of unsupported speculation in this article is unacceptable for an encyclopedia. I wanted to put this out for discussion here for a few days prior to my going in and cleaning up the article. -- DavidGC 01:59, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
This article is littered with Fair Use images blatantly violating WP:FU. I suggest you decide on which ONE image you wish to retain (that is if no free image can be obtained). Superfluous images will be removed from this article shortly. __ meco 12:46, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
The article currently employs two copyrighted poster pictures. This is one too many, so please remove one. __ meco 09:19, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
I either read (or heard) that HBO passed on this show before it was pitched to ABC. Can anyone confirm or deny this and if true, add to the article? I wouldn't have worried about it, except the fact that Fox passed on Windfall seems to be of some importance.-- Attitude2000 06:50, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Pursuant to Wikipedia:External links, I have removed unofficial blog and forum links. I also removed news article links because they also do not belong in the external links section -- if the news article was used as a source for the Wikipedia article, it should be in a References section. Finally, I removed a broken link that appeared to be a news story link. Please do not add improper links to the article. Erechtheus 18:54, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Yes. This is actually confirmed by Marc Cherry in the book Desperate Housewives: Behind Closed Doors. It was passed on by HBO for not being "gritty" enough.
The new colors on the info boxes look quite sleek. The only downside is that I cannot read any of the text… __ meco 13:04, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
I heard she was going to make an appearance on the show, (google "Kim Cattrall Desperate Housewives"). Is tha t true? Should I add that to the "Third Season" section?
That was just speculation, I doubt that will happen. Cheater1908 01:35, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
I think this is a good article and should be linked to on the page:
Truly Desperate Housewives - http://www.buddytv.com/articles/desperate_housewives/truly_desperate_housewives.aspx
They announced a Desperate Housewives video game at the 2006 E3. How would such information be best presented (probably Desperate Housewives (video game))? Xaxafrad 04:08, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
I added an uncredited guest star to a recent episode, only to have the credit removed, with the explanation that "We only put the people who are credited at the beginning". Obviously this isn't entirely the case, since credits from the end of the episode were not also removed. So what is the actual consensus on this issue, particularly where a guest star isn't credited onscreen? The credit I added was factual, verifiable, and cited an external source, so I fail to see why it should not be included. Thanks :)
-- JCub 01:35, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Hmm.. is it just me or does anybody else think DH isn't actually a comedy :-\ - I propose we remove the comedy part from the infobox, opinion? thanks/ Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 16:12, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
It has been suggested that "List of Desperate Housewives characters" be merged into "Desperate Housewives". Any thoughts on this? Personally, I think it is very unnecessary (sp?) because these two articles are both pretty long and to merge these two articles would not make a lot of sense.
Others' opinions would be appreciated. Thanks! :-) Cheater1908 19:48, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
I am calling for a cleanup and that improvements be made to this article. First, we need to list citations which are extremely important. We can't say that Eva Longoria isn't doing the show anymore without a source. The lead is great but could be a little shortened with pieces spread out into different sections. The season overviews are WAY too long. I don't think every single plotline of the show needs to be stated on this page, that's what the episode articles are for. Season descriptions should only be about 1 paragraph. I will be periodically checking in to do some improvements but I also recommend that others who would like to participate check out other model articles such as The Wire (TV series) and The West Wing (TV series) which are featured lists. Sfufan2005 22:02, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
Im gonna work on grammar becauuuuuuuse i feel like it. It seems like the entire arcticle is a run-on... Hopefully i can improve readability...
It also seems like im cutting out a few things, or moving them into better spots. If anyone disagrees with changes i make, please let me know. thuglas talk| edits 05:04, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
Also, I wish you all a very happy holiday. :-) Cheater1908 19:42, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
I have listed Airdates of Desperate Housewives for AfD. The nomination can be found here. Thanks. -- Wikipedical 20:54, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
I swear I read a review before the show premiered indicating the creators intended the characters be unhappy because they didn't have traditional Christian family values. In fact, I was and still am hesitant to get behind this show for that very reason. The more immoral the character, the worse their situation becomes. Am I totally wrong? Rafaelblock 06:05, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
A guy has nominated the episode infobox for deletion, [ [1]] thanks/ Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 17:04, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
No actor has ever been credited as "Previously starring". An actor starring in season 2 isn't any less starring than a "currently" staring actor. Also - by devinding the starring actors into currently and previously starring ones it makes the article dated; which definitely should be avoided. And lastly - if we part the starring roles into "former" and "current" and not do the same with the recurring roles the article also lack in continuently.
So can we please stay away from such devidings? Pjär80 16:04, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
I liked it better WITH the formerly starring, because it enabled us to see a current cast list. This way is just confusing, and quite frankly long...I feel it should be reverted Small5th 08:09, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
I can't seem to understand what it's trying to say. It confused me. Is someone willing to tidy it up? I have no clue what it's saying
-- Spacninja 22:50, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
There's already a seperate page for Desperate Housewives awards, so I'll put down "notable Awards" and add a link Small5th 08:02, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Since both the trivia part of the article as well as the article itself had grown far to extencive to be satisfying, I've moved some stuff around. Most of the trivia has been moved into the actual text (some more work to have the text flue smoothly is needed though), while some are moved to the character articles.
I've also created Broadcasting of Desperate Housewives and List of recurring actors on Desperate Housewives since these lists had grown far to big, but their contents deserve to remain in Wikipedia.
Nothing has been deleted, except some minor details that were mentioned twice.
Finally I've tried to improve the disposition of the article.
I hope that these changes is OK by everyone. Or did I do any notable misstakes? Pjär80 23:21, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
The standard way of working, both at Wikipedia and other sources, when it comes to which actors who works on a show is to specify what episodes they STARS in. This has also been the way of this article, but now there are users who want to include every season they have appeared in - even if they only appeared in one or two episodes (like Richard Burgi i season 1). This maes it look like every actor appeared all through the show, which most definitely isn't the case. We definitely need a desicion in this matter. Personally I can't see any reasons why we shouldn't stay with the old model - to only include those seasons in which the actors stars, while noting recurring appearances in other season. Pjär80 16:36, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
I don't really like the second season DVD cover being the main picture for the show's infobox. First off, the picture will continually change every year since some will think it needs updating if we continue to use the covers. Second, the show's title design is the show's trademark. Not having it displayed is disappointing since the apple dropping logo is such an essential part of the show. I think this should have discussed first before an anonymous user decided to change this. Any thoughts on this? Sfufan2005 18:50, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Many of the articles about the Desperate Housewives characters have gotten to include more or less trustworthy information about future of the characters. I'm not sure this is such a good thing - it's difficult to know what's just merely speculation and what's official. And even official sources tend to be wrong, or misstaken.
Therefor I suggest that we keep upcoming details in the articles covering individual episodes and seasons. This would also - IMO - make it easier to keep a resonable quality of the character articles.
Does anyone disapprove? Otherwise I delete such passages in the character articles and move it to episode and season articles (although I do believe that the information already exist there). Pjär80 20:42, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
A List of deceased Desperate Housewives characters has been started. Some of you may want to jump in and lend a hand. ~ ONUnicorn( Talk| Contribs) problem solving 19:50, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
*One of the main reasons for Edie burning down Susan's home was that it could be opened up inside, making filming easier for the production crew
This sentence is written in a grammatically ambiguous way. Does it mean that the house was burned BECAUSE it could be opened up or does it intend to convey that the house was burned IN ORDER to make it able to open up?
There are also no sources for these statements. -- Brideshead 17:46, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
A new noticeboard, Wikipedia:Fiction noticeboard, has been created. - Peregrine Fisher 18:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
I think it's a bit presumptious to state that Edie is indeed dead. If there's anything this show has shown for the past three years, it's to expect the unexpected. Since there has NOT been any formal announcements on Nicollette Sheridan leaving the show (except for that rumor that she would become a horse farmer) and added to the fact that last year's Season finale ended with a similar cliffhanger (it was apparent Orson killed Mike by running him over with a car) we shouldn't give in to speculation and keep stating Edie's dead and Nicollette Sheridan only starred from Season 1-3. I'm just saying let's wait until next year and someone states "Oh my...Edie's dead." Small5th 05:20, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Why does it say that the 5 housewives have signed contracts until the end of season 7 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Married_Today#Notes)? I thought there were only 4 seasons....??? DedMed 17:19, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
..i've taken out the reference to Top Gear in the opening - no need to reference Top Gear in the article on this show - also, the reference given is somewhat dubious (amongst other problems, it's unqualified - on what basis is that figure given?), and the addition of it to this article represents a synthesis of information that falls under Original Research, plus it looked horrible.
So i took it out! Purples 12:56, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
This article appears to be B-Class. My comments:
Cliff smith 18:39, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
I changed "Desperate Housewives features the biggest ensemble cast of American prime time television, with seventeen regulars during the third season." to "Desperate Housewives features a large ensemble cast, with seventeen regulars during the third season.".
Even though I would say that the former sentence is correct, there doesn't seems to be any valid sources for it. If anyone can find such, please change back and add the source. Cheers! Pjär80 12:34, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey all,
I've just gone through all the episode articles and standardised the images sizes to 250px (used for most TV series), fixed a section header and tagged articles with a Notes/Trivia section with {{ trivia}}. Some of the trivia looks like it can be simply removed as it may not belong on Wikipedia, but most looks like it can be integrated (hence my tagging, rather than removing).
Now the new season is here we should probably try and get the older articles up to spec.
Take care, Matthew 14:25, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
It seems a little wierd to me that the season 1 DVD cover is the first image on this page. IMO, we should use an image that's more broad and doesn't revolve around one season. What do you think? Cheater1908 02:10, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I deem it necessary to quickfail this nomination, due to desperately lacking references/sources/citations (see WP:CITE). Yet, I have always thought that quickfailing is a lack of respect, so for this reason, I will not quickfail this article. However, when the sources are present in the article, I shall review it wisely. Thank you, Lex94 Talk Contributions Signatures 14:40, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Cheers, Lex94 Talk Contributions Signatures 15:20, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
After numerous weeks of being on hold (unlike wikipedia policy) and no significant improvement in sources, the article has been failed. Yet, you can see the article in Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Unreferenced GA task force/Nominations. Good day, Lex94 Talk Contributions Guest Book 20:10, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but there's something that's been bothering me: the episode title for the eighth episode of the forth season of the show: the name of the page is "Distant's Past" ( which is absurd, obviously ), and the entire show's section on wikipedia refers to that episode as "Distant Past" or "A Distant Past" ( even the own episode page, in its description ). Somebody has to do something about it. I went to the official Housewives page on this article and its title is "Distant Past". So I am creating a page titled "Distant Past" and copying and pasting the information given on "Distant's Past". Hope that's okay. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Renaboss ( talk • contribs) 12:45, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
How about adding a table showing the average ratings for the different seasons and their rankings? ( Wikirocks2 14:06, 2 October 2007 (UTC))
Hi there, I have an improvement for seasonal ratings field. Seasons 5-7 needs to be removed, as this data is irrelevant and these seasons will not be aired for a long period of time. There is also no evidence that season 7 will be the series final, just that Marc Cherry would LIKE it to be. Please accept this discussion to remove this part of the seasonal ratings field. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caradone ( talk • contribs) 01:38, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot ( talk) 14:13, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
This is only a small problem, however, I just read the taglines section near the top of the page, and found, although possible, it is difficult to see where one starts and the next begins, because I'm not very experienced with spacing things out, if anyone could make it clearer? Вla zze ee 20:12, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Okay, we really need some uniform here. Were there 23 episodes or 24? Half the time it says 23, the other half it says 24. Personally I believe it is 23 episodes; two hours does not mean two episodes. Corn.u.co.pia Discussion 13:19, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
i think they are in indianapolice refernce to a line michel says in episode " the game " when he say "Colts" which is the idianapolice colts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.30.159.99 ( talk) 16:20, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Remember the season 2 finale? Everybody thought James Denton had been written out of the show.
And what about the season 3 finale where everybody thought Edie was dead and Nicolette Sheridan was leaving the cast. Just because Marc Cherry has said that something will lead to the schocking conclusion to Edie's time on Wisteria Lane doesn't mean she'll no longer be part of the cast.
Her name should first be removed when an episode without Nicolette Sheridan's name as part of the main cast airs!
And let me quote a DH fan site: "Yeah. Never trust Wikipedia. It's the most unreliable website for information. Usually, it's just fans that hear a rumor and instantly put it on the site, stating it to be official." 195.249.187.67 ( talk) 22:30, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Edie's not gone. Read it for yourselves: http://www.dotspotter.com/news/892879_Nicollette_Sheridan_s_Desperate_Housewives_Departure_Confirmed Marc Cherry says, "she'll return in a few years". And since the show finishes with the 2010/2011 season, and the show also just fast-forwarded five-years, you know that MUST mean that Edie will be back next season. Stop putting that "2008" next to her name. Deluxe ( talk) 04:27, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
In the "Cast and Characters" section, a sentence concerning season four about Dana Delaney and her onscreen daughter ends:
What the heck does that mean? I don't watch the show so I don't know, so I deleted "over a night." If anyone knows how the sentence should actually end ("overnight"?), please amend it. Unless it's OK as it stands with no explanation of why/how they left. Softlavender ( talk) 07:23, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi, could a spoiler warning please be put at the top of the page? The introductory paragraph gives away plot points with the characters' names (Susan Delfino, for example). At the very least I think these should be changed back to the names of the characters from the first episode. Marthiemoo ( talk) 14:27, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
it may just be a simple australian article, but it says that Julie (Andrea Bowen) is coming back for the series. http://www.yourtv.com.au/news/index.cfm?i=139337 I found it hard to believe that she wouyldn't be coming back, because they can make her seem 5 years older, she wouldn't have changed that much. what do you think? Tristan 753 ( talk) 00:32, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Andrea isn't coming back this season as she is in university, but Marc Cherry has given her a definite yes that she will be returning to the show at some point, though it is as yet unknown if she will be in a starring role or a recurring capacity. Asf08 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.141.20.206 ( talk) 23:14, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
In the last revision I edited, I found duplicate named references, i.e. references sharing the same name, but not having the same content. Please check them, as I am not able to fix them automatically :)
DumZiBoT ( talk) 22:36, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
Why has someone listed everyone who has ever been in the cast on the cast list.
The cast list is supposed to be for current members of the cast.
Not people who have not been seen on the show in 3 years.
I will be editing this if anyone has problem ????
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RahmanJilani (
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17:14, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
I do believe that the number of episodes in the TV series" Desperate Housewives" is incorrect. The number is 70 and not 69. The season two finale is double, for it consisted in two parts, but it aired as a one single two-hour special on the U.S.A., wich is why they have posted on this website that the number of episodes in the show is of 69. The season two finale consisted of two episodes, Remember Parts 1 & 2. The episode was actually "episodes". In other countries, such as Portugal, both arts aired in two distinct weeks, making it two disting parts of a double episode. If the show runs entirely divided by 40-minute-episodes, a chapter that lasts for over 80 minutes must be a two parter. In fact, the portuguese dvd boxsets feature both parts as two normal episodes. I tried to correct this mistake, but my changes were deleted. From the season two finale on, the episode count is completely wrong. Search the "Desperate Housewives" episode list on www.tv.com and it'll back up this message's content. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mosteiros ( talk • contribs) 18:39, August 21, 2007 (UTC).
The individual character profiles appear to show the ages of the actresses rather than the actual character ages. If the character ages cannot be verified, shouldn't it read "unknown" or "estimated age"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.65.40.97 ( talk) 17:54, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Will there be a new opening sequence for the fifth season of Desperate Housewives, yes or no? Please let me know. Thank you very much. AdamDeanHall ( talk) 16:06, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
The link to one of the related shows (the second of the two) brings us back to the same age. Could someone amend this please -- TimothyJacobson ( talk) 23:47, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
I was surprised to find nothing in the article about the episode titles. I noticed while looking through Season 3 episode articles that several in a row had titles from songs in Sondheim musicals, and came to this article to find out whether that's true of all episodes, just of Season 3 episodes, or what. It would be a useful subsection for the main article. 02:28, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
As a non-American, could someone please clarify what the phrase 'Eagle State' means? Is it a nickname for an existing state, a nickname used in the show for its (undisclosed) fictional state, or the actual name of the (fictional) state? (In which case shouldn't it just be Eagle?) There's also no reference for where this phrase came from. Thanks! Marthiemoo ( talk) 18:55, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
It's just meant to be fictional. The facts given in the show do not fit any real U.S. state. -- Dougie WII ( talk) 09:15, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
It says that the Filipino comment made by Susan Mayor was removed from the broadcast in Ireland and other such countries, but on the RTE2 airing, I remember hearing it. -- Andrew t c 16:33, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't. Are you sure it wasn't removed? —Preceding
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A request for comments has been started that could affect the inclusion or exclusion of episodes and characters, as well as other fiction articles. Please visit the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(fiction)#Final_adoption_as_a_guideline. Ikip ( talk) 16:59, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
There used to be the title card image on the page anymore, is there a reason? or did some idiot just remove it for no reason? Can someone re-upload one? :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.39.198.223 ( talk) 23:47, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
I've just uploaded a nicer picture and I think it should be alright now...Hopefully.-- Scoottscoott ( talk) 00:45, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
In one episode of season 2, Bree told Andrew that he wouldn't have access to the money Rex left him until he turns 21. This gives a good clue as in which state the show occurs, as there are only 3 jurisdictions in the US mainland where the age of majority is 21 - Mississippi, the District of Columbia and New York (see Age of majority). Mississippi must be excluded because Felicia Tilman said there is no capital punishment in the state where DH occurs and the death penalty is used in MS. The show is unlikely to occur in DC, as there are probably no such suburban settings there. This leaves New York as the only state to fit all these criteria, so Desperate Housewives occurs in the state of New York. Canjth ( talk) 18:32, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
In Season 5, Mike's car has a licence plate that at the top says "Eagle State" which is New York! - Chloe2kaii7
Maybe Not - In the first season characters refer to locations Mt. Pleasant and Torch Lake. Both are in Michigan. —Preceding
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The housewives table and mysteries table seem totally unnecessary. I suppose the housewives table makes a little sense, but not the mysteries table. We already have the season synopses on the page. But if we must keep it, we should at least move it. I don't know why it's in the casting section. Akcvtt ( talk) 00:26, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Why put a Blue Ray release board on the article, when there's no info on it and even worst, when there's no even information about posible Blue Ray releases??? The board should be deleted —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fortunato luigi ( talk • contribs) 01:07, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
I just wanna say that in that section there is table, so the table talks about other countrys that broadcast desperat housewives so, given the fact that im from mexico i can add my country in the table. There are no references in the whole table so im going to add my country with references.... Fortunato luigi ( talk) 19:28, 14 July 2009 (UTC)Fortunato luigi
Someone should add a Controversy section regarding the racist comment Teri Hatcher stated in one episode, which insulted Filipinos... Blake Gripling 11:24, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
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About where Fairview is: the article says it may be Utah. I don't think so, as Felicia referred to it as "back in Utah" (or words to that effect) - something she wouldn't have said if she was still there. (05:10 GMT, 10 Apr)
Lynette has always been my favourite housewife, and I also thought Tom was the right man for her. Now I hate him! Can anyone in the USA tell me if he gets his comeuppance? Speedway 11:33, 2 April 2005 (GMT)
We haven't seen his comeuppance...yet. However since Doug Savant has been added as a regular for next season I doubt Lynette will leave him or at least for a long-term. So far the "biggest" secret we've seen over here is Andrew's rather unusual tastes. 3:49, 9 April 2005 (GMT)
I don't understand why Paul dug up the body/toychest in the first episode. Why didn't he just leave it where it was?
[===]I agree, why did Paul Young dig up the toychest? If he had left it where it was (buried underneath the pool) nobody would have found it and he and Zach could have continued to live their lives on the show. I understand the toychest adds to the shows development on a different tangent, but, really if one killed another person and hid the body, why would a killer expose themself by exposing clues and evidence of a dead/missing person? I don't get it.[[[User:221.147.16.224|221.147.16.224]] 08:02, 12 February 2006 (UTC)]
[===] In the pilot's last scene after the girls find the note and the camera pulls away showing the lawn, Mary Alice's "ghost" is not standing on the lawn looking at the girls. I paused and frame-by-frame forwarded the scene many times and can't see a ghost on the lawn looking at the girls. According to Wikipedia, it claims the ghost is there. I'll look again, but I doubt it's there. Maybe I just don't see it. Can someone clearly explain where the ghost is located on the lawn, using reference points so I can see it? Thanks. [[[User:221.147.16.224|221.147.16.224]] 08:02, 12 February 2006 (UTC)]
The ghost is only there in the original pilot which never got aired. It also features some different actors whcih got replaced in the aired pilot.
Why is there no mention that Desperate Housewives is "inspired by" the British hit show Footballer Wives? http://www.footballerswives.tv/
Um, because it's not? Certainly, they both have similarities in that they are dramedy/soap operas about wives, but they are two separate entities. 150.203.2.85 18:24, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
On that subject - what are the sources of the statement that DH is influenced by American Beauty? Pjär80 11:10, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Could someone maybe revise the list of crimes or the description, as ' Adultery' is surely not a crime as such (at least in the UK, and I would guess in the US) - although I will double check.
At the very least, surely it is not a 'major' crime.
Neo 16:09, May 21, 2005 (UTC)
It isn't against the law, but it is grounds for divorce so it isn't looked on by the law as 'ok'.-- Speedway 16:58, May 21, 2005 (UTC)
what's the arson (by way of explosives) in the paul young section? I can't remember that!
Speedway arbitrarily decided to completely delete this section of the article without garnering input from others, which obviously is unacceptable. Wikipedia has procedures that are expected to be followed. As such the article has been reverted to the previous edit. However, I am more than willing to open the topic up for discussion, and should a concensus be reached that the section does not belong, I will remove it. Pacian 19:44, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
So here I am, Speedway the 'vandal'. This is my reply to Pacian that I posted on his talk page. Okay whatever. I think I have been on Wikipedia long enough to know what is and what isn't vandalism. The show does not revolve around their crime(s). I think a section devoted to the various crimes - wait, the significant crimes - would be far better. Nearly every character has committed a crime of some sort, and to list them all is ridiculous and space consuming. It is also slightly pathetic. Keep the goddamn section, I'm just thinking of the aesthetic and informational qualities of the article - it brings the tone and style of the article down. I personally hate it, but hey - I am not prepared to lower my reputation by getting into a silly edit war like on the Spice Girls article. Keep it. --Speedway 15:38, May 23, 2005 (UTC)
And oh yeah, I think this is more of a case of your enlarged ego being deflated. Get a life, I have seen this so many times before on Wikipedia. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, do not submit it. - taken from the bottom of all Wikipedia edit pages. --Speedway 15:41, May 23, 2005 (UTC)
There you go. That's my opinion.-- Speedway 15:51, May 23, 2005 (UTC)
Well obviously we are not going to come to a conclusion if you insist on thinking that I was making a personal attack on you. Cheer up, and remember to have a great day! -- Speedway 15:38, May 24, 2005 (UTC)
DELETE Irrelevant speculation and original research. If you want to write about this stuff, get a blog -- Dtcdthingy 17:47, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
I vote to DELETE the section. It is totally unnecessary, and a too much of a judgemental view of the characters. The show really isn't about what they have or haven't done, right or wrong, its more about how the women change and learn. It really isn't about their 'crimes'.
Besides, it has a huge amount of opinionated bias and total innacuarcy. Paul Young didn;t commit arson, that was actually his son, Zach. And since when was adultery a crime!? This section really is inane. Definitely should be deleted.
After reading over the Wikipedia page on accuracy disputes, I don't think this tag is appropriate for the issue at hand. It really is only for disputing the factuality of the article, not a dispute over content (whether or not the section should be included). I think the tag should be removed. Lachatdelarue (talk) 14:54, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
Didn't Laura Bush jokingly call herself a Desperate Housewife at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? -- Joolz 22:37, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The info under Zach/Dana was changed to remove the implication that he caused the fire, so what is the current-official story on this? Was it Zach or Paul (or did her mom really forget to blow out her candles)? Lachatdelarue (talk) 14:43, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I have moved this section to a more appropriate place however I don't particular think all this stuff about Dana, including statments in other sections saying that Mike is his father, should really be included due to Wikipedia is not a crystal ball and Wikipedia:Verifiability. Until it airs it's not confirmed. Soaps have been known to leak incorrect info or even film alternate endings to throw people off. At the very least the speculation section should be cleaned up so that it's only about the speculation. Anyway, what does anyone else think? -- Lochaber 10:37, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
I don't see the need for duplicating the biography for Zach, both as a member of the Young family and a member of the Delphino family. I mean, the exact same words and the exact same sentences are used. This is unnecesary duplication, specially since those paragraphs are almost together! Therefore I removed one of them (as a Delphino member) since even though (uh, spoiler) Mike is his biological father, Zach acts and belongs as a member of the Young Family. In any case, a pointer that his biography is at the other family should be added. drini ☎ 18:29, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
This article is in bad need of a cleanup. First off I still object to the Crimes BS. This is about as nessecary as a list of all the people Jack Bauer has killed in 4 seasons on 24. Second, WAY WAY WAY WAY WAYyyyy too many images. This article is almost unreadable. It needs to be split up with an article dedicated to the characters. Too much stuff for just this one article. K1Bond007 19:17, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
Why is there a huge paragraph on Andrew/Bree in the Season 2 section, when all the other housewives barely even get a sentence?
I didn't find any link to the advertisement starring Terrell Owens and Teri Hatcher, I believe. Terrell was injured soon after the commercial aired, and a month later the New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, in February 2005. This event is still a latenight talkshow staple.-- McDogm 18:57, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
I think the commercial you're refering involved Nicollette Sheridan and Terrell Owens. Kwazyutopia19 00:09, 27 August 2006 (UTC)Kwazyutopia19
I think this title is a little dumb since all three are still main characters and not recurring (except maybe Culp). I think we should watch the premiere before making assumptions. Sfufan2005 11:18, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
I think it would be good to list all the episode titles and the songs they reference...maybe on a seperate page though. Thoughts?
Looks like it might be David Bradley, the solis family lawyer. Previews for the episode show him being shot at it. Jack Cox 15:38, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
Looks like it was George in episode 2.09 from suicide after Bree found out the truth about him. Hypernick1980 06:11, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
Who are the six housewives mentioned in the intro to the article? I count four. I suppose if Mary Alice is included in the tally, that makes five, but we're still one short. Edie and Betty are not housewives, they are (in Edie's case, intermittently) single. I should point out that I'm only seeing the show on the second screening of the first series, so if there are more housewives yet to be introduced, then feel free to ignore this. However, from my reading of various articles here, I can only count four (perhaps five) housewives. Help? - 211.28.79.52 10:47, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Naja das würde ich nicht sagen.....
This article is cluttered up with too many images. In particular, I think the pictures of the individual cast members need to go, since there are much better pictures in the character article. Thoughts? -- MisterHand 21:58, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
There is no information on any spoofs, where several MUST have taken place, due to the popularity of the show and the "too clean, but dirrrty" effect it has. Indeed, I've seen bits from national lampoon and mad TV make fun of this.
National lampoon :
http://nationallampoon.com/index.php?option=com_jambozine&layout=article&view=page&aid=135&Itemid=32
Mad TV :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA64e6pIwpg&search=desperate%20housewives%20madtv
Jackpot Den 22:50, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Changed "dramedy" (sic) to drama-comedy. An encyclopaedia should not contain made up words. -- Brideshead 21:28, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
Dramedy isn't a made-up word, its actually used. Many TV critics used the word dramedy to describe Desperate Housewives. Kwazyutopia19 00:12, 27 August 2006 (UTC)KwazyUtopia19
The entire portion recounting Bree in the second season (particularly the portions covering the later part of the season) are riddled with inferrences, speculation, and conclusions that we can not really make with certainty. In my opinion, examples of this include the following:
The amount of unsupported speculation in this article is unacceptable for an encyclopedia. I wanted to put this out for discussion here for a few days prior to my going in and cleaning up the article. -- DavidGC 01:59, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
This article is littered with Fair Use images blatantly violating WP:FU. I suggest you decide on which ONE image you wish to retain (that is if no free image can be obtained). Superfluous images will be removed from this article shortly. __ meco 12:46, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
The article currently employs two copyrighted poster pictures. This is one too many, so please remove one. __ meco 09:19, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
I either read (or heard) that HBO passed on this show before it was pitched to ABC. Can anyone confirm or deny this and if true, add to the article? I wouldn't have worried about it, except the fact that Fox passed on Windfall seems to be of some importance.-- Attitude2000 06:50, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Pursuant to Wikipedia:External links, I have removed unofficial blog and forum links. I also removed news article links because they also do not belong in the external links section -- if the news article was used as a source for the Wikipedia article, it should be in a References section. Finally, I removed a broken link that appeared to be a news story link. Please do not add improper links to the article. Erechtheus 18:54, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Yes. This is actually confirmed by Marc Cherry in the book Desperate Housewives: Behind Closed Doors. It was passed on by HBO for not being "gritty" enough.
The new colors on the info boxes look quite sleek. The only downside is that I cannot read any of the text… __ meco 13:04, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
I heard she was going to make an appearance on the show, (google "Kim Cattrall Desperate Housewives"). Is tha t true? Should I add that to the "Third Season" section?
That was just speculation, I doubt that will happen. Cheater1908 01:35, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
I think this is a good article and should be linked to on the page:
Truly Desperate Housewives - http://www.buddytv.com/articles/desperate_housewives/truly_desperate_housewives.aspx
They announced a Desperate Housewives video game at the 2006 E3. How would such information be best presented (probably Desperate Housewives (video game))? Xaxafrad 04:08, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
I added an uncredited guest star to a recent episode, only to have the credit removed, with the explanation that "We only put the people who are credited at the beginning". Obviously this isn't entirely the case, since credits from the end of the episode were not also removed. So what is the actual consensus on this issue, particularly where a guest star isn't credited onscreen? The credit I added was factual, verifiable, and cited an external source, so I fail to see why it should not be included. Thanks :)
-- JCub 01:35, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Hmm.. is it just me or does anybody else think DH isn't actually a comedy :-\ - I propose we remove the comedy part from the infobox, opinion? thanks/ Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 16:12, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
It has been suggested that "List of Desperate Housewives characters" be merged into "Desperate Housewives". Any thoughts on this? Personally, I think it is very unnecessary (sp?) because these two articles are both pretty long and to merge these two articles would not make a lot of sense.
Others' opinions would be appreciated. Thanks! :-) Cheater1908 19:48, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
I am calling for a cleanup and that improvements be made to this article. First, we need to list citations which are extremely important. We can't say that Eva Longoria isn't doing the show anymore without a source. The lead is great but could be a little shortened with pieces spread out into different sections. The season overviews are WAY too long. I don't think every single plotline of the show needs to be stated on this page, that's what the episode articles are for. Season descriptions should only be about 1 paragraph. I will be periodically checking in to do some improvements but I also recommend that others who would like to participate check out other model articles such as The Wire (TV series) and The West Wing (TV series) which are featured lists. Sfufan2005 22:02, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
Im gonna work on grammar becauuuuuuuse i feel like it. It seems like the entire arcticle is a run-on... Hopefully i can improve readability...
It also seems like im cutting out a few things, or moving them into better spots. If anyone disagrees with changes i make, please let me know. thuglas talk| edits 05:04, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
Also, I wish you all a very happy holiday. :-) Cheater1908 19:42, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
I have listed Airdates of Desperate Housewives for AfD. The nomination can be found here. Thanks. -- Wikipedical 20:54, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
I swear I read a review before the show premiered indicating the creators intended the characters be unhappy because they didn't have traditional Christian family values. In fact, I was and still am hesitant to get behind this show for that very reason. The more immoral the character, the worse their situation becomes. Am I totally wrong? Rafaelblock 06:05, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
A guy has nominated the episode infobox for deletion, [ [1]] thanks/ Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 17:04, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
No actor has ever been credited as "Previously starring". An actor starring in season 2 isn't any less starring than a "currently" staring actor. Also - by devinding the starring actors into currently and previously starring ones it makes the article dated; which definitely should be avoided. And lastly - if we part the starring roles into "former" and "current" and not do the same with the recurring roles the article also lack in continuently.
So can we please stay away from such devidings? Pjär80 16:04, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
I liked it better WITH the formerly starring, because it enabled us to see a current cast list. This way is just confusing, and quite frankly long...I feel it should be reverted Small5th 08:09, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
I can't seem to understand what it's trying to say. It confused me. Is someone willing to tidy it up? I have no clue what it's saying
-- Spacninja 22:50, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
There's already a seperate page for Desperate Housewives awards, so I'll put down "notable Awards" and add a link Small5th 08:02, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Since both the trivia part of the article as well as the article itself had grown far to extencive to be satisfying, I've moved some stuff around. Most of the trivia has been moved into the actual text (some more work to have the text flue smoothly is needed though), while some are moved to the character articles.
I've also created Broadcasting of Desperate Housewives and List of recurring actors on Desperate Housewives since these lists had grown far to big, but their contents deserve to remain in Wikipedia.
Nothing has been deleted, except some minor details that were mentioned twice.
Finally I've tried to improve the disposition of the article.
I hope that these changes is OK by everyone. Or did I do any notable misstakes? Pjär80 23:21, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
The standard way of working, both at Wikipedia and other sources, when it comes to which actors who works on a show is to specify what episodes they STARS in. This has also been the way of this article, but now there are users who want to include every season they have appeared in - even if they only appeared in one or two episodes (like Richard Burgi i season 1). This maes it look like every actor appeared all through the show, which most definitely isn't the case. We definitely need a desicion in this matter. Personally I can't see any reasons why we shouldn't stay with the old model - to only include those seasons in which the actors stars, while noting recurring appearances in other season. Pjär80 16:36, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
I don't really like the second season DVD cover being the main picture for the show's infobox. First off, the picture will continually change every year since some will think it needs updating if we continue to use the covers. Second, the show's title design is the show's trademark. Not having it displayed is disappointing since the apple dropping logo is such an essential part of the show. I think this should have discussed first before an anonymous user decided to change this. Any thoughts on this? Sfufan2005 18:50, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Many of the articles about the Desperate Housewives characters have gotten to include more or less trustworthy information about future of the characters. I'm not sure this is such a good thing - it's difficult to know what's just merely speculation and what's official. And even official sources tend to be wrong, or misstaken.
Therefor I suggest that we keep upcoming details in the articles covering individual episodes and seasons. This would also - IMO - make it easier to keep a resonable quality of the character articles.
Does anyone disapprove? Otherwise I delete such passages in the character articles and move it to episode and season articles (although I do believe that the information already exist there). Pjär80 20:42, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
A List of deceased Desperate Housewives characters has been started. Some of you may want to jump in and lend a hand. ~ ONUnicorn( Talk| Contribs) problem solving 19:50, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
*One of the main reasons for Edie burning down Susan's home was that it could be opened up inside, making filming easier for the production crew
This sentence is written in a grammatically ambiguous way. Does it mean that the house was burned BECAUSE it could be opened up or does it intend to convey that the house was burned IN ORDER to make it able to open up?
There are also no sources for these statements. -- Brideshead 17:46, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
A new noticeboard, Wikipedia:Fiction noticeboard, has been created. - Peregrine Fisher 18:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
I think it's a bit presumptious to state that Edie is indeed dead. If there's anything this show has shown for the past three years, it's to expect the unexpected. Since there has NOT been any formal announcements on Nicollette Sheridan leaving the show (except for that rumor that she would become a horse farmer) and added to the fact that last year's Season finale ended with a similar cliffhanger (it was apparent Orson killed Mike by running him over with a car) we shouldn't give in to speculation and keep stating Edie's dead and Nicollette Sheridan only starred from Season 1-3. I'm just saying let's wait until next year and someone states "Oh my...Edie's dead." Small5th 05:20, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Why does it say that the 5 housewives have signed contracts until the end of season 7 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Married_Today#Notes)? I thought there were only 4 seasons....??? DedMed 17:19, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
..i've taken out the reference to Top Gear in the opening - no need to reference Top Gear in the article on this show - also, the reference given is somewhat dubious (amongst other problems, it's unqualified - on what basis is that figure given?), and the addition of it to this article represents a synthesis of information that falls under Original Research, plus it looked horrible.
So i took it out! Purples 12:56, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
This article appears to be B-Class. My comments:
Cliff smith 18:39, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
I changed "Desperate Housewives features the biggest ensemble cast of American prime time television, with seventeen regulars during the third season." to "Desperate Housewives features a large ensemble cast, with seventeen regulars during the third season.".
Even though I would say that the former sentence is correct, there doesn't seems to be any valid sources for it. If anyone can find such, please change back and add the source. Cheers! Pjär80 12:34, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey all,
I've just gone through all the episode articles and standardised the images sizes to 250px (used for most TV series), fixed a section header and tagged articles with a Notes/Trivia section with {{ trivia}}. Some of the trivia looks like it can be simply removed as it may not belong on Wikipedia, but most looks like it can be integrated (hence my tagging, rather than removing).
Now the new season is here we should probably try and get the older articles up to spec.
Take care, Matthew 14:25, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
It seems a little wierd to me that the season 1 DVD cover is the first image on this page. IMO, we should use an image that's more broad and doesn't revolve around one season. What do you think? Cheater1908 02:10, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I deem it necessary to quickfail this nomination, due to desperately lacking references/sources/citations (see WP:CITE). Yet, I have always thought that quickfailing is a lack of respect, so for this reason, I will not quickfail this article. However, when the sources are present in the article, I shall review it wisely. Thank you, Lex94 Talk Contributions Signatures 14:40, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Cheers, Lex94 Talk Contributions Signatures 15:20, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
After numerous weeks of being on hold (unlike wikipedia policy) and no significant improvement in sources, the article has been failed. Yet, you can see the article in Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Unreferenced GA task force/Nominations. Good day, Lex94 Talk Contributions Guest Book 20:10, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but there's something that's been bothering me: the episode title for the eighth episode of the forth season of the show: the name of the page is "Distant's Past" ( which is absurd, obviously ), and the entire show's section on wikipedia refers to that episode as "Distant Past" or "A Distant Past" ( even the own episode page, in its description ). Somebody has to do something about it. I went to the official Housewives page on this article and its title is "Distant Past". So I am creating a page titled "Distant Past" and copying and pasting the information given on "Distant's Past". Hope that's okay. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Renaboss ( talk • contribs) 12:45, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
How about adding a table showing the average ratings for the different seasons and their rankings? ( Wikirocks2 14:06, 2 October 2007 (UTC))
Hi there, I have an improvement for seasonal ratings field. Seasons 5-7 needs to be removed, as this data is irrelevant and these seasons will not be aired for a long period of time. There is also no evidence that season 7 will be the series final, just that Marc Cherry would LIKE it to be. Please accept this discussion to remove this part of the seasonal ratings field. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caradone ( talk • contribs) 01:38, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot ( talk) 14:13, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
This is only a small problem, however, I just read the taglines section near the top of the page, and found, although possible, it is difficult to see where one starts and the next begins, because I'm not very experienced with spacing things out, if anyone could make it clearer? Вla zze ee 20:12, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Okay, we really need some uniform here. Were there 23 episodes or 24? Half the time it says 23, the other half it says 24. Personally I believe it is 23 episodes; two hours does not mean two episodes. Corn.u.co.pia Discussion 13:19, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
i think they are in indianapolice refernce to a line michel says in episode " the game " when he say "Colts" which is the idianapolice colts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.30.159.99 ( talk) 16:20, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Remember the season 2 finale? Everybody thought James Denton had been written out of the show.
And what about the season 3 finale where everybody thought Edie was dead and Nicolette Sheridan was leaving the cast. Just because Marc Cherry has said that something will lead to the schocking conclusion to Edie's time on Wisteria Lane doesn't mean she'll no longer be part of the cast.
Her name should first be removed when an episode without Nicolette Sheridan's name as part of the main cast airs!
And let me quote a DH fan site: "Yeah. Never trust Wikipedia. It's the most unreliable website for information. Usually, it's just fans that hear a rumor and instantly put it on the site, stating it to be official." 195.249.187.67 ( talk) 22:30, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Edie's not gone. Read it for yourselves: http://www.dotspotter.com/news/892879_Nicollette_Sheridan_s_Desperate_Housewives_Departure_Confirmed Marc Cherry says, "she'll return in a few years". And since the show finishes with the 2010/2011 season, and the show also just fast-forwarded five-years, you know that MUST mean that Edie will be back next season. Stop putting that "2008" next to her name. Deluxe ( talk) 04:27, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
In the "Cast and Characters" section, a sentence concerning season four about Dana Delaney and her onscreen daughter ends:
What the heck does that mean? I don't watch the show so I don't know, so I deleted "over a night." If anyone knows how the sentence should actually end ("overnight"?), please amend it. Unless it's OK as it stands with no explanation of why/how they left. Softlavender ( talk) 07:23, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi, could a spoiler warning please be put at the top of the page? The introductory paragraph gives away plot points with the characters' names (Susan Delfino, for example). At the very least I think these should be changed back to the names of the characters from the first episode. Marthiemoo ( talk) 14:27, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
it may just be a simple australian article, but it says that Julie (Andrea Bowen) is coming back for the series. http://www.yourtv.com.au/news/index.cfm?i=139337 I found it hard to believe that she wouyldn't be coming back, because they can make her seem 5 years older, she wouldn't have changed that much. what do you think? Tristan 753 ( talk) 00:32, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Andrea isn't coming back this season as she is in university, but Marc Cherry has given her a definite yes that she will be returning to the show at some point, though it is as yet unknown if she will be in a starring role or a recurring capacity. Asf08 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.141.20.206 ( talk) 23:14, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
In the last revision I edited, I found duplicate named references, i.e. references sharing the same name, but not having the same content. Please check them, as I am not able to fix them automatically :)
DumZiBoT ( talk) 22:36, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
Why has someone listed everyone who has ever been in the cast on the cast list.
The cast list is supposed to be for current members of the cast.
Not people who have not been seen on the show in 3 years.
I will be editing this if anyone has problem ????
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RahmanJilani (
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17:14, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
I do believe that the number of episodes in the TV series" Desperate Housewives" is incorrect. The number is 70 and not 69. The season two finale is double, for it consisted in two parts, but it aired as a one single two-hour special on the U.S.A., wich is why they have posted on this website that the number of episodes in the show is of 69. The season two finale consisted of two episodes, Remember Parts 1 & 2. The episode was actually "episodes". In other countries, such as Portugal, both arts aired in two distinct weeks, making it two disting parts of a double episode. If the show runs entirely divided by 40-minute-episodes, a chapter that lasts for over 80 minutes must be a two parter. In fact, the portuguese dvd boxsets feature both parts as two normal episodes. I tried to correct this mistake, but my changes were deleted. From the season two finale on, the episode count is completely wrong. Search the "Desperate Housewives" episode list on www.tv.com and it'll back up this message's content. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mosteiros ( talk • contribs) 18:39, August 21, 2007 (UTC).
The individual character profiles appear to show the ages of the actresses rather than the actual character ages. If the character ages cannot be verified, shouldn't it read "unknown" or "estimated age"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.65.40.97 ( talk) 17:54, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Will there be a new opening sequence for the fifth season of Desperate Housewives, yes or no? Please let me know. Thank you very much. AdamDeanHall ( talk) 16:06, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
The link to one of the related shows (the second of the two) brings us back to the same age. Could someone amend this please -- TimothyJacobson ( talk) 23:47, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
I was surprised to find nothing in the article about the episode titles. I noticed while looking through Season 3 episode articles that several in a row had titles from songs in Sondheim musicals, and came to this article to find out whether that's true of all episodes, just of Season 3 episodes, or what. It would be a useful subsection for the main article. 02:28, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
As a non-American, could someone please clarify what the phrase 'Eagle State' means? Is it a nickname for an existing state, a nickname used in the show for its (undisclosed) fictional state, or the actual name of the (fictional) state? (In which case shouldn't it just be Eagle?) There's also no reference for where this phrase came from. Thanks! Marthiemoo ( talk) 18:55, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
It's just meant to be fictional. The facts given in the show do not fit any real U.S. state. -- Dougie WII ( talk) 09:15, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
It says that the Filipino comment made by Susan Mayor was removed from the broadcast in Ireland and other such countries, but on the RTE2 airing, I remember hearing it. -- Andrew t c 16:33, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't. Are you sure it wasn't removed? —Preceding
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A request for comments has been started that could affect the inclusion or exclusion of episodes and characters, as well as other fiction articles. Please visit the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(fiction)#Final_adoption_as_a_guideline. Ikip ( talk) 16:59, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
There used to be the title card image on the page anymore, is there a reason? or did some idiot just remove it for no reason? Can someone re-upload one? :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.39.198.223 ( talk) 23:47, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
I've just uploaded a nicer picture and I think it should be alright now...Hopefully.-- Scoottscoott ( talk) 00:45, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
In one episode of season 2, Bree told Andrew that he wouldn't have access to the money Rex left him until he turns 21. This gives a good clue as in which state the show occurs, as there are only 3 jurisdictions in the US mainland where the age of majority is 21 - Mississippi, the District of Columbia and New York (see Age of majority). Mississippi must be excluded because Felicia Tilman said there is no capital punishment in the state where DH occurs and the death penalty is used in MS. The show is unlikely to occur in DC, as there are probably no such suburban settings there. This leaves New York as the only state to fit all these criteria, so Desperate Housewives occurs in the state of New York. Canjth ( talk) 18:32, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
In Season 5, Mike's car has a licence plate that at the top says "Eagle State" which is New York! - Chloe2kaii7
Maybe Not - In the first season characters refer to locations Mt. Pleasant and Torch Lake. Both are in Michigan. —Preceding
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06:00, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
The housewives table and mysteries table seem totally unnecessary. I suppose the housewives table makes a little sense, but not the mysteries table. We already have the season synopses on the page. But if we must keep it, we should at least move it. I don't know why it's in the casting section. Akcvtt ( talk) 00:26, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Why put a Blue Ray release board on the article, when there's no info on it and even worst, when there's no even information about posible Blue Ray releases??? The board should be deleted —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fortunato luigi ( talk • contribs) 01:07, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
I just wanna say that in that section there is table, so the table talks about other countrys that broadcast desperat housewives so, given the fact that im from mexico i can add my country in the table. There are no references in the whole table so im going to add my country with references.... Fortunato luigi ( talk) 19:28, 14 July 2009 (UTC)Fortunato luigi
Someone should add a Controversy section regarding the racist comment Teri Hatcher stated in one episode, which insulted Filipinos... Blake Gripling 11:24, 3 October 2007 (UTC)