OMG! I Just Watched "Desperate Housewives" For The First Time...

[arwalden]

... what a RIOT! I just love it.

SOMEONE HELP!! I was trying to explain it to my mom... I'm sure she'll love it, but in trying to tell her about it, I couldn't come up with the right comparison. --- What other well-known show (or movie) would the quirky dark humor/drama of Desperate Housewives be comparable to?

-- Allen

[AwakeAtLast]

1. A domestic "Twin Peaks"

but with humor, not as dark.

How's that?

[arwalden]

2. That's A Good One... It Would Work For Me

... but that particular comparison might escape her. Thanks for the idea though... I'll probably use it when I talk about the show to others.

I have a feeling that instead of convincing my mom to watch... I'll just going to have to "force" her to watch an episode with me.

-- Allen

PS: I even love the animation for the show's opening credits!! Very clever and eye-catching! Plus... the fact that the theme music is by DANNY ELFMAN makes it even better. Whenever I hear his unique musical signature, I'm always reminded of the music from Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands.

[Liberal Veteran]

3. Twin Peaks meets Knots Landing is an apt description.

:D

[Phentex]

4. A-ha! I told me husband this reminded me of...

Knot's Landing! The humor is very similar. I don't know what it's called when a character in the next scene finishes the sentence of the character in the previous scene, but they did that on Knot's landing all the time!

[Liberal Veteran]

6. I dunno...but Bree is a goddess!

She just rocks.

[Mitt Chovick]

25. "Bree" Marcia Cross is awesome

and looking as good as she did on Melrose Place.

[flamingyouth]

5. I love that show

I would agree that it has elements of Twin Peaks. I actually look forward to it all week - how pathetic is that? :D

[Corgigal]

7. You too?

I so so upset when they had some repeats on. I just so want to find out the secret. Whole show is just light fun.

[gizmo1979]

8. This is weird

I like it but my wife doesn't.Isn't it suppose to be the other way around?

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. MrG loves it, and I don't get it. So you are not alone gizmo, and it's

good for me to know that I am not either. :hi:

[SharonRB]

20. Could it be

Eva Langoria? I love the show, but I can't believe my husband enjoys watching it with me. He usually hates most of my shows. I think it's the women, especially Eva, that attract him.

[arwalden]

36. The guy who plays Mike Delfino Is HOT!!

James Denton
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219835/

[WritersBlock]

9. Completely hooked on it.

They're only on the 3rd episode here in the UK, but we're already completely addicted to it in our house. I love it, but I couldn't tell you why if I tried, because I'm not that much of a TV viewer. But this show's great!

[motely36]

10. I can't believe you've never seen it.

I kept hearing people talk about it and decided to check it out. I went on Limewire and was able to download all the previous episodes. Now it's one of those shows that we try not to miss.

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. I tried.... I really, really tried. I just don't "get it". I loved Twin

Peaks and looked forward to this. I'm just having trouble getting into it. I think perhaps it's on too late for this loser? :hi:

[Az]

13. Ok, explain Desperate Housewives to someone that despises Corporate TV

I have only seen billboards from this show and my admittedly kneejerk reaction was revulsion. As if the images presented somehow portrayed real housewives. So what is up with this show?

[bigwillq]

16. It's an entertaining soap opera

It's well acted and well written. Witty scripts.

I enjoy watching it but so far has not ventured into any groundbreaking topics.

[tanyev]

14. Show's OK,

but that sing-song narration really gets on my nerves. Anyone else have a problem with that?

[bigwillq]

17. I like the voice over parts (nt)

[AlCzervik]

15. It's like a super campy Knots Landing imo

[Tsiyu]

18. Sort of "Northern Exposure"

meets "All My Children."

[jonnyblitz]

19. ok i am gonna start downloading some episodes now..

I see them (the episodes) available on bit torrent websites and I have been debating whether to check the show out. if it is a cross between Twin Peaks and Knots Landing then I have to take a look for sure..

[bigwillq]

21. It's a good show, jonny!

Witty. Good plotline, good acting.
It's a glorified soap opera with a mystery twist.
It's not as bizarre as Twin Peaks, imo.

[jonnyblitz]

24. downloading episodes 1-10 right now.

those were available as one HUGE file (it's going quite slow). probably will take a few days to finish. I probably should have downloaded the first few episodes singly just to check it before I "commit" but what the hell. :P

oh yeah, I don't expect ANYTHING to be as whacked as Twin Peaks (or anything else by David Lynch, I just watched Eraserhead the other night too, speaking of Lynch. :crazy:)

[bigwillq]

27. Wow, a few days!

I don't really know too much about the downloading process. What if you want to turn off the computer, will it still download?

[jonnyblitz]

28. you have to understand how bit torrent works

it takes longer so others can "seed" off of you too...and get the shows. I believe its slowed down purposefully for that reason. People that don't understand gasp and act like it doesnt sound too good but where else can you download whole seasons of shows that you missed on tv for free. I know I can find last night's saturday night live somewhere too. I downloaded every episode of smallville ever made and watched them. took a few weeks but I got them all. it's worth it.

[bigwillq]

30. Sounds cool! But I still don't know what "seed" means

Like people can download the shows you're downloading at the same time??

[jonnyblitz]

32. exactly..you can have only a few kbs of the show downloaded

and already you can be seeding others with what you have. you have a little window that shows you the progression of download and upload to other downloaders. it takes quite a while which is no big deal if you aren't on phone dialup.

[motely36]

40. Jonny, what do you use for this?

Limewire or something else?

[SharonRB]

34. It's not weird like Twin Peaks

I loved Twin Peaks. Lynch is so freaky. Have you seen Mulholland Drive? I've seen it about four times and I see something new everytime. I love it.

[jonnyblitz]

37. i love mullholland drive.

but don't ask me what the hell it's about. I really like Naomi Watts.

[SharonRB]

39. You need to look at it

as if the last third or so of the movie is actually what happens first. That helps to make some sense out of it. That's why you need to see it multiple times to sort of get it.

[SharonRB]

22. I'd even throw in a little

"Soap." It's daytime soap opera, but doesn't take itself as seriously and is far more humorous. Very hard to compare with anything that's come before. It's totally unique -- funny, well written, suspenseful story lines all rolled into one.

[jonnyblitz]

26. i know what you mean

one just has to see it for themselves. that is why I am going to check it out. I have been meaning to anyway. one of my sisters is completely hooked on it.

[Taxloss]

23. I love it.

I know I shouldn't, but I do.

[Pithlet]

29. I love that show!

I came into it after 3 episodes, and now that is my night for TV. DH is really its own kind of show. It's a prime time soap, but not really like any of the other ones before it, because of the comedy and the fact it doesn't take itself too seriously. I can't wait for tonight's episode.

[tjdee]

31. Sex and the City 10 years in the future.

Miranda is now a harried housewife who has three boys and is pissed she left her law practice.

Charlotte stayed married to Trey, is a bit younger somehow, and is his trophy wife.

Samantha is divorced and still sleeping around.

Carrie has a teenage daughter, and is divorced from Big.

Plus, there's a few more characters...actually, it reminds me slightly of some Nicole Kidman picture too.

The blatant ripoff of SATC is puzzlingly not mentioned more often...I guess because there's a higher level of quirk and the whole thing is narrated by an unlikely, Twin Peaksian character.

[SharonRB]

35. That's an interesting take

I don't think it's a blatant takeoff, but I can see some of the comparison of the characters. I think Bree is more like Charlotte, though. I don't think there's a good comparison for the Eva Langoria character (I just had a brain fart and can't remember her character's name for the moment).

[leftynyc]

43. Eva Langoria - Gabrielle (eom)

[Blue Gardener]

33. It's a unique show

Which is part of why I love it. It's not a reality show, cop show, medical show, a Law and Order or CSI spinoff, or crappy half hour sitcom. I think people are just ready for something different.

[yellowdogintexas]

38. it just cracks me up. It is such a send up of soap/serial type

shows, with the little bits of mystery thrown in.

Why did the "narrator" kill herself?
Why did her husband send off their son?
Why is the new hunky guy in that neighborhood, and why does he have all those guns and all that money lying around?

Soap meets Knots Landing meets a detective series.

but the scripts are very funny

[arwalden]

41. That's It!!! "Soap Meets Knots Landing Meets Matlock"

Perfect!!!

[Pert_UK]

42. It's "American Beauty Lite", or a less dark version of "6ft Under"...

And yes, I do find it painful to write "Lite" rather than "Light"...