Blogcritics: Comments on Desperately Seeking Desperate Housewives

Comment by Chris Evans

Sun, 23 Oct 2005 18:24:29 EDT

I think the season premiere was phenomenal. Everything since then has been forgettable. Honestly, nothing eventful has happened on this show since its premiere. It has become nothing more than a soap opera--it's not even funny anymore. And it's not the actors' fault. The writing is not as sharp, not as funny, not as brilliant as it used to be. And the cause of it lies within two words--Marc Cherry. He is developing a new show for ABC and has not been writing Desperate Housewives. He needs to sit back and think about where his priorities lie. Although this show is up in ratings from last season, it is no longer the critical darling it once was.

Comment by Chris Beaumont

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:39:27 EDT

He's just been hanging out in the park, apparently. Tough to find.. Ha!

Comment by Nancy

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:26:29 EDT

Forgot one. Zach went missing,and now he's back? Seems to me that the kid could have left the show and no one would have been the wiser.

Comment by Chris Beaumont

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:04:37 EDT

This isn't at the top of my must see list, but it could be likened to watching 24 season 3, that was probably it's worst season, yet it was still ahead of a lot of the shows out there. I'm still watching too, and it is tough to live up to the phenomenon of the first season. I think Lost is doing a better job of it in that regard.

Comment by Rodney Welch

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:51:10 EDT

It's not Renoir. It's just a silly TV show.

Comment by teletart

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:37:54 EDT

It's not that the show is bad... just that it isn't living up to the wonders of Season One. Trust me, I'm still tuning in - and, if the ratings are to be believed, so is everyone else. But I don't want it to be just mildly entertaining... I want it to be brilliant. *teletart stamps foot petulantly* I know. I'm sooooo demanding. ;-)

Comment by Chris Beaumont

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:36:28 EDT

So far, this season isn't nearly at the level of the first and I have found my attention waning, but it hasn't sunk to irreperable depths from which i will turn my viewing eye elsewhere.... yet. The time may come if it doesn't start to improve under my scrutinous eye.

Comment by Rodney Welch

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:32:08 EDT

The storylines do get absurd, and I agree about Susan and Julie in church; that was kinda weird. Otherwise, I like most of what you hate about the show: the prisoner in the basement, George and Bree and Bree's crazy kid, the increasing tension at Lynette's job with the girl who used be on Ellen, Gabrielle and Carlos and the lawn-boy. That's all cool with me and gives me something to look forward to during the week.