Desperate Housewives Questions
1. "So what's this show all about?"
2. "What's the great mystery the housewives are trying to uncover?"
3. "Great show! However, I've got a suggestion on how to make it even better."
4. "So how can I get in touch with the cast and crew of Desperate Housewives?"
5. "When is the show out on DVD?"
6. "Where is Desperate Housewives filmed?"
7. "Why are there so many weeks without new episodes?"
8. "Wasn't Teri Hatcher in another TV show before Desperate Housewives?"
9. "And what about Felicity Huffman?"
10. "And...?"

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There used to be a fifth housewife, Mary Alice Young, but she shot herself during the Pilot, leaving her friends to wonder what could have motivated her to leave her husband, son, and seemingly perfect life behind. But Mary Alice is not completely gone - from her elevated vantage point, she sees and comments on everything her friends are up to, including their quest to uncover the secrets behind Mary Alice's death, but also their dealings with the Desperate Husbands - and other men! - of Wisteria Lane.

"What's the great mystery the housewives are trying to uncover?"

After Mary Alice killed herself, her friends found a note in her belongings reading "I know what you did. It makes me sick. I'm going to tell." It's since been revealed that this note was written by Mrs. Huber, who was trying to blackmail Mary Alice - but she's since been killed by Mary Alice's husband, making him even more suspicious than he already was. The Housewives are trying to figure out what was going on with their friend that caused her to commit suicide - but they're often sidetracked by complications in their own personal lives.

"Great show! However, I've got a suggestion on how to make it even better."

We love Desperate Housewives, too - that's why we set up this fan site for the show! However, that's all we are: a fan site, with no official connections to anyone working on the show. If you want to provide feedback on the show itself, you should contact the ABC television network, who can be found online at ABC. But if you want to comment on the show or have ideas on how you think the show's storylines should develop, why not also post your thoughts at our discussion forum, Talk Desperate? That way, other fans will be able to read and comment on it as well.

"So how can I get in touch with the cast and crew of Desperate Housewives?"

You can find contact info for each cast & crew member in the Get Desperate! People Guide.

"When is the show out on DVD?"

The Desperate Housewives first-season box set can now be ordered from Amazon.com.

"Where is Desperate Housewives filmed?"

Desperate Housewives, like most television shows, is filmed in Los Angeles, California. The exterior scenes on Wisteria Lane are all filmed on the backlot of the Universal Studios complex in Universal City, while the interiors of the houses have been recreated inside a studio.

"Why are there so many weeks without new episodes?"

While there are 52 weeks in the year, the average season of an American television show consists of only about 23 episodes - producing any more would put too much of a strain on the cast and crew. In the summer, when many people aren't watching television anyway, networks usually program only reruns and the occasional cheaply produced summer series. But that still leaves nine months between September and May, and only about five months worth of episodes to fill that time with. As television network don't like to show repeat episodes during the all-important "sweeps periods" in November, February and May, when television ratings for the rest of the year are determined, that means that in the remaining months, about half the episodes shown will be repeats - or one-off specials of other shows.

"Wasn't Teri Hatcher in another TV show before Desperate Housewives?"

Yes, she was Lois Lane in the long-running TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

"And what about Felicity Huffman?"

You're probably thinking of Sports Night, the series that first earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

"And...?"

Let us stop you here! If you want to find out about the previous projects of any of the Desperate Housewives actors and actresses, why not check out our People Guide? You'll be able to find all that information and more over there!

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You can find out the names and email addresses of all the Get Desperate! editors on our contact page.

"Where do you find your news?"

Most of the news comes from a list of sites we visit every day. The rest of the news is submitted by Get Desperate! readers.

"Why didn't you report on that news item I sent you?"

There are a number of reasons which could explain this, including:

• Your news item didn't fit in with the usual Get Desperate! news style. In general we do not report news about new sites opening or new fanfic stories being posted, for instance.
  
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• You didn't include a link. You'd be amazed at the number of people who send in a news item and then forget to link to their own site.
  
• We didn't find the news very interesting. Two-paragraph descriptions of upcoming Desperate Housewives products we've already heard lots about probably won't get mentioned.
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