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While Desperate Housewives has received a lot of positive publicity regarding its portrayal of women, some people aren't in agreement said creator Marc Cherry admitted in a recent interview.

"There was this scathing reviewer who thought I was writing these 1961 portraits of women," Cherry told The Age. "Calling them housewives. How dare I? And the fact that a lot of their personal unhappiness revolved around men in their lives. I thought, 'Have you met any women?' A lot of the women I know, that's what they're complaining about—either the man in their life or the lack of a man in their life."

When talking about naming the show, Cherry said it was the best he'd "ever come up with". "Desperate. Housewives. Such an interesting juxtaposition of words. Housewife. A '50s ideal of domestic bliss. And desperate. An adjective you don't normally connect with our ideas about the suburbs."

Cherry went on to explain some of the reasoning behind the show. "I love the idea of a beautiful neighborhood that represents the very best of American values, but also as a fun backdrop to some darker, deliciously sneaky things going on in people's lives," he said. "The truth is I see both in the suburbs. I think that is one of the secrets of our success. Unlike other writers who are incredibly cynical about suburban life, I think my love of this world comes through in the project".

To read the full interview, where Cherry talked more about his inspiration for the show and how his mother was the inspiration for the four core characters, visit The Age. There are also thoughts from Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis) and Marcia Cross (Bree Van De Kamp), with cross admitting "it is so tiring to play Bree".

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