• Desperate Housewives co-executive producer Kevin Murphy told the New York Post that it's "great to be breaking the color barrier" with the casting of Alfre Woodard (story). "We're all such fans of her. She's one of the best actresses of her generation and to have her on the show is an incredible honor."

• Desperate Houswives costume designer Cate Adair talked to the Chicago Tribuune about clothing the actors of the show.

• Taking a poke at the recent Vanity Fair incident (story), Dateline: Hollywood has posted a parody titled "Fan Photo Of Desperate Housewives' Cast Leads To Chaos".

• Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis) opened Las Vegas's Pussy Cat Dolls lounge wearing "knee-high leather boots and a zebra-striped mini skirt" according to TwinCities.com. "I've always been desperate to be a pussycat," said Longoria on stage. "And here I am, a bona fide, show-stopping pussycat."

• Virginia Rohan has reviewed Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, which was co-written by Desperate Housewives co-executive producer Kevin Murphy.

• James Denton (Mike Delfino) will be hooked up to a microphone at an upcoming NBA telecast so that viewers at home can listen to his observations about the game, reported newkerala.

• No doubt forgetting criminal record Mike Delfino and murdering Paul Young, Robert Laurence has posted a brief article for SignOnSanDiego criticizing it for making Carlos—"the one adult latino in the cast"—a criminal. He also targeted the fact that a character is gay.

• A Versace dress worn by Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer) is one of the items on auction for charity, according to MSNBC.

• Nicolette Sheridan (Edie Britt) attended the "What A Pair" event, according to USA Today, which aims to raise money for a breast cancer charity. The event, which sees female stars pair up for duets, did not get a burst of Sheridan however. "I just wouldn't do that to the audience," she said.

• JesseMetcalfe.net has posted some new avatars of Jesse Metcalfe (John Rowland) well as pictures from "Next Big Thing" party.

• The official James Denton website has posted some images of him in "The Ladies Who Lunch".

• Desperatefans.org has posted a number of new image galleries: screencaps from "Children Will Listen"; Marcia Cross (Bree Van De Kamp) at the 2004 Best of Drag Show; Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria and Nicolette Sheridan at InStyle magazine's celebration of Teri Hatcher on their May cover (along with group shots); Jesse Metcalfe and Shawn Pyfrom (Andrew Van De Kamp) at The Young Hot Hollywood Style Awards; Jesse Metcalfe and Eva Longoria at Next Big Things Bash, and photos of them together.

• The New York times has published an article on pilots for the 2005–2006 season that are similar to ABC success stories Lost and Desperate Housewives.

• Tom Jicha has posted a column where he discussed how US network TV may be having a "terrific year".

• The creator of Grey's Anatomy, the successful Desperate Housewives lead-out show, spoke to the New York Times (via U-San Bernardino County Sun) about the success of the her show.

• Popularity watch. These are the current top five Desperate Housewives cast members in terms of levels of interest at the IMDb:
  1. Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis)—IMdb rank #19
  2. Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer)—IMDb rank #47
  3. Nicolette Sheridan (Edie Britt)—IMDb rank #188
  4. Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo)—IMDb rank #237
  5. Jesse Metcalfe (John Rowland)—IMDb rank #263

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