By Christian
September 25, 2005 - 7:59 PMHello World! So are you all dying to find out what Zach will do in tonight's episode? Or what the new secret involving the Applewhites is? I bet you all think there's nothing worse than having to wait four months to find out the resolution to a big summer cliffhanger.
Well, I can tell you there is: waiting half a year for a resolution to what's not a cliffhanger at all, because that's what the situation here in the Netherlands is. We never get to see new American shows in September, but rather sometime in Feburary or March or so, when the local television stations here have been able to determine which shows are hits and which aren't. From that moment on, they begin airing those shows without any intermittent reruns, so from the spring on we were able to watch a dozen episodes without interruption.
But unfortunately, then it ended, because just like in the United States, Dutch television stations don't like showing new episodes in the summer, when there's no one around to see them. So halfway through the season, Dutch television simply pulled DH off the screen, and pretended they had actually reached the end of the first season -- they hope most local viewers won't realise a season actually consists of at least twenty episodes.
Last month they finally were to resume airing Desperate Housewives -- only to first start by repeating the final two episodes we'd seen already in May. And then they began showing new episodes again, but I must admit I missed the first one, simply because there wasn't a giant cliffhanger that I wanted to see resolved. A week later I managed to remember new episodes were airing again, and now I'm hooked again -- but sorry I missed that one episode.
So next time you're complaining about those cruel creators who put in a cliffhanger, think again -- if they didn't, you might just lose interest, and kick yourself afterwards for missing out on some of the funniest moments DH has to offer. Talk Desperate! threads After watching tonight's episode, head over to Talk Desperate! to discuss the events from the episode! Poll Results Below are the results of the most recent Get Desperate! poll:
Do you think Carlos should forgive Gabrielle?
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Yes |
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No |
36.3% - (36
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Maybe |
17.1% - (17
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Total Votes: 99
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Thanks for voting in our final non-episode poll for quite a while! With the season premiere of DH airing tonight, we're once asking you for your opinion on this episode: [an error occurred while processing this directive]Today's Television Listings It's the moment you've been waiting for! Tonight at 9:00pm, ABC will be showing the Desperate Housewives season premiere, "Next." Here's what you can expect from the episode: When Mike arrives home, he finds Zach holding Susan hostage and has to find a way to rescue them both. Meanwhile Lynette interviews for an account executive position at a top ad agency, now that Tom has agreed to stay home with the kids. Her boss, Nina is skeptical about hiring a mother of four, so Lynette makes a big effort to impress her. Rex's mother, Phyllis comes in for his funeral -- and to drive Bree crazy. And Gabrielle, feeling guilty about her unfaithfulness, dutifully begins visiting Carlos in jail.[/1]Discuss this news item at Talk Desperate!
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