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Housewives Have Heart, Tease Finale | Party Central: The Latest Buzz from Your Favorite Stars | 4/29/2008
"They jokingly refer to it as 'The Angina Monologues' because it has a similar set-up to The Vagina Monologues — although this is more PG than that show," Desperate Housewives' Brenda Strong told TV Guide at the L.A. premiere of You've Gotta Have Heart, an evening of themed readings held to increase awareness about heart disease in women andraise money for the non-profit behind the show, Events Of The Heart. Strong enlisted co-stars Eva Longoria and Dana Delany to participate alongside... read more
At Fundraiser, Housewives Creator Dishes on Finale | Party Central: The Latest Buzz from Your Favorite Stars | 4/24/2008
What it would take for Desperate Housewives Bree and Katherine to lovingly embrace remains a mystery, but when it comes to actresses Marcia Cross and Dana Delany, all they needed for a big hug was some great comedy, delicious food and a good cause. "She's such a great friend," Delany told TV Guide at the Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine event in Beverly Hills that raised funds for the Scleroderma Research Foundation. Delany, who has been a board member for the foundation for almost ten years, didn't... read more
Ask Matt | 4/21/2008
Q: I'm just wondering if Dana Delany is staying with Desperate Housewives next season. Also, what do you think are the chances of her getting an Emmy nomination? A: You bet she is. She's the best thing to happen to this show in ages. As for an Emmy nomination: That could be tough, but back in her China Beach prime (my first experience in writing about her rapturously), she was what's known as an Emmy darling, so she probably has at least as good a shot as most of her co-stars, though you ... read more
Bones Is Back, and Other Happy TV Thoughts | Roush Dispatch | 4/14/2008
Why not start off a glorious spring week — a week that continues the welcome rollout of shows returning from long strike hiatus — with some positive thoughts? Starting with the return of Bones to Fox’s schedule. For those keeping track in this confusing midseason, Mondays are now the new Tuesdays for Fox. And once House kicks back in with new episodes starting April 28 (a House repeat airs next Monday), Mondays will almost feel like the new Thursdays with so many choices on the... read more
New Blood at the Globes | Roush Dispatch | 12/13/2007
If the barometer of an interesting TV awards show is the number of fresh faces invited to the party, then the Golden Globe nominations (announced Thursday morning) passes the test. Not with a perfect score, mind you. Any institution that so completely ignores NBC's wonderful Friday Night Lights deserves some spirited jeering.And the Globes' addiction to sexy sizzle and hype can lead to some puzzling choices: Big Love, fun as it is, over The Sopranos' final season? Bill Paxton over James... read more
Ask Matt | 11/9/2007
There is one aspect of the entire writers' strike I don't really understand. Following the arrival of Dana Delany, Desperate Housewives is enjoying a lot of positive buzz this fall. Or what about Private Practice ? the critical response hasn't been very good at all, and three million people have abandoned the series since its debut, but it's still the most-watched new drama on any network this fall. And then there's Dirty Sexy Money (the show I personally adore with the kind of passion I ... read more
Katherine of Arrogant's Good Deed | Desperate Housewives | 10/29/2007
Episode Recap: "Art Isn't Easy"Blackmail is what Wisteria Lane does best — that, and having affairs. So Bob and Lee should fit in nicely. At first, I thought the fountain-art incident was merely a comical plot device to get the veteran neighbors buzzing about the new ones. But its jarring presence next to neatly groomed gardens and white picket fences set in motion several more interesting developments. Lynette realized that her children escape to their tree house for a worry-less world... read more
Ask Matt | 10/22/2007
What you think of the new season of Desperate Housewives? So far it's been an enjoyable surprise to me. It may not be (and probably won't ever be) as solid as the first season, but I have found it much more enjoyable than Grey's Anatomy lately, especially any scenes between Marcia Cross and Dana Delany. Also, I recently started watching Friday Night Lights, and I've read about all the disdain for the Tyra-Landry storyline. Personally, it has been my favorite storyline so far. Adrienne Palicki... read more
Secrets of Desperate Housewives' New Gay Neighbors Revealed! | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 10/19/2007
Two gay guys are about to shake up Wisteria Lane, but it's not their sexuality that's the issue ? it's their bad taste in art! On October 21, Desperate Housewives (Sundays at 9 pm/ET, ABC) will introduce newbie neighbors Bob and Lee ? played by Tuc Watkins (One Life to Live) and Kevin Rahm (Judging Amy) ? and they'll quickly get tiffy with Susan (Teri Hatcher). "Susan is so desperate to be nice, she puts her foot in her mouth and pisses them off," reveals creator Marc Cherry. "She and Lee ... read more
Cheers: Dana Delany Gets Desperate | Cheers & Jeers | 10/15/2007
Cheers to Dana Delany for cooking up fresh trouble on Desperate Housewives. The China Beach Emmy winner's recent arrival on Wisteria Lane has taken the ABC serial back to its catfighting roots. Her mysterious character, Katherine Mayfair, has already clashed with Bree (Marcia Cross) about pie recipes and Gaby (Eva Longoria) about her flirtatious ways. Good thing Delany has signed up for more seasons — we're hungry for extra helpings.Share your own Cheers & Jeers about Housewives and... read more
Preview: Dial "D" for Drama | Desperate Housewives | 10/5/2007
Locked doors and mysterious offspring on Wisteria Lane? There hasn't been enough of that since the Applewhites slipped out of town, so let's welcome the Mayfairs and hope they pump up the cul-de-sac's intrigue factor. Daughter Dylan's “creepy dream” is a great place to start. It should also be fun to watch Katherine (Dana Delany) and Bree claw away at each other (decorously, of course). Not so decorous is Lynette, but then she does have a pretty good excuse, and tonight Tom will get... read more
Ask Matt | 10/5/2007
I have enjoyed your take on the nightly TV offerings and agree for the most part. I wondered what you thought about the return of ABC's Sunday night, particularly Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters. I really thought DH was back in good form with some great twists and an intriguing new family. It is nice to have Marcia Cross back full-time and keeping Kyle MacLachlan around as her husband was a smart move. I really enjoyed B&S more, though. Sally Field showed exactly why she won that... read more
Lynette's Secret Revealed | Desperate Housewives | 10/1/2007
Episode Recap: "Now You Know" Though Bree's secret is still under wraps (literally), Lynette couldn't hide hers any longer. I don't blame her at all for playing the "cancer card" (as her mother said) in order to tell off that witchy school mom. The whole time, I was aching for Lynette to rip off her wig — and I got my wish! Cancer definitely trumps Miss "Migraine Since '87." But imagine Lynette's pain and humiliation at having to break it to her friends in that way, and admit her... read more
Ask Matt | 10/1/2007
Much has been made of the strength of the 2004-2005 TV season, where many successful shows were launched. House, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal and Grey's Anatomy all debuted that year and have become major players in the TV landscape. Now these shows are entering their fourth seasons, often a time when the prospects of even better quality and longevity come into question. Off the top of my head, I can think of a number of series that, in my opinion, had their best seasons in their... read more
Preview: There Goes the Neighborhood (Again) | Desperate Housewives | 9/28/2007
In case you've been left hanging over the summer, Nicollette Sheridan is indeed still in the cast as the Wisterians return for Season 4. And it’s a good thing: Looks like she’ll be keeping things plenty interesting between Gaby and Carlos. Elsewhere tonight, Bree and Lynette are having trouble keeping their secrets (a fake pregnancy and cancer, respectively, in case you've forgotten). Then there's new neighbor Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany). Actually, she's an old neighbor, back for... read more
A First Look at Desperate Housewives' New Neighbors | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/24/2007
A new family is moving to Wisteria Lane this fall, but not everyone's rolling out a welcome mat. Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany) lived on the block 12 years ago with her daughter, Dylan (Lyndsy Fonseca), and aunt, Mrs. Sims (Ellen Geer), but left under mysterious circumstances. Now she's back with her teenage daughter and her second husband, Adam (Nathan Fillion), a hunky gynecologist. Ostensibly, they returned to take care of the dying Mrs. Sims, but like all new characters on Desperate ... read more
Teri Hatcher and James Denton Talk Desperate Housewives Scoop | TV Guide News Report | 7/27/2007
The Wisteria Lane Welcome Wagon has moved way beyond a greeting and a coffee cake. In fact, for Desperate Housewife Teri Hatcher, her first scene with new cast member Nathan Fillion proved to be an unusually warm introduction."Often you'll hear actors say that there's the oddity of meeting someone and the next thing you know you're doing a kissing scene. Ours was, 'Hi, nice to meet you. My feet are going to be up in stirrups and you need to stick your head [between my legs]. Welcome to... read more
Ask Ausiello | 7/4/2007
Is it true that Dana Delany's younger husband on Desperate Housewives will be Nathan Fillion? read more
Firefly's Nathan Fillion Might Land on Wisteria Lane | Today's News: Our Take | 7/3/2007
Fresh off Ausiello's scoopage that Dana Delany is in advanced talks to join Desperate Housewives — the very show she turned down back when it was in the pilot stage — comes word from the Hollywood Reporter that Nathan Fillion is being eyed to play the strapping, tight-pants-wearing younger husband of Delany's character (a wholesome, Bree-like Republican). Lyndsy Fonseca (How I Met Your Mother) is in talks to play the new Wisteria Lane couple's hell-raising daughter. Yes, Fonseca was... read more
Exclusive: Housewives Courting Dana Delany | Ausiello Report | 7/2/2007
OK, so apparently it's the fourth time that's the charm. Although Dana Delany turned down the role of Desperate Housewives' Bree three times back when the prime-time soap was but a gleam in Marc Cherry's eye, she may finally plant roots on Wisteria Lane after all.Setside sources tell me that the China Beach Emmy winner is in advance talks to become a new series regular. And get this: Her character is the spitting image of Bree. According to the casting breakdown, Katherine is a "conservative... read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/2/2006
In 'You Know They've Got a Hell of a Band,' the series-ender for TNT's read more
Today's News: My Take | 3/17/2006
Meanwhile, NBC has already greenlit a 13-episode order for the new drama Kidnapped, starring Timothy Hutton read more
The Watercooler | 2/13/2006
Battlestar Galactica OK, I know it's Dana Delany, but I think tha read more
Ask Matt | 12/19/2005
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Ask Matt | 12/12/2005
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FlickChick | 9/1/2005
Some years ago I saw a Lifetime TV-movie with Dana Delany (the reason I stopped channel-surfing) i read more
Ask Matt | 6/20/2005
Question: The popularity of Desperate Housewives reminds me of the canceled Fox show Pasadena. Do you think Pasadena was read more
Today's News: My Take | 3/27/2005
CSI is keeping its promise to give Catherine less forensics and more fornicating. Producers are searching for a "name" a read more
Televisionary | 12/21/2004
Question: Your answer about the network at first not wanting Highway to Heaven reminded me of China Beach for some reaso read more
Soaps News | 10/13/2004
Soap alums Brian Kerwin (ex-Greg, Y&R) and Dana Delany (ex-Hayley, ATWT) are brushing up on their legal terms. The d read more
The Watercooler | 7/13/2004
North Shore Here's how desperate I am to see a non-reality show: I watched this entire episode even though the cute bar read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 11/20/2003
In the Hallmark Channel's TV movie A Time to Remember (Sunday, 8 pm/ET), Doris Roberts plays a frosty old lady whose bat read more
Ask Matt | 2/24/2003
Question: In a recent column, you said that the pilot episode of Alias was one of the best hours on TV. I completely agr read more
Ask Matt | 1/6/2003
Question: I love Presidio Med's cast and I think they have a strong concept, but the plots are boring and stupid. Even t read more
Ask Matt | 12/16/2002
Question: Your #44 pick on your "50 Things to Love About Television" list, Dana Delany, is a puzzle. She was very good o read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/27/2002
Not since Charlie's Angels cast David Doyle as a bosom buddy of Farrah, Kate and Jaclyn has an actor been placed in as h read more
Today's News: My Take | 7/17/2002
Tired of waiting for Fox to air the final original episodes of its seemingly-dead soap Pasadena? Well, so is the show's read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 5/2/2002
Balthazar Getty, who's mainly acted in movies — such as Lord of the Flies, Lost Highway and Deuces Wild (opening Fri read more
Today's News: My Take | 4/11/2002
CBS's fall pilots are taking shape and adding a little love, according to Variety. Oded Fehr, star of The Mummy and the read more
Today's News: My Take | 3/6/2002
Former China Beach Emmy winner Dana Delany — last seen in the Fox sudser Pasadena (which is currently "on-hiatus") & read more
Roush Review | 7/23/2001
Call me an escapist — with Big Brother back on the air, can you blame me for wanting out? — but what a pleasure read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 7/13/2001
It seems fitting that Martin Sheen and Rob Lowe should be the only members of The West Wing ensemble vying for a lead ac read more
Televisionary | 5/9/2000
Question: Your recent answer about China Beach's beautiful Dana Delany reminded me that the last time I saw her was (san read more