Desperate Housewives
On the dusty expanse of suburbia that is Wisteria Lane, Vanessa Williams is ready to duel at 40 paces.
Desperate Housewives has always relied on a fun, trouble-making foil to shake up the staid suburban lives of the women of Wisteria Lane — think Edie, Mrs. Huber, Karl, may they all rest in peace. This season, ABC has employed a Wild West theme to announce the arrival of Renee Perry (Williams), who'll try on a (very chic) black hat. Executive producer Bob Daily introduces us to Renee, and tells us what all the other ladies — and at least one familiar gentleman — will deal with this season.
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Anna Torv, Hugh Laurie, Chris O'Donnell
Every week, senior editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.
How is Nolivia different than Olivia on Fringe? — Ken
MICKEY: The season premiere, titled simply "Olivia," addresses that question in an unexpected way. You see, not only has Olivia been kidnapped and imprisoned "over there," but her captors are trying to forcibly convince her that she is Nolivia. They start with her marksmanskip skills.
Will Callen get some answers about who's been following him in the NCIS: Los Angeles premiere? — Maggie
ADAM: Yeah, I'd like that answer as well, but executive producer Shane Brennan says that solving that riddle would give away...
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Tom Mahoney and Marcia Cross
Marcia Cross, an actress best known for playing buttoned-up Bree Van de Kamp on Desperate Housewives, is an advocate for many charities, but her work with Stand Up to Cancer has taken on particular significance since husband Tom Mahoney was diagnosed with the disease in 2009. Cross has appeared in PSAs for the organization's 2010 telethon, on which she'll appear alongside such luminaries as Adam Sandler, Denzel Washington, Stevie Wonder, George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow and Renée Zellweger. TVGuide.com talked to Cross about how she got involved, how her husband is doing and why it's important for people to donate...
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Nina Dobrev, Pauley Perrette, Marcia Cross
Every week, senior editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.
Vampire Diaries scoop, please! — Micah
MICKEY: We'll learn pretty quickly how Jeremy and Caroline fare in their stare-downs with the Grim Reaper, but the answers won't be simple... or permanent. Also: The premiere (Thursday, 8/7c, CW) features a devastating scene between Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder. I'll leave it up to you to guess which character Dobrev is playing in it.
Will there be any friction between Abby and Gibbs in the new season of NCIS? — Melanie
ADAM: While there still may be some fallout from Abby's discovery of Gibbs' murderous past, executive producer Shane Brennan doesn't think the secret will...
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Jeffrey Nordling and Eva Longoria Parker
To kick off its seventh season, ABC's Desperate Housewives are strapping on their chaps for a sexy Old West themed photo and video campaign shooting this weekend. "Yippee Ki-Yay," new housewife Vanessa Williams hollered to me on the Housewives set...
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Mark Moses
Who is being replaced on Desperate Housewives? Going into its seventh season, the ABC series is looking for a new Penny, the daughter of Tom and Lynette Scavo. Kendall Applegate, 11, who took over the role from toddler twins two seasons ago when the show jumped five years into the future, is out. The search is now on for a new 12-year-old actress to take over the role.
In addition, returning villain Paul Young (Mark Moses) has replaced his late wife Mary Alice (Brenda Strong) with a new young bride named Beth...
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Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives stars Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria Parker are disputing the claims in former co-star Nicollette Sheridan's lawsuit against ABC and series executive producer Marc Cherry.
"It would be irresponsible of us to let the public believe that...
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Sam Page
Mad Men actor Sam Page is moving to Wisteria Lane for a story arc on Desperate Housewives, Entertainment Weekly reported.
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Page — who portrays Joan Holloway's (Christina Hendricks) disgruntled husband on Mad Men — will play...
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Tom Mahoney and Marcia Cross
Marcia Cross' husband has cancer, according to People.
Tom Mahoney, a stockbroker, married the Desperate Housewives actress in June 2006. The actress' rep, Heidi Slan, said "he is currently under treatment and responding very well," but declined to reveal any further details about his condition.
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Marcia Cross by Andrew Southam/ABC
Marcia Cross best known as ice queen Bree Hodge on Desperate Housewives has been cast in a new indie feature alongside Adam Arkin and Camryn Manheim The story reports Variety is about a high schooler with seriously overbearing parents yet ends up developing a friendship with the schools golden girl Let me guess Cross will play the scrutinizing mother Well she does it so well on HousewivesAre you excited to see Cross branch out into features Erin Fox
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