Desperate Housewives
In honor of Desperate Housewives' conclusion, a panel of judges made up of some of the show's stars — Eva Longoria (Gaby), Felicity Huffman (Lynette), James Denton (Mike), Doug Savant (Tom), Brenda Strong (Mary Alice), Mark Moses (Paul) and Kevin Rahm (Lee) — were asked to select the best and worst moments of the ABC drama's eight seasons. And the winners (and losers) are...
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Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic
Our top moments of the week:
12. Worst Side-Stepping: Who says that Teri Hatcher is estranged from her Desperate Housewives co-stars? Certainly not Eva Longoria, who, during an appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, semi-convincingly reports, "We all get along." Dave isn't buying it, of course, and presses on. "Didn't one get fired?" he asks. (We think he means Nicollette Sheridan.) "Yes, I forgot about that one," Longoria responds. "She didn't get fired. ... She died on the show!" So that's what that pesky multi-million dollar lawsuit was all about!
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Teri Hatcher
Desperate Housewives wraps its eight-season run on Sunday, May 13 (9/8c on ABC) and what a long, strange trip it's been for the ladies of Wisteria Lane! As we prepare to kiss our favorite harried housewives goodbye, TVGuide.com takes a look back at each of the four protagonist's biggest triumphs, greatest downfalls and all the juicy hookups, makeups and breakups in between.
Check back every day this week for our takes on the other Housewives' wild rides...
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Desperate Housewives
Eva Longoria knows what it's like to be let down by the finale of one of her favorite TV
series. Nearly two years after Lost signed off, she's still grumbling that she wasn't given "a better explanation of what the f--- [the island] was. I wasn't keen on The Sopranos finale, either. All that investment and this is it?"
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Nicollette Sheridan
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has denied ABC and Disney's request to dismiss Nicollette Sheridan's wrongful termination case against them, according to E! Online.
Nicollette Sheridan lawsuit ends in a mistrial
"I very, very strongly urge you to continue settlement discussions," Judge Elizabeth Allen White told the attorneys for both sides. She then set a retrial date for Sept. 10.
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Nicollette Sheridan
A judge has declared a mistrial in former Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan's wrongful termination suit against ABC Studios and ABC Entertainment, according to Deadline.
Judge Elizabeth Allen White announced her decision on Monday after the 12-person jury returned to court unable to reach a decision. Last week, the jury told the judge it was deadlocked in an 8-4 decision. On Monday, the jury foreman indicated the split was in Sheridan's favor, according to Deadline. Lawyers for both sides of the case say they plan to seek a new trial.
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Desperate Housewives
Sifting through the proverbial critic's notebook, a quick look back at some of the week's more memorable TV happenings:
Let's start with the death we didn't see coming: By which I mean HBO putting down Luck. With only two episodes to go in its underwhelming (though beautifully acted and shot) first season, the show was abruptly canceled two episodes into production on a Season 2 that probably shouldn't have been green-lighted in the first place. The reason wasn't ratings, which were dismal, but the third accidental death of a horse on the set (two died during Season 1). Which is...
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Mason Vale Cotton, Teri Hatcher
There are still five episodes of Desperate Housewives left, but fans will say an early goodbye to one Fairview resident when Wisteria Lane gathers to lay Mike Delfino (James Denton) to rest this Sunday (9/8c on ABC).
Why was Mike the one to bite the bullet? How will Susan cope with the loss? And what does it mean for the rest of the women? Showrunner Bob Daily spoke with TVGuide.com about the decision behind the big death, the "heartbreaking" funeral and why we may not have seen the last of Mike just yet!
How long had Mike's death been in the works?
Bob Daily: Quite some time. And I can't believe that we were able to keep this secret as long as we did. I think we pitched it to the network and the studio maybe as early as December.
First Look: Desperate Housewives kisses one of its own goodbye
Why did you decide to kill Mike?
Daily: I think we knew we wanted another blockbuster moment as we approached the end. Everybody's been married at least a couple times and we were running out of other big life events. We had a lot of births. We thought...
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Marc Cherry
Desperate Housewives Marc Cherry is no longer a defendant in Nicollette Sheridan's case against ABC and the series creator after a judge dropped the battery charge against him, according to Deadline.com.
Sheridan sued Cherry and ABC, claiming that she was fired after she complained that he struck her on set. The battery charge was dropped Tuesday, with the judge stating that...
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Desperate Housewives
[Warning: This story contains major spoilers about the upcoming death on Desperate Housewives. Read at your own risk.]
The drama on Wisteria Lane has come out in open court — and we're not talking about whether Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry "hit" or "tapped" former cast member Nicollette Sheridan, who is suing Cherry for firing her allegedly after she complained about having been struck.
While testifying Thursday in court, series line producer George Perkins let slip that Sheridan's Edie Britt is not the most high-profile character to be killed off the show. That honor goes to — another spoiler warning to be safe...
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