I like this show. Sure most of these people are completely immoral, but at least it's well written, funny in a lot of bits. It has a combination of drama and comedy I really like. I thought I'd totally hate it when I first dled it.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Speaking of shows that are degrading to women... (we touched on that in the sitcom dad thread)
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Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Sure, it's all immoral and complete garbage but it's got Eva Longoria in it! And sometimes, she even gets nekkid!
You like this show, but moan about 'Malcolm in the Middle?'
Huh?
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Because Malcolm in the Middle is really, really annoying... and this show sort of... grew on me.. Plus the clumsy one is sort of cool.
Posted by Tristan (Member # 1670) on :
Lois Lane!
Posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong (Member # 2229) on :
It's not immoral, it's morally involved. There are lessons learned and the characters grow, kind of like Hart's Hope, we aren't going to know the score until the end. There are dignities and indignities directly connected to their moral actions and thoughts, and these people take risks in a good and bad way. My only complaint is that it's a little bit lightweight. I don't have the schedule to watch it every week, so I've only seen a handfull of episodes-- I especially like the one where Huffman's character is deciding whether to dope down her boys-- but when it comes out of dvd, I'll rent them. No spoilers!
I like listening to Felicity Huffman's voice, she has good body language, and everyone else is easy on the eyes. I like the fact that the idiot husbands are taken to task for being worthless, and praised when they do something nice. I think that's the reason I can't stomach any sit-com, including Home Improvement. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
"Please don't mistake my anal retentiveness for love."
(edited with thanks to Mrs. M.)
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Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Irami wins. Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Desperate Housewives is my not-so-secret-anymore guilty pleasure.
Elizabeth, very close, she said anal retentiveness rather than obsessive compulsiveness. I love Bree, she's by far my favorite.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
She is great, Mrs. M., and oh so scary. I remember her character on Melrose Place, not that I can remember the character's name.
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
It was Kimberly. I found out from Jessica on TWoP, who calls her KimberBree in the recaps. I actually never watched Melrose Place.
I am a lot like Bree is many ways - I'm a neat freak and I'm kind of a Martha. I'm a little less uptight, though.
Lynette really, really gets on my nerves. I want to root for her, but she just makes things so much harder for herself than they have to be.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Which one is Lynette?
I have not watched regularly. Who is the currently missing woman? Does (Lois Lane) have something to do with it?
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Is it really spelled that way?
Posted by Tristan (Member # 1670) on :
No.
Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :
Well, there was a time when I would have thought emanent was a misspelling, so I didn't want to just come out and say "you mispelled it."
Posted by Tristan (Member # 1670) on :
"Emanent"? Are you sure you spelled that correctly?
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
They really do a good job with characters in that show. Bree is really growing on me. She's a combination of really bitchy and punctilious and endearing. I like that clumsy one, but I can't remember her name. She's just so goofy in a lovable way.
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