ARTICLE: ‘Desperate Housewives’ Creator Marc Cherry Details Evolution Of Writing Career On ‘Soapy Hosted By Rebecca Budig And Greg Rikaart’ (EXCLUSIVE)

On 8/21/2025 at 1:41 AM, Soaplovers said:

I viewed Marc Cherry like Ryan Murphy... a one trick pony.   Desperate Housewives was only super strong in the first season before the tone deaf second season.. and even though season 3 was an improvement.. the show never recovered fully from that huge misstep.

Devious Maids was decent, but it seemed more like a Desperate Housewives in maid uniforms then anything different.

 

I agree on both assessments. Though they did recover creatively and put on an overall consistently strong show from Season 3 to the end, they really took the wind out of their own sail with that disastrous season 2. 

I loved Desperate Housewives, but what I don't love is how so many scripted shows since have adopted that cheeky, wink-wink nudge-nudge to the audience, where's it's half drama / half comedy. 

Case in point: DAYS' Possession 1.0 took themselves seriously. Possession 2.0 was a cheap Ron version of a Desperate Housewives clown show. 

Edited August 22Aug 22 by Gray Bunny