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Lifer
No, I'm straight. Thanks for asking.
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Lifer
nope its on channle 4 isnt it? crazy channle 4 trying to be different again
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No Lifer
Desperate Housewives' big in U.K.
By Shelley Emling
Cox News Service
LONDON - Say what you will about growing anti-Americanism around the globe, but international audiences are still nuts about U.S. TV.
The latest evidence is the popularity of ``Desperate Housewives,'' the ABC hit that attracted 4.6 million viewers, a 24 percent audience share, when it premiered in Britain this month.
Only the launch of ``ER'' in 1995 fared better, with 5 million viewers.
Now, a mere two shows into the season, the Times said that ``Desperate Housewives'' is ``well on its way to becoming essential viewing.''
The show has been sold to more than 70 countries, so its fan base is only expected to grow.
With few exceptions, the British media have heaped unabashed praise on the racy suburban drama about the lives of five women -- one played by British actress Nicollette Sheridan -- living along Wisteria Lane.
``The women are glamorous. The story is intriguing and the mood is edgy,'' wrote the Evening Standard. ``But most of all the scripts are deft and witty.''
Other papers called it ``the first must-see TV show of 2005,'' adding that it fills the vacuum left by the end of the much-watched ``Sex and the City.''
Perhaps the Daily Star put it best when it said that: ``Those `Desperate Housewives' are taking Britain by storm.''
Indeed, billboards advertising the show line the roads leading into central London, and newspapers have published quizzes so that British women can determine whether they, too, might be desperate housewives.
The show has led British columnists to ponder why what they see as the sharpest and funniest nation on Earth -- Britain -- can't give the Yanks a run for their money when it comes to producing good TV programs.
Some have even suggested that the show's creators copied the Spice Girls -- Britain's all-female quintet from the 1990s -- with a set of characters who are posh, sleazy, sporty, ethnic and red-headed.
But John Noble, director of the British Brands Group, said he sees no end in sight to the popularity of U.S. TV shows.
``I've never heard of anyone saying they wouldn't watch a show because it's American,'' he said. ``I just don't detect that kind of a feeling at all.''
Rather, Noble said, American shows continue to attract fans in Britain because they are well-written and contrast nicely with British programming.
``The `EastEnders' and `Coronation Streets' of the world tend to be darker and more about real life and often also show a lot of angst,'' he said, referring to two popular British soap operas.
Noble said that when Britons watch American TV, they're not thinking that the situations portrayed could only happen in the United States.
``We don't watch them with detachment, but with a shared sense of the human condition and even with a shared sense of humor,'' he said.
``Desperate Housewives'' isn't the only American show popular here. So are ``CSI,'' ``Alias'' and ``Without a Trace.''
Before its end, ``Friends'' was so popular that countless Britons bought seasons of episodes on videotape.
And ``The Simpsons'' has enjoyed a major cult following here, with the show named ``Best International Comedy Show'' at the British Comedy Awards last month.
British TV viewers even voted Homer Simpson's ``Doh!'' as one of the best comedy catch phrases of all time in a study this month for entertainment channel UKTV Gold.http://www.mercurynews.com/mld...ws/living/10670228.htm
By Shelley Emling
Cox News Service
LONDON - Say what you will about growing anti-Americanism around the globe, but international audiences are still nuts about U.S. TV.
The latest evidence is the popularity of ``Desperate Housewives,'' the ABC hit that attracted 4.6 million viewers, a 24 percent audience share, when it premiered in Britain this month.
Only the launch of ``ER'' in 1995 fared better, with 5 million viewers.
Now, a mere two shows into the season, the Times said that ``Desperate Housewives'' is ``well on its way to becoming essential viewing.''
The show has been sold to more than 70 countries, so its fan base is only expected to grow.
With few exceptions, the British media have heaped unabashed praise on the racy suburban drama about the lives of five women -- one played by British actress Nicollette Sheridan -- living along Wisteria Lane.
``The women are glamorous. The story is intriguing and the mood is edgy,'' wrote the Evening Standard. ``But most of all the scripts are deft and witty.''
Other papers called it ``the first must-see TV show of 2005,'' adding that it fills the vacuum left by the end of the much-watched ``Sex and the City.''
Perhaps the Daily Star put it best when it said that: ``Those `Desperate Housewives' are taking Britain by storm.''
Indeed, billboards advertising the show line the roads leading into central London, and newspapers have published quizzes so that British women can determine whether they, too, might be desperate housewives.
The show has led British columnists to ponder why what they see as the sharpest and funniest nation on Earth -- Britain -- can't give the Yanks a run for their money when it comes to producing good TV programs.
Some have even suggested that the show's creators copied the Spice Girls -- Britain's all-female quintet from the 1990s -- with a set of characters who are posh, sleazy, sporty, ethnic and red-headed.
But John Noble, director of the British Brands Group, said he sees no end in sight to the popularity of U.S. TV shows.
``I've never heard of anyone saying they wouldn't watch a show because it's American,'' he said. ``I just don't detect that kind of a feeling at all.''
Rather, Noble said, American shows continue to attract fans in Britain because they are well-written and contrast nicely with British programming.
``The `EastEnders' and `Coronation Streets' of the world tend to be darker and more about real life and often also show a lot of angst,'' he said, referring to two popular British soap operas.
Noble said that when Britons watch American TV, they're not thinking that the situations portrayed could only happen in the United States.
``We don't watch them with detachment, but with a shared sense of the human condition and even with a shared sense of humor,'' he said.
``Desperate Housewives'' isn't the only American show popular here. So are ``CSI,'' ``Alias'' and ``Without a Trace.''
Before its end, ``Friends'' was so popular that countless Britons bought seasons of episodes on videotape.
And ``The Simpsons'' has enjoyed a major cult following here, with the show named ``Best International Comedy Show'' at the British Comedy Awards last month.
British TV viewers even voted Homer Simpson's ``Doh!'' as one of the best comedy catch phrases of all time in a study this month for entertainment channel UKTV Gold.http://www.mercurynews.com/mld...ws/living/10670228.htm
My wife Tivo's it every week. It's not a good show but it is fun to watch. I was trying to explain the backstory of Mike the plumber to her because I know it was on one of the eps. Now I don't recall what happend. Did he date the guys daughter and then something happened with them.
They haven't really revealed that. He met the guy dying saying that he's still "looking for her." The old man said something like "you need to hurry, I'm running out of time. I've got cancer now." He said he's trying as hard as he can and feels he's getting closer. The viewer is led to believe that it's the old man's daughter and the plumber's wife at one time. The plumber guy even showed a picture of him and the "woman" together and said he always keeps the picture with him.
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