Desperate Housewives - Season 1

I don't want to include too much in this review about the series as I don't want to spoil it but this series includes death, secrets, lies, betrayal, humour, love and friendship on a dramatic scale. It takes apart the seemingly perfect, stereotypical surburbian families and exposes what really goes on behind close doors. The four main housewives are each incredibly different and clash on certain ideas or opinions however they always main best friends no matter what is going on in their personal lives. While their lives are unravelling they always manage a smile for the neighbours or make sure that their rose bushes are trimmed to perfection which adds to the charm of the series. As sad as it may sound Desperate Housewives has completely overtaken my life. I bought series 1 as I was having some surgery and needed a lot of DVDs to occupy me during my time off work. From the first episode I was hooked. The twists and the turns and the many different characters with their own stories and secrets astounded me. I have never watched a TV series which has so much depth and which can keep the suspense going. I found myself shell shocked at some of the twists that occurred and the secrets that were being kept on that infamous Lane. The characters are obviously the highlight of the show and I can honestly that Marc Cherry is a genius at making his characters seem realistic and getting you to fall in love with them. I am currently watching the final few episodes of series 8 and I am so sad that it is all over. I have never been disappointed with any of the 8 series and have continued to stay as hooked and as surprised as I was when I watched that first episode. I would tell anybody to buy the first series and see whether you enjoy it then buy the rest. The series was a hit when it first aired and there is no question as to why. I wish they would make a new series as nothing compares to this anymore!

Desperate Housewives was without doubt one of the best new shows of 2005, rivalled only by Lost, which has an equal sharing of gorgeous actors and actresses, sharp dialogue and absorbing, if at times incredibly far-fetched storylines. In Desperate Housewives every actress and actor is amazing, being funny, believable and sympathetic, although the underrated Eva Longoria (Gabrielle), James Denton (Mike Delfino), and Jesse Metcalfe (John the gardener) are definite highlights on the eye-candy front! The DVD extras are also excellent, there are a huge amount of bonus features compared to the normal Dawson's Creek/Roswell/Buffy/Angel/Will & Grace/Friends boxsets. You get the normal deleted scenes and commentaries, but also features on the costumes, characters, storylines, plots for season 2, actors and actresses, etc, and they are of a decent length rather than the annoying 3-minute 'featurettes' that often abound on boxsets. I was, however, unable to figure out why some episodes can be viewed as 'extended episodes' with one extra scene, whereas some episodes simply had deleted scenes accompanying them. A word of warning though - many of the special features include spoilers for both season 1 and season 2, so it would have been better to put them all on the final disc rather than spreading them out on the different discs. My advice would be to watch all the episodes, then go back and watch the features.

I missed or rather dismissed DH when it originally aired over 10 years ago as it seemed everyone was watching it! After seeing a repeat recently I decided to buy the first season and start from the beginning....I'm now halfway through season 2 and hooked. It might be that I'm now in my early 30's and have lived a little in the last few years but I appreciate the series humour (it can get dark), the mystery, secrets and most importantly the hidden messages and touching moments nearly every episode has given so far...there are relatable moments to be found here and this is where it steps away from the predictable formula of copycat shows and truly shines. Give it a go you will not be disappointed :)

One of the best shows I have watched in a long time, completely gripping, I watched the whole box set in only a few days as I couldn't wait to find out what happened next. I am now officially a DW adict! An extremely watchable series about a group of people we can relate to (or some we'd rather not!) very funny, tantalising, exciting, all sorts really. The perfect blend of humour and drama, lighthearted yet makes you think to. Very well done. Am busy watching all the other seasons now!

I'm not really a soap fan and was a bit sneering of DH for the first few years (you know the type, 'oh I don't watch that sort of thing') but in year 4 I watched an episode. And the next. And the next. And before you could say 'who's desperate now?' I was a fullblown addict who had to buy the first season to see what I had missed. It's pretty good.

i purchased season 1 of dh in october 2011 and when it arrived i was disappointed as i was sure i had ordered sex and the city, but on checking i had purchased the wrong one! anyway i just put it into the cupboard and left it until march 2012 when i was desperate for something to watch and decided to give it a try. wow! big mistake this is absolutely brilliant and funny if perhaps a little over the top, but total escapism, now on to series 2

I'm an avid Desperate Housewife fan but didn't start watching it until the second series so thought a re-cap was wise. It was great to fill in the missing parts and gave a better understanding of the following series, an excellent story line thoroughly enjoyed this box set. The only downside was that my housework and sleep suffered as at the end of each episode, you feel compelled to watch the next one to find out what happens!

Very easy to watch and is greatly entertaining. Stories are very far fetched and silly - but is exactly what you need for some daft, girly escapism with nibbles and a bottle of wine

Non sono un'amante delle serie e non sono mai riuscita a superare le quattro o cinque puntate, anche di quelle più famose. Ma questa mi ha conquistato e ho visto tutte le stagioni, fino all'ottava. Bello tutto, originale, avvincente, giusto mix di commedia, satira, dramma e thriller, dialoghi brillanti, fantastiche le quattro interpreti principali e molto brave le attrici che le interpretano. Si tratta di intrattenimento, ma di alto livello. Non so quanto possa piacere al pubblico maschile, ma tutte le donne con le quali ne ho parlato l'hanno molto apprezzato. Qualcuno ha scritto e detto che il finale è deludente. Non mi è sembrato, al contrario l'ho trovato ben congegnato.

Desperate Housewives war eine us amerikanische Dramedy Serie die von 2004 - 2012 produziert und gesendet wurde. Verantwortlich für die Serie war Marc Cherry. In der ersten Staffel waren in den Hauptrollen Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross und Nicollette Sheridan zu sehen. Die Wisteria Lane in Fairview im US amerikanische Bundesstaat Eagle State ist eine ruhige und beschauliche Straße mit schönen Einfamilienhäusern und zufriednen und glücklichen Bewohner. Doch wer die Chance hat hinter die Fassaden zu schauen wird sehen das nicht alles so ist wie es zuerst so scheint. Die fünf Nachbarinnen und Freundinnen Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp, Gabrielle „Gaby“ Solis und Mary Alice Young leben scheinbar zufrieden ihre Leben. Doch als Mary Alice Young ihrem Leben ein ende setzt und ihren Sohn und ihren Eheman zurück lässt ist das entsetzen groß und die vier verbliebenen Freundinnen beschäftigt die Frage wieso ihre Freundin das getan hat. Desperate Housewives war für viele Jahre meine absolute Lieblingsserie. Ich habe die Serie geliebt seitdem ich die erste Folge gesehen hatte. Und auch heute sehe ich die Folgen der Serie immer noch gerne. Der ersten Staffel gelingt es dabei den Zuschauer zu fangen und deutlich zu machen was ihn auch in den späteren Staffeln erwartet. Nach ihrem Tod kommentiert Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) die Erlebnisse ihrer Freundinnen in der Wisteria Lane aus dem "Jenseits". Und ist dabei auch die Kommentatorin für die Ereignisse rund um ihren eigenen Selbstmord. Eine der stärken der Serie waren die Geschichten. Jede Staffel hat eine eigene Geschichte die von der ersten Folge dieser Staffel bis zur letzten erzählt wurde. Mit der Auflösung dieser Geschichte immer erst ganz am Ende dieser Staffel. Dazu gehört hat auch immer ein Geheimnis. In der ersten Staffel ist diese Geschichte die vom Selbstmord von Mary Alice Young. Sowie der Frage des Wieso. Eine weitere stärke der Serie sind die guten und zahlreichen Darsteller. Hier sind nicht nur die fünf Hauptdarstellerinnen zu nennen sondern auch viele weitere Darsteller die die Ehemänner, Kinder, Bekannte, Verwandte und Liebhaber darstellen. Wenn man sich mal die Liste der Hauptdarsteller von Desperate Housewives mal bei Wikipedia ansieht wird man wissen was ich meine. Diese DVD Veröffentlichung darf man auch als gelungen bezeichnen. Auch wenn ich schon gehofft habe das die Serie mal als Blu-Ray rauskommt. Als ich diese bestellt hatte war ich schon unsicher. Es ist die zweite DVD Veröffentlichung. Die erste hatte wie diese 6 DVDs, allerdings hatte oder hat bei dieser jede DVD eine eigene kleine Hülle. Das ist hier anders. Ich hatte Angst das man die DVDs einfach auf einer Spindel raufzieht und fertig. Doch ist es so zum Glück hier nicht so. Hier bekommt man drei kleine Hüllen (kann man auch auf den Bildern sehen) mit jeweils zwei DVDs. Diese lassen sich hier gut und einfach entnehmen. Auf den Rücken dieser DVD Hüllen sieht man welche Folge sich auf welcher DVD befindet. Wer mit dem Gedanken spielt sich Desperate Housewives auf DVD zu kaufen dem kann ich ohne schlechtes Gewissen zu dieser DVD Box raten. Das einzigste Manko ist vielleicht das man keine Inhaltsangabe zu den einzelnen Folgen bekommt aber Ok. Sonst eine gelungene und preiswerte DVD Box einer tollen Serie.

J'ai trouvé cela très bien, c'est un tout , comédie , drame, amertume, ont peut en dire vraiment beaucoup de choses excepter que cela n'est surement pas stupide du tout! Je les avais déjà tous vus mais maintenant j'ai décidé de les acheter, j'avais envies de les regarder a nouveaux. On s'attache aux personages et en definitive en as envies de les voir et revoir!

Los discos son originales, pero son usados cuando las características dice que son nuevos, tampoco tienen subtitulos en español, solo en inglés. Devolución en proceso

Me gustó mucho la serie, espero escucharla con atención en inglés.