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pilot had "more of a timeless feel." ABC picked up the series for 13 episodes on May 18, 2004. In June, ABC called for three starring cast members to be recast. Jesse Metcalfe replaced Searles as John Rowland, as producers wanted to add more sexual appeal to the role "to justify why (Gabrielle) was having an affair." Metcalfe had previously read for the role during the initial casting process. The role of Rex Van de Kamp was given to Steven Culp, who was Cherry's first choice for the part but was unavailable when the original pilot was filmed. Brenda Strong took over the role of Mary Alice, as producers thought that Lee was not right for the part. Strong commented on the casting change for her character, explaining, "I think it was a conceptual shift ... There certainly wasn't something wrong with what did. It was just that instead of vanilla they wanted chocolate, and I happened to be chocolate." Scenes featuring the original actors were refilmed with their replacements, however Burke and Searles are present in the background of some scenes in the final cut of the episode.
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her audition, she had not read the entire script. She recounted, "Marc Cherry asks, 'So what did you think of the script?' like the whole thing. And I said, 'Well I didnā€™t read the script. I only read my part.' And Marc Cherry goes, 'I knew you were Gabrielle at that moment because it was such a Gabrielle thing to say.'"
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were also considered for the role, while Nicollette Sheridan auditioned for the part and was cast as neighborhood tramp Edie Britt instead. On her audition, Sheridan recalled, "At the end of the reading, the director looked at me and said, 'No, no, I see you as Edie.' I said, 'Oh, I see, I come in a
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reported seeing around 150 "very good and determined women" audition for the four leads. Eva Longoria was the first actor cast in a lead role, landing the role of Gabrielle Solis, a materialistic ex-model, after two auditions. Longoria, an unknown soap opera actress at the time, stated that prior to
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praised the pilot, assessing, "In visual style, witty language, borderline surrealism and overall mad attitude, stands on a mountaintop all its own, the best new drama of the season and perhaps the best new comedy, too." He complimented Cross and Hatcher's performances, as well as the writing for
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was cast as Bree's sexually dissatisfied husband, Rex Van de Kamp. The pilot also introduced several recurring cast members. Christine Estabrook appeared as nosy neighbor Martha Huber, a role originally intended for an Asian American actress. Doug Savant made his first appearance as Tom, Lynette's
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also auditioned for the role. Teri Hatcher was cast in the role of Susan Mayer, a single mother looking for love, after a second audition for ABC network executives. Cherry commended Hatcher's audition, calling it "the best audition I've ever seen in network ." Actors originally considered for the
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was in a precarious financial situation and was having trouble finding a job. He commented, "I was broke, unable to get even an interview for a writing job, and seriously concerned about my future. I had just turned forty and was starting to wonder if I was one of those deluded writers that wander
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Tim Goodman complimented the pilot's tonal diversity while expressing concern that American audiences would "tune in, get freaked out by the scattershot emotional chords and flip over to something safer." However, he praised Cherry's writing as well as the acting, declaring, "There are almost too
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gave the series premiere four out of four stars, commenting that it was as "involving as any new drama and funnier than any new sitcom matches high visual style with a witty-but-never arch sensibility." He highlighted the performances of the six leading actresses, writing, "Individually, each is
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According to McDougall, another director was originally hired to work on the episode but quit after learning casting would be a group decision. Filming took place over thirteen days in March 2004. During filming, McDougall suggested removing references to pop culture from the script to ensure the
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Paul asks Susan, Lynette, Bree, and Gabrielle to sort through Mary Alice's belongings, as he cannot bear to do so himself. In a box of Mary Alice's clothes, the women discover a blackmail note reading "I know what you did It makes me sick I'm going to tell" The postmark indicates that Mary Alice
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with his mother, Cherry turned to her and asked, "Can you imagine being so desperate that you would do that to your children?" to which his mother replied, "I've been there." Cherry was intrigued by the idea that a "perfectly sane, rational woman could have the life she wanted, being a wife and
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called the pilot "oodles of fun." He complimented the cast, stating that while Hatcher provides "the emotional core" of the series, "nearly everyone is intriguing in one way or another," and predicted that Eva Longoria would become the show's breakout star. However, Lowry noted that
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in 2001, as well as the most-watched debut of a drama series in eleven years. The pilot was the most-watched program of the week and also had the highest rating among the demographic of women aged 18 to 49. Additionally, it was the most-watched program among men aged 18 to 34.
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was hired to play Susan's teenage daughter, Julie, while James Denton was cast as Susan's love interest and new neighbor, plumber Mike Delfino. Mark Moses was cast as Paul, Mary Alice's mysterious husband, and Cody Kasch as their troubled teenage son Zach.
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I always envisioned as the perfect wife and mother. The idea that she had a period in her life when she was miserable was astounding to me. I suddenly realized that if my mother could be desperate in the life she had chosen for herself, any woman can.
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was cast as Lynette Scavo, a frustrated stay-at-home mother of four, after talking about her own experiences as a mother during her audition. Cherry called Huffman's casting "very lucky," commenting that "within fifteen minutes she had the part."
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four leading women seemed "tenuous," opining, "the sisterly, sugar-swapping connection between the surviving women is superficial, and clearly vulnerable to shifting alliances, acts of betrayal and crowd-pleasing cat-fights." Brian Lowry of
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mother ... and still have moments of insanity;" he began writing the pilot episode soon after. Cherry originally developed the concept as a half-hour comedy. However, after his agent was arrested for embezzlement, Cherry signed with
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Justin Ravitz of PopMatters called the series a "cleverly trashy postmodern soap" and credited it for reviving the soap opera genre, which he felt had disappeared but still suited American culture. He compared the pilot to
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and on dry-cleaning bags across the country. The show's raciness prompted several advertisers to remove their commercials from the broadcast, but they were quickly replaced. The pilot premiered at 9 pm
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terrific; combined, they're an irresistible feminine force", and praised Hatcher's "revelatory performance." Bianco also noted that Cherry avoided making the pilot
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read for the role of Lynette, and has since alleged that she was denied the role for being too heavy. The role of series narrator Mary Alice Young was given to
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housewife and mother of two and leave the slut.'" The Edie character was originally intended to be a small role, but it was expanded once Sheridan was cast.
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is the guiltier pleasure of the two." However, he noted the contrasting tones and dynamics between the two series, and stated that the friendships between
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commended the episode for its "marvelous tonal elasticity, as it stretches from sharp satire to dishy soap opera to tragique tribute and back again."
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around Hollywood, convincing themselves they're talented when all the evidence points to the contrary." While watching television coverage of the
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Eva Longoria was the first actor cast in the pilot. She auditioned for the project without having read the entire script.
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the Mary Alice character's narrations. The Futon Critic selected the pilot as the 26th best television episode of 2004.
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received it the day she killed herself and the women begin to wonder what secret their friend could have been keeping.
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may be "a little too smart for its own good" and expressed concern over the series' "soapy elements." Tom Shales of
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is like the answer to a TV prayer you didn't know you'd made. You just know life was much duller before it arrived.
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To promote the series, ABC issued a laundry-themed campaign and purchased advertisement space in magazines such as
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on January 5, 2005, and drew 4.8 million viewers, the highest premiere for a drama series on the network since
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Lynette, Gabrielle, Susan, and Bree celebrate the life of Mary Alice, their departed neighbor and friend.
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neighborhood until the production team realized the difficulties that would ensue. Instead they chose
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joined the cast as John Rowland, the Solisā€™ teenage gardener with whom Gabrielle is having an affair.
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and convey traditional American values, but appear modern at the same time. Walsh viewed episodes of
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Bree, a perfectionist homemaker who feels unappreciated by her family, is troubled when her husband
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many things to love in 'Desperate Housewives.'" In his review of the episode, Matthew Gilbert of
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Ricardo Antonio Chavira was cast as Gabrielle's wealthy and condescending husband, Carlos Solis.
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also expressed interest in the role, but network executives felt she was not right for the part.
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and Susan Lyne were fired shortly after greenlighting these risky and expensive pilots.
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husband who is always away on business. Savant later became a series regular for the
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Cherry offered the role of Bree Van de Kamp, a "perfect homemaker" reminiscent of
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three times. Delany rejected the role, as it was too similar to her character on
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The pilot was met with extremely positive critical reception. Robert Bianco of
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Filming for the pilot was initially intended to take place in an actual
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Cherry conceived the idea for the series while watching coverage of the
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focuses on the lives of several residents of the fictitious street of
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as the TV Sunday ritual for women and gay men everywhere, although
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Refreshingly original, bracingly adult and thoroughly delightful,
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Following script rewrites, Cherry pitched the series to
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Desperate Housewives

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Marc Cherry
Christine Estabrook
Martha Huber
Doug Savant
Tom Scavo
Joy Lauren
Danielle Van de Kamp
Shawn Pyfrom
Andrew Van de Kamp
Brent Kinsman
Preston Scavo
Shane Kinsman
Porter Scavo
Zane Huett
Parker Scavo
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Marc Cherry
Charles McDougall
Wisteria Lane
Susan Mayer
Teri Hatcher
Bree Van de Kamp
Marcia Cross

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