Post by Forever Xena on Jul 31, 2005 2:11:14 GMT -6
Lack Of Clones Flatters Cherry
Marc Cherry, creator and executive producer of Desperate Housewives, told SCI FI Wire that he was surprised that, unlike last year's other hit series, Lost, his show did not inspire a batch of imitators in the new fall season. "I heard the nicest complement," he said in an interview at the ABC press party for the Television Critics Association in West Hollywood, Calif. "Apparently, a television executive was asked why there weren't more clones of Desperate Housewives, because certainly shows have come up that are like Lost. And this person said, 'Well, the difference is, Lost is easy to copy because it's a genre [show]; Desperate Housewives is almost impossible to copy because it's a voice.' And I took that as one of the nicest compliments I've gotten all year long."
Cherry added that he wouldn't necessarily mind if other writers were inspired by his show. "I do like to think that my voice is very specific, and it's not just another soap opera," he said. "That being said, I actually hope that people start to use humor more in serialized shows. I think that it's an underserved element of that genre, and I think that it could be very advantageous to some networks to go in that direction."
The next season of Desperate Housewives will have darker mysteries, Cherry promised, as well as the addition of Joely Fisher as the demanding boss of Felicity Huffman's former stay-at-home mom, Lynette. Cherry also said scenes featuring new neighbors played by Alfre Woodard and Mehcad Brooks, which were cut out of the season finale for time, will be edited into the season premiere. Desperate Housewives returns for a second season on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Marc Cherry, creator and executive producer of Desperate Housewives, told SCI FI Wire that he was surprised that, unlike last year's other hit series, Lost, his show did not inspire a batch of imitators in the new fall season. "I heard the nicest complement," he said in an interview at the ABC press party for the Television Critics Association in West Hollywood, Calif. "Apparently, a television executive was asked why there weren't more clones of Desperate Housewives, because certainly shows have come up that are like Lost. And this person said, 'Well, the difference is, Lost is easy to copy because it's a genre [show]; Desperate Housewives is almost impossible to copy because it's a voice.' And I took that as one of the nicest compliments I've gotten all year long."
Cherry added that he wouldn't necessarily mind if other writers were inspired by his show. "I do like to think that my voice is very specific, and it's not just another soap opera," he said. "That being said, I actually hope that people start to use humor more in serialized shows. I think that it's an underserved element of that genre, and I think that it could be very advantageous to some networks to go in that direction."
The next season of Desperate Housewives will have darker mysteries, Cherry promised, as well as the addition of Joely Fisher as the demanding boss of Felicity Huffman's former stay-at-home mom, Lynette. Cherry also said scenes featuring new neighbors played by Alfre Woodard and Mehcad Brooks, which were cut out of the season finale for time, will be edited into the season premiere. Desperate Housewives returns for a second season on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
source scifiwire