Desperate Houswives, and Weekend Plans

[dlgood]

Gotta steamroll through my work. I'm going up to Connecticut for John Nam's wedding. Nam, as I may have briefly mentioned, is the guy who's bowflex I used to keep. Since getting engaged, John has cut down on his drinking and swearing and pretty much stopped running off to gamble in Atlantic City every weekend like he used to do for years. Either he's growing out of his vices, or this girl is destroying him. Because without the drinking, swearing, and gambling, I'm not so sure I know who John is. That said, we're supposed to all be going to Mohegan Sun on Friday night, so not everything has changed so drastically...

Desperate Houswives
At some point, I'll probably get into discussing this show. I don't necessarily think it's great TV, but it has amused me. I'm particularly interested in the marriage counseling sessions with Bree Van de Kamp and her husband. She's resentful becuase her Martha Stewart-esqe housework goes largely unappreciated. Largely, it goes unappreciated by her family because they don't care all that much about it.

Which sort goes back to teenaged me dealing with my mother. I was willing enough to take advantage of all the stuff mom did for me, but for the most part it wasn't particularly important to me. For the most part, I'd rather have had my mom just relax and chill, rather than running herself ragged to provide me with stuff I didn't care about anyway.

I don't know what the deal with the Bree character is yet. With my mom, it goes back to her overcompensating. She had tremendously lousy parents (neglectful at best, abusive at worst) and she's been hellbent on showing her kids that she loved us, would be there for us, and would do whatever she could for us. This sometimes goes beyond the loving mother into overbearing territory, as she makes sure that we're appreciated whether we actually appreciate it or not.

Bree, though, is played by Marcia Cross(Kimberly from Melrose Place) so I'm fairly suspicious she's nuts.

Comments

[ludditerobot.livejournal.com]

I only caught a little bit of the show. I had heard ads on radio, coming again and again to the "I'm sorry I tried to kill you" bit, presumably with Bree. (I didn't see enough to associate names to faces.)

The part that got me was the image of the lady skipping out on the party in order to go home and mow the lawn. Anyone who has mowed lawn with a push mower knows that the grass bleeds green and that green stains your shoes, which is why you wear your rattiest pair to mow the lawn. The image of a lady in eveningwear pushing around a lawnmower, but I couldn't help but think her red dress should be turning green. Which, I know, is missing the point.

Perhaps this show just isn't for me.

[chrisleeoctaves.livejournal.com]

I would actually be very interested in hearing your thoughts about DH, because I wonder if the male perspective might not be totally different from the female. I also believe that younger, single women would probably scoff at the characters and the show, while someone like me sits there nodding, "yeah, hmm hmm" through the whole thing.

[cleapet.livejournal.com]

I also find the marriage counseling sessions interesting, and Bree the most fun character. Without her I don't think I'd tune in again. Like you, I'm fairly certain she'll lose it.

S'interesting, most of the time I don't like voiceovers in my tv shows but they work in this one.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Yup. Seeing her mow the lawn in that dress was pretty funny. But no way could her outfit survive it. When I mow, I don't just wear ratty shoes. I wear my old, paint spattered, shirts and shorts.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

I grew up in the suburbs, and I live in a suburb now. The only character I didn't immediately recognize from that experience was Gabrielle, as neither of my neighborhoods have had trophy wives. Or if they did, they weren't on my street...

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Yeah. For now, they do. I think Bree will lose it, but I think we'll have more of her going with the controlled, pent-up rage for awhile. Lynette (Felicity Huffman) is the one who's going to explode...

[mikelesq.livejournal.com]

What's interesting about Bree is that her husband indicated that she was not so...structured...when they met. There had to be a trigger, and it'll be interesting to find out exactly what it was.

Marcia Cross has crazy eyes

[likeadeuce.livejournal.com]

I tried to watch this show, but it didn't do a lot for me -- maybe because I don't relate to growing up in that kind of environment, and all I can think is, "How much did those houses cost?" and "I'm supposed to believe Teri Hatcher can't get a date because she burns macaroni?"

Re: Marcia Cross has crazy eyes

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

I don't need to relate to the environment to be amused by the hijinks. Though it helps. But again, I'm not particularly invested. I'm just amused.

Ans as to the Teri Hatcher character - I assume she hasn't gotten a date because she has no clue how to go get one, and for the most part, has not been out in situations where she's meeting single people.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Yup

[regala-electra.livejournal.com]

I actually really like the show, and heh, I am a youngin'. I certainly see shades of assorted family members in the characters and I really connect with the Sarah character because dude, that's almost like me, although I am a bit more assertive.

[regala-electra.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I'm a terrific cook, so yeah, not so Sarah-like, then.

[vandalisimo.livejournal.com]

I've been sort of enjoying this show. I have to agree with Cleapet, if it weren't for Bree, I'm not sure I'd still be tuning in. I can barely make it through the scenes with the mother with the boys? Between her screeching and the boys acting like animals...I swear, it just hurts my ears.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

In general, I tend to warm toward Felicty Huffman. At this point, though, I find her character somewhat frustrating. And her kids are insufferable.

I'm just waiting for some good scenes with Marcia Cross and Doug Savant. That's the thing with this show - it's not just a reminder of growing up in the 'burbs. It's somehow also reminding me of such fine trashy primetime programs like "Knots Landing" and "Melrose Place".