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Desperate Housewives - Season 1 Reviews

2004

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Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young - it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated point of view. Read more

Starring	Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria
Director	Marc Cherry
Genres	Drama, Television

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  Excellent
  
  did not catch the first series but heard people raving about them. Now, having seen the first 4 episodes I can say it's one of the most intelligent, funny ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - England
  - 23 Nov 2005 at 12:48
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  Desperate For Those Housewives
  
  So this series has been around now for a while but we wanted to watch a new series from the start so we went for this. I can honestly say we absolutely love it... read more »
  
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- - OptixAz
  - 168 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 04 Jul 2011 at 13:24
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  Desperate Housewives
  
  Love desperate housewives so decided to watch it from the begining again forgot how great the 1st season is. great watch!
  
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- - Loopylaura393
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Oct 2010 at 16:13
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  - 3
  Desperate Housewives Season 1
  
  RUBBISH RUBBISH RUBBISH RUBBISH RUBBISH RUBBISH - maybe I just don't get American humour - although I did LOVE Friends !!!!
  
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- - a customer
  - Newcastle
  - 06 Aug 2010 at 19:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Really Funny
  
  absolutley loved this series, so funny very entertaining - cant wait to watch the next series! loved all the characters equally - makes me wanna be a desperate ... read more »
  
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  - middlesex
  - 08 Mar 2010 at 15:22
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  desperate housewives. disc 1
  
  i loved the movie. quite interesting unlike desperate housewife- the early years
  
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- - sylbaby
  - 3 reviews
  - middlesex
  - 02 Feb 2010 at 10:28
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  desperate housewife, the early years
  
  i didnt quite enjoy the movie. the movie looks very old and boring. didnt like the colour too
  
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- - sylbaby
  - 3 reviews
  - middlesex
  - 02 Feb 2010 at 10:20
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  ****
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  was great to watch the first series of desperate housewives, unfortunatly the dvd was scratched, kept jumping.
  
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- - sarsie
  - 1 review
  - northampton
  - 31 Jan 2010 at 13:21
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  - 0
  Better than it should be
  
  On the face of it, a series about bored housewives snooping into their neighbours' lives should be as interesting as watching paint dry. However, this is a ... read more »
  
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- - merryofthemark
  - 2 reviews
  - Maidstone
  - 26 Jan 2010 at 10:43
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  - 0
  Faulty disc
  
  Faulty disc shipped by Tesco DVD rental. All the mailing staff seems to have got a bug eye. They don't even check before sending or after receiving a faulty... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 10 Dec 2009 at 18:42
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  Absolutely super!
  
  The more I watch of this, the more I get hooked! It is absolutely brilliant and so well made. I suppose those of us who have gotten into it think it's ... read more »
  
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  - Redhill
  - 27 Apr 2009 at 08:18
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  - 1
  Excellent
  
  did not catch the first series but heard people raving about them. Now, having seen the first 4 episodes I can say it's one of the most intelligent, funny ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 23 Nov 2005 at 12:48
- - 9
  - 2
  brilliant series, am waiting with baited breath for next series, in Oct/Nov
  
  this was so addictive that I couldn't wait until the next episode each week, so had to watch on preview channel and watch again the following week.....and ... read more »
  
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- - Lynn
  - West Sussex
  - 16 Aug 2005 at 14:07
- - 8
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  Desperatly Funny
  
  A comic & ironic look at the lives of housewives on one street in the suburbs of America. There is romance, intrigue, sinister characters and uncanny ... read more »
  
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  - Fairford Leys
  - 23 Feb 2006 at 10:58
- - 7
  - 1
  Enjoyable
  
  I wasn't sure what to expect at first, just another cheesy american soap. But it has a darker edge and the characters grow on you. I enjoyed the light ... read more »
  
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- 170394
- - a customer
  - the Midlands
  - 05 Nov 2005 at 13:41
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  - 7
  What a disappointment
  
  My girlfriend and I started to watch this series just by chance and we quickly got drag into it. However, after having watched the whole series 1 I must say I&#... read more »
  
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- - zalek
  - Leominster
  - 05 Apr 2007 at 22:39
- - 6
  - 3
  What a disappointment
  
  My girlfriend and I started to watch this series just by chance and we quickly got drag into it. However, after having watched the whole series 1 I must say I&#... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Leominster
  - 05 Apr 2007 at 22:39
- - 6
  - 3
  Desperately Lacking
  
  After a promising start on the first disc I personally feel this series falls flat on its face.
  
  The voiceover of the narrator is intrusive and ... read more »
  
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- - Feellex
  - 21 reviews
  - Southampton
  - 13 Apr 2006 at 09:04
- - 5
  - 0
  A must see for ALL housewives. desperate or not
  
  I missed this series the first time around as it was on at the wrong time, so the chance to watch the whole lot at once and see what all the fuss was about was ... read more »
  
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  - GB
  - 04 Jul 2006 at 21:13
- - 3
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  really is a must see!!
  
  im not really into american sitcoms but i heard so much about it i thought i'll watch it. it's a must see!! i totally enjoyed it and can't wait to ... read more »
  
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- 393810
- - a customer
  - West Midlands, England
  - 11 Dec 2006 at 17:09
- - 3
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  EXCELLENT!
  
  I missed season one the first time round on T.V but ive been a mad fan from season 2, it was gr8 to be able to watch them all from the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - North-West
  - 21 Jan 2007 at 13:44

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- Desperate Housewives - Season 1
  
  Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young - it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated point of ...