Gay Couple for Desperate Housewives

[pab]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 1:25pm

"When Teri Hatcher slid into a seat next to Marc Cherry at the ABC Press Tour party last Thursday night in Los Angeles, she was all ears and wide-eyed as her Desperate Housewives boss was discussing one of her storylines for next season with me and a few other reporters.

Cherry, his voice growing hoarse from non-stop interviews, surprised us by revealing something for the first time: around episode five, we may be seeing a rainbow flag hanging outside one of the homes on Wisteria Lane. It seems that Hatcher's character of sweet and bumbling Susan – who married hunky Mike Delfino (Janes Denton) in the season finale – will get new next door neighbors with whom she will instantly clash and, they will be... a gay couple!

That's right: Desperate Housewives, which had frustratingly put the storyline of gay teen Andrew Van De Kamp (Shawn Pyfrom) on the back burner in Season 3, is finally having its first same-sex couple move into the neighborhood. "We're going to have the first male desperate housewives," said Cherry, the show's gay creator and head writer. "They will move into the old Applewhite house and one of the gay men will just have a fractious, hateful relationship with Teri Hatcher.""
'Desperate Housewives' To Add a Gay Couple

[Elphaba]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 1:45pm

well this will certainly be interesting!

[Holly Therese]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 1:57pm

Too bad nobody seems to last in the Applewhite house.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 2:02pm

Keep the stereotypes a comin', American television! You represent us so well!

[robbiej]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 2:13pm

Wait.

What's the stereotype? That gay people have fractious, hateful relationships w/ Terri Hatcher?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 2:16pm

"'We're going to have the first male desperate housewives,' said Cherry, the show's gay creator and head writer. 'They will move into the old Applewhite house and one of the gay men will just have a fractious, hateful relationship with Teri Hatcher.'"

Calling the gay men "houseWIVES" doesn't sound very promising, does it?

[robbiej]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 2:28pm

Honestly? I find absolutely nothing offensive about that. I mean...the name of the show is Desperate Houswives. Are we supposed to change it to Desperate Housepeople?

[DG]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 2:35pm

Speaking as a gay - and very desperate - housewife, I'm glad to be represented.

And I would SO not get along with that Hatcher woman.

Now, Marcia Cross, on the other hand . . .

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 2:36pm

Cherry might have chosen to say "gay couple" instead of "male desperate housewives."

We can just agree to feel differently about it. I am offended. You're not.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 2:55pm

Oh, please, he was just alluding to the title of the show. After all he was there to promote his show.
And as an aspiring gay housewife myself, I'm glad to be represented on TV as well
This may bring some much needed excitement to the show after a hit-and-miss third season that went nowhere. I actually had forgotten Susan got married, I loved crazy single Susan, hopefully she'll be as crazy now that she's married.
I wonder who will be playing the gay couple...

What's the stereotype? That gay people have fractious, hateful relationships w/ Terri Hatcher?
I laughed out loud...

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 3:28pm

Awesome. While I understand WBAF's concerns about stereotyping, I don't think Cherry meant to be offensive. That being said, I hope both of the gay men are really hot!

[robbiej]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 3:30pm

I think if Cherry weren't gay, I might have found it a little offensive. Since he is out and proud (if hideously Republican) and since he provided a rather riveting, non-stereotypical gay character (Andrew), I'm willing to cut him some slack.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 3:41pm

I hope they're not hot. I'd like to see an average-looking older gay couple instead of the typical hot gay men.

[Kringas]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 3:46pm

The show is called Desperate Housewives, which is probably why he phrased like that. I don't yet see how this is a stereotype.

[Ivan the Wonderful]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 7:23pm

I hope they get Andrew in a 3way. And wasn't Rodger Bart's character end up being gay? Or did he just come off that way?

[Holly Therese]

Posted: 7/30/07 at 8:50pm

Roger Bart's character was obsessed with Bree. Definately not gay.

[pab]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 2:58pm

"Well, it's not David Beckham and Robbie Williams, but this'll do.

Desperate Housewives has tapped One Life to Live's Tuc Watkins and ex-Judging Amy actor Kevin Rahm to play Wisteria Lane's first gay couple. Watkins will play Bob, described as a country mouse who leaves the big city for greener (and quieter) pastures. Rahm is his bitchy partner, Lee. Both roles are of the recurring variety.

Interestingly, the characters' names are a tribute to ABC News' Bob Woodruff and his wife Lee, whom series creator Marc Cherry befriended last spring."
Exclusive: Housewives Casts First Gay Neighbors

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 3:01pm

Wow. That's edgy.

[nealb1]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 3:52pm

Gay or straight.....either way, DH is a great show and I'm looking forward to the new season.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 4:52pm

I really liked Rahm in his guest-starring role in GREY'S ANATOMY, never seen Watkins acting though. I guess there are going to be four new neighbors in Wisteria Lane? That should make this season more interesting than the last one.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 6:49pm

Looking forward to the show's return although I admit I've forgotten about it now that the summer re-runs have been airing.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 7:12pm

How can someone who IS the typical bitchy queen stereotype(of gays) be offended about that?

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 7:25pm

I really liked Rahm in his guest-starring role in GREY'S ANATOMY, never seen Watkins acting though.

Who did he play?

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 8:01pm

Desperate Housewives is definately my favorite show on TV because the writing and acting are sooo intelligent.

I'm glad the creatives are adding a new dynamic into the homes of Wisteria Lane.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 8:51pm

What's all the fuss and feathers about?

Almost every TV show has at least one gay character these days. So now "Desperate Housewives" has jumped on the bandwagon.

Maybe they'll have to change the name of the show to "Disparate Housewives".