Product Description
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When things get rough on Wisteria Lane, the Housewives band
together like never before. Relive the passion, the laughter, and
the mystery of television’s celebrated dramatic comedy with The
Complete Sixth Season of Desperate Housewives.
The neighborhood is jolted with the arrival of Angie Bolen (Drea
de Matteo) and her family, and it soon becomes clear that they
are hiding something. But what is their secret, and what are
their true intentions? Meanwhile, a plane c on Wisteria Lane
causes everyone to reflect on their lives and the choices that
have made them who they are.
Experience every juicy episode, and get inside access to your
favorite show with never-before-seen bonus features. Find out
more on DVD with this spectacular 5-disc set. It’s the perfect
addition to your Desperate Housewives collection!
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The lives, loves, loyalty, treachery, and deceit of the women of
Wisteria Lane have become part of a fairly large subculture of
American pop-culture vernacular thanks to the continued success
of Desperate Housewives. Season six has not been considered one
of the standouts in the long lifespan of the series, but it's
certainly not the least inspired (that honor is generally placed
on the sopre slump of season two). Creator Marc Cherry has
said he sees many more years of backbiting and lip locking in
store for fans and the very happy ABC Network. He'll be following
through on that promise at least through an eighth season. All
that said, Desperate Housewives enjoys a very specific following
of viewers who are anything but casual. Admirers consider it
either a guilty pleasure that they're somewhat ashamed to admit
or a piece of must-see TV for which their Sunday nights remain
reserved along with empty shelf space for the coming DVD sets, no
matter how many more there will be.
Even after so many years of following the same basic formulas,
Cherry & Co. have managed to keep the story arcs relatively fresh
with the trademark blend of camp, sharp humor, and cutting drama
that's not so real to be a total bringdown, even when it involves
insolvency, death, disease, and disfigurement. Season six has all
those familiar elements, thankfully propelled forward by the
original core cast of Teri Hatcher (Susan), Felicity Huffman
(Lynette), Marcia Cross (Bree), and Eva Longoria-Parker
(Gabrielle). Dana Delany, who joined the cast in season three,
makes her final appearance here in six as Katherine, who provides
one of the more titillating story lines of desperation as the
episodes progress and her mental state deteriorates (thanks to
the predatory actions of Susan). But the four core housewives
still seem to be in it for the long haul. Lynette is aghast at
the prospect of her later-life pregnancy (with twins!), not to
mention a close encounter with a friendly neighborhood serial
murderer. Bree goes through a welter of guilt and exasperation
over her husband Orson's snickeringly horrible disability (Kyle
MacLachlan again adds a welcome dose of pungent wit to his turn
as the disgruntled Orson), and Susan discovers her daughter may
not be such a prodigy after all. Gabrielle is exasperated over
her motherly duties, especially remembering what life used to be
like when she hangs out with the super-fun gay couple down the
street. The newest housewife on Wisteria Lane is Angie (Drea de
Matteo, bringing lingering remnants of her role as Adrianna on
The Sopranos), who also adds a dangerous mystery to the seasonal
arc. Like all the other stretchy narrative threads, it has
well-intoned elements of both menace and outrageous farce. As a
package deal, season six keeps pulsing with the Desperate
Housewives ethos, which is still defined by the clever device of
a long-dead narrator (Brenda Strong as Mary Alice) commenting on
the behind-closed-doors doings from beyond the grave.
The special features included on the DVD set are slimmed down
compared to other seasons' offerings. There's the obligatory
blooper/gag reel, what's billed as a "Master Class" series of
interviews with the stars explaining how hard they work to make
the sometimes credibility-straining plot threads come to life,
and a nice collection of Marc Cherry's favorite scenes, which
really do showcase what's best about each element of the show. A
silly segment titled "Miss Piggy Gets Desperate" follows the
Muppet diva onto the set for her own round of interviews, which
eventually belie her true motive--to win a role as the latest
inhabitant of Wisteria Lane. It's silly, but funny and smart,
which is a pretty good way to describe the lasting fun of
Desperate Housewives. --Ted Fry