Desperate Housewives showrunner Marc Cherry has extended his contract with ABC Studios for another two years. The move could keep the ABC dramedy on the air through at least 2013.
Desperate Housewives stars Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria Parker, Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross are currently only committed through the 2010-2011 television season.
In related Desperate news... Actor Dan Castellaneta will play the pilot of a small plane that will crash onto Wisteria Lane.
~Papi Chulo~
Jesse Metcalfe may have made a name for himself by flashing his pecs as gardener John Rowland on Desperate Housewives, but that doesn't mean he will be taking his shirt off again when he reprises his role in the series' sixth season.
Eva Longoria Parker: "I don't think we'll be seeing him shirtless. You'll be seeing a very different John Rowland."
Parker and the Housewives return to the airwaves on September 27 @ 9pm.
In related Eva Longoria Parker news... The Hispanic beauty stars in her first Spanish-language film with the thriller Días de Gracia.
Eva Longoria Parker: "It's not my native language. I know Spanish, but to be able to act in it is a whole different story."
~Papi Chulo~
The women of ABC's Desperate Housewives will be experiencing a five-year time jump when the fifth season of the series premieres on Sunday ...
But ... it appears as if the Housewives have time warped back to the '50s on the cover of the latest issue of TV Guide ...
Desperate Housewives returns with new episodes this Sunday @ 9pm on ABC ...
~Papi Chulo~
The 2008 ALMA Awards bestowed two great honors on ABC's Ugly Betty ... The series took home the award for best Latino-led ensemble cast ... as well as Entertainer of the Year for its star America Ferrera ...
Eva Longoria Parker hosted the event on Sunday ... the show will air September 12 on ABC ...
Here's the complete list of winners ...
* Entertainer of the Year: America Ferrera
* Humanitarian Award: Shakira
* Trailblazer Award: Linda Ronstadt
* Performance by a Latino Ensemble in a TV Series: Ugly Betty
* Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Edward James Olmos, Battlestar Galactica
* Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Roselyn Sanchez, Without A Trace
* Actor in TV Series, Comedy: Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
* Actress in a TV Series, Comedy: Judy Reyes, Scrubs
* Supporting Actor in a TV Series, Drama: Jorge Garcia, LOST
* Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Julie Gonzalo, Eli Stone
* Director of a TV Series: Linda Mendoza, Ugly Betty
* Writing for a TV Series: Gloria Calderon Kellett, How I Met Your Mother
* Comedy Special: George Lopez: America's Mexican
* Made-for-TV Documentary: American Experience: Roberto Clemente
* Career Achievement Award: David Wader, stage manager
* Special Achievement in Fashion: Narciso Rodriguez
* Special Achievement Award: Spanish-Language Motion Picture: La Misma Luna
* Special Achievement Award: Director of a Made-for-TV movie: Kenny Ortega, High School Musical 2
~Papi Chulo~
Nominations for the 2008 ALMA Awards were announced ...
The award show honors Latinos' contribution to entertainment ... Eva Longoria Parker will serve as the awards' host and executive producer ...
Ugly Betty will receive a Special Achievement Award for a Latino/a-led TV ensemble ... and special honors will be given to Linda Ronstadt, Shakira and designer Narciso Rodriguez for the impact and influence their work has had on American culture ...
The show will tape on August 17 and air on ABC September 12 ...
Here is the full list of nominees ...
Desperate Housewives ended its fourth season last night with one hell of a cliffhanger ...
In last night's two-hour extravaganza the Katherine Mayfair season-long mystery was wrapped up ... and in the final moments of the episode ... the story flashed five years into the future ... and that's where it will stay at the start of its fifth season ...
Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives' Creator): "One of the problems I had with Season 2 was that I had to keep going with the previous year's stuff. I learned you have to go back to square one to build up the tension again. Finally, this year I said, 'Why don't we really mix it up?'"
And boy did he mix it up ... Bree is a Martha Stewart-type celebrity ... Katherine is still on the lane ... Lynette's children have grown into juvenile delinquents ... Gaby is still caring for a blind Carlos and their two children ... and has let herself go ...
Eva Longoria Parker (Gaby): "It's a great way to push the reset button."
But the biggest shocker came during the final 15 seconds of the episode ... Susan is seen arriving at her home and kissing a mystery man ... played by Gale Harold (Queer As Folk) ...
Here is a clip of the final moments of Desperate Housewives' season finale ...
Teri Hatcher (Susan): "[The women's new looks] are reflective of where the characters are. It will be revealed over episodes, maybe through flashbacks, what has been happening to everybody."
Cherry plans on ending the series after seven seasons in 2011 ...
~Papi Chulo~
It seems that all might not be well on Wisteria Lane ...
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker claims friendship with all of her co-stars except for one ... Eva told Elle magazine that she's neighbors with Felicity ... goes shopping with Nicollette ... and Marcia and her husband are always invited to watch basketball at the Parkers' home ...
Eva Longoria Parker: "They are a great group of girls. And some of us are really close."
Eva did forget to mention one co-star ... Teri Hatcher ... Teri has been rumored to have been branded a diva by her co-stars ... particularly since she used Eva's wedding to Tony Parker as a photo-op ... While all of the guests entered the church in France through a secret entrance ... Teri instead posed for the paparazzi and signed autographs for ten minutes ...
An anonymous source said: "All the other girls are very close friends and hang out in each others' trailers and even at their homes. But Teri never joins in the fun and conversations. She often runs late for scenes and causes awkwardness on set."
~Papi Chulo~
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has become the latest star caught in a "sex tape" scandal ... but it's not necessarily what you are thinking ...
The "explicit" tape has been popping up on the internet ... but it's a spoof ...
The spoof was directed by Will Ferrell and stars Eva and comedian Eric Christian Olsen as "Perry Hilton" ...
The film is featured on Will Ferrell's website FunnyOrDie.com ...
Here is the "sex tape" ...
~Papi Chulo~
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