Assigment 4-1: Analysis of Desperate Housewives

Kyle MacLahlan

MacLachlan to quit Desperate Housewives?

Desperate Housewives began its season on October 3, 2004. In the spring of 2007, this show was said to be the most popular show worldwide demographically, (wikipedia.org, n.d.). The setting of the show is set on Wisteria Lane. A group of 5 women are seen through the eyes of their dead neighbor, as they work through numerous many different issues involving family and domestic issues. In this seemingly perfect neighborhood the characters lie, cheat, back stab, and even commit crimes. This series is very entertaining, and with all the different personalities featured in this show, we share at least one characteristic of the characters featured in the show. MacLachlan plays the spouse of Bree on the show (actress Marcia Cross's character), and has admitted that he may not commit to another season in the show, in the article titled MacLachlan to quite Desperate Housewives. He became a father at the age of 49 years old, and admits the demands of fatherhood surpass the demands of the show. MacLachlan states "It's such a huge change having children. It's not about me any more - it's about my family, (2009).

I'm happy to see that MacLachlan sees how important the role of a father may be, especially when you're an older father. Time is so precious, and the early years are years you will surely miss, and can never get back. Desperate Housewives has helped define our culture, and without or without MacLachlan, I'm sure the show will do well.

References

wikipedia.org (n.d.). Desperate Housewives. Retrieved on June 11, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=884607

World Entertainment News (2009). MacLachlan to quite Desperate Housewives. Retrieved on June 11, 2009 from http://uk.news.yahoo.com/1/20090611/ten-maclachlan-to-quit-desperate-housewi-c60bd6d.html