This William S. Paley Television Festival seminar honors
Desperate Housewives, the darkly comedic soap opera about the denizens of Wisteria Lane.
Moderated by Carrie Fisher, panelists include the show's creator, Marc Cherry; executive producers Michael Edelstein and Tom Spezialy; producer/director Larry Shaw; and cast members Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan, Brenda Strong, James Denton, Steven Culp, Mark Moses, and Doug Savant.
During the dynamic panel discussion, Cherry discusses the origin of the show and how he sold it to ABC, Longoria details how working on The Young and the Restless prepared her for the show, and Sheridan talks about how she likes to portray a "naughty" character. Panelists also speak about how the show is able to continually surprise, how it balances so many storylines in a 42-minute show, and how one portrays a deceased character.
