Former television screenwriter Patty Lin revealed having experienced “overt racism” from “Desperate Housewives” series creator Marc Cherry. Overt racism”: In her newly released memoir “End Credits: How I Broke Up With Hollywood,” Lin details her experiences working with Cherry on the first season of the hit ABC drama. Although she contemplated leaving Hollywood in 2004, Lin says she stayed after being attracted to the show's pilot script.
(Paramount+, 3:01 a.m., second-season premiere): This season of Marc Cherry’s anthology series (now with eternal fave Allison Tolman!) heads back to 1949 for a season that explores “what it means to be beautiful, the hidden truth behind the facades people present to the world, the effects of being ignored and overlooked by society, and finally, the lengths one woman will go in order to finally belong.”
Yes, but will it tell us why women kill? We were promised answers. Watch for Gwen Ihnat’s recap.
We Are Lady Parts (Peacock, 3:01 a.m., complete first season): “
We Are Lady Parts is at once a delightful coming-of-age story and an authentic representation of varied Muslim experiences courtesy of its five discernible protagonists. The Peacock series is about a rookie all-female punk band, Lady Parts, and how they find their voice and a burgeoning friendship through the songwriting process. Created, written, and directed by Nida Manzoor, the British comedy comprises only six half-hour episodes, but manages to pack a punch with its fast-paced, comprehensive storytelling and cogent, comical writing.
The attempt was successful enough that
WWK has landed a second season now at Paramount+. Unfortunately, Cherry has streamlined this time around, to a single timeline in 1949. Frumpy Alma (Allison Tolman), the veterinarian’s wife, longs to be a member of the glamorous Elysian Park Garden Club, headed by Rita Castillo (
’s Lana Parrilla, doing the Evil Queen again).
There are welcome throwbacks to season one: Rita lives in that same opulent house, with its unmistakable master staircase. The melodious voice of Jack Davenport, who played Lucy Liu’s husband last season, narrates. But even though the visual appeal of this