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we had our characters locked in cages, and i think looking back on it now, damon and i are like, "well, i think that's metaphorically how we felt. we felt we were locked in cages." - around halfway through the third season, abc says, "okay, we will let you end the show," and we're like, "yes, thank god," and they said, "after ten seasons." [idyllic music] - "desperate housewives" and "lost" launched the same year. it really was a huge boost for the network. they had two shows that everybody was talking about. - in truth, i spent the day as i spent every other day: quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. - i had a lot to say about women who go into the iconic roles of wife and mother and are unfulfilled. [tense music] - i think the good news it brought is women who are not perfect, who are not young, are viable. and the fan base was amazing.
just keep it up. >> you okay, franco? >> at the beginning of the third season of the show, we had our characters locked in cages. and i think looking back on it now, damon and i are like, well, i think that's metaphorically how we felt. we felt we were locked in cages. >> around halfway through the third season, abc says, okay, we will let you end the show. and we're like, yes, thank god. and they said, after 10 seasons. >> desperate housewives and lost launched the same year. it really was a huge boost for the network. they had two shows that everybody was talking about. >> in truth, i spent the day as i spent every other day, quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. >> i have a lot to say about women who go into the iconic roles of wife and mother and are unfulfilled. >> i think the good news it brought is women who are not perfect, who are not young, are viable.
>> at the beginning on the third season of the show, we had characters locked in cages and i think looking back on it now, dan and i are like i think that's metaphorically how we felt, locked in cage >> halfway through the third season, abc says, ok, we will let you end the show and we're like yes, thank god. >> and they said after ten seasons. >> desperate housewives and lost launched the same year, it was a huge boost for the network, two shows everybody was talking about. >> in truth i spent the day like every other day, quietly plash polishing until it gleamed with perfects. >> i have a lot to say about women who go into the iconic roles of life and mother and are unfulfilled. >> i think the good news it brought is women who are not perfect, who are not young, are
third season, we had our characters locked in cages and i think looking back on it now, i think that is metaphorically how we felt, we felt we were locked in a cage. >> around halfway through the third season abc says okay we will let you end the show and we are like thank god. and they said after 10 seasons. >> desperate housewives and lost launched the same year and it really was a huge boost for the network and they had two shows that everybody was talking about. >> i spent the day as i spent every other day. quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. >> i have a lot to say about women who go into the iconic roles of wife and mother. and are unfulfilled. >> i think the good news it brought was women who were not perfect who are not young. are viable. and, the fan base was amazing and you know there were t-
that's metaphorically how we felt, we felt we were locked in cages. >> around halfway through the third season, abc says, okay, we will let you end the show. and we're like, yes, thank god. they said, after ten seasons. >> "desperate housewives" and "lost" launched the same year. it really was a huge boost for the network. they had two shows that everybody was talking about. >> in truth, i spent the day as i spent every other day, quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. >> i had a lot to say about women who go into the iconic roles of wife and mother and are unfulfilled. >> i think the good news it brought is women who are not perfect, who are not young, are viable.
they said, after ten seasons. >> "desperate housewives" and "lost" launched the same year. it was a huge boost for the network. they had a huge show that everybody was talking about. >> in truth, i spent the day as i spent every other day, quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. >> i had a lot to say about women who go into the iconic roles of wife and mother and are unfulfilled. >> i think the good news it brought is women who are not perfect, who are not young, are viable. and the fan base was amazing. there were t-shirts, i remember going into a store and there was "i am lynette, are you saying i'm a bad mother?" "i am gabby." "i am susan." "i am bree."
we're like, yes, thank god. they said, after ten seasons. >> "desperate housewives" and "lost" launched the same year. it was a huge boost for the network. they had two shows that everybody was talking about. >> in truth, i spent the day as i spent every other day, quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. >> i had a lot to say about women who go into the iconic roles of wife and mother and are unfulfilled. >> i think the good news it brought is women who are not perfect, who are not young, are viable. and the fan base was amazing. there were t-shirts, i remember going into a store and there was "i am lynette, are you saying i'm a bad mother?" >> ma'am you need to get back in
characters locked in cages. and i think looking back on it now, damon and i are like, that's metaphorically how we felt, we felt we were locked in cages. >> around halfway through the third season, abc says, okay, we will let you end the show. we're like, yes, thank god. they said, after ten seasons. >> "desperate housewives" and "lost" launched the same year. it was a huge boost for the network. they had a huge show that everybody was talking about. >> in truth, i spent the day as i spent every other day, quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. >> i had a lot to say about women who go into the iconic roles of wife and mother and are unfulfilled. >> i think the good news it brought is women who are not perfect, who are not young, are viable. and the fan base was amazing.
>> you okay, freckles? >> at the beginning of the third season of the show, we had our characters locked in cages. and i think looking back on it now, damon and i are like, that's metaphorically how we felt, we felt we were locked in cages. >> around halfway through the third season, abc says, okay, we will let you end the show. we're like, yes, thank god. they said, after ten seasons. >> "desperate housewives" and "lost" launched the same year. it was a huge boost for the network. they had a huge show that everybody was talking about. >> in truth, i spent the day as i spent every other day, quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. >> i had a lot to say about women who go into the iconic roles of wife and mother and are unfulfilled. >> i think the good news it brought is women who are not perfect, who are not young, are viable. and the fan base was amazing. there were t-shirts, i remember going into a store and there was "i am lynette, are you saying i'm a bad mother?" "i am gabby." "i am susan." "i am bree."
until it gleamed with perfection. >> i had a lot to say about women who go into the iconic roles of wife and mother and are unfulfilled. >> i think the good news it brought is women who are not perfect, who are not young, are viable. and the fan base was amazing. there were t-shirts, i remember going into a store and there was "i am lynette, are you saying i'm a bad mother?" "i am gabby." "i am susan." "i am bree." we stood on the shoulders of those who came before, you know, strong women characters in television. but in the wake of "desperate housewives," a lot more shows with older women came on the air. >> what you doin'?