Wisteria Lane is not any stranger to envy.
Marc Cherry, the creator of “Desperate Housewives,” says he’s jealous of the “Real Housewives” actuality TV franchise that started after his primetime cleaning soap turned successful.
“I envy the fact that they’ve kept that franchise going,” Cherry instructed Individuals in a brand new interview revealed on Wednesday.
“I certainly envy the good folks who produce that show because it’s a train that keeps on chugging. So good for them.”
Cherry doesn’t begrudge the franchise’s success, although.
“They didn’t crib my name, to be fair to them,” he mentioned. “They just used the word. Our show came out, and they capitalized on that. And you know what? That’s the capitalistic system.”
“Desperate Housewives” ran on ABC from 2004 till 2012. In 2006, Bravo launched the primary of what would grow to be many “Real Housewives” sequence, “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” set in Orange County, Calif.
Over time, many — together with actor Tommy Tune — have confused the 2 exhibits when talking with Cherry.
“Tommy got confused and said, ‘Oh, so do you produce all the various cities?’ And I looked at him — I had no idea what he was talking about,” Cherry recalled. “And then I realized, ‘Oh, you think I created the real-life Housewives franchise?’”
Based on Cherry, the “Real Housewives” franchise turned extra well-known than the present that no less than partially impressed it as a result of “it continues to be out there” and new exhibits are continually being churned out.
Creating the pilot for “Desperate Housewives” took the author 16 months. After the present debuted, he had about 8 days to complete every new episode.
“It’s kind of like you’ve taken a couple swimming lessons, and then they just throw you in the biggest pool ever,” he defined.
As for the present’s ending, Cherry mentioned he has no regrets. Although he might have saved the present going, he said that he felt the time had come “to pull the plug” on it in 2012.
Cherry is much less positive about whether or not rebooting the sequence could be a good suggestion.
“The trick for me artistically is — is there still stuff that needs to be said?” he instructed Individuals. “You know, they always want to move on to the new and the fresh. But if you do a reboot, you have to have a really good artistic reason to do it.”
He continued, “If I ever dipped my toe in those waters again, I would want to make sure I had a really good reason.”
