Nicollette Sheridan Slams Desperate Housewives
I’ll start off by saying I don’t blame her! DH sucks so bad!!
Desperate Housewives‘ Nicollette Sheridan isn’t sad about moving off Wisteria Lane.
“When the show started it was such a different beast,” she tells the new issue of TV Guide. “It was exciting and dangerous and funny and edgy and bizarre. It started feeling a little complacent, and that was very frustrating.”
When told of her character Edie Britt’s demise, “I said, ‘OK, sayonara. It’s been a great ride. Thank you,’” she tells the magazine.
She says she would’ve left sooner, but all the women were “contractually bound, so there was no way out on your own terms.”
Still, “[Killing off Edie] was a risky decision that could have devastating ramifications,” she warns creator Marc Cherry.
But, she adds, “Somebody up there really wanted her dead. I think whoever Edie represented in Marc’s life was somebody he didn’t like. And he had a very difficult time distinguishing between fact and fiction.”
Sheridan also takes aim at Cherry for ignoring her, never adding her face to the opening credits and rarely speaking about her in interviews.
Says Sheridan, “When you have a jewel, why not polish it and put it out there for all to see?”
But Cherry insists Sheridan’s character was no longer relevant on the show.
“Edie’s already slept with most of the guys on the street and has caused about as many problems as she could,” he says.
Plus, “There has been tremendous pressure put on me to cut costs … the network is saying to all the shows, ‘The company is really hurting financially. You must find a way to produce these shows more cheaply,’” he says.
With Sheridan gone, the show will save an estimated $100-200,000 per episode, according to TV Guide.
Asked about Sheridan’s replacement, Cherry says, “We will find a new kind of sexiness coming through Wisteria Lane.”
“What I won’t do is cast another fortysomething sexy blonde,” he adds. “[Sheridan] performed the aging, neighborhood tramp better than anyone has ever done before.”
Sheridan’s last episode airs Sunday.
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April 14th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I love how these actors/actresses are fine with the show when they are getting paid. Shouldn’t bite the hand that feeds you, the show helped her get noticed again. Before it she was doing nothing. She should be thankful to the show.
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:49 am
I hated to see Nicollette leave the show. I don’t watch much TV, but I made it a point to watch Despartate Housewives. Edie’s character added something that I don’t think they can get with any other character. She was sharp, strong, bold and sexy. You know the other women had to be jealous of her for many reasons. She was always someone to keep both eyes on. The story line this past season has been very frustrating to me. Almost unbelievable. As for Nicollette, I wish her well. She looks awesome for her age. Being 40sih myself, I know how hard it is to keep a middleage body in shape. It is sad that she got caught up in someones grudge against a past lover-if that is the case. I do believe her character added just as much as any other character on the show. Maybe giving her what she wanted would have been the smarter route to take. We’ve all worked at jobs where we contributed as much or more than other employees or bosses that made more money or got more credit. It’s not a good feeling. If you sit back and do nothing about it then you will never get anywhere. I hope this opens new doors for Nicollette.