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It has been almost three years since Desperate Housewives ended its awesome eight-season run on ABC. The series premiered in October 2004 to critical acclaim and a huge fan base, and it ended in May of 2012 after its characters went through countless affairs, death, marriages, and girl talk over many poker games. Over the years, fans have most likely heard many facts about the series, like how Courteney Cox was considered for the role of Susan Meyer, or that series creator Marc Cherry based the character of Bree Van de Kamp off of his own mother. Here is a list of ten interesting facts that you may not have heard about Desperate Housewives, a series that helped make ABC a network to watch once again.

1. James Denton and Mike Delfino are the same person

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Actor James Denton has admitted that he is very similar to the character Mike Delfino, who he portrayed for eight seasons on Desperate Housewives. In an interview with VH1, the actor explained, “[Mike] was a real blue-collar guy with a dog and a pick-up truck and that’s me exactly. I’m always building something, working on something around the house. So aside from the painkiller addiction and cop killing thing, we’re pretty much alike.”

2. Tom Scavo, the cheater

Doug Savant played the character of Tom Scavo for the entire eight-season run of Desperate Housewives. During the first season, he was only a recurring character as Tom was away on business a lot. During early developments of the series, it was originally planned for Tom to cheat on Lynette during the first season. However, that idea was scrapped because the writers wanted to have one “happy” couple on Wisteria Lane since Gaby cheats on Carlos, Rex cheats on Bree, and Susan is single and alone.

3. Wisteria Lane is fake

Wisteria Lane is located on a back lot at Universal Studio in California. This is also where the entire series is shot. The street is known as Colonial Street and was constructed way back in 1946. It has been used on series like Leave it to Beaver and The Munsters. Desperate Housewives was the first series that used images of the entire street at once, and the houses were refurbished to give them a more modern look when used for the show.

4. The Writers’ Strike

The 2007-2008 Writers’ Strike occurred during the fourth season of Desperate Housewives. Because of this, the series only produced 17 episodes instead of the usual 24 episodes. Several storylines had to be scrapped due to the fact that there was not enough episodes to fit in everything. However, the storyline involving Gaby and her abusive stepfather and Danielle taking her baby back from Bree were shown later on in the series’ run.

5. Orson, the killer

When Kyle MacLachlan was cast on Desperate Housewives towards the end of Season 2, he was intended to be the murderer in the Season 3 storyline. MacLachlan decided that he wanted to be with the series longer than just one season so he approached Marc Cherry and asked if the story could be altered. Cherry brought in Dixie Carter as Orson’s mother, and she is the one who killed Monique. Because of this, MacLachlan was able to stay with the series until it ended in 2012.

6. A ratings winner from the beginning

Desperate Housewives was the biggest success of the 2004-2005 television season, ranking in as the 4th most watched series. The pilot episode drew in an astonishing 21.3 million viewers. The last time a pilot episode of a series had done that well on the network was eight years prior with Spin City. Viewership would slightly decline every season going forward, with a slight uptick during the fourth season. Desperate Housewives ranked as a top 20 show for its first six seasons. Season 7 would rank at #26, and the eighth and final season was the 37th most watched show of the 2011-2012 season, with an average audience of 10.6 million viewers.

7. An award-winning series

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It should not be a surprise to anyone that a popular show like Desperate Housewives would be the recipient of many awards and accolades. The series, as well as Teri Hatcher, were both recipients of Screen Actors Guild Awards before the end of the first season, a first for the awards. Other wins include Felicity Huffman taking home an Emmy and SAG award, Kathryn Joosten receiving an Emmy for her work as Mrs. McCluskey, and Teri Hatcher winning the Golden Globe award in 2005.

8. A video game?

Desperate Housewives was so popular that two video games were created in the likeness of the show. The first was released as a computer game in 2006. The player is a housewife that moves to Wisteria Lane with her family trying to solve a mystery. The game features all of your favorite characters from the series, a voiceover from Mary Alice Young, and several characters only featured on the game. Later that year, a game that could be played on your cell phone was created; it closely resembled Mario Party.

9. Vanessa Williams under contract

Vanessa Williams spent four seasons playing Wilhelmina Slater on the ABC drama Ugly Betty. When the series concluded in 2010, she was still under contract with ABC for two more years. Because of this, a part was created for her on Desperate Housewives. Williams starred as Renee Perry for the final two seasons of the show. When Desperate Housewives ended in 2012, Williams would stick with ABC for another series 666 Park Avenue, but it was cancelled during its first season.

10. A whole lot of death

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It has been calculated that a total of 52 people were killed during the eight seasons of Desperate Housewives. Many of those that perished on Wisteria Lane were show again as ghosts in the final scenes of the series finale when Susan is driving away. The season that featured the most death was Season 6, which featured the demise of Karl, one of Lynette’s twins she miscarried, and several unlucky women killed by the Fairview Strangler.

Do you know any other fun facts about Desperate Housewives? Let us know in the comments section below.

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For the most part, I felt that 'Get Out of My Life' was a snooze fest. I couldn’t keep from yawning at the tired old storylines and even absurd moments. This all changed in the very final minutes of the installment, though.

We found out that Orson was the culprit who sent Bree the unexplained and very familiar mysterious notes. It was also revealed that he has been following her since last summer and was lurking nearby on the night of the dinner party and was even there in the woods on that unforgettable night. He knows... everything!

In many ways, Desperate Housewives reminds me so much ofPretty Little Liars. Thankfully, though, the writers of DH don’t keep us waiting forever for such major secrets to unravel. I actually love the huge reveal that it was Orson all along and the viewers are in the know, while the residents of Wisteria Lane remain in the dark. What about you? Are you satisfied with Orson as the creepy culprit?

While we did get a major answer to one of our many questions, we are still left to wonder what’s going to happen in Maine. Also, what is Orson’s ultimate plan, as he continues to spin his web of lies and keep Bree from her friends?

Elsewhere: Mrs. McCluskey, who is the frontrunner in the Desperate Housewives death pool, found out that her battle with cancer is still raging. I’m thinking that this storyline will be what brings all of the ladies back together again. Hopefully, they’ll be able to unite and figure out the reasoning behind Orson’s devious games because I’m dying to know if it’s really all just out of love for Bree.

All of the other storylines felt like filler to me. In fact, it was hard to care when Ben was having chest pains and ended up in the hospital. We hardly know him and rarely see him as is. As expected, Renee paid off Ben’s debt for him, but I’m betting that Ben’s financial woes are far from over.

Meanwhile, I got that Lynette was enjoying her freedom, but found it hard to believe that she really didn’t want the twins back at the house. It just felt so out of character for her, and I couldn’t believe she was seriously that crushed that her kids needed to move back home.

Who didn’t guess that Susan would try to meddle and find out who the father of Julie’s baby was? Then again, who guessed that Porter was the father?!? I can honestly say that I didn’t see that one coming. I thought it was rather predictable, though, for Lynette to accept the idea of Julie wanting to give the baby up for adoption while Susan wanted her to keep the child. With Porter fighting to raise the baby on his own and with Susan’s support, I could see why Julie was so upset with her mother.

Of course, Gaby continued to struggle with being a mom and helping out at the office while Carlos was still in rehab. As she selfishly kept Roy from making up with Mrs. McCluskey, I couldn’t help but wonder how she would feel once she finds out how about Mrs. McCluskey’s health. Sure, Gaby was just being Gaby and couldn’t possibly have any idea, but you’d think that she would be able to take care of her kids on her own by now.

So, what did you think of 'Get Out of My Life'? Were you surprised by the huge reveals tonight about Orson? Will Julie change her mind about her pregnancy? Who else would you like to see visit Wisteria Lane one last time?

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