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It looked, for all the world, like a dramatic shake-up that would radically change the face of RTE television. Popular shows like ‘Lost’ and ‘Desperate Housewives’ were reportedly about to be displaced, advertisers were reportedly about to be scared away from RTE and the national broadcaster was reportedly on the verge of becoming a network purely for the middle classes, boasting marathon five-hour sessions of ‘Questions & Answers’ along with ‘Noddy’ re-runs.

All because Communications Minister Eamon Ryan told a Sunday newspaper the national broadcaster should prioritise “public service content” and can’t “just go chasing ratings”.

As controversy mounted in the aftermath of the comments, Ryan presented himself at a major broadcasting conference in a bid to calm the furore.

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I’ve added new pictures of Eva shooting another new episode of “Desperate Housewives”.

Eva is back on the set of Desperate Housewives. The crew was seen shooting another episode on February 28th.

I�ve always been of the opinion that Desperate Housewives really needs more fisticuffs, and now it appears I may get my wish. Chris Carmack, who spent most of The O.C.�s first season sparring with Seth and/or Ryan (before they all became besties), is coming to Wisteria Lane. According to TV Guide�s Ausiello Report, Carmack has signed on for a recurring role as Susan�s cousin Tim, who shows up to help her with her�taxes? I don�t know; maybe he brawls with Mike over whether or not rehab is a deductible expense. Carmack seems to have completely graduated into adult roles, as the producers are also looking to cast a teenage version of Tim. Apparently, there is a traumatic event in his past that Tim witnessed that will play a part in his storyline. Since they can�t have him be a love interest for Julie and the perils of the 1040 only go so far, let�s hope that this traumatic event is sufficiently juicy.

Also, I have five bucks that says Eva Longoria is the first castmember who greets him on set with, �Welcome to Wisteria Lane, bitch!� She just seems like that kind of lady.

Source: Cinema Blend

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker has defended the hit show - insisting the ratings slump was not caused by its creator Marc Cherry’s reduced input. The show attracted a high volume of criticism in its third season when ratings dipped 25 per cent on the two previous series - with blame placed on Cherry’s decision to scale down his involvement in the writing process. But Longoria Parker insists the show was not a failure without Cherry’s magic touch - pointing out that series three was her favourite as her character, Gabrielle, landed a stream of must-watch storylines. She says,

“You can tell when he’s written an episode or not or he’s touched up a scene. He has a very unique tone to every word that he puts on the page. He’s a genius (…) The baby, the nun, the adoption, the maid - it was a fun arc for her (Gabrielle). I think every season has been unique. Season one was a phenomenon, (and) my favourite episode to date was the pilot, it was just incredible. (But) you can’t relive that, you can’t recreate that.“

Source: Contact Music

If there is one certainty in the universe of Desperate Housewives, actress Eva Longoria says, it is that life does not imitate art. “I’m pretty grounded in my life,” she says. “It’s fun to play someone you’re not.”

In the show’s fourth season her character, Gabrielle, is married to Victor Lang (John Slattery) while having an affair with her former husband, Carlos Solis (Ricardo Antonio Chavira). It caps off a turbulent few years, including a failed attempt at adopting a child (the adoption agency manager was the mother of Gaby’s former gardener and teenaged lover, John Rowland) and packing off one of her rivals, a Catholic nun, no less, to a mission in Africa by donating cash to the convent for her airfare.

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