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Writers' strike can't stop a whirlwind of story ideas
The writers' strike has forced Desperate Housewives into a decidedly desperate dilemma.
Unlike many other top-rated shows, Housewives' serialized story lines are intended to unravel over a full season.
So "once I'm allowed to start writing again, I've got a big challenge ahead of me," concedes series creator Marc Cherry. "I need to know how many episodes I'm coming back to. I'm not like Law & Order: Criminal Intent, where every episode has its beginning, middle and end."
Sunday's episode was the last one shot before the strike, and Cherry, who is on the Writers Guild of America negotiating committee, believes the strike will "definitely" continue for at least another month. He is even considering the possibility that last night's episode could be his Season 4 finale. "We might strike until April, and then I don't know what (ABC) would want to do. I would love to have two solid months to plan out Season 5."
As a striking writer forbidden from putting pen to paper, Cherry has been able to only ponder the fates of his characters. "It's weird for me," he says. "For me, the most difficult thing about the strike is what it's doing to my mystery story line (involving Dana Delaney's character, Katherine Mayfair). I don't know how many episodes will remain in Season 4, so I have no idea how to plot the ending, or if the story line will spill into Season 5. There are some story lines you can't wrap up quickly."
But Cherry does have some definitive plans for the main housewives. After the storm, Bree (Marcia Cross) and her family will be living with Susan (Teri Hatcher) for a spell. Gabrielle (Eva Longoria Parker) will be adjusting to life with a blind Carlos as they plan their remarriage. Having survived her cancer battle, Lynette (Felicity Huffman) will have what Cherry calls a "religious awakening" and attempt to get her family to attend church.
And though Lynette's children didn't die in the tornado, the kids aren't out of the woods just yet.
"I will probably do a story line about one of the women, probably Lynette, dealing with the death of a child because I think it's one of the saddest things that can happen to a human being," Cherry confides.
"And then again," he adds, "I may never do it."
-- from USA Today
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罢工结束之日遥遥无期，Marc Cherry确定这种状态至少会再僵持一个月,也有可能会僵持到4月份。也正因为如此让他陷入两难窘境，毕竟DH和其他热门单元剧不同，一个连贯的剧情需要整整一个季度来作铺垫，作为线索串联本剧的悬念也要待剧末才会揭晓。
a. 如果罢工一个月后结束，那DH还会剩下为数不多的几集，可是剧本需要根据确定的集数去构思，特别是针对Katherine一家的剧情设计，而且有些桥断无法草草了之；
b. 如果罢工一直拖下去，第四季复播自然也就成为了泡影，那Cherry就有足够的时间来做第五季的打算，如何把未解的悬念延续到下一季。
所以DH的剩余集数成为了未来剧情走向的关键，而这也得看罢工何时能够结束。
不过Marc Cherry还是明确透露了他给几个主妇的剧情设计：
1. Bree一家会继续和Susan合住
2. Gaby会努力去适应和失明的Carlos一起生活，并且计划复婚
3. 战胜病魔的Lynette的信仰意识被唤醒，开始带着全家去教堂做礼拜
4. 尽管Lynette的孩子在龙卷风袭击中逃过一劫，不过依然没有脱离麻烦
“我很可能会让其中一个主妇，或许是Lynette，经历一次失子的痛苦。因为这会是人一生中最悲痛的经历。不过，我也有可能永远不会这么去写。”
——转自YDY美剧论坛flowerowl的主题
