Visiting Wisteria Lane...When It Was Worth the Trip

With all of the Clay and Constantine excitement—not to mention the tension of “Project Runway”—I almost forgot to let you know about something exciting coming to Lifetime this weekend: “Desperate Housewives.”

That’s right, beginning Saturday night (August 5th); you can follow the adventures of the women of Wysteria Lane from the very beginning—back when they were actually worth caring about.

The pilot is television at its best. The story is entertaining and the characters are well-defined. In fact, everything about the show is a breath of fresh air—which makes last season seem all the more dreadful.

Creator Marc Cherry has promised to be more involved this year, which gives me some hope that things will improve. After all, he did write the pilot, which is one of the best in recent memory (I would also put “Lost” on that list as well.).

The pilot of “Desperate Housewives” airs Saturday at 11 p.m. on Lifetime.