'Desperate Housewives' spinoff planned?

[Perdita]

Two Desperate Housewives stars are reportedly in talks for their own series.

According to What's On TV, Kathryn Joosten and Lily Tomlin, who play elderly sisters Karen and Roberta McCluskey, have been approached by ABC for a spinoff from the show.

A source claimed that the network is currently working on getting Housewives creator Marc Cherry on board, saying: "Cherry clearly knows how to write for these two actresses. And we would love to have him involved."

It is rumoured that the show would be similar in format to Golden Girls, which Cherry worked on in the 1990s.

[*-Rooney-*]

now that could be interesting

[Tigerpip]

Two Desperate Housewives stars are reportedly in talks for their own series.

According to What's On TV, Kathryn Joosten and Lily Tomlin, who play elderly sisters Karen and Roberta McCluskey, have been approached by ABC for a spinoff from the show.

A source claimed that the network is currently working on getting Housewives creator Marc Cherry on board, saying: "Cherry clearly knows how to write for these two actresses. And we would love to have him involved."

It is rumoured that the show would be similar in format to Golden Girls, which Cherry worked on in the 1990s.

Sounds like a good idea in theory - but somehow if my memory serves me right, *spin-offs* don't always work do they?
This article seems to sum things up.
http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/spin-off-shows-the-best-and-the-worst/
*T*:hmm:

[lizann]

Karen McCluskey is one of the only best characters left on the show

[Trinity]

Was Fraiser not a spin off from Cheers! ?

(Also the Star Trek series, Stargate Atlantis and, of course, Angel! Although I get that these are SciFi and not sitcoms)

I guess that the success depend on the quality of the writing, and if the spin off can stand alone and gain more fans.