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Show Analysis: Wisteria Lane

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The main setting of the show was Wisteria Lane, a street in the fictional American town of 'Fairview' in the fictional Eagle State. The show followed the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of a dead neighbor who committed suicide in the very first episode. The idea for the series was conceived as Marc Cherry and his mother were watching a news report on Andrea Yates. The set for Wisteria Lane, consisting mainly of facades but also of some proper houses, was located on the Universal Studios Hollywood back lot. It was referred to by film crews as Colonial Street, and has been used for several motion pictures and television shows since the mid-1940s. The season begins with introducing

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