Spring 2005
Congratulations to Steven Culp and the cast of DH
We are all so proud and thrilled to finally see our
wonderful Steven appearing at award shows. As his
fans, we know how much he deserves the attention he
is getting at award shows along the cast of Desperate
Housewives. It has been our dream come true. It is
wonderful to see the rest of the entertainment world,
finally catch up with what we have known for so long:
Steven is incredibly talented!
We congratulate Steven and the cast of DH for all the
nominations and awards they have received this year.
We are specially proud of the SAG Award for Best Cast,
the Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy Series and the
People's Choice Award for Favorite New Drama! Way to
go Steven! We look forward to many more award shows
and awards! Your fans will be cheering you on across
the US and from many countries around the world.
We also want to acknowlege the TV Land Award for the
"Future Classic" Award.
Steven's wonderful and complicated Rex Van DeKamp
No doubt one of the main reasons "Desperate Housewives"
is such a hit is the great cast. Steven Culp has been
incredible in the role of Rex VanDeKamp. Fans want to
kill him, forgive him, love him, understand him and
strangle him all at once! Only Steven can make fans
react in so many different ways about the complicated,
confused and adorable, yet kinky Rex.
We have put together some comments from fans about
Rex and SC's talented portrayal. You can read them at:
Comments
If you want to send us your own comments or opinions,
email them to fanconnection@yahoo.com
Don't forget to continue to support Steven by writing
to the show's producers at:
Desperate Housewives
Touchstone Television
100 Universal City Plaza
Bldg. 2128, Suite G
Universal City, CA 91608
(they are currently on hiatus, so you may want to wait several weeks)
For caps from each episode, interviews and news about DH, you can visit our
"Desperate For Rex" website at:
We will be posting fans' favorite Rex quotes on the site as well as work on a
Rex centered episode guide. If any fan wants to work on this please contact
us at desperate4rex@yahoo.com
Don't forget the DVD for the first season of DH will go on sale in September.
Also the book "Desperate Housewives : Behind Closed Doors" will go on sale in July.
Interviews & Appearances
In the last several months we have been
able to enjoy several appearances and
interviews of Steven (print and tv). We
have archived most of them at the TS site.
Here is a list of our favorite quotes from
those interviews, & links to the complete
articles in case you missed any of them.
Bradeis University
"It's a lot of fun, but it's a different
animal than anything else I've ever done
on camera. Some of the behavior is so
close to the bone that you need an outside
eye to review you. Sometimes when you feel
it's not going well at all, it's really going
well. We're all on a learning curve trying to
capture the tone."
Good Morning America
"You know, I think that Rex, my character, there
is you know, a lot of guilt, anger, self loathing
and what does he do? He projects it all on Bree.
'Is your fault, is your fault' and when you start
sort of taking that on, you can see how you do it
as well."
TV Guide
"It deepened my understanding of relationships.
The show made me aware of how you can project
your insecurities onto other people and make
it their fault."
Entertainment Weekly
"He's not a bad guy, he's confused. He's like the guy in the "Talking Heads" song:
'This is not my beautiful house. This is not my beautiful wife. How did I get here?"
DH Discussion Panel
"It's well written, the cast is great, its well produced & directed, it moves fast,
it has comedy, drama, mystery, everything that you want and I think people want
to find out what is going to happen next in the story and I think that’s the real
short answer. It’s entertaining."
Spirit Magazine
"Well, ah, I guess the girls do have bigger trailers. So that's something we have
to fight them for. We're fighting for bigger trailers."
The View
"Can I say something about the SAG Awards? It was such a thrill, such an honor. It was
the first moment where it really clicked in for me that Wow, we really are a hit,
aren't we, because I never expected that!"
E! News
"I'd love to see Rex and Bree get back together because I think they are like the best
couple on the show. But I also..you know.. as soon as you get them back together,
then what are you going to do?"
Who dresses Rex?
From the Chicago Tribune, May 2005:
Before she shops for the clothing, "Desperate Housewives" costume designer Cate
Adair imagines a real man behind each male character - and takes pleasure in the task.
"Let's be honest: They're a pretty good-looking bunch of guys," she said. "It's
not very hard to come to work."
On Rex: "He's a doctor. We know his wife is a Republican - not that I don't
have friends who are trendy Republicans. But he's a little more country-club
careful."
The labels: "I use a lot of Nordstrom on him - the nice private label. He also
looks good in Hugo Boss - it's cut beautifully for him. I've used some Armani,
the more classic cuts, on him."
JAGFanFest 2005
The Steven Culp Fan Connection/Totally Steven will take
part in the JAGFanFest 2005 in Van Nuys, CA, September
22nd. This will be our last appearance at the Fest and
hope to see many Steven Culp fans there as we say farewell
to Clayton Webb. Please visit the Fest's site for hotel,
registration and schedule information.
If you are going to the FanFest, and you are a
member of the SCFanConnection, please let us know.
Email us at: fanconnection@yahoo.com
"The Sisters"
The independent film "The Sisters" premiered at the Tribecca Film Festival on April 23. The
film is in "Competition for Narrative Feature" at the Festical. Steven portrays the husband of
one of the "sisters" in the film. Look for the film to open across the country as soon as it
finds a distributor.
Farewell to JAG & Clayton Webb
Ten years ago JAG premiered on television. It had a rough start,
but it later became one of the top shows in its time slot on CBS.
For Steven Culp fans, JAG did not become "special" until season
two. It was then when a sexy, mysterious character joined the show
as a reaccuring character. Some of us instantly fell in love with
Steven's "Clayton Webb".
Other fans simply loved to hate Webb. In either case Webb came
on the show and everyone noticed. He appeared in every season
thereafter up to this last season.
Clayton Webb's appeal was with no doubt due to the incredible
actor who portrayed him year after year, our wonderful and very
talented Steven Culp. It is impossible to imagine Webb portrayed
by anyone else but Steven. For some of us, the only reason to
watch JAG was to enjoy Steven's Clayton Webb. The fandom known
as "Webbies" was born way back then and to this day those fans,
continue to enjoy the wonderful work of Steven away from JAG.
To several of his fans, it was TPTB at JAG who first introduced
Steven Culp to them. So to TPTB we take off our hats and say
"Thanks for the memories." JAG may be off the air now but the
Steven Culp fandom will continue to grow and the friendships and
fun times will always be remembered.
To "Clayton Webb", thanks for the great times, the frustrating ones,
the ups, the downs, the exciting moments, and for all those
wonderful sarcastic one liners!!
Hail and Farewell, Clayton Webb!
But as we say goodbye to Clayton, we hope for many seasons of Rex Van DeKamp on "Desperate
Housewives". We are thrilled and proud with the fact that as JAG sails into the sunset,
the most successful JAG cast member is Steven! With more award nominations, interviews
and special appearances in one season of DH than the 9 of JAG, fans of Steven have a
bright future ahead!
We congratulate Steven on one of his biggest hits and anxiously await
where he will take us with the character of Rex and future roles to come!
Remember to stop by our FanConnection site and if you have any photos of you and Steven
that you would like to share with us to post on the site, send them in!
We send our best wishes to Barbara and Steven
for a very Happy Mother's Day & Father's Day!
They are such a great looking couple!!
Celebrating the 5th year of our Totally Steven website
and 9+ years of Steven Culp Fandom!
The TS Staff
Spring 2005
We will be posting fans' favorite Rex quotes on the site as well as work on a
Rex centered episode guide. If any fan wants to work on this please contact
us at desperate4rex@yahoo.com
In the last several months we have been
able to enjoy several appearances and
interviews of Steven (print and tv). We
have archived most of them at the TS site.
Here is a list of our favorite quotes from
those interviews, & links to the complete
articles in case you missed any of them.
Bradeis University
"It's a lot of fun, but it's a different
animal than anything else I've ever done
on camera. Some of the behavior is so
close to the bone that you need an outside
eye to review you. Sometimes when you feel
it's not going well at all, it's really going
well. We're all on a learning curve trying to
capture the tone."
Good Morning America
"You know, I think that Rex, my character, there
is you know, a lot of guilt, anger, self loathing
and what does he do? He projects it all on Bree.
'Is your fault, is your fault' and when you start
sort of taking that on, you can see how you do it
as well."
TV Guide
"It deepened my understanding of relationships.
The show made me aware of how you can project
your insecurities onto other people and make
it their fault."
Entertainment Weekly
"He's not a bad guy, he's confused. He's like the guy in the "Talking Heads" song:
'This is not my beautiful house. This is not my beautiful wife. How did I get here?"
DH Discussion Panel
"It's well written, the cast is great, its well produced & directed, it moves fast,
it has comedy, drama, mystery, everything that you want and I think people want
to find out what is going to happen next in the story and I think that’s the real
short answer. It’s entertaining."
Spirit Magazine
"Well, ah, I guess the girls do have bigger trailers. So that's something we have
to fight them for. We're fighting for bigger trailers."
The View
"Can I say something about the SAG Awards? It was such a thrill, such an honor. It was
the first moment where it really clicked in for me that Wow, we really are a hit,
aren't we, because I never expected that!"
E! News
"I'd love to see Rex and Bree get back together because I think they are like the best
couple on the show. But I also..you know.. as soon as you get them back together,
then what are you going to do?"
Other fans simply loved to hate Webb. In either case Webb came
on the show and everyone noticed. He appeared in every season
thereafter up to this last season.
Clayton Webb's appeal was with no doubt due to the incredible
actor who portrayed him year after year, our wonderful and very
talented Steven Culp. It is impossible to imagine Webb portrayed
by anyone else but Steven. For some of us, the only reason to
watch JAG was to enjoy Steven's Clayton Webb. The fandom known
as "Webbies" was born way back then and to this day those fans,
continue to enjoy the wonderful work of Steven away from JAG.
To several of his fans, it was TPTB at JAG who first introduced
Steven Culp to them. So to TPTB we take off our hats and say
"Thanks for the memories." JAG may be off the air now but the
Steven Culp fandom will continue to grow and the friendships and
fun times will always be remembered.
To "Clayton Webb", thanks for the great times, the frustrating ones,
the ups, the downs, the exciting moments, and for all those
wonderful sarcastic one liners!!
