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"Desperate Housewives stars Felicity Huffman and Brenda Strong have opened up about the end of the show next year.  Creator Marc Cherry confirmed this weekend that the ABC comedy-drama will end after its eighth season in 2012.  Huffman told TV Line: &amp;quot;I did that thing where when you hear big news, you kind of distance yourself from it. I went home\u2026 and I cried at the kitchen table. &amp;quot;I think it&amp;#039;s going to be lovely to have nine months to appreciate something that&amp;#039;s ending. When you know that something is finite, you taste it more.&amp;quot; Huffman further expressed pride in Desperate Housewives for creating more opportunities for actresses and fuelling the development of strong female characters, such as her alter ego Lynette Scavo. &amp;quot;I think it changed the landscape of television in terms of [showcasing] strong women, late 30s into their 40s, [and demonstrating that] female characters are not ancillary, not just on someone&amp;#039;s arm,&amp;quot; she said. Strong, who portrays deceased Desperate Housewives narrator Mary-Alice Young, added her hope that the show would be given a &amp;quot;beautiful&amp;quot; send-off.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m glad that we get to go out feeling great, that we won&amp;#039;t wither and die on the vine but do what Lost did,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;It was so beautiful the way ABC celebrated Lost and its series finale. I hope that&amp;#039;s how it&amp;#039;s going to be for us.&amp;quot; Huffman and Strong&amp;#039;s co-star Marcia Cross (Bree Van de Kamp) has described the ending of the show as &amp;quot;bittersweet&amp;quot;.  The final season of Desperate Housewives will premiere in the US on September 25 on ABC.  &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Desperate Housewives&amp;#039; end: Is it the right time?  &amp;gt; Felicity Huffman: &amp;#039;Cast sad over Desperate Housewives end&amp;#039; Watch Digital Spy&amp;#039;s recent interview with Felicity Huffman below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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