Tokyo Police Club Visit Desperate Housewives

If for some crazy reason you didn't watch Desperate Housewives last night, you missed Tokyo Police Club's prime time network television debut. The Canadian indie rock group has a friend who writes for ABC's Sunday night drama and namechecked the band in a script a few weeks back. Last night's episode featured TPC as Coldsplash, a hot local act competing against the men of Wisteria Lane in a Battle of the Bands. According to The Canadian Press, two band members shot speaking lines, but I think they got cut. (I can't be sure because I watched the episode in 4x fast forward.) (UPDATE: They weren't cut!) That article also has this quote from keyboard player Graham Wright: "I walked past Eva Longoria at one point but I didn't say hi. You know how it is, they probably had better things to do than talk to us." Aww. Anyway, here's Coldsplash performing "In A Cave" before Blue Odyssey literally burn the house down in a scene uncomfortably reminiscent of the 2003 Station nightclub fire. Yikes.

Spoiler alert: Later in the episode we learn Blue Odyssey's drummer set the fire to destroy evidence that he strangled a man backstage. Not Dave Monks, but that would have been funny.

Tokyo Police Club - "In A Cave" (MP3)

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Posted at 9:26 AM by Scott in MP3, Video
Tags: Desperate Housewives | Tokyo Police Club

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Scriptwriter friend: "I know these guys, they have a band, Tokyo Police Club, and I think we could use them on the show."

ABC: "I think you may be on to something, what did you say their name was again?"

Scriptwriter friend: "Tokyo Polic - "

ABC: "Stop right there! How about we call them 'Coldsplash' instead?!"

Scriptwriter friend: "Uhhh"

ABC: "It'll work. You know Coldplay, right? It's a lot like that - Coldsplash!"

Posted by: Hit the Switch at 11/17/08 9:59 AM  | Reply
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That show... looks so bad.

Though, I am jealous. I want to meet Dale Cooper.

Posted by: Colin at 11/17/08 11:00 AM  | Reply
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i, unfortunately, watched most of the episode. the two lines actually aired. TPC/Coldsplash invited the dad band of the show to a loft party after the battle. the dad band said they would love to, but they had to ask their wives first...hilarity ensued.

Posted by: Chris at 11/17/08 12:00 PM  | Reply
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ohh saw that & flipped right by, not recognizing them.

Posted by: sarahspy at 11/17/08 1:49 PM  | Reply
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