Scott Bakula on Joining Desperate Housewives, Getting Thrown Under the Bus by Smash Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:25 a.m., Friday, April 27, 2012 After eight years, Scott Bakula was ready to kiss the ladies of Desperate Housewives goodbye - and with them, any dreams he had of guest-starring on the show. The Emmy-nominated actor is in the middle of a juicy four-episode arc playing Bree's ruthless attorney, Trip Weston. After years of following the women's every scandal and salacious piece of gossip, Bakula said he had never imagined the kind of role Cherry would dream up for him. First Look: [...] Bakula was all for ...