James Denton on a 'Desperate Housewives' reboot — and how he really 

James Denton on a 'Desperate Housewives' reboot — and how he really feels about working with Teri Hatcher on 'Fantasy Island'

As Mike and Susan on Desperate Housewives, James Denton and Teri Hatcher were a favorite TV couple,

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and now they're delighting their fans with the same chemistry for Season 2 of Fox's Fantasy Island.

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Denton and Hatcher play empty nesters Dolly (Hatcher) and Dutch (Denton) who seek clarity on how to spend their next chapter.

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The episode will air on Monday, January 16. [Terry and I have just started trusting each other and I have a lot of respect for him.

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We help each other out in scenes," Denton exclusively tells Parade.com. "I can think of a handful of scenes where

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I'm struggling and being mad at myself and [Terry] ] whispering the right thing in my ear, and being able to unlock something as an actor.

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I was a fan of the original show because I'm a child of the 70s, hence my interest in it. Then it's a really fun, kind of dark script.

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The main thing was working with Terry. I would walk over hot coals to work with Teri Hatcher.

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This is the fourth time we have got married on TV, so it was a combination of things.

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