This is a great show! It's about a guy who has the power to bring dead things to life. Problem is, if he touches them again they're dead forever. It's very well written. I didn't expect it to be whimsical and funny. The style of story telling reminds me of The Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxyâ€"very clever. Watch it Weds on ABC. :metallica:
Just finished watching it.. I knew it was going to be quirky but wow.. it's funny, charming and very whimsical. I enjoyed the camera work, the colors were very vivid and almost unreal. I thought the cast had some great chemistry and I love Jim Dale being the Story teller. He does the Harry Potter Book on CD. I hope this show does well.. it might be a bit too quirky for some. Can't wait for next week.
I didn't catch it Kenny. What's the basics of this show? Is it another someone communicating with dead victims and they have to solve their murders? That's kind of what I got from the quick trailer on TV.
It's about a pie maker who has the power to bring dead things to life. Problem is, if he touches them again they're dead forever. It starts off when the main character is a boy. He's playing with his dog in a field of daisies (I assume though it didn't look liked daisies), and a tractor trailer runs over his dog. He bends over to touch his dog and it jumps up and runs back into the field to play.
As an adult, he does talk to dead people, but NOT the way they do in other shows. He is in league with an investigator who wants to earn the reward money offered for solving murders. All the guy has to do is wake up the dead person ask them what happened and touch them again before a minute is up. If they're alive for more than a minute someone else in the immediate area dies. He gets half of the money.
That's the premise...there's much more but I can't tell you because it will spoil the fun.
I watched the first 20-30 minutes but it was getting too "Johnny Depp" for me. Think I'll pass - already have enough shows to watch this season.
I saw it Friday night, felt very Tim Burton/Johnn Depp like markinro said. Not really sure what to think, like Kenny says, it is quirky. I am not sure if it will be something I will watch regularily, as it seems to me like pie to me ;) . A piece (episode) or two is great, not sure if I could eat the whole pie (watch entire season).
I think it's a nice break from the other stuff that's on TV right now. It's different.
Completely missed the premiere of this... but I have set the DVR for this Wednesday so I am looking forward to seeing it this Wed.
This is such a fun series.. loving the quirkiness of it. I know it's not for everyone but this is turning into one of my favorites of the new season.
I love PD. I think it is very different, and just the way it looks is just completely different. It has tons of great colors and is very pleasing to the eye, and the story is great as well.
I finally had the opportunity to watch the second episode. Still funny. I love the scene where the owner of the Dandy Lion car company chased down his crappy economic car with a H2. Hilarious!
I also liked the scene where Olive was singing. Very well done. Man can she sing!
This is great news!!!!!
Pushing Daisies Picked Up for Full Season
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
October 23, 2007
ABC has picked up fantasy dramedy "Pushing Daisies" for a full season. The back-nine order brings the total order to the Warner Bros. TV-produced freshman series to 22 episodes.
In its first three airings, "Daisies" has been a solid ratings performer, winning its Wednesday 8 p.m. hour in the adults 18-49 demographic. It also earned the strongest reviews of any new series this year.
"Daisies" is the second freshman ABC series to receive a full-season pickup following the order last week for "Daisies'" lead-out on Wednesday, medical drama "Private Practice."
I saw this for the first time a week or so ago. I cam in with Olive singing and thought "WOW! THIS IS FANTASTIC!". It suddenly found itself getting season passed on my living room and bedroom Tivo.
Glad you found it.. I have watched since the beginning and it's such a charming and quirky show.. nothing else like on TV.
I can't get over how much I love this show.. just watched this weeks episode. It was funny, sad, charming, quirky, romantic and so whimsical... I love it.
I'm completely with you on that idea. I love this show more each episode, but I think that there is a twist to that whole touching thing. Have we seen him touch something, anything, after more than a few minutes have passed? I think that when the bad thing happens, then he can't undo it anymore. Talking in code to avoid spoilers.
He can't undo it after a few minutes...something else has to pay the consequences because he let the other thing's time elapse.... It's usually in close proximity. I think he tried to use it in the pilot after a few minutes (can't say on who/what because of spoilers) and it didn't work...remember? Wow...this makes no sense. Talking in code is hard. :D
Just watched last nights episode.. this series continues to amaze me with the excellent writing and quirky look of the show. I can't get enough of it. This now my favorite show on TV at the moment. I'm bummed that we are only going to get nine episodes this season (if the strike continues) but I guess nine episodes of goodness is better then none.
I came across this funny comic stripe.... it's kinda true, thou I still love Heroes.
Why are they falling asleep during Heros? I thought you guys thought it was great!
Another fantastic episode tonight.. I love Chuck's and Olives relationship. Olive loves Ned but Ned loves Chuck and the two woman are becoming best friends and are very open with how they feel towards Ned and each other. And it was so bitter sweet when Olive realizes at the end of the episode that she really let the man of her dreams walk out of her life. That guy was sweet on Olive and she was so unaware of it. Molly Shannon was great in this episode. I just love all the quirky characters.
I'm glad they're becoming friends. Olive is my favorite character on that show...I like that she's not a wicked witch. It makes me feel for her more than I would if she was mean.
Finally watched it in HD last night. It looked so pretty. The colors were fantastic. The story was great.
Watched the last produced episode last night... WOW... huge revelation. It was the perfect cliffhanger ending. I love this show and odds are good that it will be back next season as it does gt decent ratings and the fact that today it got best actor, best actress and best comedy golden globe nods is a good thing.
Saw the first episode last night and really enjoyed it. The humour was great, the colours were bright and the writing seems intelligent. Nice to hear Jim Dale again, I haven't sen or heard from him since the "Carry On" films. Anna friel as the love interest, an actress from over here who has had something done to her teeth and is now quite goofy and not as lovely as she used to be. One thing though, Being a gentleman, wouldn't he have helped her out of the grave? thus touching her and killing her? And how did he not touch his dog again before finding out that he couldn't do it? Only minor quirks though. On the whole, I think i'm gonna enjoy this as it has a Desperate Housewives charm to it
'Pushing Daisies' Gets A Push From Strike
By MARX PYLE
Source: Variety
Mar-08-2008
The writers strike was a nightmare for viewers. For a few months there was nothing to watch but reality TV, reruns and fresh episodes of shows that the network held as late as they could.
New shows for the fall seemed to appear and disappear to fast to really build up an audience. The big surprise though is that the strike might actually have been a good thing for some newcomer shows, especially ABC's Golden Globe-nominated "Pushing Daisies."
Before ending, "Pushing Daisies" was severely falling behind in the schedule and going way over budget.
"We needed a longer post- production time than we initially anticipated," creator and executive producer Bryan Fuller told Variety. "We were bumping against air dates, and were hemorrhaging money to pay for accelerated post production costs."
But the hiatus has now giving producers time to polish things up. So, instead of trying a relaunch "Pushing Daisies" and other shows this spring, the networks have decided to hold off and start fresh next fall.
"This was the best possible result," Fuller said. "We look at this year's nine episodes as a teaser season. It's a huge risk, but then it falls in the network's hands to really support the show and relaunch it. They made such a spectacular investment in the show creatively that I have every confidence they'll continue to stand behind us."
So, more time to polish scripts and get productions in order with a fresh fall start to rebuild the fan base. Is there a bad side here? Well, there is if you are one of the crew members. Those crews that have been out of work because of the strike are now going to be out of work even longer, forcing many to find new jobs.
"It's one of the unfortunate realities of the strike," says Fuller who sees this as "frustrating and disappointing."
The final pre-strike episode had a doozy of a cliffhanger that revealed that Charlotte Charles's (Anna Friel) aunt Lily (Swoosie Kurtz) is actually her mother. Fuller made sure to throw it in the episode, in case it ended up being the season finale. Now what was once going to be resolved midway through Season 1 is now going to define the next season's direction and Fuller couldn't be happier.
"The time off during the break allowed me to rethink where we were going and flush out a more dramatic story," Fuller said. "It came out of a realization that if that's our cliffhanger, it couldn't go the direction it was going. Now it will have a much broader impact on the characters and the series. It's much richer than the original plan."
Unfortunately, the shortened season does confuse things for some bubble shows, like "Moonlight" and "Reaper." Because of this unusual season, there is no way of knowing how long it will be until their fate is finally announced.
Daisies 'Harder' In Year Two
Bryan Fuller, creator of ABC's fantasy series Pushing Daisies, promised fans that the show will have a "harder and a little more aggressive ... style of storytelling in the second season" in a panel at the William S. Paley Television Festival in Hollywood on March 15.
Fuller said that the show's writers returned a week ago, in the wake of the recently settled writers' strike, to begin coming up with ideas for the show's second season, which kicks off in September.
"We've come up with some really exciting things in just a week, and we're all sort of chomping at the bit, and I've started writing the first episode, and we've got the first five episodes approved by the network," Fuller told a sold-out audience at the Cinerama Dome theater.
Fuller also offered spoilers for the upcoming season. Among them: "Chuck [Anna Friel] will definitely find out who her real mother is, and it's going to be interesting to see how she reacts to that information and how the piemaker [Lee Pace] tries to control her trajectory and how that will complicate their relationship," Fuller said. "And it's some nice surprises."
Another storyline will pick up the thread of private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) and his search for his missing daughter.
And Fuller promised that he will try to bring back guest star Raúl Esparza, who played Alfredo Aldarisio, the love interest of Olive Snook (Kristen Chenoweth). "We love Raúl Esparza, and we love the romantic chemistry that he had with Kristen, so we have every intention of bringing him back, and we just need to write the scripts and make sure he's available," Fuller said.
Fuller added that producers plan to release a soundtrack CD, which will feature score music by James Dooley and songs by cast members Ellen Green and Chenoweth, who are also known for their performances in Broadway musicals.
Pushing Daisies resumes production in June. The first-season DVD is due in June in the United Kingdom and September in the United States. --Patrick Lee, News Editor
For all you UK fans...
UK Fans Will Miss Pushing Daisies' 2nd Episode
Posted by Michael Hickerson on Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008
Just to prove that boneheaded network scheduling decisions aren't just made by FOX, Britian's ITV Network is playing havoc airing Pushing Daisies.
According to Yahoo News!, the American-made series debuted last weekend to solid ratings. The show pulled in 5.7 million viewers and is one of the first American shows to make a primetime debut on standard television in the United Kingdom in several years.
But when it came to the timeslot this week, Daisies faced stiffer competition in the form of the BBC's annual Eurovision Song Contest. ITV decided to pull the second episode, but there is a twist. The network has decided to skip the second episode.
According to an ITV spokesperson, the episode didn't have enough serialized drama to keep it on their schedules.
"Episode 2 was the only show we could drop without spoiling the storyline," the spokesperson said. In eight weeks time, ITV will again become home to soccer, and Pushing Daisies needs to be done by then so that it doesn't interfere. That means the loss of episode two.
UK fans have already begun expressing their displeasure at the move on various boards and web-sites related to the show.
Some might say Bryan Fuller has a gay agenda to push, but the creator of ABC's cute hit series "Pushing Daisies" says it's not the kind of agenda anyone would imagine.
Fuller, who is openly gay himself, says he tries to not follow stereotypical lines in introducing gay character, and that is what helped him decide that the one character on his ABC show who will be outed in coming episodes, is none other than the coroner, played by Sy Richardson.
"We were going to slowly expand his character and kind of reveal that he has a little crush on Emerson" played by Chi McBride, Fuller recently told AfterElton. "I didn't want to just do another, like, pretty gay person. I thought it would be interesting to have an older character be gay."
:spidey
I read that last week.. it's pretty funny.. I always like that character.
How will Daisies fare upon its return?
August 25, 2008 by Michael Hickerson
When it returns to the airwaves on October 1, ABC's "Pushing Daisies" will have been off the air for ten months. A combination of factors from the writer's strike to the overruns in filming caused the ABC series to air only nine episodes last year before it shut down production on the first season.
The season was a relative hit, winning respectable ratings, critical acclaim and a devoted audience of fans. But with so few episodes aired last year and such a long gap with no network repeats, many are wondering how the show will fare when it returns to ABC later this year.
"Daisies" is one of several new shows that suffered a shortened freshman season due to the writers' strike. In some ways, the strike was good news for these shows. With fewer pilots in productions, networks opted to stay with the shows they had and attempt to relaunch them this fall. Two Slice of SciFi favorites "Pushing Daisies" and "Chuck" will be part of network pushes to re-launch this fall.
But at least "Chuck" got to run 13 episodes last year and didn't suffer as much as "Pushing Daisies" did from the writer's strike. Many of the cast and crew of "Pushing Daisies" are concerned the long hiatus could have a negative impact for the series.
Co-star Chi McBride says he's "concerned" about the potential disruptive effect of a still-gestating series being off the air for so long. He points to the effect of the long break on some top shows.
"The audience does not like to be fooled around with," McBride said. "You look at 'Grey's Anatomy's' numbers when they came back — there was a huge drop-off. Eventually I think we can get them back, but these hiccups have got to stop."
Another factor is that the ABC drama is a very quirky and ambitious one. Last year, early scripts was so ambitious that they required longer shooting schedules, leading to delays in the editing process. Many times, the episodes were being edited up to the time they went to air on ABC. ABC has stepped in and tried to "reign in" the series this year, hoping to widen its appeal.
"We were hemorrhaging costs trying to accelerate post-production," said creator Bryan Fuller.
"Last year, our scripts were big, and we had a lot of scenes. And we just figured we couldn't keep up with production under that model," Fuller said. "It was not necessarily a tug of war for the soul of the show, but it was, 'How do we get this done in a responsible way?' "
"The first part of (this) season was really tough," Fuller continued. "They were like, 'Let's ground the show a little more; it can't be a cartoon. We can't have the show be weird and not get an audience.' And we were like, 'We can't have the show be boring and not get the people back we had last year.' The challenge to me was to make sure the fundamental DNA of the show didn't change."
In order to win back the audience it had and bring in new fans, "Daisies" second season will start with a bit of a re-cap, almost like a second pilot.
Another issue "Daisies" faces is it was given a 13-episode order for its second season, instead of a standard 22-epiosde pick-up. With the writer's strike and a plethora of pilots coming for potential mid-season slots, "Daisies" could face even more pressure to perform out of the gate or risk being replaced by mid-season entry.
But surely in the vast landscape of television, there has to be room for a quirky drama along the lines of "Pushing Daisies." ABC thinks there is. The big question now is–will the network's willingness to stay with the show pay off or will the show soon be part of the "Brilliant But Cancelled" rotation?
Daisies Takes Pie On Tour
ABC is planning a publicity tour, including a traveling bakery and free pie, to promote the fanciful drama Pushing Daisies, the network announced. The interactive experience will travel to 10 major markets across the country in the weeks leading up to the second-season premiere of the show on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Guests will be able to enjoy free pie and the company of outgoing servers in a temporary location inspired by The Pie Hole, the restaurant owned by the show's lead character, Ned (Lee Pace). Balloons with the show's logo, posters and daisy decals on the floor will also decorate the site.
In addition, Pushing Daisies footage will play on plasma televisions on site and waitresses on whimsically decorated daisy bicycles will direct people to the restaurant prior to the event. Guests will also have the opportunity to receive branded Pushing Daisies magnets, pie cutters and spatulas.
A specially devoted Web site will chart the mobile Pie Hole's travels and offer Daisy messages that can be sent to friends online.
The schedule for the Pushing Daisies Touch of Wonder Tour follows.
Aug. 31 - Anaheim, CA – Downtown Disney
Sept. 7 - San Francisco, CA – Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival
Sept. 10 - Los Angeles, CA – Santa Monica 3rd Street Promenade
Sept. 12 - Las Vegas, NV – Fashion Show Mall
Sept. 14 - Phoenix, AZ – Westgate Complex
Sept. 17 - Denver, CO – Larimer Square
Sept. 20 - Dallas, TX – Addison Oktober Fest
Sept. 24 - Chicago, IL – Lincoln Park
Sept. 26 - Philadelphia, PA – The Shops at Liberty Place
Sept. 29 - New York, NY – Times Square
Whooo hoooo it's back and it's as great as ever.. I love this series.
Just finished watching the DVD extras for season one... they are really good.. there are about 20 one to three minute pieces.. about the actors, sfx, the look, director, writing and a bunch of different topics. If you are a Daisies fan you should pick up this box set.. also please pass the word to everyone that they need to watch this series.. it's on the verge of being cancelled. :(
Daisies Fans Campaign!
Fans of ABC's Pushing Daisies are donating hundreds of dollars in a campaign to send bouquets of--you guessed it--daisies to network executives to persuade them to keep the show alive.
Daisies, a critical and cult darling, has suffered in the ratings in its current second season.
Two shipments of flowers have gone out so far, with more scheduled, organizer Paul S. White told SCI FI Wire. More than 27,000 fans have also signed an online petition to save the show. Pushing Daisies airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Sad news indeed...
Pushing Daisies Near Death?
TV Week, citing anonymous sources, reported that ABC may be close to pulling the plug on the critically acclaimed Pushing Daisies.
ABC has decided not to produce any more episodes of the critically beloved show this season beyond the initial 13 already produced, the weekly reported.
An ABC spokeswoman insisted to the weekly that no decision has been made on the show's fate.
Daisies wrapped production on its 13-episode fall order on Nov. 13. A decision to end the show has been expected for some time now, but it nonetheless represents a stunning reversal of fortune for the Warner Brothers Television-produced fantasy drama.
While the show's ratings trended downward after its premiere, Daisies nonetheless did well during the fall, scoring a full-season pickup just weeks after its fall 2007 premiere. But then came the writers' strike.
The second season of Daisies premiered to far lower ratings than the first. Earlier this week, Daisies creator Bryan Fuller said he plans to wrap up the show's storylines via a comic book.
Ever since my Mass Communications classes began, I've come to learn that ABC might have moved the show's timeslot and did little advertising on purpose in order to get the show of the air and make room for something else. It sounds really weird and conspiracy-driven, but you never know. But I'm glad Bryan Fuller is considering carrying on the story in a different media format ala Joss Whedon.
Another fantastic series has bitten the dust.. I'm am soooo depressed.
Pushing Daisies is one of the most innovated and cinematographly beautiful series around.. it will be missed.
This is from EOnline.com
ABC has canceled Pushing Daisies, executive producer Bryan Fuller confirms to me exclusively.
According to our inside sources, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money have also been canceled. Reps for both shows have declined to comment.
Is the pie-maker dead? Will we ever see him again? Read on for the exclusive inside dish straight from the top...
Bryan Fuller tells me, "[ABC president] Steve McPherson called me, and said 'We gave it the best shot we could.' "
According to Fuller, the facts are these: "It's very likely that Pushing Daisies will end after episode 13, which as you know, is a cliffhanger. But we are talking to DC Comics about doing comic books that will wrap up our storylines, and I already have a pitch for a movie ready to go.
"To be honest, I'm really not feeling very boo hoo about it. I am so proud of the show. We put together 22 really good episodes, and there is a lot to be proud of. I'm sure I'll be working with a lot of these people again, and I would love to do so."
No, not Eli Stone :( :(. I liked that show.
King
ummm we're mourning the lost of Pushing Daisies here :) Eli Stone has it's own thread. :)
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on November 20, 2008, 10:30:53 PM
ummm we're mourning the lost of Pushing Daisies here :) Eli Stone has it's own thread. :)
Whoops :( My bad.
King
I was just kidding King.. see my happy faces :)
I enjoyed Eli Stone as well.. but not as much as Pushing Daisies.. I will really miss this series and the really crappy part is that it will end in a cliffhanger.
Ah crap, we just got into this over here.
My least favorite part of the article is where Fuller quotes ABC pres. McPherson saying "We gave it the best shot we could." Is it just me, or was PD getting very little advertising? And there were no reruns or repurposing of any kind this past summer.
Oh well. At least Fuller is looking to continue the story in comic book form and a possible movie.
Just watched this weeks episode.. LOVED IT.. I'm so sad to see this series go.
And can I just say I love Kristen Chenoweth (Olive), I loved her when she was in the last few seasons of The West Wing and I love her in this.. I'm so glad they are showing off your singing ability. I just bought her Xmas CD and it's beautiful.
Hey, it's a decent, well written, well acted, well edited / directed piece of work. It was bound to get cancelled! Just not dumb enough for the networks... It's a sad state of affairs.
I will miss it.
"Pushing Daisies" The Movie?
By Garth FranklinThursday, January 15th 2009 7:09am
With ABC's "Pushing Daisies" off the air and no word on the remaining unaired episodes ever making it to air, some surprising news has come today from regular cast member Kristin Chenoweth.
Talking with TV Guide, Chenoweth claims series runner Bryan Fuller is aiming for a direct-to-DVD movie that would wrap up the series and its various storylines that sadly don't come to a close in those so far unaired episodes.
"It would wrap up a lot of the unanswered questions that people will have once they finally air our final episodes" says Chenoweth who claims Fuller has the plot for a movie already worked out. However she's sure he "wouldn't do it without the six main characters. Paul Reubens was a big part of it - we have certain guest stars that are standouts that we'd want back. But he has such a great idea for it."
The move isn't unusual as Fuller's acclaimed dark comedy series "Dead Like Me" has been spun off into a direct-to-DVD movie "Life After Death" which gets released next month, though Fuller himself sadly wasn't a part of that.
I think a direct-to-DVD movie is fantastic! All I ask is for the return of Paul Reubens and Raul Esparza, and I think we're good. :)
Finally get to see the 3 unaired episodes.
"Pushing Daisies" Final Episodes Coming to DVD
Fans of Bryan Fuller's "Pushing Daisies" will want to circle Tuesday, July 21st on their calendars. That's the scheduled release date for the second (and final) season of the series on DVD and Blu-Ray according to TV Guide On-Line.
The set will include the full second season, including three never-before aired episodes. Fans have been eagerly awaiting ABC's announcement that these episodes would air on the network. So far, the Alphabet Network hasn't scheduled the episodes.
The four-disc set (two discs for Blu-ray) will feature all 13 Season 2 episodes, as well as featurettes on creator Bryan Fuller's vision, composer Jim Dooley's music and the magic created by the visual effects team. You can pick up your copy for $39 on DVD and $49 for Blu-ray.
Pushing Daisies Back From The Dead For More Than Sixty Seconds (Just)
By Graeme McMillan, 7:30 AM on Tue Apr 7 2009, 1,855 views
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ABC haven't announced their summer schedule just yet, but when they do, don't be surprised to see the brief return of Bryan Fuller's Pushing Daisies. Just don't celebrate, just yet.
The show's rumored return may not be official yet, but it's not a full-scale change of heart on behalf of the network... They're simply showing the last three episodes of the second season before it gets released on DVD in July. The episodes - reworked by Fuller before the show's cancellation to bring some sense of closure - are rumored to have a Saturday 10pm timeslot, starting May 30th. I have to admit to hoping against hope that they're an unexpected ratings smash, just to see how the network would react.
Potential schedule moves at ABC [Hollywood Reporter]
So, watched the final episode of Pushing Daisies over the weekend and...well, I'm left with mixed feelings. I had sort of wanted an difinitive ending, but what they gave us was an open door. Now that I think about it, that was a good thing just in case they ever want to make a movie or maybe even pick up the show some time.
I really liked this show. I thought it was one of those odd shows that had great appeal. Although the tension between Ned and Chuck was often pushed to the "oh my GOSH, JUST KISS", point, it worked well. I'm going to really miss that one. But, that writers strike really hurt a lot of shows. Al
Already have a thread for this.. going to combine.
Just watched the last two episodes of this wonderful series... man am I going to miss it.
I loved the ending.. I know they tagged on the last five minutes to give a conclusion to all the characters story which was nice but it's still bitter sweet as there was so much more storytelling left in this verse. Oh well we have comics books and rumors of TV movies/movies.. so who knows maybe Ned will be able to bring this universe back to life again.
If you haven't watched this series it's a must.. one of the coolest and most innovated series in recent years. It only lasted two (short) seasons.. but made a big impact and has become one of my top ten all time favorite TV series.
Kenny, I agree. It is a good show and I will miss it sorely. I wasn't awfully crazy about the ending, but it was better than it could have been, that's for sure. I hope that ABC will see what they've done and bring it back, or hey...maybe the SciFi channel? That would work!!!