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Pushing Daisies is an American television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC from October 3, 2007 to June 13, 2009. Touted as a "forensic fairy tale", Pushing Daisies centers on a pie-maker with the ability to bring the dead back to life with minor stipulations.[2]
[edit] PlotPushing Daisies centers on the life of Ned, a pie-maker gifted with the mysterious ability to bring dead things back to life by touching them. There are some conditions to this somewhat unusual talent. Ned quickly learns that if something is revived for more than exactly one minute, something of similar "life value" in the vicinity drops dead, as a form of balance. Additionally, if he touches the revived person or thing a second time, it falls dead again, this time permanently. In the pilot episode, Ned discovers his gift as a child by resurrecting his Golden Retriever, Digby, after the dog is hit by a truck. He later brings back his mother when she dies of an aneurysm. However, in doing this, he accidentally causes the death of the father of his childhood sweetheart, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles, as the "price" of keeping his mother alive. Even worse, Ned's mother falls dead permanently when she gives him a good-night kiss (which is how he learns the effect of the second touch). In their childhood, Ned and Chuck become separated after Chuck's agoraphobic aunts, Vivian and Lily, move in to take the role of her parents, while Ned is shipped off by his father to a lonely boarding school. Inheriting his mother's baking talents, Ned becomes a pie-maker who owns a restaurant called "The Pie Hole", which he runs with the help of waitress Olive Snook (Kristin Chenoweth). The restaurant is failing financially when private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) accidentally discovers Ned's gift and offers him a proposal: Ned will temporarily bring murder victims back to life, allowing Emerson to inquire about the circumstances of their demise, quickly solve the case and split the reward money with him. The scheme succeeds until they learn that Chuck, whom Ned hasn't seen since childhood, was murdered while on a cruise ship. When her body is shipped back home, Ned revives her, but can't bring himself to allow her to stay dead by touching her a second time. Against his better judgment, Ned allows her to live and the larcenous funeral home director falls dead in her place. Ned and Chuck fall in love again and he brings her home to live with him under the unique circumstances of their never being able to touch each other. Chuck is extraordinarily grateful upon receiving a second chance at life, and as such she starts to appreciate life as a truly precious resource and Ned, witnessing his vivacious beauty's happiness, begins to break out of his lonely shell. Chuck joins Ned and Emerson in investigating deaths for reward money, starting with tracking down her own killer. Despite Emerson's disapproval of "dead girl," he often allows Chuck to assist when necessary. Other storylines include Emerson's search for his missing daughter, after she was taken away by her mother, a con woman. During the series he works on a pop-up book called "Lil' Gumshoe" in hopes that it will be published and that his daughter will read the book and find her way back to him. Olive Snook pines away for Ned. Chuck's aunts slowly learn to accept the death of their only niece, and become friends with Olive, who brings them pie laced with homeopathic mood enhancers baked by Chuck to uplift their spirits. An epilogue at the end of the series reveals that Emerson's daughter returns to him, Chuck is able to reveal that she is alive to Lily and Vivian, and Olive has fallen in love and opens her own restaurant dedicated to macaroni and cheese. [edit] CastMain article: List of characters in Pushing Daisies
[edit] Guest stars
[edit] Production[edit] Production historyThe series was greenlit and given a 13-episode order by ABC on May 11, 2007.[6] On October 23, 2007, the show received a full season order.[7] However, scripts for only nine episodes were completed before the start of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[8] Bryan Fuller reportedly made last-minute changes to the ninth episode to allow it to serve as a season finale, adjusting the episode to be a cliffhanger.[9] Because of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the show completed only nine episodes of a full 22-episode season.[10] Instead of attempting to complete the first season, the writers planned to start work on the second season with production restarting around March to June 2008. Although ABC picked Pushing Daisies up for the 2008–09 television season, when ratings quickly declined ABC opted not to order any additional episodes beyond the second season's initial thirteen.[11][12] By November 20, 2008, Fuller had confirmed that Pushing Daisies had been cancelled by ABC and expressed the possibility of wrapping up any lingering plotlines in a comic book or movie sequel.[13] On July 17, 2008, Pushing Daisies was nominated for twelve Emmy awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Lee Pace), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Kristin Chenoweth), and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Bryan Fuller). It won three, for Outstanding Direction of a Comedy Series (Barry Sonnenfeld), Outstanding Original Score (Jim Dooley), and Outstanding Editing of a Comedy Series.[14] The last scheduled episode of the show was broadcast in the US on December 17, 2008, leaving three episodes unaired, although those episodes were screened at the 2009 Paley Fest.[15] ABC was in negotiations at one time to forfeit broadcast rights to the shows and make the un-aired episodes available exclusively online[16][17][18], but announced on April 3, 2009 the final three episodes would be broadcast on ABC Saturdays at 10pm beginning May 30.[19] According to Chenoweth, these episodes do not provide a narrative conclusion to the series.[20] The final three episodes aired on ABC on successive Saturdays at 10:00 PM Eastern/9:00 PM Central, from Saturday, May 30, 2009 to June 13, 2009,[21] having already aired elsewhere around the world. In India, the last episode aired on February 27, 2009 as a world premiere. In Germany, the television network ProSieben showed the last three episodes of Pushing Daisies on March 4, 2009 ("Window Dressed to Kill") and March 11, 2009 ("Water and Power", "Kerplunk"). The three remaining unaired episodes were also broadcast in the UK as ITV1 announced it would be showing the complete season during its run on the channel.[22] [edit] Visual designProduction Designer Michael Wylie told TV Guide that, "My goal was a storybook come to life. I wanted everything to look almost like an illustration." He achieved this by "concentrating on conflicting patterns in different colors, particularly reds and oranges, but per director Barry Sonnenfeld, virtually no blues."[23] Cinematographer Michael Weaver told Variety that he and the producers decided the visuals should "feel somewhere between Amélie and a Tim Burton film — something big, bright and bigger than life."[24] The distinctive storybook-esque style is continued within the overall design of the visual aspects. Circular background shapes, circular windows, and framing shots within circles was a common theme consistent throughout the series. Regardless of the fact that the show focuses on murder investigations, the morgue is still painted in candy-cane stripes and many of the outfits worn by the characters are vibrantly colored, bright, and cheery (for example, Olive's work uniform is a lime-green pinstriped dress, and Emerson is frequently seen wearing shades of purple). CGI is very prominent in the series, with much use of blue screen technology[25] (the shop window, similar set pieces and outdoor scenery outside often cast a blue halo tinge) and 3D set-extensions (streets, grass and landscape, the pie shop façade). It has been criticized[who?] that due to the lack of blue hues in the background replacements, a green screen would have fared slightly better for chroma key effects[original research?]. It has mostly been given a "not-quite photo-realistic" look to emphasize the storybook surreality[original research?]. Automobiles featured in the series are often mint-condition vintage vehicles, though some newer vehicles have been used (such as a mid-1990s Chevrolet Lumina APV minivan, a Hummer, or a 2006 Toyota Prius). Emerson drives a mid-1960s Lincoln Continental with suicide doors in like-new condition. Ned is also seen driving a very old, but like-new car, a Mercedes-Benz W108. Other characters drive decades-old vehicles as well. 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor cars in their ambulance and hearse configurations figure frequently in the series. Old-fashioned trolley cars can also be seen in several shots panning in to the Pie Hole. [edit] QuirkinessCritics have noted that "Pushing Daisies" has a distinctive visual style (a NYTimes critic describes "candy-colored, computer-generated bucolic scenery"[26] and another describes a "Technicolor world that seems to exist at right angles to our own"[27]). They also note "bizarre dialogue"[27] and the use of alliterative and near-duplicate names of both characters (such as Deedee Duffield, Billy Balsam, Charles Charles, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles, John Joseph Jacobs, etc.) and locations (Boutique Travel Travel Boutique, Darling Mermaid Darlings, Coeur d'Coeurs, etc.). [edit] Music
The show contains original music composed and arranged by Jim Dooley.[28] The first six minutes of the series pilot, "Pie-lette" were composed by Blake Neely. Dooley describes the musical score as having an Amélie type of sound (Yann Tiersen), which is a "wide-angled," adult fairy tale, with a narrator and this super-real world."[28] It was recently announced on Dooley's web site that the soundtrack of the first season was originally going to be released by Varese Sarabande on October 21, 2008, then was pushed back to November 4, 2008, then was pushed back again to December 9, 2008, then again to December 16, 2008, and a fourth time to December 23, 2008[citation needed]. The reason for these delays is to clear negotiations with various record labels to use the songs in the show as well as with Sony Classical to use Kristin Chenoweth's voice on the album[citation needed]. As of December 10, 2008, the soundtrack is available on iTunes. Both Kristin Chenoweth and Ellen Greene have backgrounds in musical theater[citation needed], and have performed musical numbers in some episodes. In Dummy, Chenoweth sang "Hopelessly Devoted to You" from the movie musical Grease[original research?]. In Pigeon, Chenoweth and Greene harmonized on the They Might Be Giants hit, "Birdhouse in Your Soul". Also in Smell of Success, Greene sang "Morning Has Broken"[original research?]. Chenoweth had requested to sing "Eternal Flame" in an episode, which Bryan Fuller had agreed to accommodate.[29] The song was sung in episode 8 of season 2. She also performed a cover of Lionel Richie's "Hello" in episode 11. [edit] ComicsThe show's official website included a comic book that was distributed at the 2007 Comic-Con International in San Diego, which features new mysteries and background information not shown on the televised episodes.[30] The book also contains recaps of aired episodes.[31] After the show struggled in the ratings during its second season, Bryan Fuller said that should ABC not pick up the series for additional episodes he would release comic books, and maybe a movie, based on the show in order to wrap up outstanding stories for fans.[32] Warner Bros. has given the okay to Fuller to produce comic books.[33] Fuller has stated that the "third season" will be twelve issues long and is a fresh take on the zombie genre starring all of the characters from the show. It will be published by DC Comics.[34] On October 13, 2009, Entertainment Weekly reported that Bryan Fuller had just turned in the script for the first comic issue and he’s currently working with the show’s writers on the next three comic scripts. On December 15, 2009, Bryan Fuller stated that the first issue of "season 3" will be available Spring 2010.[35] [edit] Connections to other shows
[edit] Reception[edit] U.S. ratings
According to The Los Angeles Times, the heavily-promoted pilot episode ("Pie-lette") attracted over 13 million viewers in the United States; it was the most-watched new series and 14th in overall viewership for the week.[36]
[edit] Critical receptionCritics responded well to the series, comparing the style and direction to that of director Tim Burton.[38] The pilot, before it officially aired, was well-received by critics who were able to screen it. TV Guide's Michael Ausiello claimed that "ABC has found its next Lost!" upon review[39] and the series has also been touted as "the fall show with the most spring buzz"[40] by many, including the trade publication Variety.[41] New York Magazine also provided it with a rave review, calling it "funny, imaginative and smart" while also claiming it "boasts Gilmore Girls-speed wit."[42] Television Without Pity declared it "one of the most original, most genuinely entertaining shows on TV. It's filled with tongue-tying turns of phrase, fabulous set design and a fantastic cast."[43] Time magazine's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 10 New TV Series of 2007, ranking it at #5.[44] The show was also heavily promoted by E! online columnist Kristin Dos Santos (who guest starred in one episode as the "'30s Woman") and was featured in her Top 10 shows of 2007. [edit] Awards and nominationsThe show was nominated for 57 awards, and won 18 of them, including seven Emmys. Barry Sonnenfield received a Primetime Emmy Award for Directing In A Comedy Series in 2008 for his work on the show's pilot. That year, the show earned 12 nominations, including 3 wins. Kristin Chenoweth won a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series in 2009, many months after the show's end. That year, the show was well-received by the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. It earned 4 Emmy Awards, including Chenoweth's Emmy. [edit] DVD and Blu-ray releaseSeason 1 was released simultaneously on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in Region 2 on June 23, 2008.[45] and Region 1 on September 16, 2008.[46]< It was released in Region 4 on December 9, 2008.[47] The bonus features are encompassed in one "delicious interactive featurette with flavorful, fresh-baked pie slices as your entree and cast/creative team members dishing forkfuls of series secrets."[cite this quote] The featurette, entitled Pie Time—Time for Pie, includes mini-commentaries of most episodes with creator Bryan Fuller and actor Lee Pace and behind-the-scenes information on set design, the visual aspects of the show, the casting, the costume design, and the special effects[citation needed]. The second season DVD was released in the UK on May 25, 2009[48] and in the US on July 21, 2009.[49] [edit] International broadcasters
In Australia the Pushing Daisies was intended to be broadcast by the Nine Network, and a summer season run was promoted. However, the show never aired as promoted by the network, and subsequently was first screened in Australia by the subscription W. Channel. [edit] References
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