Creators:
Bryan FullerComposer:
Jim DooleyCast:
Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Kristin Chenoweth, Jim Dale, Mike White, Julia Campbell, Paul Reubens, Audrey Wasilewski (more)VOD (1)
Seasons(2) / Episodes(22)
Plots(1)
Bryan Fuller (the creator of Wonderfalls and Dead Like Me) is back with original and quirky Pushing Daisies. This forensic fairytale follows Ned (Lee Pace), a young man with a very special gift. As a boy, Ned discovered that he could return the dead briefly back to life with just one touch. Now a pie maker, Ned puts his ability to good use, not only touching dead fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavour, but working with a private investigator to crack murder cases by raising the dead and getting them to name their killers. But the tale gets complicated when Ned brings his childhood sweetheart (Anna Friel), Chuck, back from the dead - and keeps her alive. Chuck becomes the third partner in Ned and Emerson's private-investigation enterprise, encouraging them to use Ned's skills for good, not just for profit. Life would be perfect for Ned and Chuck, except for one cruel twist: if he ever touches her again, she'll go back to being dead, this time for good. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user NinadeL (3)
Pushing Daisies (2007)
This series, which was fatefully affected by the writers' strike, is a true combination of Tim Burton and Ed Wood. Essentially, it amounts to a series of stand-alone detective stories refreshed with an original "method." The presence of the narrator is nice, as is the gradual mapping of the main characters' pasts.
()
Season 1 (2007) (S01)
Visually it's a treat, and the actors do their best. Anna Friel, Jakubisko’s Bathory, reigns supreme, never having to prove how high level her acting is, and can only be enjoyed to the fullest. In hindsight, the replay value is amazing, because while it's clear that the main story won't leave your brain, the details of each case will be something new each time.
()
Season 2 (2008) (S02)
What is interesting is the development from episodic cases to a plot with more grip at the end of Season 2, which I liked by far the most. And the rushed finale? If every canceled series had such a well-closed ending, we could only congratulate ourselves. It's just a pity that the sequel in the form of a comic book has rested on its laurels. After all, for a show I've been following for six years, I won't forget that one right away.
()