Author: Emma Loggins
Review Date: 2008-09-17


Description:

Every not-so-often, along comes a show that's different. Wonderfully different. Pushing Daisies, TV Guide's Matt Roush writes, "restores my faith in TV's ability to amuse, enchant and entertain." It's the story of Ned, a lonely pie maker whose touch can reanimate the dead. Cool, but there's a hitch. If Ned touches the person again, the miracle is reversed. If he doesn't, a bystander goes toes up. What to do?

Easy: Team with a private eye, bring murder victims back just long enough to discover whodunit, and collect the rewards. Things go well until Ned's boyhood sweetie is the next dear departed, and he can't resist bringing her back for keeps! Dig the wit, style and quirky romance: If you're not laughing, you may need a visit from Ned.


Pushing Dasies Review:

This was my favorite new series of last season. Pushing Daisies is an enchanting tale revolving around Ned, a lonely pie maker, who has the gift of being able to bring the dead back to life with just one touch. If he touches them again, they die for good. However, there's a catch. If he doesn't touch them again within the first minute, then an innocent by stander kicks the dust.

What does one do with such a gift? Pair up with a private investigator and solve murders of course! One minute is plenty of time to get enough clues to be able to solve murders and collect the rewards. But what's a show like this without a tortured romance? Enter in a romance for the books between Ned and his childhood sweetheart Charlotte, whom he brings back to life and now can never touch again.

The series is narrated as if it is a fairytale, that, paired with the artistry of the way every scene is shot, makes it hands down the most artistic show on television. The wit, the style, the quirky romance and relationships, it is simply television at its best.

I've compared this show numerous times to the film Amelie. If Amelie were a television series, it would be Pushing Daisies. Its artistry is something that is untouched by other shows. The consideration for color and style is something that makes every scene a work of art. It's a breath of fresh air that is a delight to watch. If you haven't checked it out yet, pick up this release and find out what you're missing.

Special features are a bit scant on the release, but there is an interactive featurette that has the cast and creative crew dishing about series secrets which is pretty cool.

A must have for any television fan!


Rating: A+