"Pushing Daisies" (2007)TV series

Creator:

Bryan Fuller

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

life. death. and life again.

Plot:

A man has the power to bring dead people back to life.

Plot Keywords:

Surreal | Colorful | Dog | Resurrection | Restaurant

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Lee Pace	...	Ned (12 episodes, 2007)
Anna Friel	...	Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles (12 episodes, 2007)
Chi McBride	...	Emerson Cod (12 episodes, 2007)
Jim Dale	...	Narrator (12 episodes, 2007)
Ellen Greene	...	Vivian Charles (12 episodes, 2007)
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Lily Charles (12 episodes, 2007)
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Olive Snook (12 episodes, 2007)
Field Cate	...	Young Ned (10 episodes, 2007)
Sy Richardson	...	Coroner (7 episodes, 2007)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Jinks/Cohen Company

Trivia:

British Anna Friel, who plays Chuck, uses her American accent all the time when on set. The only person she will drop it for is her mother when she calls as she can't stand her daughter using her "American voice".

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Coroner: Mmmmmmmmm-hmmmmmmmm.

Not that original

For a TV show it is Original, I guess. But it's not an original concept at all. It is a complete homage to the french movie Amélie. In fact, the music in the first episode when we first meet the Aunts, is also used in the movie...I think. Anyway, I'll give this show a chance, but what bothers me about it is that it does feel like someone trying to tell a story using someone else's style. Watch Amélie and you'll see what I mean. Not that the show is bad, but it just feels like the action is there to serve the style rather, so it doesn't feel as natural. It's like to a man with a hammer everything looks like a nail. So it's almost like a writing exercise. Write a one hour TV show in the style of Amelie. That's a little bit how it feels like, so it seems a little contrived. But it's only a pilot, so they may find their own voice as the series progresses.