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Pushing Daisies

"Pushing Daisies" on DVD

May 28, 2008

I've been meaning to get this on the blog all day. Been one of those days. Anyway, the DVD will be out on Sept. 16 — therefore around the time of the second season — and will have the nine episodes seen to date. DVD and Blu-ray. Since I watched the ABC HD version, with [...]

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"Pushing Daisies": A Little Hitch

November 28, 2007

I'll post at greater length when I am done watching tonight's episode. But after seeing Molly Shannon being attacked by the birds, I couldn't help but think of how much they'd made her look like Tippi Hedren even before that scene. But for some comparison, here's a publicity photo of Hedren in "The Birds."

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Wednesday Notebook: "Pushing Daisies," "Private Practice," "Heroes," "Back to You"

October 25, 2007

Maybe it's the Broadway geek within, but to have Kristin Chenoweth and Ellen Greene singing together on "Pushing Daisies" was simply a kick.
By the way, Ann V. in the comments below noted that it was a They Might Be Giants song. (News to me. But if you want to talk about the new Robert Plant/Alison [...]

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"Pushing Daisies" Wednesday: Less of a Cutie-Pie

October 18, 2007

Sometimes people have to stop talking fast and let themselves feel something.
Last night was one of those where I just ran out of steam, managing to get through only half of "Private Practice" before sailing away on Lethe. But before that I did get through "Pushing Daisies" and was not entirely displeased. …

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Catching Up: "Pushing Daisies," "Private Practice," "Grey's Anatomy," "Dirty Sexy Money," "House"

October 13, 2007

The scene that persuaded me to watch "Pushing Daisies" at least once more.
(You know, after listening to Chip Caray declare "Here come the Yankees" too many times, it was kind of nice just now to hear Joe Buck punctuate a Cleveland rally with "Here come the Indians." But that's not what I'm here to talk [...]

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New Season: "Pushing Daisies"

October 3, 2007

Premieres tonight on ABC.

Maybe I should just shut my pie hole about this show…
I have seen the considerable enthusiasm among some of my colleagues for "Pushing Daisies." I have also read the discussion of applying the word "twee" to it. ("Twee," which I looked up to be sure, means "affectedly clever. … mincingly cute or [...]

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