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'Pushing Daisies' stands on last 'original' leg in ratings
Erin Shea
Issue date: 11/19/08 Section: Entertainment
11/19/08 - Ned the Piemaker may need someone to bring him back to life if more people don't start visiting the Pie-Hole soon.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you're probably one of the millions who haven't been watching ABC's fantasy-comedy, "Pushing Daisies."
If you do know what I'm talking about, chances are you just had a coronary, because, as those of us who have been watching "Pushing Daisies" know, it's one of the few truly original shows left on television.
"Pushing Daisies" has slipped in the all-important ratings this season and ABC has yet to extend its season order beyond the original 13 episodes. ABC seems to be waiting to see how "Pushing Daisies" does in the ratings after being pre-empted for two weeks by "Dancing with the Stars" and the Country Music Awards.
The ratings did increase the week before when it ran opposite now U.S. president-elect Obama's broadcast. If that trend continues in the post-election season, "Pushing Daisies" will have a case for renewal; so now's the time, "Daisies fans," to make sure you and everyone you know watch the show, live, to make sure ABC doesn't cancel it.
In the mass of procedural shows, soapy dramas and "reality TV" currently on the tube, "Pushing Daisies" stands out. The show is one of the best examples of quality scripted television - and it's a breath of fresh air for those of us who are sick of seeing the same old formulas on television.
"Pushing Daisies" centers around the fairytale-like world of Ned the Piemaker (Lee Pace), who has the power to bring the dead back to life with his touch. Unfortunately, he must "re-dead" them within one minute, or something or someone else dies.
When private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) discovers his secret, he promises to keep quiet if Ned helps him solve his cases. One of his first involves the death of childhood friend, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles (Anna Friel). Ned, however, is unable to kill her again and so she joins their team, keeping her identity secret to prevent the exposure of Ned's power.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you're probably one of the millions who haven't been watching ABC's fantasy-comedy, "Pushing Daisies."
If you do know what I'm talking about, chances are you just had a coronary, because, as those of us who have been watching "Pushing Daisies" know, it's one of the few truly original shows left on television.
"Pushing Daisies" has slipped in the all-important ratings this season and ABC has yet to extend its season order beyond the original 13 episodes. ABC seems to be waiting to see how "Pushing Daisies" does in the ratings after being pre-empted for two weeks by "Dancing with the Stars" and the Country Music Awards.
The ratings did increase the week before when it ran opposite now U.S. president-elect Obama's broadcast. If that trend continues in the post-election season, "Pushing Daisies" will have a case for renewal; so now's the time, "Daisies fans," to make sure you and everyone you know watch the show, live, to make sure ABC doesn't cancel it.
In the mass of procedural shows, soapy dramas and "reality TV" currently on the tube, "Pushing Daisies" stands out. The show is one of the best examples of quality scripted television - and it's a breath of fresh air for those of us who are sick of seeing the same old formulas on television.
"Pushing Daisies" centers around the fairytale-like world of Ned the Piemaker (Lee Pace), who has the power to bring the dead back to life with his touch. Unfortunately, he must "re-dead" them within one minute, or something or someone else dies.
When private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) discovers his secret, he promises to keep quiet if Ned helps him solve his cases. One of his first involves the death of childhood friend, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles (Anna Friel). Ned, however, is unable to kill her again and so she joins their team, keeping her identity secret to prevent the exposure of Ned's power.
