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Summary: Nothing compares!
Comment: This beautiful show is indeed magical. It reaches in and makes my heart soar and my face smile. If romantic shows would only model their characters after that Ned and Chuck...viva l'amore!
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Summary: Epic Show. Speechless.
Comment: I cant even describe how GREAT is this show!, Its so bad this season has ended. Great visual art that's almost surreal, great actors, all the episodes have suspense but with a touch of comedy, I ABSOLUTELLY LOVE IT. The price of this set is SO good !! totally worth it, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Wonderful Show
Comment: It is very rare that I enjoy something enough to actually go back on Amazon to rate it, but Pushing Daisies is an excellent show- actually, one of only a couple shows that I've ever purchased (or pre-ordered in this case) on DVD. Beautiful art direction, quirky and inventive storytelling, and great acting performances all around make this one of my favorite shows in a few years. There really isn't anything else quite like it on TV right now.
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Summary: The Not-So Grim Reaper Who Makes Pies And Solves Crimes
Comment: How's this for a concept? A man with an unusual gift brings his true love back to life, but can never touch her, else she pushes daisies once more. If you don't see the irony in this, then you might never get the show, because it's one of the most witty, brilliant, and certainly the most ironic on TV today. If nothing else, it gives a much needed weirdly original twist to cascade of murder-solving detective shows on today.
Ned has the gift of changing people's cold fortunes, bringing them back to life. Unfortunately, if they're alive for more than 60 seconds, then someone else must take their place in the underworld. Since Ned doesn't want to inadvertently take another's life, he has to touch them again before the clock expires. This is both a blessing and a curse. It's a curse in that his childhood was hell because of it, and he can't touch his girlfriend now. The blessing is he can solve crimes by bringing back the disfigured murder victims to extract the information he needs to solve crimes, which adds income to his pie business, and makes his partner, Emerson Cod rather happy.
These facts must be known to get any of the series. But even if you still don't get it, you'll appreciate the characters at least. This show has more quirky character that are so brilliantly developed, you would think this show was on USA. But it's not just the character. Brilliantly designed by all involved, this almost-fanciful world takes cues from people like Tim Burton and other such out-there stylists. The world lives and breaths effortlessly, and amazes you with the irony and quirk of it all.
And even though this show is supposed has all the detective/murder-mystery elements that we know and watch endlessly, this show not only adds Ned's unique twist, but also much humor and wit in it's murder stories. Case in point, when Ned brings back the dead for his 60 seconds, they come back with all the scars that killed them. Whether this is a half-rolled face, knives or glass shards sticking out or whatever, it may seem gory, but once you get over the shock factor of the first time, these scenes play for all comedic value, causing you to laugh, no matter how wrong it may be.
The cases have also so far turned up must quirk, whether it's the killer who uses real test-crash dummies, or the guy who says his wife killed him, but he has 3 wives, they all take quirky and ironic twists that keep with the show's feel. Never do the cases feel over-done, in fact, they might feel a bit underdone. Because the murder isn't the focus here, it's just a side-story. The show is all about the characters, and there story plays out centerstage, instead of the other way around.
And how could I go on without also giving props to the narrator, Jim Dale. Yes, I'd say it's pretty unique for a TV series to have a narrator, and no he does not bore you, but rather, he enchants you with this forensic fairy tale, giving you all the details without it sounding like an explanation.
So overall, certainly a show I'll keep watching well into this season to see how things all pie-pan out. It restores faith in the originality of shows on ABC and network TV. Certainly ABC's best show, and certainly must-see TV, Pushing Daisies is the quirkiest and most ironic show on TV today. Can you say Emmy's?
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Summary: Fabulous
Comment: One of the best shows I've seen on tv in a long while. Charming, witty, eye-poppingly wonderful. Fantastic cast! Highly recommend these dvds to everyone. It's been a long time since its December finale and I highly anticipate its October premire.
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