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Pushing Daisies
EMAILPRINTSERIES: ABC, Wednesday 8:00p (60 minutes)

Universal acclaim
Based on 30 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 167 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Created By: Bryan Fuller
First Air Date: October 3, 2007
Summary
Starring Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Ellen Greene, Kristin Chenoweth, Swoosie Kurtz, and Jim Dale
Ned brings life and death with a touch in this fresh-as-a-daisy fantasy show.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Pushing Daisies deserves its high praise. It's the best new drama of the fall, finding sweet hope in morbid tragedy.
Read Full Review >Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Pushing Daisies is a delicate, rapturously original little television miracle.
Read Full Review >Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Pushing Daisies is by far the best new series of the fall season.
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
It's a gloriously visual fairy tale full of saturated colors and whimsical stories, the kind of romantic comedy/whodunit that should, by rights, captivate a nation starved for quirkiness and delight.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
Solid gold from top to bottom, the cast is almost an embarrassment of riches.
Read Full Review >Christian Science MonitorGloria Goodale
The hour balances its caper-cartoon and ghoulish sensibilities with a crisp pace and well-cast leads.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
It's the best-looking pilot of the season--maybe the best new show, period--even though it may not look that good in the future.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
This may be one of the most beautifully crafted and original TV shows ever to get fall consideration on a big network.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Standing head and shoulders above this fall's other seedlings.
Read Full Review >Washington PostTom Shales
The lovingly and imaginatively produced pilot has to be the most gorgeous piece of television airing anywhere tonight.
Read Full Review >TV GuideMatt Roush
This Technicolored kaleidoscope fable of life, love and perpetual whimsy restores my faith in TV's ability to amuse, enchant and entertain with endless invention and eye-popping style.
Read Full Review >SlateTroy Patterson
It's a breath of fresh air even for those of us who find our allergies stimulated by the countless particles of whimsy suspended in its thick atmosphere.
Read Full Review >LA WeeklyRobert Abele
It's a whimsical, romantically inventive and darkly funny pop-up hour about a man (Lee Pace) whose touch can bring the dead back to life (but also, yikes, vice versa).
Read Full Review >SalonHeather Havrilesky
With snappy writing, stunning art direction and a great cast, this really is the new show you don't want to miss.
Read Full Review >San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum
Daisies is something you shouldn't miss, particularly if you're looking for something different on TV.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
All the praise heaped on Pushing Daisies, and every declaration about the dramedy's originality, is merited.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
The story of Ned (Lee Pace), a young man who can bring the dead back to life, is sweetly odd, but also oddly charming.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Pushing Daisies captivates with an emotionally resonant story and dazzles with its bright visual imagery. Fans of delightfully daft fairy tales, this one's for you.
Read Full Review >NewsdayDiane Werts
On top of the stars' subtlety and Fuller's verbal wit, Sonnenfeld's pilot direction ladles layers of flashy frosting--theatrical camera angles, emphatic zooms, intensified color and those heavyhanded moments when the narration can't quite straddle the sap line.
Read Full Review >Baltimore SunDavid Zurawik
At its best--during several moments of exquisite longing between the adult Ned and Chuck--Pushing Daisies feels so right that it almost redeems all the wrongs of such wretched new series as Cavemen or Carpoolers.
Read Full Review >Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
As charming as all that is amid the macabre, Pushing Daisies is a show that only a grown-up can fully enjoy.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
The series, from creators Bryan Fuller and Barry Sonnenfeld, is a masterful mixture of life, romance, optimism and youthful exuberance, all played out under the threat of instant death.
Read Full Review >New York MagazineJohn Leonard
Pushing Daisies will drive you crazy or make you smile.
Read Full Review >Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
It’s definitely not the same-old same-old, for which ABC is to be congratulated.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Despite the fine work of Pace and Friel--who convey tenderness despite the director’s efforts to stamp it out--the sheer quantity of forced whimsy and visual razzle-dazzle can be exhausting.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
Pushing Daisies is fanciful and fun, but sometimes pushes the daisies too hard.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 167 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jane K. gave it a7:
Charming characters and a beautiful style make this an enjoyable show. However, it is crushed to death under the narration! It over-narrates... it talks over the plot, and it explains things that don't need explaining... let the actors act, they can pull it off without a narrator telling us every detail of their internal monologues. With such simplistic plots, the device of narration serves no purpose whatsoever. It's like pouring sprinkles on top of a wedding cake.
Charlotte M. gave it a10:
This is my favorite new show in years. The creativity and use of Broadway actors combine to yield a delightful, quirky, and unpredictable gem of a show. Take a look - you'll love it.
Martin S. gave it a6:
It's well written but not particularly interesting. I smell cancellation.
Dejai gave it a10:
I truly think this is the type of show that could surpass the Emmy's and win Oscars. Every show makes my heart and body feel privileged to watch it.
Dr louise gave it an8:
I really like this show.. Truly makes my heart pop, but with all fairy tails they must come to a conclusion or it gets boring. There isn't anything but the love to bring me back.. Unfortunately, If they don't get together by the end of the season I will not be watching next year...
Candace W. gave it a10:
Pushing Daisies is ingenious! I laugh beginning to end each episode. Jim Dale as the narrator is the icing on the cake. :)
Jasmine gave it a10:
Love it! The most refreshing TV show on right now.
