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Pushing Daisies

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

Pushing Daisies
86
8.0 User Score:

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.

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...

100

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.

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100

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

Pushing Daisies is a delicate, rapturously original little television miracle.

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100

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

Pushing Daisies is by far the best new series of the fall season.

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100

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

Pushing Daisies is perfect.

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100

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.

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100

USA TodayRobert Bianco

Solid gold from top to bottom, the cast is almost an embarrassment of riches.

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91

Christian Science MonitorGloria Goodale

The hour balances its caper-cartoon and ghoulish sensibilities with a crisp pace and well-cast leads.

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90

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.

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90

Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray

I wouldn't want to miss a word.

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90

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.

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90

VarietyBrian Lowry

Standing head and shoulders above this fall's other seedlings.

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90

Washington PostTom Shales

The lovingly and imaginatively produced pilot has to be the most gorgeous piece of television airing anywhere tonight.

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90

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.

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90

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.

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80

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).

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80

SalonHeather Havrilesky

With snappy writing, stunning art direction and a great cast, this really is the new show you don't want to miss.

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80

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum

Daisies is something you shouldn't miss, particularly if you're looking for something different on TV.

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80

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

All the praise heaped on Pushing Daisies, and every declaration about the dramedy's originality, is merited.

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80

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.

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80

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.

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80

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.

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80

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.

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80

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

Pushing Daisies is good, as well as distinctive.

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80

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.

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80

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.

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80

New York MagazineJohn Leonard

Pushing Daisies will drive you crazy or make you smile.

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80

Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart

It’s definitely not the same-old same-old, for which ABC is to be congratulated.

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80

Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

It is all very beautiful.

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70

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.

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63

New York PostLinda Stasi

Pushing Daisies is fanciful and fun, but sometimes pushes the daisies too hard.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 168 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

zack m gave it a10:
this is one of the most original shows i've seen in years. it is creative and well acted with a nice to it. it's truely regretableit got cancelled

Enya B gave it a5:
When I saw that this show was written by the same person as "Dead Like Me" I thought it had great potential. I've watched the first season and one episode of the second season (all mostly against my will, although I hope for improvement wish each episode) and there's nothing that attaches me to this show. The characters are shallow, although the acting is superb and the colors are entertaining. The narration is super, super annoying... the whole point of film and TV is for us to see the story acted out, not be told. Most of the time I could get what was going on without the narrator having to briskly gab it to me. I saw so much potential in this show that was ruined by the narration.. we were told things that could have been acted out and made the show that much better (for example, when Chuck was told by Ned that he killed her father.. except that never happened; the narrator told us it happened and then we see Ned out searching for a missing Chuck). There was far too much silliness and not enough seriousness mixed into the fray. The storyline and plot were weak and I found myself guessing the end of nearly every episode, or losing interest altogether, about halfway through the show.

ethan e gave it a10:
Why, why WHY did they take this show off of TV?!? It's such an amazing show. It's really unique in many ways, and it's actually cheery. It makes me smile, and I don't feel angst-y after watching it, like many TV dramas. It's upbeat and "refreshing", as I've heard many people put it. It even had good ratings! So why isn't it still on TV??? I can't even get season 2 on DVD!

Linc Link gave it a10:
This is my favorite show ever...and I'm 44 years old. It is a pity that ABC is giving it the axe. Hopefully some other network will pick it up. Blessings!

Gia T gave it a10:
I love this show! It's not only funny, but so very beautiful to look at... I really do hope ABC opts to keep it.

Thomas B gave it a9:
Intelligent writing; good acting; not a simple plot but fun to see what writers can do with juggling the subplots.

Leath T gave it a10:
Fantastic. Too bad the first season ended so abruptly. I look forward to Season 2 and October 1st.

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