Pushing Daisies

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Season 1
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  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 3, 2007
Season #: 1, 2
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 254 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    100
    Pushing Daisies deserves its high praise. It's the best new drama of the fall, finding sweet hope in morbid tragedy.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    100
    Pushing Daisies is perfect.
  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Gloria Goodale
    91
    The hour balances its caper-cartoon and ghoulish sensibilities with a crisp pace and well-cast leads.
  4. Kansas City Star
    Reviewed by: Aaron Barnhart
    80
    It’s definitely not the same-old same-old, for which ABC is to be congratulated.
  5. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    80
    As charming as all that is amid the macabre, Pushing Daisies is a show that only a grown-up can fully enjoy.
  6. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    80
    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.
  7. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    63
    Pushing Daisies is fanciful and fun, but sometimes pushes the daisies too hard.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 125
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 125
  3. Negative: 18 out of 125
  1. shineonsunfish
    Nov 29, 2012
    10
    Are people kidding? This show was great - BEAUTIFUL to look at, lovely and whimsical, clever, fresh, and heartwarming. A great cast andAre people kidding? This show was great - BEAUTIFUL to look at, lovely and whimsical, clever, fresh, and heartwarming. A great cast and unique plot really rounded it out - I guess it just wasn't for everyone. If you are into something a little different, as well as some heart and mystery, this was a great place to look!… Expand
  2. Elizabeth
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    I think it's the best new show out there. The visual aspect, the acting and the witty writing make this show a true gem.
  4. AngelaG.
    Oct 3, 2007
    10
    Caught fire 20-odd minutes in and didn't let up. The leads have incredible chemistry, and anyone who thinks to put Swoosie Kurtz and Caught fire 20-odd minutes in and didn't let up. The leads have incredible chemistry, and anyone who thinks to put Swoosie Kurtz and Ellen Greene on the same screen deserves our love and support.… Expand
  5. thecritic
    Feb 3, 2008
    10
    Delightful set and actors, and not being afraid to be different, makes this show the best show on television.
  6. Jake
    Oct 10, 2007
    9
    Although not perfect, the pilot for Pushing Daisies was interesting and enjoyable. It was one of the few pilots that made me want to watch Although not perfect, the pilot for Pushing Daisies was interesting and enjoyable. It was one of the few pilots that made me want to watch again next week. It reminds me a lot of Big Fish, and is what I like to call an "indicator show". Meaning, that like certain other tv shows, movies, and books, whether or not you like and/or "get" the show is an indicator of your level of intellectual sophistication and/or emotional maturity. If you don't "get" the show, you probably are either not that bright, or perhaps you are bright, but not very emotionally developed. So, for those of you who are somewhat intellectually sophisticated and emotionally mature, try this show out.… Expand
  7. TalL.
    Oct 4, 2007
    8
    Good stuff. Different. Could become interesting.
  8. Ann
    Oct 7, 2007
    0
    Yecccch.

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Awards & Rankings

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#3 Best TV Season of 2007
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#10 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
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#48 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

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