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Resurrecting Heroic Romance

A pie maker's gift brings energy to quirky dramedy Pushing Daises.

Todd Hertz | posted 3/05/2008 09:50AM

Television can be so repetitive: full of cops, doctors, reality TV contestants, and pie makers who revive the dead. Okay, there may be exceptions—like ABC's Pushing Daises (Wednesdays, 8/7c), an ...

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Dana	Posted: March 05, 2008 4:10 PM

i must have watched a different new show called pushing daisies, because the one i watched up 'til the strike was staffed by grossly self-centred and irresponsible characters. both ned and chuck do what they want when they want without considering the consequences or effects on others, but it's "heroic" because it works out in the end. let's take the given example of beekeeping: chuck reminds ned that it's illegal to keep bees inside city limits (presumably due to public health concerns, allergies, etc). ned says that he doesn't care if it makes her happy. chuck agrees. cue the happy narration and the end. i guess i'm just not deep or hip enough to see how this is heroism, self-sacrifice, or anything other than two people who don't know how to say no to all their desires, whether those be good or ill.

K.	Posted: March 05, 2008 1:45 PM


lame article. let's give the show some thought already instead of merely describing it and tossing out a phrase that Entertainment Weekly used. I love the show and it deserves more thoughtful critique than this. Two stars for even writing about the show at all.

April

Posted: March 05, 2008 11:59 AM


This show is fun and consistently entertaining. The characters are quirky and have intelligence in themselves. It also shows them struggling with moral issues, so it is unlike most other shows on TV in that area.

Elizabeth

Posted: March 05, 2008 10:47 AM


I love this show because it is smart and different. The writers consistantly come up with fun, quirky lines and stories. The narration by Jim Dale is another reason why I watch. He's the reader for all the Harry Potter audio books and is excellent!

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