Pushing Daisies
May. 13th, 2008 04:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kingandyI had the good fortune of catching an episode of Pushing Daisies recently.
I wasn't initially interested because a simple pitch-type summary - 'private detective who solves crimes with his dead girlfriend' - doesn't do the show justice. That brief soundbite gives you the idea that it's a dark show trying to be the next Buffy, like 'Tru Calling' or something. This could not be further from the truth; in fact the show is more like a modern fairy tale, and while this phrase too is bandied about far too much, in this case it is particularly apt because of the narration, which comes from a distinguished british gent and speaks in story-book terms like 'the shoemaker' and 'the piemaker' rather than naming the characters directly. In addition the show is bright and colourful, with plot and direction both that scream whimsy. Almost hysterically, in fact.
Here is a clip from the show where the dead girlfriend's archnemesis follows her reanimated pigeon friend, accompanied by the dead girlfriend's taxidermist aunts.
Intriguing.
I wasn't initially interested because a simple pitch-type summary - 'private detective who solves crimes with his dead girlfriend' - doesn't do the show justice. That brief soundbite gives you the idea that it's a dark show trying to be the next Buffy, like 'Tru Calling' or something. This could not be further from the truth; in fact the show is more like a modern fairy tale, and while this phrase too is bandied about far too much, in this case it is particularly apt because of the narration, which comes from a distinguished british gent and speaks in story-book terms like 'the shoemaker' and 'the piemaker' rather than naming the characters directly. In addition the show is bright and colourful, with plot and direction both that scream whimsy. Almost hysterically, in fact.
Here is a clip from the show where the dead girlfriend's archnemesis follows her reanimated pigeon friend, accompanied by the dead girlfriend's taxidermist aunts.
Intriguing.
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Date: 2008-05-13 04:28 pm (UTC)I'm still waiting for Tim Burton to sue though...
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Date: 2008-05-13 05:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-13 07:54 pm (UTC)I'd been waiting for this show for well over a year because my Spanish lj friend kept posting icons she's made and it looked really pretty. I resisted the temptation to download but it took ages to get to our screen - so long that I thought I might be disappointed. Luckily, I haven't been - it's adorable.
Have to seen the second episode? The one with the crash test dummies that they never aired on the TV? I have a copy and will bring it along to Nook's game if not - it's a stand-alone episode but rather charming.
See you when geek commences :D
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Date: 2008-05-13 09:46 pm (UTC)Speaking of games - join the LJ Community - I've sent you an invite.
I also note you've not friended me.
You hate me!
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Date: 2008-05-13 09:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-14 08:09 am (UTC)We missed ep 3 and presumed it was from that.
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Date: 2008-05-14 05:56 pm (UTC)I also note you've not friended me.
You hate me!
Although these comments are in reply to my comment, I'm guessiong that they are directed to Andy because I've joined
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Date: 2008-05-15 06:57 am (UTC)Fixed.
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Date: 2008-05-13 09:51 pm (UTC)I agree with your view of the show, although I do think the marketing tried hard to present the title brightly.