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The winter of 'Pushing Daisies' discontent

By Rick Porter

December 12, 09:03 PM

Annafriel_pushingdaisies_240For all we know about Chuck's dad on Pushing Daisies, and how his death left her an orphan, we've never really heard anything about her mother. Until the jaw-dropper of a revelation at the end of Wednesday's episode.

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'Pushing Daisies' indulges its sweet tooth

By Rick Porter

November 28, 08:47 PM

Leepace2_pushingdaisies_240I realize that headline pretty much states the obvious: If there's anything Pushing Daisies is not afraid of, it's being sweet, sometimes cloyingly so.

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Gangsta love on 'Pushing Daisies'

By Rick Porter

November 14, 07:59 PM

Chimcbride_pushingdaisies_240 When you think of "gangsta," Pushing Daisies is probably about the last TV show you would associate with it.

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'Pushing Daisies': The Legend of Cutesy Hollow

By Rick Porter

October 31, 08:24 PM

Leepace2_pushingdaisies_240Perhaps I'm reading too much into this, but I find it amusing that a key point in this week's Pushing Daisies mystery is that the killer has hypoglycemia, i.e. low blood sugar. Because this show, whatever it may be, is never lacking in the sweetness.

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'Pushing Daisies': Not to put too fine a point on it ...

By Rick Porter

October 24, 08:18 PM

Kristinchenoweth_pushingdaisies_240Has there ever been a more natural pairing of sensibilities than Pushing Daisies and They Might Be Giants? OK, probably (Lennon and McCartney come to mind). But it still worked really well in Wednesday's episode.

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'Pushing Daisies': This is not a doubloon

By Rick Porter

October 17, 07:53 PM

Chimcbride_pushingdaisies_240Veteran TV writer Ken Levine recently explained on his blog how the second episode of a new show is often the toughest one to write, caught as it is between the blow-it-all-out pilot and the week-to-week work of an ongoing show.

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Lies and the 'Pushing Daisies' liars who tell them

By Rick Porter

October 10, 07:25 PM

Annafriel_pushingdaisies_240The facts are these: Episode two of Pushing Daisies absolutely kept up the whimsical tone and magical visuals of its pilot, along with some wonderfully sweet moments featuring our two protagonists.

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'Pushing Daisies' premiere: Meet Ned

By Rick Porter

October 03, 06:10 PM

Leepace2_pushingdaisies_240Critics here, there and everywhere have already sung the praises of Pushing Daisies, and while I'm pretty much in full agreement, I don't want just to repeat what they've already said (not all of it, anyway). I'm just as interested in what you think.

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