It’s been 9 months, 21 days, 15 hours, and 28 minutes since ABC buried Pushing Daisies six feet under. It may just be a coincidence that I write this on Easter weekend – the holiday that commemorates the almighty Resurrection. I can’t help but wonder if the show will ever revive itself and gloriously return for a third season?Created by Bryan Fuller, the show revolves around the adventures of a wiry pie-maker played by Lee Pace, his waitress and secret admirer Olive Snook played by Kristin Chenoweth, and his money-loving, mystery-solving partner Emerson Cod played by Chi McBride. Oh yeah – and his “alive-again” first love Charlotte “Chuck” Charles (Anna Friel) whom the pie-maker brought back to life with a single touch. The gang goes around solving murders fit for an episode of Scooby Doo, by reviving the dead and asking who killed them. Unfortunately, like many of Fuller’s shows, it was curtains for Pushing Daisies after a mere 22 episodes over a two-year run.
The deeply saturated colors and high contrast visual design creates a dream-like fantasy world that resonates within the hearts and minds of the viewers. The narration, superbly delivered by Jim Dale (famous for his award-winning contributions to the audiobooks of the Harry Potter series), brings a comforting air of whimsical childhood stories and fairy tales. Although the black comedy deals with rather morbid subject matter, the chemistry of the ensemble cast energizes the stories in a quirky and endearing way. While the cancellation of Pushing Daisies brings me much sadness, the show has taught me to appreciate life, to feel with my heart, and to believe in fairy tales years after childhood. Will we ever get to see more adventures of the pie-maker and the girl named Chuck? Sadly, I think it would take a miracle.
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