If there is a direct opposite of anything on PUSHING DAISIES it’s that while Young Ned lost his ability to imagine, series creator Bryan Fuller continues to allow his to grow and flourish in a technicolor dreamcoat of greatness. There is such imagination and joy in each episode of Daisies that as a hopeful writer, it blows my mind and gives me goosebumps.

This week, THE SOUP’s Joel McHale was poisoned by one of his four wives but actually died by accidentally falling on the sharp handle of a metal dog brush 7 times. Whoops. If you hadn’t guessed it, this week’s theme was polygamy, desire and need.

Yet another gang of TV Scoobies was created this week when Ned, Chuck and Emerson brought Olive into the loop, each taking a wife and a shot at going undercover with Digby to find out which one poisoned my man McHale. I know what you’re thinking… “Bitches“ refers to the dogs that the deceased and his wives bred and you’d be correct but in some cases it also applied to the wives. Greedy, selfish, delusional, and depressed each had motive to kill the husband but which one did it?

The doggie shop keeper, the doggie therapist, the doggie trainer, or the seeing eye dog expert? The clue was in the coffee with almond creamer that masked the arsenic. Or so we thought. The real answer lie in the secret the deceased almost took to the grave, that he sold their special 4 breed hybrid to a competitor named Snuppy who planned on cloning their precious Bubblegum for every family on every corner and on every block.

Polygamy seems tricky and thankfully it appears that Ned The Pie Maker refuses to have anyone but his beloved Chuck. Gotta hand it to Olive Snook for trying, that Halloween night smooch was something but sadly it wasn’t enough and she knows it. Chuck questions Ned’s desire to only be with her, resisting the human need for the physical but Ned’s holding out for his untouchable. Does this mean that a girl named Chuck is the one we need to look out for? Is that cold bitch going to ruin my Ned’s heart? Oh she better not. I know a legion of girls out there ready to pounce on some Ned if need be. Could I be more fickle? I question Chuck’s true desire based on speculation and then call her a bitch. God I’m heartless. Love me some Chuck and you all know it. Girl’s fierce.

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It’s been two long agonizing, grueling, dark weeks since the last PUSHING DAISIES episode but tonight, The Bitch Is Back! Sorry, but the episode tonight is called “Bitches” so I felt the Elton John reference was apropos.

To watch a clip from “Bitches” and to find out some (probable) Season Finale Spoilers, head on over to ThePieMaker.com

The WGA Strike is about to take away television but before that happens, there’s plenty for GMMR and I to talk about!

Dan and Kath are back for TV Podcast #16, and it’s all about the shows! It’s not about the strike, it’s just us talking about what we’ve loved and hated about television over the past couple weeks. I’m going to warn you now, it’s an hour long podcast. We haven’t talked in a while so sit back, relax, and listen to us in 2 sittings if that makes it easier. Thanks for sticking with us!

We tackle each day’s best and worst starting with Monday and working our way all the way to the lazy nights of Sunday. Chuck, HIMYM, Big Bang Theory, Prison Break, Heroes, House, Bones, Reaper, Pushing Daisies, Gossip Girl, Dirty Sexy Money, Private Practice, The Office, Grey’s Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Supernatural, Moonlight, Friday Night Lights, Torchwood, The Amazing Race, Brothers & Sisters, Dexter, and more. Phew, who’s tired already?

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Say it ain’t so… The WGA Strike takes another life.

It looks as if my boy Bryan Fuller and his brilliant writing staff have retooled episode 9 of PUSHING DAISIES to be the season finale. Will Ned touch Chuck one last time? Will Olive runaway with Digby and start a flea circus? Will Emerson become the host of a knitting show on DIY? Are the Darling Mermaid Darlings destined to remain shut-in’s forever?

Head on over to ThePieMaker.com to read all about it and to discuss with other Daisies fans. No spoilers.

It was Halloween and I was not home at 8pm but you know the second I got back, it was PUSHING DAISIES time! If you’re a fan of Daisies and want to talk with other fans while the show is airing each week, remember to head on over to ThePieMaker.com and chat with other fans.

Last night’s episode was titled “Girth” which has something to do with a saddle rather than with a certain actors member… I was disappointed but I’ll survive. A boy can dream!

“Girth” had Olive as a centerpiece as this week’s mystery involved a group of jockey’s being killed off by a secret from their past. Our little pie slinger just happened to be an award winning jockey back in the day and she’s on the list of those being hunted. Elsewhere, Ned has his own past to deal with as Halloween brings up horrible thoughts of discovery… the reveal that his Father had moved on and started a brand new family while Ned was abandoned at boarding school.

The opening narration was very sing-songy with its rhyming scheme and I’ve read some comments on other sites where people didn’t appreciate the change. I feel that it was more because of holiday nature of the episode. It fit into the storybook holiday special narration of the old days, I guess next week’s narration will be the telling tale.

I really like Young Ned at boarding school flashbacks, I feel that they always reveal something important about adult Ned, if only a quirk. This week we learned that he never received mail from his Father until one day when he received a generic “We’ve Moved!” postcard. Ned escaped the school clad in a cowboy sheet and Digby in tow (of course with matching ghost sheet). He went to his Father’s new address to find that he’s remarried and has two new children. Dead-Beat Dad much?

Olive and Chuck hash out the non-specifics of who knows what about Chuck’s “condition” and we learn that Olive thinks Chuck faked her death and Chuck was relieved to know that Olive would never spill the beans to Aunt’s Viv and Lil. Specifically, she was worried it would blow their little bird brains.

Here’s what I loved about last night’s Pushing Daisies:

And I think my favorite part of the whole episode was the moment toward the end with Ned and Aunt Vivian. There was so much sorrow and pain in both of their faces. Ned’s eyes were watery and damn if it didn’t make me well up myself. A simply divine and subtle moment that knocked my socks off.

Ducky and GMMR are neck deep in Fall TV but we finally had some time to do another TV Podcast.

In TV Podcast #15, we discuss the fall television season and all of its overwhelming glory. We go day by day and talk about the shows that are on, what we’re watching, what we’ve already dropped, and what we hope to catch in reruns (networks willing).

New Shows We Talk About:
Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Dirty Sexy Money, Gossip Girl, Journeyman, Big Bang Theory, Aliens In America, Reaper, Private Practice, Bionic Woman, Moonlight

Returning Faves We Talk About:
How I Met Your Mother, Heroes, Prison Break, House, Bones, Top Model, Grey’s Anatomy, The Office, Supernatural, Friday Night Lights, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters

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PUSHING DAISIES let me count the ways in which I love you. The writing, the acting, the narration, the set design, the cinematography, the camp, the relationship, and more. Last week America fell in love with Ned The Pie Maker and a Girl Named Chuck, much like I had months earlier. This week, my love affair deepened and I found myself aching for more drama, more Ned and Chuck, more Olive, more Emerson, more angst, and just more Pushing Daisies.

The show opened with young Ned arriving at boarding school, Longburrow School for Boys in the town of North Rush. He said goodbye to his Father for the last time and embarked on a painful existence as a different boy unable to fit in. His gift of being able to touch dead things and bring them back to life proved difficult for young Ned in science class. Vivisection was not the easiest task when you’ve touch each dead frog, reanimating them and allowing them to run free. In the frog’s wake, a whole trees worth of birds died… dems the rules!

One of my favorite artistic aspects to Pushing Daisies is the fantastical storybook like world they’ve created for Ned’s backstory. The castle like school in which young Ned attends looked more like a pop-up book creation than a real school and in this case, it so works.

I also hearted how young Ned morphed into a smiling adult sized Ned who’s now happily sleeping in the same room with his childhood sweetheart Charlotte Charles. Lee Pace, I just want to kiss that damn face of yours… too cute. Again, the chemistry between Ned and Chuck/Lee and Anna is sickening. It’s so dead on, hopeful and romantic that it makes me want to vomit… in a good way! Did you notice how Lee’s eyes were all wet while he stared at her in the bed next to him? Simply breathtaking performances.

I laughed out loud with their directional warnings while in the same room. Calling out their next move to ensure no touching occurs was a nice touch, and so perfect for their quirky characters. Making dinner turns into a real chore when you can’t touch or even bump into the other person. There was so much dialogue in that kitchen scene that I think I might need to watch it a good 3 more times to really grasp all that was said. I remember Chuck calling Ned out for his eye twitching which as we all know means he was lying. In this case he was lying about not having a secret or not wanting to get to know more about her. I was dying that Chuck only knew of a fridge as a “Cheesebox” because of the Aunts obsession with fine cheeses.

Kristin Chenoweth hanging out her window with some makeshift mirror, spying on the two reunited lovebirds next door had me rolling. Slamming into the side of the building was expected but exactly what I wanted out of that moment. She’s a wonderful comedic actress and her timing is impeccable.

Emerson Cod’s little tidbit of backstory was to die for. I couldn’t believe that he knits in his spare time and that he made a sweater vest and two handgun cozies… such a fun character detail and a development that would prove helpful later in the episode.

The Coroner was back with his “um-hum”s and blank stare again. I hope they bother him each week and with different identities because I find it not only hilarious but down right essential. This week the case involved a dead auto worker named Bernard Sleighbeck who was supposedly run over. Yeah, his 60 second confession said otherwise, well when he had the chance to speak with Chuck all up in his last comments business. With only a second to spare, Bernard mentioned that a crash test dummy killed him. Funny yet surprisingly creepy.

After the coroners office, it was back to The Pie Hole where once again Olive got to get all extistential on Emerson’s ass and he once again was not having it! I love that she has a philosophy on pie, that they’re not just any multi-national pie corporation like Pies R Us, Pies City, or 1000 Pies in 1 Place. She prides herself on their product and her enjoyment of them. It’s a wonderful character trait for our lonely and sad Olive Snook. Could Emerson be more of a douche? He’s so mad about Chuck.
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Last Wednesday, 13 million watched the premiere of PUSHING DAISIES on ABC and then on Friday night another 4 million tuned in for a rebroadcast! This week I want to make sure that at least that many tune in for the second spectacular episode entitled “Dummy.”

To see a clip from “Dummy”, episode pictures, a plot summary, a to talk everything Pushing Daisies, head on over to the ultimate fansite: ThePieMaker.com

Now that the PUSHING DAISIES “Pie-lette” has aired, I’m hoping that I’m not the only one who absolutely fell in love with Lee Pace and Anna Friel. NED and CHUCK have such amazing chemistry and their inability to touch makes it that much more tragic and to be honest… hot! Just wait to see the creative ways they come up with to “touch” each other in the upcoming episodes. Way more creative, dangerous, and sexy than gold monkeys!

Did you guys just die from the love story? Did you find the narration as enchanting as I did? The language is another character and I think its one of the strongest aspects of the show. The Aunt’s? Seriously, genius! I die everytime Ned reluctantly reaches out to touch Aunt Vivian, she gulps and the Narrator says “Little did he know, she doesn’t like being touched!” It slays me!!! Damn this show rocks my world!

Bryan Fuller once again has created such a magical and whimsical tale solidifying his cult superstar status. Lee Pace is the next crush worthy star and from experience he is sincerely the sweetest man alive. Anna Friel brings such innocence to the role and creates the perfect matching monkey to Ned. Olive, honey there’s no shame in masticating. Emerson, buddy you’ve got your hands full with Ned and Chuck. Good luck with that buddy! And my Darling Mermaid Darlings… how I heart you and your love of cheese.

Please let me know if you loved the show, then head on over to ThePieMaker.com to chat all about it. See you there.

Alright TV fans, this is what I’ve been waiting for all summer, today is the day that I hope the world falls in love with a boy named Ned and a girl named Chuck. I’m talking about the premiere of ABC’s forensic fairytale PUSHING DAISES at 8pm.

Tonight you’ll be introduced to a world so visually stimulating you’ll feel like you’re eyes just had an orgasm. You’ll hear narration and dialogue that will make you wish you were a poet and you’ll be introduced to the coolest pie shop this side of The Double R from Twin Peaks.

I cannot emphasize how strongly I love this show and how much I want all of you to watch tonight’s “Pie-lette” episode. I’ve seen it almost 10 times now and still find little nuances that I missed with each of my previous obsessive viewings.

Kathie from GiveMeMyRemote and I started a Pushing Daisies fansite called ThePieMaker.com to help promote the show we’ve absolutely fallen head over heels for in hopes of bringing all of our readers into the magical world of Pushing Daises.

We’ve been lucky enough to get the endorsement of not only the series creator and writer Bryan Fuller (Wonderfalls, Heroes, Dead Like Me) but of the cast as well. We’ve had access to the Red Carpet for the New York Premiere of Pushing Daisies, the exclusive first look at Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman) in character, a Pushing Daisies Set Visit, and an advance screening of Episode 1.02 “Dummy”.

To get everyone excited about the Premiere of Pushing Daisies, ThePieMaker.com is giving away official Pushing Daises crew shirts and an autographed script of the “Pie-lette.” While I want you to visit my site, I have to tell you that ThePieMaker.com will be the ultimate site for everything related to the show and we hope you’ll not only watch tonight but come chat about it as well.

Preview:
ABC’s Newest PUSHING DAISIES Promo

PUSHING DAISIES PRIMERS:

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PUSHING DAISIES
Premieres: Wednesday, October 3rd at 8pm
Network: ABC

Cast: Lee Pace as Ned The Pie Maker, Anna Friel as Charlotte “Chuck” Charles, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook, Swoosie Kurtz as Aunt Lily, Ellen Greene as Aunt Vivian, and Jim Dale as The Narrator.

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*more pictures and videos from PUSHING DAISIES including my obsession with it after the jump…
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We end our COMIC-CON adventure with the PUSHING DAISIES panel discussion with Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Kristin Chenoweth, Bryan Fuller, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Bruce Cohen. We also let you in on some of the post-panel chaos as we go mobile within the Con. It’s a quick and wacky podcast with Ducky, GMMR and some TV Blogging Friends! Podcast #13: Pushing Daisies Panel Discussion and Post-Panel Chaos.

TV Podcast 13: There are 19 minutes of Pushing Daisies Panel audio and then another 10 of post-panel highs and lows as we navigate our way through the convention floor. It’s quick and funny, stick with it!

We’ll cover a ton of shows so thanks for coming back and listening to the joint TV Podcast between www.givememyremote.com and www.duckydoestv.com

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This past Thursday night was the Hollywood Forever Screening of PUSHING DAISIES and ThePieMaker.com has reviews and pictures.

Quickly I had to put up a Lee Pace picture or two because, after all he is my boo.

Here is a great article from Boston.com and Associated Press about the British Invasion on the American Fall TV Schedule. All of my favorite new shows are listed including CHUCK, PUSHING DAISIES, MOONLIGHT, BIONIC WOMAN, and NEW AMSTERDAM. It’s a fun quick read and pretty interesting when you think about it.

A bevy of British actors, most sporting American accents, are being yanked across the pond and into US prime time this fall.

“Everybody’s going!” exclaims Sophia Myles as she waited, bags packed, for her work visa to arrive. The British beauty’s movie credits include Isolde in the historical romance “Tristan & Isolde” and the upcoming sci-fi action film “Outlander.” But now she’s reporter Beth Turner in “Moonlight,” the vampire-themed crime series, premiering on CBS Sept. 28.

Kevin McKidd wasn’t “going to do it” when first offered the role of time-traveling American journalist Dan Vassar in “Journeyman,” debuting on NBC Sept. 24. But Liam Neeson, with whom he worked on the movie “Kingdom of Heaven,” took him aside and suggested he “rethink.” He did, and now the Scottish actor, familiar to HBO viewers as Lucius Vorenus in the historical drama “Rome,” has moved his family to Los Angeles. “Luckily, I have a brave wife who knows the game. It’s a gamble, but then this life always is,” he says.

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If you live in the Los Angeles area and don’t mind hanging out in a cemetery for an hour or two, I beg of you to go and watch the pilot episode of PUSHING DAISIES this Thursday night, August 16th. Details below.

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