Pushing Daisies Season 2 DVD Review

PUSHING DAISIES SEASON 2 – BUY IT ON BLU-RAY and DVD  - AVAILABLE JULY 21, 2009

If you’re old like me (I’m 43), you remember when Crayola crayon boxes had a lot less crayons. And you also remember that when a new color crayon was added to the box you oohed and aahed at the amazing color. years later I found myrlf doing it again when the television show Pushing Daisies was introduced.

I decided to watch the season one premiere of Pushing Daisies for the amazing color that I saw in the commercials. I remained a regular viewer of the show not only for the imagery but for the acting and writing. I thought the cast fit extraordinarily well together. I found a lot of humor in the show – in the writing, the performances, the sarcasm and the innuendo. Even the way the narrator (Jim Dale) spoke the date including time and seconds was corny enough to make you laugh.

The main character Ned the pie maker (Lee Pace), had the ability to bring the dead back to life by touching them once. If he touched the dead person a second time they were once again dead. Ned partners with Emerson Cod (Chi McBride), a private detective, to solve mysteries by briefly waking the dead to ask about the circumstances surrounding their death. When Ned brings back his childhood sweetheart Charlotte (Chuck, portrayed by Anna Friel) he loves her so much that he is not willing to let her die again. Rather, they have a relationship with no direct physical contact. Chuck’s spinster Aunts Vivian (Ellen Greene) and Lily (Swoosie Kurtz) eat pies from The Pie Hole regularly but have no idea their niece is alive. Meanwhile Olive Snook (Kristin Chenoweth), who works for Ned and is crazy about him, suffers the pain of loving someone who loves another.

Each week’s episode was filled with a new mystery and new questions. Season 2 had a strong focus on the characters’ past and their family secrets and mysteries. Will Ned ever realize that Olive loves him? What will we learn a out Ned’s father? What about chuck’s father, now back from the dead? Will Chuck ever learn that her aunt is her mother? What about Ned’s half brothers? 

Season 2 contains 13 episodes and four featurettes:

• The Master Pie Maker – a look at the creation of the show
• From Oven to Table – a look at carrying out the scripts
• Secret Sweet Ingredients – a look at the show’s music from composer Jim Dooley
• Add a Little Magic – a look at the show’s visual effects

It’s totally beyond me how a show that was nominated for 12 Emmys and won 3 including Best Directing for a Comedy Series could be cancelled so soon in the game. Pushing Daisies will be missed by its fans, myself being one of them. If you’re a fan of Pushing Daisies then this DVD is a must for your collection.

Take a peek at one of the Season 2 episodes.

 

Check out the official site www.http://warnervideo.com/pushingdaisiesdvd/ to learn more about Season 2, browse the photo gallery or download wallpapers.

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