http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/04/PUSHING-DAISIES----Series-Premiere.aspx Ned has a special gift. He can bring the dead back to life. He discovers this gift, given by no one in particular, at the age of ten. He saves his dog after it’s been hit by a truck and then his mother after she suffers a brain hemorrhage. He also discovers two significant aspects of this gift. The first is that if the re-lifed live longer than a minute, death must come to someone else. In his mother’s case, saving her kills his next door neighbor- father of his first love, a girl named Chuck. The second consequence is, “First touch is life, second touch is dead forever.” If he touches them again, they die for good. He discovers this with his mother as well when she kisses him goodnight. At his mother’s funeral, his neighbor is being laid to rest as well in the next plot over. He sees the now-orphaned Chuck and they share a kiss, and then get sent in different directions. Ned becomes a pie maker in the big city while Chuck was sent to be raised by her Aunts Lillian and Vivian who had matching personality disorders that made them shut-ins. A detective named Emerson discovers Ned’s gift and they form a partnership to solve murders and collect rewards. And then Chuck is murdered on cruise ship. Ned re-lifes her and keeps her alive. So begins this visually stunning, fast-paced dark comedy. This is a show that is borne of the strides cable programming has made. It pushes the bounds of good taste with a whimsical feel. The writing is smart, playing off a simple repetition motif to the off kilter philosophy of “I suppose dying is as good a reason as any to start living.” en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/04/PUSHING-DAISIES----Series-Premiere.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/04/PUSHING-DAISIES----Series-Premiere.aspx#1629 i was very disappointed with this show. maybe it will get better. WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/04/PUSHING-DAISIES----Series-Premiere.aspx#1629 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:42:36 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/04/PUSHING-DAISIES----Series-Premiere.aspx#1654 I THOUGH IT WAS A DUD. WAVELYN http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/04/PUSHING-DAISIES----Series-Premiere.aspx#1654 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:29:45 GMT