Pushing Daisies

Annie and I have started watching Pushing Daisies, staring Chi McBride (who's funny as!), Lee Pace and Anna Friel. It's a somewhat gothic comedy about a Ned, a pie maker (who works @ the Pie Hole - I told you it was funny!), who can bring back the dead by simply touching them. There are a few disclaimers though: If he ever touches someone he has resurrected they will die again, but this time he won't be able to bring them back. Also if the resurrected person lives for more than a minute, someone else in the vicinity takes his place and promptly drops dead.

As with any gift the protagonist uses his gift to make himself some dough. He teams up with a detective to solve crimes by bringing back to life any deceased victims and asking them what happened! They then simply collect the reward and go on with their merry lives.

Each episode it narrated (by a narrator?!?) and has a somewhat Tim Burtonesque feel to it. If I had to compare it to something I would say it was a combination of 6 Feet Under and Sleepy Hollow - dark, yet funny in places while taking a rather interesting look at life and death.

I know. Sounds a bit macabre and I guess it is somewhat... but it's also very funny, if you like dark comedies!










Have a look @ some snippets below:




comic-con interview with an interesting twist: