Ahhhh, it's that time of the month again. Nope, I don't mean THAT time of the month. I mean: Entertainment-Marathon-Week. EMW is a period of time - usually lasts for a week or two - that obliges me to WATCH random things interconnected to entertainment. TV Series, Movies, Music Videos, Viral Videos, Happy Tree Friends (kidding!). This month's EMW encompasses PUSHING DAISIES. And supposedly, Mamma Mia (sadly the pirated DVD sucks - it's not even a clear copy so I'm so off with it so now I'm re-watching Pushing Daisies).
Lee Pace is just so TALL. And Anna Friel's acting is so... real.
(Kevin P. parody)
In a nutshell:
(-Kevin P. parody ends here- LOL!)
Pushing Daisies is about a 20-something guy named Ned who has become a pie-maker due to childhood circumstances (see show for more details). But he's not just any ordinary pie-maker. In fact, he's not anyone ordinary at all! He can bring dead people alive with just a touch (even a brush of skin here is considered as touch). But there ARE conditions, though. A touched-person can only stay alive for ONE MINUTE or else someone in close proximity will die a sudden death. Another condition: A touched-person cannot be touched for a second time or else he or she will die forever! "First touch, life. Second touch, death forever," says the narrator.
The gist starts when in the pilot episode, it's seen that her childhood love named Chuck (a.k.a Charlotte Charles - played by Anna Friel) died a mysterious death (see show for more details). He touched her once - this connotes LIFE. But he can't touch her again - or else, DEATH. Basically, they can't touch. They can't kiss. they can't hug. They can't have you-know-what. Which sucks, by the way. LOL!
Ned has another career, though. He interrogates the dead ("Do you know who killed you?", and then plucks the corresponding rewards) with Emerson Cod (see show for more details).
Despite all the restrictions, the show is still so sweet. But not too sweet to the extent of saccharine-ness. Ned is a cute act. And Anna Friel is a talented Brit. Yes, she's a Brit but in the show she manage
d/manages to set aside her British accent and make her dialogues seem accent-less. She's that talented!
Although its first season only consists of 9 episodes (due to the Strike), Pushing Diasies has been nominated 18 Emmy nominations (I don't know what percent o'those it has won). But seriously, it's THAT good.
You know what else is funny? Chuck's two agoraphobic aunts! They used to be swimmers called "The Darling Mermaid Darlings". But due to unfortunate circumstances, they retreated to the darkness of their house.
Oh, one thing I forgot to mention: Wikipedia considers this as a forensic fairy tale dramedy (or so I remember it to be that).
I'm not sure if men would like THIS kind of show since, after all, it's a "fairy tale dramedy". But the show's storyline is really good. And so witty.
Its second season comes in October, in case you're interested.
"Awww. You're stuck. You're like Winnie the Pooh!" - Chuck to Emerson Cod
"Mind over matter makes Pooh unfatter!" - Chuck to Emerson Cod
Why "Pushing Daisies", you ask? Well, nobody knows! Wait for the second season!
So basically, while I wait in vain for Gossip Girl's much-awaited second season on September 1, I am quick to re-watching the whole Pushing Daisies season.
After all, I'm "hopelessly devoted to you..."
LOL!
Before I forget, I'd like to thank Elaine for giving me the whole season. THANK YOU!
Lee Pace is just so TALL. And Anna Friel's acting is so... real.
(Kevin P. parody)
In a nutshell:
(-Kevin P. parody ends here- LOL!)
Pushing Daisies is about a 20-something guy named Ned who has become a pie-maker due to childhood circumstances (see show for more details). But he's not just any ordinary pie-maker. In fact, he's not anyone ordinary at all! He can bring dead people alive with just a touch (even a brush of skin here is considered as touch). But there ARE conditions, though. A touched-person can only stay alive for ONE MINUTE or else someone in close proximity will die a sudden death. Another condition: A touched-person cannot be touched for a second time or else he or she will die forever! "First touch, life. Second touch, death forever," says the narrator.
The gist starts when in the pilot episode, it's seen that her childhood love named Chuck (a.k.a Charlotte Charles - played by Anna Friel) died a mysterious death (see show for more details). He touched her once - this connotes LIFE. But he can't touch her again - or else, DEATH. Basically, they can't touch. They can't kiss. they can't hug. They can't have you-know-what. Which sucks, by the way. LOL!
Ned has another career, though. He interrogates the dead ("Do you know who killed you?", and then plucks the corresponding rewards) with Emerson Cod (see show for more details).
Despite all the restrictions, the show is still so sweet. But not too sweet to the extent of saccharine-ness. Ned is a cute act. And Anna Friel is a talented Brit. Yes, she's a Brit but in the show she manage
d/manages to set aside her British accent and make her dialogues seem accent-less. She's that talented!Although its first season only consists of 9 episodes (due to the Strike), Pushing Diasies has been nominated 18 Emmy nominations (I don't know what percent o'those it has won). But seriously, it's THAT good.
You know what else is funny? Chuck's two agoraphobic aunts! They used to be swimmers called "The Darling Mermaid Darlings". But due to unfortunate circumstances, they retreated to the darkness of their house.
Oh, one thing I forgot to mention: Wikipedia considers this as a forensic fairy tale dramedy (or so I remember it to be that).
I'm not sure if men would like THIS kind of show since, after all, it's a "fairy tale dramedy". But the show's storyline is really good. And so witty.
Its second season comes in October, in case you're interested.
"Awww. You're stuck. You're like Winnie the Pooh!" - Chuck to Emerson Cod
"Mind over matter makes Pooh unfatter!" - Chuck to Emerson Cod
Why "Pushing Daisies", you ask? Well, nobody knows! Wait for the second season!
So basically, while I wait in vain for Gossip Girl's much-awaited second season on September 1, I am quick to re-watching the whole Pushing Daisies season.
After all, I'm "hopelessly devoted to you..."
LOL!
Before I forget, I'd like to thank Elaine for giving me the whole season. THANK YOU!
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