I'm a big fan of Pushing Daisies, although I can see it jumping the shark pretty quickly. One of the cool things about the show is that you really don't need to watch any of the previous shows to get it, you can jump right in like picking up a magazine to kill some time on a flight. Plus Kristin Chenoweth is a nice side dish for show, I'll let you google her yourself.
So anyway, if you enjoy TV shows like Pushing Daisies, Northern Exposure, Twin Peaks, and if you have 38 minutes free and don't mind watching TV staring at a computer monitor, check out the link below for a show called Wonderfalls. I think I'll ask Santa for the DVD of the first and only series for Christmas.
Getting back to Pushing Daisies...more thoughts on the show...
- Many of the cast members were on broadway at some point of their careers, so great songs thrown into the mix, including Birdhouse In Your Soul, Hopelessly Devoted To You and Morning Has Broken. What a bunch of lunatics, I love them.
- The Pie Maker, one of the greatest domain names I've ever heard of. I curse myself a thousand times for not thinking of it.
- Lee Pace - who plays Ned - where have you been all my life. Although your eyebrows kind of freak me out.
- Great costumes, very 1950s. And I love the overuse of cleavage. I'm seeing a trend on that aspect with other shows...and I like it.
- The show is a lot of fun right now, but the party can't last. Not sure how they are going to sustain the tempo, but I'm enjoying it while it lasts.
I am very picky with how I spend my TV time, which becomes harder to devote to Dave with my kids getting older, projects around the house pile up, work gets busier and my inexplicable desire to watch anything political on TV is getting worse, so committing to a new show this year was big. I gave a few shows a shot and only this one made the cut. It's not for everyone, and if you hated Edward Scissorhands, then skip this one. But for a great voice over, simple story lines, bright colors and Disneyland-like sets, then this show is for you.
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