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What Make The Canadians Of PUSHING DAISIES 1.2??
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I am – Hercules!!
Our Canadian friends get to see “Pushing Daisies” on Tuesdays. Several supply their verdicts on 1.2:
“L-Prime” says:
What’s it called?
“Dummy”
Who’s responsible?
Peter Ocko writes, Barry Sonnenfeld handles the cameras yet again.
What does TV Guide say?
“Ned suspects foul play when an automotive expert dies in a mysterious traffic accident. Meanwhile, Chuck presses Ned about how he revived her.”
What is TV Guide not telling us?
Not much hidden. Not really a show for a ton of surprises.
Anyone new show up? Anyone missing?
No one new, and no Swoozie Kurtz or Ellen Greene.
What about this week’s mystery?
Elaborating on what’s above, the mystery involves the testing phase of an experimental alternative fuel car, involving a meek scientist, an anorexic display model, a room full of hanging corpses, the sleazy professor from the third season of Veronica Mars, crash test dummies and the soundtrack to Grease.
Where do we think criticism (if any crops up) of the show/series is going to come from?
Some people didn’t like the narration or the tendency for overly detailed cutesy cataloguing of names, dates, ages, etc. This trend does not wane here, if anything picking up a bit of steam at times. I still enjoy Jim Dale and all he offers, but I can see it wearing thin for some.
Performances?
As good, if not better, than last week. If this is a cast that could make such a good impression in only a pilot, we see them take off and run this week, all four principals equally, with Kristin Chenoweth in particular being allowed to expand on where she was a week ago and sink her teeth in with bravado.
What’s good?
A classroom prank involving frogs to be dissected; “Like dessert spoons.”; “Coming through.”; “This is such a small cheesebox.”; “There’s a surprising lack of physical contact. Oh crap.”; “Is that a question?” “Government safety place.”; “What’s the poop?”; “I mean regular ones.”; “The Jarlsberg is on the table.”; “I think I just did.”; Kristin Chenoweth sings Olivia Newton-John; “We’re closed.”; “And Digby considered how much he liked salt.”; “My upper body distracted him while these things I call hands took this off his belt.”; “Why is it always a mixture?”; “There are skeletons in the closet.”; “You went to art school?”; Crazy Janine’s eyes on the pies; “Dead. Again. Forever.”; “We are up. We are walking.”; a mylar-covered encounter; the killer’s secondary choice of vehicle (just a nice subtle touch of irony); “He lied. She lied too.”
Not so good?
The lengthy recap/exposition felt tacked on for the morons out there, not only covering the initial prologue, but half of the first act or so -- though to be fair, there is a decent amount going on after just a single episode that probably isn’t clear to a casual viewer as much as to TV nerds who’ve been following and anticipating this series for months.
Rating for 1.2 (out of five)
****1/2 – a constant smile ear to ear, punctuated by some hearty laughs and a damn near wistful pang of longing towards the end. This damn thing can really hit all the right notes, seemingly without effort.
“RichieIce” says:
What’s it called?
Dummy
Who’s responsible?
Writing credit goes to Peter Ocko. Direction from regular “Notes from the Underbelly” contributor Barry Sonnenfeld.
What does TV Guide say?
“Ned suspects foul play when an automotive expert dies in a mysterious traffic accident. Meanwhile, Chuck presses Ned about how he revived her.”
So Ned tells Chuck the whole story of his childhood rebirthings?
Ned tells Chuck of how he brought her back to life. But leaves out the tale of how him bringing back his own mother, killed her father.
Anything else learned from Ned’s childhood?
Ned killed a whole bunch of one animal by bringing back a whole bunch of another animal for the purpose of a prank of revenge.
Is Chuck, played by the lovely Anna Friel, still super hot?
Yes.
Does Olive Snook, played by the one-of-a-kind Kristin Chenoweth, still like-like Ned?
She may or may not be hopelessly devoted.
What does the title, “Dummy”, refer to?
The victim of the week, Bernard Slaybaugh , believes that he was killed by the crash test dummy of the hottest new car, the Dandy Lion SX.
What else does resurrected Bernard tell us?
He asks for his love to be proclaimed to Jeanine, his girlfriend from the crash-test facility, who loves pie more then the pie maker, and is prominently featured this week.
Would you purchase the Dandy Lion SX?
No.
What’s good?
The resolution to the crime, bringing back a few memories from a recently cancelled show. The skeletons in the closet. Chuck’s use of Ned’s minute. Olive’s song timing. Emerson’s reaction to Chuck’s use of Ned’s minute. The rubber glove and the glass window. The general thoughts, feelings and reactions of the four leads in responding to every moment of the show.
What’s not so good?
... I’m thinking …
One of the biggest concerns about this show, was that the projected mostly procedural series was not going to be able to live up to the highly serialized nature of the pilot, are these concerns warranted?
In this reviewers opinion, no. Although the show will clearly be procedural in the sense that the protagonists will solve a crime in every episode, this is a high quality type procedural like Law and Order: SVU, where you care enough about the characters that the show evolves like a classic serial around them.
RichieIce’s Rating for 1.2 (out of 5) Assuming that 1.1 was a 5 star affair,
****1/2
“Buckydude” says:
Ahoy from the frozen north. Looks like we Canadian folk are again paid our dues by having the best new show of the year shown a day early before the rest of the world. Last year was Studio 60 and this year I am making it my mission to let you know if a show you’re gonna watch anyway in a day is worth your time, unless of course you have satellite.
The facts are these:
Episode Title: Dummy
Writer: Peter Ocko
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Plot Summary: Ned (Lee Pace) and Chuck (Anna Friel) investigate the hit and run of a crash test safety employee while Chuck’s presence begins to be a problem for Emerson (Chi McBride). Meanwhile, Olive (Kristin Chenoweth) feels her chances with Ned slipping away.
What Works: Every performance is solid, dialogue is still one of the shows strongest aspects, murder mystery works on a Scooby-dooish level, the shows commitment to its Dr. Seussical universe makes it more believable, it’s still charming as hell, Digby is the greatest tv dog since the guy from Frasier.
What Doesn’t Work: Comes close to being a cuteness overload, a weird musical bit in the middle, show hasn’t decided if its sci-fi, romance or mystery.
Overall “Dummy” is a solid second episode. The obvious standout is the repartee which flies as fast as every with Pace and McBride alternating between who has the line of the night. The story works well, the characters are developing well and It feels like the producers are going somewhere with this. The show is in a universe completely in its own and the episode is constantly interspersed with weird cutaways and dream sequences. Some are just throw-away gags for character background but others, like Olive’s big musical number, feel a little forced and unbelievable. If nothing else these moments remind the viewer that this is a fairy tale of a show. The problem is that it’s hard to tell whether I should be laughing, be intrigued or be going “awwww”. It looks like Peter Ocko saw this show as a romantic comedy when he wrote it so there’s lots of Ned and Chuck dancing around each other. Instead of a “will they, won’t they situation” it’s more of a “if they did it, she’d die” situation which is entertaining but at the end of the episode you want there to be some kind of interaction between the two other than rubber glove huggin. Still, it’s a good sophomore outing that definitely makes me look forward to the next episode, even if part of that is just wanting to see the dog do something silly.
8 p.m. Wednesday. ABC.
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What’s it called?
“Dummy”
Who’s responsible?
Peter Ocko writes, Barry Sonnenfeld handles the cameras yet again.
What does TV Guide say?
“Ned suspects foul play when an automotive expert dies in a mysterious traffic accident. Meanwhile, Chuck presses Ned about how he revived her.”
What is TV Guide not telling us?
Not much hidden. Not really a show for a ton of surprises.
Anyone new show up? Anyone missing?
No one new, and no Swoozie Kurtz or Ellen Greene.
What about this week’s mystery?
Elaborating on what’s above, the mystery involves the testing phase of an experimental alternative fuel car, involving a meek scientist, an anorexic display model, a room full of hanging corpses, the sleazy professor from the third season of Veronica Mars, crash test dummies and the soundtrack to Grease.
Where do we think criticism (if any crops up) of the show/series is going to come from?
Some people didn’t like the narration or the tendency for overly detailed cutesy cataloguing of names, dates, ages, etc. This trend does not wane here, if anything picking up a bit of steam at times. I still enjoy Jim Dale and all he offers, but I can see it wearing thin for some.
Performances?
As good, if not better, than last week. If this is a cast that could make such a good impression in only a pilot, we see them take off and run this week, all four principals equally, with Kristin Chenoweth in particular being allowed to expand on where she was a week ago and sink her teeth in with bravado.
What’s good?
A classroom prank involving frogs to be dissected; “Like dessert spoons.”; “Coming through.”; “This is such a small cheesebox.”; “There’s a surprising lack of physical contact. Oh crap.”; “Is that a question?” “Government safety place.”; “What’s the poop?”; “I mean regular ones.”; “The Jarlsberg is on the table.”; “I think I just did.”; Kristin Chenoweth sings Olivia Newton-John; “We’re closed.”; “And Digby considered how much he liked salt.”; “My upper body distracted him while these things I call hands took this off his belt.”; “Why is it always a mixture?”; “There are skeletons in the closet.”; “You went to art school?”; Crazy Janine’s eyes on the pies; “Dead. Again. Forever.”; “We are up. We are walking.”; a mylar-covered encounter; the killer’s secondary choice of vehicle (just a nice subtle touch of irony); “He lied. She lied too.”
Not so good?
The lengthy recap/exposition felt tacked on for the morons out there, not only covering the initial prologue, but half of the first act or so -- though to be fair, there is a decent amount going on after just a single episode that probably isn’t clear to a casual viewer as much as to TV nerds who’ve been following and anticipating this series for months.
Rating for 1.2 (out of five)
****1/2 – a constant smile ear to ear, punctuated by some hearty laughs and a damn near wistful pang of longing towards the end. This damn thing can really hit all the right notes, seemingly without effort.
What’s it called?
Dummy
Who’s responsible?
Writing credit goes to Peter Ocko. Direction from regular “Notes from the Underbelly” contributor Barry Sonnenfeld.
What does TV Guide say?
“Ned suspects foul play when an automotive expert dies in a mysterious traffic accident. Meanwhile, Chuck presses Ned about how he revived her.”
So Ned tells Chuck the whole story of his childhood rebirthings?
Ned tells Chuck of how he brought her back to life. But leaves out the tale of how him bringing back his own mother, killed her father.
Anything else learned from Ned’s childhood?
Ned killed a whole bunch of one animal by bringing back a whole bunch of another animal for the purpose of a prank of revenge.
Is Chuck, played by the lovely Anna Friel, still super hot?
Yes.
Does Olive Snook, played by the one-of-a-kind Kristin Chenoweth, still like-like Ned?
She may or may not be hopelessly devoted.
What does the title, “Dummy”, refer to?
The victim of the week, Bernard Slaybaugh , believes that he was killed by the crash test dummy of the hottest new car, the Dandy Lion SX.
What else does resurrected Bernard tell us?
He asks for his love to be proclaimed to Jeanine, his girlfriend from the crash-test facility, who loves pie more then the pie maker, and is prominently featured this week.
Would you purchase the Dandy Lion SX?
No.
What’s good?
The resolution to the crime, bringing back a few memories from a recently cancelled show. The skeletons in the closet. Chuck’s use of Ned’s minute. Olive’s song timing. Emerson’s reaction to Chuck’s use of Ned’s minute. The rubber glove and the glass window. The general thoughts, feelings and reactions of the four leads in responding to every moment of the show.
What’s not so good?
... I’m thinking …
One of the biggest concerns about this show, was that the projected mostly procedural series was not going to be able to live up to the highly serialized nature of the pilot, are these concerns warranted?
In this reviewers opinion, no. Although the show will clearly be procedural in the sense that the protagonists will solve a crime in every episode, this is a high quality type procedural like Law and Order: SVU, where you care enough about the characters that the show evolves like a classic serial around them.
RichieIce’s Rating for 1.2 (out of 5) Assuming that 1.1 was a 5 star affair,
****1/2
The facts are these:
Episode Title: Dummy
Writer: Peter Ocko
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Plot Summary: Ned (Lee Pace) and Chuck (Anna Friel) investigate the hit and run of a crash test safety employee while Chuck’s presence begins to be a problem for Emerson (Chi McBride). Meanwhile, Olive (Kristin Chenoweth) feels her chances with Ned slipping away.
What Works: Every performance is solid, dialogue is still one of the shows strongest aspects, murder mystery works on a Scooby-dooish level, the shows commitment to its Dr. Seussical universe makes it more believable, it’s still charming as hell, Digby is the greatest tv dog since the guy from Frasier.
What Doesn’t Work: Comes close to being a cuteness overload, a weird musical bit in the middle, show hasn’t decided if its sci-fi, romance or mystery.
Overall “Dummy” is a solid second episode. The obvious standout is the repartee which flies as fast as every with Pace and McBride alternating between who has the line of the night. The story works well, the characters are developing well and It feels like the producers are going somewhere with this. The show is in a universe completely in its own and the episode is constantly interspersed with weird cutaways and dream sequences. Some are just throw-away gags for character background but others, like Olive’s big musical number, feel a little forced and unbelievable. If nothing else these moments remind the viewer that this is a fairy tale of a show. The problem is that it’s hard to tell whether I should be laughing, be intrigued or be going “awwww”. It looks like Peter Ocko saw this show as a romantic comedy when he wrote it so there’s lots of Ned and Chuck dancing around each other. Instead of a “will they, won’t they situation” it’s more of a “if they did it, she’d die” situation which is entertaining but at the end of the episode you want there to be some kind of interaction between the two other than rubber glove huggin. Still, it’s a good sophomore outing that definitely makes me look forward to the next episode, even if part of that is just wanting to see the dog do something silly.
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I wasn't bowled over with the pilot. Maybe it was too much hype that I expected too much for any series to achieve. It did annoy me whenever the narrator talked about anyone's age (too Seusical). I think they at times try to be clever for their own good. There is a lot to like about this show. The cinematography is amazing for a series. The show is original and has a lot of possibilities, but I think it was more style over substance for me. Worth it for me to stick with it, but I ain't sold just yet.
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So what if people get mad...it's fun
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This episode wasn't anywhere near as good as last weeks...this makes me wonder about Cavemen...
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I didn't love it, but I liked it more than I thought I would. I'll be sticking around for awhile.
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I will too, but I fear all of their good stuff is going to be used up in this first batch of Eps...Now I want to know which will last longer...this or Bionic Woman...I hope this, as this isn't shit like that shit.
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Oct 10, 2007 4:51:49 PM CDT
Great show. I give it 10 episodes before it gets canned.
by themikejonas
And three more episodes never to hit the airwaves and going straight to iTunes/DVD. Love the style--reminds me of Yann Samuell's "Love Me if You Dare" but toned down enough to sustain a series. And the McGriddles girl is in this episode!
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are we the new hotness now? if so, jolly good.
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And i'm not ashamed to admit it. And not EVEN because I dream about Cheno daily. And all the NC-17 fun we would have together...
I really dug the use of palendrome to illustrate synchronicity, balance, fairness etc. I think that'll come in to play more. and by palendrome I don't mean literally, I mean 'boutique travel travel boutique' and the like. It might annoy people if they aren't aware that it's there for more than just laughs. But I think there's significance there and therefore, it is all a ok. :) -
Im "RichieIce" and we clearly feel the same about this episode. An excellent followup.
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Oct 10, 2007 7:08:06 PM CDT
Too convoluted, too precious, too cutsy. I wanted to barf.
by browncoatjedi
It will be gone very soon.
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I'm not sure I can take more than an 44 minutes of it a week, but those 44 minutes are escapist joy. I hope they can keep it up.
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Oct 10, 2007 7:15:12 PM CDT
This show makes me happy. (And I don't care if that sounds gay)
by commiepinko
I wonder how long it will last.
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If he brought the dog back to life when he was a kid, how has he avoided touching it again for the last 20 years? Its really bugging me.
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I like it. That bulimia joke, smilin' tour guide guy, and Dandy-lion car are cheerily wicked.
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...so it doesn't lose any of its charm
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Oct 10, 2007 7:33:09 PM CDT
OK I changed my mind, if there's going to be singing I want this
by commiepinko
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McGriddles Chick wouldn't help them while in the showroom because she believed the killers would go after her if she helped them or knew about her relationship with the dead guy (which they apparently weren't aware of even though she'd wait for him after work).
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This show makes me want to sing! does that make me gay?
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Much better then the first episode, still don't care for the narration. I still don't see this this show making it past season one. But I am starting to think that is a bad thing.
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HE put in a hand job glove in his car!!!!!! This is the first new show of the season to have a better 2nd episode then the pilot. Now lets see what NBC pooped out for Episodes 3 of Bionic Brit and British American Cop Drama. uhhh You got some shit on your lip. thats tonight as well!
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so pie >>>> dead boyfriend.
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I guess I can kind of see how some people might not take to it, but if they can maintain this level of quality, this is easily my favorite TV show. It's like a mix of a European film with a Cohen brothers flick (maybe the same Cohen listed on closing credits?). It's like Twin Peaks on ice cream crack. Either way, I've never had a show so completely hook me so early. I've been so bummed out with the lack of creativity in Hollywood lately. This is just what I needed.
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end of show.
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Oct 10, 2007 9:59:11 PM CDT
RE: Maltheus - It seems Cohen because its barry sonnenfeld
by larry of arabia
He was the brilliant cinematographer for all their early films, including Raising Arizona. I can see a bit of that film's style in this one. Barry can also be a sly black humorist when he's let loose. Forget his recent crap like RV (after a great start he's been going south since Wild Wild West), he brings the goods to his TV shows. "Maximum Bob" "Karen Sisco" and "The Tick" are his. This also means that with is track record for quality shows that don't last we should enjoy this while we have the chance.
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Yes its good, in a if I needed a Dr. Seuss narration like a baby retard sort of way. Come on someone else had to take the glove in the car as a hand job joke? I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE? I may be the only one thats gotten a hand job in a car here. But at least most of you get masturbation jokes? And bacci40 you obviously do not understand the importance of dating smaller women... until they turn old and all ... well you know ugly.
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Last week I thought it was ok, but with the musical number and the upping of the quirky...I'm in. The brilliance of a DS9 alumni once again makes TV worth watching. Just wish he could also help Heroes...
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In all the senses of that world. I loved Chenowith's musical number, especially the overhead shot with the dog. I don't mind stretching the fantasy as long as it fits in with the established world, which in this case, is freakin' crazy. And my usually taciturn 14yr old laughed out loud at the shot of the Hummer, though I'm not sure he got the irony. So far, this is the only show I'm watching on the night it airs. Still DVR it, though, because I refuse to watch a commercial I don't have to, and we can never really sit down to watch toddler-free tv until after 8. By the way, is the shout-out to a recently cancelled show a reference to Veronica Mars? The bad guy was the framed professor.
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That was terrible not because it wasn't good singing, but because it ground the momentum to a halt. It was an indulgent little pay of respect to Kristin's stage fame and it landed with a thud. I get the whole joke -haha, she kept getting interrupted. It was a The Simpsons joke in live action proving definitively that it doesn't work.
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this is the type of show that is so particular and stylized and aiming for that quirky, happy goodness that if they don't execute to perfection at every level it's going to feel a bit... lacking. This isn't really a complaint mind you, it's more like expecting something even better considering what they've got... like the really gifted, super smart student who turns in a perfectly acceptable term paper but you know that he's capable of doing so much more so you feel a bit disappointed. The creators deserve more time to make each episode then what a typical 1 hour weekly is allotted. The writing is good but if they had more time to polish it and tighten it up it'd be perfect. The acting is good but if they could only do a few more takes, maybe change it up and go for variations I'm sure it'd be better. Same with the directing and lighting etc. Good stuff but you know if they had more time the scenes would pop out of the screen. It all just seems to fall a tad short of what it should be and what you know the creators want it to be. The talent is all there, just not the time. It's a shame really. I'd prefer to see this as a monthly 2 hour special.
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yes, veronica mars. Series7... you seem like a jovial person...
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No, really. A really, REALLY cute show. That might start to sicken me but I'm in. Can we have more squishy dead people, please?˛
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It's too prevalent and a bit too cutesy. I'm trying hard not to have it remind me of the first season of Desperate Housewives, but then they laddle on the whimsical music and it recalls that lesser show a little more than I care for. The show itself, though, is fantastic. Everyone is inhabited in their parts and game for anything and it really works. Friel and Pace are just doe-y enough to keep you smiling throughout the show and McBride is terrific. And of course my crush on Kristin Chenowith continues. I happened to like the musical interlude tonight and look forward to more but used sparingly. This show really is a sort of giddy experience and refreshing. I just wish that the narration weren't so present.
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Ticks all the boxes for me. Makes me shed a tear for Dead like me, although still hope for a DTV movie. Can't wait for next week.
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I like the colorful imagery, the set designes, the image of a mass grave full of crash test dummies. I like the props. If there's an Emmy for prop design, the Dandy Lion SX should win it hands down this year. The Yellow Submarine as a hybrid prototype. I loved the musical interlude and realize why they kept it a secret; the critics all love this and hate Viva Laughlin - if they warned people there would be singing they'd all run away screaming "Cop Rock!!!" What really annoys me is Chuck's propensity to just rattle on and waste the revived crime victims sixty seconds with what she thinks is relevent. Why do they bring her along? I was concerned this might become formulaic with the crime of the seek, but obviously the level of whimsy is unlike anything seen since Max Headroom, Twin Peaks or Pee Wee's Playhouse. I can't see this series ever getting boring if the writers can maintain this level of imagination.
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British television, where shows are written in 13 episode arcs for MAYBE two seasons. Maybe three, but that is certainlty pushing it. This show has a great premise, great dialogue, and great looking, but does anyone honestly expect this show to run for five or six seasons? I honestly wish there was a cable station out there devoted entirely to shows with only a one or two season story arc with new shows. That way, the audience would get to see shows like 'Drive', 'The Nine', etc, where a unique story could be told and then end without fear of being cancelled or fear of being written into the ground by extending it well beyond a natural death (sorry about the pun). This is the type of show that would be better off as only a one or two season show or extended miniseries.
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my wife doesn't. But, I saw her smiling through the whole show. I like the narration, and all the little cute things. And yeah, I noticed the Star Trek sound effects. fun fun fun till the network yanks it, as they do all good shows that don't appeal to people with low IQ's. People don't want to have to think too hard here in America... how else could you explain the fact that McG has a job in movies.
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A "Little Miracle". Petite woman with great rack who manages to not have the usually accompanying oversized ass. A rare and precious creature. (Lucky me, I married one).
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... as our system does. We just don't see them here in the States. Believe me, 95% of their TV is just as unwatchable as 95% of what we get... maybe even unwatchable-er!
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... yeah dude, but watch out! We had a type like that where I work, but she hit 30 and that ass expanded like pizza dough left out all night!
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If the waist is small, there's no such thing as an oversized ass.
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I watched the Pilot and last night's episode back to back. Both me and my wife enjoyed it very much. Either the show will catch on like wild fire or people won't want to try it because it "looks different", it'll get some Emmy Nominations and then they'll cancel it in its 3rd season. I'll be sure to enjoy this show for however long it lasts. Its definitely a nice breath of fresh air. Last night's bits with Chi knitting, Olive singing and the Hummer were brilliant. Great cast, nice style and original premise. Loved it all.
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I don't dislike Burton because of his style. Usually I find his films to be lacking in story and good, solid character development. Don't get me wrong, Ed Wood was a wonderful film. Just wish I could have said the same for Mars Attacks, Sleepy Hollow and Big Fish. :P
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I personally felt like the second ep of Pushing Daisies is what made me go from feeling it was cutesy to being something great. Like you point out, there is a lot of good, funny parts that really move the show from the kiddie fairy-tale of the first episode, to something funny and wacky and original. It IS still a little too cutesy, but I figure once the show gets moving that will die down while the good stuff will stay strong. Oh, and I too couldn't help but laugh when we saw the bad guys car. What was great was the reveal...so quick without being overly obvious. I also really like the way the characters obviously like each other but still don't always get along. The conflicting motives of the detective, the pie maker and Chuck make for some of the best moments on the show.
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Oct 11, 2007 11:33:19 AM CDT
The killers "secondary choice of vehicle" running out of gas was
by crichtonastronut
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He uses some sort of back-scratcher contraption to pet the dog - at least he did last week.
And I like the show. Yeah, it gets sort of saccharine and silly at times, but I'll take that any day over reality and game-show TV. -
That was the vibe I got from this first proper episode.This is Steed & Peel territory for sure.Anna Friel in a leather catsuit? Yes, Please!Thank Goodness they cut down on the cutesy stuff.
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...but it's pronounced "Merka". Get it right or they'll accuse you of siding with the "tersts"!
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...too bad it's going to be canceled. I mean, really, does anybody expect this to last more than a few episodes? Americans are, by and large, too fucking stupid to enjoy a show like this; they're too busy watching "America's Next Top Slut-Bitch," or shit like that.
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It's cute, and I liked it in the first episode, but I felt it was overpowering in the second episode and I hope they are going to rely on it less as the series gets going. The singing seemed arbitrary to me, but I can go with the flow. Emerson knits? Why did I find that stranger than bringing back dead people or the Darling Mermaid Darlings? I must need more oxygen.
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It kinda feels like it's coasting on it's quirkiness and cinematography.. which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I really don't care much for the actual characters of the show a great deal. Well, okay.. black guy may have won me over with the counting money in a bubble bath line. But Chuck and Pie Maker just don't do it for me.
Surprisingly though, I'm really enjoying Reaper.. even though it's much more by-the-numbers than this. -
If there is one element that is going to lose the show to me, it's that narration. Not just superfluous, it's is SO damned annoying.
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Oct 12, 2007 12:51:02 PM CDT
Anyone else think this show it good looking, well acted stupidit
by willip
Really,
If I was brought back to life and a single touch from one person would kill me again, I'd get AS FAR AWAY as possible from that guy, not stand RIGHT NEXT TO HIM for almost the entire episode. Really. And since the dog 'Likes Salt', you're going to tell me he never crawled up and licked Ned's face while he slept, or accidently brushed against him FOR 18 YEARS?????
The show is cute, well acted, has clever dialog, but just oversteps any sort of logic that it just pushes me away.
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The problem with this show is that you simply cannot connect with any of the characters because they are so over the top.
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Commander in Chief. And I say this only because the show will continue to do well until American Idol returns and ruins any other show airing opposite against it. If it only lasts one season I at least hope Fuller gets the respect from ABC to at least finish his story. This show is easily the best of the fall season. Sure it may be over the top. but it's still very well done. Shouldn't this show be airing after the housewives on Sunday's? It deserves a better timeslot.
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Is quietly owning over there on The CW. Good show. I'm hooked.
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