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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “Corpsicle”

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Les Chappell

So, who amongst us remembers the great Writer’s Guild of America strike of aught-seven to aught-eight? Waged over the issues of DVD residuals and new media compensation (amongst several other reasons) the strike lasted for a hundred days and threw … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “Bitter Sweets”

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Les Chappell

I’ve used probably every synonym in the thesaurus for “unique” that I could in the last seven weeks of writing about Pushing Daisies, but I think it’s worth remembering that for all its flash and its wordplay, it’s still working … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “The Smell of Success”

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Les Chappell

The facts are these: I’m back, ladies and gentlemen! After a two-week hiatus, during which I consumed enough steak, bacon and eggs to make Ron Swanson proud and spent an incredibly healthy amount of time in/on the lakes of Wisconsin, … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “Bitches”

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Les Chappell

One of the things that I’ve been enjoying the most in this revisit of Pushing Daisies is how much my knowledge of media has expanded between viewings, and the little ways that adds to my enjoyment of the show this … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “Girth”

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Les Chappell

In terms of holidays represented on television, Halloween is probably the easiest one to get a good episode out of. At its most basic level, it gives you an excuse to dress your characters up in costumes that are frequently … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “Pigeon”

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Les Chappell

By the time you reach the fourth episode of a television show, it’s a safe bet that you’ll have finally decided whether or not that show is for you. If you weren’t turned off by the pilot all together, or … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “The Fun in Funeral”

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Les Chappell

Ned’s gift has consequences. He’s known this since the very first day he used it, and subsequently cost both himself and his childhood sweetheart a parent each. We’ve known it since the first five minutes of the pilot episode, as … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “Dummy”

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Les Chappell

As I’m sure you gathered from last week’s verbose declaration of love disguised as a review, I felt that Pushing Daisies struck an undeniable cord in its pilot episode. It was impressive from a visual and storytelling perspective, managed to … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “Pie-lette”

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Les Chappell

An orchestral flourish begins, and we come up through gnarled roots into an improbably large field of bright yellow flowers, stretching under clear blue skies in a scene that seems to define spring. A golden retriever gallops through the flowers, … Continue reading →

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