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jom2009 // December 10, 2007 at 7:17 pm |
PUSHING DAISIES
4 STAR(FISH)ES
Ned (Lee Pace) is an average man in his early 30’s. Average in all, except for one thing… he has the ability to bring dead people back to life. The catch is, he can only bring the dead back for one minute or someone will die in their place. Once the minute has passed, he cannot touch them ever again or they will die undoubtedly. Although Pushing Daisies is quite strange in every way, it is also quite adorable and funny.
Aside from being terribly handsome and sweet, Pace plays a baker who owns a pie shop (he ripens rotten fruit with his ‘gift’) who also helps his friend, Emerson (Chi McBride) solve murder cases. One of which draws him back to his childhood friend (and secret love), Chuck (Anna Friel). She is everything he had always dreamed of; but now that she is back from the dead, they face a love with no end and no touching. It is definitely uneasy to watch because you’re always hoping that the two will find a way to kiss when they desperately hope for affection from each other.
The episodes always starts with a scene from Ned’s childhood (which for the most part was quite troublesome) and a narration in an English accent. In some episodes, this narration is a rhyme, in others it is not. Rhyme or not, the cinematography, narration, and direction seems to be something out of a Dr. Seuss book, which indeed turns to be a nice, little happy twist to an adult series.
“Young Ned was nine years, forty-one weeks, fourteen hours, and three minutes old,” narrates the ever-famous voice; as it does almost every time it describes a character. Whether it’s exactly how old someone is or their upcoming fate, the narration warns us of what has happened, what is happening, and what’s going to happen. It is somewhere in between a fairy tale and an animated movie.
All of the murder victims are quite unrealistic and funny. Such as the polygamist dog breeder, a retired jockey, and an assistant of an author of a self help smell book. The characters keep you alert and amused.
The acting is brilliant and the costumes adorable. Pushing Daisies is a must-see for anyone that wants a little kookiness and fun in their lives. It is definitely not your everyday series. It’s no Gossip Girls, Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, or The Office. Instead, it is an escape from our world. An escape into lands of wonder, magic, and fantasy. And who doesn’t want a little bit of that?
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