Pushing Daisies was probably one of the new shows I most anticipated, yet I was afraid to hope for too much because that is when you are most disappointed. Luckily, I wasn't disappointed.
I had read from many critics that the show was splitting many an office -- either you loved it or you hated it. As I watched, I felt that I MUST enter one of those two groups, right? But I finally just gave in to my intense "like" for the show. I don't think I loved it, but I definitely didn't hate it!
It's whimsical. It's colorful. It's unique. I have to admit I was sad that even with all that, it still isn't an 8:00 show I can share with my 7-year old. I can explain the silliness that is our main character, Ned, who has a gift where he can touch dead things and bring them back to life. After all, she watches Sponge Bob. She knows that not everyone on television is real (thank goodness). But I don't want to have to explain words like masturbation, which was used in the first ten minutes by Kristin Chenoweth's character as she talked about how words that sound alike get mixed up in her head. "I used to think 'masturbation' meant chewing your food...I don't think that anymore," she said. The line, in context, was pretty funny, but again, explaining things like that during what could be a fun show just isn't what I want to be doing with my evening. When will there be a truly family-friendly 8:00 show again? Ok, I've gotten off on my soapbox again!
My favorite part of the show? That Ned's pie shop is called "The Pie Hole." I couldn't stop laughing every time I saw the front of the shop with that name in neon lights!
Will my affection for this show last? I'm not sure. The silliness could get silly. But since everything else on television is so serious, I'm willing to give a little silliness a try.
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I completely agree with you. I didn't love it, didn't hate it, but I liked it. It was cute and silly, it was different, it was entertaining and I hope that doesn't get old. Loved the name too!
It was definately cute. Have you seen Carpoolers yet? That one got a few good laughs out of me...definate mindless humor.
I saw the first Carpoolers (or part of it) and you're right, definitely mindless humor. Not too bad. But, the Caveman show before it was terrible, IMO!
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