Check out all our lists for BuddyTV's Top 7 of '07 to relive the best and the worst of the year in television.
Don Williams ranked Pushing Daisies 4th. He says...
Pushing Daisies isn't a show for everyone. It's like
CSI set in a fairytale land, with bright colors, quirky characters, and whip-smart dialogue distracting from the grisly murders on display. It's jam-packed with so much whimsy and style that I can easily see why some people would be turned off by it. However, those people are missing out on what is easily one of the most original, wonderful shows to hit the airwaves in years.
The thing that makes the series a can't-miss experience, aside from the visual splendor and amazing writing, is the cast. There isn't a funnier ensemble on television.
Kristin Chenoweth is a comedic force as the plucky, lovelorn Olive Snook, and
Chi McBride is great as Emerson Cod, the one character who seems to resent living in such a bright and sunny world. They nearly steal the show every single week.
Pushing Daisies is full of heart, humor and just the right dash of delicious darkness. It's a perfect concoction.
(click here to read Don Williams' complete Top 7 list)
John Kubicek ranked Pushing Daisies 5th. He says...
The genius of
Pushing Daisies can be summed up in two words: Bryan Fuller. The man has a unique voice and imagination that allows him to create new, fantastical worlds that he invites us into. It began with
Dead Like Me, a darkly comic series about a group of deceased souls who continue walking the Earth serving as grim reapers. It continued in
Wonderfalls, another quirky dramedy about an intellectual slacker who sees and hears inanimate objects come to life and give her missions.
The streak is maintained with
Pushing Daisies, the unendingly charming show about a man with a gift to bring dead things back to life. Common themes abound in all of Fuller's works, and while some people may see it as lazy, I see it as a maturation of his skills. Fuller has a fondness for sassy, smart ladies with boys' names: Ellen Muth's George, Caroline Dhavernas' Jaye and now
Anna Friel's Chuck. (For that matter, Fuller also worked on
Heroes, which featured a plucky waitress named Charlie.) He also loves to pose larger, existential questions about life. Who are we, why are we here, what is our purpose? I may not be sure what the Piemaker's purpose is, but I'm certain mine is to continue enjoying this delightful show.
(click here to read John Kubicek's complete Top 7 list)
Oscar Dahl ranked Pushing Daisies 6th. He says...
Never has darker subject matter been wrapped in such an attractive package. Solving murder mysteries for cash rewards by momentarily bringing the murder victims back to life does not sound like a quirky, comic premise. The Tim Burton/fairy tale visuals are among the most stunning on television and the cast is impeccable. The peripheral touches are what make the show, however: the witty throwaway lines of dialogue, the excessive female cleavage, bizarre guest stars, the make-up on the dead people, the silly business names and the out-of-nowhere musical numbers.
Pushing Daisies is the most unique show to come onto network television since
Lost, and the best new series of 2007.
(click here to read Oscar Dahl's complete Top 7 list)
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