Close Knit By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2007 by Sarah Stegall Pushing Daisies ABC, Wednesdays, 8/79/8 E/C “Dummy” Written by Peter Ocko Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld “You don’t think these bandages make me look fat?” — Jeanine I was seriously afraid that after the spectacular pilot for Pushing Daisies aired, the next episode would be a let-down. To my delight, it was even better. Without the need for an elaborate setup to introduce the characters and their situation, “Dummies” moves along at a brisk, lively pace, and now has time for a musical interlude. Every episode so far has felt like unwrapping…
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Pushing Daisies: “Pie-lette”
Waking the Dead By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2007 by Sarah Stegall Pushing Daisies ABC, Wednesdays, 8/79/8 E/C “Pie-lette” Written by Bryan Fuller Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld Just when I thought there was nothing truly original on television, comes the premiere episode of Pushing Daisies. Visually a cross between Big Fish and Wizard of Oz, it’s the story of an unassuming pie maker named Ned (Lee Pace, Wonderfalls) who possesses the weird ability to revive the dead with his touch. The catch (there’s always a catch) is that if he touches them again, they die forever. The other catch is that if he does…