Wishful Thinking Copyright © 2009 by Sarah Stegall Pushing Daisies “Window Dressed to Kill” Written by Abby Gewanter Directed by Julie Anne Robinson “You don’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need.” — Rolling Stones The facts are these: this show is dead and not even Ned can revive it. The sets are gone, the actors released, creator Bryan Fuller has gone back to Heroes. ABC decided that shows like I Survived a Japanese Game Show and The Unusuals were a better value for their dollar than a carefully scripted series like Pushing Daisies. So be it.…
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Pushing Daisies: “The Norwegians”
Oh, HELL No! Copyright © 2008 by Sarah Stegall Pushing Daisies ABC, Wednesdays, 8/79/8 E/C “The Norwegians” Written by Scott Nimerfro Directed by Tricia Brock This was no way to end such a fine show. Wednesday night’s episode of Pushing Daisies may well be the last ever to be shown on broadcast television. Since announcing the show’s cancellation, ABC has not made any announcement concerning the final three episodes already in the can. Certainly, “The Norwegians” is the last publicly broadcast episode of the year. So I was hoping for something special, something that would encapsulate all we are about to lose.…