“Pushing Daisies,” the brilliantly wacky show from Brian Fuller about a piemaker who can (temporarily) raise the dead, was canceled by ABC last year before all of the existing episodes were seen. There are three left, which will be on the second season DVD coming soon, but “Daisies” fans wanted them now, and ABC finally said they’d be broadcast over the summer. Summer’s here!
The first one, episode 11, “Window Dressed to Kill,” aired last Saturday but with the lack of advertising on ABC’s part you might have missed it. No worries! It’s now available for free viewing at abc.com’s “Pushing Daisies” site (you can also find it by searching at Hulu), and for sale at iTunes.
What do you get? Olive brooding over the Piemaker’s revelation from the previous episode that he might have feelings for her, or not. Cherry hanging. Ned renouncing his abilities. The resurgence of Randy Mann the taxidermist. Reappearing kidnappers. Emerson solving a case without Ned’s magic finger, but with the help of the Alive Again Avenger. And more!
And be sure to preorder the second season DVD, coming July 21, for a better price!
This forensic fairytale follows Ned, a young man with a very special gift. As a boy, Ned discovered that he could return the dead briefly back to life with just one touch. Now a pie maker, Ned puts his ability to good use, not only touching dead fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor, but working with a private investigator to crack murder cases by raising the dead and getting them to name their killers. But the tale gets complicated when Ned brings his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, back from the dead — and keeps her alive. Chuck becomes the third partner in Ned and Emerson’s private-investigation enterprise, encouraging them to use Ned’s skills for good, not just for profit. Life would be perfect for Ned and Chuck, except for one cruel twist: If he ever touches her again, she’ll go back to being dead, this time for good. Episodes: Bzzzzzzzzz!, Circus Circus, Bad Habits, Frescorts, Dim Sum Lose Some, Oh Oh Oh It’s Magic, Robbing Hood, Comfort Food, Lighthouse, The Norwegians, Window Dressed to Kill, Water & Power, Kerplunk.