After a five month hiatus, Pushing Daisies returns tonight with the first of three unaired episodes. ABC of course cancelled the show months ago due to low ratings.
Though the final episode (airing in the U.S. on June 13th) was initially a cliffhanger, series creator Bryan Fuller went back and reedited the final few moments. They’re now a flash-forward to give viewers a sense of closure to the show.
But, the story of the piemaker and his friends isn’t over just yet. While the TV show has ended, Fuller is hard at work on a 12 issue series of Pushing Daisies comic books for DC Comics. The printed stories will, in part, fill in the time gap between most the last episode and the brief flash-forward. They’ll also take us in a whole new direction.
Fuller recently teased EOnline, “I think the comic book is great, because it has all the characters in it, and it starts a new story. It’s basically Chuck, Ned, Emerson and Olive versus 1,000 corpses, so it becomes a zombie movie, but the zombies are articulate and smart and can do things that no other zombies can do. The Pie-Maker versus 1,000 corpses.”
If that goes well, Fuller hopes there will be more. He said, “I literally just finished outlining the 12-episode arc, which has an ending that propels us into another big story, so it’s kind of blackmailing [DC] into ordering more comics, but we’ll see if that’ll happen. We were unable to blackmail ABC, and we had to go back and redo our [television] ending, so it’s more satisfying for the fans.”
No word on when the comics will be released but there’s also the season two DVDs to look forward to. The set is scheduled to be released on July 21st and will include lots of featurettes and other tasty tidbits.
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I’m in Asia and we just got the final episode of PD here yesterday. I had no idea the show was ending until I saw the final few minutes. I sat with my mouth open (really!) at the appalling idiocy of ABC. This was a gem of a show. I agree with all the comments about reality TV shows. Ugh! Finally with PD there was a show that was not only original and creative, but witty, charming and uplifting. Each episode left me with a warm glow – almost as if I’d had a slice of Ned’s pie. Isn’t that what we need in these difficult times? To the ABC execs who made this decision: Hang your heads in shame!
I love that show!! It’s one of the best conedies or just t.v. shows that I’ve seen in a very long time. It was charming, whimsical and any time I watched I felt happier as corny as that sounds. PD was awesome and ABC is just plain dumb for getting rid of it. I don’t much care for ABC constantly cramming reality tv down my throat. I’m tired of seeing people in well planned and thoughtout situations win money its ridiculious and really an insult to my intellgence.
Pushing Daisies was the best show on TV is a very long time. Reality shows are a waste of time and ABC needs to rethink cancelling this wonderful show.
Please ABC bring back Pushing Daisis!!!!
I missed the last episode of PD. I was shocked when I read that it WAS the last episode! I eagerly looked foreward to each episode, even waiting months in between episodes. Please, rerun the finale again. Perhaps even the whole series as reruns. I swear, it was the only show I actually looked foreward to watching.
I looked forward to this show every week, because it was one of the only shows on TV with an interesting and creative take on life and one’s surroundings!! As a former “Friends” fan, currently stuck in a world of reality TV shows, I found very little to keep my attention. This show is a gem, and ABC should consider similar shows in the future!
Thanks.
I absolutetly loved this show, and im absolutely devastated that ABC cancelled it. I, like many viewers im sure, missed the final episode unless it is where Emerson is duped out of his little daughter. Also, the reason for why ABC cancelled it is because (and this seems most logical), they weren’t ready for such a great corcky funny different show. Clearly the only reason why anyone with common sense would cancel such an amazing, uplifting, amusing show would be that they simply can’t handle it. The cancellation of this show makes me wonder if people have lost progress by reverting to reality shows and other bogus unentertaining wroks. The cancellation also makes me wonder if ABC has finally lost it’s ability to entertain even the simplest of humans.
Well, I discovered that indeed, yes, that was the last episode. The only thing i can think of to add is how does that offer closure. ABC, please reconsider this show or let another station handle it’s complexity if you are incapable.
I think the worst thing about all this is looking at ABC’s fall lineup.
Dancing with the Stars(who this season aren’t even stars), Private Practice(an insubordinate spin off of the slowly fading Grey’s Anatomy, another show on their schedule), and Supernanny? Come on, if this is what America really wants to watch, everyone has severely been dumbed down. This show was brilliant. Unfortunately, I think Fuller is gonna have to go Whedon’s route and base a series off of a movie he made before he can actually get one to last. So obnoxious that all of his great shows just get cut down in their prime repeatedly.
Well, ABC has cancelled the only shows that I watched on their channel. Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and Samantha Who. P. Daisies was the most interesting show with the best dialogue and look. The best, best, best dialogue!!!! The most unique show out there also. It seems like they create a good show only to cancel it. Nothing left for me to watch on ABC. Very sad.
My family and I absolutely loved Pushing Daisies! It was such a cute show! And funny too. We will definately miss it now that it won’t be on anymore… I wish they would bring it back.
I’m soooooo sick of good shows being cancelled. If you want to cancel, whatever, at least let the story play out. Give us some closure. They did that to Wedding Bells, I’m sick of getting into a good show to have it cancelled!!!!!
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