Pushing daisies

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Television series
German title Pushing daisies
Original title Pushing daisies
Pushing Daisies.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2007-2008
length 42 minutes
Episodes 22 in 2 seasons ( list )
genre Fantasy , dramedy , crime , black humor
idea Bryan Fuller
production Bryan Fuller,
Barry Sonnenfeld ,
Bruce Cohen ,
Dan Jinks ,
music James Dooley
First broadcast October 3, 2007 (USA) on ABC
German-language
first broadcast
October 22, 2008 on ProSieben
occupation
synchronization

Pushing Daisies (allusion to the English phrase “ pushing up the daisies ”, loosely translated: “ pushing up the daisies ”) is an American television series by Bryan Fuller , which was produced from 2007 to 2008 and broadcast on ABC . It was first broadcast on October 3, 2007.

The series is described as a romantic, forensic fairy tale in which the main character Ned Dead can be brought back to life with one touch. ProSieben has secured the rights in Germany : the first season was broadcast from October 22 to December 10, 2008, and from January 14, 2009 to March 11, 2009, the second season was shown on Wednesdays in the evening program. The last three episodes of the second season were broadcast as world premieres in Germany, since the series was discontinued in the USA during the second season and the broadcast was interrupted; the English-language first broadcast followed a short time later in Great Britain.

content

The well-mannered Ned ( Lee Pace ) is able to bring dead things back to life. He discovered this ability as a child. As an adult he decides to use his gift for good: not only by making spoiled fruit fresh and edible again and thus being able to offer wonderful cakes in his café “The Pie Hole”, but also by telling the detective Emerson ( Chi McBride ) helps solve murder cases. He brings the murder victims back to life briefly with one touch so that they can name their murderer. In return, the two collect the rewards that are offered to the perpetrators.

Ned's life becomes more complicated when his childhood love Charlotte "Chuck" Charles ( Anna Friel ) is murdered, because his gift has two catches: If he brings someone back to life with one touch, he dies again with the second touch, and for good. And if it brings someone back to life with one touch and does not send them back to their death after a minute at the latest, a similar living being must die nearby. Even so, Ned decides to keep Chuck alive. However, if he ever touches her a second time, she will die and never be able to come back to life. Nevertheless, both fall in love again. This leads to some complicated situations and rules, the latter to enable the two to live together.

Cast and dubbing

The series was synchronized at Cinephon GmbH based on dialogue books by Kathrin Kabbathas and directed by Martin Schmitz (season 1) and Ulrike Lau (season 2).

role actor Voice actor consequences Role description
Ned Lee Pace Sascha Rotermund 1.01-2.13 A pie maker who can bring the dead back to life with one touch and kills again with a second touch. Ned is described as well mannered and in love with Charlotte "Chuck" Charles.
Charlotte "Chuck" Charles Anna Friel Eva Michaelis 1.01-2.13 Was the daughter of Ned's neighbor when he was a child. She dies on a cruise but is brought back to life by Ned.
Emerson Cod Chi McBride Tilo Schmitz 1.01-2.13 A private investigator and ex-cop who becomes a Ned business partner.
Olive snook Kristin Chenoweth Ghadah Al-Akel 1.01-2.13 Ned's neighbor who works as a waitress at the Pie Hole and is in love with Ned.
Lily Charles Swoosie Kurtz Liane Rudolph 1.01-2.13 Chuck's one-eyed aunt, a former synchronized swimmer who is afraid of leaving the house. In the final episode of the first season, however, it becomes clear that Lily is Chuck's mother. She tells Olive this while in a state of intoxication caused by mood enhancers.
Vivian Charles Ellen Greene Marina Krogull 1.01-2.13 Chuck's second aunt. Also a former synchronized swimmer who suffers from the same personality disorder as Lily.
Ned as a child Field Cate Arne Berstorff 1.01-2.13 At the age of nine, Ned got to know his gift when she brought back his dog and his mother for a few hours. His father sends him to boarding school, where he researches them with animal experiments and bakes cakes to remember his mother in his loneliness.
Charlotte as a child Sammi Hanratty Aliana Schmitz 1.01-2.13 She plays with clay figures with Ned because she is his best friend. When her father dies from Ned, she has to go to her two aunts and is raised by them.
Digby orbit - 1.01-2.13 A golden retriever and Neds dog. He died when he ran across the meadows with young Ned and was run over by a truck. Ned brought him back to life and is now only allowed to scratch him with a stick. He almost always lives with Olive.
teller Jim Dale (voice) Norbert Langer 1.01-2.13 The narrator of the story.

background

Conception

The basic idea of ​​a man who can bring the dead back to life for a short time was originally intended by Bryan Fuller for his first own series " Dead Like Me ". "Dead Like Me" is about a young woman named Georgia, called George, who is killed by a toilet seat falling out of space and as a result becomes a soul collector. Fuller, who left the series in the middle of the first season due to differences with the studio, originally intended that George would meet someone who could bring the dead back to life and thus "kidnap" the souls that George had collected. He would have touched her, George could have returned to her family for a while and then later would have become a soul collector again through a second touch. Fuller had also imagined to create an offshoot of "Dead Like Me" with this idea and this character, but he could no longer implement his ideas due to his early exit. He then proposed this idea to Warner Brothers - this eventually resulted in “Pushing Daisies”.

production

On May 11, 2007, the series was picked up by the American television station ABC for the fall 2007 program and 13 episodes were ordered. On October 23, 2007, the broadcaster ordered 9 additional episodes, making the first season 22 episodes. Due to the 2007 writers' strike , which lasted from November 2007 to mid-February 2008, production of the series was canceled after the ninth episode. After the strike ended, ABC decided not to have any more episodes produced for the first season as it would have been too costly to advertise the series for just four to five additional episodes with a large advertising campaign. On February 11, 2008, ABC announced that it had ordered a second season for the fall 2008 program and that the authors would resume their work in mid-June. For the second season, 13 episodes were ordered. On November 20, 2008, ABC announced that production of the series had ceased. This means that "Pushing Daisies" ended after a total of 22 episodes.

reception

Reviews

Even before it even started, “Pushing Daisies” was well received by American critics. Michael Ausiello from TV Guide said that "ABC [with the series] would have found the next" Lost "". Matt Roush, also from TV Guide, called the series his personal favorite pilot of the 2007/2008 TV season. In his opinion, there is "nothing like it on television, nothing that looks, sounds or is as magical as 'Pushing Daisies'". New York Magazine described the show as "fun, resourceful and intelligent". USA Today also named Pushing Daisies the best new series of the season. The Süddeutsche Zeitung says: "Pushing Daisies ... breaks the tried and tested conventions with naive coquetry and a colorful world of images."

Audience ratings

The first episode of the series, which was heavily promoted by ABC, was able to attract 13.03 million viewers on October 3, 2007, making it the fourth most popular series premiere in autumn 2007, after “ Samantha Who? "," Private Practice "and" Bionic Woman ". Pushing Daisies was the most successful show on the slot that evening, both in terms of ratings and the values ​​of the target group. In the weeks that followed, Pushing Daisies increasingly lost viewers. On average, the first season of the series drew 9.46 million American viewers in front of the screens.

In Germany, the first episode was watched by 2.63 million viewers, which corresponds to a market share of 8.8 percent. Pushing Daisies did better than Desperate Housewives earlier at 8:15 p.m.

Episode list

season 1

No.
( total )
No.
( St. )
German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 1 The gift Pie Lette Oct 3, 2007 Oct 22, 2008 Barry Sonnenfeld Bryan Fuller
2 2 Dummy Dummy Oct 10, 2007 Oct 29, 2008 Barry Sonnenfeld Peter Ocko
3 3 Grave robbers The fun in funeral Oct 17, 2007 Nov 5, 2008 Paul A. Edwards Bryan Fuller
4th 4th Carrier pigeon Pigeon Oct 24, 2007 Nov 12, 2008 Adam Kane Rina Mimoun
5 5 Ghosts Girth Oct 31, 2007 Nov 19, 2008 Peter O'Fallon Katherine Lingenfelter
6th 6th Beasts Bitches Nov 14, 2007 Nov 26, 2008 Allan Kroeker Chad Gomez Creasey & Dara Resnik Creasey
7th 7th The smell of success Smell of Success Nov 21, 2007 Dec 3, 2008 Lawrence Trilling Scott Nimerfro
8th 8th Bitter sweets Bitter sweets Nov 28, 2007 Dec 10, 2008 Allan Kroeker Abby Gewanter
9 9 snowmen Corpsicle Dec 12, 2007 Dec 10, 2008 Brian Dannelly Lisa Joy

season 2

No.
( total )
No.
( St. )
German title Original title First broadcast USA / UK German language first broadcast (D) Director script
10 1 Betty Bienes bees Bzzzzzzzzz! Oct 1, 2008 Jan. 14, 2009 Adam Kane Bryan Fuller
11 2 Circus circus Circus Circus Oct 8, 2008 Jan. 21, 2009 Lawrence Trilling Peter Ocko
12 3 Sisters of the Divine Truffle Bad habits Oct 15, 2008 Jan 28, 2009 Peter O'Fallon Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts
13 4th Frescorts Frescorts Oct 22, 2008 Feb. 4, 2009 Peter Lauer Synopsis: Lisa Joy
Acting: Lisa Joy, Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts
14th 5 Dim Sum Poker Dim Sum Lose Some Oct 29, 2008 Feb 11, 2009 Lawrence Trilling Davey Holmes
15th 6th Oh, oh, oh, sorcery Oh Oh Oh… It's Magic Nov 19, 2008 Feb. 18, 2009 Adam Kane Katherine Lingenfelter
16 7th Robbing Hood Robbing Hood Nov 26, 2008 Feb. 18, 2009 Paul Shapiro Jim Danger Gray
17th 8th Soul food Comfort food Dec 3, 2008 4th Mar 2009 Peter Lauer Doug Petrie
18th 9 The diorama lady The Legend of Merle McQuoddy Dec 10, 2008 Feb 25, 2009 Lawrence Trilling Chad Gomez Creasey & Dara Resnik Creasey
19th 10 CSI Norway The Norwegians Dec 17, 2008 4th Mar 2009 Tricia Brock Scott Nimerfro
20th 11 Dead chic Window Dressed to Kill Apr 17, 2009 (UK) 4th Mar 2009 Julie Anne Robinson Abby Gewanter
21st 12 Water and electricity Water and Power Apr 24, 2009 (UK) 11th Mar 2009 Dean White Synopsis: Lisa Joy & Jim Danger Gray
Acting: Peter Ocko
22nd 13 Splash Kerplunk May 1, 2009 (UK) 11th Mar 2009 Lawrence Trilling Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts

Awards

Nominated

  • 2007 - Satellite Award - Anna Friel - Best Actress in a Comedy Series or Musical
  • 2007 - Satellite Award - Lee Pace - Best Actor in a Comedy Series or Musical
  • 2008 - People's Choice Award - Best New Comedy Series
  • 2008 - Golden Globe Award - Best Comedy Series or Best Musical
  • 2008 - Golden Globe Award - Best Actor in a Comedy Series or Musical - Lee Pace
  • 2008 - Golden Globe Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series or Musical - Anna Friel
  • 2008 - Primetime Emmy Award - Screenplay for a comedy series
  • 2008 - WGA Award - Best New Series
  • 2008 - WGA Award - Best Episode: Pie-Lette, written by Bryan Fuller

Won

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. DWDL.de: "ProSieben has slot for 'Pushing Daisies'", September 9, 2008
  2. German synchronous index | Series | Pushing daisies. Accessed January 30, 2019 .
  3. Joel Keller: NYTVF: Pushing Daisies premiere (aka how to tick off Barry Sonnenfeld) . September 11, 2007 (article on TV Squad)
  4. tvseriesfinale.com: "Pushing Daisies: ABC" Cancels "Beloved Fantasy TV Show" , accessed November 21, 2008
  5. Michael Ausiello: OMG! ABC Has Found Its Next Lost! ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / community.tvguide.com archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . May 15, 2007 (TV Guide, Engl.)
  6. PixieSpy: A Push for Pushing Daisies ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / community.tvguide.com archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . July 26, 2007 (TV Guide, Engl.)
  7. Dan Kois, Lane Brown (ed.): ABC's 'Pushing Daisies': Bringing the Dead Back to Life . May 24, 2007
  8. ^ Robert Bianco: Bianco's top ten picks . (USA TODAY, engl.)
  9. Leif Kramp: TV series in the USA: Everything you want to know about sex , February 19, 2008 (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
  10. "Pushing Daisies" even stronger than the housewives