Pushing Daisies started out great, but ended up part of ABC’s drama slaughter this season. Fans of the show will be happy to know that the truncated second season will be on DVD this fall. Here’s the press release from Warner Home Video:
SEASON TWO OF PUSHING DAISIES THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, EMMY® AWARD-WINNING TELEVISION SERIES
RESURRECTED ON DVD AND BLU-RAYâ„¢ HI-DEF
JULY 21, 2009
FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO
Collectors Set Includes All 13 Episodes And Never-Before-Seen Bonus Features
BURBANK, CA (April 1, 2009) The most dazzling flower blooming in the TV-on-DVD landscape this summer promises to be Pushing Daisies, whose second season is set for release July 21, 2009 on both DVD and Blu-ray™ hi-def from Warner Home Video (WHV). Titled Pushing Daisies: The Complete Second Season, this Emmy® Award-winning series follows the unusual story of Ned, a young pie maker whos able to revive the dead. This DVD will feature all 13 delightful episodes from this clever and imaginative show, as well as a generous helping of never-before-seen bonus features. This release will retail for $39.98 SRP (standard DVD) and $49.99 SRP (Blu-ray).
The plot thickens with a delicious mix of secrets and mysteries in Season Two of Pushing Daisies. Olive Snook (Tony® Award winner Kristin Chenoweth) joins a convent in order to keep Lilys (Emmy® winner Swoosie Kurtz) secret about Chucks (Anna Friel) real birth mother. Chuck becomes more independent and moves out of Neds (Lee Pace) apartment. Ned learns he has identical twin half-brothers and also receives news of his estranged father. Detective Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) secretly yearns for his long lost daughter. Chuck does her best to dodge her aunts, Lily and Vivian (Tony® Award nominee Ellen Greene), who dont know shes alive. Meanwhile, Lily and Vivian wrangle over a mystery man.
During Season Two, the groups murder-solving escapades take them to the most unlikely places to solve some of the weirdest cases, including a honey-based cosmetics company where a spokesmodel is found stung to death; a circus where people keep turning up dead; a convent where a truffle-savvy nun is murdered; a Dim Sum restaurant that serves up illegal gambling; a magic castle whose main attraction dies during his act and even a lighthouse to investigate the death of its keeper.
Originally created by Bryan Fuller (Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls, Heroes), Pushing Daisies follows the whimsical story of Ned, a handsome, wistful pie maker who can resuscitate the dead with his touch.
However, there is a caveat to his talent. If something hes revived remains living for more than one minute, then something nearby of similar life value will die. If he touches the resurrected a second time, that life will die permanently a stipulation which proves to be a great strain when Ned resurrects his beautiful childhood sweetheart, Charlotte “Chuck” Charles. The results are bittersweet as they attempt to carry on a romantic relationship, and Ned is left traumatized by both his gift and his unfulfilled longing for Chuck.
Ned owns a restaurant called the Pie Hole, which he runs with kooky, lovelorn waitress Olive Snook. To earn extra money, Ned strikes a deal with the gruff but lovable private investigator Emerson Cod in which they temporarily bring murder victims back to life in order to inquire about the circumstances of their death. They use the information to solve their cases and collect reward money.
The series is narrated by Jim Dale (Harry Potter audio books). Among the guest stars featured in Season Two are French Stewart, Autumn Reeser, Diana Scarwid, David Arquette, Jennifer Elise Cox, Stephen Root, Wendie Malick and others.
“Pushing Daisies is a remarkable series, unlike anything weve recently had the pleasure to experience on television. Its incredibly entertaining, with its visually stunning look, sharp dialogue, heart-touching and soulful storylines and immensely talented cast,” said Rosemary Markson, WHV Vice President, TV & Special Interest Marketing. She added, “This show bravely broke the rules of traditional TV and became a true standout series, praised by critics and viewers alike. This DVD will truly be a gem in anyones home entertainment library.”
Pushing Daisies originally premiered October 3, 2007 on ABC and aired for two seasons. The show earned three Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Television Series. It was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards® and won three.
DVD Special Features Include:
· The Master Pie Maker – Hop into creator Bryan Fullers mind to discover the inner secrets of Pushing Daisies!
· From Oven to Table – Follow the production challenges of taking one of Bryan Fullers script ideas, involving a lighthouse and an egg, and crafting it into reality.
· Secret Sweet Ingredients – Learn how composer Jim Dooleys music shapes a scene in ways most viewers arent even aware of.
· Add a Little Magic – Watch the visual effects team bring a 2-ton rhino to life and learn about the challenges of executing a scene to rival Jumanji!
Pushing Daisies is from Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Bros. Television. Pushing Daisies is executive produced by Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen, Barry Sonnenfeld, Bryan Fuller and Peter Ocko.
