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MrWookie,
The premise for
Pushing Daisies seems gimmicky and more suited to be a 12-issue comic book miniseries, but I'll give the first few episodes a chance on the DVR. If it sucks, I'll let Aloysius fall on the sword for that. In general though, his level of taste is high.
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I've actually only seen the pilot for Pushing Daisies, have not gotten a chance to view other episodes. But in the many years I've been a part of pilot seasons, this screening received one of the best responses I've seen, almost uniformly praised as "amazing".
The premise is very high concept and seems gimmicky, but it's executed brilliantly... the acting is very good and the writing is very above average for a network one-hour.
Also Barry Sonnenfeld directed the pilot, and is slated to direct future episodes. The look of the world he creates is really captivating (think Edward Scissorhands-esque).
So I would definitely recommend watching the premiere, and seeing if it's something you'd enjoy and want to stick with.
-Al
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I saw the pilot and was thoroughly charmed and delighted. Of course, that means it won't last 4 episodes. No way that it attracts and keeps an audience.
Bionic Woman and The Sarah Connor chronicles had impressive pilots. I've heard that Bionic Woman is being reworked, so who knows. The SC chronicles felt like a real production. Special note of
Summer Glau for firefly fans.
Saw a bunch of other pilots (chuck, reaper, etc) and none looked like keepers.
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I've also seen the pilot and don't know why they wouldn't make this a movie rather than a TV show. It is too bizarre to last long on network TV and will quickly be hated when the gimmick wears off.