Pushing Daisies

The annual San Diego Comic Con is set for the end of July and I’m sure a lot of TV fans in America are looking forward to it. It’s this event that puts together most popular TV shows, along with their stars and creators, hob-knobbing with fans and viewers. It’s also when fresh news and premieres are shown, way head before the actual telecast.

E! Online has the schedule up but these may still be subject to changes.

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Not likely so, based on this photo and article from Variety. Because it seems the shows are going on.

This is of course, Kristin Chenoweth, doing her scenes as Olive Snook for Pushing Daisies Season 2. It looks to me  like she’s doing some theatrics, some singing. Oh, and I can’t help but notice — her hair is longer now?

Anyway, according to reports, the show has been "in production for weeks" and the cast of Pushing Daisies are scheduled to film their scenes throughout July. 

Any threats of an upcoming strike by the actors is unlikely, according to a high profile sitcom showrunner — "The threat of a thesp work stoppage "is not even in my thought process right now at all. There’s just a general feeling that it’s not going to happen."

So… there’s no reason to panic for now. TV is moving along well for the new season.

Incidentally, there are more spoilers after the cut…

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Gold Derby has been keeping tabs of how the panel has been making their Emmy choices. Aside from Pushing Daisies making it to the Top Comedy short list, three of the stars of the series are also in on the Top 10 Actors list. But the Academy failed to recognize Chi McBride and Swoosie Kurtz for their performances.

The shortlist below:

BEST LEAD COMEDY ACTOR Semi Finalist
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” (”Rosemary’s Baby”)
Steve Carell, “The Office” (”Goodbye, Toby”)
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (”The Bat Mitzvah”)
David Duchovny, “Californication” (”The Last Waltz”)
Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies” (”Pie-lette”)
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk” (”Mr. Monk and the Naked Man”)
Charlie Sheen, “Two and a Half Men” (”Is There a Mrs. Waffles?”)

BEST COMEDY ACTRESS Semi Finalist
Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?” (”The Restraining Order”)
Marcia Cross, “Desperate Housewives” (”Now You Know”)
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty” (”Odor in the Court”)
Tina Fey, “30 Rock” (”Sandwich Day”)
Anna Friel, “Pushing Daisies” (”Bitter Sweets”)
Felicity Huffman, “Desperate Housewives” (”Now I Know, Don’t Be Scared”)
Eva Longoria Parker, “Desperate Housewives” (”In Buddy’s Eyes”)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “New Adventures of Old Christine” (”One and a Half Men”)
Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds” (”Bill Sussman”)
Sarah Silverman, “The Sarah Silverman Program” (”Bored of the Rings”)

BEST SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTRESS Semi Finalist
Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies” (”Girth”)
Conchata Ferrell, “Two and a Half Men” (”Fish in a Drawer”)
Jenna Fischer, “The Office” (”Fun Run”)
Jane Krakowski, “30 Rock” (”The Collection”)
Judith Light, “Ugly Betty” (”I See Me, ICU”)
Elizabeth Perkins, “Weeds” (”Risk”)
Amy Poehler, “Saturday Night Live” (”Tina Fey”)
Jean Smart, “Samantha Who? (”The Girlfriend”)
Holland Taylor, “Two and a Half Men” (”Media Room Slash Dungeon”)
Vanessa Williams, “Ugly Betty” (”Bananas for Betty”)

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Thanks to Sarah from Warner Brothers who sent this to us via email. She’s letting all Daisies fans know that there will be a fund raiser in West Hollywood on the 9th of this month. One of the prizes at stake is a Pushing Daisies set visit.

Details below:

OUT@WBS’s Legendary Bingo will be held at West Hollywood’s Hamburger Mary’s Restaurant with guest host Alison Arngrim of Little House on the Prairie fame.  Bingo game prizes comprise of DVD’s and memorabilia.

100% of OUT@WBS’s share of the proceeds will go to Jeff Griffith Youth Center (JGYC).  Jeff Griffith Youth Center, a program of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, offers life saving services for homeless and at-risk youth ages 14-23.  These include free breakfast and lunch, showers, clothing, laundry facilities, a cyber center, counseling and social activities as well as free testing for HIV and other STDs.  They also offer programs to help the youth get the equivalency of a high school diploma (GED) and employment.

For more information please call: (818) 954-2777 or email at: OUT@Warnerbros.com

Bids electronically or by phone will not be accepted. The winner must be present when he or she claims for it.

Aw, I don’t wanna build myself up for a big disappointment knowing that it ain’t over till they say, “And the award goes to…” but I can’t help but be very excited for Pushing Daisies at the Emmy’s. It seems it’s heavily favored and is a big favorite!

Here’s an update from The Gold Derby, who has been continuously providing information on how the Emmy wheels are turning…

• “Today’s 10 episodes were viewed in reverse alphabetical order starting with ‘Weeds’ and ending with ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’ Yesterday’s comedy panel was seen in normal alphabetical order. This panel had about 30 voters, equally split male and female. Average age appeared to be 40+ (though several men were under age 40). One voter had ‘Pushing Daisies’ as his favorite choice and said voters were ‘rapt’ throughout.” Source
• ” ‘Pushing Daisies’ was by far my favorite episode of the day. Obviously, it isn’t the most laugh-out-loud comedy of the bunch, but it really was in a class of its own. Something as special and moving and so immaculately well produced will definitely get nominated. I don’t think it will score in the top 3 of the panel voting because so many voters judge by how ‘funny’ the shows are, but I think the popular vote secures its spot for a nom. All four leads should also be nominated, especially Pace, Friel and McBride.” Source
• “I’d say the slam-dunks to be nominated are ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ ‘Family Guy,’ ‘Pushing Daisies,’ ‘30 Rock’ and ‘Two and a Half Men.’” Source

Pushing Daisies is part of the shortlist of Best in Comedy nominees. The official announcement will be on July 17, with Kristin Chenoweth.

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Many thanks to Pushing-Daisies.Com for this spoiler. I didn’t read this, though. And that’s really hard to do! But I did not want to get myself too “spoiled” so I’m skipping the text. I’m only seeing words without making sense of ‘em…

This is supposedly a synopsis for the first episode of the second season.

To the curios, the spoiler is right after the jump!

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Just  in —

The Emmy Panel has released the Top 10 List of shows vying for Best Drama and Best Comedy. Of this list, 5 will be entered into the official list of nominees which will be announced by Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris on July 17.

The complete list:

COMEDY

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight of the Conchords
The Office
Pushing Daisies
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty
Weeds

DRAMA

Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Grey’s Anatomy
House
Lost
Mad Men
The Tudors
The Wire

With the release of Pushing Daisies on video last Monday in the UK, Amazon sat down with the show’s female lead to discuss about her TV series…

You must be very excited about the success Pushing Daisies is having both in the US and here:

Anna Friel: I’m really proud of it! We have such a great time making it. I’m loving it.

How do you account for the show’s success?

AF: It’s nice for people to go home at the end of the day and see something uplifting, and yet it is still for the intelligent mind because there’s the procedural to work out.

How would describe your character Chuck?:

AF: Apart from being very funny, she holds on to every wonderful childlike quality there is, particularly now she has a second chance at life. She embraces every single thing in life and appreciates every beautiful sky and sunset and smile. She’s incredibly loving and an old romantic, but she’s also very intelligent because she reads, like, 100 books a day and speaks I don’t know how many languages and plays instruments. That said, she’s lived quite a sheltered life with two mad, eccentric aunts so she’s a mixture of everything. You can never not be surprised by Chuck.

How easy is the American accent for you?:

AF: I stay with the accent all day long when I’m filming. It makes thing much easier. To an English ear my American accent might sound perfect, but on the set I have my dialect coach and I get 10 or 12 notes a day about my pronunciation. Using the accent even between scenes is a discipline, it makes me concentrate that much harder at work – when I’m American I know I’m at work.

Do you have any similarities with Chuck?:

AF: My daughter has. I base quite a lot of it on Gracie. She’s two and a half now and she has that excitement and that glee. I’d like to think I’m similar to Chuck, too, although she’s a lot more positive than me and doesn’t worry. She isn’t as anxious as I am but her spirit has rubbed off on me – I play her 17 hours a day so it can’t help rub off.

The complete interview is here.

…or she will at least have a "Sound of Music" moment, according to E!

Any idea if Kristin Chenoweth will be singing on Pushing Daisies again? I love Anna Friel, but Olive totally makes that show for me.

Right there with you, babe. And the awesome answer is yes! I’m hearing that Kristin C. will have her very own “Sound of Music” moment, singing on a hillside, after joining the…wait for it…nunnery! Told, ya: awesome.

If you’ve been following our spoiler posts for Season 2, then you must be aware that Olive will be hiking off to the nunnery in the first episodes. When I first learned of it, Sound of Music immediately came to mind. And wouldn’t you know it, they are actually doing something similar!

Everyone on the show is perhaps very aware of this woman’s awesome talent, so I am not surprise spoiler buzzes feature her more than the leading lady, Anna Friel’s Chuck. Which is why I think Kristin Chenoweth is going to be an Emmy shoo-in, agree with me? When the nominees are announced in July (and she’s doing the announcements by the way), I would expect her name there.

Inspite not doing well as expected on UK Television, the second season of Pushing Daisies will still air on ITV.

A network insider to ITV speaking to The Sun says: “It’s one of those shows that doesn’t necessarily get massive numbers but it’s good for the channel’s profile. It will again air in a peaktime slot.

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When Pushing Daisies returns next season, it will still air on the same day and time as before — Wednesdays at 8:00 PM. What shows is it going up against? What are its chances of winning more viewers over? Let’s take a look at Wednesday nights of the coming fall season:

The CW WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM
America’s Next Top Model (Returning Series)

America’s Next Top Model is running on its 11th Season. Viewers must be tired of the formula by now. However, the show is does infuse a few gimmicks here and there; some gimmicks are just for shock value, enough to keep the buzz afloat. But unless Tyra strips naked on the show itself…I don’t think Top Model will pose a big competition for Pushing Daisies throughout the season. Besides, viewers of Top Model is composed of a certain demographics only.

CBS WEDNESDAY
8:00-8:30 PM The New Adventures of Old Christine (Returning Series)
8:30-9:00 PM Project Gary (New Series)

Comedy’s on Wednesday nights? It usually doesn’t always work out, does it? But Old Christine is a heavy favorite and going on its fourth season this fall, the show has established a long following. Project Gary may take away a few viewers out of curiosity. But since it’s a freshman series, only time will tell if this one earns decent ratings and becomes a threat to Pushing Daisies.

FOX WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM
Bones (Returning Series)

I submit to the fact that Bones is big competition. I know that it has a small but very loyal fan base and as a TV series, Bones is actually well crafted but very much underrated. It can potentially be the one Pushing Daisies needs to beat. Bones also has the advantage of starting earlier than Pushing Daisies.

NBC WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM
Knight Rider (New Series)

Despite not being liked by most critics when its TV movie premiered last season, Knight Rider did manage to get 10Million in the ratings then. The cast and crew are currently working on making the show better as changes are integrated, in preparation for its big return in September. So, this is another big competition for Pushing Daisies.

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Just to remind UK fans of Pushing Daisies, today is the DVD release! Go grab a copy!

Curious as to what the inside of this DVD set looks like? It follows after the jump…

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The producers have apparently cast Diane Scarwid for Pushing Daisies Season 2. She is reportedly going to play the role of Mother Superior in the nunnery Olive will hide off to.

Scarwid was in the cast of Bryan Fuller’s earlier project, Wonderfalls. She played Lee Pace’s mother there.

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News from ETOnline…

“How I Met Your Mother” star NEIL PATRICK HARRIS and “Pushing Daisies”‘ KRISTIN CHENOWETH will be announcing the nominees for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, along with JOHN SHAFFNER, the chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The announcement takes place on Thursday, July 17 at 5:40 a.m. PDT at the TV Academy in North Hollywood, Calif. The Emmy awards will air on Sunday, Sept. 21 on ABC.

And following the announcement, Emmy watchers and fans automatically assume these two stars have been nominated. I’d be glad if this is the case. Really, really glad since Kristin and Neil are two actors whose characters have made my TV viewing a lot more interesting and bearable this season (in spite of the strike).

However, voting for nominees isn’t done until this Friday. So, until then, no one from the organizers know who the actual nominees are at this point.

Source: GoldDerby

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The Comic Con is taking place July 24 — 27, 2008. Here is the confirmed schedule of activities:

Friday, July 25th
THE BIG BANG THEORY: 10:15am-11:15am

Saturday, July 26th
TERMINATOR THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES: 11:30am-12:30pm
THE OFFICE Writers panel with special guest Rainn Wilson: 12:45pm-1:45pm
PUSHING DAISIES: 3:15-4:15pm
CHUCK: 3:30pm-4:30pm
FRINGE: 4:45pm - 5:45pm

Sunday, July 27th
SMALLVILLE: 10:00am - 11:00am
ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA: 10:30am - 11:30am
SUPERNATURAL: 11:15am-12:15a

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