Pushing Daisies

Found some of these Pushing Daisies successories at this site and they’ve got a few really hilarious ideas.

What are successories? Well according to Wiki, these are motivational office decorations that usually serves to inspire office staff. Themes of successories usually center on teamwork, patience, perseverance, having goals and aspirations. Since then, successories have been spoofed and copied to adapt humorous contents.

Like these…

There’s about a dozen more on this site.

Pushing Daisies, Pushing Daisies Successories, motivational posters

The lead stars of Pushing Daisies, Lee Pace and Anna Friel, are in the UK promoting their program, as it will begin airing on ITV this April.

Over at The Sun, there is a video of Anna and Lee talking to the press. Anna’s distinct British accent was definitely coming out. She pronounced Chuck as “Chock”.

“I liked the idea of playing a character that was absolutely fearless, she’s had a chance to look at life for a second time and she looks at life with big wide eyes and true joy, every single minute – and she completely loves Ned, totally and utterly in love. It’s a good old romantic story.”

Teasers are already running on television in the UK. And we’ve found a clip of it. The voice-over still belongs to Jim Dale but they have also included and made mention of the fact that the program has been nominated for three Golden Globes:

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The Sun UK

Anna Friel, Lee Pace, Pushing Daises in the UK, Pushing Daisies

This totally slipped my mind the other day. I remember seeing that Lee Pace’s birthday is coming in one fan forum early this year but when the day came, I clearly forgot about it. So, here’s a belated birthday greeting, Lee Pace! Did you have your birthday pie?

Now, Lee celebrating his birthday got me curious. I haven’t really paid any attention to these actors’ birthdates but if you’re interested to know, I’ve listed it all and it comes after this cut…
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[ACADEMY PLAYING FIELD: Boys are playing kickball together while Ned is off to the distance, bouncing an orange ball off a tree]

Narrator: At this very moment, at town of Northrush, young Ned was lonely. Unable to make friends at the Longborough School for Boys, he often found himself playing alone, with nothing but memories of happier times to keep his company. What young Ned did not realize was that beyond the meadow under the same orange sky, someone he loved was remembering him. [Ned misses the tree and it bounces away deeper into a field. NED’S OLD HOME: There is a "For Sale" sign out front and the house appears abandoned … except for Digby lying patiently on the front porch]

Narrator: His dog, Digby. In fact, three days prior, Digby had made a decision: wearied by his own loneliness back in Coeur d’Coeurs and sensing his master’s sorrow, Digby set out on a mission. [Digby perks up, runs off the porch and down the street] Uncertain as to his exact destination, he ventured into the great unknown and guided only by the compass of his heart. [Digby trots through the town when he looks up and sees an apartment on fire. He goes to a fire box and pulls the lever down; a fire truck soon arrives and he continues his journey] Despite numerous distractions, Digby was determined to find young Ned – the boy who had given him a second chance at life. And who was his best friend. [ACADEMY FIELD: Ned looks around for his orange ball and sees Digby running toward him, holding the ball in his mouth; Ned grins and runs toward him] Upon doing so, Digby proved that love can overcome any obstacle. The reunion was bittersweet, however, as they instantly remembered the restrictions of their friendship: they could not touch or Digby would die. [both stop and stare happily at one another; Digby drops the ball in for his master. Ned picks up a stick and pets Digby with it, then throws the ball in the air] Still, it was enough. That day, Digby vowed he would never allow himself to separated from his master. [THE PIE HOLE: Digby catches an orange ball in his mouth, while his master looks off into the kitchen and smiles upon seeing Chuck]

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There was a video of Chi McBride at the Paley Fest…totally funny in real life! Click on the photo to download the video:

Pushing Daisies, Chi McBride, Paley Festival

Thought you Pace-lovin’ Daisy Pushers may want to read this…This came out in the April issue of Elle Magazine.

The story is after the jump…

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Lee Pace is the lone actor in this short story documentary, shot and submitted to the 46th Ann Arbor Film Festival, carrying the theme on Global Warming. The film is directed by Andy Delaney and Monte Whitebloom for BigTV.It carries no dialogue, except in one scene where Lee sings in the tub… and he was is in shorts, too (whoohee!). Haha.

Set against the backdrop of a documentary about the looming extinction of polar bears playing throughout the clip, the unnamed protagonist (played by Lee Pace) is slowly flooded out of the ground floor of his home as he drinks tea and irons his pants. He calmly ascends each adjacent level as the water rises, only to finally be surprised by his ultimate fate.

Lee Pace, Polarbearman, Global Warming

Evidently, for Anna Friel and her partner David Thewlis, her role as TV’s newest sweetheart Chuck, playing opposite another sweetheart Ned (by actor Lee Pace), is causing no romantic jealousy between the couple.

In an interview with the UK Press, while promoting her TV show, which is going to air in that region by April, Anna says: “It’s the perfect role for any jealous girlfriend or boyfriend – they’ve got nothing to worry about! ‘Ok, you’re going to work today, but you’re not going to be touching, are you? Shame!’ It’s a mad, visual fairy-tale world, it’s driven strongly by a love story. Chuck and Ned just long to be together, and long to be able to have sex but they’re never going to be able to.”

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[NIGHT OUTSIDE ACADEMY: Ned is watching fireflies hover around an electric bug zapper. A firefly gets zapped and falls dead on a bench; he touches it and it flies off. However, a nearby spider crawling expectantly toward a firefly suddenly dies and falls off its web]Narrator: At this very moment, young Ned was 9 years, 34 weeks, 12 hours and 54 minutes old. He was a gifted boy – not academically, nor athletically – he was gifted in a way no other boy was gifted. Young Ned could touch dead things and bring them back to life. But if he touched the dead thing twice, it died again forever. The consequence of touching a dead thing twice was as cruel as any consequence, and that was something else had to die. Young Ned rationalized this consequence was beyond his control: he was not to blame. But to remain blameless, he had to understand. [SCIENCE LAB: Ned places seven dead fireflies on a platter and covers it with a clear glass cover, then starts a stopwatch; on another platter, he touches seven more dead fireflies and touches each one before covering it]

Narrator: He realized to give life, he had to take it. Death, however, had a grace period. What young Ned did not know was how long that grace period was: one minute. Fearing the consequences of his actions, Ned vowed to never, ever again bring the dead back to life for more than a minute. Until he did it again. [the 2nd jar of fireflies die while the 1st jar comes to life; he releases them and watches them fly off. DISSOLVE TO: THE PIE HOLE KITCHEN. Ned tosses over a moldy peach with a ungloved hand: it becomes fresh again and he catches it with the other gloved hand, then passes it to Chuck, who washes them off] The expression “Pie in the Sky” entered popular culture in 1911: it refers to a dessert so sweet that it can only be found in Heaven. If you’re craving something before you die, I recommend where The Pie Maker makes his pies. But if you’re like Chuck, you may enjoy the pie even after you die. Her sixty seconds came and went, she stayed alive; and instead, someone else had to die. [the marigolds in the plant box withers and dies; Ned’s face falls and Digby whines, but Chuck doesn’t notice] He kept Chuck blissfully unaware of this fact: she was alive again – that was that.

Chuck: Which birthday do I celebrate? I’ve got two of them now. First day I was alive and first day I was alive again.

Ned: The one that requires less explanation.

Chuck: You remember my eighth birthday? Right before my dad died? You remember what you got me?

Ned: [remembers; then, sheepishly] A T-shirt.

Chuck: [innocently] With a beaver on it! He had little lipstick kisses on his cheek and was holding a sign saying “Be Kind to Animals: Kiss a Beaver.” I suppose I should be celebrating every minute, shouldn’t I?

Ned: Uh-huh.

Chuck: I can be anybody now, anybody I want. I like that idea: I’m going to give that some thought.

Narrator: The Pie Maker liked that idea as well. As long as her thoughts didn’t fall on:

Chuck: Why is it only a minute?

Ned: Hmm?

Chuck: A minute seems awfully arbitrary.

Ned: A minute’s a long time: a lot can happen in a minute. Besides, the longer someone’s around that’s not supposed to be around the more likely that something will happen. Not necessarily directly or by any fault of theirs, but y’know, butterfly wings and such.

Chuck: What about them?

Ned: They cause hurricanes.

Chuck: Oh, right. Am I a hurricane?

Ned: A little bit, but I like the weather – [Chuck suddenly approaches Ned with a sheet of plastic wrap, places it between their faces, and gives him a long kiss]

Ned: You really shouldn’t do that. [then they keep doing that]

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This should be quick and short, as I’m nursing a terrible bout of cough, colds and fever, yet couldn’t resist sharing this — more Paley Fest fun fare, with this video from the red carpet, courtesy of E!:

I’m heading back to bed in a couple of minutes…

Pushing Daisies, Paley Fest

At the Paley Festival over the weekend, Anna Friel has admitted to feeling quite a bit nervous about how the British audience will react to her American TV show, Pushing Daisies. The whimsical fantasy story airs in the UK on ITV in April this year.

“I’m so nervous, all the big billboards have started to go up [in the UK] so I’m hoping they like it. It’s very important for me that the Brits like it.”

Known in her country as a former soap star on the dramatic series, Brookside, as well as a party girl early in her career, Anna wishes to transcend that image and be more identified for her recent work.

Anna has made a lot of sacrifices to be able to work on this series. It meant uprooting her whole family from the UK to Los Angeles. But the former Brookside star has no qualms about this foreign place she now calls home.

“I’m really settled here now. I went back [to Britain] for two weeks about three weeks ago for the first time in ages, it was lovely, but it’s really nice to come back,” she said.

Aside from Pushing Daisies, the move to Hollywood has also afforded her to work on a new movie with no less than comedy royalty Will Ferrell in  the adaptation of  Land of The Lost.

Any Brits out there who are reading this blog? Are you anticipating Anna’s new TV series? How excited are you for her? How do you think this one will fare in your television landscape?

Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies, Pushing Daisies in the UK

Photo from thepiehole LJ

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Who were there:

• Bryan Fuller (creator)
• Lee Pace (Ned)
• Anna Friel (Chuck)
• Kristin Chenoweth (Olive)
• Chi McBride (Emerson)
• Ellen Greene (Aunt Vivian)
• Peter Ocko (coexecutive producer)
• Dan Jinks (executive producer)
• Bruce Cohen (executive producer)
• Swoosie Kurtz (Aunt Lily) could not join the panel since she was tending to her mother.

According to TV Guide, Kristin Chenoweth received the most applause from the audience while Chi McBride was the second most applauded cast member.

Photo from thepieholeLJ

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The Paley Festival in Los Angeles California is opening its annual event today and tomorrow, the whole cast and crew of Pushing Daisies will be there in attendance. If you haven’t heard about this yet, Pushing Daisies is one of the few shows selected by the organizers to be honored in a Q & A panel along with a host of other activities.

I won’t be able to go though, but I’ll be on the lookout for news and accounts of what went on at the panel. Kristin Dos Santos of E! is said to be moderating for Pushing Daisies. She has once guest starred in the series, and is admittedly a big fan of the show.

You can also follow details of the event online via The Paley Festival’s MySpace page.

Paley Festival, Pushing Daisies

As many already know, Kristin Chenoweth was first known and raved about for her exquisite singing voice, so I thought to check what sort of CDs she may have had released. Perused through the catalog at Amazon.com and found a number of music CDs credited to her.

As I Am is probably her most recent album. Released in 2005, it includes contemporary and gospel songs. Kristin Chenoweth is also known as a staunch Christian advocate. The album is an attempt to merge her Broadway background and her Christian orientation.

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