Pushing Daisies

News and information about Pushing Daisies haven’t been going full blast with the show still technically on hiatus. I know it’s not going to be the case when the show returns on October 1st. Meanwhile though, I browsed the internet for interesting tidbits I could find in relation to Pushing Daisies. Variety last week came up with a few articles with references to the series. This is also in relation to the upcoming Emmy’s.

On Styling: Stylists’ subtleties stoke shows’ stories

• “Pushing Daisies” has a storybook look to match its fantastical storyline. Costume designer Mary Vogt, nommed for the show’s pilot, set apart lead character Ned, who has the power to raise the dead with a touch, with monochromatic blacks, whites and grays. “He’s the anchor, so we showed that by keeping him nice and funereal,” she says. The rest of the ensemble, though, got shades of lavender, green and red, “really saturated, tertiary colors, with lots of contrast,” to complement the show’s childlike, otherworldly mood, Vogt explains, adding, “The tone of this script was so colorful … we had to go in that direction.”

On Directing: Hourlong laffers make case

• BARRY SONNENFELD
• Series: “Pushing Daisies” (ABC)
• Episode: “Pie-Lette”
• Visual highlight: From the opening sequence to the final curtain, the pilot episode created a visual feast with mesmerizing characters, taking viewers into a magical world.
• Why it might win: Sonnenfeld won this year’s Directors Guild of America award for this episode.
• Maybe not: Some voters might believe the DGA kudo is enough.

On Showrunners and Directors: TV’s showrunners outrank directors

• Having an added role on the show helps. As an exec producer on ABC’s “Pushing Daisies,” Barry Sonnenfeld keeps tabs on dailies, scripts, previews of director’s cuts. “It’s very important if you’re in it for the long run and want the show to stay on for five or six years. If you don’t stay involved, as soon as you leave the show the tone changes. It was a mistake early in my career not to do that because if I did I think ‘The Tick’ would still be on,” Sonnenfeld says.