Pushing Daisies

It has been 10 months since Pushing Daisies last aired. Granted, it’s the only new TV series with the second highest number of nominations at the Emmy’s this year, it is still possible that with the long absence, viewers have already forgotten about it.

The first season was marred by budget cuts and the writers’ strike. But it also meant the production had a longer time to plan ahead for the second season. This article from USA Today talks about the changes production had to take doing the second season of Pushing Daisies.

When Daisies went back into production in June, some recalibration was in order. “The first part of (this) season was really tough,” Fuller says. “They were like, ‘Let’s ground the show a little more; it can’t be a cartoon. We can’t have the show be weird and not get an audience.’ And we were like, ‘We can’t have the show be boring and not get the people back we had last year.’ The challenge to me was to make sure the fundamental DNA of the show didn’t change.” An earlier filming start, and shorter scripts with fewer scenes, have smoothed some production wrinkles. “To a certain extent, some of the pace has been simplified a bit,” co-star Friel says. “We couldn’t have gone on at that pace. It’s more manageable.” Pace says the pace is “a lot easier this year,” with many fewer 16-hour days. And happily, an early peek at the new season reveals Daisies has not been neutered.

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