That's not clever!
"Pushing Daisies" (8 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC) is a surreal, oddball dramedy that makes all of the other fall pilots look lackadaisical (get it?) by comparison. The story centers around a pie maker who can bring people back to life just by touching them -- sounds sort of familiar so far, at least until you throw in some visually stunning sets, great actors, and writing that's whimsical and funny and dark and wry and holds your attention from start to finish. Best of all, the most clever moments on this show are tossed off without fanfare, like when pie maker Ned (Lee Pace) is asked, "How was the convention?" and he responds, "Conventional." The witty weirdness is packed into this show like ripe cherries baked into a big, delicious pie, making it the best dramedy bet since Betty Suarez donned a hideous poncho and stormed the offices of Mode magazine. - Heather Havrilesky, Salon, October 7, 2007 [emphasis mine].Fanfare?! In what universe would that merit fanfare? It's pathetic. Not only is that not funny and not clever, but it induces mental pain by reminding you that there are people out there who make comments like that and you could, in theory, be trapped somewhere with one of them.
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posted at 12:57 PM
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Bad review. Not bad show (watched the first ep tonight, but somehow the second failed to record on schedule).
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