See it was cute but that was it. And it was kind of funny, but funny in a "oh that's funny but not funny enough to make me laugh" kind of way. And it is cute, almost Dr. Seuss like? But it just didn't keep me.... and I'm kind of lazy with television.
“It's necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.” ― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
They've only just starting showing this here, and I found the first episode pretty good. Witty, original, and quirky - it's a refreshing change, and I'm looking forward to the next episode.
(I am, however, pretty p.o.'d at ITV - despite having advertised it for a good month before airing, they've decided that they don't have enough time to air all the episodes before Euro 2008 (England aren't even playing!) and so are skipping the second episode to go straight on to the the third - grr at them! /rant)
There's always been a lot of tension between Lois and me, and it's not so much that I want to kill her, it's just, I want her to not be alive anymore.
Ugggh. Hate it. Actually, here's an mini-article I slipped into the school paper after watching the pilot:
Uuuugggggghhhhhhhh. The premise of Pushing Daisies is actually quite original: Ned (the protagonist) has the ability to bring the dead to life with a single touch. Once they’re alive, however, he cannot touch them again without ‘killing’ them; also, if he doesn’t touch them again within one minute, another person in proximity dies.
It’s a great concept: too bad the series doesn’t pull it off.
Ned, who is supposedly the main character of the series, has less emotions than a robot (that’s been turned off and beaten over the head with a baseball bat). In fact, the supporting character and business partner Chi McBride is more entertaining and enjoyable than the hero himself.
Unfortunately, this is only the beginning. The series insists on the idea of an old, semi-English narrator to comment on absolutely everything: we are left no room to assume what’s going through the character’s mind, because the show is more than happy to point out even the most obvious moments. The series sounds like a bad Doctor Suess book without rhyme.
Finally, the plot progression is terrible. Dialogue seems to be rushed out, stopped for moments that just aren’t emotionally touching, and resumed later in the same bizarre pattern. The show seemed to stagnate until it was time for a commercial break, then something significant to the plot was revealed, and wham, commercial time. I can understand the need to leave the audience guessing, but do you really need to sacrifice the show to do it?
Hey Daedalus, I'm Icarus. Do your thing, and for God's sake use something better than WAX this time.
I've watched a few episodes and I like it so far. It isn't amazing but it's cute and fun and the plot is lovely and I actually quite like the Dr Seuss feel.
Ah, the classic school newspaper op-ed piece. To each his own, Kang; I don't think that the aspects you criticized are necessarily wrong. I enjoy the style of narration and the acting, and I think it's different from a lot of things on the television today. (Dare I say "Grey's Anatomy"? *makes the sign of the cross*) Clearly you feel differently; thanks for your opinion!
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