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post #91 of 172

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Well, tonight's episode definitely has set events converging to some resolutions in the near future. I really want to see the next episode right now!
post #92 of 172

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Rumor is, ABC has officially cancelled Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money

this makes me sad! Why oh why do they get rid of the good shows and leave the crap ones to blossom?
post #93 of 172

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Originally Posted by Lucia Duran
Rumor is, ABC has officially cancelled Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money

this makes me sad! Why oh why do they get rid of the good shows and leave the crap ones to blossom?
Because people would prefer to watch insipid, unoriginal garbage than stretch their intellect in any way to appreciate something original and interesting.

Even better news...the umpteenth season of According to Jim premieres this week on ABC.
post #94 of 172

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Originally Posted by Malcolm R
Because people would prefer to watch insipid, unoriginal garbage than stretch their intellect in any way to appreciate something original and interesting.

Even better news...the umpteenth season of According to Jim premieres this week on ABC.
I can't figure out how According to Jim keeps coming back season after season. Is this show owned by ABC so it is cheaper to put on the air?
post #95 of 172

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+1 to the list of folks deeply saddened by news of PD's demise. It's literally been a bright spot in the TV schedule. Even though I've become more jaded due to the obvious trend over the last decade of so many quality shows being killed early, PD charmed me so much I hoped for an exception.
post #96 of 172

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I wasn't looking forward to the mystery of the week since the Chuck stuff is so interesting right now, but both halves were top notch. Maybe it was the singing number or maybe it's because we're moving ever closer to a resolution of Chuck and aunt and mom, but this one could stand among the best of season one. I don't know how many more episodes we have, but I hope they stay in this groove.
post #97 of 172

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Maybe it was the singing number or maybe it's because we're moving ever closer to a resolution of Chuck and aunt and mom, but this one could stand among the best of season one.

Or maybe it was Olive in that vest.

Regards,

Joe
post #98 of 172

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Originally Posted by Marty M
I can't figure out how According to Jim keeps coming back season after season. Is this show owned by ABC so it is cheaper to put on the air?
I did see a recent article that said that it is owned by ABC and apparently they get a decent chunk of change for it in syndication, so the more episodes they have the more they get on the syndication end.

Regarding last night's episode - that was fun. The accidental death caused by Chuck's Dad staying alive was nicely handled. I had a feeling that was what was going to happen, though I was partly fearing that they could have pulled major tragedy on us and have it be her aunt/mother.

Neil
post #99 of 172

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Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino
Or maybe it was Olive in that vest.

Regards,

Joe
It was difficult for me to keep my eyes directed to anything but that.
post #100 of 172
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I just kept being reminded just how tiny she is standing next to Ned.

The woman does have a killa voice.
post #101 of 172

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Originally Posted by Kevin Hewell
I just kept being reminded just how tiny she is standing next to Ned.

Yeah. That's what made her hobbit line so funny. She'd be quite plausible as a hobbit. Ned, not so much. What really struck me was when they held hands after winning the blue ribbon. Her tiny digits just disappeared into his paw.

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The woman does have a killa voice.

Among other killa attributes.

Regards,

Joe
post #102 of 172

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Originally Posted by Marty M
I can't figure out how According to Jim keeps coming back season after season. Is this show owned by ABC so it is cheaper to put on the air?

I'm pretty sure they're just burning off episodes that were produced for last season, but never aired. And give Jim a break guys. If you don't like it, don't watch it, but it is a perfectly pleasant show that keeps some nice people employed (I have a nodding acquaintance with one of the producers and always had a thing for both Courtney Thorne-Smith and Kimberly Williams-Paisley) and enough people enjoy it to keep it on the air. Yes it is comparatively cheap to produce, and yes, ABC owns it. But the idea that it was only kept alive because the network is making money off syndication sales misses the point that syndication buyers actually want the show. As with ABC itself, local stations find that Jim does well enough for them on a cost-per-ratings-point basis to be worth keeping around. Something that can't be said for a lot of higher-profile shows.

Granted Jim is like a twinkie compared to the gourmet pastry of PD, but sometimes you don't want a rich and complex desert and are just in the mood for a twinkie.

I say live and let live.

Regards,

Joe
post #103 of 172

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I am going to miss PD a lot. I am glad that ABC picked up Scrubs. Maybe NBC will return the favor and pick up PD.
post #104 of 172

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I usually don't like the comic strip Prickly City, but today's comic strip does have a comment I can relate to.
Prickly City — Gocomics.com: Comics, editorial cartoons, email comics, comic strips
post #105 of 172
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Nice! Thanks, Neil.
post #106 of 172

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I am really going to miss Olive. She was my favorite on this show. I love her little musical numbers and her witty lines.

This really has me crushed. I haven't been watching a lot of television lately and this show was one I looked forward to every week.
post #107 of 172

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Originally Posted by Parker Clack
I am going to miss PD a lot. I am glad that ABC picked up Scrubs. Maybe NBC will return the favor and pick up PD.
I wouldn't count on this happening. Another network picking up a series from another network only occurs rarely. It is usually shows that have been around for 4 or 5 seasons, and have a proven track record.
post #108 of 172

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I just hope season 2 gets another Blu-ray release. Season 1 looks fantastic.
post #109 of 172

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Originally Posted by Marty M
I wouldn't count on this happening. Another network picking up a series from another network only occurs rarely. It is usually shows that have been around for 4 or 5 seasons, and have a proven track record.
Now that NBC is going to have 5 less hours of scripted programming a week, it is even less likely.
post #110 of 172

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Charles Charles is a real jerk. If I were Ned, I would have touched him again already.

Too bad this couldn't be picked up by one of the pay-cable nets like HBO or Showtime. It would seem ideally suited to their shorter season format. USA might also be a good home. They seem to get good play from their quirky shows like "Monk" and "Psych."
post #111 of 172

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Originally Posted by Malcolm R
Charles Charles is a real jerk. If I were Ned, I would have touched him again already.
I think it must lead up to his getting touched. We already know that touching someone within a few hours of the first time and they are permanently dead. But what if several days or a longer period has passed? Ned doesn't really know what will happen. He only knows the experience with his mother, which I guess was the longest between two touches (except perhaps some food?).

It could be that he finds out that Charles Charles remains "alive" and then the question will be whether to test Digby and Chuck. That would be one way to give the story an ending and resolve their relationship.
post #112 of 172

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Originally Posted by Malcolm R
Charles Charles is a real jerk. If I were Ned, I would have touched him again already.

I'm sure he wants to, but he figures that would be the end of him and Chuck. It would be cool if he found out he could now touch Chuck, but that would mean Charles would still be around. I guess he wouldn't be such an asshole if he knew Chuck wasn't in danger every second.

I'd rather this go the movie wrap-up route than comic book wrap-up, but would it be theatrical? Like with a lot of these shows, it might be hard to get a movie greenlit when audiences didn't want to see it for free. I wouldn't mind DTV, if that isn't too expensive to produce. I doubt if ABC will go for a network airing.
post #113 of 172
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Olive and Emerson make a really great team. I like how he called her "itty bitty" toward the end.

It's always great to see Mary Kay Place again.

eta:

Update!!

From Ausiello Files,

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
Pushing Daisies is not going to end on a cliffhanger.


Question: Pushing Daisies was just wonderful last week. It left me smiling until I remembered there are very few episodes left. Cheer me up with some positive scoop. -- Myra

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
Ausiello: This should do the trick: [quote]We're getting closure, dammit! The series finale will no longer end on a cliffhanger, as I previously reported. Through the magic of post-production, Bryan Fuller and his team managed to tack on a completely new beginning and ending to the episode. "We're doing a lot of work in post to shape it so that it is satisfying for the audience," Fuller tells me. BTW, rumor has it ABC may air Daisies' final three episodes on one night in early January.


http://=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/...39;s the link. For the spoiler hoes.

And here's Kristen's number from last week:



She also sang a few seconds, a capella this week.

This is just one of the reasons I'll miss this show so much.
post #114 of 172

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She also sang a few seconds, a capella this week.

This is just one of the reasons I'll miss this show so much.

I can think of two more.

Loving this week's episode. I can't believe they called the Norwegien's bus, "M.I.L.F.". And Emerson's explanation of men as dogs - well, it was a kind of poetry

"Ve don't look a gift whore in the mouth."

Joe
post #115 of 172

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I liked when Jim Dale voiced Emerson's "All, HELL no!" catchphrase.
post #116 of 172

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I guess there are three episodes to go. We see Ned's father in the present (again? I think he was in the Pie Hole in previous episode). Will Ned see him as well? How did he end up being there in time to save them? Did Chuck's father somehow contact him and they both got Dwight Dixon's body out and arranged to "explain" his death? Or was it just one of them?

I am really going to miss this show.
post #117 of 172

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Over at this interview with Kristin Chenoweth Pushing Daisies: Olive Should End Up with Ned - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com I see the following:
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TVGuide.com: Are you going to get a chance to wrap everything up?
Kristin Chenoweth: [Series creator] Bryan Fuller asked if he should write an episode that wrapped everything up, and ABC specifically said [not to]." We didn't know until recently that we were canceled so we went ahead and shot an episode thinking that there was a possibility that we'd be coming back. I understand that the ratings weren't what they'd hoped and that we were an expensive show to produce. I get it in my mind, but my heart has a harder time with it.
So, what was ABC thinking?
post #118 of 172

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I was blah about the episode, mainly because I have a semi-irrational dislike for Ivana Milicevic, who played the female Norwegian. She keeps popping up in shows and movies I like and the moment I see her that's pretty much the end of it.
post #119 of 172

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I just saw this article: http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=14&cs=1
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In "Legally Mad," Chenoweth is set to play Skippy Pylon, a cheerful and brilliant attorney who nonetheless exhibits flashes of psychosis -- and enjoys being mistaken for a teenager.
This is David E. Kelley's next show.
post #120 of 172
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Here's an intervention with Kristin Chenowith

WARNING: Not safe for work.

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