Pushing Daisies

I stumbled over a new tv show the other day called Pushing Daisies and after the first episode I was pleasently surprised. In my opinion it's a combination between Amélie, Tim Burtons universe and a hint of six feet under. The bright colors and kind of naive universe reminds me of Amélie, while the almost absurdly strange characters are familiar from Tim Burtons world, and the subtle six feet under part comes from the sort of sadness that comes from dealing with death, and the fact that the two main characters aren't able to touch. This last comparison to Six feet under may not be obvious outside the inner workings of my tiny brain, but i kind of think that the main character bears a silent and gloomy persona. So far there is only 1 season released and due to the writers strike season 1 only contains 9 episodes. Already the main character has been nominated for an Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series and the show has got another 11 Emmy nominations.


A clip from the show. Notice how great that voiceover is. Just ties the mood of the show together.