Want to know what I did on Wednesday night? Well, I’ll give you a hint…it involves me going to the set of PUSHING DAISIES!!  Oh shoot, did I give too much away? Check back tomorrow for all the details.

And since I’m hear I should remind you to set your TV, VCR, DVR, TiVo or whatever you use to record Pushing Daisies on Wednesday night (but then again if you’re on this site you’ve probably already done that so…go you!)

With the launch in less than a week, our favorite Pie Hole Patrons will be doing the talk show circuit helping to promote the premiere of PUSHING DAISIES. Be sure to tune in to all their appearances. We are hoping that we’ll be able to snag videos of each to post.

If you are planning on attending the taping of any of these shows, please let us know.

Monday, October 1, 2007
Barry Sonnenfeld on The Late Show with David Letterman

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Kristin Chenoweth on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Chi McBride on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Lee Pace on The View (this is one of Lee’s very first talk show appearances - I hope he has a good story prepared…the pressure is on. HA! I’m sure he’ll be fantastic!)

Rumor has it that the first 11 episode titles for this season of PUSHING DAISIES have been leaked.  Check them out after the jump.  If these are in fact correct, I can’t even begin to imagine how much fun they’re going to be.

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Only one more week until the long anticipated premiere of PUSHING DAISIES. It’s hard not to open a newspaper or click around the Web and not feel the love for this show. But it’s the eyeballs in front of TVs around the country on Wednesday, October 3rd that is going to make all the difference. Please make sure to tell all your friends and family to tune in for this unique television experience. Set the TiVo Season Passes now so you won’t forget!!

We hope that you’ll bookmark ThePieMaker.com as we hope to make this the best resource for all your PUSHING DAISIES news, gossip and EXCLUSIVE behind-the-scenes scoop. We’ve already got some big things underway (some of which are hush hush right now). But we can tell you that we’ll soon be giving away some fantastic PUSHING DAISIES swag directly from the cast…t-shirts, posters, autographs - check back soon for all the details.

TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello has just broke the story that former SNL star Molly Shannon will be guesting on PUSHING DAISIES in a multi-episode arc during November sweeps.
Molly will play Silly Balsam, the owner of a salt-water taffy emporium that just so happens to set up shop across the street from the Pie Hole.

Welcome Molly…can’t wait to see you with Ned, Chuck and the gang.

You’ll be hard pressed to find a review of the upcoming premiere of PUSHING DAISIES that doesn’t praise the shows originality and in the same breath question its sustainability. Critics and viewers who were lucky enough to get a sneak peek of the pilot are lavishing the show with words like “brilliant”, “daring”, and “near perfect”, but many still worry that the show may be too different and that it will have a hard time finding an audience.

A similar idea is heralded in a recent article from The Hollywood Reporter. It seems like you just can’t win these days. That’s why it’s so important for you to help spread the word of PUSHING DAISIES. We are sure that if an audience tunes in they will love it. For suggestions on how you can help promote, Pushing Daisies, click here to contact us.

Once in a great while a TV series pilot comes along that grabs your attention. So spectacular is this opening installment that it single-handedly restores your faith in the medium, leaving you practically salivating for the next episode.

The new ABC series “Pushing Daisies” fits that bill, which is exactly why I fear it is doomed.

Don’t get me wrong: “Daisies” is head and shoulders — maybe even knees and toes — above the rest of the largely ho-hum 2007-08 broadcast pilots. But as we stare down the barrel of another TV season, “Daisies” might end up a reminder of how easy it is to overestimate the value of a good pilot, which can be a notoriously misleading indicator of a series’ future viability. (Continue reading at The Hollywood Reporter)

The LA Times gives us a glimpse further into the world of PUSHING DAISIES on a recent set visit (lucky ducks). In this great article Lee Pace (Ned), Chi McBride (Emerson) and creator Bryan Fuller talk about what viewers can expect as the world of PUSHING DAISIES moves beyond the confines of The Pie Hole.Warning: The article and corresponding pictures provide small spoilers for upcoming episodes. Continue reading at your own risk.

Every moment is precious…
Even when Fuller gives us the ages of his characters, it’s both refreshing and telling. When viewers first meet Ned, he is “9 years, 27 weeks, 6 days and 3 minutes old.” But then flash-forward “19 years, 34 weeks, 1 day and 59 minutes” and Ned is an adult baking pies who moonlights as a private detective partnered with Emerson Cod (Chi McBride).

“I just thought that every minute was precious,” said Fuller, who spent last year on the writing staff of “Heroes.” “So when the narrative talks about how old somebody is, the motivation is that at the end of your life, down to the minute, you look at every minute as precious.” (continue reading at The LA Times)

ABC President Steve McPherson is excited for the premiere of PUSHING DAISIES.  In an interview with TheEnvelope.com, McPherson had the following praise for the show:

My hats off to Bryan Fuller, who created the show. It’s his vision from beginning to end. Barry Sonnenfeld brought a great touch to the premiere episode. It’s a truly unique, interesting, touching procedural show with romance, intrigue and comedy to it. Visually, it’s the most stunning show put on television in years. We’ve had a lot of success taking chances — whether it was “Lost” or “Ugly Betty.” “Pushing Daisies” is one of those shows that stands out in a crowded market. It’s wonderful doing shows like this and not just trying to copy what’s already working out there.

As you know, ThePieMaker.com hit NYC for the New York Television Festival Red Carpet Premiere of PUSHING DAISIES. Our favorite showrunner, writer, and creator BRYAN FULLER stopped by for a while so we could chat all things Daisies, there’s some HEROES talk, and he even was gentleman enough to escort star LEE PACE right to us (you’ll hear what we mean).Listen to this ThePieMaker.com Exclusive Interview with Pushing Daisies Bryan Fuller and Lee Pace.

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Listen to our Interview with PUSHING DAISIES Narrator JIM DALE

ThePieMaker.com got a chance to chat briefly with PUSHING DAISIES narrator Jim Dale on the red carpet at the New York Television Festival. Although he may not be seen on screen (at least not yet), Jim Dale is an important character within the world of PUSHING DAISIES. The seasoned Broadway actor is known to millions worldwide as the voice of Harry Potter as he’s recorded all voices in all seven Harry Potter audio books. But move over Harry Potter, because Ned has a little magic of his own, and now he’s got Jim Dale helping him out.Check out these pics of Jim Dale on the red carpet as you listen to the audio from our brief red carpet chat.

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