Congratulations to Broadway fave (and Pushing Daisies guest star) Raul Esparza for being nominated this morning for a Tony Award for his role in The Homecoming.  Fingers crossed!

If you missed any of Pushing Daisies, this is your chance to watch the show online and talk to the writers of your favorite show! Head on over to ABC.com to check out Episode 1.02 “Dummy” and then come back to this post and leave questions for writer Peter Ocko in the comments section.

*Only “Dummy” specific questions will be presented to Mr. Ocko so please stay on topic. Remember, you can ask as many questions as you want but only one comment per question to make it easier for the writers to answer. Have fun gang!

ThePieMaker.com is proud to announce that we will be hosting Q&A’s with the writing staff of Pushing Daisies! This is your chance to ask the writers specific questions pertaining to your favorite episodes.

To promote Pushing Daisies and keep the show on fans minds while we wait for the Season 1 DVD box set, we will be working with the Pushing Daisies staff and going episode by episode to put you in touch with the incredible talents that make Daisies happen. Stay tuned in the upcoming weeks!

Want to pick the brains of the people that created the amazing world of Couer d’ Cour and the poets behind the unbelievable dialogue? Here’s how…

Starting tonight, head on over to ABC.com and watch Episode 1.02 (”Dummy“) online for free! As soon as you’re finished, come back to ThePieMaker.com and leave your questions for the scribe of “Dummy,” Peter Ocko.

*The questions should be episode specific and please limit one question per comment. The Pushing Daisies writing staff is already hard at work on Season 2 and they will answer as many of your questions as possible.

Submit your questions about Episode 1.02 “Dummy” for Peter Ocko here.

Pushing Daisies just got a little sexier! Star Anna Friel and her Daisies character Charlotte “Chuck” Charles have been named the sexiest female on television. According to the Hallmark Channel (UK), 1,600 people were polled and 20% were in favor of our girl!

According to the Hallmark Channel (who also announced that Doctor Who’s David Tennant is the sexiest male):

“Our ongoing research into what makes great gripping drama has revealed that a sexy male or female lead can make a real difference to the success of a new series.

“If you were creating the ideal on-screen TV couple it would arguably be David and Anna, but you wouldn’t want to see them doing anything that distracts from the plot!”

Congratulations Anna from all of us here at ThePieMaker.com
*Thanks to annafriel.org and lee-pace.org for the photo

If you’re a fan of PUSHING DAISIES then be sure to check back with ThePieMaker.com on Monday, May 12th for a very special announcement.  We’ve teamed up with the folks over at PUSHING DAISIES to bring you something we think you’ll really enjoy.

Lee Pace has been nothing if not the man of the press these past few months. In addition to traveling the world promoting PUSHING DAISIES, Lee has also been on the interview circuit talking about his new movie THE FALL. In this interview with Metromix, Lee touches on the network’s involvement in the show and the type of movie roles he isn’t interested in pursuing.

You mentioned the failure of “Wonderfalls” earlier. Did you feel like it was an uphill battle against the network while making the show?
We were all trying to do our best on it, but everyone knew that there was a fight with Fox, that Fox did not like the lesbian storyline. We were also on the same year “The O.C.” premiered. We would do a whole episode, and then the cast would ask [the network], “Is there anything we can do differently?” And they were like, “No, you’re great!” But you know that there were probably ten executives on the set of “The O.C.” debating whether or not Mischa Barton should wear espadrilles.

So has “Pushing Daisies” been a more positive TV experience?
Look, [the network execs] still have opinions. I think the idea of the show really works, and it makes people feel good, and the executives have got really great ideas. Everyone’s pitching in and trying to let it be as good as it can be, and part of that is making it maybe a little less weird. It doesn’t have to be so bizarre that it turns people off. I mean, it’s a pie maker who touches dead things back to life! It’s a weird idea already, so any way we can make it palatable is good, I think.

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