It’s bittersweet news for PUSHING DAISIES fans.  Kristin Chenoweth has just been cast in “Legally Mad”, a new NBC series from David E. Kelley

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.

“I’ve wanted to work with her for a long time and can’t wait to reveal her as someone who’s completely mad,” Kelley said.

“Legally Mad,” which is set at a Chicago law practice, reps the first major project to come out of Kelley’s deal with Warner Bros. TV, which is producing the show.

We wish nothing but the best for Kristin, but we will surely miss Olive Snook.

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Episode Title: The Norwegians
Airdate: December 17, 2008

Episode Summary: After Emerson turns down Vivian’s request to look into Dwight Dixon’s sudden disappearance, she turns to another P.I. team led by Magnus Olsdatter (Orlando Jones), Emerson’s bitter rival.

Written By: Scott Nimerfro

I worried that the lack of last week’s “Next time on Pushing Daisies….” meant that there wasn’t a new episode this week.  I’m happy to report there is.  Please join us back here at ThePieMaker.com at 8pm to watch the episode together.

Congrats to PUSHING DAISIES which was named Best Comedy in the 2008 Family Entertainment Awards. Lee, Anna and Chi were on hand to accept the award.

The mission of the Family Entertainment Awards is to promote and support the development of high quality content the whole family can enjoy together. (Gotta love when these groups can’t read between the lines).

This is PUSHING DAISIES second FEA. Last year they took home best series.

Congrats!

iFMagazine.com recently had the pleasure of interviewing Lee Pace.  Based on the questions they asked, I bet this interview was done a little bit ago.  But it’s Lee, so we are here to share it with you.

Sadly for fans who proved immensely passionate but not numerous enough, PUSHING DAISIES has been canceled. However, ABC has committed to running all of the episodes that have been filmed; the quirky fantasy series, about a pie-maker whose touch can raise the dead and put them back again, in love with a resurrected woman he may never make physical contact with, is in its last days of production.

Lee Pace, the Texas native who plays Ned the pie-maker, talks about why he loves PUSHING DAISIES so much in this exclusive interview.

iF Magazine: First of all, congratulations on your Best Actor Emmy nomination for Season One.

LEE PACE: Thank you.

iF: Was that possibility at all in your frame of consciousness before it happened?

PACE: Well, this thing happened right before the Emmys where they were doing all these lists of people who were likely going to be nominated, and I stopped paying attention to it. My dog wakes me up every morning about six-thirty, seven, to go for a hike, and he woke me up, and I looked at my phone, and I saw about twenty missed calls and I imagined I was nominated – or my mother was in the hospital. [Continue Reading]

Episode Title: Lighthouse
Airdate: December 10, 2008

Episode Summary: Chuck and Ned deal with the shocking return of someone from their past; Emerson and Olive investigate the death of a lighthouse keeper.

Written By: Chad and Dara Creasey

Directed By:  Larry Trilling

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Relive the moment over and over again.  So beautiful.

Episode Title: Comfort Food
Airdate: December 3, 2008

Episode Summary: Ned brings back to life Colonel Likken, who was mysteriously deep fried to death. His world-famous original recipe has gone missing and Likken asks Ned, Emerson, and Chuck to find who stole it. Lily discovers Chuck is alive as she spies on Vivian who is spied on by Chuck.

Written By: Doug Petrie

Directed By: Peter Lauer

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Congratulations to Kristin, Lee and the rest of the cast and crew of PUSHING DAISIES on their recent Satellite Award nominations.  The awards will be handed out on December 14th in Los Angeles.  Fingers crossed.

Actress in a Supporting Role

* Laura Dern - Recount
* Sarah Polley - John Adams
* Kristin Chenoweth - Pushing Daisies
* Dianne Wiest - In Treatment
* Chandra Wilson - Grey’s Anatomy
* Fionnula Flanagan - Brotherhood

Television Series, Comedy or Musical

* It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
* 30 Rock
* Pushing Daisies
* State of the Union


Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical

* Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies
* Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
* David Duchovny - Californication
* Danny DeVito - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
* Justin Kirk - Weeds
* Jonny Lee Miller - Eli Stone