So you’ve seen the pictures and hopefully you’ve had the chance to listen to the full audio of the PUSHING DAISIES panel at Comic Con. But we understand that some of you have to be a little covert and maybe can’t be listening while at work or school, so we wanted to post a mini-recap of the panel itself for your reading pleasure.
We’ve broken in out into two sections, the first being general highlights from the panel and the second section being spoilerish information. If you want to avoid spoilers just stop reading when we tell you to.
Bryan Fuller and the cast are excited about the Comic Con Panel…
As happy as the audience would have been to watch the “Pie-lette” once again, it wasn’t in the original plans for Team Daisies. The panel’s opening video was supposed to be some footage from the PUSHING DAISIES Paley Fest panel, but as the now familiar scenes of the first episode aired Bryan Fuller and Barry Sonnenfeld rushed to the stage to stop the presses (or at least the video). Instead they showed the fantastic Season 2 teaser trailer which threw the already amped-up crowd into a tizzy. But not before Fuller was able to pimp the much anticipated launch date for Season 1 of PUSHING DAISIES on DVD (September 16th on DVD and Blu-Ray. Pre-order your copy here today.)
As the cast was introduced by moderator Barry Sonnenfeld’s acerbic comments, many of them took the stage by running past the front row and slapping hands with the audience. I almost lost an eye due to the Cheno fans behind me but it would have been well worth it. (I could always ask Aunt Viv for a fancy new eye-patch).
Anna Friel tried out her American accent on the crowd for a bit but we all quickly cheered her back into her British speak. (On a side note, Anna looked stunning in with her black dress and bright red lips)
Chi McBride, who was decked out in a colorful tee and jeans quipped that he was dressed for Comic Con while some of his co-stars were red carpet ready. Kristin and Anna both sported fantastic little black dresses for the event all looked all kinds of glam.
Barry Sonnenfeld read aloud a message that Team Daisies sexy mama bear, Ellen Greene, sent to the cast before their bus travels from L.A. to San Diego. She reminded them that the bus can get chilly so bring a sweater, and offered up some fun travel options including games and movies. She’s adorable!
One of the best moments of the PUSHING DAISIES Comic Con panel was when Kristin Chenoweth graced us with an impromptu version of”Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. The room was in awe and I certainly had the chills. That voice from such an itty bitty little thing.
For those of you who couldn’t be there, ThePieMaker.com wanted to let you experience yesterday’s PUSHING DAISIES Comic-Con panel through the images we captured during the panel and then at the autograph signing session that Team Daisies took part in down on the Comic-Con floor. After the signing the cast went up to the WB tower room above the Comic-Con floor to do some interviews - Dan and I were up there too so we snagged a few pics.
If you missed out on the incredible panel, don’t worry your pretty little heads. Here is the entire PUSHING DAISIES Comic-Con 2008 Panel audio for your enjoyment. Listen as Barry Sonnenfeld guides Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Bryan Fuller, Dan Jinks, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene and Swoosie Kurtz through fan questions and the glorious and imaginative world of Pushing Daisies.
If you’re already a loyal TV Talk Podcast subscriber, this panel will automatically download to your iTunes (or may be sitting there waiting for you now)!
Kath and I wish we could have had more information posted earlier but we had a bunch of other panels and press rooms today that inhibited us from running to our laptops and posting about Pushing Daisies, but damnit here goes nothing…
Happy birthday to Kristin Chenoweth! Sorry we were so late in wishing her the best on her special day but we are in San Diego at Comic Con anxiously awaiting the PUSHING DAISIES panel on Saturday. We’ve received updates for Kristin’s birthday bash and it seems like everyone is having fun.
We wish you nothing but the best to Kristin (and Olive)!
Kristin Chenoweth can now add EMMY nominated actress to her long list of accomplishments. This morning E!’s Kristin Dos Santos was the first to catch up with Kristin just moments after she was surprised by her Oustanding Supporting Actress is Comedy nomination.
Sorry, but you just gotta love the height difference between Cheno and KDS. Love it!
Congrats once again, Kristin. We may be biased but we think you’ll get the “popular” vote!
Big huge congratulations to Bryan Fuller, Lee Pace, Kristin Chenoweth, Barry Sonnenfeld and the rest of the cast, crew and writing staff at Pushing Daisies for their amazing 12 Emmy nods!
I just watched the adorable Cheno and the amazing Neil Patrick Harris announce the 60th Annual Emmy nominations and almost passed out when the Daisies love kept coming and coming!
Here are the categories that Pushing Daisies will be fighting for come Emmy night:
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series - Lee Pace
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series - Kristin Chenoweth
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series - Bryan Fuller (”Pie-lette”)
Outstanding Directing For a Comedy Series - Barry Sonnenfeld
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-camera Series
Outstanding Casting For a Comedy Series
Outstanding Costumes For a Series
Outstanding Makeup For A Single-camera Series (non-prosthetic)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (single Or Multi-camera)
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-camera Series
Alright kids, the Pushing Daisies pre-Emmy buzz machine keeps spitting out news. Stay here for all of the latest and greatest on our Pushing Daisies Emmy Watch!
New!Kristin Chenoweth makes it onto the shortlist for the Best Comedy Actress category for her work in “Girth“. Congrats Cheno!
New! Although the top ten finalists in for Best Comedy Actor have not been officially released, it’s being reported that Lee Pace has made it on the list.
Anna Friel makes it onto the shortlist for the Best Comedy Actress category for her work in “Bitter Sweets“. It’s not official until July 17th so keep your fingers crossed. Congrats Anna!
Still no word on the Best Comedy Actor or Supporting Actor races yet so we’re still holding out hope that Cheno, Chi McBride and obviously our boy Lee Pace will pull out some noms as well.
*Don’t forget that Kristin Chenoweth will be joining Neil Patrick Harris on July 17th 8:40 am/ET to announce the official nominees for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Before you know it PUSHING DAISIES will be back and we won’t know what to do with all the information there is to share. But until then we will continue to celebrate the talented people behind the show, and there are so many to choose from.
I can’t imagine that you aren’t aware of the sick amount of talent that Kristin Chenoweth has in that little itty body of hers, but in the odd chance you aren’t fully aware of all that this woman is, you must check out this video. Here Kristin performs with my hometown Boston Pops Orchestra. It’s simply amazing. Enjoy.
