It’s not easy when one of your favorite shows just disappears from the schedule. No warning. No closure. It’s just gone. Fans of the imaginative, funny and beautiful PUSHING DAISIES know this all to well. We all followed the ratings, we knew the story. We knew that this season would be the last for PUSHING DAISIES, but I don’t think we the fans anticipated that ABC would just pull the show away from us before airing all the final episodes. It seemed abrupt and unfair.
Supposedly ABC is obligated to air the final three episodes. When this will happen is a bit up in the air. Those associated with the show have their fingers crossed for a summer airing, but it’s all up to ABC.
Despite the show being off the air for months now, PUSHING DAISIES fans are still visiting this site and others to keep the spirit of PUSHING DAISIES alive in the hopes of one day being able to see the final three episodes and properly close out this particular chapter of PUSHING DAISIES.
Not too long ago ThePieMaker.com had the distinct honor of being invited to the cast and crew screening of those final three episodes. Although Dan sadly wasn’t able to make it, I quickly jumped on a plane and headed out to L.A.. I was thrilled to not only represent this site and its readers but, by virtue of being the only in the room not associated with the show, I guess I was there representing all PUSHING DAISIES fans. A true honor.
While we’re waiting for the final eps of PUSHING DAISIES to ever see the light of day, you won’t have to wait nearly as long to see Aunt Lily back in action. Swoosie Kurtz has been cast in a guest starring role on ABC’s Desperate Housewives.
Sources confirm to me exclusively that Pushing Daisies’ much-loved (and always shnockered) Aunt Lily, aka Swoosie Kurtz, is coming to Desperate Housewives later this season to play a potential love interest for someone on Wisteria Lane.
So who will it be? And when will she appear?
According to insiders, Kurtz will appear in episode 17 of the current fifth season. Episode 14 airs this Sunday, so Kurtz’s episode should air sometime in March. The following month, she’ll appear on an episode of NBC’s Heroes as Millie, an old society friend of Angela Petrelli’s.
The latest hero on HEROES? How about one half of the Darling Mermaid Darlings. Ok so maybe Swoosie Kurtz won’t have mermaid-esque superpowers but she will be guesting on an upcoming episode of HEROES.
The part reunites Swoosie with PUSHING DAISIES creator Bryan Fuller who has now returned to HEROES as a producer and writer. Fuller wroter the part especially for Swoosie.
Fuller, now Kurtz. Am I actually going to have to start watching HEROES again?
A lot of you emailed us asking for hi-res Pushing Daisies cast photos and here they are. We apologize for giving these out in various posts but we wanted to make sure you got what you wanted!
Here are our individual hi-res cast photos for you to drool over, download and play with.
I hope you’re not Comic Con’d out because there is still a LOT more to share from our trip to San Diego to see Team Daisies. ThePieMaker.com has got an exclusive interview with creator Bryan Fuller as well as highlights from our interviews with Lee Pace & Anna Friel, Kristin Chenoweth and Chi McBride still coming your way.
But for now, check out these vides from TV Guide as they caught up with the cast in the press room at Comic Con (It amazes me how they capture any sound…it was so loud in there). As with most of the news from Comic Con, these videos contain spoilers for S2 so please be aware.
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!
