Tonight the second to last episode of PUSHING DAISIES airs on ABC at 10pm. I know all you loyal Pie-holers will be tuning in. I can’t believe it’s almost over.

Below is our sneak peek of the episode which we first posted last March.

Come back to ThePieMaker.com after the episode and join in on the conversation with other PD fans.

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ThePieMaker.com continues it’s sneak peek at the final 3 episode of PUSHING DAISIES with our semi-spoilery, screencap beauty of a post about episode 2.12.

“Water & Power” starts with a look back at Young Emerson Cod who had above average intelligence and a love for rules and regulations until one day mischief took over, proving “love makes you stupid.”

It’s hard to write about this episode because it’s steeped in Cod mystery, back story and intrigue - and we don’t want to spoil you on everything!  Without giving too much away…

Simone, her clicker and her dog Bubblegum return as does someone that may or may not know the whereabouts of Emerson’s real life Little Gumshoe.

What else can we tell you?

While investigating the murder of Roland Raleigh Stingwell, Billionaire Builder of the Papen Country Water Pipe System and nemesis of Emerson Cod, more than one ghost comes back as more than one PUSHING DAISIES mystery is solved.

If you’re wondering about those folks back at The Pie Hole, don’t you worry!  Even though this episode revolves mostly around Emerson’s past, present and future it also picks right up where “Window Dressed to Kill” left off.

Randy Mann continues to pursue his crush on Olive but a sticky swamp of emotions complicates things for the possible love birds.  Ned and Chuck decide to help them along but Olive confuses Ned’s advice and decides Randy Mann is Randy Rebound which sends Ned on a mission to once again interfere with Olive’s love life and un-mix her nuts signals.

Oh and we almost forgot…

Two Words: Gina Torres
*geeks out*

While “Water and Power” isn’t the best episode of the series, it’s one that is essential to PUSHING DAISIES as a whole.  Character backstory plays a huge role in the episode because as one pop-up book opens, another closes as we steam toward the series end.

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ThePieMaker.com was invited to the L.A. screening of the final three episodes of PUSHING DAISIES. We’ll be sharing tidbits from each of the last eps over the next few days. This post contains spoilers although I tried not spoil the whole episode. Read at your own risk.

If you’re a fan of PUSHING DAISIES rapid, racing repartee and delicious, delightful dialogue then you’re in for a tasty terrific treat with “Window Dressed to Kill”. Not a single moment of screen time is wasted in this episode written by scribe Abby Gewanter. You’re going to need an extra cup of Joe to make sure you’re fully alert while watching as it’s jam packed with snappy dialogue, stunning visuals and more than a few recognizable guest stars, including Willy Garson, Constance Zimmer, George Segal, Sam Pancake, Wayne Wilderson and more.

Appearances can be deceiving. This episode is all about looking past the curtains of deception to find the true intent behind someone’s actions. Sometimes the reasons are good and sometimes not so much, but no matter what the reason deception can only lead to someone getting hurt…or killed.

Young Olive Snook was kidnapped during a family cocktail party by petty thieves Jerry Holmes and Roy “Buster” Bustamante. The two men were sent to prison for 25 years as a result of their deed. But before their time in the slammer was up, they pulled a Shawshank, and rather than heading to Zihuatanejo, Buster and Jerry set out to find Olive Snook - the little girl responsible for putting them in jail.

But, as we said, appearances can be deceiving. Pull back the curtain and we find that the young Olive Snook was a stowaway in the car that Jerry and Buster stole. They tried to bring Olive home but when she refused to give them any information about her life, they were stuck. A few days later they tracked down Olive’s parents and upon returning her to home they found out that her parents didn’t even know she was gone. Outraged at the behavior of Olive’s parents, Buster & Jerry shared a piece of their mind on better parenting. Not one to take that kind of criticism lightly, the snooty Snooks called the police and had Buster & Jerry carted off to jail for kidnapping, despite the Olive’s plea.

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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.

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Hey all…Kath here.  In just a few minutes I’m going to be boarding a plane headed back home to Boston after an amazing weekend in Los Angeles.  PUSHING DAISIES creator Bryan Fuller was kind enough to invite ThePieMaker.com to L.A. for the exclusive cast and crew screening of the final three episodes of PUSHING DAISIES. I was honored to be in the room representing ThePieMaker.com and all of YOU - the Pushing Daisies fans!!

Simply put, the episodes were fantastic!!! I was thrilled to have had the opportunity to see them in their entirety sitting among the very people that have brought us this wonderful show from day one.

There’s lots and lots to share. I promise that I won’t be spoiling the final episodes for you, but there is certainly a little teasing coming your way.

Keep checking back to ThePieMaker.com for more on the screening, some pics and a special message from Bryan Fuller to YOU!!

P.S. To answer the question I know you are dying to know - no, there is not yet an air date for the final three episodes. All fingers are crossed that the episodes will indeed air this summer on ABC.

PUSHING DAISIES creator and all around swell guy Bryan Fuller was kind enough to share an exclusive snippet of the PUSHING DAISIES series finale (“Kerplunk”) with ThePieMaker.com!

Here is a beautiful and bizarre fx clip from the finale.  You can see the pic above in action. It’s a tiny little tease, but one that allows for a little speculation don’t you think?

What is The Intrepid Cow Macaroni and Cheese? How does it play into the final episode of Daisies? Are we looking at another Pie Hole rival or could one of our favorite characters be branching out on his/her own? The possibilities are endless.

Thanks Bryan!!

NOTE: Due to technical issues, the video was temporarily removed. It will be back up soon.

It was bittersweet to be on the Warner Bros lot last Thursday and Friday knowing that PUSHING DAISIES was wrapping its 13th episode.  I met up with a few of the PUSHING DAISIES writers briefly last Tuesday night in L.A. and they talked of the current state of uncertainty surrounding the show, but being on the lot knowing they were filming the last ordered episode was just too much.  I was seriously bummed.

As much as I wanted to stop by the set and send my best wishes to Bryan Fuller, I also didn’t want to be there on what I can only imagine was an emotional day for the cast and crew.  Here’s to hoping we all have a reason to smile soon!!

What I can tell you is that I snagged a few pics of some of the behind-the-scenes stuff I encountered while I was roaming around the back lot of Warner Bros. I spent Friday afternoon on the set of CHUCK which films directly next door to DAISIES, and don’t think for one second I didn’t think of sneaking on to the set.

As random as they are, here are a few Daisies candids.

Here is the upcoming calendar of events for PUSHING DAISIES. If you have any items to add to the calendar, please email us at info(at)thepiemaker(dot)com.

Please note that all times listed are EST!!

When we created ThePieMaker.com we wanted to not only help promote our favorite show but help bring awareness to various causes and charities in hopes of getting readers to give back in the name of Pushing Daisies fandom!

Since 2002, ThePieMaker.com’s own Dan has been riding his bike (a lot) to raise money for HIV/AIDS awareness, education, and prevention. He’s raised over $15,000 for various AIDS organizations and peddled over 1,100 miles to help bring an end to this devastating pandemic.

This September he’ll once again get on that 4″ bike seat and ride up to 10 hours a day from Gettysburg to New York City as part of Braking The Cycle 2008.

All of the proceeds go to Braking The Cycle’s beneficiary The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City which has been working since 1983 to educate and prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS.

ThePieMaker.com wants to help Dan raise $4,000 by the time he leaves next week and we need your help!

If you can only donate $1 to the ride, that’s amazing - every dollar counts! If you’re capable of giving more ($10, $25, $50 and up) that’s just as incredible. Each and every donation is appreciated and goes toward saving lives and preventing the further spread of HIV/AIDS.
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Happy Labor Day Daisies Fans,

We’ve received a ton of emails wanting to know more about The Pushing Daisies Tour so we thought we’d post some fan reactions and pictures to the mobile tour as it heads across the country.  If you’d like to participate and share your stories and photos please contact us!

First up is ThePieMaker.com reader Jessica’s account of her day which includes shirts, spatulas, balloons and Young Olive Snook!  Take it away Jessica!

It was absolutely awesome and crazy! I live in San Diego and since it started so early, my mom and I decided to leave even earlier to beat the traffic (4 am to be exact) and hit none until we reached Disneyland. Didn’t realize that the 2008  Disneyland Half Marathon weekend event was happening at the same time, so we were fighting to get into the parking structure with thousands of participants.

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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.

A lot more pictures after the jump…

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