Feb 11 2008
PUSHING DAISIES in Emmy Magazine
Emmy Magazine went behind the scenes at PUSHING DAISIES the day before the beginning of the WGA strike. Whether it be Anna and Lee dancing around the set in hopes of auditioning for “Dancing with the Stars” or CHUCK star Zachary Levi popping in to say hello, there’s always a lot going on while filming.
An excerpt from the article is below. And if you missed the stunning outtakes from this photoshoot, make sure you check out Lee Pace and Anna Friel are Classics.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
by Amy DawesIt’s an eerie thing to visit the set of a successful new television show on the last workday before a potentially calamitous writer’s strike.
As twilight set in on Friday, November 2, no one knew for sure what Monday would bring, but all signs pointed to a dreaded walkout.
“It’s hard to foucus,” admits Kristin Chenoweth, who plays Olive, the salty-sweet waitress at the Pie Hole diner on ABC’s Pushing Daisies. “This is probably our last day on set with the writers.”
All appears calm on Stage 19 at the Warner Bros.’ Burbank lot. The crew fiddle with ligts and the call-outs unique to a single-camera show drift over the cavernous space: Picture’s Up…Quiet, please!…Roll Sound!
But anxiety leaks out between takes. Star Anna Friel - in the red jumper and black tights of her character, Chuck - clicks the heels of her ruby shoes like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. “Click three times and the strike goes away!” she ventures, laughing.
The petite blonde Chenoweth, in a lime-green shift and flowered flip-flops, distracts the crew with cheerleading antics. Lanky star Lee Pace, who plays Ned, is notably touchy-feely, laying hugs on everyone who comes close, including the shows executive producer, Bryan Fuller. (continue reading here)
For scans of the images from the magazine, head over the Lee-Pace.org.
Thanks to pu5h1n6_da15135 for the tip
Being a teacher-in-training…I’m such a nerd…but did any one else get distracted by all the errors in that article? There were words I couldn’t figure out, they were spelled so badly.
(and great job to thepiemaker writers…I’ve yet to see any blaring mistakes like that.
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Oh I’m sure there have been more than a few mistakes. And in defense of the article, someone actually transcribed it from a magazine so I think that’s where a lot of the typos came from. I don’t think they were in the original article. That being said, since someone was kind enough to type the whole thing out, I can’t blame them.