Oct 30 2007
Pushing Daisies Spoilers & News from E!
E!’s Kristin Dos Santos recently had PUSHING DAISIES creator, Bryan Fuller, answer some pressing questions about the show. Some of his answers contains really minor spoilers, but we wanted to warn you all the same.
Samuel in Austin, Texas: Will Paul Reubens be back on Pushing Daisies? I know they recast his original role, but I’m hoping he will show up on the series later on. He’s great.
Bryan Fuller: Howdy, Sam! Paul is back on the set this week, and he’s fantastic. The crew loves him, and he keeps everything light and easy. We introduce Paul’s character in the seventh episode to air, and you’ll see a lot more of him in the back nine episodes.
Megan in Salem, Massachusetts: Kristin Chenoweth and Ellen Greene singing “Birdhouse in Your Soul” was my favorite part of this week’s Pushing Daisies. Any chance we’ll get some more singing in upcoming episodes?
B.F.: Hey, Megan! I’m so glad you like our minimusical numbers. The next time we have singing will be in an episode called “Smell of Success” that I believe airs in November and features Ellen Greene covering Cat Stevens.
Lanaya in Fort Myers, Florida: Hey! I love, love, love Lee Pace and Pushing Daisies. But I am a teensy bit confused. Does the show take place back in the day or is it just quirky like that? I adore this show and am sooo glad it got picked up for a whole season!
B.F.: Hi, Lanaya! We exist in Pushing Daisies time, which is essentially now with a caveat or two. We want the show to have a timeless quality to maintain the fairy-tale feel, which is why you’ll see cars from the ’60s and ’70s mixed in with modern-day jobbies like the Prius.
Katie in Spokane, Washington: On Pushing Daisies, sometimes when Ned touches living people they don’t die. It’s happened at least four times in the first four episodes. Why doesn’t Ned always kill living people when he touches them?
B.F.: Hey, Katie! Yay, Spokane! I grew up in eastern Washington. Ned’s life-giving touch only affects the dead. He can touch anything alive without consequence. So basically the one woman he wants to be with is the only woman he can’t touch.
Marie in Manila, Philippines: Hi! Does Chuck’s touch not count when she touches Ned’s clothes? Okay, P.D. fanatic going overdrive! Well, please lemme know what you think! My heart just about stopped when I saw her touching his clothes.
B.F.: Hey, Marie! The touch thing has to be flesh to flesh. So, Chuck can hold Ned’s hand or dance with him or even kiss him as long as there is some kind of barrier preventing their skin from connecting. Thanks for your questions!
Thanks for posting this! Very interesting information, though I wish I would have known people were submitting questions! I’m sure I could have thought of a few myself.
Hmmm. The question I would have asked is who died in the pilot episode when Ned touched his dog to have it come back alive after it had just gotten run over.
i think i remember a squirll falling out of a tree when digby lived….. have to check to be sure.
I would have asked if Chuck will age normally now that she’s alive again or if she is in danger of dying if she gets hurt somehow.
PDfan and Scub… a squirrel did die when Ned and Digby ran back through the daisy patch after the touch.
I dont get why Ned doesnt want to touch olive and why he has some kind of fear towards her.
i dont understand why he doesnt wanna touch or be touched by olive
wot is the deal with all of that?
Hi i have a question
when Olive touch Ned why she doesnt die?