Sep 18 2007
PUSHING DAISIES: To Good to be True?

You’ll be hard pressed to find a review of the upcoming premiere of PUSHING DAISIES that doesn’t praise the shows originality and in the same breath question its sustainability. Critics and viewers who were lucky enough to get a sneak peek of the pilot are lavishing the show with words like “brilliant”, “daring”, and “near perfect”, but many still worry that the show may be too different and that it will have a hard time finding an audience.
A similar idea is heralded in a recent article from The Hollywood Reporter. It seems like you just can’t win these days. That’s why it’s so important for you to help spread the word of PUSHING DAISIES. We are sure that if an audience tunes in they will love it. For suggestions on how you can help promote, Pushing Daisies, click here to contact us.
Once in a great while a TV series pilot comes along that grabs your attention. So spectacular is this opening installment that it single-handedly restores your faith in the medium, leaving you practically salivating for the next episode.
The new ABC series “Pushing Daisies” fits that bill, which is exactly why I fear it is doomed.
Don’t get me wrong: “Daisies” is head and shoulders — maybe even knees and toes — above the rest of the largely ho-hum 2007-08 broadcast pilots. But as we stare down the barrel of another TV season, “Daisies” might end up a reminder of how easy it is to overestimate the value of a good pilot, which can be a notoriously misleading indicator of a series’ future viability. (Continue reading at The Hollywood Reporter)

