fishthisbig

i'm not exactly concerned with the nay-sayers of this show. it may borrow visually from shows here and there, but it's certainly the most original show i have seen. ever... genius writing and visuals fully realized and a cast that would certainly be the most enviable in... well... forever. bryan fuller of 'dead like me' and 'wonderfalls' has certainly brought us the most wonderful show we could hope for.

give this show a go. the highly stylized visuals and numerous (though not cloying) plot twists make this procedural fairy tale a must for a fan of dialog and pretty visuals. a man, lee pace as ned, can touch things and bring them back to life with a number of caveats. if he leaves them alive for more than a minute then someone else has to die. if he ever touches them again then they die. forever... he brings back his childhood sweetheart (effectively ending someone else's life) but can never touch her again as she will be dead and unrevivable. ('who's the boss?' gone fairytale?...)

a well constrained premise that over three episodes has proved itself to be a worthy premise. the third episode explored further complications with touching dead things. even if you've re-killed someone, they can still come back to haunt you. (go eddie shin!!!) give this show a chance and let go of stylistic criticisms. it's a pretty show with fast paced dialog and a fun cast of zany characters. a welcome breath of fresh air.

go pushing daisies!

rand

Unfortunately, this BBC-2 show was picked up by NBC who, like most networks, have a tendency to take a show from abroad and tweak it into useless American drivel. NBC felt that Americans had no desire to see a British guy getting upset. Hank Azaria was brought in to perform the voice of Eric. The opening sequence was changed from the original British version. Music and all. The new opening shows a montage of Eric (the American) moving to England, marrying, and having kids. In addition to dramatically changing the lead character NBC also dropped 4-5 minutes from each episode to accommodate for its commercial spots. The show was by no means brilliant, but it did contain some good gags, and occasionally exceedingly clever dialog. Eric's home life consisted of a psychotic ex-wife fighting for everyone/things rights, a hyper-allergenic daughter, a son who puts everything in his mouth, a sex-crazed (and often missing) nanny, a constantly enraged boss, and his aptly named next door neighbors the Perfects. The show is worth watching, but it's placement in NBC's "Must See TV" prime-time line-up was a bit misguided. This show would be better placed in the Fox Sunday night line-up. It would likely have found a home.