@@pizzamanwannabe90 It was the prototype for Bryan Fuller's style and PW just undersold it. There's a supernatural whimsy with this weird feeling like our protagonist might actually be insane but somehow everything works out despite the confusing instructions. It also has Lee Pace in a supporting role, and if you put Wonderfalls in a centrifuge for an hour it would split into Pushing Daisies and Dead Like Me. It's amazing and was also cancelled early.
The facts were these, a man who took joy in movies - heretofore referred to as Mikey - is a man who celebrates the joy of motion picture storytelling. Mikey had been given a gift, he could spread the wonder and marvels of the depths and meaning of the whimsy and magic of what we watch onscreen. He inspired thousands to seek out the joyousness of movies. Thank you Mikey for reminding me how awesome this show was, it was one of my favourites 9 years ago when it first aired, and thanks to Mikey I've been reminded of this wonder of a show. Thank you Mikey.
Yeah? What is Netflix thinking?!? They canceled Sense8 too, it seems they stopped caring about betting on high art. To me that's what Pushing Daisies is: pure art. It defies explaination, it must be experienced.
Thank you so much for celebrating this show and for specifically naming all the people on and off screen who brought it to life. It is truly one of the most beautiful, hilarious, and profound shows ever made. Thank you, Mikey.
I couldn't believe it when I saw the title for this video. Pushing Dasies was my favorite show that I thought no one else had heard of! I only own 1 tv show on DVD and that's this show. Thank you for highlighting this great work of art!
The ending really surprised me with how sudden it was, and was pretty sad that there wasn't more after it. It's definitely a really good underrated show and it's great that you have talked about it
As someone who was fully on board for Pushing Daisies at the time it aired (to the point that I bought all the Harry Potter audio books because Jim Dale narrates them, and that was the only reason), I think you did a great job of hyping this. Everyone should watch it, there's hardly anything to compare it to.
DCI JLuther Sure are, US versions only (Stephen Fry does the UK versions). Nearly 120 minutes of Jim Dale through all the books. And way cheaper if you game the Audible system and just keep a subscription as long as you're looking for those particular books. I find it soothing while I am working and need something I can half tune out even after the first real listen.
I literally squealed when I saw the title, pushing daisies is so underrated and you should absolutely do the spoilers video, the world absolutely needs more pushing daisies content, there's too little of it!!!
I watched this show when it first aired and I ate it up. The dialogue/narration is so good, especially with the same narrator from the Harry Potter books and I love how awkwardly charming Lee Pace is.
I was 10 when this show first aired. It was the first show i ever fell in love with. My dad had LOST, I had Pushing Daisies. I watched every episode LIVE. I didn’t even record them I had to watch them. I’m now writing my own stuff as an adult, and i can’t help but feel Pushing Daisies in almost all of my work. 💖
Pushing Daisies was the most beautiful and captivating thing, even if it can also be fairly described as “silly stories told in silly ways”. The visuals, personalities, and stories were all just so... well, beautiful. I’ma stop there when trying to capture how I feel about the show, because that one word is the best I got. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It’s perhaps the only show that I feel like I absolutely MUST watch again sometime before I die; shows typically don’t make me crave them on a level like this. Fitting, perhaps, that I am unwilling to let this ONE show remain undisturbed in the grave of my memories, where all other shows rest in peace. Thanks for delivering some well-deserved hype for Pushing Daisies, Mikey. You’re beautiful, too.
I just realized I never gave this review the thumbs-up it deserved. Thanks for introducing me to this wonderful show, Mikey. I enjoyed every second, and hope to introduce it to more folks.
With Bryan Fuller, it's a question of 'which televised masterpiece do we want revived most?' The list is truly something. I'm like 'I want more Hannibal', and then I'm like 'I want more Pushing Daisies', and then I just starting singing 'I Want It All' by Queen
I feel like Hannibal got an appropriate ending, even if it was an almost-literal cliffhanger in some ways. Daisies desperately needs a conclusion and for that reason it's always going to be at the top of the list.
that's fair. I honestly do think Hannibal managed to wrap itself up in terms of its character arcs and the themes it presented pretty well. ... But I also really wanna see the show's version of Silence of the Lambs.
Can I just point out Wonderfalls and the tragedy of it's single season. I saw it when I had just graduated from university and damn could I relate to Jaye.
You made me cry with joy by making this video and reminding me of how much 17 year old me's interests were shaped by this show. 10 years on and there are very few shows that have delighted me this much, thank you!
I really liked Pushing Daisies when it came out, though I never could really pinpoint why. Quirky charm is hard to describe, though I guess you do your best. (Understandably, getting across its concept is a huge hurdle in itself) Yes, they're human characters with depth, but I think the abstraction from that through the very British narration was what kept the fairytale conceit going all the way through. This balances with dialogue that is written with sincerity and awkwardness to create a good story. Hell, I don't even feel like this covers the show adequately, but there's so much more that I can't place. It's a show more than the sum of its parts, which can get frustrating when the only thing you can do is spell out those parts to recommend it to someone else.
I spent a 24 hour period yesterday 7AM thursday-7AM friday re re binging your entire movies with Mikey catalogue. This episode is exactly what I needed to wake up to. Thank you from one happy soldier
I'm so glad you made a video about this show! I watched it while growing up and it affected me in such a way that any other piece of art really never has. It was a fairytale that told me all the other fairytales were completely fake but did so in such a comforting way I loved every second of it until it was gone.
I absolutely loved WONDERFALLS, it was and remains one of my favorite shows of all time. Of course it had only one season too. After not watching TV for over 10 years I made my return to it by renting DVDs of the following shows ( in order watched ) : Firefly, Wonderfalls, Veronica Mars ( S1 ), Battlestar Galactica ( S1 ), Doctor Who ( S1 ) and Supernatural ( S1 ). I have been chasing that perfect entertainment high ever since!!!
The show is like the 2000s version of Twin Peaks: ran for two seasons originally, rabid fan base, colorful characters, dead girl is a plot point (Chuck), creator keeps teasing follow-ups (fingers crossed!).
I wanted to watch this show when it came out, but at the time I had literally 0 control over the Television in my house and if the parents or older siblings thought it was stupid, it meant we would go back to watching American Idol for billionth time. By the time I had gotten a TV for my own room I had forgotten the show even existed. I guess I'm gonna give it a watch now, thanks Mikey! :D
What a crazy random happenstance! I was just looking up Pushing Daisies a few days ago to walk down memory lane of the show and to see why it was cancelled so early. It is very missed, I’m happy you are putting out this video to hopefully bring more people to the charm of this show.
As a child, probably like 10, my three year older sister was in love with this show. I never watched it and I never cared for yet. I'm now 22. For some reason the last few weeks this show has been in my mind. I couldn't remember the title. I know it had "Daisy" in it. Catching Daisy? Loving Daisy? I couldn't find it. And today, out of nowhere, TH-cam recommends this video and I immediately realised what it is! Thanks. Gonna watch it.
This show will always have a special place in my heart, not just because of how wonderfully crafted it is, but also because of how it brought my brother and I together. It was bonding through through watching this show that helped us mature into a more open and trusting relationship. I will always love this show for that
I got here by seeing if anyone had done a video essay on this before or if I was gonna have to do it myself, going into it assuming I'd make one no matter what because I can do it better. I was wrong. This is so well done. Great analysis, interesting history, well edited and constant inside jokes. Bravo.
Emerson Cod is one of my all time favorite characters. I adore him in all his gruff and sarcastic glory. Thanks for talking up this great show. Time for a rewatch!
This was my favorite show as I entered adulthood. I haven't even watched your video yet but had to write this to tell you how awesome you are for making this.
I don't like naming favorites in any category. But if pressed to name my favorite TV show of all times it has to be this. I think you did a great job of describing the undescribable, one thing I personally would add is just how cleverly the show uses tropes and clichés, runs with them, twists them and subverts them into a perfectly consistent universe. It's probably the only live action show in which a literal clown car not only works but makes total sense.
Just fantastic! Been rewatching my DVD's of this show and looked for any content that might now exist on youtube. What a treasure I found here! Thanks for this! Very much appreciated! Amazing show, excellent video!
Here I am, watching your resplendent review of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL when you hit me with Pushing Daisies, then 4 hours later this pops up. Thank you, Mr. Neuman, for helping me grieve.
This was fantastic, Mikey. I'd love to see a similar run-down of another Lee Pace-led underdog that is horrendously underrated: _Halt and Catch Fire._ If you've watched it, of course. If not, all four seasons are on Netflix. It's breathtaking.
*thewhatness:* I second that motion about _Halt and Catch Fire_!! That show felt like a very satisfying bittersweet >40hr movie. I watched it alone 'cuz I didn't want anybody seeing me cry. Donna. 😟 Cameron! 😧 Joe!! 😫 Gordon!!! 😭 (dangit, I'm crying again!)
This might be random but my grandma passed away last night but now knowing I can stream this for free will help sooth my soul tonight. Thanks for the link!
I was 9 or 10 when this show came out and I LOVED watching it with my family. Thank you so much for covering this because now I have to go back and watch it again to realise its genius all over again. Being a kid I didn’t know the issues that caused it to be cancelled and after searching for info on a season 3 I learned of its cancellation and I was heartbroken, but hey, at least I got to love it in the first place.
This has been on my watch list for ages, thanks for convincing me to get around to it finally. Such a satisfying show, every time I expected it to descend into some melodrama it swerved into the sort of relentless optimism that just isn't ever put in shows.
This is one of the shows that really sticks in your mind. It did for me at least when I first saw it, and then rewatched it again. It's a profoundly hopeful story about life, love, and everything that is beautiful. At the same time the dialogues, set, story, characters, are all so engaging. It's funny, and light hearted a lot of the times, yet always has an undertone of great tragedy and sadness. 2 person so hopelessly in love, but can never touch each other.
I LOVE THIS SHOW SO SO SO MUCH, it is absolutely the sweetest, most emotionally truthful homemade pie of a show to ever exist. I'm exaggerating, maybe there is something as awe inspiring as Pushing Dasies, but like seriously, it melts my heart every single time
my dad showed my sister and i this show. it honestly strengthened my relationship with him after my parents divorce. to this day we keep of the tradition of watching tv way too much tv when we see him.
I watched this video a week ago and started watching the series immediately. Just finished it and I want to thank you so so so so much for recommending it. It has brought me so much joy devouring this comfort food of a show and has skyrocketed my desire to consume pies.
I managed to catch this show when it was airing, back when I was a confused and naive high school girl who didn’t know she was bisexual but instantly fell in love with both leads. I was old enough to enjoy that I was watching something clever, but not old enough to really understand that it was clever on more than one level. This show meant a lot to me and it still does. A real hallmark for my travel towards understanding my own sexuality as well as a steadfast example of the things I would grow to realize I love about art. None of my friends really knew about it so it became a very private, special sort of joy to indulge in-a joy that also made me sad. For so many, many reasons. Goodness do I need to rewatch this show.
Thank you for this :) I loved this show from day one and still do love it. Thank you for doing justice to the subject. in my view it’s on the line with Firefly - closed too soon and yet said so much and so profoundly
I GREW UP WITH THIS SHOW AND AM STILL MAD THAT THEY DIDN'T GET A PROPER ENDING!!! Thank you for bringing attention to it!!!!!!!!!! Edit: Pushing Daisies is also currently available on Amazon Prime Video.
You did a perfect job on describing why I love this show so much, particularly the burrito analogy haha. I feel like TV at the time was not ready for this amount of perfection and I'm so sad that the Writers Strike was a factor that was happening at the time. Also... that MBMBAM "Amélie" reference at the beginning of the video was *chef's kiss* Good job 👋👋
I liked before I started watching. Then smiled at the years, hours, minutes reference to the show. It's been a while since I watched it. I should go back again. I miss this show! Thanks for the review!
I have fond memories of sitting down with my family and watching this show as a kid. I'm in college now and this video reminded me of how much I miss doing that with my family.
I came across this in the halls of my library... and shall love it forever. Truly, TRULY love at first sight. Can you do a spoiler discussion on this????!!!!!
I literally just finished watching this show about twenty minutes ago. Loved it when it first came on, but never got to see the full run thanks to the scheduling issues. I couldn't sum up my feelings on this show more precisely than you just did. Glad you got in a mention of Mocking Bird lane. I thought that was a fantastic re-imagining and would have loved to see more.
How have i not seen this before?! This video... I watched Pushing Daises back when it was on the air and loved it so so much. Thanks for sending it the love it deserves!
Utterly fantastic show! I'm Hopelessly Devoted to it!! The characters, the perfect cast(!!!), the perfect guests, the pacing, THE FRICKIN' COLOR PALATE!!!! Most of the story lines were wonky in such a sublimely perfect way! I literally and unashamedly cried when Chuck and Ned kissed with the cling film.
OH WOW SOMEONE REFERENCED DEAD LIKE ME I'm so happy someone else knows about that show and I actually didnt know this show spawned from it?? It makes sense now that I know about about it, but man, thank you mikey for that blast to the past. If you ever want to do another TV show talk like this video, I'd love to see what your thoughts on Dead Like Me are!
@@hezekiahramirez6965 Which is fair! It definitely wasn't perfect, but I always found it interesting and really gave me that spark of "oh, this is a story I love and connect with" and I was super bummed it only ran for a couple seasons. That said, I'm happy it was able to help produce this show as a result because it really is a wonderful show.
Ok. I saw the notification on my phone get cut off at Marv, and my head jumped to "The Fifth Element is a Die Hard movie." "Pushing Daisies is a Marvel series."
This is one of my very favorite shows. I bought the whole thing on DVD a few years ago. I had no idea Dead like me was also written by the same guy. Love both!
This was on when I was a kid. It wasn't my favorite show, but I did appreciate the shows very quick wit and excellent delivery of jokes. And the quirky characters were what I kept coming back for. I remember it cancelling very quick, but I guess I never really knew why until now. I forgot how many shows were victims to the writer's strike. Just glad to know this show has some love still out there for it.
I finally watched the first few episodes of Pushing Daisies and am so in love with it it hurts. It's exactly what I need right now. Thanks for putting it on my radar, Mikey!
Hell appreciate you doing this spoiler-free. Huge fan of Hannibal so I've been meaning to check this out for ages. If you dug Pushing Daisies, I recommend checking out The Good Place. It takes an equally bat-shit insane premise and does truly incredible things with it.
OMG, thank you, Mikey, for showing how amazing this criminally underrated show is!! I watched it for Cheno but you're right, everyone in the cast was great, including the guest stars. One of the most original, whimsical, and charming show ever. Go check it out!
Thanks for shining some light on this undeservedly obscure show that was cut short way before its time. (Also, thanks for noting Wonderfalls, another Fuller project that got canned way too soon).
Pushing Daisies is a show I’ve heard lots about and always wanted to see, but haven’t gotten around to. Now I can! Thanks for this stellar reminder and even providing a link to a legal place to watch it. You’re the best!!
There have been two TV shows in the decade (or so) that have left me heartbroken when they were canceled, but for entirely different reasons. Pushing Daisies was one of them, and this review summarized everything that I felt about it. The other is one that seems mostly forgotten -- I mean, it is so forgotten that, despite have a full season, you cannot find it, for love or money, ANYWHERE to purchase it (which is crazy in this day and age ...) -- and that was AMC's Rubicon. I understand that mass viewers might not have been able to stick with the 70's style, slow-burn conspiracy feel of the show, but, it was so smart, so ambitious without tipping its hand at its ambitions (in other words, it never used its ambitions to "sell" the show ... again, probably part of the kiss of death), so well-acted, with complicated and oddly human characters (few if any could be said to be "likable") ... Anyway, it would be fascinating to see someone take up this lost gem since its vision and story are too good to be lost and unavailable to future viewers. I'm not even convinced it NEEDED a second season, but, what it didn't deserve was go out with a whimper and to be made unavailable ... I guess I'll just have to find solace in my Pushing Daisies box set.
We need more videos praising this delightful and underrated show plz. I need something to fill the gaping hole in my life that Pushing Daisies left.
Check out "Wonder Falls" - another show with a similar colorful yet macabre sense of humor :)
@@pizzamanwannabe90 It was the prototype for Bryan Fuller's style and PW just undersold it. There's a supernatural whimsy with this weird feeling like our protagonist might actually be insane but somehow everything works out despite the confusing instructions. It also has Lee Pace in a supporting role, and if you put Wonderfalls in a centrifuge for an hour it would split into Pushing Daisies and Dead Like Me. It's amazing and was also cancelled early.
pizzamanwannabe I watched that one afterwards and I miss it too. Both sorely underrated shows that were gone too soon.
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This was the greatest show that never got the views it deserved
@Ryanln2D You are so right
So Firefly eventually did? OK.
Agreed
I don't know, Better Off Ted is also a strong contender. Both are certainly at the top of that list, as far as I'm concerned.
Wonderfalls, yo.
The facts were these, a man who took joy in movies - heretofore referred to as Mikey - is a man who celebrates the joy of motion picture storytelling. Mikey had been given a gift, he could spread the wonder and marvels of the depths and meaning of the whimsy and magic of what we watch onscreen. He inspired thousands to seek out the joyousness of movies.
Thank you Mikey for reminding me how awesome this show was, it was one of my favourites 9 years ago when it first aired, and thanks to Mikey I've been reminded of this wonder of a show. Thank you Mikey.
Monkeyboy1138 please shut up
Very rarely would I describe a show as "perfect" but Pushing Daisies is exactly that...
I would agree with you ! But that last episode was dissatisfying; but adorable nonetheless !
So glad someone is out here saying this. When will Netflix give Brian Fuller a show and let him run wild.
Yeah? What is Netflix thinking?!? They canceled Sense8 too, it seems they stopped caring about betting on high art. To me that's what Pushing Daisies is: pure art. It defies explaination, it must be experienced.
YEEees
ABC touched it and it revived ...but then it touched the show again and it was gone forever. I miss this show so much.
Thank you so much for celebrating this show and for specifically naming all the people on and off screen who brought it to life. It is truly one of the most beautiful, hilarious, and profound shows ever made. Thank you, Mikey.
I couldn't believe it when I saw the title for this video. Pushing Dasies was my favorite show that I thought no one else had heard of! I only own 1 tv show on DVD and that's this show. Thank you for highlighting this great work of art!
God I love this show. Whenever I think of Lily and Chuck's relationship, I get a little teary-eyed.
The ending really surprised me with how sudden it was, and was pretty sad that there wasn't more after it. It's definitely a really good underrated show and it's great that you have talked about it
As someone who was fully on board for Pushing Daisies at the time it aired (to the point that I bought all the Harry Potter audio books because Jim Dale narrates them, and that was the only reason), I think you did a great job of hyping this. Everyone should watch it, there's hardly anything to compare it to.
Queen of the Gravity Urge there are books narrated by the narrator for this show? I must find those. Thank you for this knowledge.
DCI JLuther Sure are, US versions only (Stephen Fry does the UK versions). Nearly 120 minutes of Jim Dale through all the books. And way cheaper if you game the Audible system and just keep a subscription as long as you're looking for those particular books. I find it soothing while I am working and need something I can half tune out even after the first real listen.
I was about to say, I though Stephen Fry did those, but there ya go
@@swiftlymurmurs yep! And they both have their merits, both are great listens.
I literally squealed when I saw the title, pushing daisies is so underrated and you should absolutely do the spoilers video, the world absolutely needs more pushing daisies content, there's too little of it!!!
I watched this show when it first aired and I ate it up. The dialogue/narration is so good, especially with the same narrator from the Harry Potter books and I love how awkwardly charming Lee Pace is.
I was 10 when this show first aired. It was the first show i ever fell in love with. My dad had LOST, I had Pushing Daisies. I watched every episode LIVE. I didn’t even record them I had to watch them. I’m now writing my own stuff as an adult, and i can’t help but feel Pushing Daisies in almost all of my work. 💖
Sooo much better than feeling LOST in almost all of your work!
I’ll see myself out.
Johnny Johnson 🤦🏽♀️😂
Dude, you HAVE to do Dead Like Me, It's my favorite show ever and almost nobody ever talks about it!
It was okay! Should have been better! But it was not!
@@psiamnotdrunk ha that made me giggle how that was worded
Pushing Daisies was the most beautiful and captivating thing, even if it can also be fairly described as “silly stories told in silly ways”. The visuals, personalities, and stories were all just so... well, beautiful. I’ma stop there when trying to capture how I feel about the show, because that one word is the best I got. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It’s perhaps the only show that I feel like I absolutely MUST watch again sometime before I die; shows typically don’t make me crave them on a level like this. Fitting, perhaps, that I am unwilling to let this ONE show remain undisturbed in the grave of my memories, where all other shows rest in peace.
Thanks for delivering some well-deserved hype for Pushing Daisies, Mikey. You’re beautiful, too.
I just realized I never gave this review the thumbs-up it deserved.
Thanks for introducing me to this wonderful show, Mikey. I enjoyed every second, and hope to introduce it to more folks.
Lee Pace has so many free passes from me because of this show.
right? like you watch Guardians of the Galaxy and you're like "that man is not a supervillain. that man loves baking pies."
Oh man. Watch the Fall.
AtomicBananaPress hah interesting. I gave him a free pass for the same reason
Danielle Hall I though lee would bake pies for everyone in twilight. Or how Ned’s gift would affect vampires...
A Pushing Daisies video? AWESOME! I loved this show!!!😁
One of my favourite youtube critics talking about my favourite show? YES
Thanks for using the platform you have to promote this show. Love Pushing Daisies.
The MBMBAM reference killed me.
Fall in love with me, Amalie! Now on DVD! :D
I AM AMALIE
HOLY CRAP I DIDN'T EVEN CATCH THAT BUT IT'S SO OBVIOUS
I had to pause the video because I was laughing too much to watch
THANK YOU I THOUGHT I MADE IT UP
With Bryan Fuller, it's a question of 'which televised masterpiece do we want revived most?' The list is truly something. I'm like 'I want more Hannibal', and then I'm like 'I want more Pushing Daisies', and then I just starting singing 'I Want It All' by Queen
I feel like Hannibal got an appropriate ending, even if it was an almost-literal cliffhanger in some ways. Daisies desperately needs a conclusion and for that reason it's always going to be at the top of the list.
that's fair. I honestly do think Hannibal managed to wrap itself up in terms of its character arcs and the themes it presented pretty well.
... But I also really wanna see the show's version of Silence of the Lambs.
Can I just point out Wonderfalls and the tragedy of it's single season. I saw it when I had just graduated from university and damn could I relate to Jaye.
You made me cry with joy by making this video and reminding me of how much 17 year old me's interests were shaped by this show. 10 years on and there are very few shows that have delighted me this much, thank you!
I really liked Pushing Daisies when it came out, though I never could really pinpoint why. Quirky charm is hard to describe, though I guess you do your best. (Understandably, getting across its concept is a huge hurdle in itself) Yes, they're human characters with depth, but I think the abstraction from that through the very British narration was what kept the fairytale conceit going all the way through. This balances with dialogue that is written with sincerity and awkwardness to create a good story.
Hell, I don't even feel like this covers the show adequately, but there's so much more that I can't place. It's a show more than the sum of its parts, which can get frustrating when the only thing you can do is spell out those parts to recommend it to someone else.
I spent a 24 hour period yesterday 7AM thursday-7AM friday re re binging your entire movies with Mikey catalogue. This episode is exactly what I needed to wake up to. Thank you from one happy soldier
You had me at Pushing Daisies
I'm so glad you made a video about this show! I watched it while growing up and it affected me in such a way that any other piece of art really never has. It was a fairytale that told me all the other fairytales were completely fake but did so in such a comforting way I loved every second of it until it was gone.
I absolutely loved WONDERFALLS, it was and remains one of my favorite shows of all time. Of course it had only one season too.
After not watching TV for over 10 years I made my return to it by renting DVDs of the following shows ( in order watched ) : Firefly, Wonderfalls, Veronica Mars ( S1 ), Battlestar Galactica ( S1 ), Doctor Who ( S1 ) and Supernatural ( S1 ).
I have been chasing that perfect entertainment high ever since!!!
The show is like the 2000s version of Twin Peaks: ran for two seasons originally, rabid fan base, colorful characters, dead girl is a plot point (Chuck), creator keeps teasing follow-ups (fingers crossed!).
I wanted to watch this show when it came out, but at the time I had literally 0 control over the Television in my house and if the parents or older siblings thought it was stupid, it meant we would go back to watching American Idol for billionth time. By the time I had gotten a TV for my own room I had forgotten the show even existed. I guess I'm gonna give it a watch now, thanks Mikey! :D
What a crazy random happenstance! I was just looking up Pushing Daisies a few days ago to walk down memory lane of the show and to see why it was cancelled so early. It is very missed, I’m happy you are putting out this video to hopefully bring more people to the charm of this show.
As a child, probably like 10, my three year older sister was in love with this show. I never watched it and I never cared for yet.
I'm now 22. For some reason the last few weeks this show has been in my mind. I couldn't remember the title. I know it had "Daisy" in it. Catching Daisy? Loving Daisy? I couldn't find it.
And today, out of nowhere, TH-cam recommends this video and I immediately realised what it is!
Thanks. Gonna watch it.
This show will always have a special place in my heart, not just because of how wonderfully crafted it is, but also because of how it brought my brother and I together. It was bonding through through watching this show that helped us mature into a more open and trusting relationship. I will always love this show for that
I got here by seeing if anyone had done a video essay on this before or if I was gonna have to do it myself, going into it assuming I'd make one no matter what because I can do it better. I was wrong. This is so well done. Great analysis, interesting history, well edited and constant inside jokes. Bravo.
I loved Pushing Daisies soooo much. I cried while watching the last episode. It made me a lifetime Bryan Fuller supporter.
Man, I have stuff to do, but now I have to spend the weekend watching this show again instead.
Emerson Cod is one of my all time favorite characters. I adore him in all his gruff and sarcastic glory. Thanks for talking up this great show. Time for a rewatch!
Well Mikey, mission accomplished: I am going to watch this show now. Because after this video, I am so so excited to check it out.
NpPro93 watch all of bryan's shows!!! They are all amazing!
Yay Pushing Daisies is one of my favorite shows of all time (along with Wonderfalls, Hannibal and my one non-Bryan Fuller fave, The Twilight Zone!)
I feel like "The Good Place" is the closest modern television has gotten to this sort of thing.
A question; what are your thoughts on The Good Place?
[T] We LOVE it!
This was my favorite show as I entered adulthood. I haven't even watched your video yet but had to write this to tell you how awesome you are for making this.
This was so good Mikey! and I didn't know about CW Seed so I now know what I'm doing this weekend lol
I don't like naming favorites in any category. But if pressed to name my favorite TV show of all times it has to be this. I think you did a great job of describing the undescribable, one thing I personally would add is just how cleverly the show uses tropes and clichés, runs with them, twists them and subverts them into a perfectly consistent universe. It's probably the only live action show in which a literal clown car not only works but makes total sense.
Just fantastic! Been rewatching my DVD's of this show and looked for any content that might now exist on youtube. What a treasure I found here! Thanks for this! Very much appreciated! Amazing show, excellent video!
Here I am, watching your resplendent review of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL when you hit me with Pushing Daisies, then 4 hours later this pops up.
Thank you, Mr. Neuman, for helping me grieve.
This was fantastic, Mikey. I'd love to see a similar run-down of another Lee Pace-led underdog that is horrendously underrated: _Halt and Catch Fire._
If you've watched it, of course. If not, all four seasons are on Netflix. It's breathtaking.
thewhatness I will push Lee Pace in this and the Fall for all my days. Oh man, that movie.
I think we're due a Movies with Mikey video on The Fall - don't you think?
*thewhatness:* I second that motion about _Halt and Catch Fire_!! That show felt like a very satisfying bittersweet >40hr movie. I watched it alone 'cuz I didn't want anybody seeing me cry. Donna. 😟 Cameron! 😧 Joe!! 😫 Gordon!!! 😭 (dangit, I'm crying again!)
Thanks. I just began watching HACF. Brilliant.
HCF is my #1 favorite TV show
This might be random but my grandma passed away last night but now knowing I can stream this for free will help sooth my soul tonight. Thanks for the link!
I was 9 or 10 when this show came out and I LOVED watching it with my family. Thank you so much for covering this because now I have to go back and watch it again to realise its genius all over again.
Being a kid I didn’t know the issues that caused it to be cancelled and after searching for info on a season 3 I learned of its cancellation and I was heartbroken, but hey, at least I got to love it in the first place.
This has been on my watch list for ages, thanks for convincing me to get around to it finally. Such a satisfying show, every time I expected it to descend into some melodrama it swerved into the sort of relentless optimism that just isn't ever put in shows.
Easily one of my favourite shows. The production design makes my heart sing. Pulled out my DVDs, watching now!
This is one of the shows that really sticks in your mind. It did for me at least when I first saw it, and then rewatched it again. It's a profoundly hopeful story about life, love, and everything that is beautiful. At the same time the dialogues, set, story, characters, are all so engaging. It's funny, and light hearted a lot of the times, yet always has an undertone of great tragedy and sadness. 2 person so hopelessly in love, but can never touch each other.
I’m so happy to see this old show getting more love. I miss it dearly.
I LOVE THIS SHOW SO SO SO MUCH, it is absolutely the sweetest, most emotionally truthful homemade pie of a show to ever exist. I'm exaggerating, maybe there is something as awe inspiring as Pushing Dasies, but like seriously, it melts my heart every single time
My absolute favorite show of all time.
the fact that pushing daisies and dead like me are basically the same universe makes me happy. George an Ned are both such special raindrops.
my dad showed my sister and i this show. it honestly strengthened my relationship with him after my parents divorce. to this day we keep of the tradition of watching tv way too much tv when we see him.
I have never stopped missing this show.
I watched this video a week ago and started watching the series immediately. Just finished it and I want to thank you so so so so much for recommending it. It has brought me so much joy devouring this comfort food of a show and has skyrocketed my desire to consume pies.
Glad you brought back "did you knooow" great insight as always!!
I managed to catch this show when it was airing, back when I was a confused and naive high school girl who didn’t know she was bisexual but instantly fell in love with both leads. I was old enough to enjoy that I was watching something clever, but not old enough to really understand that it was clever on more than one level. This show meant a lot to me and it still does. A real hallmark for my travel towards understanding my own sexuality as well as a steadfast example of the things I would grow to realize I love about art. None of my friends really knew about it so it became a very private, special sort of joy to indulge in-a joy that also made me sad. For so many, many reasons.
Goodness do I need to rewatch this show.
Thank you for this :) I loved this show from day one and still do love it. Thank you for doing justice to the subject. in my view it’s on the line with Firefly - closed too soon and yet said so much and so profoundly
I loved dead like me, it was a fun show. Glad you gave it a mention.
Go watch all of Bryan Fuller's other shows mentioned. He's always (always) got the same style with different flavors of death and whimsy
Dead Like Me was great, but it got *dark* after the first season, and not in a particularly fun way. I'm always on board for Mandy Patinkin, though.
@@demondownload it did get dark, but is that a BAD thing?
You just brought back a memory, I think I watched this show once and was never able to figure out what it was!
I could not be happier that the day after I become a patron of yours, you come out with this video. That show was a delight!
This is easily one of my very favorite shows, thank you for making this. People have been sleeping on it for way too long.
I GREW UP WITH THIS SHOW AND AM STILL MAD THAT THEY DIDN'T GET A PROPER ENDING!!! Thank you for bringing attention to it!!!!!!!!!!
Edit: Pushing Daisies is also currently available on Amazon Prime Video.
Well, this show just landed at the top of my find-and-watch list. You've made my list EXTREMELY LONG. 😆 Bless the work you do!
You did a perfect job on describing why I love this show so much, particularly the burrito analogy haha. I feel like TV at the time was not ready for this amount of perfection and I'm so sad that the Writers Strike was a factor that was happening at the time.
Also... that MBMBAM "Amélie" reference at the beginning of the video was *chef's kiss* Good job 👋👋
I liked before I started watching. Then smiled at the years, hours, minutes reference to the show. It's been a while since I watched it. I should go back again. I miss this show! Thanks for the review!
Your background music was a burst of nostalgia. Too Close needs to be used in more stuff. I miss Pushing Daisies :(
I have fond memories of sitting down with my family and watching this show as a kid. I'm in college now and this video reminded me of how much I miss doing that with my family.
oh I know. I absolutely loved that show and was upset that it got canceled.
Sweet! Just finished rewatching the series yesterday. Such a great, underrated show.
I came across this in the halls of my library... and shall love it forever. Truly, TRULY love at first sight. Can you do a spoiler discussion on this????!!!!!
This video talked me into watching pushing daisies, now I’ve watched it and I’m back to watch the whole thing again! Thank you for that :)
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who remembers this show! I was heartbroken when it was canceled.
I fell in love with it the first time. I always wanted to hug olive
HECK YES! This show is so underrated and amazing and if you (yes, you) haven't watched it, please do, you'll love it.
I literally just finished watching this show about twenty minutes ago. Loved it when it first came on, but never got to see the full run thanks to the scheduling issues. I couldn't sum up my feelings on this show more precisely than you just did.
Glad you got in a mention of Mocking Bird lane. I thought that was a fantastic re-imagining and would have loved to see more.
This is the best show that I've ever seen. Seriously, it's writing, acting and production values are second to none. I love everything about this.
I really miss this show. Thanks for telling me it's streaming online.
How have i not seen this before?! This video... I watched Pushing Daises back when it was on the air and loved it so so much. Thanks for sending it the love it deserves!
Utterly fantastic show! I'm Hopelessly Devoted to it!! The characters, the perfect cast(!!!), the perfect guests, the pacing, THE FRICKIN' COLOR PALATE!!!! Most of the story lines were wonky in such a sublimely perfect way! I literally and unashamedly cried when Chuck and Ned kissed with the cling film.
OH WOW SOMEONE REFERENCED DEAD LIKE ME I'm so happy someone else knows about that show and I actually didnt know this show spawned from it?? It makes sense now that I know about about it, but man, thank you mikey for that blast to the past. If you ever want to do another TV show talk like this video, I'd love to see what your thoughts on Dead Like Me are!
I always thought of this show as a superior version of Dead Like Me. I like that show a lot but this one is just... Well, you know.
@@hezekiahramirez6965 Which is fair! It definitely wasn't perfect, but I always found it interesting and really gave me that spark of "oh, this is a story I love and connect with" and I was super bummed it only ran for a couple seasons. That said, I'm happy it was able to help produce this show as a result because it really is a wonderful show.
Ok. I saw the notification on my phone get cut off at Marv, and my head jumped to "The Fifth Element is a Die Hard movie." "Pushing Daisies is a Marvel series."
This is one of my very favorite shows. I bought the whole thing on DVD a few years ago. I had no idea Dead like me was also written by the same guy. Love both!
This was on when I was a kid. It wasn't my favorite show, but I did appreciate the shows very quick wit and excellent delivery of jokes. And the quirky characters were what I kept coming back for. I remember it cancelling very quick, but I guess I never really knew why until now. I forgot how many shows were victims to the writer's strike.
Just glad to know this show has some love still out there for it.
I finally watched the first few episodes of Pushing Daisies and am so in love with it it hurts. It's exactly what I need right now. Thanks for putting it on my radar, Mikey!
Hell appreciate you doing this spoiler-free. Huge fan of Hannibal so I've been meaning to check this out for ages.
If you dug Pushing Daisies, I recommend checking out The Good Place. It takes an equally bat-shit insane premise and does truly incredible things with it.
My husband and I LOVED this incredible show! (And it was my introduction to the amazing Kristen Chenoweth!)
Definitely 100% my favorite TV show of all time, ever.
Thanks so much for making this. I loved this show when it ran.
OMG, thank you, Mikey, for showing how amazing this criminally underrated show is!! I watched it for Cheno but you're right, everyone in the cast was great, including the guest stars. One of the most original, whimsical, and charming show ever. Go check it out!
Thanks for shining some light on this undeservedly obscure show that was cut short way before its time. (Also, thanks for noting Wonderfalls, another Fuller project that got canned way too soon).
Pushing Daisies is a show I’ve heard lots about and always wanted to see, but haven’t gotten around to. Now I can! Thanks for this stellar reminder and even providing a link to a legal place to watch it. You’re the best!!
[T] We aim to please :) Hope you enjoy!!!
I could not be more excited for this video!! I have loved this show for years and I’m so happy this might make more people watch it!
There have been two TV shows in the decade (or so) that have left me heartbroken when they were canceled, but for entirely different reasons. Pushing Daisies was one of them, and this review summarized everything that I felt about it. The other is one that seems mostly forgotten -- I mean, it is so forgotten that, despite have a full season, you cannot find it, for love or money, ANYWHERE to purchase it (which is crazy in this day and age ...) -- and that was AMC's Rubicon. I understand that mass viewers might not have been able to stick with the 70's style, slow-burn conspiracy feel of the show, but, it was so smart, so ambitious without tipping its hand at its ambitions (in other words, it never used its ambitions to "sell" the show ... again, probably part of the kiss of death), so well-acted, with complicated and oddly human characters (few if any could be said to be "likable") ... Anyway, it would be fascinating to see someone take up this lost gem since its vision and story are too good to be lost and unavailable to future viewers. I'm not even convinced it NEEDED a second season, but, what it didn't deserve was go out with a whimper and to be made unavailable ... I guess I'll just have to find solace in my Pushing Daisies box set.
It make me so happy to see a video on pushing daises, I feel like not enough are out there! Thank you!!!!!~
I am really excited to see you are talking about Pushing Daisies, it is one of the most underrated shows I have ever seen.
Wow, thanks for putting me onto this show Mikey. Just watched the first episode and it is absolutely darling.