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"The facts were these.."
Yesh. More Drama. haha. Deprived and theatrically malnourished yet again upon concluding Dirty Sexy Money, I coddled myself to catch Pushing Daisies, another new dramedy that has been receiving rather positive reviews.
And I advocate that evaluation. This show is funny shyts.!
The facts are these. Ned is a reclusive and sensitive pie-maker who averts physical contact, gifted with an odd ability to bring back the dead with a single touch of his finger. However, he can only revive that person for a period of a minute (yes, 60seconds) in which he has to touch that person again, putting the walking dead back to 'sleep'. Failure to do so will cause a death of another person randomly within a close proximity. In other words, first touch - life, second touch - death. Confused already? You'll get the hang of it. lol.
 The pie-maker.
Besides running a pie restaurant named the Pie Hole (seriously, rofl..) with Olive who has feelings for Ned, Ned uses his uncanny gift for forensic purposes. He teams up with a sardonic and self-interested private investigator, Emerson Cod, who discovers Ned's convenient ability to help solve criminal cases, splitting the reward money. Reminds you of CSI.? Think again. The show usually revolves around unconventional cases with hillarious effects. haha.
 The Pie Hole. rofl. I still cant get over it. haha.
 "Mmmmm-hmmmmm."
 "Any last words?"
The story is narrated by and unknown character, recounting the chronicles of Ned as a boy (Young Ned) discovering and learning his grim gift at the beginning of each episode. Appealingly commencing the theme to the episode, the narrator also has a knack of proclaiming the exact age and time the person is as he narrates, as if he's announcing the time of death of the person. You might not get it, but yea, I'm easily amused by it. lol.
 "Young Ned was 9 years, 27 weeks, 6 days, and 3 minutes old.."
Evoking complication to the storyline, Ned and Emerson received a case in which the deceased is Ned's childhood sweetheart, Chuck (a girl, Ned not gay). After reviving her, Ned simply could not gather the courage to touch her for the second time, allowing her to live. Love conquers all, eh. As such, Ned and Chuck rekindle their love to each other throughout the series, under the condition that they can never touch each other. That sucks, big time.
 Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles
 A barrier to prevent them from touching. lol.
The thing that makes the show stand out is it's quirkiness (an episode is entitled Bitches, rofl). With it's visual direction akin to Tim Burton (think Charlie and The Chocolate Factory), the saturated, hypercolored pallete of colours incorporated into the sets, costumes and props is truly something. A fairy tale, story bookish chic, the lines are absurdly witty and sarcastic, with Gilmore Girls-ish speed and Scrubs-like hilarity. One even has to focus and listen attentively to fully comprehend what the characters are saying, to which produces side-splitting comics.
Whether it's Emerson's mocking cynism and 'mmm-hmmm's, or Ned's childlike vulnerability, the chemistry between the characters is unusually flawless and undeniable (albeit the fact that Ned look's like a mini-giant standing next to Olive). Not to mention Chuck's agoraphobic aunts, Vivian and Lily, who are without doubt the most eccentric bunch of characters you'll ever see on prime time television. Even the romance between Ned and Chuck do generate mushymushy-ness, as awkward as it may be. lol.
 Aw, I suppose it's an alternative. haha.
Although the pilot season only boasts 9 episodes (due to you know what), I thouroughly enjoyed every episode of it, the fact that it doesn't take itself too seriously, disregarding common sense and logic. Indeed, this is not something worth killing your time over, this deserves a spot in your weekly tv watching/downloading schedule.
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