November 2007 News Archive (Page 3)

Don't get too excited: there's no new Pushing Daisies episode tomorrow night.

But here's a look at episode six, entitled "Bitches" and airing on Wednesday, November 14:

When a dog breeder who may have bred the world's most perfect pooch is found dead, Ned and company try to figure out who exactly did the deed, especially after they learn the deceased was a polygamist who left four grieving widows.

Meanwhile, take a look at this promotional picture from the episode. Emerson (Chi McBride) may need a hand:

As Chuck on Pushing Daisies, Anna Friel is adorable.

But viewers don't really see the sexy side of this British actress too often on the show. At least not like they do in the following couple photos:

Welcome to the fifth Pushing Daisies Caption Contest.

Last week, we received a handful of funny entries. Read through them all, and find out the winner, right now.

Think you have what it takes to make us laugh the hardest this time? Okay, then take a look at the picture below, as we give the Emerson a chance to shine.

What is Emerson saying right now? Who is he talking to?

Be creative and let us know by clicking on the headline above (Pushing Daisies Caption Contest V), scrolling down and coming up with the wittiest entry you can think of. Post as many times as you'd like.

Captions will go live instantly and the winner will be announced next week. Good luck!

We already knew Molly Shannon was coming aboard Pushing Daisies as a guest star.

Now, ABC has released the following press release with more information about this former Saturday Night Live star's upcoming role on the show

MOLLY SHANNON TO APPEAR IN THREE EPISODES OF ABC'S "PUSHING DAISIES"
Molly Shannon will appear in a three-episode arc of ABC's critically acclaimed new series "Pushing Daisies." Filming begins this week. Shannon will play Dilly Balsam, a competitor of Ned's (Lee Pace) who opens a rival sweets shop across the street from the Pie Hole.

Writer/actor Michael White ("The School of Rock," "The Good Girl") will play her brother, Billy Balsam.

Fans can't get enough of Pushing Daisies quotes, photos, visual effects and so much more from the most original show on TV.

But another popular aspect of the series is its unique score. And composer James Dooley recently gave an interview talking about the music behind Pushing Daisies.

Q: Pushing Daisies is quite entertaining on a lot of different levels and your score has a lot to do with that. The feeling that I get when I watch and listen, is that there is a Tim Burton slash Danny Elfman vibe to it. Is that kind of a starting point that you had or is that coincidental?
James Dooley: Actually, it's not. It's funny. That sound is not really close to what we were going for. I've heard the Elfman comment a lot though and I do understand why people come to that conclusion but it was never intended to be that.

Q: How would you describe the differences of your show/score?
Dooley: I'd say one of the differences is because the love themes are French with accordions and harpsichords. It's also different in the editing - it's in the style of the traditional French themes. The music for the show is based on these ideas, which Danny (Elfman) doesn't really do. Still, if you put a boys' choir on top of that type of music, it's suddenly sounds like Danny.

We were going for more of an Amelie type of sound, which is a "wide-angled," adult-fairytale, with a narrator and this super-real world. The more you look at it, the less similarities there are with a Danny Elfman type of score. There was never any Danny Elfman music used to temp the show or anything like that. All that said, I take it as an honor for such a comparison to be made.

Click here to read the entire interview.

Pushing Daisies won the 8 p.m. hour last night, but its 8.58 million viewers and a 2.6 rating/8 share among adults 18-49 was a series-low for the critically acclaimed drama.

Expect DVR numbers to be higher than ever, however, considering it was Halloween night.

For comparison's sake, this was a decrease of 1.09 million viewers and 19 percent among adults 18-49 from one week earlier.