The creator of Pushing Daisies grew up in Clarkston, Washington in the 1970s and ’80s.

And thanks to his show’s success, Bryan Fuller was recently featured in the Lewiston Tribune. Here’s an excerpt from the article:

Fuller marinated his young brain on a diet of Stephen King, “Star Trek” and “The Twilight Zone.” TV was a passage to another world but he never imagined he would one day be on the other side of the screen, orchestrating his own fantasies from his own office at Warner Bros. studios.

The 38-year-old is the writer and producer of one of the seasons most critically acclaimed new series, the supernatural fairy tale “Pushing Daisies,” which airs at 8 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC.

“Every day is kind of crazy,” says Fuller about life as an L.A. writer and producer. “Once the scripts are written it’s a matter of producing them. There’s a lot of meticulous detail that goes into this show. … It’s sort of alchemy to get the tone.”

Fuller, who was also a writer and producer for “Wonderfalls” and “Heroes,” describes his newest show as a hybrid fantasy, murder mystery and love story. Every detail of the show goes through him, from the props and sets to visual effects and music. That’s one of the rewarding things about writing for TV, he says, as opposed to film, where the writers job ends with the words.

“It’s very intensive. I’m often working anywhere from 15 to 20 hour days, and that includes the weekends.”

Click here to read the full article.

Here is the official ABC summary for the third episode of Pushing Daisies, “The Fun in Funeral.”

Another strange death at the Schatz Funeral Home leads Ned (Lee Pace) back to the scene where he brought Chuck back to life. Meanwhile, Olive unwittingly becomes the messenger in Chuck’s plan to bring a little sunshine into the lives of Aunts Lily and Vivian via some anti-depressant laced pies.

Guest starring in “The Fun in Funeral” are Field Cate as young Ned, Sy Richardson as the coroner, Eddie Shin as Wilfred Woodruff, Raul Esparza as Alfredo, Sam Pancake as Donald Funk and Brad Grunberg as Louis.

Meanwhile, here are a couple Pushing Daisies pictures from this upcoming episode:

Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry into this week’s Pushing Daisies Caption Contest.

As always, though, only one reader can win. And that lucky individual this time was user name “ivory,” who made us smile by reminding us of Emerson’ favorite pastime.

Check it out below the photo, and remember to play every week…

I JUST WANNA KNIT!!!

Ratings for the second episode of Pushing Daisies dropped a bit from its opening week.

Between 8-9 p.m., Deal or No Deal came in first in total viewers with 12.49 million. The game show placed second among adults 18-49 (3.1 rating/9 share).

Meanwhile, the reverse held true for Pushing Daisies - it came in second in total viewrs with 10.07 million; and first in the coveted 18-49 demographic with a 3.6 rating/11 share.

Compared to its debut, Pushing Daisies dipped by 2.96 million viewers and by 16 percent among adults 18-49.

How did you feel about the episode? Let us know right now on our Pushing Daisies forum.

Excuse us. It got a bit dusty in our apartment as Ned and Chuck held hands - through a rubber glove, of course - to close out the latest Pushing Daisies episode.

“Dummy” proved that this show’s series premiere was far from a fluke. It really is that charming, funny and downright adorable.

In case you missed the episode, or simply with to relive it, check out our full recap now. It’s complete with Pushing Daisies quotes, photos and more.

Also, head over to our Pushing Daisies forum and talk about your favorite parts of the episode with fellow fans. They can chit and you can chat. Or vice versa.

Have fun and thanks for reading!

Following the brilliant series premiere of Pushing Daisies, we’ve been counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the show’s second episode, “Dummy.” Seriously. Bryan Fuller and company would be proud of us.

Well, it’s finally here.

Get ready for a whole new round of quotes, photos and discussions in our Pushing Daisies Forum. In fact, we’ve already created a thread for “Dummy.”

Go talk about it with fellow fans. We’ll see you there!

Following the show tonight, we’ll post a detailed Pushing Daisies episode guide. Enjoy!

We’re sad to report that the role originally slated for Paul Reubens on Pushing Daisies has been recast.

According to ThePieMaker.com, Alfredo Aldarisio - your basic traveling homeopathic antidepressant representative/salesman - will now be portrayed by Broadway veteran Raul Esparza (pictured).

This actor has also appeared in the movie Find Me Guilty and and an episode of Spin City.

Fortunately, Reubens will be be guest starring on the show. He’ll be playing a new (and equally quirky) character named Oscar Vibenius, a former olfactory expert who smells something a little different about Chuck.

In the meantime, Molly Shannon and Jayma Mays will still be coming aboard. Talk about their appearances and more in our Pushing Daisies forum.

As previously reported, Jayma Mays - formerly Hiro’s love interest on Heroes - will be guest-starring on the fourth episode of Pushing Daisies, “Pigeons.”

Here’s a brief rundown of the episode, along with a picture of Mays from it:

A plane crash into an apartment building leaves the trio with a case: did the pilot commit suicide? Meanwhile, Chuck (Anna Friel) finds herself drawn to the man who appears to be the sole survivor (guest star Dash Mihok), much to Ned’s distress. Also, Olive takes a wounded messenger pigeon to Vivian and Lily for help.

Swoosie Kurtz is a veteran actress known for portraying quirky characters. So, how does the person herself stack up against these eccentric individuals?

“I get life fright, I don’t get stage fright,” Kurtz recently said to The Record in Canada. “I can get up in front of 2,000 people without a nerve in my body and feel just great, but, when I set out to drive to Santa Monica, I start shaking in the car.”

Of all the roles this actress has slipped into, though Kurtz says Aunt Lily on Pushing Daisies is the most far out there.

“Lily is the most eccentric character I’ve ever played,” said said. “When I read the script, I went bananas.”

The multiphobic, one-eyed Lily is bitter and shutdown, but Kurtz insists that there’s more to her than that.

“Lily is very isolated but very passionate, lusty and sexual,” she added, “but she has no way to release that in the life she’s living. She’s definitely a little dark, because she’s harboring a lot of unresolved mental baggage. But I know a couple of big secrets about her that will be revealed later.”

Meanwhile, here’s an odd twist of fate: Swoosie’s father - Air Force pilot Col. Frank Kurtz - was also formerly a diving champion who won a bronze medal at the 1932 Olympics… and underwent a botched surgery that cost him the sight in one eye and left him with an eye patch.

“That’s why I see Lily as not so comedic,” Kurtz said. “I know what my dad went through. It was so tragic . . .”

Are you familiar with the show Big Love on HBO? It’s based around a polygamist Mormon and his wives.

Why do we bring this up? Because a recent feature on E! Online hinted that Pushing Daisies may be following the theme of this controversial, hit show. Sort of.

Here’s a a Pushing Daisies spoiler from the article:

We hear episode five is a crossover episode with Big Love. Okay, not exactly, but it is about polygamy… The husband gets murdered, and the Daisies gang has to figure out which of his four wives dun it. Hilarious, no?

Hilarious, YES! We can’t wait to watch.