Seriously, how can you let go of a show that can capture the sheer emotional rawness of a hug in a few simple turns of phrase?
"A hug is like an emotional Heimlich: they put their arms around you and give you a squeeze and all your fear and anxiety goes shooting out of your mouth like a big wet wad and you can breathe again."Seriously, ABC. Why? And why isn't it being whisked off to the magical world of cable, where it will thrive, where it will live?
I mean, okay, fine, there's a DVD for Dead Like Me, but why oh why can't the general viewing public "get" Bryan Fuller? How can Pushing Daisies, which just keeps on getting better, be canceled after two seasons, while Heroes, which has turned the awesome first season into a fond memory that doesn't look like will be heard from again, gets to be renewed for a fourth? Why?
No, seriously, why?
The show has the walking sexiness of Lee Pace (I'm sorry, but in the Wonderfalls DVD commentary, four out of five commentators agree that Lee oozes sex appeal). How can people not fall for those lost-puppy eyes of his? His chemistry with Anna Friel far outweighs any of the forced relationships people are getting on Grey's Anatomy (on a related note, that show is moving on to its fifth season. WTF, American viewers?).
The whole supporting cast deserve acting awards. Swoosie Kurtz, Ellen Greene, Chi McBride and Kristin Chenoweth are gold, people. These are masters of their craft, and Pushing Daisies is perfect for them.
In fact, you know what? Bryan Fuller and his team deserve better. The roles are cast perfectly, and everyone has an understanding of each character so in depth, that there's never a moment that you think to yourself "(so and so) wouldn't have done that" (I'm looking at you, Heroes). Fuller deserves some respect (remember Heroes's first season, and the brilliant episode "Family Man"? Yeah, he wrote that shiznit), and it's heartbreaking that much like Joss, he isn't getting it in network TV, instead relying on the major cult following his series get.
And how can you up and leave Kristin Chenoweth to the hands of David E. Kelley? Bryan Fuller has a better idea of just how to maximize KC, and goshnabbit, how can you not entertain the idea of a spin-off with Cod and Snook? I mean, that's comedy gold, right there.
And while the look and feel of the whole thing is exaggerated, tipping to the comedic, how can people not fall in love with a show that sums up unrequited love in two musical numbers:
from season one:
and from season two:
again, how can you cancel this show?
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