Pushing Daisies (tv program)

'Veronica Mars' film a go, thanks to a kick from Kickstarter

2013-03-15 06:00:00

Illustrating the power of social media, more than 30,000 fans of the cult favorite television series "Veronica Mars" pledged $2 million in a single day — or 10 hours, to be exact — to finance an independent film based on the teen drama....

Keeping it real

2009-09-21 00:00:00

Like every other award show on Earth, the Emmys, whose 61st edition became history Sunday night, is a staged event masquerading as news, or rather a staged event that contains nuggets of something that might be called news. It poses two intertwined but...

Change the networks want to believe in

2008-11-10 00:00:00

At last the election is over! Now, viewers can go back to really important TV fare, such as "Dirty Sexy Money" and "Lipstick Jungle." Don't laugh. That's what the networks are praying for. Conventional wisdom has it that the fall TV season was...

Hail king cable

2007-12-14 00:00:00

EVERYONE knew that 2007 was a breakout year for big, noisy cable shows, so it wasn't necessarily surprising that the Showtimes and FXs of the world mopped up nominations for the 65th annual Golden Globes on Thursday. It was, however, remarkable that...

Live chat with Choire Sicha

2008-01-13 00:00:00

2008-01-13 17:07:06.0 Choire Sicha: Looks like we're slowly easing into this thing--we should have our act together in mere moments. Anyway! For those not near a T.V., there wasn't much to miss--although I had no idea that William Shatner was 76? And that...

Rerun season may hit sooner

2007-11-08 00:00:00

Television's top writer-producers threw their collective weight behind the striking Writers Guild of America on Wednesday in a move that could accelerate the disappearance of some of the nation's most popular prime-time shows, including "Desperate...

Lee Pace, reconsidered: Can he really pluck the Emmy for 'Pushing Daisies'?

2008-08-05 13:42:43

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'Chicago Fire' earns 2nd season on NBC

2013-04-26 13:56:00

NBC has renewed the Chicago-set and filmed "Chicago Fire" along with four other dramas, the network announced Friday. "Chicago Fire" has done OK in the ratings, but more importantly it has boosted NBC's 9 p.m. Wednesday ratings by 24 percent year-over-...

This week: 'Hannibal' arrives; 'Justified' wraps up season; Carrie Underwood sings on 'Idol'

2013-03-31 07:19:00

You get premieres, returns and season finales this week. The highlights: 1. "Justified" concludes its exceptional fourth season at 10 p.m. Tuesday on FX. Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) has a final showdown with the Detroit mob. FX also says that "Boyd...

'Funeral Wedding' a distinctive kind of gothic

2012-11-07 13:48:00

"Funeral Wedding: The Alvin Play" The shows devised by Strange Tree Group have such a distinct sense of style; they exist within a genre all their own in Chicago, blending low-grade gothic impulses with a playful sense of mirth and eccentricity. Much...

NBC snags Hannibal Lecter series from 'Pushing Daisies' creator Bryan Fuller

2011-11-07 16:32:09

'Pushing Daisies' scribe pens otherworldly script

2010-08-12 16:33:17

slated for midseason, is a soapy Dallas-based drama that promises to expose the catty underbelly of its well-heeled society folks. Based on a book, the story centers on a divorcee who returns to her hometown after a 20-year absence.

2011-05-18 15:17:47

Returns: Saturday, July 18 The last of ABC's trio of canceled second-year dramedies -- following "Pushing Daisies" and "Eli Stone" -- gets a chance to play out its string. The final three episodes air starting this week.

2009-06-29 15:01:12

whimsical drama about a pie pan with a magic touch start airing at 10 p.m. Saturdays. First up? The tale of Olive's childhood "captors," who escape from prison and come bursting back into her life.

2009-05-23 16:33:11