I am begging you. Please watch Pushing Daisies. Wednesday nights at 8pm (7pm Central). This show is utterly delightful (not a phrase I use seriously very often, but there are no other words to describe it). It has mystery, humor, enviable costumes (I want Chuck's clothes), and heart-achingly adorable romance. It centers around Ned, a guy with an unusual power of being able to touch dead things and bring them back to life. There is a catch, however. Once he touches them he cannot touch them again or they will go back to being dead and if he keeps them alive for longer than a minute, something else dies in their place. He and a private investigator team up to bring back murder victims for a minute to ask them who killed them. This is all fine and dandy until they come across a murder victim who happens to be Ned's childhood crush. Ned decides on impulse to keep her alive but they can now never touch.
This show is in danger of being cancelled and it will literally break my heart. I honestly don't understand why it is not getting any viewers it is so charming and delightful that I would think hordes of people would love it. It was nominated for several Emmys, including a nod for dreamy Lee Pace as the "aww-shucksy" Ned. Yet despite critical acclaim and being all-around incredible, it seems like no one has even heard of this show. Well, now you have. So go watch it and save Pushing Daisies.
