Pushing Daisies

Here’s a fresh scoop from Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello!

“The O.C.’s Taylor Townsend herself, Autumn Reeser, will guest star in the season premiere as a Southern Belle named Kentucky Fritz who has a deadly run-in with some killer bees. “She’s the number one girl at Betty’s Bees, who may or may not have been up to some mischief when she was stung to death by a swarm of bees,” teases Daisies creator Bryan Fuller. The gig reunites Reeser with actress Missi Pyle (aka Betty Bee); the two appeared in an episode of Fox’s short-lived Wedding Bells that, unfortunately, no one ever saw. “I walked down the aisle to ‘Maria’ from Sound of Music,” Reeser recalls. “But the show was canceled before it aired.” Ironically, sounds like an episode I would’ve actually watched.”

Ausiello also adds — “Daisies is casting the role of Emerson’s no-nonsense, chain-smoking and, get this, Caucasian mom.”

Finally,  a photo from Anna Friel’s movie, Land of the Lost, has surfaced on line.

The movie also stars Will Ferrel and it is based on a television series from the 70’s. It is set for release in the summer of 2009.

Via Reel Movie News and Pushing Daisies Insider

Universal Home Video has announced the release of the DVD,  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day for August 19th. The film stars Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, and Ciaran Hinds. It is directed by Bharat Nalluri.

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Entertainment Tonight was able to talk to Lee Pace hours after the announcement of his Emmy nomination for Best Actor comedy. As I understand, this interview was done on the set of Pushing Daisies which is currently filming episodes for the second season. Although, I am sensing Lee was quite uncomfortable in this one…and he looks a bit different, too don’t you think?

Didn’t read through this new spoiler properly as I’d still want to remain spoiler-free. I just grabbed this off PushingDaisies-TV which has been very vigilant and generous with spoilers.

It all comes after the cut…

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Scheduled to appear in the fourth episode of Pushing Daisies’ second season is David Arquette, who was last seen on ABC’s In Case of Emergency, which the network canceled after 12 airings. David will play the character, Randy Mann, described as “socially awkward” but possesses a very special talent which forges a bond between him and the pie-maker.

The episode’s synopsis via Spoiler TV, after the jump…

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Kristin Chenoweth was all undeniably so adorable announcing the nominees with Neil Patrick Harris last Thursday:

And watch her reaction after learning she also has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress, in this interview with E!:

THR also caught up with her last week, immediately after announcing the nominations: Although Kristin Chenoweth was immersed in Emmy nomination news as one of the announcers Thursday morning, she didn’t expect the biggest news of all — her nomination for supporting actress for “Pushing Daisies.” “It was a total shock,” she said. This is the actress’ first Emmy nom, and no one is more thrilled than her mother. “I talked to my mom, and she was crying and really proud. She’s been getting a lot of phone calls in Oklahoma.”

Below is a list of the complete number of Emmy nominations Pushing Daisies has earned for this year’s Emmy TV awards season. The show has a total of 12 nominations overall, the highest number of nominations for a comedy series for 2008:

• Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series: Lee Pace
• Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth
• Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series: ‘Pie-Lette’ Bryan Fuller
• Outstanding Directing For a Comedy Series: ‘Pie-Lette’ Barry Sonnenfeld
• Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-camera Series: ‘Pie-Lette’ Michael Wylie, Production Designer; Halina Siwolop, Set Decorator
• Outstanding Casting For a Comedy Series: Camille Patton,Meg Liberman,Jennifer Lare C.S.A
• Outstanding Costumes For a Series: ‘Pie-Lette’ Mary Vogt, Costume Designer’ Stephanie Fox-Kramer, Costume Supervisor
• Outstanding Makeup For A Single-camera Series (non-prosthetic): ‘Dummy’ Todd A. McIntosh, Department Head Makeup Artist; David De Leon, Key Makeup Artist; Bradley M. Look, Additional Makeup Artist
• Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special: ‘Smell of Success’ Todd A. McIntosh, Department Head Makeup Artist; David De Leon, Key Makeup Artist; Sara De Pue, Additional Makeup Artist
• Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (original Dramatic Score): ‘Pigeon’ Jim Dooley
• Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (single Or Multi-camera): ‘Pie-Lette’ Stuart Bass, A.C.E., Editor
• Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-camera Series: ‘Smell of Success’ Daniel Curet, Department Head Hairstylist; Yuko Tokunaga-Koach, Key Hairstylist

The winners will be announced in a ceremony slated on September 21st which will be aired on ABC. How confident are we about the Daisies cast and crew going home with a lot of these awards?

The Emmy Nominations was announced only minutes ago by Neil Patrick Harris and Kristin Chenoweth. For Pushing Daisies, Lee Pace and Kristin have both earned nominations in the Actor and Supporting Actress Category for Comedy. Unfortunately, the show itself didn’t pick up an Emmy Nod for Best Comedy. It is, however, nominated for Best Writing for “Pie-Lette”.

The rest of the nominees are:

Best Drama:
Boston Legal
Mad Men
Dexter
House
Lost
Damages

Best Actress, Drama:
Glenn Close (Damages)
Sally Field (Brothers and Sisters)
Marishka Hargitay (Law and Order SVU)
Holly Hunter (Saving Grace)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Best Actor, Drama:
Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
James Spader (Boston Legal)
Hugh Laurie (House, MD)

Best Supporting Actor, Drama:
William Shatner (Boston Legal)
Ted Danson (Damages)
John Slattery (Mad Men)
Zeljko Ivanek (Damages)
Michael Emerson (Lost)

Best Supporting Actress, Drama:
Candace Bergen (Boston Legal)
Rachel Griffiths (Brothers and Sisters)
Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy)
Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Dianne Wiest (In Treatment)

Best Reality Competition:
Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Top Chef
Project Runway

Best Comedy:
30 Rock
The Office
Entourage
Two and a Half Men
Curb Your Enthusiasm

Best Actress, Comedy:
Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine)
America Ferrera (Ugly Betty)
Mary Louise-Parker (Weeds)

Best Actor, Comedy:
Steve Carell (The Office)
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Charlie Sheen (Two and A Half Men)

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy:
Jeremy Piven (Entourage)
Kevin Dillon (Entourage)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)
Rainn Wilson (The Office)

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy:
Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies)
Jean Smart (Samantha Who?)
Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live)
Holland Taylor (Two and A Half Men)
Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty)

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ABC has announced its premiere dates for the upcoming fall TV season at the TCA press tour the other day. Pushing Daisies Season 2 will begin October 1st. Here’s the complete schedule:

Friday, Sept. 19
10-11 p.m. "20/20"

Monday, Sept. 22
8-10 p.m. "Dancing With the Stars" (special two-hour performance show premiere)
10-11 p.m. "Boston Legal"

Tuesday, Sept. 23
8-9 p.m. "Opportunity Knocks" (new series debut)
9-11 p.m. "Dancing With the Stars" (special performance show)

Wednesday, Sept. 24
8-9 p.m. "Dancing With the Stars Results Show Special" (special day and time)
9-11 p.m. "David Blaine Special"

Thursday, Sept. 25
8-9 p.m. "Ugly Betty"
9-11 p.m. "Grey’s Anatomy" (special two-hour season premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 28
7-9 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (two-hour season premiere)
9-10 p.m. "Desperate Housewives"
10-11 p.m. "Brothers & Sisters"

Tuesday, Sept. 30
9:10 p.m. "Dancing With the Stars Result Show" (regular day and time period premiere)

Wednesday, Oct. 1
8-9 p.m. "Pushing Daisies"
9-10 p.m. "Private Practice"
10-11 p.m. "Dirty Sexy Money"

Friday, Oct. 3
8-9 p.m. "Wife Swap"
9-10 p.m. "Supernanny"

Sunday, Oct. 5
7-8 p.m. "America’s Funniest Home Videos"
8-9 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (regular time period premiere)

Monday, Oct. 6
9:30-10 p.m. "Samantha Who?"

Thursday, Oct. 9
9:10 p.m. "Grey’s Anatomy" (regular time period premiere)
10-11 p.m. "Life on Mars" (new series debut)

Tuesday, Oct. 14
10-11 p.m. "Eli Stone"

I’ve never seen Soldier’s Girl, unfortunately. Though I know Lee Pace had to dress up like a girl in this movie, it didn’t occur to me to check how good or bad he’s pulled it off.

This video, uncovered by a fellow fan in The Pie Hole, will give those of us who haven’t seen the movie an idea of what Lee Pace was like on Soldier’s Girl:

You’d be surprised if this is the first time you’re watching him in this role:

With the annual event drawing near, a Pushing Daisies fan looks back at what happened last year…and includes a bonus story about the screening of Lee Pace’s movie, The Fall last April.

Head to this site for the anecdotes and lots and lots of of photos from ComicCon 2007.

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It’s after the cut, people…for the benefit of the spoiler-phobes you’d have to click to read it.

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I just browsed through the Comic Con website to verify schedules and events happening for Pushing Daisies and so here’s what they have…

“Friday, July 25
1:45-2:45 Entertainment Weekly’s The Visionaries: Showrunners— Carlton Cuse (Lost), Damon Lindelof (Lost), Josh Schwartz (Chuck, Gossip Girl), Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies), and Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) are the television producers who are changing the face of television with deeply immersive entertainments marked by distinctive, cutting edge storytelling. They have also been at the forefront of bringing “genre programming” or “cult TV” to the mainstream. Prepare for a candid conversation about creative integrity in a commercial medium and the future of broadcast TV in an increasingly digital world. Spoiler Alert! Upcoming plot developments may be teased. Moderated by Entertainment Weekly senior writer Jeff Jensen. Room 6CDEF .

Saturday, July 26
3:15-4:15 Pushing Daisies Screening and Q&A— The cast and producers of the Golden Globe Award-nominated Pushing Daisies return to Comic-Con for a special screening of exclusive clips from the acclaimed show’s upcoming season, highlights from the first season and a Q&A with fans. Stars Lee Pace (The Fall), Anna Friel (Land of the Lost), Chi McBride (Boston Public), Ellen Greene (Little Shop of Horrors), Swoosie Kurtz (Superman Doomsday), and Kristin Chenoweth (The West Wing) join executive producer/creator Bryan Fuller (Heroes) and executive producers Dan Jinks (American Beauty) and Peter Ocko (Dead Like Me) for the session, to be moderated by special guest and executive producer Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black). From Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Bros. Television, Pushing Daisies airs Wednesdays at 8:00 PM on the ABC Television Network. Room 6A.“

If you’re going to the conference, do mark these special dates, Comic Con is in two week’s time.

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