Does pie make anyone else think about Pushing DaisiesOpens in a new tab? The series from Bryan FullerOpens in a new tab wove emotional storytelling into fantastical realms with a huge helping of delicious-looking pastries from The Pie Hole. Ned the pie maker, portrayed by Lee PaceOpens in a new tab, was able to reanimate the dead with a touch, but once he revived someone, he couldn’t touch them again–which led to a unique relationship with the love of his life, Chuck (Anna FrielOpens in a new tab). He brought her back to life, but they had to navigate the ins and outs of a partnership without touching. Oh, and they also solved homicides while doing this.
Yes, it’s every bit as delightful as it sounds, but it was unfortunately canceled after a two season run from 2007-2009 on ABC. But Fuller is committed to telling more of the story. In a recent interview with Vanity FairOpens in a new tab in honor of the show’s 10th anniversary (via VultureOpens in a new tab), he said he touches base with Warner Bros. every year to see if they’d be open to bringing the show back. He said he’d “love to see it return as a mini-series for Netflix, Apple, or Amazon, or whoever would pick it up.” And also? “I still would love to do Pushing Daisies as a Broadway musical.”
He’s been discussing the possibility of reviving Ned and Chuck in song and dance from since at least 2014Opens in a new tab. The idea then was putting the focus on Kristin ChenowethOpens in a new tab‘s character, Olive Snook. She did burst into song in the series from time to time. But now, who knows? Fuller has someone in mind for the music. He told Vanity Fair, “I can just imagine Tim Minchin’s lyrics, can’t you?”
MinchinOpens in a new tab recently wrote the lyrics and music for the recent Groundhog Day musicalOpens in a new tab, so I think he’s an excellent candidate.
If Pushing Daisies made a miraculous return, how would you like to see it come back? A limited event? A musical? An extended commercial? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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Amy Ratcliffe is an Associate Editor for Nerdist. Follow her on TwitterOpens in a new tab and keep up with her Disney food adventures on InstagramOpens in a new tab.
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