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List Of Pushing Daisies Episodes
''Pushing Daisies'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC. It premiered in the United States on ABC on October 3, 2007; in Canada on October 2, 2007, on CTV; and aired in the UK on ITV. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2007) Due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, this season consisted of only nine episodes. The episodes aired a day earlier in Canada on CTV before their air dates in the United States. Season 2 (2008–09) ''Pushing Daisies'' was renewed for a second season in February 2008 by ABC for the 2008–09 television season. On November 20, 2008, after six episodes were broadcast, ABC canceled the show. A total of thirteen episodes were produced for the season, with four of them broadcast in November and December. The final three episodes premiered world wide on German free-to-air television network ProSieben and were later broadcast in the U.S. on Saturdays starting May 30 and ending on June 13, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushing Daisies
''Pushing Daisies'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC from October 3, 2007, to June 13, 2009. The series stars Lee Pace as Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring dead things back to life with his touch, an ability that comes with stipulations. Together with his formerly deceased childhood crush Chuck (Anna Friel), co-worker Olive Snook (Kristin Chenoweth), and private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride), Ned uses his abilities to solve murder cases. The cast also includes Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz and Field Cate, with Jim Dale acting as narrator. Touted as a "forensic fairy tale", the series is known for its unusual visual style, eccentric production design, quirky characters, fast-paced dialogue and grotesque situations. The series often uses wordplay, metaphor and double entendre, while Jim Dale's narration is very similar to that of a fairy tale. The series received critical acclaim, with praises going towar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Kroeker
Allan Kroeker (born April 10, 1951, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian film and television director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor and film producer. He has the distinction of directing the series finales for '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. He has also directed TV movies and episodic television, including ''Tramp at the Door''.John Haslett Cuff, "CBC dramatization of Gabrielle Roy story; Tramp takes the safe route". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 1, 1987. Kroeker grew up in Winnipeg where he began his career producing films for the Mennonite Brethren Church The Mennonite Brethren Church is an evangelical Mennonite Anabaptist movement with congregations. History The conference was established among Plautdietsch-speaking Russian Mennonites in 1860. During the 1850s, some Mennonites were influenced by ... and the Mennonite Central Committee. References 1960 births Canadian television directors Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ProSieben
ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company. Although ProSieben produces some of its programming itself, it also airs many American imports. On 3 May 2012, the network launched a pay-TV channel called ProSieben Fun. A third channel called ProSieben Maxx started broadcasting on 3 September 2013. The three different feeds of the channel are: ProSieben (for Germany), ProSieben Austria (for Austria), and ProSieben Schweiz (for Switzerland and Liechtenstein). The main difference is that they have different advertisements and news for each target country. The channel uses an English slogan: "We love to entertain you." ProSieben broadcasts from the Astra (satellite), Astra Astra 1L, 1L and Astra 3A, 3A satellites and is uplinked by MX1 Ltd, MX1 (now part of SES (company)#SES Video, SES ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 United States Network Television Schedule
The 2008–09 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2008 to August 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2007–08 season. The schedule omits the Public Broadcasting Service (whose programming is listed here). NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on April 2, 2008, followed by ABC and The CW on May 13, CBS on May 14, Fox on May 15, and MyNetworkTV on May 22. The CW unveiled its Sunday lineup on May 27, 2008. PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary. Ion Television is also not included since the network's schedule consisted mainly of syndicated reruns and movies. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2009 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Dannelly
Brian Dannelly is a German born American film director and screenwriter best known for his work on the 2004 film ''Saved!'' Early life Dannelly was born in Würzburg, Germany then moved with his family to Baltimore, Maryland at age 11. He was raised Catholic; he attended a Catholic elementary school, Arlington Baptist High School in Baltimore, and a Jewish summer camp. He was expelled from first grade for hitting a nun, and later expelled from high school—which he describes as "one of the strictest schools in the nation"—for excessive demerits. He started questioning his sexuality in high school, saying "I remember I'd pray every night that I wasn't gay, and please God, please God, anything I could do—just don't make this happen." He came out at the age of 17 and was thrown out of his house by his parents, who eventually came to accept his sexuality. Dannelly graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a degree in visual arts in 1997. Career Dannelly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Joy
Lisa Joy (born May 23, 1977) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and lawyer. She is best known as the co-creator, writer, director, and executive producer of the HBO science-fiction drama series ''Westworld'' (2016–2022). For her work on the series, she received multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Joy's other work includes the ABC comedy series '' Pushing Daisies'' (2007–2009) and the USA Network crime drama series '' Burn Notice'' (2009–2011). In 2021, she made her feature film directorial debut with '' Reminiscence''. Early life and education Lisa Joy was raised in New Jersey in an immigrant family. Her father is from England and her mother is Taiwanese. Joy graduated from Stanford University and worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Los Angeles before attending Harvard Law School.Heather Wood Rudulph, Get That Life: How I Became the Co-Creator of Westworld, Cosmopolitan, https://www.cosmopolitan.com/career/a8664279/lisa-joy-westworld-co-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Esparza
Raúl Eduardo Esparza is an American actor. Considered one of Broadway's most prominent leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway revival of ''Company'' and for his television role as New York Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Rafael Barba in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', where he had a recurring role in Season 14 and was promoted to a series regular in Seasons 15 to 19. He made his Broadway debut in 2000 as Riff Raff in the revival of '' The Rocky Horror Show.'' Subsequently, he starred as Jonathan in the original Off-Broadway production of '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'' and Caractacus Potts in the original Broadway production of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' in 2005. He received Tony nominations for his roles as Philip Sallon in the Boy George musical ''Taboo'' in 2004; Bobby in the musical comedy ''Company'' in 2006; Lenny in Harold Pinter's play ''The Homecoming'' in 2008; and Charlie Fox in D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike White (scriptwriter)
Michael Christopher White (born June 28, 1970) is an American filmmaker and actor. He created, writes, and directs the ongoing HBO satirical comedy anthology series ''The White Lotus'', for which he has won three Primetime Emmy Awards. White also won an Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for the 2000 film ''Chuck & Buck'', which he wrote and starred in. He has written the screenplays for films such as ''School of Rock'' (2003) and has directed several films that he has written, such as '' Brad's Status'' (2017). White was a co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor on the HBO series '' Enlightened''. He is also known for his appearances on reality television, competing on two seasons of ''The Amazing Race'' and later becoming a contestant and runner-up on '' Survivor: David vs. Goliath''. Early life White was born in Pasadena, California. He is the son of Lyla Lee (née Loehr), a fundraising executive, and former executive director of the Pasadena Playhou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Shannon
Molly Shannon (born September 16, 1964) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2001. In 2017, she won the Film Independent Spirit Award for playing Joanne Mulcahey in the Chris Kelly autobiographical film '' Other People''. Shannon appeared in supporting roles in several films, including ''Happiness'' (1998), '' A Night at the Roxbury'' (1998), '' Never Been Kissed'' (1999), '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000), '' Wet Hot American Summer'' (2001), '' Osmosis Jones'' (2001), '' My Boss's Daughter'' (2003), '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' (2006), '' More of Me'' (2007), '' Evan Almighty'' (2007), and '' Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'' (2015). She appeared in the animated films '' Igor'' (2008) and '' Hotel Transylvania'' (2012). On television, Shannon had roles in ''Enlightened'' (2013), ''Divorce'' (2016–2019), '' The Other Two'' (2019–2022), '' The White Lotu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RealDoll
The RealDoll is a life-size sex doll (also considered a mannequin) manufactured by Abyss Creations, LLC in Las Vegas, Nevada, and sold worldwide. It has a poseable Polyvinyl chloride, PVC skeleton with steel joints and silicone flesh. Details and history The RealDolls are designed to recreate the appearance, texture, and weight of human female and male bodies. Their primary function is to serve as sex partners. This activity can be accompanied by certain preparations such as dressing them up in different types of clothes, changing wigs or makeup, and even adjusting body temperature by the use of electric blankets or baths. Early prototypes were made from solid latex with an Endoskeleton, interior Human skeleton, skeleton, but construction of the outer material was later switched to silicone. In June 2009, Abyss Creations switched from tin cure silicone to platinum silicone, which resulted in dolls that are less prone to tears and compression marks than older RealDolls. The cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens (; ; August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023) was an American actor and comedian, widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman. Born in Peekskill, New York and raised in both Oneonta, New York and Sarasota, Florida, Reubens joined the Los Angeles-based troupe the Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor. Reubens developed his Pee-wee character at the Groundlings. After a failed audition for ''Saturday Night Live'', Reubens debuted a stage show starring Pee-wee, '' The Pee-wee Herman Show'', in 1981. Pee-wee quickly became a cult figure and, for the next decade, Reubens completely committed to his character, conducting all public appearances and interviews as Pee-wee. He produced and wrote a feature film, '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985), directed by Tim Burton, which was a financial and critical success. Its sequel, '' Big Top Pee-wee'' (1988), was less successful. Between 1986 and 1990, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Trilling
Lawrence Trilling (born June 29, 1966) is an American television director, producer, showrunner, and writer. He has directed nearly 150 hours of television to date, and served as Producer/Executive Producer on such series as '' Felicity, Alias, Parenthood, Pushing Daisies, Goliath,'' and '' Outer Range''. He has directed episodes of many popular series, including '' Scrubs, Monk, Masters of Sex, Damages, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' and ''Snowfall''. Early life and education Trilling was born in Wayne, New Jersey, and moved to Santa Monica, California, when he was three. At Lincoln Jr. High, Trilling met fellow future director Matt Reeves, who inspired Trilling with his Super 8 film camera and editing system. Together, they co-wrote several films, which Reeves directed and Trilling starred in. One of those films, ''The Loser'', was screened at a student film festival at the Nuart Theater in West Los Angeles, where they befriended fellow filmmaker, J.J. Abrams. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
