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Guys I just

fuckin’ love Pushing Daisies

I mean first of all, it’s a lighthearted, whimsical, colorful, romantic show about a necromancer who resurrects murder victims, asks who killed them, kills them again and then collects the reward money

And the color palette is so bright and jovial, and everyone has fun jobs like lighthouse keeping, candy making, dog show hosting, horse racing, scratch ‘n sniff book making… It’s such a fun world

Chuck and Ned have the most wholesome romance on TV, their entire relationship is just “Hi, I’m here to genuinely love and support you and discuss our problems in a healthy manner because I want you in my life”

And even though Ned can’t touch Chuck, that’s actually… not really a drama point on the show?? You would think that with their predicament, it would be a hugely angsty and dramatic element of the show, but they pretty much exclusively use it as a device to show how clever they are at overcoming their unique situation

The dialogue is just so fucking clever?? I still reference the show regularly, and it was cancelled in 2009! They took every opportunity for witty, unique dialogue and boy, did they use it

And we get the perfect balance of Ned not wanting to abuse his abilities and completely abusing them for mundane reasons. He totally uses his powers for money – both by the aforementioned murderer catching and by buying rotten fruit on the cheap to “resurrect” into ripe fruit for his pies (what a clever man, bless)

And you could easily argue that Ned is asexual (b l e s s)

I just love this show