Comments on: ABC Trims The Daisies, But Likes Life On Mars

By: Kitty

Kitty — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:39:33 +0000

What do mean no more Eli Stone??!?? I thought that show was hilarious. I’m gonna miss it.

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:38:44 +0000

Sock: I get what you’re saying about the format of each epi of House, but if you really break it down, I find I have to ignore that format for most every show I watch, and rather focus on the differing details of the plot or subplot…

But yes… I totally get that.

By: Sock Monkey

Sock Monkey — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:19:31 +0000

Bruce Simmons:
House may have gotten back on track with his witty insults, but the show is almost the same thing every time: House tells his people how to treat the patient; who by the way has some shocking secret, they disagree and try something else, House finds some outside influence that helps him find a cure for the patient; i.e. a gold ring falls on the floor causing House to think that his patient is being poisoned by gold, but not before exposing their controversial secret to their spouses or family, House then tells his subordinates that they’re all idiots.

Granted this doesn’t happen every time, but the general synopsis is the same. And to get to House’s witticism you have to sit through forty-five minutes of drama and forced controversial aspects.

And as for Pushing Daisies the “adult version of Dr. Seuss” (Bruce) and the “Time Burton feel” (Steven) gave it its charm. Not to mention the fast paced clean British-like humor the show was filled with made the show enjoyable to all ages. It’s so sad that television doesn’t have more shows like Pushing Daisies, and even more sad that the one great show on TV is coming to an end.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:40:06 +0000

A shame for Pushing Daises. I watched the first episode and it touched me in a weird sense. It had something of a Tim Burton feel to it. I wanted to watch it when I had more time, too bad it got canceled

By: Zipper Stevens

Zipper Stevens — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:28:37 +0000

I grew to like Eli Stone recently and thought it was pretty well written. Same with DSM, although I only caught one episode of it. Pushing Daisies was good, but I never got into it. All in all, decent shows I thought would become ABC regulars. Guess I will never make it as a TV exec…

Life on Mars: I like it, sort of. They resolved the backstory with his dad last week and that mystery isn’t going to span the entire series (Thank God!). That was very well done in my opinion and I expect his dad will be a recurring figure in the show now (not to spoil what happened).

Honestly though, if you had told me LOM would get renewed and the other three shows were getting canned, I wouldn’t have believed it…

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:11:43 +0000

SockMonkey: House has gotten back on track with his usual taciturn ‘tude as opposed to how he was stalking everyone!

I never caught on to Daisies. It felt like an adult version of Dr. Seuss from all the colors, and I was never drawn into it.

By: Sock Monkey

Sock Monkey — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:29:17 +0000

I have now finally lost all hope for TV. Pushing Daisies was the only saving grace for Television, and the only show I looked forward to!

When the fall line up started I looked forward to about twelve shows, squeezing in as much time needed to watch them, I soon dumped Heroes, Terminator (No hard feelings Dave Fernandes), My Own Worst Enemy, House, Fringe, Boston Legal, and Crusoe. That left five shows that I remotely cared about, one being Eli Stone, and my favorite: Pushing Daisies. What started as the biggest TV line-up in five years became the biggest joke on TV. And now it seems that the Game/Reality show mania has finally caught up with ABC.

I suppose that Pushing Daisies will have to go down into the ‘Golden Archives’ along side Firefly.

By: SK47

SK47 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:11:30 +0000

First poster,
in the BBC show the track Life On Mars was playing when Sam Tyler was sent back into 1975.
I have the BBC show and its spin off, Ashes To Ashes (S1) and hold them both with high regards! Espeically LOM. To anyone who has watched both series, how is the US remake?
Worth watching or stick to the original?

By: Jeanet

Jeanet — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:03:42 +0000

-hyperventilates- NOT…DAISIES! I think I have like the same issues Rogue in X-men had in which I…suck the…life out of things…no? Not funny? I’ll stop now. ANYWAY, I feel like when I get into a show, the network’s all “PSYCH!” and they cancel it.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:31:36 +0000

Aw, my family loved Pushing Daisies.

*Tsk tsk tsk* There’s just not much to watch on TV anymore is there.

By: dave fernandes

dave fernandes — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:03:17 +0000

The only show I care about is Terminator. While it sometimes is mundane it’s got me hooked and I don’t want it taken to the Fox chainsaw.

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:41:09 +0000

My guess: A stranger makes more sense.

By: the old man

the old man — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:29:15 +0000

I saw the first episode of this then lost track of it. I still don’t understand the MARS reference. Are they talking about the Military Affiliate Radio System or is it because he’s in “A stranger in a strange land” situation?