tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post690091855589928387..comments2023-10-18T11:17:26.147+01:00Comments on Hauling Like a Brooligan: Dumping Miss DaisyStephen Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-47154338400240269002008-04-21T11:45:00.000+01:002008-04-21T11:45:00.000+01:00Barry Sonnenfeld was the setup director and contin...Barry Sonnenfeld was the setup director and continues as Executive Producer, and you can see his touch in the visual styling. I bet he gets a bit cheesed off with all the Tim Burton comparisons, though.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-2622360329121950502008-04-21T11:13:00.000+01:002008-04-21T11:13:00.000+01:00I watched the first two episodes last night and lo...I watched the first two episodes last night and loved it.<BR/>No one had mentioned that it had the brilliant Kristin Chenoweth (from the original Wicked cast) in it.<BR/>It was hard to tell that there was a missing episode apart from a couple of "previously" flashbacks.<BR/>you can read a "comic" version of it on the ABC site here http://abc.go.com/primetime/pushingdaisies/index?pn=comicrecap102 <BR/>I love the colours it's shot in, i think it's more like the Wizard of Oz or when the colour comes back in Pleasantville than Truman. There is another similarly coloured film that I can't place (hopefully it's not Dick Tracy).<BR/>I am pretty sure that they are not aiming for realism in a show based on this premise!AFGreenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109553901514240408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-19032036357982083542008-04-20T20:10:00.000+01:002008-04-20T20:10:00.000+01:00I've watched the third (but second, on ITV) episod...I've watched the third (but second, on ITV) episode of PD and can't see me continuing with it - the fantasy/surreal element feels too self-indulgent; there's no subtlety to the visuals.<BR/><BR/>I loved Twin Peaks because it was surreal, yet still grounded in reality: the town looked real, the people were real, yet everything was wrapped up in this Lynchian nightmare.<BR/><BR/>PD by contrast doesn't look real, and the character's aren't real - it's like someone took the look of The Truman Show and built a show around it.<BR/><BR/>On a closing note, Anna Friel is very surprising - hardly recognisable.<BR/><BR/>ITV's stance, though, is hardly surprising.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613091738153864169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-89422666112844992372008-04-16T15:44:00.000+01:002008-04-16T15:44:00.000+01:00The mind boggles - they have a few pretty good imp...The mind boggles - they have a few pretty good imported programmes for a change (i.e. Dexter and this one) and they do their best to alienate the viewers.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330712432098154809noreply@blogger.com