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My wife and I have discovered one of the most fantastic television shows to come along in a long time. "Pushing Daisies" is about a pie maker with an extraordinary gift: he can bring the dead to life just by touching them. I know this sounds morbid, but the artistry and chemistry of this show makes it fun and enjoyable. It is very well written, and stars an unusual and bizarre cast of characters. It is a love story of childhood sweethearts who can't ever touch.

See, while Ned the Piemaker (black tie) can bring the dead back to life, he can also send them back to their eternal rest by touching them once again. In fact, if the person, or thing, remains alive for longer than one minute, something else of similar stature will die. He saved his beloved dog, Digby (the hairy one), as a child, and is resigned to petting him with a backscratcher for the rest of his life.

A private investigator (purple shirt) discovered Ned's secret and recruited him for an unfair advantage in solving murder mysteries. I mean, how many crimes wouldn't be easier to solve if you could just ask the dead guy who killed him? As fortune would have it, one of these dead guys was Ned's long-lost childhood sweetheart, Chuck (the girl in yellow). Now how could he be expected to put her back to sleep?

Chuck has two "aunts" (standing together in the back) who don't know she is alive. To make for some fun (and extremely hilarious) romantic (and otherwise) comedy, cue that really hot blonde chick. She is a real hoot who really carries the show.

The narration sounds much like the old Winnie the Pooh, and the writing is very whimsical. The show is a real jewel. The last show that I felt this passionate about was "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.", a fun western that lasted only one short season in the early '90's.

I bring this show to your attention because I need your support. I just discovered that the show is threatened with cancellation. Just watch one episode (Wednesday nights) and I guarantee you will be hooked. Then get someone else to watch just one episode (so they, too, will get hooked). Eventually, someone who has been recruited by Nelson ratings will watch, and love it, too. And then, voila! We won't have to worry about it going extinct.

Just one episode. Please?

Edited: The show airs on Wednesdays, not Thursdays!