Pushing Daisies

2007 TV-PG 2 seasons

Pushing Daisies

2007 TV-PG 2 seasons
  • Overview
  • Seasons
  • Details
Ned's bizarre ability to bring the dead back to life with his touch leads to moral quandaries. He uses his powers to help his private eye friend solve murder cases -- but Ned's unique gift also means that he can never touch his girlfriend.
Cast
Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Kristin Chenoweth, Field Cate
SEASON  1
  • SEASON  1
  • SEASON  2

Summary of Season 1 (2007) - 3 discs

Ned can bring things back to life with his touch and uses his gift to help solve murders. But a second touch dooms the revived forever. So when he brings an old love back to life, they may never be able to touch, but that doesn't stop their romance.
Format
Blu-ray DVD
Screen
Widescreen 1.77:1
Subtitles
Spanish (Neutral), Korean, Thai, Portuguese, French, English SDH, Chinese Simplified
CC
No
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Portuguese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Screen
Widescreen 1.77:1
Subtitles
English SDH
CC
No
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating
TV-PG - This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.
age 14+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 14+
age 14+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this highly stylized murder mystery series is lighter than most. You'll see people get strangled, shot, and rise from the dead, but the tone is more campy than creepy. Even with occasional blood and gory wounds, chances are most viewers won't be left cringing. Other intense moments are abrupt surprises, like when a kid's dog is hit by a truck. But relief -- in the form of comedy or happier type of surprise -- tends to follow quickly, negating the initial shock. A chaste romance is central to the show; though there's some sexual innuendo and tension, the pair literally can't touch each other, so they can't get up to too many shenanigans.

Sexual Content

One character comes on strong to another. Chaste romance is central to the story.

Violence

Strong violence is mitigated by tone/comedy -- such as strangulations with plastic bags bearing a smiley face. Death and interactions with corpses are standard features, but the show isn't primarily a graphic crime procedural. Some moments are abrupt and shocking, as when a child's dog is hit by a truck.

Language

Occasional use of words like "bitch" and "hell."

Social Behavior

The main characters are well-intentioned, ethical people, but the central story/concept (i.e. Ned's ability to revive -- and re-kill -- the dead) brings up moral questions. Some peripheral characters are bad (like the murderers).

Consumerism

Not applicable

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Some social drinking.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

How it works

  • 1

    Create your list

    Browse from thousands of movies and shows.

  • 2

    Free delivery

    We send out your disc the next business day.

  • 3

    Watch and repeat

    Free returns, plus no due dates or late fees.

Unlimited movies sent to your door, starting at $9.99 a month.