The Television World of Pushing Daisies
Critical Essays on the Bryan Fuller Series
$29.95
In stock
About the Book
Pushing Daisies was a unique network television show. This collection of 10 essays addresses the quirky, off-beat elements that made the show a popular success, as well as fodder for scholarly inquiry. Divided into three main sections, the essays address the themes of difference, the placement of the series within a larger philosophical context, and the role of gender on the show. A consideration of Pushing Daisies’ unique style and aesthetics is a consistent source of interest across these international and interdisciplinary scholarly critiques.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Edited by Alissa Burger
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 202
Bibliographic Info: notes, bibliographies, index
Copyright Date: 2011
pISBN: 978-0-7864-6148-6
eISBN: 978-0-7864-8575-8
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Introduction
ALISSA BURGER 1
Part One: Television, Difference, and Pushing Daisies
1. Spectacular Collision/Collusion: Genre, “Quality,” and Contemporary Drama
LORNA JOWETT 11
2. Pushing Daisies Away: Community Through Isolation
MATT DAUPHIN 28
3. Often Invisible: Disability in Pushing Daisies
CHRISTINE GARBETT 43
Part Two: Philosophy and Pushing Daisies
4. Consuming Grief and Eating Pie
LAURA ANH WILLIAMS 57
5. “Neophobic Ned Needs Neoteny”: Neuroses and Child’s Play
ANN-GEE LEE 73
6. “Here Lies Dwight, Here Lies His Gun. He Was Bad, Now He’s Done”: On Justice and Schadenfreude
CHRISTINE ANGELA KNOOP 92
7. “It’s a Destiny Thing—Enjoy It!”: Free Will and Determinism in Bryan Fuller’s Series
PATRICK GILL 115
Part Three: Gender and Pushing Daisies
8. The Queer, Quirky World of Pushing Daisies
DANIEL FARR 137
9. Sweet Talk in The Pie Hole: Language, Intimacy, and Public Space
TARA K. PARMITER 155
10. Fashion, Femininity, and the 1950s: Costume and Identity Negotiation in Pushing Daisies
ALISSA BURGER 174
About the Contributors 193
Index 195
