The television world of Pushing daisies [electronic resource] : critical essays on the Bryan Fuller series / edited by Alissa Burger.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2011.Description: vi, 196 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 384.55/32 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1992.77.P87 T45 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction / Alissa Burger -- Television, difference, and Pushing Daisies. Spectacular collision/collusion : genre, "quality," and contemporary drama / Lorna Jowett -- Pushing daisies away : community through isolation / Matt Dauphin -- Often invisible : disability in Pushing daisies / Christine Garbett -- Philosophy and Pushing daisies. Consuming grief and eating pie / Laura Anh Williams -- "Neophobic Ned Needs Neoteny" : neuroses and child's play / Ann-Gee Lee -- "Here Lies Dwight, Here Lies His Gun. He Was Bad, Now He's Done" : on justice and Schadenfreude / Christine Angela Knoop -- "It's a destiny thing-enjoy it!" : free will and determinism in Bryan Fuller's series / Patrick Gill -- Gender and Pushing daisies. The queer, quirky world of Pushing daisies / Daniel Farr -- Sweet talk in The pie hole : language, intimacy, and public space / Tara K. Parmiter -- Fashion, femininity, and the 1950s : costume and identity negotiation in Pushing daisies / Alissa Burger.
Summary: "Pushing Daisies was one of the most successful network television shows in recent history. This collection of 10 essays addresses the off-beat elements that made the show a success. Divided into three sections, the essays address the themes of difference, placement of the series within a larger philosophical context and the role of gender on the show"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Alissa Burger -- Television, difference, and Pushing Daisies. Spectacular collision/collusion : genre, "quality," and contemporary drama / Lorna Jowett -- Pushing daisies away : community through isolation / Matt Dauphin -- Often invisible : disability in Pushing daisies / Christine Garbett -- Philosophy and Pushing daisies. Consuming grief and eating pie / Laura Anh Williams -- "Neophobic Ned Needs Neoteny" : neuroses and child's play / Ann-Gee Lee -- "Here Lies Dwight, Here Lies His Gun. He Was Bad, Now He's Done" : on justice and Schadenfreude / Christine Angela Knoop -- "It's a destiny thing-enjoy it!" : free will and determinism in Bryan Fuller's series / Patrick Gill -- Gender and Pushing daisies. The queer, quirky world of Pushing daisies / Daniel Farr -- Sweet talk in The pie hole : language, intimacy, and public space / Tara K. Parmiter -- Fashion, femininity, and the 1950s : costume and identity negotiation in Pushing daisies / Alissa Burger.

"Pushing Daisies was one of the most successful network television shows in recent history. This collection of 10 essays addresses the off-beat elements that made the show a success. Divided into three sections, the essays address the themes of difference, placement of the series within a larger philosophical context and the role of gender on the show"--Provided by publisher.

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