I miss Pushing Daisies so much , that little updates put a smile on my face!  Like this one sentence  episode summary from pushing-daisies.com:

This episode’s flashback shows Young Ned trying to explain to his Mother why Digby, who he found dead, ran away when Ned touched him.

Finally! Some Pushing Daisies news! Here are some spoilers for the first 3 episodes of season 2. There are no dates yet, but at least we won’t be left wondering if there will be a season 2.  Although, according to TV.com Circus Circus will air on September 1, 2008.

Season 2 Episode 1

Olive has a breakdown and packs up to leave in the middle of the night. Fearing that she’ll spill some pretty big secrets, Aunt Lily whisks Olive
off to a nunnery in the country.

Season 2 Episode 2 : Circus Circus

We open with Young Ned at school, using his gift to revive some baby birds. Unfortunately, the side effect of his gift impacts the class project.

A woman named Georgeann Heaps hires Emerson Cod to find her missing daughter, Nikki. The investigation leads them to a circus, a man named Bryce von Deenis, mimes who aren’t talking, and a car full of dead clowns.

Ned and Chuck are still trying to find a way to be around each other, despite all that’s changed. It’s awkward, but they both want to start fresh.

In an attempt to be more independent, Chuck has moved into an apartment across the hall from Ned so they are no longer living together, but she still visits The Pie Hole regularly. As do her no-longer shut-in aunts, which means lots of jumping behind counters and darting through doors for Chuck.

Olive, still in the nunnery, decides perhaps she needs to stay a while longer and turn over a new leaf.

Season 2 Episode 3 : Bad Habits

We flash back to young Olive, age 9 years (20 weeks, 4 days, 11 hours, 33 minutes), fresh off her first riding lesson and completely besotted with horses. She asks her parents for an Arabian, but her request is summarily dismissed. Exhibiting a tenacity still evident in the adult Olive, the young girl decides to dig a hole to the Middle East and find a horse herself. Part way into this endeavor, she discovers a fossilized dinosaur. Young Olive trades the priceless artifact for her heart’s desire - a white Arabian horse.

Back in present day, Sister Olive, still inhabiting the nunnery, digs for truffles with Pigby, her truffle-hunting sow. One of her “sisters” turns up dead in an apparent suicide, but Olive doesn’t believe that and hires Ned and Emerson to investigate. As it turns out, the deceased wasn’t quite as devout as she seemed. With a pair of eavesdropping, gossipy nuns tripping them up, Ned, Emerson, Chuck and Olive attempt to get to the bottom of the crime before the Vatican Police - aka the Pope’s 007s - arrive.

Meanwhile, Ned is concerned that Chuck is so intent on clearing up her past while Chuck ponders her purpose in the present.

Source: Pushing-Daisies.com

Finally, some scoop on Pushing Daisies.

Chuck will definitely find out who her real mother is in Season 2. “It’s going to be interesting to see how she reacts to that information,” said Fuller, “and how the Pie Maker tries to control her trajectory and how that will complicate their relationship. There are going to be some nice surprises.”

Source: TVGuide

Here is a short article from Variety about the shows on ABC.

ABC’s signature skeins are back in April with original, post-writers strike shows, the net said Wednesday.

Alphabet’s key Thursday night sked will be back on April 24, with “Lost” moving up to 10 p.m. to make room for the return of “Grey’s Anatomy” at 9 p.m. (”Ugly Betty” is back at 8.) All three shows will run five more originals, taking the night through May sweeps.

“Desperate Housewives” returns with seven new hours starting Sunday, April 13 at 9 p.m., with five weeks of originals, followed by a two-hour finale.

“Housewives” companion “Brothers & Sisters” is back on April 20 at 10 p.m., with four more segs.

Also returning: “Boston Legal” is back Tuesdays at 10 p.m. starting April 8, with six more episodes. ABC’s only frosh skein returning in the spring, “Samantha Who?,” is back on Monday, April 7 at 9:30 p.m. with six originals.

As previously announced, freshman dramas “Pushing Daisies,” “Private Practice” and “Dirty Sexy Money” won’t be back until fall.

So yeah, we all know that the strike is over finally. Here is what to expect from our favorite shows. I’ve posted some of these before, but this is just a summary.

24
Season 7 postponed until January ‘09.

30 Rock
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.

Aliens in America
Eight pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Back to You
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future TBD*.

Battlestar Galactica
Returns April 4 with first half of 20-episode final season. Production on second half could start as early as March. Airdate for those TBD.

The Big Bang Theory
Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on March 17.

Big Love
Expected to go into production on Season 3 in the spring. Airdate info is TBD.

Big Shots
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Bionic Woman
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Bones
Four pre-strike episodes left. Unclear whether additional episodes will be produced for this season.

Boston Legal
Expected to shoot 6 to 8 new episodes to air in April/May.

Brothers & Sisters
One pre-strike episode remains. Expected to shoot 4 or 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Burn Notice
Production on Season 2 expected to get under way in late April. New episodes could start airing as early as July.

Cane
No additional episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBD.

Chuck
No new episodes until fall.

The Closer
Expected to kick off its fourth season this summer.

Cold Case
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on March 30.

Criminal Minds
Expected to shoot 7 new episodes to begin airing on April 2.

CSI
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 3.

CSI: Miami
Expected to shoot 8 new episodes to begin airing on March 24.

CSI: NY
Expected to shoot 7 new episodes to begin airing on April 7.

Desperate Housewives
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.

Dirty Sexy Money
No new episodes planned until fall; three remaining pre-strike episodes will undergo some tweaking and kick off fall run.

ER
Expected to shoot 4 to 6 new episodes to air in April/May.

Everybody Hates Chris
Twelve pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Friday Night Lights
No new episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.

The Game
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 8 or 9 additional episodes to air in March/April/May.

Ghost Whisperer
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 4.

Girlfriends
Two pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected, although a special one-hour series finale is being discussed.

Gossip Girl
Expected to shoot 5 or 6 episodes to air in April/May.

Greek
Kicks off second half of Season 1 on March 24. Still awaiting Season 2 pickup.

Grey’s Anatomy
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May

Heroes
No new episodes expected until fall.

House
Expected to shoot 4 to 6 new episodes to air in April/May.

How I Met Your Mother
Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on March 17.

Jericho
Seven episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Journeyman
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Las Vegas
Two pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Law & Order
Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.

Law & Order: CI
Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.

Law & Order: SVU
Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.

Life
No new episodes expected until fall.

Life Is Wild
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Lost
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot five additional episodes to air in April/May.

Medium
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot additional episodes for this season.

Men in Trees
Eleven pre-strike episodes remain, the first of which airs Feb. 27. No additional episodes expected this season.

Moonlight
Expected to shoot 4 new episodes to begin airing on April 11.

My Name Is Earl
Expected to shoot 8 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.

NCIS
Expected to shoot 7 new episodes to begin airing on April 8.

The New Adventures of Old Christine
Seven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.

Nip/Tuck
Season 5 concludes Feb. 19. Production on the show’s eight-episode sixth season expected to start up this summer. Airdate TBD.

Numbers
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 4.

October Road
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

The Office
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to air in April/May.

One Tree Hill
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Prison Break
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

Private Practice
Slim chance it could return with 4 or 5 new episodes this season. Either way, it’ll be back in the fall.

Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until fall.

Reaper
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.

The Riches
Seven-episode second season kicks off March 18.

Rules of Engagement
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 14.

Samantha Who?
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot an additional 3 episodes to air this spring, likely after Dancing with the Stars.

Saturday Night Live
Returns Feb. 23.

Scrubs
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot; unclear whether they’ll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.

Shark
Expected to shoot 4 new episodes. Airdate TBD.

The Shield
Final season already shot. Airdate TBD.

Smallville
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Supernatural
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 4 or 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

Two and a Half Men
Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on March 17.

Ugly Betty
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.

The Unit
No additional episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBD.

Without a Trace
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 3.

Women’s Murder Club
No new episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBD.

* TBD = To be determined

Source: TVGuide.com

Yay! The strike is coming to an end. It’s about time. Here are some updates on our favorite shows.

Heroes:

What We’re Hearing: Though an official decision has not yet been made, the most likely scenario is that Heroes will not return to our small screens until this fall. We’ve heard from a few crew members that they’ve been told they are not likely to return to set this season. Word is, the writers want a bit of breathing room to get the storyline up and running. Stay tuned on this one…

Grey’s Anatomy:

What We’re Hearing: Grey’s will go back into production this season and is expected to produce a handful of new episodes to air in April and May. And yes, Josh Jackson is expected to finally fulfill his guest-spot duties as Cristina’s love interest. So, yes, there is a god.

Supernatural:

Executive Producer Erik Kripke Says: “I would say we can probably get three, maybe four episodes in the can. I think three is the safe number to say probably. So, I hope so…I just hope. Obviously we all love the show and want to get back to work!”

What We’re Hearing: No firm decisions yet, but Supernatural is likely to resume production this season since it is one of the CW’s highest-rated series.

Pushing Daisies:

Executive Producer Bryan Fuller Says: “We’re all thrilled the strike is coming to a close and we can drop the politics and get back to the creativity. Many of the shows are getting ‘return to work’ letters this week from their studios, but we won’t be one of them. Previously, Warner Brothers said they wanted us to start writing the moment the WGA allowed us to go back to work so we could get a jump start and begin stockpiling scripts for season two. But I got the call on Friday that they didn’t want us to go back to work until March, regardless of the strike outcome.”That’s not to say there won’t be some informal meetings with the writing staff beforehand to discuss arcs for season two, but we’re essentially on hold until March (at least in an official capacity). The first order of business will be to sit down with ABC to discuss their thoughts on the nine completed episodes from what I like to call our ‘teaser season’—what they liked and what they didn’t—and then we’ll set about crafting season two and continuing the adventures of the Pie Maker and friends.”

What We’re Hearing: Hear that? It’s the sound of die-hard fans around the nation chanting “We want Daisies! We miss Chuck and Ned!” So, it seems we’ll get a lesson in patience while we wait for more eps of this show that is made of all kinds of awesome.

Bones:

What We’re Hearing: One Bones castmember tells us the strike was “very emotional and surreal” and that while they don’t yet know how many more episodes they might produce this season, things look good for a return to the set. Another castmember tells us: “I would assume that production would start back in two weeks or so.” However, sources tell us there is no decision yet on whether Bones will go back into production this season.

Chuck and Gossip Girl:

Executive Producer Josh Schwartz: “If the strike is over, then on behalf of Chuck and Gossip Girl we are all thrilled to get back to work. Both shows will be back for more episodes—when, I can’t quite say, though Gossip Girl will most likely be on as soon as possible. Chuck may not be back until fall to relaunch with Heroes, or it may be back sooner, but both will be back!”What We’re Hearing: Umm…Ditto what Schwartz says. Expect lots more Gossip Girl this season (the CW is crazy for this show and has requested an additional nine episodes to air this season), while Chuck is likely to return in the fall for its second season.

Source: E!Online

Heath Ledger, a 28 year old actor just died last January 22. Toxicology report was just released and they ruled an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drugs. The report reads:

“Acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam (Valium), temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine.”

When police found Heath sprawled face down in his New York apartment, they found six types of prescription drugs in his bedroom and bathroom.

Heath’s father, Kim, released a statement this morning. He said:

“While no medications were taken in excess, we learned today the combination of doctor-prescribed drugs proved lethal for our boy. Heath’s accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage.”

In conclusion, never play doctor! Always consult a real doctor before you take any drug.

Here is a video for TV Guide’s cutest nerd on TV for 2007. The winner was Lee Pace, Ned from Pushing Daisies. The runner ups are Zachary Levi, Chuck Bartowski from Chuck and Christopher Gorham, Henry from Ugly Betty.

Here are the video snippets:

Pushing Daisies season 1 episode 3 : The Fun in Funeral — Hopelessly Devoted performed by Olive Snook.

Merry Christmas T.V. Junkies! Sorry I wasn’t able to post earlier. I’ve been busy doing last minute Christmas shopping and Christmas party hopping. Boring! Lol I dunno Christmas is just boring this year.

Anyway, been watching 3 T.V. series during my vacation. I ran out of T.V. shows to watch. So I started watching Pushing Daisies, Moonlight, and Ugly Betty. I wasn’t really intrigued by them when they first came out. I thought Pushing Daisies was boring, Moonlight was not original, and Ugly Betty was too soap opera-ish. I was right about Moonlight. I liked Angel better. But, boy was I wrong about Pushing Daisies and Ugly Betty! Pushing Daisies’ over all feel is sweet. After the first episode, I was like awww… I love it.

I’m hooked on Ugly Betty! I’m currently on season 2 episode 3 now. For one whole day, I had an Ugly Betty marathon. In just one episode there are tons of things happening. I love the clothes, I love the candor, I love the drama and ooh I love Jason! I want one just like him! He could pick my clothes and do my hair and makeup. Lol