Maybe I spoke too soon...

That's Lee Pace, wondering whether or not his show would last a whole season.

Just kidding. :)

Maybe I spoke too soon when I said Pushing Daisies is the best new show this season--- I've only seen one episode when I said that, after all. The second episode was still good--- expectedly, it wasn't as good as the pilot, but still good. Everything was still well done. It's just that... it seemed a little too quirky, to the point of over saturation... and silly. Everything looked great, but some of the props and costumes were really weird. The dandelion car... the costume on Janine... I can't help but cringe at certain scenes... Janine crying while eating the pie behind the car... The sudden song number at the pie hole almost did it for me. Was that really necessary?! It seemed out of place! That song number almost lasted for 5 minutes i think. But then again, I'm not into musicals---- other people may have found that cover of "Hopelessly Devoted To You" amusing. My point is, i usually have a high tolerance for quirkiness. If i thought the show is beginning to be a little too quirky, what are mainstream audiences thinking by now? I'm predicting a huge drop in the ratings in the coming weeks. Many watched the pilot mainly out of curiosity. Ads were everywhere! a few people have said they won't be tuning in for the next episode, claiming it was not their type of show. I bet a lot more people were turned off by the second episode. They better ensure a large and loyal audience share first before they jam up the quirkiness.

There's also the issue of budget. The whole production seemed terribly expensive. Those dandelion cars were really running on their own! I doubt the producers can keep the shows quality up to par unless it posts higher ratings.

The whole investigating aspect seemed forced, and even contrived. The investigation seemed just like icing on the cake, garnishing to make the product more attractive. I mean, it's not as thrilling and exciting as watching the mystery unfold on CSI. And how long can the novelty of "touching dead people and bringing them to life" last? People may even grow tired of the whole "lovers not being able to touch" aspect of the show.

I was expecting that the the producers would find it difficult to extend the shows premise for an entire season, but I didn't expect to see signs of them losing steam this early on. Then again, it's just the second episode, things could still pick up. I just hope people won't be turned off in droves in each succeeding episodes so they could at least finish one season. Maybe the concept used in this show would've been better used in a movie, or a mini series at least. Once the novelty wears off, the show has nothing much to offer... except for the amazing chemistry between the two leads.

And that may not even last long.