in the open space: God & culture

Ned and Emerson are standing above the body of a dead nun in a convent. Ned has an unusual ability: when he touches something dead it comes back to life. But there’s a catch. When he touches it a second time it dies again for good—and if he doesn’t touch it within 60 seconds of the first touch, something else of “equal life value” in the near proximity will die instead. Ned’s been working with Emerson (a private detective) in solving crimes by bringing dead people back to life in order to find out as much as they can reveal about who killed them in the allotted 60 seconds. He’s about to do the same with the nun, but he's finding his surroundings a bit intimidating. Ned: I’m not sure how I feel about doing this. Here. He looks at the statue of Mary. Ned: With her. Then he nods his head in the direction of a crucifix of Jesus. Ned: And him. Emerson: Well, it ain’t like he ain’t never done this before. Remember Lazarus? --from the " Bad Habits " episode of Pushing Daisi...

Chuck: ". . . Maybe that is his truth, it’s just different from our truth." Emerson: "The truth ain’t like puppies, a bunch of them running around, you pick your favorite. [He holds up a finger.] One truth—and it has come a knocking." --from the "Bitter Sweets" episode of Pushing Daisies , as they are about to confront a man who believes a mannequin is actually alive and his girlfriend. Pushing Daisies is a unique and witty series about a pie maker named Ned with an unusual ability: when he touches something dead it comes back to life. But there’s a catch. When he touches it a second time it dies again for good—and if he doesn’t touch it within 60 seconds of the first touch, something else of “equal life value” in the near proximity will die instead. He accidentally discovers his gift as a child, when his mother dies and he brings her back to life when he touches her. However, not knowing the conditions of his gift, as his mother lives past the 60 se...

"So, everyone wants stuff. We wake up every day with a list of wishes a mile long and maybe we spend our lives trying to make those wishes come true. But . . . [pause] . . . just because we want them doesn't mean we need them to be happy." --Ned, on the November 14 episode of Pushing Daisies (Image: ABC) pushingdaisiesctgy

Chuck: I suppose dying is as good as an excuse as any to start living. (" Pie-lette " (pilot) episode of Pushing Daisies ; image copyrighted by Warner Bros) pushingdaisiesctgy