HBO MaxPushing Daisies (2007)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.6
Overview
A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.
Starring Cast
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Pushing Daisies is primarily a whimsical romantic mystery that explores themes of life, death, and unconventional love. Its narrative focuses on personal relationships and fantastical scenarios rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or societal critiques, leading to a neutral rating.
The series features visible diversity in its main cast, including a prominent Black male character, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, and DEI themes are not central to the overall story.
Secondary
Pushing Daisies does not include identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on its unique fantastical premise and the relationships of its heterosexual main cast, without exploring queer identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Pushing Daisies is an original television series with characters created specifically for the show. There are no pre-existing source materials or historical figures from which characters were adapted with a different gender.
Pushing Daisies is an original television series, not an adaptation of prior source material or a historical depiction. Therefore, its characters do not have a pre-established race from earlier canon or history to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.4
7.9
Critic Ratings
9.6
N/A
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