Pushing Daisies Makes the World A Brighter Place

And not just figuratively. One of the reasons Valeah cites for loving the show is all the "bright colors and round things." And it's true, the production design is one of the greatest things about the show. One of the featurettes on the DVD's mentions the ridiculously high budget for building sets because no existing place in the world is pretty enough for them to film in.

Watching episode 2.01, Bzzzzzzzzz!, it's pretty clear where all of that money goes. The Betty's Bees set was incredibly intricate and impossibly cute.





Honeycombs everywhere! On everything!



The Ned/Chuck dynamic is, of course, the other reason to watch the show. They're in love and they can't touch, and what could be better than that?

Of course, because of that the climax of the episode had nothing to do with the procedural or the bees. It was when Ned flashed Chuck this adorable grin:




And just because it's the season premiere and I missed it so much, here's a bonus grin!