THE intensely annoying, never-ending, smug voiceover of Pushing Daisies drained all the fun from the latest American import.The tale of pie-maker Ned, whose touch can raise the dead, began promisingly enough, but the narration just went on and on and on … until I was ready to scream every time the pesky voice piped up to state the obvious.
Yes, Ned’s second touch sends the walking dead back to their maker, yes, Ned’s lonely. OK, we get it, please, just shut up for two minutes.
Former Brookside beauty Anna Friel put on her best American accent to play Ned’s childhood sweetheart Chuck. She was his dream girl except for one teeny problem - she was as dead as a Norwegian blue parrot.
Ned’s magical touch restored her to life after she was murdered with a plastic carrier bag on a cruise ship, but they both know a second touch will kill her so it’s definitely a hands-off romance.
ITV’s new Saturday show is quirky and original with lots of eccentric characters and bizarre happenings, but that voiceover needs to be silenced … for good.
Even Desperate Housewives limits its voiceover to a minute at the beginning and end. Pushing Daisies should bring in the same time limit as quickly as possible otherwise the silent button on the remote might be getting a work-out.
