Pushing Daisies and Hannibal are captivating, critically acclaimed shows that were cancelled too soon. These two shows were directed by Bryan Fuller, thus, Pushing Daisies and Hannibal have several similarities but they stand out on their own by the way they portray their themes. The similarities and differences can be seen within the characters, genres and how they illustrate death.
In Pushing Daisies, Ned “the pie maker” has a unique ability that allows him to bring the dead back to life. His unique ability is put on the test when Emerson Cod, a private detective, hires Ned to temporarily wake the dead to question them on how they were killed. They have an agreement that Emerson finances Ned's restaurant "the Pie Hole" while Ned helps solve …show more content…
Pushing Daisies is a story about Ned and his relationship with his childhood sweetheart, Charlotte “Chuck” Charles. Ned uses his special ability to revive Chuck, who had been murdered. However, since Ned kept her alive over a minute someone else died in her place. The story primarily surrounds how Ned can never touch her again because if he did she would die, this time forever. In Hannibal, Will begins to lose his sanity under Dr. Lectors care, to the point where Will begins to believe he is the killer. In Pushing Daises each case is different from the previous one but Ned is constantly trying to fix the errors of his past that keep on arising. As for Hannibal, Will is forced to find out who is the murder of the deaths in the area while trying not to become a killer …show more content…
While Pushing Daisies is more of a comedy. Pushing Daises is a “romance between the living and the dead” and the character Hannibal is “ a much darker side of the death coin” says Bryan Fuller the director of both shows. When someone dies in Pushing Daises and are brought to life, they tend to ignore the fact that they died a painful death and tend to be energetic, happy, angry or confused. This show also tends to have bright, happy colors while Hannibal tends to have opaque colors and with one or two light sources. When a character dies in Hannibal they try to make it grotesque and have a connection with
In Pushing Daisies, Ned “the pie maker” has a unique ability that allows him to bring the dead back to life. His unique ability is put on the test when Emerson Cod, a private detective, hires Ned to temporarily wake the dead to question them on how they were killed. They have an agreement that Emerson finances Ned's restaurant "the Pie Hole" while Ned helps solve …show more content…
Pushing Daisies is a story about Ned and his relationship with his childhood sweetheart, Charlotte “Chuck” Charles. Ned uses his special ability to revive Chuck, who had been murdered. However, since Ned kept her alive over a minute someone else died in her place. The story primarily surrounds how Ned can never touch her again because if he did she would die, this time forever. In Hannibal, Will begins to lose his sanity under Dr. Lectors care, to the point where Will begins to believe he is the killer. In Pushing Daises each case is different from the previous one but Ned is constantly trying to fix the errors of his past that keep on arising. As for Hannibal, Will is forced to find out who is the murder of the deaths in the area while trying not to become a killer …show more content…
While Pushing Daisies is more of a comedy. Pushing Daises is a “romance between the living and the dead” and the character Hannibal is “ a much darker side of the death coin” says Bryan Fuller the director of both shows. When someone dies in Pushing Daises and are brought to life, they tend to ignore the fact that they died a painful death and tend to be energetic, happy, angry or confused. This show also tends to have bright, happy colors while Hannibal tends to have opaque colors and with one or two light sources. When a character dies in Hannibal they try to make it grotesque and have a connection with