In the wake of coexecutive producers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander getting fired from Heroes, online fans have been crying out for former Heroes writer (and Pushing Daisies creator) Bryan Fuller to rejoin the show. Apparently, somebody is listening. Fuller told EW.com that he’s open to a comeback. “I am exclusive to Daisies through the delivery of the 13th episode of our 13-episode order, which will be mid-January,” says Fuller. “If Daisies isn’t picked up by then, I will definitely be going back to play with my friends at Heroes.”
It seems unlikely that ABC will pick up more episodes of the critically-beloved Daisies; the show is currently ranked at No. 64 and attracts a mere 6.14 million viewers. NBC-Universal could score major points with its ever-impatient fans if the network rehired Fuller, who not only wrote for Heroes in its first season but was responsible for “Company Man” — an episode widely hailed as the series’ best single hour (the episode’s unusual single-character focus is frequently cited as the model the series should follow going forward).
An insider tells EW that it’s unlikely Alexander and Loeb — who, by
many accounts, have served as defacto show runners whenever creator Tim
Kring was preoccupied with other aspects of the show’s complicated
production schedule — will be replaced this season. If Fuller were to
rejoin Heroes, it would likely be as a consultant since his value as a show creator is big in Hollywood. Besides Daisies, Fuller is responsible for creating Dead Like Me for Showtime and the critically-beloved Wonderfalls for Fox. Stay tuned. (Michael Ausiello contributed to this report)
An insider tells EW that it’s unlikely Alexander and Loeb — who, bymany accounts, have served as defacto show runners whenever creator TimKring was preoccupied with other aspects of the show’s complicatedproduction schedule — will be replaced this season. If Fuller were torejoin Heroes, it would likely be as a consultant since his value as a show creator is big in Hollywood. Besides Daisies, Fuller is responsible for creating Dead Like Me for Showtime and the critically-beloved Wonderfalls for Fox. Stay tuned. (Michael Ausiello contributed to this report)
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Let Heroes die, save Pushing Daisies!
yay a good writer!
It would be great having Fuller working on “Heroes,” again, but I’m sad about “Pushing Daises.” I love both.
If PD is canceled by ABC there is nothing anyone can do about it. I look forward to season 4 with Byran Yay!!! Maybe even the second half of vol 4
“Heroes” is beyond saving. “Pushing Daisies” needs all the help it can get.
ACK! No ill will to Heroes, but Pushing Daisies needs to be given the back nine (it’s original, creative, beautifully executed, and generally a joyful experience), and Brian Fuller *must* stay!!
The facts are these: I love “Pushing Daisies” and don’t care much at all for “Heroes” (though I agree that “Company Man” was a very good episode). I would beg ABC not to cancel the show but I know it’s hopeless. So we end up with a grand total of 22 episodes (about 1 regular season, spread over 2) of this absolutely wonderful show.
I agree please save Daisies
Why can’t NBC buy Pushing Daisies off ABC?
I’ve given Heroes too many chances and every time it has failed me. Pushing Daisies has never let me down. ABC cannot cancel this gem! Let them renew it and allow Fuller’s genius to stay with us!
Don’t cancel Pushing Daisies! It’s one of the best shows on tv!!!
Heroes had a fair chance in the past seasons to be repaired, they ruined it, they just wasted a good show, like Prison Break, sorry.
Pushing Daisies on the other hand, didnt fail once so far, it is still surprising, smart, different, entertaining, cute and oh so very charming every single week. In fact it makes me feel warm inside, makes my heart smile.
Since FOX cancelled my favourite show of all times, FIREFLY, I wasnt really falling for a show, until I saw Pushing Daisies last year.
LET IT LIVE people @ ABC Gorrammm!
I have no qualms with Hero’s, it’s my dad’s favorite show, however Pushing Daisies is mine, and it’s would be a television tragedy for it to be canceled. It didn’t get a fair chance last year with the damn writers strike, PLEASE KEEP PUSHING DAISIES!!!!!!!!
Who cares about Heroes, overrated show!
Pushing Daisies is much better.
Pushing Daisies over Heroes any day! I mean ABC has to give it a chance, find a better timeslot, its such a different show. It’s light and happy and just so well written and acted. Come on ABC! I think by sying he’d work Heroes, he’s pushing ABC a bit. They don’t want Heroes good again(though to be fair it probably will never be a huge hit again)
e! online had this days ago.
Pushing Daisies is one of the best shows on televison! Heroes has outlived it’s interest and Pushing Daisies is just starting. Every episode is fantastic and unique, with an atmosphere that cannot be defined. the loss of the clever dialogue and brilliantly bright color scheme would leave the television world dull and lifeless, with no hope of revival.
They cannot cancel Pushing Daisies! Please, please don’t. It’s so brilliant!
I need Pushing Daisies every week. Seriously, ABC must pick up this show. Though I like Heroes too, I love Pushing Daisies!
Nothing can save Heroes from the mess it’s in, PD needs no saving in the amazing show department, it just needs a network that believes in the show. C’mon ABC, don’t let your best show go! And certainly don’t let NBC have Bryan Fuller back!
If you have two dying shows, one is a step away from seeing the lights (“Pushing Daisies”), and the other still have a chance of surviving then why not help the show that has the higher chance (“Heroes”)?
As usual, the people whining about Heroes “sucking” are the minority, it just so happens that in this case the minority is the group of people making the loudest noise. If you don’t like it, then go back to watching your sucky Lost where the fat guy is still fat (when in actuality he’d have to be constantly eating the other survivors to maintain that weight).
It would be good news if he comes back and hopefully rejuvenates Heroes. But still… I’m holding so much hope for Pushing Daisies! I’d prefer him pursuing this brilliant show more than I want him to contribute to Heroes again.
Sorry guys…it’s a done deal. PD has been cancelled…they have been told to hault production. The last episode has already aired when it went up against Obama. Expect an announcement in the next few days. Sorry.
This hurts. Pushing Daisies is one of my favorite shows ever, and I am a huge fan of Bryan Fuller. I do not want PD to be canceled, but if its end is inevitable…Then maybe some good may come out of it.
pushing daisies > heroes.
season 1 heroes was worth watching because at least back then the show was entertaining and engaging, even if the material wasn’t particularly original. season 2 was a dismal failure and season 3 has yet to impress me, especially as it starts to deviate farther from what made the show so intriguing in the first place (a show about ordinary people who inexplicably can do extraordinary things). pushing daisies is one of the few original television shows left, and in my opinion, absolutely brilliant. the writing is smart, the concept is out there but somehow they’ve managed to make it somewhat believable, and the entire cast oozes talent and amazing comedic chops from head to toe. yes, it’s an absolute bummer that the show isn’t watched more, but can’t abc give it a little bit more faith, perhaps like what nbc does for 30 rock? another critically acclaimed, creative, smartly written, but little-watched show with numerous award nominations? i mean, even arrested development eked out three seasons on fox!!
Yes, please! It would be amazing, if Fuller came back to Heroes.
The probable demise of Pushing Daisies is just another sad example of the type of shows the American public embraces these days(give me a break, Deal or No Deal and America’s Next Top Model). Creative, quality shows like PD and Invasion get cancelled by the networks not because the networks don’t give them a chance (usually, though NBC is doing its best to kill another quality show – Life – my moving it all over the schedule). Shows get cancelled because the public chooses to watch dribble instead of engaging entertainment that may, at times, require an investment of thought!
To KingOfEveryone how dare you say LOST sucks you can’t even compare Heroes to LOST. You must have never watched the show!
Giving up Pushing Daisies for Heroes? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills here!
Why would anyone want to save a crappy show that is but a ghost of its former glory INSTEAD of a brilliant, wonderful, original show?
ABC, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!