the facts were these:

{ CHUCK: I guess dying's a good a reason as any to start living }

1. Pushing Daisies is a whimsical forensic-type fairytale with all the right people in all the right places saying all the right words in exactly the right way.
. . . .a. Jim Dale as Narrator.
. . . .b. Lush settings straight from a storybook.
. . . .c. Consistently witty and playful dialogue.

2. So of course ABC saw to it that it died prematurely in the Writer's Strike and limped into last place during its second season.
. . . .a. Because intelligent+beautifully executed programs aren't wanted anymore.
. . . .b. And a dedicated cult following is never enough.

3. But you can give Chuck+Ned a proper send-off with the last three episodes airing for the next three Saturdays, starting tonight.
. . . .a. Which still leaves me feeling sad.
. . . .b. And not a bit upset, too.