By Karen Nicoletti
The "Pushing Daisies" presentation Saturday afternoon plastered smiles on the faces of some worn-out-looking Con attendees. A sneak peek at Season 2 had the crowd roaring so loud it was impossible to hear most of the dialogue, but the loudest response came after Comic-Con fan fave Kristin Chenoweth (Olive) obliged a young girl who asked if she would sing a little something. Chenoweth belted out "Over the Rainbow," and you could hear a pin drop until she neared the end, then there was a standing ovation.
Speaking of the musically inclined, it was revealed that Broadway actors will appear in the murder-mystery dramedy very soon. "Emerson's (Chi McBride) mother is played by a Broadway actress," series creator Bryan Fuller says. Added exec producer Dan Jinks: "Kristin just had a birthday party, and we were hitting up all her guests, and a couple of them said yes." They wouldn't offer names, but it appears that music will be front and center -- with Chenoweth doing a song in the first episode -- and Fuller hinted at more They Might Be Giants covers and a possible full musical episode.
More of what's to come in the fall:
-- Ned (Lee Pace) gets a BFF in David Arquette's Randy Jean.
-- They've cast kid versions of Olive and Emerson to go along with young Ned and young Chuck.
-- Also in the works is a "contraption for the show and for Cinemax," joked Fuller, that will allow Ned and untouchable Chuck to get a little more romantic. Seemed gloves and plastic were involved, but Fuller kept it PG, saying the plastic mold they're making will allow the pair to spoon. But ...
-- Chuck moves out of Ned's place and into Olive's -- "And there's a bit of a catfight," says Anna Friel.
-- Chuck's aunts (Ellen Greene and Swoosie Kurtz) come to the Pie Hole (where presumed-dead Chuck previously had safe haven) and complicate Ned's life.
-- Olive and Lily (Kurtz) find themselves in a nunnery ... with a pig (the Pigby to Ned's dog Digby).
-- "Wonderfalls" lives! Sort of. The character Mary Ann Marie Beetle, seen in the "Muffin Buffalo" episode of Fuller's canceled Fox series, will appear in a crossover episode. (Update: According to a podcast of the panel, Fuller said he "wants to" bring her back, not that it's a definite.) Fuller says he'd love to have snarky Jaye Tyler (Caroline Dhavernas) appear in the sunny "Daisies" world as well. Also, Diana Scarwid, who played Jaye's mom, has a recurring role in Season 2's first three episodes.
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