"Pushing Daisies": So Now I Know

So I only made it through about 15 minutes of this week’s “Pushing Daisies” before I turned the channel to watch the next-to-last episode of “Top Chef: Miami” for the fourth time.

I just couldn’t handle it…

Now in its defense, a rudely timed Emergency Alert System test made me miss the whole setup of the episode’s mystery. But I don’t think it would have mattered.

The colors, the music, the cutting back and forth to flashbacks, that narration—it was all just too much. And so I turned the channel.

I applaud “Pushing Daisies” for its originality and wonderful cast, but it’s just not for me.

So now I know…