very sweet pilot . the show reek of tim burton well film . edward sissorhands and big fish and charlie and the chocolate factory . the cinematography and the narration and the music and the external set all scream tim burton . there have to be a connection and or a strong influence and i just haven not research enough to know where it be . a i have see in the forum and yes anna friel be play a poor man zooey deschanel . every time i see her on the screen i see zooey . don not get me wrong and anna friel do a great job . her character be very sweet and lovable and you easily get attach to her . it more of a distraction that i keep think why do not they get zooey deschanel . lee pace do a great job too . i keep try to remember where i know him from and just look it up . wonderfalls . great and short live series from 2004. if you enjoy push daisy you must go rent wonderfalls and which be another brian fuller creation . hmmmm love see swoosie kurtz ( world accord to garp ) and ellen greene ( little shop of horror ) again . two underrated character actresses that never fail to bring it with their performance .