Did you fall in love with Pushing Daisies because it was so wonderfully strange, so delightfully weird, and so fascinated with pies? If you answered "But of course!" you may not be too happy with what ABC has been up to...

According to an article posted on Digital Spy, Pushing Daisies series creator Bryan Fuller reveals to a nervous fanbase that home network ABC has been trying to 'ground' the show. By 'grounding', one can infer this means removing anything from Daisies that makes it so wonderful in the first place.

The article goes on to say that ABC had fears that if the show were too weird, it would not find an audience--which discounts the rather loyal audience Pushing Daisies currently has. Fuller defended his decision to stay true to the show by not alienating that loyal (and patient!) audience by insuring the 'fundamental DNA' of the show didn't change. Whether or not Fuller is successful remains to be seen, since whenever Creativity takes on Bureaucracy, the wise money is always on the suits. Just ask Joss Whedon.

It's not difficult to imagine the baffled expressions of network executives when faced with any episode of Pushing Daisies. With its originality, quirkiness, and underlying assumption that its audience can both read and think for themselves, it's no wonder ABC wants to change it. I mean, who exactly would watch something like that?

Weirdos, that's who. And as Joss Whedon can also tell you, nothing mobilizes a fanbase more than weirdos who feel they're going to lose something that makes them feel less so.

It looks like Pushing Daisies Season 2 has suddenly become a lot more interesting, even if that's the last thing ABC wants.