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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) — Two long absent series - “ Pushing Daisies ” and “Opportunity Knocks” - will help kick off ABC’s summer schedule, network sources confirmed to the site today. Said lineup, to be announced in the coming week, will also include the return of “Wipeout,” the premiere of the animated comedy “The Goode Family” and the mini-series “Diamonds,” not to mention the previously announced fifth season of “The Bachelorette.” Here’s a breakdown of what to expect: – “Diamonds,” a four-hour event starring Judy Davis and James Purefoy, will premiere Sunday, May 24 and Tuesday, May 26 at 9:00/8:00c. – “The Bachelorette” will ... Read Full Story

Acclaimed but canceled series Pushing Daisies may follow the path of shows such as Angel that continued their TV plots in comic form. Series creator Bryan Fuller told Sci Fi Wire he’s talking to Marvel about such a deal. Fuller confirmed the writers’ strike hit his show especially hard. He mentioned that during the 1988 strike TV shows lost an average of 30 percent of their viewers. Last year’s strike cost shows about 20 percent. Fuller said other factors included being off the air for 10 months and the timeslot. He even said they’d have taken the infamous Friday 9 p.m. slot that almost ... Read Full Story

Finally, a triple-dose of closure. And on free TV. ABC is set to announce return dates for three of this season’s celebrated but canceled series: Pushing Daisies , Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money . The adventures of Ned the Pieman will resume Saturday, May 30, at 10 pm/ET, and air there for three weeks, until the series’ sophomore-season inventory is exhausted. Previously, Daisies fans only had the out-of-town Paley Television Festival screening (on April 19, in Los Angeles) and a July 21 DVD release to look forward to. Following Daisies’ swan song, Eli Stone then will hold court in the Saturdays-at-10 time slot, ... Read Full Story

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