Raul Esparza to be back on Pushing Daisies!

From Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller at the Paley Fest panel:

Question asked: WILL RAUL ESPARZA BE BACK AS OLIVE’S LOVE INTEREST?

BF: "We love him and his relationship with Kristin’s character. It would be a crime not to (have them sing together)."

Yay their going to SING! It's going to be awesome:) Wish we didn't have to wait so long for the show to come back.

And just a little tidbit from Kristin and Ellen Greene:

KRISTIN CHENOWETH & ELLEN GREENE TALK ABOUT BROADWAY AND SINGING ON THE SHOW:

KC: What’s so great is the way the singing is incorporated into an episode, especially the second one where I sing “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and how it was integrated into the scene. In theater, you sing because you can’t talk anymore. I’m not going to lie, I was nervous. I didn’t want the singing to come out of nowhere. But it felt very real. If you stay in a real spot, you can’t go wrong.

EG: Everyone knows I have stage fright, but we really are like a small family. I love that they gave me the opportunity to sing. When you can’t speak, you sing. And when you can’t sing, you dance. For me, it’s about giving hope to myself and to the people who need it.

I hope Chenoweth and Esparza stay on television forever

Ugh, fall needs to get here much faster than. I need me some "Daisies"!!

Oh yay! I love how they use so many theatre actors on that show, just makes me love it even more

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Yay for Raul!

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I heard before that he was coming back again, but it was really nice to have Bryan Fuller confirm that he wants Raul and Kristin to sing!

Don't hate on me for saying this, but "Til There Was You" from The Music Man would be a good fit for them.

I'm just glad that this is indeed happening, and we can expect some more Fredo/Olive love.

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Pushing Daisies was not just my favourite new show this season, it quickly became my favourite show, period. I was not happy when I found out it wouldn't be back until fall (though very happy it will BE back, I kept reading rumours it wouldn't be). And there are so many great performers who have been on the show, and hopefully more to come.

Has anyone heard if this first season will be released on DVD?

Yup. As with ALL of ABC TV's series, PUSHING DAISIES will be coming to us on DVD (hopefully, a Blu-ray release will come our way as well -- it HAS to be savored in true high definition).

No date has been announced yet, but it'll most likely be sometime this summer.

Sux that so many shows from this past season will have such piddly, tiny box sets coming out this fall.