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As a self proclaimed “rabid fan” of Star Trek, Bryan Fuller jumped straight into the deep end with his television career, tackling (yet another) remake of Star Trek. His reinvention of the sci-fi franchise, Deep Space Nine received critical acclaim and consequently he joined the writing team for Voyager. With such success, he remained writing for the show for the rest of its seven year run.  

However Fuller’s success did not continue at such a high level. His next conception Dead Like Me (2003), following the life of a newly elected grim reaper, only lasted two seasons and his following show about a girl who could talk to inanimate objects, Wonderfalls (2004) didn’t make it past the first. This often leaves the impression that these shows were of poor quality, but Fuller’s creations were quirky yet clever, a perfect example of the ‘dramedy’ genre.  

While this may not seem like the best track record, Bryan Fuller got back on his feet with Heroes which revolutionised the superhero action genre. After the completion of the very successful first series, Fuller left to develop a new creation, Pushing Daisies.  

Pushing Daisies was a fresh addition to people’s TV screens. True to Fuller’s personal style, the show was a mix of cutesy scenery and characters, mixed with a darkly comical story of a pie maker who can bring people back from the dead by touching them. Drawing on an array of genres from crime drama and romance to musicals and sketch comedy, Pushing Daisies was completely original and had a very memorable creative flair, which was only supported by the very talented cast: Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Kristin Chenoweth and Chi McBride.  

… but of course, it only lasted two seasons.