On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: The Norwegians.

Released December 17, 2008.

Directed by Tricia Brock.

Written by Scott Nimerfro.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, Orlando Jones, Ivana Milicevic, Michael Weaver, Stephen Root, Nicolas Khayyat, George Hamilton.

On this day in movie history - Gran Torino (2008):

Gran Torino

directed by Hal Ashby,

written by Nick Schenk,

was released in the United States on December 12, 2008.
Music by Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Dreama Walker, Brian Howe, John Carroll Lynch, William Hill, Brooke Chia Thao, Chee Thao, Choua Kue, Scott Eastwood, Xia Soua Chang, Sonny Vue, Doua Moua, Greg Trzaskoma, John Johns, Davis Gloff, Thomas D. Mahard, Cory Hardrict, Nana Gbewonyo, Arthur Cartwright, Austin Douglas Smith, Conor Liam Callaghan, Michael E. Kurowski, Julia Ho , Maykao K. Lytongpao, Carlos Guadarrama, Andrew Tamez-Hull, Ramon Camacho, Antonio Mireles, Ia Vue Yang, Zoua Kue, Elvis Thao, Jerry Lee, Lee Mong Vang, Tru Hang, Alice Lor, Tong Pao Kue, Douacha Ly, Parng D. Yarng, Nelly Yang Sao Yia, Marty Bufalini, My-Ishia Cason-Brown, Clint Ward, Stephen Kue, Rochelle Winter, Claudia Rodgers, Sean Baligian, Darline Bucchare, Shelagh Conley, Jeffrey Feingold, William C. Fox, Vong Lee, Arnold Montey, Rio Scafone, Jeffrey Scott Basham, Tony Stef'Ano, Carey Torrice, Kevin Walsh.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: The Legend of Merle McQuoddy.

Released December 10, 2008.

Directed by Lawrence Trilling.

Written by Chad Gomez Creasey, Dara Resnik Creasey.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, Josh Randall, Perry Anzilotti, Alexander Gould, Sammi Hanratty, David Koechner, Mary Kay Place, Jordan Feldman, Leyna Nguyen, Kristen Olson.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Comfort Food.

Released December 3, 2008.

Directed by Peter Lauer.

Written by Douglas Petrie.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, Josh Randall, Tim Bagley, Patrick Fischler, Beth Grant, Eric Stonestreet, Stephen Root, Daeg Faerch, Hugh Holub, Nicolas Khayyat, Joleen Lutz, Priscilla Leona Horne, Julie McKinnon, Peter Voytko.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Robbing Hood.

Released November 26, 2008.

Directed by Paul Shapiro.

Written by Jim Danger Gray.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, Shelley Berman, Danny Comden, Jennifer Elise Cox, Ethan Phillips, Jamison Yang, Stephen Root, Nicholas Khayyat, Ethan Kogan, Jesse Heiman.

Recommended reading - Tech-Noir: The Fusion of Science Fiction and Film Noir (2008):

Tech-Noir: The Fusion of Science Fiction and Film Noir

By Paul Meehan.

First published 2008.
Published by McFarland & Company.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 1476672350
ISBN-13: 978-1476672359

Description:

This critical study traces the common origins of film noir and science fiction films, identifying the many instances in which the two have merged to form a distinctive subgenre known as Tech-Noir. From the German Expressionist cinema of the late 1920s to the present-day cyberpunk movement, the book examines more than 100 films in which the common noir elements of crime, mystery, surrealism, and human perversity intersect with the high technology of science fiction. The author also details the hybrid subgenre's considerable influences on contemporary music, fashion, and culture.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Oh Oh Oh... It’s Magic.

Released November 19, 2008.

Directed by Adam Kane.

Written by Katherine Lingenfelter.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, Fred Willard, Stephen Root, Paul F. Tompkins, Alex Miller, Graham Miller, Sy Richardson, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Tina Gloss, Connor Merkovich, Keenan Merkovich, Jon Eric Price, Jason Simmons, Kristopher Simmons, Jenn Gotzon, Julie McKinnon.

On this day in music history: Strange Toys, by Joan Jeanrenaud (2008):

Strange Toys

Album by Joan Jeanrenaud,

released November 18, 2008.

Track list:

Sling Shot; Axis; Kaleidoscope; Transition; Tug of War; Dervish; Ink Blot; Blue Kite; Livre; Waiting; Rainkids; Air & Angels; Vermont Rules; Trottola.

On this day in music history - A Celtic Dream, by Michele McLaughlin (2008):

A Celtic Dream

Album by Michele McLaughlin,

released November 14, 2008.

Track list:

Summer Solstice; Slainte; Celtic Dream; Irish Rain; Across the Burren; Finn McCool; Lament; North Sea; Druid’s Prayer; Clurichaun; Glenveagh Castle; Causeway Coastline; For the Lambs; From Where We Came; Carrowkeel.

On this day in music history - And Winter Came..., by Enya (2008):

And Winter Came...

Album by Enya,

released November 7, 2008.

Track list:

And Winter Came...; Journey of the Angels; White Is in the Winter Night; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; Trains and Winter Rains; Dreams Are More Precious; Last Time by Moonlight; One Toy Soldier; Stars and Midnight Blue; The Spirit of Christmas Past; My! My! Time Flies!; Oíche Chiúin (Chorale).

On this day in music history - Close to Home, by Laura Sullivan (2008):

Close to Home

Album by Laura Sullivan,

released November 7, 2008.

Track list:

Simple Gifts; She Moved Through the Fair; The Ash Grove; Red River Valley; Spancil Hill; Shenandoah; Scarborough Faire; The Water Is Wide; Si Beag Si Mor; All Through the Night.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Dim Sum Lose Some.

Released October 29, 2008.

Directed by Lawrence Trilling.

Written by Davey Holmes.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, Stephen Root, Christine Adams, Blake Kushi, Andrea Lui, Alex Miller, Graham Miller, Ping Wu, Ron Yuan, Chao-Li Chi, Teddy Chen Culver, Daeg Faerch, Mae Hi, Allen C. Liu, Jolene Kim, Charles Shen, Atticus Todd, Joel McHale, Kevin Sar, Naoki Sugiura, Maria Zambrana.

On this day in music history - No Love for the Poisonous, by Roxanne Potvin (2008):

No Love for the Poisonous

Album by Roxanne Potvin,

released October 28, 2008.

Track list:

The Real Truth; Perfect Day; Iron and Solder; Who’s the Enemy; Je T’Aime; Paralyzed; No Love for the Poisonous; Here With Me; Laws of Nature; Dig Deeper; The Puzzle; Wilting Flower.

On this day in music history - The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed, by Ry Cooder (2008):

The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed

Album by Ry Cooder,

released October 28, 2008.

Track list:

Get Rhythm; Low-Commotion; Available Space; On a Monday; Do Re Mi; Which Came First; The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor); Down in Hollywood; Smells Like Money; Let’s Work Together; I Got Mine; Cherry Ball Blues; Jesus on the Mainline; Tattler; Teardrops Will Fall; Maria Elena; Jesse James; Paris, Texas; Theme from Southern Comfort; Tamp ‘Em Up Solid; Billy the Kid; Crazy ‘Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know); Drive Like I Never Been Hurt; Feelin’ Bad Blues; Boomer’s Story; How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too); Alimony; Always Lift Him Up/Kanaka Wai Wai; Theme from Alamo Bay; Dark End of the Street; Why Don’t You Try Me; Poor Man’s Shangri-La; Going Back to Okinawa; Little Sister.

On this day in music history - Heavy Rotation, by Anastacia (2008):

Heavy Rotation

Album by Anastacia,

released October 24, 2008.

Track list:

I Can Feel You; The Way I See It; Absolutely Positively; Defeated; In Summer; Heavy Rotation; Same Song; I Call It Love; All Fall Down; Never Gonna Love Again; You’ll Be Fine; Beautiful Messed Up World.

On this day in movie history - Loft (2008):

Loft

directed by Erik Van Looy,

written by Bart De Pauw,

was released in Belgium on October 22, 2008.

Music by Wolfram de Marco.

Cast:

Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bruno Vanden Broecke, Koen De Graeve, Veerle Baetens, Tine Reymer, An Miller, Charlotte Vandermeersch, Wine Dierickx, Maaike Cafmeyer, Marie Vinck, Jan Decleir, Gene Bervoets, Sara de Roo, Dirk Roofthooft, Laura Verlinden, Ruth Beeckmans, Barbara Dzikanowice, Ina Geerts, Sophie Van Peel, Olivier De Smet, Carl Van Baelen, Ben Mouling, Veronique Boubane, Lindsay Bervoets, Tiffany Van den Brande, Pam Borgoo, Sara Giulini, Tessa Van Winkel, Sylvie Kruppa, Els Talloen, Imke Courtois, Véronique Billon, Marianne Bolle, Nana Jans, Adia Panteleeff, Britt Van Driessche, Bente De Graeve, Elise Regaert, Cindy Ghijsel, Patrick Roef, Renée Fokker, Cela Yildiz.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Frescorts.

Released October 22, 2008.

Directed by Peter Lauer.

Written by Lisa Joy, Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, David Arquette, Debra Mooney, Alexandra Barreto, Dana Davis, Hayes MacArthur, Phil Abrams, Amelia Borella, Heather Brooker, Colton Haynes, Joshua LeBar, Carolyn McDermott, J.R. Nutt, Steven Wash Jr., Courtney Alvarez, Sean R. Lake, Jamie McCall.

On this day in movie history - Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008):

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

documentary directed and written by Constantine Nasr,

was released in the United States on October 21, 2008.

Narrated by Alec Baldwin.

Cast:

Alec Baldwin, Rudy Behlmer, Robert Benton, Sheri Chinen Biesen, Joan Blondell, Humphrey Bogart, John Bright, Daniel Bubbeo, James Cagney, Drew Casper, Bernard Dick, Christopher Frayling, Alan Gansberg, Patricia King Hanson, Molly Haskell, Howard Hawks, Foster Hirsch, Richard B. Jewell, Eric Lax, Mervyn LeRoy, Joan Leslie, Tony Maietta, Leonard Maltin, Gregory W. Mank, Mardik Martin, Virginia Mayo, Colin McArthur, John McCarty, Glenn Mitchell, Mike Newell, Kim Newman, Nicholas Pileggi, Dana Polan, George Raft, Richard Schickel, Martin Scorsese, Alain Silver, Robert Sklar, Anthony Slide, Peter Travers, James Ursini, Jeffrey Vance, Mark Vieira, Raoul Walsh, William A. Wellman, Terence Winter.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Bad Habits.

Released October 15, 2008.

Directed by Peter O’Fallon.

Written by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Diana Scarwid, Mo Collins, Graham McTavish, Michael Hitchcock, Samantha Bailey, Diana Costa, Mary K. DeVault, Marc Raducci.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2008):

Pushing Daisies

Season 2. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Circus, Circus.

Released October 8, 2008.

Directed by Lawrence Trilling.

Written by Peter Ocko.

Series created by Bryan Fuller.

Music by Jim Dooley.

Narrated by Jim Dale.

Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Field Cate, Rachael Harris, Lee Arenberg, Diana Scarwid, Googy Gress, Theodore Zoumpoulidis, Sy Richardson, Michael Christian Alexander, Artie O’Daly, Nicole Greenwood, Loren Lazerine, Hayley McFarland, Mark Povinelli, Casey Weiant, Jerald Garner, Jackie Harris Greenberg, Ron Riekki.