Category: CHUCK
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Chuck, “Chuck Versus The First Fight”

Of course, I after I complained about Chuck earlier this month, it’s rattled off three straight high-quality episodes that almost require me to comment in some fashion. However, in many ways, that’s a good thing. I want to talk about Chuck. I don’t want to avoid it here on TVS because it’s one of my…
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Chuck, “Chuck Versus The Coup d’Etat”

I didn’t write about last week’s Chuck because I didn’t feel like I had much to say. This is perhaps weird considering so many people had strong (read: angry) reactions to the episode and its desire to create all sorts of neurotic drama between the supposed-to-be-happy Chuck and Sarah pairing. I wasn’t as offended by…
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Chuck, “Chuck Versus the Suitcase”

Though I enjoyed last week’s Chuck premiere, there was some discussion Twitter about the series’ storytelling desires. After the premiere, Daniel Walters wrote a nice piece about what he’d do to improve the series, particularly when it comes to raised stakes and less formulaic cases that involve Chuck and Sarah infiltrating a party. I can’t…
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Season Premiere — Chuck, “Chuck Versus the Anniversary”

Watching the Chuck season four premiere felt odd. After wanting that third season so badly and then having to wait until January to get it, the season three premiere felt much bigger and more anticipated. Having the series back so soon with relatively little fanfare (nearly every other series on Monday, returning or new, seemed…
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TV Surveillance Podcast Episode 1 — Breaking Bad and Chuck chatter
In the first episode of the TV Surveillance Podcast, Adam Lukach and I discuss the tail end of Chuck‘s third season for about 40 minutes and all of Breaking Bad‘s third season for the final 20 minutes or so. Enjoy!
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2009-10 season wrap: Chuck

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be summarizing my thoughts on many of the series that ended just as the “official” television season came to a close recently. Overview: After much hubbub about whether or not it would actually return for a third season, Chuck did return and delivered an entertaining group of episodes. Thanks…
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‘Chuck’ versus the Ridiculous Fan Reaction
FACT: NBC series Chuck has a ridiculously active fanbase. For anyone who doesn’t know, the fans — which included critics like Alan Sepinwall and Mo Ryan — of the series helped organize a slew of “Save Chuck” campaigns last spring, including pilgrimages to Subway, a sponsor of the show, and a number of social media-related outputs. For…