"Chuck" Season 3 - Page 4

I tried Community when it first aired and didn't like it. I was surprised it survived.

Chuck hasn't had the easiest time getting established: The first season had the writer's strike carve a chunk out of the schedule; the second had a presidential race interrupting it, and the third has a mid-season premiere with an Olympic break to disrupt the watching routine.

What an awesome and fantastic episode Chuck Versus First Class was.

Kristin Kreuk was a lot more tolerable and pleasing in this role(so far) than her time on Smallville.

Plus we got Josie Davis(Charles in Charge) looking really good as a stewardess.

Kreuk looks good in Buy More duds in nest week episode.

I didn't even know it was Kruek until the show was almost over, I didn't notice her bobble head when she spoke(someone here mentioned that like 5-6 years ago and I stopped watching Smallville because of it. lol)  She still looks good, as does the CinC girl.

Don't know if it was same episode but gawd, when the Buy More employee climed the fence to escape and they attached the battery to it was so freaking funny, I couldn't stop laughing.  The whole Fight Club thing was ridiculously good.

Edit - I think the Fight Club was the previous ep.

I'm a TV/DVD collector that resides on the std TV Bd so I don't visit this forum but a friend mentioned that there was a Kristen Kruek discussion regarding her role in Smallville so I thought I'd chime in and give my 2 cents worth about that subject.

I recently viewed Smallville up thru S7 on DVD for the first time and this show has been my all-time best blind-buy in my collection.  As mainly a 50's thru mid-90's TV/DVD collector, this show was 1 of 2 shows in my DVD collection since the mid 90's (Firefly was the other one).

I really enjoyed Kristen's performances in Smallville and that was actually one of the main story arcs that kept me interested in Smallville thru S7.  I thought that her on-screen scenes with Tom Welling were amazingly realistic and her role played a major part of making Smallville an exceptional show, imo.

Just my chime about this :)

Fred Willard makes everything better, and I assume "Chuck" will be no exception.

No spoilers, but you are in for a good one tonight, although it's probably not what you expected. Great ending scene. ;)

Perfect tease

I'll be curious to see the reaction. Looking forward to seeing it again tonight.

I'm happy they've decided to explore the walls between the various parts of Chuck's life starting to crumble, as long as they don't find some lame excuse to put Ellie and Morgan back in the dark. Since he's finally starting to get comfortable with the status quo, it was time to shake things up. Hannah helps do that, and this helps do that.

One thing this episode drove home to me is just how little time Chuck actually spends in the Buy More. Presumably days, even weeks go by between episodes with him devoted full-time to the Buy More. When we see him, though, he's out of there more than he's in there. Jeff and Lester are exquistely developed supporting characters. They only get a few beats an episode, but every one is so effective and says so much about their characters. This show is one of the best on television at maintaining consistent characterization. Even Chuck, who's probably the most maliable of the entire cast. When he does something that irritates the hell out of me, it's never the less something that I completely buy he would do. The last show that was this good at walking the tightrope between consistent characterization

 

Even consistent characterization is not the special in and of itself; lots of sitcoms have consistent characterization. But not since "M*A*S*H" has a show been this good at walking the tightrope between character moments that reinforce the characters and suprises that deepen and evolve the characters. Most of the people in Chuck's life are in a completely different place than they were in the pilot, but they are all recognizably the same at the core.

Yes!

All in all a very satisfying episode.  The first two hour episode this season was only so-so, but it has been getting better every week. Its great to see Awesome struggling like this too. 

I'll be the first guy here to praise Sarah in the BSG top, Sarah in the bra, Sarah in the sexy librarian getup, Ellie, Hannah.  This show is prime time hot women central.

Terrific stuff.  It was a good move illuminating Chuck's situation by mirroring it with Manoosh.  I think the creative staff still knows how to balance the Buy More.

Watershed episode for Chuck.  He has sent another person away to be permanently locked up and symbolically sent away the Chuck he was away too.

Casey was in fine form this week with a lot of great one liners and the laser pen scene between him and Chuck, along with Sarah's reaction shots, was hilarious.

Also thought that Fahim Anwar who played Manoosh, his first big acting break BTW - he is an engineer by day and a stand up comic by night, did a fantastic job as portraying a Chuck like character who was different enough not to be a total clone. I really felt sorry for his character at the end.

Jeff and Lester are the perfect stalkers and their report on Hannah was very thorough.  Also loved how Morgan forget all about hitting on Hannah when she let out the Paris trip out of the bag, punctuated by the swelling of Swan Lake in the background, and was devastated that Chuck is keeping secrets from him again.

Awesome episode on every level.
Jeffster should get their own show when NBC bungles this one.

Whatever happened to Anna?

She was mentioned in the season opener. She dumped Morgan for another chef in Hawaii.

This show continues to move in unpredictable ways. Hannah seemed to be another PLI from the outset, but instead she becomes the spark  that ignites Morgan and Elli's curiosity into Chuck's life, which is also bringing in the Buy More characters. The bookmarking was perfect. The are some not so subtle hints in the "asset" discussion that have potential for Chuck to reevaluate his relationship to his team, especially Sarah. Awesome was a bit overplayed, but the "talk" between Chuck and Morgan was great.

It's hard to believe that we are already at the original halfway mark for the season. If they can keep up the quality of the writing, tying the past into the present and developing the characters without destroying them, this season is going to be one of the best. There better be a fourth.

That "Frak Off" t-shirt was a nice touch.

Not much to add, but I just wanted to join the chorus that enjoyed last nights show and the season so far.  The quality of the show this year has been very good.  I had my doubts about Intersect 2.0, but the writers have done well with it.  Let's hope they can keep it up.

Just an FYI for anyone who gets Space channel, Chuck is running on Weds at 9ET/6PT and 2:30ET/11:30PT.

I'm not sure why CityTV decided to move Chuck to Mondays right before the Olympic break, but they're now running it on Tuesdays as well, so that means 3 airings a week including NBC and Space channel.

Just finished off S2 again, and am hoping we'll see S3 reruns somewhere - I'd like to rewatch 3.01 and 3.02 again. You can't watch the online versions outside the US.

Here's a pretty cool drawring from a guy called Oswald Grouse.



If you click, it's a little bigger.  If you go here and resize, it's humongous:

http://twitpic.com/11y3vf

Latest Chuck news, spoilerized:

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Yeah, apparently Chuck's ratings have actually grown significantly this season, to the point where it's now NBC's third-highest-rated scripted series (right behind The Office and 30 Rock).

A fourth-season pickup is pretty much inevitable at this point, which is great news.

I would say they've grown significantly, but they've grown slightly when most the rest of the NBC line-up has plunged like a rock. I don't see how "Chuck" doesn't get renewed with five extra hours to fill. I love "Chuck" on Mondays, but I sorta wish they'd stop running it against the "House" freight train. If the Sunday premiere showed anything, it's that this show can work in a different time slot.

I'm glad the ratings are up, but after this episode

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I actually like the Hannah/Chuck thing, but agree totally on the Sarah/ Shaw thing.

When you think about it, Hannah and Chuck met before Morgan and Hannah did anyway, so the only thing Chuck is really guilty of being an ass to Morgan for is not telling him as soon as she started working.  In his defense though, like Morgan said, he's almost never in the store anyway.

Judging by the reaction on the Chuck site, it looks like the Sarah/Shaw thing isn't being well received. I hope the writers straighten this one out fast, preferably by turning the tables and having Sarah be the one being hopelessly in love (with Chuck). We've seen too many guys come into the picture that she semi-falls for, which isn't good for her character IMO.

I also hope that Chuck isn't granted too much independence in the mission department.
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I agree with the Sarah/Shaw thing.  I was also disappointed by how little headway Eli and Morgan made and where was Jeffster trying to gain intel?  Hopefully if the Hannah story line continues his keeping secrets from her will supplement the Eli/Morgan storyline.  I still enjoyed the episode, it just didn't quite live up to its potential. 

I, on the other hand, thought it was one of the best.  I don't want to see Sarah with anyone but Chuck, but I like Shaw in spite of myself.  I'm just going to sit back and watch where it goes.

I enjoy the show for many other things above the relationship. One that I hold to the highest standard is honest story telling.
 

A good episode except for the last 10 minutes starting with the framing shot of Shaw and Sarah together and Chuck and Hannah.
 

If the show wants to mix things up I have no problem with that. There is a story telling requirement that needs to be filled here. If a show is going to dramatize an ongoing relationship that puts 2 seasons of emotional baggage on the two romantic leads then switching them up requires a buildup to doing so. A few minutes of screen time together between Sarah and Shaw are simply not enough.
 

The proof is in the last Castle scene where not just Chuck and Sarah but Casey all acting out of character. That is what happens when a change in story direction is not handled properly.
 

The issue here has nothing to do with the relationship. It is about telling a story honestly. The show did not so they had to have the characters act out of character to push the new direction through.
 

Sad because the rest of the episode was pretty entertaining.
 

This is a low point for the series right beside the sweeping of the Mauser shooting under the rug.