I liked it a lot. However, I greatly preferred last season's wedding sequence, and the following Chuck 2.0 stuff. For me, the editing and music (Jeffster rocks Mr. Roboto) pairing was top-notch. In this finale, I really liked how all the characters were read into the plot, and I enjoyed...
I don't know exactly how it works in the States, but here in Canada, most CSIS employees aim to keep their (true nature of their) employment a secret from even their friends. I assume it's similar for the CIA, so I doubt announcing that the Agency has a super-secret intelligence weapon inside a...
Similar thing happened on FlashForward, where Dominic Monaghan mentioned Orlando Bloom and Black Hawk Down, which of course means Orlando Bloom exists, and starred in LOTR with Dominic Monaghan :)
Yup. The Weavers' version has all-but-vanished, and Simone's cover is pretty much considered the definitive recording. Her version of "Feeling Good," also a cover (this time from a musical), is great, but I honestly prefer my countryman, Michael Bublé's version. You can watch the...
She was a pretty famous jazz singer. Arguably her most famous song (actually a cover), "Sinnerman," figures prominantly in the remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair" during the big chase scene (and also in the movie "Cellular," and a bunch of other movies and TV show episodes).
Reports from today are saying the chance for Chuck's renewal has improved:
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/23/chuck-renewal-prospects-looking-good/
Obviously it's just a rumour, so take it as such.
I'm sure the whole "moving to Italy" thing is a tease that will never materialize--something will come up that keeps everyone in California. Maybe Ellie is pregnant or Awesome breaks his arms, and a new threat appears that only Chuck can deal with locally, etc.
That being said, I would...
See, I thought back when an extra six episodes were added to the order, they were filmed as a "mini-arc" of sorts, and placed in front of the pre-existing 13 episodes (whatever they had shot already). This would mean we've seen that six ep bonus mini-arc (the first six eps), and are now halfway...
At the moment, Chuck is in a strange place, chances-wise. On one hand, the ratings have been trending slightly down--unless you include the PVR numbers--despite these episodes being some of the best of the series. On the other hand, the ratings are *that* terrible when compared to the rest of...
Another great episode. I don't really know what else anyone could possibly ask of this show. In my opinion, it delievers on pretty much every level: action, humour, emotion, dialogue, acting. All while retaining an honesty about it--especially on the emotion front.
There's also the risk that the shows goes on for a few more seasons, and people start to complain about how stale and boring the whole "secret life" thing has become. I can easily see members of this forum complaining about that very fact.
The ratings are quite good, considering the network and the timeslot--around a 2.5/6, with 7 million viewers in the all-important 18-49 demographic.
My guess, and it's only a guess, is that Hannah has been added in so that she can be killed after Chuck falls for her.
Great episode. Though, it seems that after Jay moves back to his old timeslot, the Canadian channels will stop airing Chuck 1-day early. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ieea0d35bc59ea6b95fe1b4a1896f0720
Exactly. Numb3rs has been doing this for years now, where various members of the FBI team are "on days off" in a rotating fashion. It also allows for some interesting pairings (like Awesome and Chuck) other than the standard "team" and "pairings."
Chuck is one of the rare shows that I don't mind padding in, as it usually means more story time given to the supporting characters, who I also care about. As long as a sense of urgency is still present in the intersect story, I don't mind if it only gets ~20 minutes a week for a few weeks, if...