Comments on: Matt Roush at TV Guide Answers Chuck Questions

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:12:45 +0000

Great interview on ausiellofiles.ew.com. I still don’t see Sarah working at the Subway. I see Morgan flunking out of chef school after his fledgling knife skills leave a non-fatal chest wound in his instructor. He and Anna return to the Buy More to get their jobs back. Anna is welcomed with open arms (she’s a Nerd Herder after all), but Morgan is turned away. The only job he can land is behind the counter at Subway.

By: Chuck Fan

Chuck Fan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:53:49 +0000

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/06/chuck-video-qa-zachary-levi.html
Heres the link to the latest interview with Zach on EW.com

By: Gambs

Gambs — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:33:26 +0000

FYI. There’s a new video interview with Zachary Levi on EW.com. He gives some hints about next season on there–most of which we know, such as the Orange Orange will probably be a Subway, and that the powers in the new intersect will come and go on Chuck.

By: Gord

Gord — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:09:12 +0000

Another poll for Chuck – Which couple has the best chemistry = Chuck & Sarah
Be careful the next couple down starts with Chuck from Gossip girl
At the moment Bones is leading, but we were able to take out Barney in the funniest guy poll.

http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b130088_tater_tops_2009_which_couple_has_best.html

By: dave

dave — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:47:18 +0000

Nice article on Forbes.com about NBC going to the direct internet marketing strategy, Chuck is the new poster child for fan renewal campaigns, methinks….

http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/15/nbc-new-media-strategies-leadership-cmo-network-nbc.html

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:52:21 +0000

I want more Ellie and Morgan! They are comic gold together. The writers need to find a way to get the two of them in more scenes together this season. Actually, Morgan is awesome with Awesome also.

I’d rather see Morgan paired in more storylines with Ellie and Awesome then Jeff and Lester.

By: Jarrod

Jarrod — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:24:55 +0000

I agree that the Buy More “B” plotlines started to feel distracting near the end of season 2. I’ve always felt that one of the most important aspects to the storytelling approach to Chuck, is to keep Chuck firmly caught between the normal everyday world and the amazing super spy agent world the intersect has opened to him. If you move him to far into either of those worlds, you lose the comedic tension that comes from an ordinary guy being thrown into extraordinary situations. Up until this point, Buy More has been, (in connection to Chuck’s home life with Ellie and Devon), the primary place where we get to see Chuck’s “normalness.” This is crucial so that we as the audience keep realizing just how “in over his head” Chuck really is whenever he is on a mission with Sarah and Casey. The problem with the Buy More at this point, is that the writers made the obvious decision to distance Chuck from the Buy More in a way that makes it feel like a distraction from the larger story. It seems like we keep being thrown back into Buy More scenes for two primary reasons. 1)To find out what Morgan, Anna, and Jeff & Lester are up to. 2)For more comic relief than Chuck’s scenes were able to provide later in season 2. Once you take Chuck out of the Buy More, you take my interest in the Buy More away as well. That doesn’t mean that I’m not interested in the people who work at the Buy More. There just has to be a better way, in season 3, to include those colorful and comedic side-characters, without keeping Chuck as a Nerd Herder at the Buy More. It’s my hope that the writers will find a way to keep Chuck in the normal everyday world with Morgan and the rest of the crew, without those scenes happening at the Buy More. It’s beginning to feel pretty stale from a creativity standpoint. Just my two cents.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:19:46 +0000

I’m rewatching Season 1 (I’m up to Ep. 10) and realize how much the overall plot depends on the Buy More. Sometimes it is dialog that foreshadows a future plot line. But let’s not forget Black Friday or Anna’s martial arts display were key plot lines in the store. The Buy More is an entrance to the Castle. And Big Mike is the tie to Subway. Yes, occasionally, the spy-to-Buy More jump is a bit sudden, but overall the Buy More is a great addition. Besides, it’s given Casey a second occupation to fall back on in case the government killer thing doesn’t work out.

By: Rex

Rex — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:34:13 +0000

The Buy More had it’s place in Season One because that is where Chuck spent a lot of his time. But as Season Two wore on, Chuck spent less and less time there, at least that we were shown, so the Buy More scenes seemed more like filler. By the end of Season Two, Chuck obviously had completely outgrown the Buy More, and held his job there in complete disdain. As much as I love Jeff, Lester, Big Mike, and, of course, Morgan, the Buy More really doesn’t have a place in Chuck’s life anymore. Heck, even Morgan has quit it.

The writers need to find a way to fit those characters into Chuck’s story instead of just jumping to a scene with them that has nothing to do with what is going on in Chuck’s life, as seemed to be the case quite a bit in Season Two.

All that said, I LOVE the show, and I’m so grateful that it is returning!

By: ann

ann — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:13:26 +0000

Personally, I like the dichotemy between the buy more subplots and the main spy story. I like that this is a silly, fun, and action-oriented show that I can actually watch with my 9 year without my own intelligence being insulted. I too am kind of shocked it hasn’t found a larger mainstream audience.

Even more egregious is the failure of the excellent Unusuals. I love this show, and am totally shocked that it didn’t win a big main stream audience. I blame ABC’s poor marketing, and an inappropriate time slot… it’s not a “serious” show, not terribly violent for a police show, and it could have done nicely in an earlier, family-friendly time slot.