Thanks to Chuck Me Out for the head’s up: Zac sat down with CNN to talk about the upcoming Alvin and the Chipmunks Squeakquel, but talked a little about Chuck returning on January 10.

Mickey with TV Guide’s Mega Buzz has a little scoop about Sarah Walker’s role in season 3, straight from Yvonne Strahovski: We know about the new, kung-fu-enhanced Chuck — what’s going on with Sarah this season? — Karen MICKEY: Yvonne Strahovski tells us that Sarah’s role will change significantly this season. She’ll go from being Chuck’s caretaker to something akin …

We kick off our 3-part editor series with Gray’s interview with Matt Barber. You can follow him on Twitter – @barbermatt. Listen here. Next up: editor Jeff Granzow!

This week on Chuck Me Mondays, it’s “Chuck vs. the First Kill”, an example of when Chuck is firing on all cylinders. This episode is not streaming for free right now, but can be purchase from Amazon or . For more about Chuck Me Mondays, visit CMM HQ.

NBC has a couple of newish promos for Chuck. I say “newish” because they’re scenes we’ve already seen in other promos, just edited differently. But you know what? NBC is being creative and mixing it up for Chuck. So far, we’re impressed.

Ali Adler gave us a few details on Chuck episode 3.11 today, thanks to Lou pestering her. 😉 The episode is titled “Chuck vs. the Final Exam”. It’s written by Zev Borow and directed by Robert Duncan McNeil. Final exam? Are we headed back to Stanford?

Yesterday we got the title for Chuck episode 3.12, today we get the casting call. “Chuck vs. the American Hero” is casting two guest roles – General Norman Schwarzkopf and a cop. No, really. The casting call says “Actor to play Gen. Schwarzkopf.” Flashback, anyone? The second role is that of a “hefty Burbank cop” age 35-45. Out of shape …

In a new interview with the Dallas Examiner, Adam Baldwin talks about being “a sci-fi icon”, doing voice work in video games, and working on Chuck, including this anecdote: Chevy’s funny. There’s a candid shot of he and I that I have on my mantle now…can’t really describe the action and do it justice. He’s groping an inappropriate area…so at …

Zac appeared on The Today Show this morning to promote tonight’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center. He did a little teaser with Al Roker, then a full interview with Hoda and Kathie Lee. Check out the clips from MSNBC below. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news …

While not overtly spoilery, the title for Chuck episode 3.12 (what originally would have been the penultimate episode before the season finale) does prompt some speculation. According to Jeremiah Chechik, who will again direct, the episode is titled “Chuck vs. the American Hero”. Story by Max Denby and teleplay by “the Magical Mat Miller and the WunderKind Phil Klemmer”. Just …