Written by Craig DiGregorio Directed by Milan Cheylon ‘In media res‘ beginnings to an episode used to be all the vogue back in the day as they say. Check out spy show Alias for textbook examples. Nothing niftier than opening an episode with an intense action sequence that stops with a decisive moment only to fade to black. A cliffhanger …

Welcome back gang! Take a listen to our Audio Episode Review of CNN 4.12 – Chuck Vs The Gobbler —————————————————————————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————————————————————————- Thanks to my fellow podcasters Jan, Karen, and Joe. Miss any episodes? You can find them all at CNN – Chuck Nerdposium Netcast and every time you watch it helps to support us! As always this podcast is family …

SpoilerTV dug up the short synopsis for Chuck episode 4.15, “Chuck vs. the Cat Squad”, which includes the return of Mini Anden as Carina: After Chuck reunites Sarah with her former spy team, old grudges and secrets are revealed; Morgan fends off the advances of a former flame. Cat fight! They also posted that the title for episode 4.18 is …

Sonya Macari surprised everyone when she auditioned for a part on Chuck, using an Italian accent. The surprise came when they all realized she was actually Irish, the day she arrived on set after winning the part. “The lines I was given were Italian. They might not have noticed I was speaking Italian with an Irish accent,” she said. Sonya, …

We’ve updated the season 4 Music page with songs from “Chuck vs. the Gobbler” and download links when available. Updated 01.26.11: Added the Amazon link for Miike Snow’s “Silvia”. Thanks, Mark!

The ratings are in, hot off the presses for last night’s episode “Chuck vs. the Gobbler”. Chuck weighs in at 2.0 adults 18-49 rating. This is a slight decline from last week’s final 2.1 in the demo, but there’s a chance it will adjust up with approximately 6.18 million viewers tuning in. Chuck is holding steady!

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and it looks like we may see Zachary Levi at the Kodak Theater next month! “I See the Light”, an original song written for Tangled and performed by Zac and co-star Mandy Moore, earned a Best Song nomination for writers Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. The Oscars air Sunday, February 27 on ABC.

GAH! Cliffhanger! Eager for clues to what happens on Chuck next week? Here’s the preview for “Chuck vs. the Push Mix”: Thanks Revan!

Yvonne Strahovski joined her fellow Australians at the G’Day USA Gala last night, part of the Australia Week festivities celebrating the relationship between Australia and the United States. One of the topics of discussion was undoubtedly the flooding in Australia that has brought Katrina-level devastation to the country. If you’re interested in helping with relief efforts, visit the Red Cross …

Per TV Line’s Matt Mitovich, it appears that the title of Chuck episode 4.16 has been changed from “Chuck vs. the First Mate” to “Chuck vs. the Masquerade”. Mitovich was on the set last week during filming and chatted with Yvonne Strahovski, as we noted in this week’s preview. In the comments, he answered a reader who wondered which episode …