Comments on: Chuck Cameos on THE OFFICE

By: gqdaddy

gqdaddy — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:00:43 +0000

In reply to CA1410. "completed" show... I like that.

By: Alanna

Alanna — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:54:41 +0000

It appears as though I need to go ON DEMAND and watch the office for the first time in like a year haha

By: earl

earl — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:09:03 +0000

i think it was meant in good fun. it’s friday again and no chuck………it’s funny how we use to look forward to friday so much and now there is just a big ol hole there….it will get better in time……

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:58:27 +0000

I seem to remember reading somewhere that Fedak, who was a fan of the Office, stated his inspiration came from asking the question “what if Jack Bauer walked into the office, grabbed Jim by the ear and started dragging him along on missions?”. So this seems like a natural fit and may explain the similarity between the characters of Chuck and Jim.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:24:54 +0000

I think it was in tribute to Chuck. I also think the writers may be Chuck fans. I mean, Dwight did say at the end, “What’d you think? Not enough Chuck? It probably could of used more Chuck.” =)

By: DKD

DKD — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:41:38 +0000

Mindy Kaling wrote this episode and I do not think that anyone associated with Chuck either behind the scenes or in front of the camera would take offense to being part of the joke.

Given Chuck’s nerd cred, it just works in the context of the episode that Sabre would seek out Chuck as a marketing tie-in. The meta-joke was how people over the years have noted a resemblance between John Krazinsky and Zac Levi.

This episode was probably written last Fall and filmed around the same time the final Chuck’s were filmed. Originally, Chuck was going to have its finale much later than it did.

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:04:09 +0000

In reply to CrownVic. I don't think it was meant to be mean-spirited. More like an homage.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:57:41 +0000

I love how they also joked about how Jim/ John krasinski and Chuck/Zac look a like. When the camera zooms in on chuck’s cardboard cut out it zooms out and then zooms in to Jim’s face and the women behind the camera said ” I wonder which one of you is chuck?” and also when Jim said that he could be chuck.

By: CrownVic

CrownVic — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:48:57 +0000

In reply to Chas. That was actually my first thought as well. It's implied that the Sabre products are failures, so I really hope it wasn't meant to be a dig at Chuck or Zac.

By: Chas

Chas — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:22:29 +0000

I just hope it wasn’t meant to be more cruel than funny, seeing as how all the products sold by Sabre are clearly failures. Nice to see Zac on NBC again, but if its just to make fun i’m not sure how cool i am with it