Join us in wishing Julia Ling a very happy birthday! We’re excited that she’ll be back on Chuck later this season and look forward to seeing what the year brings for her.

NBC just released the official synopsis for the next episode of Chuck, “Chuck vs. the Fake Name”, which airs on Monday, March 1 at 8/7c. CHUCK GOES UNDERCOVER AS THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS ASSASSIN— KRISTIN KREUK (“SMALLVILLE”) AND BRANDON ROUTH (“SUPERMAN RETURNS”) GUEST STAR—Chuck (Zachary Levi) promises to cook dinner for Hannah (guest star Kristin Kreuk), Ellie (Sarah Lancaster) and …

Josef Adalian (aka TV Moe Joe from The Wrap) has a new column looking at which shows are on the bubble as we go into the Olympic hiatus. Sure, it’s a little early to be making predictions, but using the data available to date, he’s ready to put his rep on the line. So what does he say about Chuck? …

And now for something slightly different. Instead of answering questions this week, I’m going to give you a glimpse at what to expect when Chuck returns post-Olympics. It’s the Friday Five Annoyingly Vague Spoilers edition! Someone seeks a career change; someone else gets one. The show goes international. Again. A feint and a double-cross keep our heroes on their toes. …

Join us in sending Sarah Lancaster birthday wishes today as she celebrates the big 3-0. Chuck couldn’t ask for a better big sis!

The Chicago Tribune’s Mo Ryan posted an interview with Mark Sheppard, the man whose life goal seems to be appearing on every television show on the air. He mostly talks about returning to Supernatural, but reveals a little bit about his role on Chuck: One of Sheppard’s episodes, he said, is “all about Casey. And I got to do scenes …

Finally! Chuck season 3 has landed at . All seven episodes are available, which I know will please our men and women serving overseas (I’m looking at you, Denise from Germany!).

Finally, something substantial from Ausiello! Question: These Chuck ’shippers are driving me crazy with their negativity after “Chuck Versus the Mask.” Can you give them something positive in regards to Chuck/Sarah that will get them to retract their claws? Please help! —Jason Ausiello: This mini Q&A I conducted with exec producers Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak via e-mail shortly after Monday’s episode …

Of course he can’t say much, but I think Zachary Levi’s response to the fan reaction over this week’s episode is interesting. Here are his Tweets: So what’s all this hubbub I’m hearin about the last ep? (source) Hmmm, I see. Question: did anyone think that Han would be stuck in carbonite forever at the end of Empire? (source) This …

MSN already has their mini-synopsis up for episode 3.08, “Chuck vs. the Fake Name”, which airs March 1. These are usually super-condensed versions of the synopsis NBC releases later, which is why we don’t normally post them, but since we’re all jonesing for information on the next episode, let’s break with tradition: Chuck must assume the identity of a dangerous …