The latest edition of the popular Tomb Raider game franchise was released this week and a special feature for Chuck fans is the ability to play as Zachary Levi in Multiplayer Mode! Visit The Nerd Machine for details on how to get the free player code (and cool Tomb Raider merchandise). Wondering why they put Zac in the game? He hosted …

From Buy More commercials to teaching DIYers how to paint: Ryan McPartlin has a new gig! Deadline reports that Ryan has been cast in the TBS pilot Do It Yourself, a half-hour comedy being developed for a possible series. Do It Yourself is the story of Nick, a 20-something laid-off math teacher who finds himself thrust into the blue collar world …

And now for some housekeeping: In the last few weeks, I’ve had a few emails from Chucksters saying that when they tried to leave comments on a post, they got the dreaded “You’ve been blacklisted” response from the comment system. Naturally this provoked concern and confusion. We have a fairly robust anti-spam plugin plus manually customized restrictions to combat that …

Adam Baldwin is a confirmed guest for the Florida SuperCon happening July 4-7, 2013. Although we know him best as Colonel John Casey, I can’t help hoping there’s some reference to his character in 1996’s blockbuster [easyazon-link asin=”B000WQWPKA”]Independence Day[/easyazon-link]. I mean, it’s gotta come up, right? More details about the event can be found at the Florida SuperCon website.

The Saturn Award nominations were announced today, and our own Yvonne Strahovski picked up a nod for Best Guest Starring Role in a Series for her amazing performance as Hannah McKay on Dexter! The series was also nominated for Best Syndicated Cable Television Series, Best Actor (Michael C. Hall), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Carpenter), and another nod for Best Guest Starring …

Ready for the attack of the Giant Blond She-Male? Lionsgate announced today that they’re converting I, Frankenstein to 3-D for its September release. The movie stars Aaron Eckhart as “Adam” (aka Frankenstein’s monster) and Yvonne Strahovski as Terra,  a scientist working to reanimate the dead. Miranda Otto and Bill Nighy also star. The film is set for release on September 13, …

Chuck composer Tim Jones will be back on our screens – musically speaking – next week when CULT premieres on the CW, and boy does he sound different! CULT is a bit of a challenge to describe (sound familiar?), but here’s part of the official synopsis from the network: Investigative journalist Jeff Sefton (Matt Davis, “The Vampire Diaries”) has learned to live with …

Planet Comicon confirmed that our own Adam Baldwin will be a guest at the convention! Held in Kansas City the weekend of April 6-7, Planet Comicon is KC’s “largest comic book and pop culture convention.” And yes, that is near where I live, and I am planning to attend. Get more information, including other guests (Wil Wheaton!), ticket prices, etc. …

The San Diego Theater Critics Circle awards were handed out last night, and Chuck alum Mark Christopher Lawrence won big! Not only did  “A Raisin in the Sun,” which starred Mark, receive awards for Outstanding Dramatic Production and for Outstanding Ensemble, but Mark was singled out as Actor of the Year for his outstanding performances in two productions: Moxie Theatre’s “A …

Life after Chuck has been good to Jesse Heiman (Buy Moron Fernando). Already a familiar face thanks to his seeming omnipresence as a background player, he recently had a speaking part in The Mindy Project and this weekend he’ll co-star in the biggest show on earth: a Super Bowl commercial. In a GoDaddy ad titled “Perfect Match”, Jesse shares a …