Joshua Gomez, Morgan on the NBC action-comedy Chuck, loves his video games. And, when I say 'loves' I really mean 'LOVES'. He's a man who can spout philosophically about the difference between Halo and Halo 2, and can spend 12 straight hours on the couch playing Xbox. Now, that's dedication! Especially since he never mentions anything about bathroom breaks.
So, being cast as a die hard gaming wonk on Chuck was probably the best thing that could have happened to him. That, and he was able to find a kindred gaming spirit in the show's star, Zach Levi. In an article at the gaming website Kotaku, Gomez talks about the game references that are liberally sprinkled throughout an episode. He mentions that many of those references are ad-libbed because the writers aren't actually gamers, themselves.
He also talks about the voice work that he has done for various video games (he comes from a commercial and voiceover background). Some of the games he has worked on are Final Fantasy, Call of Duty and Armored Core. He can also be heard in BioShock and the upcoming release of Turok by Disney Interactive. Apparently, Gomez's friends are more impressed with his voice gigs on these games than his Hollywood gigs. That's probably because there isn't a video game connected to the Hollywood gig. So, why bother?
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12-12-2007 @ 2:45PM
rex said...
I always enjoy the gaming jokes in Chuck. I laugh while my wife shakes her head and mutters "nerd" after I explain the joke.
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12-12-2007 @ 3:41PM
John Darc said...
it's a shame Chuck still sucks.
and somehow, it got a full season pickup. this is the same show that I heard all over the net, the very demographic it was trying to cater to, that the show sucked, the references were lame and that they were trying too hard to appeal to an unresponsive and unaccepting audience.
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12-12-2007 @ 4:32PM
Michael 8-) said...
Apparently you're reading all over a different Net than I am, then, John... Not saying it's a masterpiece or anything, but there's clearly many of us who are enjoying this nice, light show.
2-04-2008 @ 3:17PM
Oneiroi said...
I love the show. Great mix of geekdom and action movie homage. I wouldn't say they try too hard, because truthfully there's only about one or two geek references per show....it's not like big bang theory that tries to cram 100 of them into a 30 minute episode.
12-12-2007 @ 4:23PM
Discosis said...
That's funny, to me Chuck has been consistently entertaining and often laugh-out-loud funny.
I'm glad it got a full season pickup.
(Nice to see Adam Baldwin in a show that doesn't get cancelled, too)
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12-12-2007 @ 5:55PM
Lenny said...
I'm also happy about the full-season order for Chuck. It's not the greatest thing on television, but it's far better than a lot of shows that have been on for years.
Light fun, and good at it. A agree with Discosis that it's good to see Adam Baldwin on a non-cancelled shot.
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12-12-2007 @ 7:05PM
Dave said...
Big shock of the day....or Bioshock of the day?
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12-13-2007 @ 7:20AM
Sheldon said...
Chuck is the best new show this fall, I don't know what you haters are talking about! It's awesome that it got a full season aswell!
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