YvonneStrahovski-related stories
Posted Aug 27th 2009 6:29PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Casting, Chuck, Reality-Free
It's not a permanent gig, but it seems like he might wish it is. According to Michael Ausiello,
Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) has signed to appear on Chuck as the new leader of Operation Bartowski. This puts him in the role of mentor to Chuck, which is the good news. The bad news is he'll also be a rival for Sarah's affection.
But what does this mean for Casey? Where will he be during all of this? Why do I have to wait until March for the new season of
Chuck, NBC? Hey, make me a deal. If one of your new shows tanks, or if
The Jay Leno Show fails to deliver, bring back
Chuck earlier. How about October. That works for me.
Why intentionally put a show on the shelf for that long, anyway? Especially if that show is still trying to grow its audience. Would it hurt you to put on some
Chuck reruns once in awhile? Don't you get tired of all those
Law & Order repeats all over the schedule? People love lighter fare in the summertime.
Posted Dec 15th 2008 5:13PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: OpEd, House, Video, Grey's Anatomy, Festivus, Chuck, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl, Fringe, Life on Mars, The Mentalist
...Nine foreign AmericansWith all of the starry-eyed, out-of-work Midwesterners who litter Sunset Blvd., one would assume that our television landscape would be similarly populated with corn-fed blonds. You would, however, be wrong. In fact, there are a ton of non-Americans who have come to Hollywood to take all of our primetime show-starring jobs.
What's fun for me is watching the shows to see who does a good version of an American accent, and who needs to spend a little more time with their dialect coaches. Below are nine stars who've jumped the pond to come to the good ol' U. S. of A.
Continue reading On the 9th day of Festivus, TV gave to me... - VIDEOS
Posted Dec 13th 2008 6:30PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Festivus, Heroes, Chuck, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free, The Big Bang Theory
... Eleven babes worth watchin'
Oh sure, there may be
12 shows a stinkin', but there's still reason to tune in. See just like advertisers, show-runners and TV executives know that sex sells. And hot chicks sell. And hot chicks selling their sexuality sell like hotcakes ... or chicks ... I never can get that right. But just being hot and sexy isn't enough. To really sell it, they need to be as close to naked as legally allowed on the airwaves. We're talking "Oops, sorry to barge in on you standing there in your underwear bending over the bed pulling on your fishnet stockings. Nice rack."
Sometimes near-nudity, and even nudity, legitimately serves the plot. Let's face it, Anna Paquin had to bang that vampire on
True Blood so she was going to have to get naked. It's a necessity. But Yvonne Strahovski on
Chuck? Does she have to be in her underwear that often to protect the Intersect? Was it required by Simon Elder that Karen Darling be in her underwear in order to talk to him? Of course not. But it's hot and that's the way we like it. Hell, they made Catalina a stripper on
My Name is Earl.
Continue reading On the 11th day of Festivus, TV gave to me...
Posted Oct 7th 2008 8:23AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Chuck, Reality-Free
(S02E02) "His liver must look like camouflage." - Chuck Bartowski
As amusing as he is, I can't say that I'm excited about Lester becoming a douchebag now that he is assistant manager. Haven't we already seen this on shows like The Office? Of course, everyone still defers to Chuck on anything important, but a complete lack of discipline was what made the Buy More a great place to work, wasn't it?
Did the producers copy my iPod when I wasn't looking? Once again, Huey Lewis is the perfect musical choice.
Continue reading Chuck: Chuck vs. the Seduction
Posted Jul 28th 2008 11:30PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Chuck, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
There are only so many hours of television I can fit in a day, so I'm picky and particular about what I watch.
Chuck is one of those shows that I watched early last season, I liked it, but for reasons I can't think of, it didn't make the cut. Seeing as it was good enough and is clearly popular enough to have a second season, with the first season DVDs out in a couple of months, I may have to do some catching up and find a way to fit it in.
This session was great for fans of the show, as the first five minutes or so were filled with a video montage of scenes from next season. I'll describe some of those scenes in my summary below, but I'll start them off with SPOILER in case you don't want to know.
Continue reading Chuck - VIDEO - Comic-Con Report
Posted Jan 25th 2008 8:04PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Chuck
(S01E13) Breast. Opening. Ever! Okay seriously, I was a little surprised at how blatantly they were just staring, and recording, close-ups of cleavage in the opening. Isn't this American television? The home of the prude boob(less) tube? But leave it to those crafty
Chuck writers to make this seeming incongruous, and gratuitous, scene an integral part of the plot later on.
The NBC promo machine, while not only splicing in cute little ad-libbed (I'm guessing here) bits with the actors, promised more new episodes of
Chuck "Coming Soon." Well, I don't know how they define soon, but considering there are no more episodes written and the writers are still on strike as of this writing, it looks like their soon is my later.
Continue reading Chuck: Chuck Versus the Marlin
Posted Jan 25th 2008 1:45PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Chuck
(S01E12) "If you want to go through life all emotionally constipated and alone, then suit yourself. I'll let you get back to protecting the greater good, you freaking robot." (Chuck to Casey)
Last night's first of two new
Chucks was about learning that the supporting characters are human, too. Casey than just a cold-as-ice NSA Agent who would probably kill everyone in the room if he was ever the subject of a roast and has mastered the art of communicating with eye winces, grunts and scowls. Ellie and Devon/Captain Awesome actually have a relationship issue, which ... Morgan? ... diagnoses?! And we get nothing on the tired "is it or isn't it?," "does she or doesn't she?" non-romance between Chuck and Sarah (thank god!). In fact, they barely had any screen time together and I think it was, well, awesome!
Continue reading Chuck: Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover
Posted Oct 16th 2007 8:45AM by Varun Lella
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Chuck
(S01E04) "I thought you were supposed to be good at lying" - ChuckSo it was another satisfying episode of
Chuck, funny, hip, referential. They still haven't worked out all the kinks in the show yet, but for the most part the structure and humor of the show is beginning to really solidify, giving us something that might last beyond a season.
"Chuck Versus the Wookie" introduced us to red-haired, blue-eyed bombshell Karina -- I can't seem to find the name of the actress who played her on any websites or press releases, so if you recognize her please tell me; I would like to see more of her ... work.
Continue reading Chuck: Chuck Versus the Wookie
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