Oh, yeah! Variety reports that NBC has done one thing right in recent weeks and is poised to sign on the dotted line to give fan-favorite spy dramedy Chuck a Season Three renewal.
The pickup comes with the typical disclaimer about tighter budgets, lower ratings, and blah blah blah. Such details are customary nowadays as broadcast networks are forced to realize that, hey, most people have cable TV, too, not to mention computers, Internet access, iPods, DVD players, and so on and so forth. We are no longer your Nielsen slaves, dudes!
Excellent news about that Intersect guy, though, …read more

NBC is holding its second annual so-called Infront presentation in New York tomorrow, May 4, but there’s already lots of speculation on the entertainment Internets regarding which series will likely be renewed for another season in the wake of the dreaded forthcoming Leno in Primetime, All the Time era.
Two shows receiving strong favorable buzz are the new Amy Poehler mockumentary sitcom Parks and Recreation and sophomore spy dramedy Chuck. Yay!
Although My Name Is Earl, currently in its fourth season, seems like a prime candidate to send out to pasture, at least in many viewers’ opinion, NBC is reportedly negotiating …read more

Episode: Chuck Versus the Ring
Original Air Date: April 27, 2009
Was “Chuck Versus the Ring” a fantastic season finale or what?
First, Life, then The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and now Chuck. Many of my current favorite TV series happen to be sophomore Bubble Shows, and they’ve all ended their latest seasons with a bang so huge, it makes you wonder how they came to be endangered in the first place. Or, rather, it makes you wonder why more viewers aren’t checking out such great television.
The “ring” in the title of tonight’s Chuck season finale has a double meaning. All …read more

It’s almost Ellie-Awesome wedding time on Chuck finally, or is it? Hard to say from that utterly distressed look on Ellie’s face above.
“Chuck Versus the Ring,” the second-season finale of NBC’s best (and only) spy dramedy airs tomorrow, April 27, at 8pm ET, and we loyal fans expect some nuptial action that has been in the making for quite some time.
Unfortunately, both Fulcrum and Chevy Chase’s evil Ted Roark have other plans that just might derail the anticipated ceremony before it even has the opportunity to begin.

The wedding pictures are in, and doesn’t Chuck’s sister Ellie look absolutely stunning? I mean, aside from her thoroughly frustrated expression?

“Chuck Versus the Ring,” the big wedding episode — which also doubles as Chuck’s second-season finale — doesn’t air until Monday, April 27. Another new episode, “Chuck Versus the Colonel,” airs the preceding Monday, April 20. Yet, early finale preview photos show cast members all dolled up for the nuptials of Doctors Eleanor Bartowski and Devon Woodcomb.

“Chuck Versus the Dream Job,” tomorrow night’s new episode of Chuck, is the big one, my fellow fans. Sure, it was great having Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer stop by last week during “Chuck Versus the Broken Heart,” but the latest adventures of the world’s only Human Intersect (I assume) will feature highly anticipated guest stars Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap) as long lost Daddy Bartowski and Chevy Chase as Ted Roark, Chuck’s new boss at his titular dream job.

Tomorrow night’s fresh episode of Chuck is called “Chuck Versus the Broken Heart,” and it’s the one featuring Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer, of course.
Everybody’s favorite Cylon is back in the spy game, à la her recent guest stint on Burn Notice, as Agent Alex Forrest. The official episode synopsis describes the character as “heartless,” and she arrives on the scene to give Sarah a job review after Chuck chooses the wrong time to discuss his (in)tense relationship with his handler. And while that’s unfolding, annoyingly persistent Jeff and Lester do their best to infiltrate Devon’s bachelor’s party (and …read more

I really missed NBC’s Chuck during its one week off, so thank goodness the show returns tomorrow, March 23, with the brand-new episode “Chuck Versus the Predator.”
Even better, fans are now just one week away from the March 30 episode “Chuck Versus the Broken Heart.” That’s the one featuring the widely anticipated guest star appearance by Battlestar Galactica and Burn Notice fan favorite Tricia Helfer.
But first, on tomorrow’s episode, while our familiar Burbank-based Buy More crew takes on the posh Beverly Hills branch, Chuck not only has contact with the person who supposedly invented the Intersect, but he also …read more

The last episode of Chuck, March 2nd’s “Chuck Versus the Beefcake,” was pretty good, although I imagine not so much for viewers who totally want Chuck and Sarah to hook up and stay that way.
If you missed it, English actor Jonathan Cake (Brideshead Revisited, Six Degrees) stopped by to play suave James Bond-ish English spy Cole Barker. During his collaboration with Team Chuck on yet another mission to foil yet another gaggle of devious Fulcrum agents, he not only hit it off big time with Sarah, but he also learned Chuck’s true identity as the Intersect.

One of the best parts of the current television season for me has been getting the opportunity to participate in interviews with every regular cast member of USA Network’s deserving hit Burn Notice.
As next week’s season finale rapidly approaches, it was Season Two newcomer Tricia Helfer (Carla) and series star Jeffrey Donovan’s (Michael Westen) turn in the hot seat this week. [Read last month's post featuring icon Bruce Campbell here.]
The chat with Helfer, who also stars as Cylon Number Six on Sci Fi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica, was especially informative since she gladly discussed all three of the popular TV …read more