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    Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On

    Are NBC's Troubles Good News For Chuck?

    J.J. Abrams' New Show: Mr. And Mrs. Smith... With A Dash Of Moonlighting?

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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    11/12/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    Finally and at last, I persuaded the husband to watch Chuck. We finished season 2 last night - fantastic. I'm sort of in withdrawals at the moment. Had to go watch some Jake 2.0 to ease the symptoms. #chuck
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    You'll have 19 moments with Adam Baldwin.

    I'll have 19 moments with Yvonne Strahovski. And probably a few more after, when I'm in my bunk. #chuck
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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    11/12/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: I'm debating an "eeeeew" and an "Ooooh, Adam Baldwin!"

    I'm afraid it'll come out as an "eeew, Adam Baldwin!" which is completely the opposite of my sentiments. Even the Husband has to admire the non-brother Baldwin, if for very different reasons from myself. #chuck
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    Image of TheDarkWayne TheDarkWayne
    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    I dont know about you guys but i watch it for the Adam Baldwin #chuck
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    10/29/09

    @TheDarkWayne: That's how I got started on it, but now I love Chuck for Chuck.

    Telling my mom and sister that "Jayne from Firefly is in it" is how I got them hooked on it too. #chuck
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    Image of it must be bunnies it must be bunnies
    10/29/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: My daughter thinks it is hilarious how this big guy always has such seemingly feminine names: Jayne, Casey. I tell her "when you're that much of a man you can pull it off."

    We both think that Chuck needs more Adam Baldwin! #chuck
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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    11/12/09

    @it must be bunnies: Have you seen the webisodes? The first one is an Adam Baldwin one, and it's hysterical. So good, in fact, that the rest look sort of sad by comparison... #chuck
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    Go Sarah! And, yeah, Chuck and co. too. #chuck
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    Just did some digging, and Variety and THR are both reporting that not only is Chuck getting another 6 episodes, but it will be premiering along side Heroes in January instead of March, as NBC just pulled the plug on Trauma last night.

    The real question now is, which show is going to be the lead-in? #chuck
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    *Doing his best Morgan impression* "Chuck's got a full season!"

    Just did some digging, and THR and variety are both reporting that not only is Chuck getting 6 more eps, but it will most likely premier in January, back alongside Heroes, as NBC just pulled the plug on Trauma. The real question now is, which show will be the lead in?
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    This is exciting, and it means that it will end in the summer maybe giving the extra episodes more room to breathe. Hopefully they just put it on hiatus while some season finales are running in May to keep the ratings level. #chuck
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    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    Meh. I've got The Adventures of Bryce Larkin on USA now (aka White Collar) so I could care less. #chuck
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    10/29/09

    @AngriestGeek: I refuse to watch that show- F*ck Bryce Larkin.

    Didn't they say Chuck might get moved up to this year? What happened to that?
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    Image of Adah Adah
    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    Jeffster LIVES! #chuck
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    that picture never gets old. #chuck
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    10/29/09

    @GreyHammer: I plan to be buried with it. #chuck
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    10/30/09

    @GreyHammer: She wears that outfit so damn well... curse her toned body and glowing skin!!! #chuck
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    Image of GyroMight GyroMight
    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    I really wasn't enjoying the direction that the final episode took hopefully it will come back and prove me wrong. #chuck
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    10/29/09

    @GyroMight: SuperChuck wasn't a thrill to me either. Hope this isn't a case of returning only to disappoint. #chuck
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    Image of Tracy Ham and Eggs Tracy Ham and Eggs
    10/29/09

    In reply to Chuck's Not Dead Yet: The Flopsy-Haired Faux Nerd Lives On
    19 episodes starting in March? So its gonna run in to the summer dead zone? shite #chuck
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    Image of limber limber
    10/29/09

    @Tracy Ham and Eggs: Yeah, but moving it up could lead to Olympics-related slaughter.

    Regardless! More Chuck! YAY! #chuck
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    Image of Log1c Log1c
    10/29/09

    @limber: NBC has the rights to the Winter '10 and Summer '12 games, so they won't schedule a show against its own programming. #chuck
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    Image of limber limber
    10/29/09

    @Log1c: True, it would be an interruption rather than steamrollering. I just get twitchy when anything gets close enough to Chuck to be used as a cancellation excuse. I'm jumpy. #chuck
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    10/12/09

    In reply to Are NBC's Troubles Good News For Chuck?
    None of the broadcast networks understand the new reality. Shows need to run for a while so the viewers get to know the characters. Look at The Shield. When it started no one watched it but by the end of its run it was one of the highest rated cable shows of all time. Shows like Southland and Defying Gravity had complicated characters and situations and it takes a while for the viewers to catch on. I wish they would let the shows run for at least one complete season and if they still suck in April then take them off the air.
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    Image of geiko geiko
    10/11/09

    In reply to Are NBC's Troubles Good News For Chuck?
    So basically, NBC is being held afloat by Sunday Night Football? Huh, who'd-a thunk that?
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    Image of Magicant Magicant
    10/11/09

    In reply to Are NBC's Troubles Good News For Chuck?
    It's fascinating to me what NBC has done to themselves.

    Sorry for jumping on the "blame Leno/Zucker" bandwagon, but I'm amazed that they could have been so short-sighted. Getting rid of 5 hours of scripted drama had two negative effects, even if Leno IS cheap enough that they make more money in that slot.

    1) All their affiliates are no doubt taking a huge hit on their nightly newscasts - the November sweeps will be very telling. The affiliates really don't give a crap if NBC is saving millions a week from Leno overload.

    2) The degradation of their brand has been totally missed in the scheme of things. NBC was once the destination for quality scripted shows - comedy and drama. Now, with only a few left, that's no longer the case so as a viewer I'm far less willing to invest my time in trying a show that I think will be crap or canceled.

    The fact that Zucker is still in his job is truly stunning.

    We can all bitch about Firefly or Pushing Daisies as stupid decisions, but the networks didn't get driven into the ground as a result.
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