http://zachary-levi.com/2009/04/10/footlong-campaign-to-save-chuck/ (http://zachary-levi.com/2009/04/10/footlong-campaign-to-save-chuck/)
This is too darn cute an idea!! Kills many birds with one stone. Subway is just down the corner, and that saves me one less thing to try to make to make everyone happy. And this is something the girls can go do on their own!
Yay!
I'd already emailed NBC and now I will be eating a Foot Long on Monday.
Sings, "Five dollar Foot Long!"
Buying two footlongs today, will fill out comment cards to save Chuck.
The last time I bought one, I asked if I could have the 'fixin's on the side, since my hubby didn't like all the 'good stuff' and I did. They gave me two huge salad containers of everything but the cucumbers and hot peppers! I had enough stuff to make my sandwich (I can do a 1/4 at a sitting), and a salad the next day! Oh, I also get double meat!
Great deal.
I think I'll get that tomorrow for us...wish is was open now. Had a tummy bug the last two days, and I think it's past...I'm starving now. heh.
QuoteOn April 27th be sure to BUY A $5 FOOTLONG from Subway and if possible, drop a note in the comment box at the franchise letting them know you're participating in the Finale and Footlong campaign to save NBC's Chuck, of which Subway is a product placement sponsor.
Wouldn't hurt to start early, too! Thanks!
EXCLUSIVE: Zachary Levi on the "Finale & Footlong" Campaign to save Chuck! and what he will be ordering!
http://zachary-levi.com/2009/04/21/exclusive-zachary-levi-on-the-finale-footlong-campaign-to-save-chuck-and-what-he-will-be-ordering/ (http://zachary-levi.com/2009/04/21/exclusive-zachary-levi-on-the-finale-footlong-campaign-to-save-chuck-and-what-he-will-be-ordering/)
"As I sit and wait for news of our collective fates to be handed down, I am nothing short of amazed to see the amount, and type, of support that we are receiving from our tried and true fans out there. The 'Finale and Footlong' campaign is an absolutely spot on idea, and best way for you to show NBC exactly how you feel. It's like they say, money talks. By supporting one of our major advertisers, and utilizing the opportunity to fill their suggestion boxes with your passionate thoughts, you will be making your feelings known in a real and powerful way. I'll be right there with you, ordering a Turkey Breast on wheat with all the fixins. That is of course until they offer the Bartowski special. ;)
Love & blessings to you an yours.
Zachary"Chuck'Charles Carmichael'Bartowski"Levi."
QuoteTurkey Breast on wheat with all the fixins.
That's my Subway goto sammie.
Quote from: Spooky on April 22, 2009, 08:28:45 AM
QuoteTurkey Breast on wheat with all the fixins.
That's my Subway goto sammie.
The Spicy Italian is mine.
Used to be Subway Club, now Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki.
Quote from: Pearl@32 on April 22, 2009, 09:08:20 AM
Used to be Subway Club, now Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki.
Big Mike's pimping did the trick, huh? :rofl:
Quote from: TinkTanker on April 22, 2009, 09:13:45 AM
Quote from: Pearl@32 on April 22, 2009, 09:08:20 AM
Used to be Subway Club, now Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki.
Big Mike's pimping did the trick, huh? :rofl:
You know what. I think I'll honor Big Mike for lunch today. :)
Quote from: Pearl@32 on April 22, 2009, 09:08:20 AM
Used to be Subway Club, now Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki.
I'm gnoshing on a Turkey&Ham/lettuce,tomato,pickle,olive and extra cheese right now .
:)
Quote from: Spooky on April 22, 2009, 09:38:59 AM
You know what. I think I'll honor Big Mike for lunch today. :)
Honestly, I've never even considered that one. Until Big Mike pimped it.
No, weebus, I've switched whenever Subway started to offer it. :P
PS. Geez, I'm hungry. I guess that's where I'm going because I don't go to Subway very often.
You guys are silly. :PSA:
I just hope this doesn't turn into a regular thing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing) for future series.
But hey, ya gotta eat -- and it's a great show. :headbang:
Quote from: Pearl@32 on April 22, 2009, 09:55:51 AM
PS. Geez, I'm hungry.
Me too... 2hrs till I can go to lunch!
I usually get tuna on wheat (with vinegar - really good) or the veggie patty on wheat with the sweet onion dressing. ... Hmm... both sound good right now.
Dang, I some how erased everything!
Okay, just was gonna note that I read a funny article about how a show like Chuck just begs for 'product placement'. Since so many people DVR and zip past commercials, having the 'ads' play out in the show is a must.
Think of all the stuff like a 'Buy More' would sell...and all the snack foods and geek drinks in the break room, and Big Mike could have his own niche with the goodies. Healthier stuff? Sis and Awesome. Cars? All the bad guys. Car cleaners? Casey lovingly waxing and polishing his baby. hehe. Heck, Comic Con even gets advertised every time we see Chuck's room, and Tron...so even Disney should be tossing them a few bucks.
I wouldn't mind seeing 'ads' like that.
Yep, Subway tonight.
(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn288/JakeMongoose/chuck.jpg)
Quote from: TinkTanker on April 22, 2009, 10:37:07 AM
(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn288/JakeMongoose/chuck.jpg)
You just ruined Chuck for me. :loloeo:
Well...I WAS hungry....
I had no idea where the comment cards were! Would have asked but they were swamped.
Making a special envelope and thank you to the marketing guy.
Quote from: Pearl@32 on April 22, 2009, 02:36:13 PM
I had no idea where the comment cards were! Would have asked but they were swamped.
Making a special envelope and thank you to the marketing guy.
I was able to find a stack of cards, but when I asked the dude at the register where to put it he kinda looked at me like he'd never been asked that before and took it from me. For all I know he put it in the trash. :beatsme:
Will $5 footlongs and Twitter be the salvation of Chuck?
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/04/22/will-5-footlongs-and-twitter-be-the-salvation-of-chuck/17260 (http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/04/22/will-5-footlongs-and-twitter-be-the-salvation-of-chuck/17260)
Posted on 22 April 2009 by Robert Seidman
Can a Twitter campaign and pointing people to buy a sub at Subway on Monday save Chuck? Chuck executive producer and co-creator Josh Schwartz hopes so. From the LA Times Show Tracker:
In an interview at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas, Schwartz said he had a good meeting with NBC about "Chuck's" future, but he would not speculate on whether the show would survive. NBC, which is stripping Jay Leno across the 10 p.m. time period five nights a week, does not have a lot of real estate for shows like Schwartz's that are on the bubble.
In the meantime, "Chuck" fans are taking matters into their own hands. According to Schwartz, there is a push on the Internet to get fans to go to Subway on Monday before the season finale to buy sandwiches in support of the show. Why Subway? Because the sandwich shop was featured prominently in a recent episode. So much for product placement turning off viewers. "It shows a real sophistication on the part of the viewer," Schwartz said.
While I am a huge fan of the show, and understand that people want to do whatever they can to feel like they're making a difference, fan campaigns don't usually work out. The only notable recent exception is Jericho, and the results of that were such that I can't imagine any network being moved by a fan campaign anytime soon. A million people could descend on Subway on Monday. Heck, I might myself. But I dont think it will make a difference.
40,000 of you showing up in the next 5 days to buy the Honda Insight that Chuck's own Zachary Levi was the pitchman for during Monday's episode of Chuck on the other hand...
NBC, which is stripping Jay Leno across the 10 p.m. thyme period five nights a week, does not have a lot of real estate for shows like Schwartz's that are on the bubble.
This is what I do not understand .
It smacks of mental illness .
Quote from: AdmiralDigby on April 23, 2009, 08:32:04 AM
NBC, which is stripping Jay Leno across the 10 p.m. thyme period five nights a week, does not have a lot of real estate for shows like Schwartz's that are on the bubble.
This is what I do not understand .
It smacks of mental illness .
Leno said some time ago he was retiring from the Tonight Show, so NBC gave it to Conan O'Brien. Later, Leno let it be known that although he was retiring from the Tonight Show, he still wanted to do a talk show like the Tonight Show. ABC and Fox expressed interest in giving him a show to compete with the Tonight Show with O'Brien and Letterman's show and NBC was pretty much backed into a corner and let Leno have five hours a week of prime time to keep him from hurting the Tonight Show.
Bad business decision, IMHO.
On one hand, it forces NBC to weed out its best shows; on the other, Leno gets an extended vacation into living rooms where Life should be.
Does anybody CARE?
Quote from: TinkTanker on April 23, 2009, 08:38:55 AM
Quote from: AdmiralDigby on April 23, 2009, 08:32:04 AM
NBC, which is stripping Jay Leno across the 10 p.m. thyme period five nights a week, does not have a lot of real estate for shows like Schwartz's that are on the bubble.
This is what I do not understand .
It smacks of mental illness .
Leno said some thyme ago he was retiring from the Tonight Show, so NBC gave it to Conan O'Brien. Later, Leno let it be known that although he was retiring from the Tonight Show, he still wanted to do a talk show like the Tonight Show. ABC and Fox expressed interest in giving him a show to compete with the Tonight Show with O'Brien and Letterman's show and NBC was pretty much backed into a corner and let Leno have five hours a week of prime thyme to keep him from hurting the Tonight Show.
Bad business decision, IMHO.
Bad ?
That's an understatement .
Leno is the least of all these jokers .
That said , I guess I just do not understand this industry , .
And just how long will NBC stay with this ?
Leno's and the suits' egos probably cannot allow for failure .
I'll bet they fiddle with the numbers until the bitter end .
All I know that if NBC cancels Chuck, I will no longer watch NBC. Not because I am vindictive, but because Chuck is the only NBC show I watch.
Quote from: tabin on April 23, 2009, 09:58:04 AM
All I know that if NBC cancels Chuck, I will no longer watch NBC. Not because I am vindictive, but because Chuck is the only NBC show I watch.
Yep...pretty much.
Quote from: tabin on April 23, 2009, 09:58:04 AM
All I know that if NBC cancels Chuck, I will no longer watch NBC. Not because I am vindictive, but because Chuck is the only NBC show I watch.
I kind of watch Heroes, but am usually playing poker on the computer while it's on.
I totally gave up on Heroes...just made no sense after awhile.
Quote from: Spooky on April 23, 2009, 11:09:21 AM
Quote from: tabin on April 23, 2009, 09:58:04 AM
All I know that if NBC cancels Chuck, I will no longer watch NBC. Not because I am vindictive, but because Chuck is the only NBC show I watch.
I kind of watch Heroes, but am usually playing poker on the computer while it's on.
I am forcing myself to watch Heroes. Heroes was kind of like when you are stoned and order a hugeass pizza and it takes forever to get here and once it finally does get there it is great but about 3/4 the way through it you go jeez did I really need to do this and you keep going because you have so much invested in it and there really isn't that much more left and then you can be done with it but then that last bit you realize that this is really not good at all and hasn't been since forever and it can't get much worse, really, can it so you go ahead and finish but know you might start puking any time now and you just start begging for it to all end. Heroes is like that, but with lame plots.
Quote from: tabin on April 23, 2009, 09:58:04 AM
All I know that if NBC cancels Chuck, I will no longer watch NBC. Not because I am vindictive, but because Chuck is the only NBC show I watch.
What ?
You mean you aren't gonna watch Leno five times a week ?
Heroes is like that, but with lame plots.
:spitdrink:
Quote from: TinkTanker on April 23, 2009, 11:23:28 AM
Quote from: Spooky on April 23, 2009, 11:09:21 AM
Quote from: tabin on April 23, 2009, 09:58:04 AM
All I know that if NBC cancels Chuck, I will no longer watch NBC. Not because I am vindictive, but because Chuck is the only NBC show I watch.
I kind of watch Heroes, but am usually playing poker on the computer while it's on.
I am forcing myself to watch Heroes. Heroes was kind of like when you are stoned and order a hugeass pizza and it takes forever to get here and once it finally does get there it is great but about 3/4 the way through it you go jeez did I really need to do this and you keep going because you have so much invested in it and there really isn't that much more left and then you can be done with it but then that last bit you realize that this is really not good at all and hasn't been since forever and it can't get much worse, really, can it so you go ahead and finish but know you might start puking any thyme now and you just start begging for it to all end. Heroes is like that, but with lame plots.
:rofl:
Great visual...but very accurate.
Quote from: AdmiralDigby on April 23, 2009, 11:24:20 AM
Quote from: tabin on April 23, 2009, 09:58:04 AM
All I know that if NBC cancels Chuck, I will no longer watch NBC. Not because I am vindictive, but because Chuck is the only NBC show I watch.
What ?
You mean you aren't gonna watch Leno five times a week ?
I don't think that even NBC thinks that the whole Leno thing is a good idea. I don't know how long their contract is, but I bet they will be trying to get out of it before all is said and done.
Remember several years back when ABC had "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" on like five or six hours a week and then people quit watching all at once and ABC had to scramble to come up with programming? I think this is going to happen to NBC next year. People will stay away in droves.
Foot long Turkey with double meat and there wee a couple of people in line talking about the Finale/Footlong campaign. Shiny!
Yesterday when I got my footlong Spicy Italian, I asked for a comment card. The slug behind the counter asked, "A whut?"
Yeah, corporate will see my comments.
OK , I've had my last two posts go down a rabbit hole or somesuch.....
???
Quote from: Spooky on April 23, 2009, 12:52:37 PM
Foot long Turkey with double meat and there wee a couple of people in line talking about the Finale/Footlong campaign. Shiny!
(http://membres.lycos.fr/m442/TealC%2005.jpg)
Quote from: TinkTanker on April 23, 2009, 11:30:21 AM
Quote from: AdmiralDigby on April 23, 2009, 11:24:20 AM
Quote from: tabin on April 23, 2009, 09:58:04 AM
All I know that if NBC cancels Chuck, I will no longer watch NBC. Not because I am vindictive, but because Chuck is the only NBC show I watch.
What ?
You mean you aren't gonna watch Leno five times a week ?
I don't think that even NBC thinks that the whole Leno thing is a good idea. I don't know how long their contract is, but I bet they will be trying to get out of it before all is said and done.
Remember several years back when ABC had "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" on like five or six hours a week and then people quit watching all at once and ABC had to scramble to come up with programming? I think this is going to happen to NBC next year. People will stay away in droves.
I never really watched to start with , but yeah , it seemed like Regis 24/7 for some time there .
( still love the guy - he's irrepressible )
Quote from: TinkTanker on April 23, 2009, 11:23:28 AM
Quote from: Spooky on April 23, 2009, 11:09:21 AM
Quote from: tabin on April 23, 2009, 09:58:04 AM
All I know that if NBC cancels Chuck, I will no longer watch NBC. Not because I am vindictive, but because Chuck is the only NBC show I watch.
I kind of watch Heroes, but am usually playing poker on the computer while it's on.
I am forcing myself to watch Heroes. Heroes was kind of like when you are stoned and order a hugeass pizza and it takes forever to get here and once it finally does get there it is great but about 3/4 the way through it you go jeez did I really need to do this and you keep going because you have so much invested in it and there really isn't that much more left and then you can be done with it but then that last bit you realize that this is really not good at all and hasn't been since forever and it can't get much worse, really, can it so you go ahead and finish but know you might start puking any thyme now and you just start begging for it to all end. Heroes is like that, but with lame plots.
:rofl:
Eyes glazing over.... long run-on sentence.... <poof>
CHUD has picked up the story, FARK's thread will go live shortly after 8 tonight.
http://chud.com/articles/articles/19139/1/THUD-FIVE-DOLLAR-FIVE-DOLLAR-FOOTLONG-TO-SAVE-CHUCK/Page1.html (http://chud.com/articles/articles/19139/1/THUD-FIVE-DOLLAR-FIVE-DOLLAR-FOOTLONG-TO-SAVE-CHUCK/Page1.html)
I am still craving a Subway Club...and still haven't had the chance to go get one! Gingi ran to get fastfood today while we were busy getting stuff ready for faire. She said, 'fastfood mom....that means I stay in these PJ pants and don't leave my car'....so she went to Carl's Jr. instead. *hrumph*
Maybe tonight.
On the Fark thread one guy said this:
My house is a Nielsen house, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.
Yes! Bow before your tv ratings overlords!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHA
/Chuck is on EVERY MONDAY at my house
//Me, the wife, and the kids are all having Subway next Monday for dinner
Quote from: TinkTanker on April 24, 2009, 11:27:15 AM
On the Fark thread one guy said this:
My house is a Nielsen house, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.
Yes! Bow before your tv ratings overlords!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHA
/Chuck is on EVERY MONDAY at my house
//Me, the wife, and the kids are all having Subway next Monday for dinner
And I see you gave him a month of TF .
Awesome .
:clap:
The least I could do. :bow:
http://io9.com/5228780/save-chuck-so-that-zachary-levi-never-has-to-work-at-subway-again (http://io9.com/5228780/save-chuck-so-that-zachary-levi-never-has-to-work-at-subway-again)
As far as pleas to save TV shows go, stars working behind the counter at Subway has to count as one of the less obvious ones. But that's exactly what Chuck's Zachary Levi did recently.
Trying to drum up support for a third season of NBC's Chuck, Levi and fellow star Adam Baldwin ended up treating 400 British convention goers to lunch at a local Subway this weekend. UK blog End of Show was there to eat... I mean, report:
Fan Wendy Farrington had the unique idea of getting fans to follow the money and show the sandwich franchise Subway that the show they were sponsoring had an audience. She presented the idea to Zachary Levi who plays the titular character Chuck Bartowski at Starfury conventions T1 event in Birmingham, UK. Levi and Adam Baldwin (Casey) then asked the hundreds of con attendees to follow them on en masse to the local Subway.
Levi, who described the show as "On the good side of the bubble", even got behind the counter and helped out the besieged staff of the outlet in the Birmingham NEC exhibition centre, staying until the very last fan was served.
On the one hand, that's very generous of Levi and Baldwin. On the other, they'd really better hope that the show gets picked up for another season if they're going to keep pulling stunts like that in future; $5 footlongs may seem like a bargain at first, but not when you're buying 400 of them at a time.
Chuck's season finale airs on NBC tonight at 8pm.
Quote from: TinkTanker on April 27, 2009, 07:07:31 AM
http://io9.com/5228780/save-chuck-so-that-zachary-levi-never-has-to-work-at-subway-again (http://io9.com/5228780/save-chuck-so-that-zachary-levi-never-has-to-work-at-subway-again)
As far as pleas to save TV shows go, stars working behind the counter at Subway has to count as one of the less obvious ones. But that's exactly what Chuck's Zachary Levi did recently.
Trying to drum up support for a third season of NBC's Chuck, Levi and fellow star Adam Baldwin ended up treating 400 British convention goers to lunch at a local Subway this weekend. UK blog End of Show was there to eat... I mean, report:
Fan Wendy Farrington had the unique idea of getting fans to follow the money and show the sandwich franchise Subway that the show they were sponsoring had an audience. She presented the idea to Zachary Levi who plays the titular character Chuck Bartowski at Starfury conventions T1 event in Birmingham, UK. Levi and Adam Baldwin (Casey) then asked the hundreds of con attendees to follow them on en masse to the local Subway.
Levi, who described the show as "On the good side of the bubble", even got behind the counter and helped out the besieged staff of the outlet in the Birmingham NEC exhibition centre, staying until the very last fan was served.
On the one hand, that's very generous of Levi and Baldwin. On the other, they'd really better hope that the show gets picked up for another season if they're going to keep pulling stunts like that in future; $5 footlongs may seem like a bargain at first, but not when you're buying 400 of them at a thyme.
Chuck's season finale airs on NBC tonight at 8pm.
Jared should guest star as a Fulcrum agent .
Quote from: AdmiralDigby on April 27, 2009, 07:14:55 AM
Jared should guest star as a Fulcrum agent .
:loloeo: That would be funny!
I always make a joke at fast food places that I want to be served by the 'hungry' worker, then you know your sandwich, taco or whatever is going to be big....can you imagine what the size of the sandwiches Adam made would be? That man loves to eat!
Meatball Marinara and Veggie Delite subs here. Almost time for Chuck: Need to set videotapes.
Had a roast beef for lunch, but I am thinking spicy eyetalyen for diner.
Turkey and Ham .
I'm boring when I eat .
Well , I'm boring when the food doesn't lodge halfway down and has to be expelled .
:P
Don't DEVOUR the thing, Admiral.
I had a BLT and bought a tuna (which wasn't $5, but one of my faves).
I don't want to study for finals; I want a Chuck marathon.
Quote from: tabin on April 27, 2009, 06:47:15 PM
Don't DEVOUR the thing, Admiral.
I had a BLT and bought a tuna (which wasn't $5, but one of my faves).
I don't want to study for finals; I want a Chuck marathon.
Stricture , babe . I has one .
And forget Chuck .
Study .
America needs you .
;)
I would have gotten ham but we just bought a pound at the store. I had never had the meatball sub. Wasn't bad.
But the store was out of pickles! How do you run out of pickles?! Luckily, there were hamburger dills in the fridge...!
We had ordered one of the Pizza Hut specials (two kinds of pasta, medium one topping pizza and breadsticks) for lunch...and since they didn't have a driver to deliver, they cut $3 off the total and threw in an extra order of bread sticks. So....we didn't 'need' dinner.
The show WAS awesome though....they HAVE to 'continue'.
[spoiler]wasn't that a 'matrix meets River' feel? Awesomeness "Chuck me!" Adam and his cigars![/spoiler]
Oh, and for Tabin...Jessi has missed the last 4 eps now, so we are going to have a marathon when she comes home this weekend. I just hope we can find all four eps on a 'glitch free' site.
Zachary Levi - Finale & Footlong campaign (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRPnN3fkCpU&feature=player_embedded#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Do all Subays now have the fake brick walls ?
Ours was just remodelled and that's where they took it .
I heard from someone involved with the show and he said that he knows nothing but linked the Nikki Finke article saying it looked good for renewal.
Quote from: TinkTanker on April 29, 2009, 05:50:29 AM
I heard from someone involved with the show and he said that he knows nuthin' but linked the Nikki Finke article saying it looked good for renewal.
I just grabbed the 19th ep last night ( me being the mental midget I am had missed it ) , so we are now able to close out the season .
Wow that was awesome. Zachari Levi leading the way and then staying and helping out. Zach is Awesome!
Thanks for the vid link.
Quote from: Rosie on April 29, 2009, 09:56:00 AM
Wow that was awesome. Zachari Levi leading the way and then staying and helping out. Zach is Awesome!
Thanks for the vid link.
I love that Adam is a real fans of this 'kid'...he says he's so talented it's insane. He compared him to a young Dick Van Dyke in the multi-talented department.
I think too many people have mistaken his silliness about Adam's popularity to be jealousy...I believe he's just as in awe of Adam's long career as most people who realize that too many young people fall by the wayside when they start so young. Adam is a true example of the 'Hollywood' success story. Who wouldn't want to emulate or aspire to that? I mentioned to Adam that I hope Zack doesn't fall into the "stupid Hollywood young star" thing...and he said, 'naw, this kid's got a good head on his shoulders'. Made me happy.
Quote from: Saxon on April 29, 2009, 11:29:55 AM
I love that Adam is a real fans of this 'kid'...he says he's so talented it's insane. He compared him to a young Dick Van Dyke in the multi-talented department.
I loved him in Less Than Perfect. Did you ever see that?
I can definitely see the Dick Van Dyke. Shiny thoughts for Zach.
Quote from: Rosie on April 29, 2009, 05:27:13 PM
Quote from: Saxon on April 29, 2009, 11:29:55 AM
I love that Adam is a real fans of this 'kid'...he says he's so talented it's insane. He compared him to a young Dick Van Dyke in the multi-talented department.
I loved him in Less Than Perfect. Did you ever see that?
I can definitely see the Dick Van Dyke. Shiny thoughts for Zach.
Nope, never seen/nor heard of him before "Chuck". I sure hope we get more of these folks. My only wish would be they'd have let Sarah have her accent. "Spies" can be international....