Chuck, Season 3

[Phyll33]

Chuck vs. the Final Exam: Well, I don't know why I didn't see that coming. 

I'm not enjoying the lack of chemistry between Sarah and Chuck. Something's got to give and I don't trust Superman.

  I haven't trusted Superman from day 1. He has been shifty eyed and strange from the
beginning. I'm sure he is up to no good and just wish this story arc hadn't lasted so long.

Plus his eyes were one color in Superman and now a different color. What up with that?

  I never saw Superman with him in it. Were his eyes blue?  This looks like his natural color
but they sure are dark. Makes his coloring very striking although a little vampirish since he is
so pale.  Obviously one or the other are contacts. His eyes on Chuck are odd in that they
look like they are red rimmed all the time. I haven't watched last nights show yet so I guess
I should stay out of here until I do although it doesn't really bother me to be spoiled.

[Pearl@32]

Crap, tvbythenumbers.com has Chuck showing an "in danger of being canceled" status. Ratings have been going down since the season 3 premiere.

Honestly, I hope the writers/creators have something up their sleeve because this plotline has been ticking me off.

[Phyll33]

gao se, tvbythenumbers.com has Chuck showing an "in danger of being canceled" status. Ratings have been going down since the season 3 premiere.

Honestly, I hope the writers/creators have something up their sleeve because this plotline has been ticking me off.

  I agree. They have a good show and blow it with budget cuts in order to bring it back and then
put on a lousy storyline. They set it up to fail by cutting the heart and soul out of it and then they
wonder why their numbers are down. There are some shows that just can't get away with being
done on the cheap and still be the same show. The quirkiness of all the characters at the BuyMore
gave this show it's charm.

[Pearl@32]

Last week's ep was pretty goofy in terms of using all the Buy More guys and actually, I liked the ep where Chuck told Morgan his secret. So I take it back, season3 hasn't been that bad. The hippie comment by Casey was priceless and you know AB loved saying it. And Jeffster was back in full form. They just can't keep Chuck and Sarah apart. It's season 3, just go ahead already.

As for cutting the budget, that really is on NBC.

And I'm glad that Ellie and Awesome are staying. I know they're not the stars but it wouldn't feel like Chuck without his sis and Awesome.   

[Phyll33]

Last week's ep was pretty goofy in terms of using all the Buy More guys and actually, I liked the ep where Chuck told Morgan his secret. So I take it back, season3 hasn't been that bad. The hippie comment by Casey was priceless and you know AB loved saying it. And Jeffster was back in full form. They just can't keep Chuck and Sarah apart. It's season 3, just go ahead already.

As for cutting the budget, that really is on NBC.

And I'm glad that Ellie and Awesome are staying. I know they're not the stars but it wouldn't feel like Chuck without his sis and Awesome.

  I hate Shaw's character and it has a tendency to make me enjoy the episodes he is in less.
Some of the shows have been fine but it is so obvious that the budget cuts cost them by not
having everyone in all the shows. The ones where they have sent Morgan off to a conference
or show very little of the BuyMore  group annoy me and is the price we paid for them to bring
the series back. NBC needs every good show they have right now and they didn't need to
sabotage one of their better ones by cutting costs. I just don't understand that mentality if
they want it to succeed. They cut what makes the show really special and then the ratings
go down so then they say we gave you another chance and it didn't work when they are the
ones responsible for letting it go down the tubes. They shouldn't have delayed to start of it
either. I really don't understand networks. They sabotage good shows and then blame the
shows for losing ratings.

[Pearl@32]

OK, did last night really happen?

From what I'm reading on chucktv.net, last night's episode was supposed to be the original season finale, before NBC ordered more episodes.

While I am happy about the outcome, I feel like something was missing, or like the whole episode didn't gel or something. Maybe I'm off-base and need to re-watch it.

At any rate they showed a HUGE preview of upcoming episodes, which will start airing April 26th and the lovely Julia Ling is in it!
http://chucktv.net/2010/04/06/video-chuck-promo-for-3-14-3-17/

[TinkTanker]

OK, did last night really happen?

From what I'm reading on chucktv.net, last night's episode was supposed to be the original season finale, before NBC ordered more episodes.

While I am happy about the outcome, I feel like something was missing, or like the whole episode didn't gel or something. Maybe I'm off-base and need to re-watch it.

At any rate they showed a HUGE preview of upcoming episodes, which will start airing April 26th and the lovely Julia Ling is in it!
http://chucktv.net/2010/04/06/video-chuck-promo-for-3-14-3-17/

This was supposed to be the season finale. When NBC ordered six more, they decided instead of padding the season, they would end that story arc with Shaw wearing a bullet-proof vest, drawing the Ring leader out into the open, and faking his death while making Chuck a real spy and then going on to another story arc of the final six episodes this season.

[Pearl@32]

This Just In: 'Chuck' renewal prospects 'looking good'
by Michael Ausiello

I'm really not trying to toy with your emotions, Chuck fans. Honest. But I just received a fresh batch of extremely reliable intel that has led me to once again tweak the show's status on my Bubble Show Scorecard.

After two anxiety-inducing weeks at "could go either way," I'm happy to report that Chuck is back to being a "safe bet." A well-placed source close to Team Bartowski whose name is not Josh Schwartz (scout's honor!) tells me "it's looking good" that NBC will do the right thing and renew the show for a fourth season.

A final decision isn't expected for a few more weeks, so there's a good chance my buzzometer will fluctuate again. Even more reason to enjoy this bit of good news while it lasts!

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/23/chuck-renewal-prospects-looking-good/

[Spooky]

Ausiello really believed I worked on Chuck. Sucker!

[Phyll33]

This Just In: 'Chuck' renewal prospects 'looking good'
by Michael Ausiello

I'm really not trying to toy with your emotions, Chuck fans. Honest. But I just received a fresh batch of extremely reliable intel that has led me to once again tweak the show's status on my Bubble Show Scorecard.

After two anxiety-inducing weeks at "could go either way," I'm happy to report that Chuck is back to being a "safe bet." A well-placed source close to Team Bartowski whose name is not Josh Schwartz (scout's honor!) tells me "it's looking good" that NBC will do the right thing and renew the show for a fourth season.

A final decision isn't expected for a few more weeks, so there's a good chance my buzzometer will fluctuate again. Even more reason to enjoy this bit of good news while it lasts!

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/23/chuck-renewal-prospects-looking-good/

  Adam hinted as much on the radio show he co-hosted a few weeks ago. He more or less said that
good news was coming. I hope so. I really love this show even if the Shaw saga was not the best. I
hope they learned their lesson though and will bring back or show all of the characters in each episode.
You could definitely see the quality cuts this season not counting the lousy storyline.  Monday's new show
looks cute.