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Chuck: Inside a Freakish Bubble of Handsomeness

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    StationaryStationary Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I know I saw the first episode when it premiered and was pretty disappointed with it. I didn't watch the rest of season one until a few episodes popped up on Hulu and I had nothing else to watch.

    I did end up loving it and this along with Dexter are probably the two shows I most look forward to watching now.
    That makes sense Geek, I guess I just cant bring myself to hate anyone in this show. There just all so much fun. Even the guy in the season premier "Am I Imposing, its ok I was going for Imposing"

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    Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Fucking fantastic

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    DMACDMAC Come at me, bro! Moderator mod
    edited October 2008
    Did they license the entire Huey Lewis & The News music library for this season?

    Not that I'm complaining...

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    The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    Chuck waking up to Power of Love immediately made me think of Back to the Future.

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    humblehumble Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    i bought the first season last week and it is so wonderful

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    DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2008
    I need to listen to some more Huey Lewis and try to guess what song they're going to use in each episode

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    CorporateGoonCorporateGoon Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Fourth prong:
    Be a bastard.

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    Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I'm loving the new theme, Geebs.

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    DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2008
    8-)

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    GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    So I finally get to talk about this because I just saw it on Hulu last night due to some retarded issue with our local NBC affiliate and Time Warner Cable being douche bags to each other etc, etc.

    Anyhow.
    Good overall episode. I feel like Chuck is getting too many opportunities to break the fourth wall- not Zack Morris style mind you, but small asides that are taking me out of the show a little bit (I know... it is really a stupid thing to complain about...) Also, I called the Bryce shit. I hope that is just me being so in tune with the show that I knew where the writers were going and not that the show is getting predictable and wrote.

    Sitting on the couch last night as Chuck was putting on his white dinner jacket the girlfriend said "Oh no... what is going to fuck this up?" And I said without skipping a beat: "Bryce." And she told me to fuck off.

    Then we were both very very sad for Chuck :(
    The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »
    I need to listen to some more Huey Lewis and try to guess what song they're going to use in each episode


    Also, this. I'm glad they are using the hell out of Huey Lewis. Totally overlooked.

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    MetacortexMetacortex The Prettiest Zombie Coeur d'CoeursRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I did kind of feel like I was watching Back to the Future a few times during the season opener.

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    DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2008
    GRMike wrote: »
    I feel like Chuck is getting too many opportunities to break the fourth wall- not Zack Morris style mind you, but small asides that are taking me out of the show a little bit (I know... it is really a stupid thing to complain about...)

    I'm not entirely sure what you mean here.

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    JasocoJasoco Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Metacortex wrote: »
    I did kind of feel like I was watching Back to the Future a few times during the season opener.
    I saw it as an homage. I enjoyed the reference. Chuck is one of my favoritest new shows and BTTF is my favorite 80's movie.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »
    GRMike wrote: »
    I feel like Chuck is getting too many opportunities to break the fourth wall- not Zack Morris style mind you, but small asides that are taking me out of the show a little bit (I know... it is really a stupid thing to complain about...)

    I'm not entirely sure what you mean here.

    Yeah, me either.

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    The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    Chuck did look pretty dang dapper in that white jacket.

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    MetacortexMetacortex The Prettiest Zombie Coeur d'CoeursRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Jasoco wrote: »
    Metacortex wrote: »
    I did kind of feel like I was watching Back to the Future a few times during the season opener.
    I saw it as an homage. I enjoyed the reference. Chuck is one of my favoritest new shows and BTTF is my favorite 80's movie.

    For sure, I wasn't saying that it was a bad thing.

    Just anytime I hear those songs I go straight into Great Scott mode.

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    DaricDaric Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I think you mean

    Charles


    Charles Carmichael

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    GrathGrath I'm a much happier person these days Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    Moriveth wrote: »
    The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »
    GRMike wrote: »
    I feel like Chuck is getting too many opportunities to break the fourth wall- not Zack Morris style mind you, but small asides that are taking me out of the show a little bit (I know... it is really a stupid thing to complain about...)

    I'm not entirely sure what you mean here.

    Yeah, me either.

    I think GRMike is smoking something illegal.

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    The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    Grath wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »
    GRMike wrote: »
    I feel like Chuck is getting too many opportunities to break the fourth wall- not Zack Morris style mind you, but small asides that are taking me out of the show a little bit (I know... it is really a stupid thing to complain about...)

    I'm not entirely sure what you mean here.

    Yeah, me either.

    I think GRMike is smoking something illegal.

    Or he just doesn't understand what breaking the fourth wall means.

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    GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    The Geek wrote: »
    Grath wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »
    GRMike wrote: »
    I feel like Chuck is getting too many opportunities to break the fourth wall- not Zack Morris style mind you, but small asides that are taking me out of the show a little bit (I know... it is really a stupid thing to complain about...)

    I'm not entirely sure what you mean here.

    Yeah, me either.

    I think GRMike is smoking something illegal.

    Or he just doesn't understand what breaking the fourth wall means.

    I do understand what it means. This last episode was full of little moments when Chuck would look at the camera and throw an overwhelmed or exasperated look toward the audience. In theater we called it an "Oh Brother" moment and it is a way of breaking the fourth wall. Like I said- not as blatant as Puck or Zack Morris, but it wasn't something they used a lot in the first season. It happened enough that I noticed it and it felt weird.

    Anyhow, whatever.
    cue sad charlie brown music

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    It didn't seem like he was doing it at the camera. Just sorta doing it in general.

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    TenTen Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Yeh, I can't say I noticed that at all.

    You know a show that breaks the fourth wall in the best way? Boston Legal. Just last episode they were talking about how they were getting cancelled and whether they'd tried any other timeslots, but they do it in such a way that it's totally believable that they're just using it as a metaphor in their conversation. I love that show.

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    GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I love Boston Legal.

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    FugaFuga Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Hm, you guys convinced me. Gonna go watch it now.

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    GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    What do you know...
    Michael Strahan!!!

    How 'bout dem COWBOYS!?

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    StationaryStationary Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I’m stuck at work till midnight. I've got it saved on my dvr but I don't want to wait another two hours. If only hulu was instant with new episodes.

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    satansfingerssatansfingers Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    goddamn, my stupid dvr didn't record this

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    GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    This was a pretty solid episode.

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    DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2008
    god damn it I forgot to record it

    god damn it

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    GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I know I'm already going to hate the next episode...
    Nicole Ritchie... blarg... bring back Bilson.

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    BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    this episode upset me

    not because it was bad

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    DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2008
    man, bryce is a dick

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    MetacortexMetacortex The Prettiest Zombie Coeur d'CoeursRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    He did kind of ninja-apply a patch.

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    GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Metacortex wrote: »
    He did kind of ninja-apply a patch.

    Gives a new meaning to spyware.

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    DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2008
    I don't even know what that means and I don't want to until I finish the episode!

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    MetacortexMetacortex The Prettiest Zombie Coeur d'CoeursRegistered User regular
    edited October 2008
    GRMike wrote: »
    Metacortex wrote: »
    He did kind of ninja-apply a patch.

    Gives a new meaning to spyware.

    This is great.

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    BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    It was kind of funny/cute how upset Sarah looked when she came out in the dress and was like "How do I look?" and Chuck run away.

    It stopped being funny/cute at the end of the episode :(

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    The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2008
    The only possible non-douche reason Bryce would have done that to Chuck is because he knows the gubmint wants to fit him for some concrete shoes once they get the new intersect up and running.

    But I still maintain Bryce is a total dickweed and probably did it for reasons other than protecting Chuck.

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    GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    All I know is I don't trust him.

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    DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2008
    well that was another really good episode

    although the ending did not make me too happy

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