tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post1170971884715795149..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Chuck, "Chuck vs. the DeLorean": When this baby hits 22 mph, you're gonna see some serious stuffAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-13676355355605337392009-03-09T01:08:00.000-04:002009-03-09T01:08:00.000-04:00By the way -UNderpants ETc has been there since th...By the way -<BR/><BR/>UNderpants ETc has been there since the begining, you see it in the pilot, and again in the vs. the Helicopter when Casey is chasing down the shoplifterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-81463899171658522702009-01-02T20:39:00.000-05:002009-01-02T20:39:00.000-05:00Guido Merkens (correct spelling) was the son of my...Guido Merkens (correct spelling) was the son of my Pastor in San Antonio. His dad was very proud of his football-playing son.Soozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090889410488659479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-38293118761869064162008-12-12T00:56:00.000-05:002008-12-12T00:56:00.000-05:00The first thing I thought of when Jack mentions "N...The first thing I thought of when Jack mentions "Nagamichi Towers" was Die Hard with Nakatomi Towers. I think that was what they were going for.<BR/><BR/>Best moments:<BR/><BR/>-- The whole description from Jeff about wanting to see Lester's birth cracked me up. Didn't creep me out. Does that make me a little odd? Hmm...<BR/><BR/>-- As did Chuck's fake German accent to throw off the sheik and his own translator.<BR/><BR/>-- Casey being offended by the "Cop Face" nickname.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-59250039082717760142008-12-10T08:47:00.000-05:002008-12-10T08:47:00.000-05:00How did Alan not mention Big Trouble in Little Chi...How did Alan not mention Big Trouble in Little China in his blog? Huge oversight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15543561858619385822008-12-10T08:34:00.000-05:002008-12-10T08:34:00.000-05:00elle - I think the balance on Chuck's atm account ...elle - I think the balance on Chuck's atm account was $10,002,520, so he had just enough money to lend it to Morgan, give the money back to the CIA, and buy himself a latte. :-)Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024186205791001584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-29790945005047006932008-12-10T03:23:00.000-05:002008-12-10T03:23:00.000-05:00I loved this episode! Gary Cole was great! Shnook...I loved this episode! Gary Cole was great! Shnook and Copface made me laugh out loud. Oh did Chuck lend Morgan the 2500 from the 10M? So it wasn't in full amount when it was transfered to the CIA account?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28297161869295084212008-12-09T23:31:00.000-05:002008-12-09T23:31:00.000-05:00I agree on the heist/scam bit seeming thin - seein...I agree on the heist/scam bit seeming thin - seeing <I>Chuck</I>'s take on the kind of Byzantine scams we've seen in <I>Hustle</I> or the <I>Ocean's</I> films would have been interesting, if perhaps a bit daunting to pull off in 40 minutes.<BR/><BR/>Even though I've made my peace with the abyssal plot holes of this show, I still catch myself wishing the writers would put just a little more effort towards believability sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I think they're doing pretty much what they want to be doing, but I sometimes fantasise about the show <I>Chuck</I> would be if the spy elements were a little bit less <I>Austin Powers</I>, and a tiny bit more <I>Queen & Country</I>. I'm not campaigning for realism, mind, just a smidgen more plausibility and logic.Karl Rubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046303307901837031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-92094921968446394352008-12-09T22:20:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:20:00.000-05:00California does not necessarily have to issue two ...California does not necessarily have to issue two plates. They can chose to issue one. And if they do issue one, the plate goes on the rear of the vehicle. Thus, California may have issued only one plate to Morgan, so he could have had a custom job done for the front. Never mind that this show took place too quickly for Morgan to even get a state-issued plate (or two) in time. Also, the rear plate was never shown, so even if Morgan got two plates, he could have swapped his own for the front, anyway. Like he would bother following the letter of the law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-57990890838554847092008-12-09T22:02:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:02:00.000-05:00I had such a huge crush on Gary Cole in "Midnight ...I had such a huge crush on Gary Cole in "Midnight Caller" in my early high school years. I agree that he's pretty perfect in just about anything. <BR/><BR/>My favorite Casey moments of this ep were when he had a whole conversation grunting! Ah, silly Cop Face!<BR/><BR/>And didn't Nicole Richie and her nerdy hubby stumble in to the yogurt place during "Chuck vs. the Cougars" ? I thought that was how they reconnected with Sarah before the reunion, and that mean girl Nicole made her wait on them.Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024186205791001584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-29127189545036257792008-12-09T21:58:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:58:00.000-05:00Nobody mentioned this yet: Anna is back! Finally! ...<I>Nobody mentioned this yet: Anna is back! Finally! Where has she been?</I><BR/><BR/>NSA school, I hope...<BR/><BR/>The unleash-the-Casey kind, not the real-life translating cell phone conversations kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27399182912757922782008-12-09T20:02:00.000-05:002008-12-09T20:02:00.000-05:00Nobody mentioned this yet: Anna is back! Finally! ...Nobody mentioned this yet: Anna is back! Finally! Where has she been?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832035693872912383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-22650418558446103392008-12-09T19:21:00.000-05:002008-12-09T19:21:00.000-05:00whoops wrong thread.whoops wrong thread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-4198642249254466852008-12-09T19:20:00.000-05:002008-12-09T19:20:00.000-05:00Silverman was on Charlie Rose recently and the int...Silverman was on Charlie Rose recently and the interview was simply sad. Sad because Charlie clearly still saw Silverman as the next big thing. Although NBC apparently still seems that way as well. Sad when Charlie mentioned that Silverman's mentor(name escapes me now, but former NBC programmer) had said that his greatest achievement was bringing quality shows back to television. Silverman stared at him like he had just been punched in the gut because he just spent the interview arguing that the future was all about branding. That it didn't matter what the product was as long as it was labeled "Today" or "Law and Order." And that the future of scripted television was complete product integration to the point that the original premise of the show is to simply sell a specific product. And Leno is a perfect move for those two beliefs. And Leno flows perfectly from those arguments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-66382512052478035062008-12-09T18:54:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:54:00.000-05:00Just a terrific episode. I, too, want to salute Y...Just a terrific episode. I, too, want to salute YS's talents in the role of Sarah, and how successfully the show blends the serious with the silly and the action-packed. The scene with Sarah and Chuck in the hotel room, when he is making it clear to her that she shouldn't take her father's actions to heart, was just marvellous. For most of it, YS had nothing more to do than react, but she conveyed so much.<BR/><BR/>A great, great episode.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288100796201737845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-30961979566473106822008-12-09T16:37:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:37:00.000-05:00I thought Yello's "Oh Yeah" was used to overlay th...<I>I thought Yello's "Oh Yeah" was used to overlay the parking attendant's taking off with Cameron's dad's Ferrari, not Ferris himself admiring it.</I><BR/><BR/>No, they drive off to part of the "Star Wars" score.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54446120237705761662008-12-09T16:30:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:30:00.000-05:00... the use of Yello's "Oh Yeah" (famous from ... ...<I>... the use of Yello's "Oh Yeah" (famous from ... the scene where Ferris Bueller admires Cameron's dad's Ferrari ....</I><BR/><BR/>I thought Yello's "Oh Yeah" was used to overlay the parking attendant's taking off with Cameron's dad's Ferrari, not Ferris himself admiring it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35998246641215118032008-12-09T15:42:00.000-05:002008-12-09T15:42:00.000-05:00Back in fine form this week after last week's medi...Back in fine form this week after last week's mediocre outing.<BR/><BR/> I was so happy to see the creative think on his feet Chuck return, with the whole Lichtenstein gag. Hilarious. Sure, the con was whisper thin, the Sheik was a dope, and yet, I had a smile on my face nearly the entire hour. Loved Gary Cole and thought Yvonne was outstanding. <BR/><BR/>Cop Face and Schnook was funny. Thinkin' Casey enjoys playing with handcuffs a little too much.<BR/><BR/>I recall the OO with a customer or two in the episode where Bryce returned and he and Sarah are talking about keeping it professional on the mission. But yeah, that whole set-up is kinda iffy. Much like the fact that nobody has ever addressed the death of Director Graham and Sarah now apparently reports to the NSA. Not to mention the fact that an agent as savvy as Sarah Walker thinks Chuck could really "walk away" after this intersect is gone from his brain.<BR/><BR/>But it helps not to overthink a show as enjoyable as this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25824623096196332462008-12-09T15:33:00.000-05:002008-12-09T15:33:00.000-05:00It was interesting that "Jack Burton" showed up in...It was interesting that "Jack Burton" showed up in the same episode as a DeLorean. Beta 3 Comics produces a comic book, Sniper and Rook, in which the title character -- named Jack Barton -- drives a DeLorean.<BR/><BR/>Coincidence or Homage? You make the call . . .;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-58895317806461836592008-12-09T14:30:00.000-05:002008-12-09T14:30:00.000-05:00Back to the name game... Knowing that we've alrea...Back to the name game... <BR/><BR/>Knowing that we've already hit the NHL, the MLB and the NFL, I'm guessing the next name is going to be from the NBA. To narrow it down some more, let's also assume that they had to have had their name known in the 1980's in some fashion, as that's always been <I>Chuck</I>'s sweet spot. <BR/><BR/>That suggests names like Kiki Vandeweghe, (NJ HS legend) Kelly Tripucka, Caldwell Jones, Jo Jo White, Artis Gilmore, Clark Kellogg, Fennis Dembo... just to name a few. I'd throw in names like Mookie Blaylock or Lloyd B. Free, but those would be toooooo distracting.<BR/><BR/>Baseball player names have always ruled the roost, though, and in the 1980's there were plenty... Kent Tekulve, Sparky Lyle, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Danny Tartabull, Richie Zisk are just a few of my faves.Shawn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703481653646144923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-42550870610635244262008-12-09T14:27:00.000-05:002008-12-09T14:27:00.000-05:00If stories became too serious it would just lack s...<I>If stories became too serious it would just lack some of the fun, don't you think?</I><BR/><BR/>It's not about being too serious, Michael. It's -- and I say this as someone who also doesn't really mind the plot holes -- that there needs to be a good deal of plot logic for the show to work, even within the mostly comic universe that it's created. <BR/><BR/>Last year, when the show was still finding itself, the plot holes stood out a lot more. Because the show's been so consistently funny this season, they're not really a problem. But it's still amusing to me to bring them up at the same time I'm brushing them off as irrelevant, you know? <BR/><BR/>In this particular case, I think the fact that this isn't a heist show by nature hamstrung it somewhat, in the same way that, say, "ER" often stumbled when its characters get involved in police stories. For "Chuck," this was a pretty good caper. By the standards of an actual caper show, it was thin. They didn't have to work very hard to get the sheikh to give up his account numbers, twice.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-57416066670093558852008-12-09T14:19:00.000-05:002008-12-09T14:19:00.000-05:00The "plot hole" doesn't bother me so much most of ...The "plot hole" doesn't bother me so much most of the time, Alan. I find it's a good reminder that I'm not watching a James Bond or Jason Bourne story, and that the writers need to maintain the comic balance (and numerous pop culture references). If stories became too serious it would just lack some of the fun, don't you think?Michael 8-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15049087833229285322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-72065526124044348482008-12-09T14:03:00.000-05:002008-12-09T14:03:00.000-05:00Did anyone else keep mis-hearing "cop-face" as "[s...Did anyone else keep mis-hearing "cop-face" as "[slang for male-genitalia that might not be appropriate on a family blog]-face?"<BR/><BR/>I assumed that when Jack gave Casey the cigar, he was stealing Casey's wallet or ID. I was a bit surprised to learn he was only stealing the cigar back. What was the point of that?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301942636919080609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-64527483601520531632008-12-09T11:37:00.000-05:002008-12-09T11:37:00.000-05:00my nitpick: DEMORGAN has eight letters. Regulation...<I>my nitpick: DEMORGAN has eight letters. Regulation CA license plates only have room for 7.</I><BR/><BR/>An homage to the eight letters in OUTATIME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-21755817264173427982008-12-09T10:39:00.000-05:002008-12-09T10:39:00.000-05:00The velcro wallet was the highlight of the episode...The velcro wallet was the highlight of the episode for me. But I will second (or third, or fourth, or fifth) Yvonne's continued greatness in the role. She hits every note just perfectly. It was just heartbreaking at the end when she said her dad wouldn't be back for a long while.Steve Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433315770570085004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63427272222046683002008-12-09T09:53:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:53:00.000-05:00my nitpick: DEMORGAN has eight letters. Regulation...my nitpick: DEMORGAN has eight letters. Regulation CA license plates only have room for 7.<BR/><BR/>overall a great episode, though. :) I, too, have much love for the velcro wallet.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324828987699178581noreply@blogger.com