tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post2619693456842733672..comments2024-03-19T05:50:19.572-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Chuck, "Chuck vs. the Honeymooners": Sarah smileAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11266846726980469292010-05-02T09:36:50.913-04:002010-05-02T09:36:50.913-04:00I was so tickled by the "Mr. and Mrs. Charles...I was so tickled by the "Mr. and Mrs. Charles" nod to the Thin Man movies. Nick and Nora Charles are the most delightful married couple in the history of film.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11321038487752088006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75025752630251254982010-05-01T13:42:24.797-04:002010-05-01T13:42:24.797-04:00Guys, I have a question. Do you know title of the ...<i>Guys, I have a question. Do you know title of the song that is played during the brawl in cafe? It was used already a few times in the series.<br /><br />Teddybears / Mad Cobra - Cobrastyle<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWUK3nQPji0</i><br /><br />No, it is not - check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsoupW_Z2bI<br />But anyway, thanks for your try. Guess this is from the score.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115479983224004141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40943591042433424582010-04-29T19:15:32.056-04:002010-04-29T19:15:32.056-04:00Several people have said they could have done with...Several people have said they could have done without the first 13 episodes of season 3. You might want to back up a bit and start with episode 9 Chuck vs The Beard. While Sarah doesn't really start to smile until the end of episode 12, Chuck's return from Spy Hell really starts here with Morgan finding out about Chuck's secret. From 3-1 til then He only smiled with Hannah, and that didn't last long. The series took a definate upturn then. Granted the ratings didn't respond until we knew Shaw was going to get the gruesome death he deserved. Since the end of Chuck vs The Americam Hero and Casey told Sarah that Chuck didn't shoot the mole, there was a definate upturn in Sarah's mood as well as the ratings. Now that shippers and hardcores alike realize we are not going to get the "Sarah Smiles" era pulled out from under us, I think the ratings are going to steadily climb. If anyone dvr'd this episode and watched the final scene where Sarah melts into Chuck's arms in bed, Chuck's brushes her hair aside, and their loving look and kiss as Nina Simone plays in the backround will never be able to resist watching live next week. That had to be the very sexiest and most passionate moment in the entire series. I certainly hope the writers have learned a lesson and will never, and I mean NEVER, bring anyone romanticly between the Walkertowsi's. This name dies when they become family Bartowski. Maybe even a little Chucky or Sarah-Sam Lisa would bring some interesting twists to the show.rex0136https://www.blogger.com/profile/14961540496569512100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40796749541190923322010-04-29T15:33:10.195-04:002010-04-29T15:33:10.195-04:00Guys, I have a question. Do you know title of the ...<i>Guys, I have a question. Do you know title of the song that is played during the brawl in cafe? It was used already a few times in the series.</i><br /><br />Teddybears / Mad Cobra - Cobrastyle<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWUK3nQPji0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-57623106327527516352010-04-28T17:33:59.936-04:002010-04-28T17:33:59.936-04:00how about the *wink wink, nudge nudge* to Monty Py...how about the *wink wink, nudge nudge* to Monty Python, when Morgan didn't recognize Casey's hints about Chuck and Sarah having sex. when Casey finally said "intercourse", Morgan used the classic "Say no more"<br /><br />or is that too much of a stretch?leorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498938749074364613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-30418890641248567722010-04-28T16:13:28.152-04:002010-04-28T16:13:28.152-04:00you can see bracelet in the scene with Chuck and E...you can see bracelet in the scene with Chuck and Ellie, when Chuck says that she won't be leaving him alone...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-89397048095226358992010-04-28T15:09:15.863-04:002010-04-28T15:09:15.863-04:00Hey Alan--Another congrats (maybe? :-) is in orde...Hey Alan--Another congrats (maybe? :-) is in order...<br /><br />This blog posting just hit Fark (Entertainment tab).<br /><br />So you might be picking up some readership as you make your move (although hopefully being farked won't overrun your servers).Crazy like a Foxhttp://www.martindale.com/Susan-C-Fox/26180176-lawyer.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-29370503772638406802010-04-28T14:12:58.237-04:002010-04-28T14:12:58.237-04:00Don't think this has been mentioned yet. A muc...<i>Don't think this has been mentioned yet. A much more observant person than myself (on the twop boards), pointed out that Sarah is now wearing the charm bracelet Chuck gave her.</i><br /><br />really??!! i missed it! i guess i'll have to rewatch yet again. it's a rough life, i know :P<br /><br />everyone has already said what i think about the epi. bottom line: it's good to have "our chuck" back.<br /><br />sooo hoping the rest of 3.1 is as good as this epi, that the ratings rise to reflect the show's returned glory, and that nbc renews this "little engine that could"!ChuckNutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26067057860609909512010-04-28T13:41:34.584-04:002010-04-28T13:41:34.584-04:00It's really interesting to me to be reading ma...It's really interesting to me to be reading many comments comparing this season to 1 and 2. Personally I am finding myself hesitating to go back and re-watch 1 and 2 at the moment, what with all the changes in character and situation - maybe I should say evolutions rather than changes. And add to that the different look of the show in a production sense (this maybe just a feeling or sense since I haven't studied it - but it seems to me that especially season 1 boasted a lot more location work) and Chuckthecharacter's new look, and pound for pound it is a profoundly different show. I am guessing this is what Schwartz and Fedak are talking about when they bring up game changing; and especially at the end of The Other Guy and The Honeymooners I am reminded of something Fedak said at WonderCon 2010, which is that he is always more interested in prologue than epilogue, and it could be argued that what we have had up til now is prologue, and that now we have the the spy team we have been looking for, the real story/fun can begin. Similarly, ZL said once in an interview that what he had hoped for from day one was that this journey is the birth of a new superhero... update that to superhero couple and we might be on the lookout for a title change to "Chuck & Sarah".<br /><br />The show has been peppered with a lot of playfulness regarding rings, Monday being no exception, and what with the title and the number of season 3 eps we have left to us, I wonder whether this will continue with the honeymoon period drawing to a close and business as usual being restored with a firm spy "marriage", and even the further establishment of the immediate spy "family" with Casey, Morgan, Awesome, etc. <br /><br />Morgan had me from "Ponch", so I am LOVING seeing him become a valuable fake-caller. He nailed Shaw's lame fake fighting, and the lame Interpol Lake Como agents with his pedantry. I hope he has to go undercover as a Canadian and say "aboot" more.Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062009770759021694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-89594189748775193412010-04-28T12:20:11.225-04:002010-04-28T12:20:11.225-04:00This was by far one of the best episodes of season...This was by far one of the best episodes of season 3 I've had the pleasure of watching! 5*<br /><br />Just like everyone else, I've been hanging by a thread just waiting for the Chuck/Sarah relationship to come full circle, and now that it has, it can only get better from here!<br /><br />Keep it up CF and JS, we're behind you all the way!The Myth Of Madnessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-32097034645072786802010-04-28T10:34:58.363-04:002010-04-28T10:34:58.363-04:00This was a great episode...but the whole season ha...This was a great episode...but the whole season has been great. <br /><br />you want nothing by romance, buy a romance novel.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849852478235600602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-29139367853572445352010-04-28T08:01:36.016-04:002010-04-28T08:01:36.016-04:00At this point, Ellie's the only person close t...At this point, Ellie's the only person close to Chuck who's not in on his spy life... and she's going to be seriously hurt when she realizes that. She has to be clued in by the end of the season, right? Is keeping her in the dark really protecting her at this stage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50262085364198733072010-04-28T03:42:08.074-04:002010-04-28T03:42:08.074-04:00Hokay, I admit it. I'm a Chuck/Sarah shipper....Hokay, I admit it. I'm a Chuck/Sarah shipper. And I was one of those much rejoicing when the will they/won't they came to it's blessed end. So, no surprise that I loved the h-e-double hockey sticks outta this episode. While the whole Shaw thing kinda, let's face it, sucked, I'm not willing to write the whole 13 episodes off if only because it seemed to take those episodes for Chuck to realise that there is one, and only one, most important thing in his life, and it is the ever-sexy Sarah Walker. So, yeah, best episode since the Season 2 finale (come on, how can you top "Guys - I know kung fu?) and hopefully enough of a fan favorite that NBC will realize that there are far more fitting things to cancel than Chuck.<br /><br />Much as it pains me to say it, at this point I would rather they throw in the towel on Heroes than cancel Chuck.welatshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189123359982390617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-32515486838894215392010-04-27T23:23:40.566-04:002010-04-27T23:23:40.566-04:00ditto mo ryan....the lady vanishes is my all time ...ditto mo ryan....the lady vanishes is my all time favorite train movie,<br />with runaway train a close second, although the flavor is a bit different in the latter. runaway train is INTENSE.mkrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708112890602091765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-84580058530790612932010-04-27T23:06:39.301-04:002010-04-27T23:06:39.301-04:00Don't think this has been mentioned yet. A muc...Don't think this has been mentioned yet. A much more observant person than myself (on the twop boards), pointed out that Sarah is now wearing the charm bracelet Chuck gave her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-43137116400106124532010-04-27T20:57:45.798-04:002010-04-27T20:57:45.798-04:00Downer said...
The ratings are going to be low. Re...<i>Downer said...<br />The ratings are going to be low. Real low.</i><br /><br />Actually, the ratings were the highest they've been in the last 5 episodes, with 6 million viewers (online & PVR viewings not included, of course)<br /><br />Season 4 will most likely be a go.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398650127814960499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-74439528031780577812010-04-27T20:45:45.534-04:002010-04-27T20:45:45.534-04:00So many things to get depressed over really.
I...So many things to get depressed over really.<br /><br />I've never had a favorite band - does that mean me a sad person? According to a lot of posters here, apparently so.Stellar Drifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09645505961636411336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-52838674996177965592010-04-27T18:54:29.325-04:002010-04-27T18:54:29.325-04:00To quote the little kid at the end of the Incredib...To quote the little kid at the end of the Incredibles: That. was. AWESOME!!! I had the biggest, stupidest grin plastered to my face for the entire episode. Some of the happiest 43 minutes I've ever spent watching television.der Hundepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615873320064637810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-29025495759200102242010-04-27T17:28:55.497-04:002010-04-27T17:28:55.497-04:00Now if only they are going to release the 6 episod...Now if only they are going to release the 6 episodes in a seperate box set I don't have to buy the first 13 - which I'm frankly not sure I'd want to support!Stellar Drifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09645505961636411336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-79933380686430350692010-04-27T17:21:15.695-04:002010-04-27T17:21:15.695-04:00I totally agree with most of the previous posts th...I totally agree with most of the previous posts that this was the expected episode to start this season. And i can say that after i reviewed all episodes during this time off. All the relationship between Shaw and Sarah was forced and not believable and made a lot of damage to the serial's ratings and to our feelings. <br />But now, starting with the previous episode, I see that everything is going to give me the same wonderful feelings and joy like the end of the season 2 and this is what I am expecting from Chuck and my Sarah...Catalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12599209384742335886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-79432519647682276892010-04-27T17:10:25.955-04:002010-04-27T17:10:25.955-04:00I hope NBC shows a little faith in the show, given...I hope NBC shows a little faith in the show, given the flavor of Chuck -vs- the Honeymooners I really believe the show can pull a steady 3.0 if they keep to this same tone in season 4. This was wonderful we have all wanted to see Chuck and Sarah together since the start of the season. When the season started and Chuck left Sarah standing on the train platform in Prague, I trully thought that this would resolve in a couple of weeks. The fact that it took all of season 3.0, when everyone was waiting what happened in episode 3.14 is a black eye for Schwartz and Fedak. They created a trully wonderful show, one of the best most fun and enjoyable I have ever seen, then turned it into something that was not fun, and not enjoyable. <br /><br />We are now begging for people to come back we are begging for people to watch so we can get another 13-20 episodes of this great show. I believe we would not have been in this boat if we had had a majority of this season with the chemistry and story we saw in 3.14.<br /><br />Again, I hope NBC realizes they have a diamond with Chuck and with just some proper publicity and a little polishing it would be a show that was never on the bubble and would run until the producers and stars decided it was done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-58481926627851067532010-04-27T17:09:03.279-04:002010-04-27T17:09:03.279-04:00Scott:
1) Well, it's the official opinion as ...Scott:<br /><br />1) Well, it's the official opinion as their boss that inter office (so to speak) romance makes her job harder. But on the other hand, she's not completely blind, having watched surveillance of them for 3 years she's gotta be as sick of it as we were.<br /><br />2) Sarah's maintained from the very start that her flaw was that she's not funny. Which she explicitly states in the very first episode. So yeah, definitely intentional, though we've seen glimpses of Yvonne Strahovski having some damn fine comic timing previously like when Lester goes after her in season one or "I appreciated the tank" three weeks ago.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878228995860910818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11092820199300783192010-04-27T16:58:52.246-04:002010-04-27T16:58:52.246-04:00A few notes:
1. For me, the false note of the epi...A few notes:<br /><br />1. For me, the false note of the episode award goes to Beckman's closing remarks. I don't mind the conclusion itself - relationships are dangerous, but a sad, fluky Chuck is even worse - but the two juxtaposed sentences of her scolding them then coyly rooting for them just seemed inauthentic.<br /><br />2. It was nice to see YS get to do some comedy, and you gotta love the timing of it after you podcast mention of the character just not getting the chance to be funny. Or was that deliberate?<br /><br />3. Most eclectic and one of the most noticeable episodic soundtracks for Chuck, and easily the best. And that's not even counting Jeff rocking out looking like Peter Yarrow.scotthttp://www.scottrosenberglaw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-52454447839987825562010-04-27T16:32:50.062-04:002010-04-27T16:32:50.062-04:00"particularly since it was Chuck and Sarah..."particularly since it was Chuck and Sarah's foolhardy actions that led to those two deaths"<br /><br />Hey, don't forget the probably *saved* the two lives on the train.<br />If Chuck and Sarah had stayed out of it, it would have been the two interpol people on the train who were killed instead by the evil doers. <br />It is not S/Cs fault - you can't be held responsible for something several reactions removed.<br /><br />Apart from that it was good. More in that vein - and stop splitting them up.<br /><br />Also, love the little piles of snow *g*Stellar Drifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09645505961636411336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75482586399699379022010-04-27T15:38:53.324-04:002010-04-27T15:38:53.324-04:00I loved how on the train Morgan actaully did "...I loved how on the train Morgan actaully did "the Morgan" causing the guy to fall off the train. The move never fails!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com