วันศุกร์ที่ 20 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2555

Recaps for Chuck tonight- "Second away from the last time"

Eighty first episode of Chuck is about to start in some... eleven hours according to my timezone. For me personally, knowing this will be second to the final time I will be publishing Chuck's recap. I feel your pain as much as it is my pain too! So this week's review will mark the first of the "countdown week" before the finale arrives next week... so let's try talk shop, shall we? 

Last episode was quite a blast for me (even I was twenty hours late before I get the chance to watch the episode), it was promising & I realise how truthful Fedak & Schwartz are when they said; "this seasons is bringing it to the beginning". With Chuck earlier assume the duty of handler, the producer has introduce us t another aspect of Morgan's life, and Chuck's acceptance of being a leader of the Carmichael Industries & evolving into a finest of his kin. However, it must also be reminded how this season has transform one character from his lowest to highest once again. As you know, you're probably common with the "Frosted Tips brain melting phase" for our friend none other than Morgan Grimes... and since we already have Sarah's episode, Casey's episode... the episode proves to be a good set up point as Morgan confronts his past from "Frosted Tips affair" (as I would like to put it that way now, haha). The episode was another best yet... I honestly thought the episode is the best so far of this season! Bringing out Bo Derek and emphasizes her as a starting point as the team uncover their final nemesis: a certain guy who wants an Intersect for his own good; "Nicholas Quinn". So... are you ready for Team Bartowski for their not-so-much-one-last mission tonight?

Take a look with one of the best moments yet for this redemption & final confrontation of our best spy team!






And personally, this is my favorite moment for Chuck & Sarah... strongest performance of Zac & Yvonne since the wedding scene in "Chuck versus The Cliffhanger"!


And before proceeding to what to look forward tonight... I wanna summed up what had happen with Chuck community as Chuck producers deliver their emotional message thank you the fans for the five years... Take a look (courtesy for the scanned by @chucksarahmovie):

THEY SAY EVERY END IS A NEW BEGINNING. In the spring of 2007, I was on set for the last day of shooting The O.C. when I got the call. I need to immediately watch an audition for the lead of my new pilot Chuck. The actor who had just read? Zachary Levi.
And so began the most quixotic, satisfying, and, at times, surreal journey of my career. In the fall of 2007, I was lucky enough to have not only Chuck premiere but also another series I had co-created, Gossip Girl. What were the chances given that there are seven days in a week, that both shows would air against each other? They did, and my parents upgraded to a dual DVR.
As momentum for Chuck’s first season started to build, the writer’s strike hit. We didn’t know if we’d be back. We anxiously waited almost a year to return. As season 2 came to an end, we learned that NBC was going to air The Jay Leno Show five nights a week in prime time, eliminating five hours of time slots. Once again our future was in jeopardy. We may not have been a breakout hit, but we had a passionate fan base, and when NBC released its preliminary fall schedule in 2009 and Chuck wasn’t on it, those fans mobilized.
This wasn’t just a letter writing campaign but something that involved a new weapon in a fan’s crusade to save a show: mayonnaise. We had done some not so subtle product integrations promoting Subway sandwiches (which are delicious!). So our fans hit Subway shops around the world, ordering tens of thousands of foot-long turkeys. This garnered attention on a national level. NBC took note. With a mixture of pride and awe I can tell you: Chuck was saved by sandwiches. And by the the greatest, most passionate fans in the universe.
What kept Chuck from being a runaway hit was the same thing that made those who loved it so committed: a mash-up of genres–from spy to sci-fi to romantic comedy–with a heart devoted to its characters and a soul steeped in 1980s summer-movie geek culture. Well, ’80s everything.
Co-creator Chris Fedak and I used to marvel if the 13-year-old versions of us could see the show we were making, we’d lose our minds. It was our adolescent love of Quantum Leap that led us to pursue Scott Bakula for the role of Chuck’s dad. Knowing our precarious ratings situation, Scott advised: “Keep your head down, keep making the show. Next thing you know, it’s five years later. That’s how we did it on Quantum Leap.”
Casting actors we grew up loving didn’t end there. We were unabashed in our geekdom. Doc Brown’s Christopher Lloyd playing a member of the medical profession so Chuck could call the Back to the Future star “Doc”? Check. A huge influence on Chuck was Fletch, so it was an honor to have Chevy Chase play one of our best bad guys.  Of course, there would be no Chuck without James Bond. The first Bond movie I was old enough to see in theaters? The Living Daylights. So imagine the pulse-pounding excitement we felt when Timothy Dalton signed on for a season. And who else could have played Chuck’s mom than the female icon of summer movies of yore, The Terminator’s Linda Hamilton? The list goes on, and we knew our fans would be as excited about all this as we were.
Now thanks to NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt, we get to say a proper farewell to those fans with our Jan. 27 series finale. And with every end comes a new beginning. On the last day of shooting Chuck, my daughter was born. That gives you persecutive. My hope is one day some kid who grew up watching our show will have a show of their own, and that kid will hire one of our talented actors to appear. Then that actor can advice that kid, “Keep your head down, keep making the show. Next thing you know, it’s five years later. That’s how we did on Chuck.”
And that was Josh Schwartz, on his lookback for the past five seasons of Chuck! Which reminds us how lucky we are to stand together, and doing something great... who could have thought sandwich will play much impact on deciding the fate of this nerd-friendly-show, or was it a peaceful protest against Nielsen system, or was it maximizing the effect of Twitter to the point we spread our voice to the world, and invite them to join this community? No, I did not anticipate of this either... so, what I'm asking you tonight is: sitback... and enjoy the ride tonight. Show them Chucksters are not some types of fans who comes & go, we're here to stay... and spread the nerdolution!

So... what's on the screen tonight?... Things are pressure in, and our Sarah Walker happened to possesed the Intersect... Which might I horribly add, happens to be the same Intersect which puts Morgan into a technical life-ruining-phase! And it's up to Chuck and the team to save & sort this mess... not to give a kick in the arse to our good 'ol Nicholas Quinn! So let's take a look with the synopsis and some spoiling secrets... not to mention a sneak peek to prepare you for what could have happen tonight!?!

A MISSION ABOARD A JAPANESE BULLET TRAIN SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL, PUTTING THOSE CLOSEST TO CARMICHAEL INDUSTRIES IN DANGER – ANGUS MACFADYEN GUEST STARS — When a mission in Japan becomes a hostage situation, Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) and Chuck (Zachary Levi) must face the merciless Nicholas Quinn (guest star Angus Macfadyen, “Braveheart”) aboard a speeding Japanese bullet train. Meanwhile, the mission leaves Casey with an impossible decision. Joshua Gomez, Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin, Scott Krinsky, Vik Sahay and Mark Christopher Lawrence.
And to whet a bit appetite, let's see what TV Line teases us here!

“We were all feeling a great big bag of emotions heading into this season, knowing it would be our last, and it’s only gotten worse – there’s real mourning oging on here,” says star Zachary Levi in between takes of a blazing gun battle on the backlot at Universal Studios. His character, computer geek-turned-spy Chuck Bartowski, and wife Sarah have racked the show’s final big baddie, Nicholas Quinn, to the local Weinerlicious in Berlin. 
It doesn’t help that the finale itself is packed with trauma and heartache. “It involves the very breakdown of the Chuck and Sarah relationship,” reveals Strahovski. “It’s just awful because they’ve become such a fun, loving, ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’-type couple. The last episode very much asks: Will they or won’t they make it?”
Surely the writers wont’ tick off the fans by ending things with a Bartowski bust-up..uh, would they? “It’s not our intent to have the audience coming after us with pitchforks and torches,” says executive producer Chris Fedak. “But we wanted a finale that was perilous and scary, and not just in a spy-mission sort of way. Everything Chuck has achieved in the last five seasons will be in jeopardy. There is much more to worry about in the last two episodes than whether or not everyone makes it out alive.”
And Ausiello brings you some hot scoop for Chuck tonight... I'm sorry for posting a bit late by seventy two hours... :P

Question: There will be a huge hole in my life after Chuck ends on January 27. Any last bit of final season spoilers out there? —Chuck
Ausiello: Zachary Levi breaks down the two-hour swan song thusly: “The first hour is super-intense drama and action and some tears are shed. And the second half also has some drama, but there’s a lot of comedy, too.”

And some good photos for tonight's Chuck... get ready for guns... and bullets... and then more twists!



And finally... actions always speak louder than words: the sneak peek for tonight's Chuck! *excite mode*



Which brought us to the end of the recap tonight... reviews of tonight's episode coming out tomorrow, and no; not only that! But I will be publishing special entry for Chuck countdown for the next seven days! *choking up* So try to enjoy... despite the end closing in, and cherish all the good moments! And remember:

"Dog Days Are Over!!!"

And final words before we parted out, the video summing up Chuck stars discussing about the finale, brought to you by chucktv.net! 



And Adam Baldwin talks the nerd fandom of Chuck & Firefly! Have fun for Chuck tonight guys!

Before “Firefly,” Baldwin was not as familiar to sci-fi/fantasy genre fans, though he had done a few episodes of “The X-Files.” But once the buzz built around Whedon’s sci-fi Western and he hit the convention scene, Baldwin was an instant hit.
“At first it was very surprising. People said, ‘oh, geeks, they’re so weird,’ and this and that. All these preconceived notions and judging people by their exteriors as opposed to the content of their character. I like to focus on that, and always give people time to say their piece,” he said.
“I love hearing people’s stories. I ran into a guy who, for all outward appearances, was just a nerd at a convention, but it turns out he works on geothermal imaging on offshore drilling platforms, and he told me all about a fire he was in and how dangerous the rigs are and the risk/reward factors. I love meeting people like that. Once they get past that initial ‘oh, my God, I’m meeting Jayne Cobb,’ I say, ‘it’s OK. Who are you? Where are you from? Tell me a story.’ It’s been a very loving and welcoming community for all of us. And I was very glad to be there from ‘Firefly’ all the way through ‘Chuck.’ It’s been a great experience for me.”
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