Showing posts with label Olivia Munn. Show all posts
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Chuck Versus The Anniversary

Chuck Versus The Anniversary
 
We last left Chuck receiving one final message from his dad. One that leads him to discover there is much more to his family’s past then he could have imagined, and more importantly his mother (Linda Hamilton) is still out there and is also in the spy game. He finds himself going back on a promise he gave to his sister, and begins the search for her.

Chuck must keep his search a secret, but still needing help he recruits his best friend Morgan to aid him in his personal mission. Chuck and Sarah now together, officially, Sarah and Casey leave on a mission without Chuck, as he and Morgan prepare for there own mission. Their first attempt brings them around the world in a montage that leaves to a dead end.

After a handful of interviews end suspiciously and suddenly the bus ride leads Chuck and Morgan back to the new Buy More where chuck runs into Greta (Olivia Munn) and General Beckman who runs the store that is also the new CIA/NSA substation. Beckman goes back on her promise to let Chuck out of the CIA.

Sarah and Casey’s mission leads them to Marco (Dolph Lundgren) and it is clear that Casey misses Chuck on their missions. Marco works for a Russian arms dealer Volkoff Industries. Chuck and Morgan’s mission bring them to the same location as Sarah and Casey, where they need to be saved. To escape, Chuck must use the EMP which destroys the computer that may have had information about his mother. No longer able to keep his secret from Casey and Sarah, they both agree to help Chuck on his quest, officially making Chuck a spy again. He must know tell Ellie, but she thinks the Buy More was the only job he could get, she tells him she’s pregnant, and he isn’t able to tell her the truth.

One thing that bothered me right in the beginning that some shows and movies do, after Morgan agrees to help him he starts spouting out taglines, and Chuck stops him by saying “this is not some opening of a TV show, this is real life.” The show starts out a little bumpy, dialog seems a little rough, and things have gotten a little sensational. It is also clear that the special guests are will be using their famous catch phrases, Dolph Lundgren says to Casey, “I must break you”, its alright, I still enjoyed it.

As always, this episode was very entertaining, many funny parts, but as per usual a very good story. The show most times finds a perfect blend of action, comedy, romance, and suspense.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Chuck Season 4 Preview, Lots of guest stars!

It looks like the team at Chuck is going all out this season, which many believe will be its last, so why not.  The list for special guests is long with many confirmed as well as some more rumored. 

Lined up for this season that has already been announced are:  Linda Hamilton (Terminator) is introduced as Chuck’s long lost mom, in the season premiere.  Olivia Munn (G4) will play a CIA Officer code-named “Greta”, a role that is said to change throughout the season, allowing more opportunities for new guest stars.  Also Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm St.) will make an appearance on the Halloween episode as a villainous scientist. 


Other guest stars said to show up are Dolph Lungren (The Expendables) and Harry Dean Stanton (Alien) with unknown roles, Eric Roberts (The Expendables), Batista (WWE), and Joel David Moore (Avatar) as rogue agents.  Another big guest star for spy fans is Timothy Dalton (James Bond) as an unknown person that has to deal with Chuck’s mother. 
Aside from all the guest stars, as the season starts, Chuck will have to deal with having to keep being a spy a secret from his sister once again, but this time because he promised to quit at the end of last season.  Ellie is also said to have a bigger role, as the Bartowski family history begins to unveil its secrets throughout Chuck’s search for his mother and for answers.  The search for his mother will be the main theme for this season that is schedule for 13 episodes starting Monday September 20th.  We will also learn more about John Casey’s past with the discovery of his daughter Alex in the final six episodes of season three. 
As is all the Chuck fans I am very excited about the upcoming season, and will be sad if this is in fact the last season.  Four seasons is a pretty good run, and is probably two more seasons than it probably deserved as far as the numbers were concerned.
Here is a nice interview from TVGuide.com with executive producers Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak.

Below is a sneak peak for the upcoming season: