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'''CSBC Corporation, Taiwan''' (台灣國際造船, literally "Taiwan International Shipbuilding"), CSBC for short, formerly known as '''China Shipbuilding Corporation''' (中國造船) is a [[state-owned enterprise]] of the [[Republic of China]]. With its headquarters in [[Kaohsiung]] and [[shipyards]] in [[Kaohsiung]] and [[Keelung]], it produces ships for [[civilian]] and miliary use.
| show_name = Chuck
| image = [[Image:ChuckTV.jpg|200px]]
| caption = ''Chuck'' logo
| format =
| picture_format = jpg
| runtime = 42 minutes (without commercials)
| creator = [[Josh Schwartz]]<br />[[Chris Fedak]]
| starring = [[Zachary Levi]]<br />[[Yvonne Strahovski]]<br />[[Joshua Gomez]]<br />[[Ryan McPartlin]]<br />[[Mark Christopher Lawrence]]<br/ >[[Julia Ling]]<br/ >[[Vik Sahay]]<br> [[Scott Krinsky]]<br/ > with [[Sarah Lancaster]]<br /> and [[Adam Baldwin]]
| executive_producer = [[Josh Schwartz]]<br />[[Joseph McGinty Nichol]]
| opentheme = [[Cake (band)|Cake]]: "[[Short Skirt/Long Jacket]]"
| country = {{USA}}
| network = [[NBC]]
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]]), <br /> [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| first_aired = [[September 24]], [[2007]]
| last_aired = present
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 15 <!-- As of October 6, 2008 -->
| list_episodes = List of Chuck episodes
| website = http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/
| related =
| imdb_id = 0934814
| tv_com_id = 68724
}}
'''''Chuck''''' is an Emmy Award winning<ref>[http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2008/CTA08winners_pressrel.pdf "Creative Arts Emmy Press Release"]</ref> action-comedy television program from the [[United States|United States]] created by [[Josh Schwartz]] and [[Chris Fedak]]. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working in the [[CIA]]; the message embeds the only remaining copy of the world's greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain.<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/about/index.shtml "About ''Chuck''"]</ref><ref>[http://www.nbc.com/Fall_Preview/Chuck/ ''Chuck''] from NBC</ref>


Produced by College Hill Pictures, [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]] and [[Warner Bros. Television]], the series premiered on [[September 24]], [[2007]], on [[NBC]], airing on Monday nights at 8PM/7c leading into ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''.<ref> ''Chuck'' television listings on [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch.aspx?id=chuck&view=listings ''The Futon Critic'']</ref><ref name="TIMESLOT1">{{cite news|title=NBC Showcases Fall Primetime Entertainment Series Beginning Week of [[September 24]]|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070716nbc04|date=[[2007-07-16]]|accessdate=2007-07-17}}</ref> On [[November 26]], NBC announced that ''Chuck'' received a full season pickup.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071127/tv_nm/nbc_dc;_ylt=AmodmDuvWsLJKzfH.Li7NTJxFb8C</ref> On [[February 13]], [[2008]], it was announced by NBC that ''Chuck'' has been picked up for a second season in 2008/2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=NBC|title=NBC RENEWS DRAMA SERIES 'CHUCK, 'LIFE' AND 'HEROES' FOR 2008-09 SEASON|url=http://nbcumv.com/entertainment/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20080213000000-nbcrenewsdramaser.html|date + [[2008-02-13]]|accessdate=2008-02-13}}</ref> The second season started on September 29, 2008, with a full 22-episode season order.<ref>[http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/08/nbc_goes_all_the_way_with_chuc.php]</ref> NBC released the first episode of season two a week before its air date via multiple online distribution methods, and cable on demand.
==History==
Today's CSBC Corporation, Taiwan is a result of the merger of Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation and China Shipbuilding Corporation. Taiwan Shipbuilding was founded in 1937 when [[Mitsubishi]] Heavy Industries Corporation founded the Taiwan Dockyard Corporation. Following Japan's defeat in [[World War II]], the [[Republic of China]] authorities established Taiwan Machinery and Shipbuilding Company by merging the existing Taiwan Dockyard Corporation with Taiwan Steel Works and Tōkō Kōgyō Corporation. Two years later, in 1948, the company split into two state-owned companies called Taiwan Machinery Corporation and Taiwan Shipbuilding Corporation (TSBC).


==Plot==
China Shipbuilding Corp (CSBC) was founded in [[1973]] and was reverted to a government-owned company in [[1977]]. CSBC and TSBC merged in 1978 to form the China Shipbuilding Corporation, as it was known until 2007.
Chuck Bartowski is a socially awkward twenty-something year old who works as a computer expert at the Nerd Herd at his local Buy More (a parody of [[Best Buy]]'s [[Geek Squad]]), a local electronics retailer (a [[CompUSA]] store was used), with his best friend, Morgan Grimes. Chuck's sister Ellie is a doctor who is constantly looking out for his best interests and wants to help him find a girlfriend. On the night of his birthday party, Chuck receives an e-mail from his former [[Stanford University]] roommate, Bryce Larkin, who is now a "rogue" [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent. When he opens it, an entire server of sensitive data&nbsp;— once only available to the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]]&nbsp;— called the Intersect, is subliminally embedded into his brain by way of a long series of images. Both the [[National Security Agency]] and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] want the intelligence returned to them and dispatch agents of their own&nbsp;— Major John Casey and Sarah Walker&nbsp;— to retrieve that data.


Since the disk with the government information was stolen by Bryce and destroyed in his attempted escape, and since Chuck experiences flashes of information from the database activated by certain subliminal triggers, he must use the knowledge he now possesses to help the government thwart assassins and international terrorists&nbsp;— upending his previously uneventful life. Chuck's decision to keep his new-found occupation a secret from his family and friends and to live his life as normally as possible forces Casey and Walker to establish an uneasy alliance and secret identities (Walker poses as Chuck's girlfriend and takes a cover job at the local restaurant next to the Buy More (formerly Wienerlicious, currently Orange Orange) while Casey gets a job at the Buy More), with the shared goal of protecting Chuck at all costs.
On February 9, 2007, the board approved the name change to CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, with immediate effect, with a ceremony to take place on February 12 to commemorate the name change<ref> [http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=62582&ctNode=6 NAME CHANGE OF CPC TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY: ECONOMICS MINISTER]</ref>. Critics argued that the name change was another case of [[Chen Shui-bian|President Chen]]'s [[desinicization]] act, while proponents argued that the name change would help to avoid potential confusion for foreigners and would make the firms more competitive, as they would be more easily identifiable with Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/02/10/2003348385|title=State-run firms begin name change|date= 2007-02-10|publisher= [[Taipei Times]]|language= [[English language|English]]}}</ref>

As the series progresses it is revealed the Bryce is still alive and that a rival agency called "Fulcrum" is in search of the Intersect which they believe to be inside of Bryce not Chuck. At the same time the government is in the process of rebuilding the Intersect and when it is finished has ordered Casey to kill Chuck. However in the Season 2 premiere, Fulcrum destroy's their new Intersect with a Trojan horse, allowing Chuck to remain alive for the time being.

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Chuck episodes}}

==Cast and characters==
*[[Zachary Levi]]&nbsp;— [[Chuck Bartowski|Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski]]
*[[Yvonne Strahovski]]&nbsp;— Agent "Sarah" Lisa Walker
*[[Adam Baldwin]]&nbsp;— Major John Casey
*[[Joshua Gomez]]&nbsp;— Morgan Grimes
*[[Sarah Lancaster]]&nbsp;— Dr. Eleanor Fay "Ellie" Bartowski
*[[Ryan McPartlin]]<ref>http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991250.html?categoryid=1417&cs=1</ref>&nbsp;— Captain Awesome (Devon Woodcomb)
*[[Mark Christopher Lawrence]]&nbsp;— Big Mike
*[[Scott Krinsky]]&nbsp;— Jeff Barnes
*[[Vik Sahay]]&nbsp;— Lester Patel
*[[Julia Ling]]&nbsp;— Anna Wu

===Recurring cast===
*[[Matthew Bomer]]&nbsp;— Bryce Larkin
*[[C. S. Lee]]&nbsp;— Harry Tiberius Tang
*[[Tony Todd]]&nbsp;— [[CIA]] Director Graham
*[[Bonita Friedericy]]&nbsp;— [[NSA]] Director General Diane Beckman
*[[Rachel Bilson]]&nbsp;— Lou Palone (The Sandwich Lady)

==Production==
===Conception===
[[Josh Schwartz]] and newcomer Chris Fedak wrote the script for the first episode which was initially given a [[put pilot]] commitment by [[NBC]] before a pilot order was green lit by the network in January 2007.<ref>''Development Update: Wednesday, [[January 3]]'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7256 ''The Futon Critic'']</ref> Schwartz and Fedak both attended the [[University of Southern California]] and the latter pitched the idea to Schwartz who agreed to develop the project with him.<ref name="Popinterview">{{cite news|url=http://www.popgurls.com/article_show.php3?id=670|first=Amy|title=PopGurls Interview: Josh Schwartz|publisher=PopGurls|date=[[2007-07-18]]|accessdate=2007-07-23}}</ref> [[Joseph McGinty Nichol]], Schwartz's fellow executive producer on ''[[The O.C.]]'', directed the first hour of the series and consequently became an executive producer via his production company, [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]]. Fedak, Peter Johnson, Scott Rosenbaum, Matthew Miller and [[Allison Adler]] also serve as co-executive producers.<ref>''Development Update: Thursday, [[January 25]]'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7276 ''The Futon Critic'']</ref> NBC gave the series an early pick-up and a thirteen-episode order on [[May 10]], [[2007]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|title=NBC to Keep 'Lights' on for Second Season, Adds Newcomers|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7379|date=[[2007-05-10]]|accessdate=2007-07-13|publisher=The Futon Critic}}</ref> On [[November 26]], [[2007]], [[TV Guide]] reported that NBC had picked up the series for a full, 22 episode season.<ref>''Exclusive: NBC Extends Chuck, Life for Full Season!'', [http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Chuck-Life/800028281]</ref>

===Casting===
[[Zachary Levi]] and [[Adam Baldwin]] were the first two to be cast in February 2007 in the roles of Chuck Bartowski and veteran NSA agent Major John Casey, respectively. Fedak always had Baldwin in mind for the role of John Casey and the producers found that the actor was a "perfect fit" for the character during the first casting session.<ref name="Popinterview"/><ref>''Development Update: Thursday, [[February 8]]'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7292 ''The Futon Critic'']</ref> Relative newcomer [[Yvonne Strahovski]], an [[Australian]], was chosen for the female lead role of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] officer Sarah Walker in the same month.<ref>''Development Update: Monday, [[February 12]]'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7294 ''The Futon Critic'']</ref> Casting continued throughout [[March 2007|March]] with [[Sarah Lancaster]], [[Joshua Gomez]], and [[Natalie Martinez]] landing the parts of Dr. Ellie Bartowski (Chuck's older sister), Morgan Pace (Chuck's best friend), and Kayla Hart, a heretofore unspecified character (possibly Chuck's neighbor and girlfriend), respectively.<ref>''Development Update: Friday, [[March 16]]'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7327 ''The Futon Critic'']</ref> The Kayla Hart character was dropped before filming. Morgan's surname was later changed to "Grimes".{{Fact|date=February 2008}}

On [[September 14]], [[2007]], [[Rachel Bilson]], of ''[[The O.C.]]'' (which executive producer [[Josh Schwartz]] also created) signed on for a multi-episode arc which aired in late October 2007.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}

===Broadcast history===
{{main|List of Chuck episodes}}
The first showing of the pilot occurred on [[July 27]], [[2007]] at [[Comic-Con International]] in [[San Diego]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Full Comic-Con Schedule Online!|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=21812|publisher=ComingSoon.net|date=[[2007-07-09]]|accessdate=2007-07-13}}</ref> The series was originally slated to air on Tuesday nights at 9PM/8c as announced at the 2007 [[Upfronts]] but this was later changed to Monday nights at 8PM/7c as announced during the 2007 [[Television Critics Association]] summer press tour. The season premiere aired on [[September 24]], [[2007]] on [[NBC]].<ref name="TIMESLOT1"/><ref>''NBC delivers the quality once again this fall, introducing five ambitious new dramas, an inventive comedy and a variety of innovative unscripted programs for its 2007-08 primetime schedule'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070514nbc01 ''The Futon Critic'']</ref> The pilot was leaked onto [[torrent]] websites on [[July 22]], [[2007]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://torrentfreak.com/massive-leak-of-pre-air-tv-shows-piracy-or-promotion/|publisher=TorrentFreak|title=Massive Leak of Pre-Air TV Shows: Piracy or Promotion?|date=2007-07-24|accessdate=2007-07-24}}</ref> All thirteen episodes produced before the [[2007 Writers Guild of America strike]] have aired. The last two episodes of the original thirteen aired on [[January 24]], [[2008]], with episode 12 airing at 8PM/7c and episode 13 at 10PM/9c, three days after they aired in Canada.
Season Two premiered on September 29, 2008. While the series originally had a 13 episode order, NBC went ahead and ordered another nine, ensuring the series will get the full 22-episode treatment.<ref>[http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/08/nbc_goes_all_the_way_with_chuc.php]</ref>

===International distribution===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Country !! TV network(s) !! Weekly schedule (local time)
|-
|{{Flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] || [[Nine Network]] || TBD
|-
|{{Flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]] || [[VT4]] || 6:35pm Sundays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]] || [[Warner Bros. Television]] (Pay-TV) <br /> [[SBT]] (Free-to-air) || 11:00pm Tuesdays <br /> 10:00am Sundays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]] || [[Citytv]] || 8:00pm Mondays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia]] || [[RTL Televizija]] || TBD
|-
|{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]] || [[ProSiebenSat.1 Media]] || TBD
|-
|{{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Greece]] || [[Star Channel]] || 5:45pm Sundays - Premiered 21st September
|-
|{{Flagicon|Iceland}} [[Iceland]] || [[Stöð 2]] || 9:10pm Tuesdays
|-
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[India]] || [[AXN]] || 10:00pm Wednesdays, 7:00 pm Saturdays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia]] || [[AXN Asia|AXN]] || 8:00pm Mondays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland]] || [[TV3 Ireland|TV3]] || 6:00pm Saturdays&nbsp;— Premiered 7th June
|-
|{{Flagicon|Israel}} [[Israel]] || [[AXN]] || TBD
|-
|{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]] || [[Steel]] (Pay-tv) <br /> [[Italia 1]] (Free-to-air) || 9:00pm Sundays&nbsp;— Premiered 22th June <br /> TBD
|-
|{{Flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]] || [[AXN]]|| 9:00pm Mondays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong]] || [[AXN]] (Pay-tv) <br /> [[TVB]] [[:zh:J2台|J2]] (Free-to-air) || 10:00pm Mondays <br /> TBD
|-
|[[Latin America]] || [[Warner Channel]] || 11:00pm Tuesdays, 1:00pm Thursdays UTC
|-
|{{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]] || [[TV2]] || 8:30pm Wednesdays&nbsp;— Premiered 18th June 2008
|-
|{{Flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]] || [[Viasat4]] || 9:35 Mondays&nbsp;— Premiered 18th August 2008
|-
|{{Flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]] || [[AXN]] || 9:30pm Wednesdays, 6:30 pm Saturdays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines]] || [[AXN]]<br />[[C/S]] || 9:00pm Mondays<br />8:00pm Mondays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Poland]] || [[TVN Siedem]] || 9:00pm Tuesdays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]] || [[RTP2]] (Free-to-air) <br /> [[AXN]] (Pay-tv) || 10:40pm Wednesdays <br /> 10:25pm Mondays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]] || [[AXN]] || 9:00pm Mondays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Catalonia]] || [[TV3 (Catalonia)|TV3]] || 11:00pm Thursdays
|-
|{{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]] || [[M-Net]] || 7:30pm Wednesdays&nbsp;— Premiered June 4, 2008
|-
|{{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]] || [[AXN]] on [[DialogTV]] || 06:30pm Mondays&nbsp;— Premiered 05th May
|-
|{{Flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]] || [[AXN Asia|AXN]] || 9:00pm Mondays
|-
|{{Flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkey]] || [[CNBC-e]] || 8:00pm Tuesdays
|-
|{{Flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom]] || [[Virgin1]] || 10:00pm Mondays&nbsp;— Premiered 7th April
|-
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] || [[NBC]] || 8:00pm Mondays, 7:00pm Central time
|}

===Online distribution===
In the U.S., the entire first season is available for purchase on the [[iTunes Store]], as well as the [[Playstation Network]]. In an aggressive marketing campaign by NBC, the pilot episode was released across a broad range of mediums from [[satellite broadcasting]] to popular [[social networking]] websites such as [[Facebook]], shown on [[United Airlines]] flights, freely distributed on [[video on demand]] on about 30 cable and satellite systems including [[Comcast]], [[Time Warner Cable]], [[Cox Communications]] and [[Dish Network]], on [[Yahoo]], and from [[Amazon Unbox]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Schiller|first=Gail|title=New media, new ideas tout shows for fall|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i3183b40c3b46a9387051a4bbf46641a8|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=[[2007-08-27]]|accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref>
Also, prior to the airing of Chuck in the United Kingdom the pilot episode was released as a free temporary download on iTunes. A full week before the second season premier in the US, iTunes offered a free download of the first episode as a 'pre-aire premiere'.

==DVD release==
On [[May 12]], [[2008]], [[Warner Home Video]] announced the release of the first season of Chuck on DVD.<ref>[http://news.tvonmedia.com/tvom_news_by_show/Chuck-Complete-1st-Season.shtml Chuck - Details and Artwork for Season 1 DVD (DVD)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Name!!# Episodes!!Region 1 release date!!Region 2 release date!!DVD extras
|-
| style="text-align: left; top" | The Complete First Season
| style="text-align: center; top" | 13
| style="text-align: center; top" | [[August 18]], [[2008]]
| style="text-align: center; top" | [[September 16]], [[2008]]<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Chuck-Season-1/9596 Chuck DVD news: Announcement for Chuck - The Complete 1st Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| style="text-align: center; top" | Deleted scenes, bloopers and commentaries from ''Chuck'' stars [[Zachary Levi]] and [[Joshua Gomez]], and the show's creators [[Josh Schwartz]] and [[Chris Fedak]].
|}

==Reception==
===Comparisons to other media===
Josh Schwartz has defended criticisms by pointing out that while the title character of ''[[Jake 2.0]]'' has superpowers born from [[nanotechnology]], Chuck Bartowski does not possess any extraneous abilities besides his flashes of intelligence that were uploaded into his brain which are activated only by certain subliminal triggers.<ref name="Popinterview"/> Schwartz has since described the show as a hybrid of ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' and ''[[The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]'' whilst [[Zachary Levi]], who portrays the titular character, says it's a mix of ''[[The Bourne Supremacy (film)|The Bourne Supremacy]]'' and ''[[The 40-Year-Old Virgin]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dahl|first=Oscar|title=2007 Comicon: Chuck Screening and Panel|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/2007-comicon/2007-comicon-chuck-screening-a-8787.aspx|publisher=[[BuddyTV]]|date=[[2007-07-27]]|accessdate=2007-07-28}}</ref>

===Weekly ratings===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Episode
! US Air Date
! Timeslot
! Households (Rating/Share)<ref name="RATINGS1">{{cite web|url=http://entertainmentnow.wordpress.com|title=Your Entertainment Now Blog|publisher=Word Press}}</ref>
! 18–49 (Rating/Share)<ref name="RATINGS1"/>
! Viewers (m)<ref name="RATINGS1"/>
! Weekly Rank (#)
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''1'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Pilot"
| style="text-align:center" | [[September 24]], [[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="12"| 8:00 P.M.
! style="text-align:center" | '''6.0/9'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''3.6/9'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''9.28'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#42'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''2'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Helicopter"
| style="text-align:center" | [[October 1]], [[2007]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''5.1/8'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''3.1/8'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''8.22'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#46'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Tango"
| style="text-align:center" | [[October 8]], [[2007]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''4.5/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''2.6/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''7.12'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#54'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''4'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Wookie"
| style="text-align:center" | [[October 15]], [[2007]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''5.0/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''3.2/9'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''8.23'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#47'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''5'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Sizzling Shrimp"
| style="text-align:center" | [[October 22]], [[2007]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''4.4/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''2.8/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''7.14'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#62'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''6'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Sandworm"
| style="text-align:center" | [[October 29]], [[2007]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''4.2/6'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''2.7/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''7.03'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#57'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''7'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Alma Mater"
| style="text-align:center" | [[November 5]], [[2007]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''4.6/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''3.2/8'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''7.66'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#52'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''8'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Truth"
| style="text-align:center" | [[November 12]], [[2007]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''4.6/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''3.0/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''7.56'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#52'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''9'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Imported Hard Salami"
| style="text-align:center" | [[November 19]], [[2007]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''4.6/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''3.1/8'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''7.80'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#44'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''10'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Nemesis"
| style="text-align:center" | [[November 26]], [[2007]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''4.9/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''3.3/8'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''8.36'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#40'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''11'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Crown Vic"
| style="text-align:center" | [[December 3]], [[2007]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''5.2/8'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''3.2/8'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''8.48'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''#32'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''12'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Undercover Lover"
| style="text-align:center" | [[January 24]], [[2008]]
! style="text-align:center" | '''4.4/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''2.7/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''6.88'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''TBA'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''13'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Marlin"
| style="text-align:center" | [[January 24]], [[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | 10:00 P.M.
! style="text-align:center" | '''4.5/8'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''2.9/8'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''7.02'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''TBA'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | ---
| style="text-align:center" | '''First season average'''
| style="text-align:center" | ---
! style="text-align:center" |
! style="text-align:center" |
! style="text-align:center" |
! style="text-align:center" | '''7.79'''
! style="text-align:center" |
|-
|-
|-bgcolor=#efefef
| style="text-align:center" | '''Season 2'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''14'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The First Date"
| style="text-align:center" | [[September 29]], [[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | 8:00 P.M.
! style="text-align:center" | '''4.0/6'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''2.6/7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''6.60'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''TBA'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''15'''
| style="text-align:center" | "Chuck vs. The Seduction"
| style="text-align:center" | [[October 6]], [[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | 8:00 P.M.
! style="text-align:center" | '''3.8/6'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''2.2/6'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''5.90'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''TBA'''
|}

==Awards==
Chuck is mentioned multiple times in [[IGN]]'s 2007 year in review awards. Along with winning the honor of best New TV Series, Sarah Walker won the award for best TV character, and Chuck & Sarah as a couple won the "Couple That We Rooted for the Most" award. Chuck was also nominated for "Best New TV Comedy Series" at the 2008 [[People's Choice Awards]] which aired on [[January 8]], [[2008]] but lost to ''[[Samantha Who?]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestof.ign.com/2007/tv/8.html|title=IGN Best of 2007|accessdate=2007-12-23}}</ref>

The series stunt coordinator Merritt Yohnka won 2007 [[Primetime Emmy]] for "Outstanding Stunt Coordination". Chuck was also nominated for "Outstanding Main Title Design" that year, but didn't win. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_nomswin_crtv.php?action=search_db#1 |title=60th Primetime Emmy Awards}}</ref>

==Other media==
===Marketing===
In May 2007, NBC announced that their official website would launch "MyNBC" allowing users to be more interactive with selected shows. MyNBC will allow fans to delve inside Chuck's "brain" which will host hot spots of top-secret government information that the title character possesses. It will also have bonus video features.<ref>''NBC Digital Entertainment announces second season of cutting-edge interactive entertainment'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070514nbc02 ''The Futon Critic'']</ref> In addition, NBC further announced in July 2007 that tie-in micro websites where fans who log onto Buy-More.net would be directed to NerdHerdHelp.com giving them access to exclusive content of the show and a blog written by the title character's best friend and sidekick, Morgan, would be launched in September 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC Digital Entertainment launches new tech and content features|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070716nbc01|publisher=The Futon Critic|date=[[2007-07-16]]|accessdate=2007-07-17}}</ref> [[NBC]] is reportedly expected to spend about $8 million in total promoting the show. <ref>{{cite news|last=Grossman|first=Ben|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462070.html|title=NBCU Effort Aims To Keep 'Lights' On|publisher=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=[[2007-07-23]]|accessdate=2007-07-25}}</ref>

===Comics===
[[Wildstorm]], a [[DC Comics]] [[imprint]], will be producing a six-issue [[limited series|mini-series]] written by Peter Johnson and [[Zev Barow]] (series co-executive producer and writer, respectively), with art by [[Jeremy Haun]] and [[Phil Noto]]. It will start in June [[2008 in comics|2008]].<ref name="thirty-one">{{cite web|url=http://news.tvonmedia.com/tvom_news_by_show/Chuck-Complete-1st-Season.shtml|title='''Details and Artwork for Season 1 DVD'''|work=TVOnMedia.com|accessdate=2008-05-13}}</ref><ref>[http://dccomics.com/comics/?cm=9564 ''Chuck'' #1] at Wildstorm</ref><ref>[http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Chuck-Comic-Exclusive/800039972 Exclusive First Look: Chuck, the Comic Book], [[TV Guide]], May 19, 2008</ref>

==Cultural references==
{{Trivia|date=May 2008}}
In the episode "Pilot", Bryce, a rogue spy and an old college roommate of the main character, steals classified government secrets from a supercomputer, which is actually an original [[Macintosh Plus|Mac Plus]].<ref>[http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/25/nbcs-chuck-is-very-mac-heavy/ TUAW article]</ref> The communicator gadget Bryce uses in the scene is an OQO Palmtop Computer, visually almost identical to the communication device in ''[[Doom 3]]'' (an element that appears as a useful utility throughout the storyline). The chase scene in which Bryce Larkin escapes after stealing the secrets is a reference to the opening chase scene in a French film titled ''[[Banlieue 13]]'' or ''District B13''&nbsp;— the acrobatics that Larkin uses is a stunt form known as ''[[parkour]]''.<ref>[http://www.daemonstv.com/2007/12/28/the-ramblings-of-zachary-levi/2/ Interview with Zachary Levi at Daemon's TV]</ref>

In the episode "Chuck vs. the Helicopter", Chuck is viewing a series of photos when one triggers his recall of the secrets. He begins revealing apparently-unconnected secrets including "[[Oceanic Airlines|Oceanic Flight 815]] was shot down by a surface-to-air..."&nbsp;— this invokes the exact same flight number that crashed on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', though the stated cause for the flight's crash there is different.<ref>[http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2007/10/chuck-has-a-los.html Chuck Has a Lost Connection | The Underwire from Wired.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The episode "Chuck vs. The Sandworm" is especially rife with references to other shows and films and to geek culture: the scene where Chuck runs in dramatic fashion to the [[Halloween]] party parodies the end scene of ''[[The O.C.]]'' episode, "[[The Countdown]]," including using the same soundtrack, slow-motion effects and similar placement of the characters (''The O.C.'' and ''Chuck'' were both created by Josh Schwartz). The episode also has several references to ''Dune'' with the poster being shown in several key shots in the episode, while Morgan and Chuck's annual Halloween costume is the sandworm from ''Dune'' (and noted as such in the episode's dialog). Additionally, while being briefed on the weapons-design resource in this episode, [[Adam Baldwin]] makes reference to his ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' [[Jayne Cobb|character]] with the phrase "[[Trash (Firefly)#Synopsis|What, is he going to hurt me with his mind]]?"<ref>[http://blog.zap2it.com/ithappenedlastnight/2007/10/chuck-meets-his.html Zap2It]</ref>.


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Chuck
File:ChuckTV.jpg
Chuck logo
Created byJosh Schwartz
Chris Fedak
StarringZachary Levi
Yvonne Strahovski
Joshua Gomez
Ryan McPartlin
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Julia Ling
Vik Sahay
Scott Krinsky
with Sarah Lancaster
and Adam Baldwin
Opening themeCake: "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes15 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJosh Schwartz
Joseph McGinty Nichol
Running time42 minutes (without commercials)
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2007 –
present

Chuck is an Emmy Award winning[1] action-comedy television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working in the CIA; the message embeds the only remaining copy of the world's greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain.[2][3]

Produced by College Hill Pictures, Wonderland Sound and Vision and Warner Bros. Television, the series premiered on September 24, 2007, on NBC, airing on Monday nights at 8PM/7c leading into Heroes.[4][5] On November 26, NBC announced that Chuck received a full season pickup.[6] On February 13, 2008, it was announced by NBC that Chuck has been picked up for a second season in 2008/2009.[7] The second season started on September 29, 2008, with a full 22-episode season order.[8] NBC released the first episode of season two a week before its air date via multiple online distribution methods, and cable on demand.

Plot

Chuck Bartowski is a socially awkward twenty-something year old who works as a computer expert at the Nerd Herd at his local Buy More (a parody of Best Buy's Geek Squad), a local electronics retailer (a CompUSA store was used), with his best friend, Morgan Grimes. Chuck's sister Ellie is a doctor who is constantly looking out for his best interests and wants to help him find a girlfriend. On the night of his birthday party, Chuck receives an e-mail from his former Stanford University roommate, Bryce Larkin, who is now a "rogue" CIA agent. When he opens it, an entire server of sensitive data — once only available to the United States government — called the Intersect, is subliminally embedded into his brain by way of a long series of images. Both the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency want the intelligence returned to them and dispatch agents of their own — Major John Casey and Sarah Walker — to retrieve that data.

Since the disk with the government information was stolen by Bryce and destroyed in his attempted escape, and since Chuck experiences flashes of information from the database activated by certain subliminal triggers, he must use the knowledge he now possesses to help the government thwart assassins and international terrorists — upending his previously uneventful life. Chuck's decision to keep his new-found occupation a secret from his family and friends and to live his life as normally as possible forces Casey and Walker to establish an uneasy alliance and secret identities (Walker poses as Chuck's girlfriend and takes a cover job at the local restaurant next to the Buy More (formerly Wienerlicious, currently Orange Orange) while Casey gets a job at the Buy More), with the shared goal of protecting Chuck at all costs.

As the series progresses it is revealed the Bryce is still alive and that a rival agency called "Fulcrum" is in search of the Intersect which they believe to be inside of Bryce not Chuck. At the same time the government is in the process of rebuilding the Intersect and when it is finished has ordered Casey to kill Chuck. However in the Season 2 premiere, Fulcrum destroy's their new Intersect with a Trojan horse, allowing Chuck to remain alive for the time being.

Episodes

Main article: List of Chuck episodes

Cast and characters

Recurring cast

Production

Conception

Josh Schwartz and newcomer Chris Fedak wrote the script for the first episode which was initially given a put pilot commitment by NBC before a pilot order was green lit by the network in January 2007.[10] Schwartz and Fedak both attended the University of Southern California and the latter pitched the idea to Schwartz who agreed to develop the project with him.[11] Joseph McGinty Nichol, Schwartz's fellow executive producer on The O.C., directed the first hour of the series and consequently became an executive producer via his production company, Wonderland Sound and Vision. Fedak, Peter Johnson, Scott Rosenbaum, Matthew Miller and Allison Adler also serve as co-executive producers.[12] NBC gave the series an early pick-up and a thirteen-episode order on May 10, 2007.[13] On November 26, 2007, TV Guide reported that NBC had picked up the series for a full, 22 episode season.[14]

Casting

Zachary Levi and Adam Baldwin were the first two to be cast in February 2007 in the roles of Chuck Bartowski and veteran NSA agent Major John Casey, respectively. Fedak always had Baldwin in mind for the role of John Casey and the producers found that the actor was a "perfect fit" for the character during the first casting session.[11][15] Relative newcomer Yvonne Strahovski, an Australian, was chosen for the female lead role of CIA officer Sarah Walker in the same month.[16] Casting continued throughout March with Sarah Lancaster, Joshua Gomez, and Natalie Martinez landing the parts of Dr. Ellie Bartowski (Chuck's older sister), Morgan Pace (Chuck's best friend), and Kayla Hart, a heretofore unspecified character (possibly Chuck's neighbor and girlfriend), respectively.[17] The Kayla Hart character was dropped before filming. Morgan's surname was later changed to "Grimes".[citation needed]

On September 14, 2007, Rachel Bilson, of The O.C. (which executive producer Josh Schwartz also created) signed on for a multi-episode arc which aired in late October 2007.[citation needed]

Broadcast history

Main article: List of Chuck episodes

The first showing of the pilot occurred on July 27, 2007 at Comic-Con International in San Diego.[18] The series was originally slated to air on Tuesday nights at 9PM/8c as announced at the 2007 Upfronts but this was later changed to Monday nights at 8PM/7c as announced during the 2007 Television Critics Association summer press tour. The season premiere aired on September 24, 2007 on NBC.[5][19] The pilot was leaked onto torrent websites on July 22, 2007.[20] All thirteen episodes produced before the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike have aired. The last two episodes of the original thirteen aired on January 24, 2008, with episode 12 airing at 8PM/7c and episode 13 at 10PM/9c, three days after they aired in Canada. Season Two premiered on September 29, 2008. While the series originally had a 13 episode order, NBC went ahead and ordered another nine, ensuring the series will get the full 22-episode treatment.[21]

International distribution

Country TV network(s) Weekly schedule (local time)
Australia Australia Nine Network TBD
Belgium Belgium VT4 6:35pm Sundays
Brazil Brazil Warner Bros. Television (Pay-TV)
SBT (Free-to-air)		 11:00pm Tuesdays
10:00am Sundays
Canada Canada Citytv 8:00pm Mondays
Croatia Croatia RTL Televizija TBD
Germany Germany ProSiebenSat.1 Media TBD
Greece Greece Star Channel 5:45pm Sundays - Premiered 21st September
Iceland Iceland Stöð 2 9:10pm Tuesdays
India India AXN 10:00pm Wednesdays, 7:00 pm Saturdays
Indonesia Indonesia AXN 8:00pm Mondays
Republic of Ireland Ireland TV3 6:00pm Saturdays — Premiered 7th June
Israel Israel AXN TBD
Italy Italy Steel (Pay-tv)
Italia 1 (Free-to-air)		 9:00pm Sundays — Premiered 22th June
TBD
Malaysia Malaysia AXN 9:00pm Mondays
Hong Kong Hong Kong AXN (Pay-tv)
TVB J2 (Free-to-air)		 10:00pm Mondays
TBD
Latin America Warner Channel 11:00pm Tuesdays, 1:00pm Thursdays UTC
New Zealand New Zealand TV2 8:30pm Wednesdays — Premiered 18th June 2008
Norway Norway Viasat4 9:35 Mondays — Premiered 18th August 2008
Pakistan Pakistan AXN 9:30pm Wednesdays, 6:30 pm Saturdays
Philippines Philippines AXN
C/S		 9:00pm Mondays
8:00pm Mondays
Poland Poland TVN Siedem 9:00pm Tuesdays
Portugal Portugal RTP2 (Free-to-air)
AXN (Pay-tv)		 10:40pm Wednesdays
10:25pm Mondays
Singapore Singapore AXN 9:00pm Mondays
Spain Catalonia TV3 11:00pm Thursdays
South Africa South Africa M-Net 7:30pm Wednesdays — Premiered June 4, 2008
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka AXN on DialogTV 06:30pm Mondays — Premiered 05th May
Thailand Thailand AXN 9:00pm Mondays
Turkey Turkey CNBC-e 8:00pm Tuesdays
United Kingdom United Kingdom Virgin1 10:00pm Mondays — Premiered 7th April
United States United States NBC 8:00pm Mondays, 7:00pm Central time

Online distribution

In the U.S., the entire first season is available for purchase on the iTunes Store, as well as the Playstation Network. In an aggressive marketing campaign by NBC, the pilot episode was released across a broad range of mediums from satellite broadcasting to popular social networking websites such as Facebook, shown on United Airlines flights, freely distributed on video on demand on about 30 cable and satellite systems including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Dish Network, on Yahoo, and from Amazon Unbox.[22] Also, prior to the airing of Chuck in the United Kingdom the pilot episode was released as a free temporary download on iTunes. A full week before the second season premier in the US, iTunes offered a free download of the first episode as a 'pre-aire premiere'.

DVD release

On May 12, 2008, Warner Home Video announced the release of the first season of Chuck on DVD.[23]

Name # Episodes Region 1 release date Region 2 release date DVD extras
The Complete First Season 13 August 18, 2008 September 16, 2008[24] Deleted scenes, bloopers and commentaries from Chuck stars Zachary Levi and Joshua Gomez, and the show's creators Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak.

Reception

Comparisons to other media

Josh Schwartz has defended criticisms by pointing out that while the title character of Jake 2.0 has superpowers born from nanotechnology, Chuck Bartowski does not possess any extraneous abilities besides his flashes of intelligence that were uploaded into his brain which are activated only by certain subliminal triggers.[11] Schwartz has since described the show as a hybrid of Alias and The Office whilst Zachary Levi, who portrays the titular character, says it's a mix of The Bourne Supremacy and The 40-Year-Old Virgin.[25]

Weekly ratings

# Episode US Air Date Timeslot Households (Rating/Share)[26] 18–49 (Rating/Share)[26] Viewers (m)[26] Weekly Rank (#)
1 "Pilot" September 24, 2007 8:00 P.M. 6.0/9 3.6/9 9.28 #42
2 "Chuck vs. The Helicopter" October 1, 2007 5.1/8 3.1/8 8.22 #46
3 "Chuck vs. The Tango" October 8, 2007 4.5/7 2.6/7 7.12 #54
4 "Chuck vs. The Wookie" October 15, 2007 5.0/7 3.2/9 8.23 #47
5 "Chuck vs. The Sizzling Shrimp" October 22, 2007 4.4/7 2.8/7 7.14 #62
6 "Chuck vs. The Sandworm" October 29, 2007 4.2/6 2.7/7 7.03 #57
7 "Chuck vs. The Alma Mater" November 5, 2007 4.6/7 3.2/8 7.66 #52
8 "Chuck vs. The Truth" November 12, 2007 4.6/7 3.0/7 7.56 #52
9 "Chuck vs. The Imported Hard Salami" November 19, 2007 4.6/7 3.1/8 7.80 #44
10 "Chuck vs. The Nemesis" November 26, 2007 4.9/7 3.3/8 8.36 #40
11 "Chuck vs. The Crown Vic" December 3, 2007 5.2/8 3.2/8 8.48 #32
12 "Chuck vs. The Undercover Lover" January 24, 2008 4.4/7 2.7/7 6.88 TBA
13 "Chuck vs. The Marlin" January 24, 2008 10:00 P.M. 4.5/8 2.9/8 7.02 TBA
--- First season average --- 7.79
Season 2
14 "Chuck vs. The First Date" September 29, 2008 8:00 P.M. 4.0/6 2.6/7 6.60 TBA
15 "Chuck vs. The Seduction" October 6, 2008 8:00 P.M. 3.8/6 2.2/6 5.90 TBA

Awards

Chuck is mentioned multiple times in IGN's 2007 year in review awards. Along with winning the honor of best New TV Series, Sarah Walker won the award for best TV character, and Chuck & Sarah as a couple won the "Couple That We Rooted for the Most" award. Chuck was also nominated for "Best New TV Comedy Series" at the 2008 People's Choice Awards which aired on January 8, 2008 but lost to Samantha Who?.[27]

The series stunt coordinator Merritt Yohnka won 2007 Primetime Emmy for "Outstanding Stunt Coordination". Chuck was also nominated for "Outstanding Main Title Design" that year, but didn't win. [28]

Other media

Marketing

In May 2007, NBC announced that their official website would launch "MyNBC" allowing users to be more interactive with selected shows. MyNBC will allow fans to delve inside Chuck's "brain" which will host hot spots of top-secret government information that the title character possesses. It will also have bonus video features.[29] In addition, NBC further announced in July 2007 that tie-in micro websites where fans who log onto Buy-More.net would be directed to NerdHerdHelp.com giving them access to exclusive content of the show and a blog written by the title character's best friend and sidekick, Morgan, would be launched in September 2007.[30] NBC is reportedly expected to spend about $8 million in total promoting the show. [31]

Comics

Wildstorm, a DC Comics imprint, will be producing a six-issue mini-series written by Peter Johnson and Zev Barow (series co-executive producer and writer, respectively), with art by Jeremy Haun and Phil Noto. It will start in June 2008.[32][33][34]

Cultural references

In the episode "Pilot", Bryce, a rogue spy and an old college roommate of the main character, steals classified government secrets from a supercomputer, which is actually an original Mac Plus.[35] The communicator gadget Bryce uses in the scene is an OQO Palmtop Computer, visually almost identical to the communication device in Doom 3 (an element that appears as a useful utility throughout the storyline). The chase scene in which Bryce Larkin escapes after stealing the secrets is a reference to the opening chase scene in a French film titled Banlieue 13 or District B13 — the acrobatics that Larkin uses is a stunt form known as parkour.[36]

In the episode "Chuck vs. the Helicopter", Chuck is viewing a series of photos when one triggers his recall of the secrets. He begins revealing apparently-unconnected secrets including "Oceanic Flight 815 was shot down by a surface-to-air..." — this invokes the exact same flight number that crashed on the ABC series Lost, though the stated cause for the flight's crash there is different.[37]

The episode "Chuck vs. The Sandworm" is especially rife with references to other shows and films and to geek culture: the scene where Chuck runs in dramatic fashion to the Halloween party parodies the end scene of The O.C. episode, "The Countdown," including using the same soundtrack, slow-motion effects and similar placement of the characters (The O.C. and Chuck were both created by Josh Schwartz). The episode also has several references to Dune with the poster being shown in several key shots in the episode, while Morgan and Chuck's annual Halloween costume is the sandworm from Dune (and noted as such in the episode's dialog). Additionally, while being briefed on the weapons-design resource in this episode, Adam Baldwin makes reference to his Firefly character with the phrase "What, is he going to hurt me with his mind?"[38].

References

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  2. ^ "About Chuck"
  3. ^ Chuck from NBC
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  7. ^ NBC. "NBC RENEWS DRAMA SERIES 'CHUCK, 'LIFE' AND 'HEROES' FOR 2008-09 SEASON". Retrieved 2008-02-13. {{cite news}}: Text "date + 2008-02-13" ignored (help)
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  9. ^ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991250.html?categoryid=1417&cs=1
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  12. ^ Development Update: Thursday, January 25, The Futon Critic
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  15. ^ Development Update: Thursday, February 8, The Futon Critic
  16. ^ Development Update: Monday, February 12, The Futon Critic
  17. ^ Development Update: Friday, March 16, The Futon Critic
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  19. ^ NBC delivers the quality once again this fall, introducing five ambitious new dramas, an inventive comedy and a variety of innovative unscripted programs for its 2007-08 primetime schedule, The Futon Critic
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  24. ^ Chuck DVD news: Announcement for Chuck - The Complete 1st Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com
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  26. ^ a b c "Your Entertainment Now Blog". Word Press.
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  28. ^ "60th Primetime Emmy Awards".
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  33. ^ Chuck #1 at Wildstorm
  34. ^ Exclusive First Look: Chuck, the Comic Book, TV Guide, May 19, 2008
  35. ^ TUAW article
  36. ^ Interview with Zachary Levi at Daemon's TV
  37. ^ Chuck Has a Lost Connection | The Underwire from Wired.com
  38. ^ Zap2It

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