Chuck Vs. The Tic Tac - A Super Secret Fake Insider Preview

Beard was great... but Tic Tac has some of the best moments yet.

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Acting: All the leads are great. Yvonne gets to truly shine.  She is cute, sweet, adorable, funny, dramatic, heart breaking, intense, and all around brilliant.  Is this her best episode so far?  I can't think of any other episode that lets her do as much stuff.  Adam gets to show a lot of pain, heart, and damage in this one and gets to say one of the more romantic lines of the episode.  Zac is his usual great self while getting to dive into a pretty dark place in one scene.  I was a little bit scared!

Action: Woah.  The final action sequence that involves all three of our mains in separate battles is, in a word, EPIC.

Directing: There are some excellent choices here.  I think the end fight sequence is very well done and superbly edited.  I actually stood up and screamed out loud watching it.  The super intense moment early in the episode is shot very well and framed for maximum tension.

Story: An extremely intense, fun, dramatic, and action packed story that one could argue is even better than the previous episode.

Drama: There are some very deep moments here and they are mostly very well done.

Suspense: One of the most intense moments ever is early on in this episode.  And then it is followed up with THE MOST INTENSE MOMENT EVER.  I was on the edge of my seat and literally forgot I was watching television.  I felt like I was in the room with these characters.  Wow.  I can watch that scene again and again and it never stops being insanely suspenseful.  And imagine... it starts with Chuck being really goofy and suddenly things get very, very serious.  Not many, if any, shows can pull that off.

Comedy: Not as big as Beard but still lots of it.  Some really great moments between Chuck and Sarah (team Walktowski)

Romance: There is not much of it in this episode but we do see that Chuck and Sarah have not lost their chemistry... and Shaw and Sarah are referenced as a couple.

Weirdness: None.

Funniest callback humor: A kiss...

Funniest line: Involves Sarah's response to Chuck wondering whether she has exercised enough restraint.  The line isn't anything spectacular but the situation is hilarious.

Sexy like a meow meow: Sarah... though, more adorable than sexy.

Budget cut awareness: None that I can think of... this episode is so dense (but fluid) that it feels like a movie.

Writing: Newcomers Rafe Judkins (who was awesome on Survivor, mind you) and Lauren LeFranc, get to sink their teeth into a great episode and show us that the writing talent pool is still deep.  They fit right in with the rest of the team (but we will miss Scott Rosenbaum FOREVER).

Weak spots: There is one moment that is supposed to convey Sarah's feelings about Chuck changing into a more capable spy that just doesn't work.  It lasts for about 3 seconds but is very cheesy.


Rating: Out of a possible score of 100, where 0 is the worst piece of art in the history of humanity and 100 is the greatest creative thing the world has ever seen... I give CHUCK VERSUS THE TIC TAC:

94.3 out of 100

Chuck You Tuesday - Episode 24 (ADULTS ONLY)

We Discuss CHUCK Versus The BEARD.


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CHUCK Versus The Beard - A Super Secret Fake Preview

So, this is like the greatest episode of all time (which is why some of you will hate it, because you only like it when I tell you an episode is not very good).

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Acting: Like in the previous episode, all the main actors came to work and they are declaring that a lack of Emmy nominations would be a travesty.

Directing: Zac might want to just direct every episode. I think we have found something else he can do as well as anyone. IS THERE ANYTHING THIS MAN CANNOT DO?! Seriously, this is just not cool, Zac. You make the rest of us seem so lazy and untalented. I would hate you if you weren't the most awesome guy on the planet. I love you... but that isn't clouding my critical eye any. Seriously, loved all your choices.

Story: This is without a doubt the best episode yet (Colonel being 1st or 2nd). If Beard and Colonel had a knife fight, Beard would come out hurt, bleeding, and tired... but still alive.

Drama: This episode is more about suspense than drama but when we get it, it is excellent.

Suspense: OMFGBBQ!

Comedy: Go rewatch season 1 because you will be reminded of it with a season 3 edge. Great stuff.

Romance: Chuck and Morgan, sitting in a room.... T - A - L - K - I - N - G... sigh.

Weirdness: Three different people mention Chuck's Stanford degree in the span of about 1 minute.

Funniest meta humor: Flash cards.

Funniest greatest line in the history of history: Duck Hunt reference.

Sexy like a meow meow: EVERYBODY! But mostly Ellie. Purrrr.

Budget cut awareness: ZILCH. This episode looks expensive.

Writing: Pure epicness. This is Scott Rosenbaum's last episode on CHUCK and it is his best.

Weak spots: None. If every critic doesn't give this one an A or A+, then they should turn in their... critic card? This is the kind of episode that inspires people to pursue a career in the business.  If you have never watched CHUCK but feel like "Hey, I want to see what this thing I have been ignoring is all about," then this is the episode you should watch and then hate having ruined the experience of seeing them all in order.


Rating: Out of a possible score of 100, where 0 is the worst piece of art in the history of humanity and 100 is the greatest creative thing the world has ever seen... I give CHUCK VERSUS THE BEARD:

94.2 out of 100

Just to give you an idea of what rates comparatively, I would give Colonel a 94.1; Break Up a 93; Lethal Weapon a 92; Truth a 91; Best Friend a 90.

Chuck You Tuesday - Episode 23 (ADULTS ONLY)

We Discuss CHUCK Versus The Fake Name.


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Dear DR 3: The Wrath of the Crazy Shippers

Hello my friends!  It is everyone's favorite blog spot, Dear DR!  I have been away for some time, ever since the epic Dear DR that revealed the split between Chuck and Sarah and their running into the arms of other people.  Yeah, you thought I was kidding about that, didn't you?  That is the magic of Dear DR.  It sounds like sarcasm but is the absolute truth.  Mwuahahahaha.

But I am not writing this blog to gloat... well, maybe a little bit.  No, I am writing this blog to warn you.  Not you the regular fan who digs the show and doesn't worry about whether Chuck and Sarah will end up together in the next episode.  This one is going out to the crazy shippers.  I do like to mock your kind and it has been fun but it is time to prepare you for the fall.

Chuck Versus The Fake Name is THE episode I warned you all about for months.  It will crush your little shipper hearts into tiny little bits and make you scream and throw things at your TVs.  Hell, even those who are not hardcore fans of the Chuck and Sarah romance will likely cringe while watching this episode.  As a hardcore fan, even I am puzzled by some of the choices in it.  When I consider that Ali Adler wrote it, I am even more surprised.  3.08 is easily the MOST PAINFUL episode to watch... so far.  It makes the forum flame war lead-up to season 2's Chuck Versus The Beefcake seem like we were just making snow angels in preparation for 3.08's nuclear war.  I suspect that the reaction to 3.08 will be far more explosive than it was to 3.07.  Maybe by two or three thousand times.

Normally I would not write this kind of blog but I want to head off the nuclear apocalypse.  Yes, 3.08 is insanely offensive to anyone who likes Chuck and Sarah and adores the established Sarah character.  If I didn't warn people of this, I think TV's across the world would end up with holes in them from people tossing their remotes at them.

So, I beg you, shippers, crazy shippers, and other hardcore fan types... please close your eyes while watching 3.08 and plug up your ears and scream "LALALALALALALALA!" for an hour.  Though, if you are a Nielsen family viewer, make sure you push your buttons so we get the ratings counted.

Things get much better after 3.08.  Things get soooo much better down the line.  Stick with it.  Thankfully, because I posted this blog now people who would have flipped out will act like it wasn't that bad.  So, before I get panicked messages from people on the show, I am doing you a favor. ;)

Thanks.

Your hero, DR.

CHUCK returns March 1st - Promo for CHUCKday!

Executive Producer Josh Schwartz posted this via Twitter and it is already a hit!  There are some great scenes shown from upcoming episodes... including Chuck asking Sarah a question many fans have been waiting to hear. So, watch this video and enjoy it and join us all on Monday, March 1st with your Subway sandwiches and excitement for CHUCKDAY:

Chuck You Tuesday - Episode 22 (Family Friendly)

In this episode, Maureen Ryan from the Chicago Tribune joins us to discuss CHUCK season 3 and the upcoming next four episodes, plus more.


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Chuck You Tuesday - Episode 21 (PG podcast)

In this episode we discuss season 3 so far; the controversy over episode 7; the media; ratings and renewal chances; fake Chuck spoilers and Kina Grannis... and more.


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Chuck You Tuesday - Episode 20 (Adults Only)

We Eviscerate CHUCK Versus The Mask.


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