The DVD box-set is therefore a big friend of mine. I have discovered many of my favourite shows — The Wire, 24, Mad Men, Misfits — a while after they originally aired. Holding its head high among those is Chuck.
I took a punt on it, and I am very glad I did. Ad — content continues below. The premise of Chuck sounds one-note, but the show has strong characters and a great blend of drama and comedy. It fought against cancellation throughout its run, and the fact it lasted five series is a great credit to the writers, actors, and team behind it. Chuck ebbed and flowed in quality, but even at its low points — which were still good, I would argue — it was full of fantastic moments.
Throughout its run from start to finish, episodes and plotlines were punctuated with satisfying resolutions for characters, delightful comedic highlights, and exciting action set pieces. You name it, Chuck probably has it. Every great love story has to begin somewhere.
For Romeo and Juliet, it was the Capulet Ball. For Anthony and Cleopatra, it was Egypt. She enters the Buy More posing as a customer with a faulty phone, getting Chuck to fix it. He drops his own phone, he references Batman and points out the finer aspects of being a nerd rather than a geek. He does show his sweet side however, when he helps a confused father film his young daughter performing ballet. Sarah is intrigued by his soft, caring side, going above and beyond his lowly Nerd Herd duties to comfort the young girl.
His chemistry with Joshua Gomez as Morgan is already in place, as is his attraction to Sarah. Can you blame him? Plus, beatboxing about Vicki Vale has got to be a winner. Chuck was a great show for balancing action, humour and touching character-driven storylines. Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! They ultimately secure an audition from a reluctant Captain Awesome. Their song of choice? They completely suck, but they rock hard. This is a great moment for so many of the characters, not just Jeff and Lester.
Chuck gets to quietly let Sarah know how much he cares for her, Morgan proudly declares how much he likes Anna, and Captain Awesome shows how awesome he is by allowing Jeffster to have their moment in the sun. The title of this entry makes it sound more pervy than it is meant to.
The sexual chemistry between the two continues to bubble under as they share a hotel room together. At this point, that tension has been building for two seasons.
This wonderful scene brings all that to a crescendo. They share a momentary glance before, finally, they kiss. During the first season, the CIA and NSA were working on replacing the destroyed intersect, at which point the government would no longer need him. Chuck believes that when that day comes, he and Sarah would be free to pursue a "real" relationship and he would have his life back again.
Casey, however, was secretly ordered by Graham and Beckman to assassinate Chuck once Operation Bartowski was complete, to keep him from falling into enemy hands. When the new electronic intersect was minutes form activation in Chuck Versus the First Date , Casey's orders reverted to the elimination of Chuck Bartowski. Although Casey appealed the mission, and noted Chuck's honorable service, his orders stood, and he reluctantly prepared to assassinate Chuck. He was visibly relieved when the orders were canceled at the last moment, following the destruction of the new Intersect computer.
General Beckman made it clear to Chuck in Chuck Versus The Predator that she didn't want the Intersect removed from his brain, and that she expects him to train to become a spy. Chuck then opts to hide intelligence on the original design of the Intersect, sent to him by Orion, the creator of the Intersect.
He studies the designs, camouflaged by taping them inside a graphic novel. Orion also indicated that it might be possible that the Fulcrum Intersect could be used to remove the Intersect from Chuck's brain. In Chuck Versus the Colonel , Chuck locates the base where Fulcrum hid the newly-developed Fulcrum Intersect Cube that was being programmed under duress by his father, Stephen Bartowski , who is code named Orion.
His father is able to remove the intersect from Chuck's brain using this Intersect Cube. Chuck, however, later uploads the Intersect 2. It is discovered in the Season Three finale, Chuck Versus the Ring: Part 2 , that Chuck had accidentally uploaded an earlier version of the Intersect , that had been created by his father during his childhood. Chuck is subsequently kidnapped by a Belgian who wants the secrets in the Intersect, but it had been suppressed.
The suppression issue is resolved when Chuck activates his father's laptop, then in Ellie's care. The laptop resupplies the Intersect 2. Chuck compiled all the dirt on Decker, Agent X and the whole cover up, and told Decker he would take him down if his friends or family were ever threatened again.
Chuck charted every piece of information he could find on the Intersect on the back of the Tron poster in his bedroom, [6] and throughout season 1 and 2 continued to express a desire to have the Intersect removed from his brain.
Orion reveals it is possible to remove the Intersect from Chuck's brain, before he is apparently killed when he turned an MQ-1 Predator drone on the helicopter he is allegedly traveling in after he was captured by Fulcrum. When Chuck chose to upload the Intersect 2. Only minutes were required for the upload as opposed to hours, and although Chuck was staggered and slightly disoriented after the upload, he was not rendered unconscious for hours afterward as had been the case after the upload in Chuck Versus the Intersect.
Chuck adopted an alias, Charles Carmichael , as his spy persona. He is endowed with all of the characteristics Chuck believes a super-spy should have, including a liking for martinis, which Chuck does not drink normally. Carmichael and I share a small kinship.
When I first entered Stanford, it's kind of where I envisioned myself being by now. Ironically, his fantasy alias eventually gains real respect in the spy community: in Chuck Versus the Predator , Fulcrum agent Vincent told Chuck he has heard of him and in Chuck Versus the First Date Mr.
His operational aliases, however, are numerous; various false passports and identity documents were shown to be stored in a shoe box under his bed, in Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer. While police and operational backup personnel have supported Casey and Sarah in various episodes, in Chuck Versus the Ex Chuck is shown to have gained the contact information required to summon such teams on his own initiative. It is further revealed that Chuck carries credentials which give him some degree of authority over local and federal law enforcement agencies.
This is demonstrated when, upon arriving at an emergency situation where an assassin released a biological weapon on a scientific conference, Chuck promptly assumes command of the operation without dispute from the senior FBI agent on-site. In Chuck Versus the Ring , Ted Roark reveals that Fulcrum has specifically ordered that Chuck be killed regardless of whether they recover the Intersect.
Chuck uploads the modified Intersect 2. When confronted by Ring agents intent on taking control of the system, he uses the knowledge received from the Intersect to disable them in hand-to-hand combat. Chuck was fired by Beckman after failing his spy training in Chuck Versus the Pink Slip , when his strong emotions tended to inhibit the Intersect.
By the end of the episode, however, he again proves his value and is reinstated. Throughout the third season, Chuck continues to train, and in Chuck Versus the Final Exam , Chuck completes his last test, the Red Test , but only with Casey's help, who realizes that Chuck would never be a killer. Chuck's red test was the assassination of a traitorous agent, but he found he could not kill the man. Casey shot the mole instead, before he could knife Chuck, knowing that Chuck would not.
You're not a killer, Chuck. I have a Level 6 clearance, and my code name is Charles Carmichael. I'm a spy, buddy Chuck developed more and more as an agent as the show progresses. In Chuck Versus the Push Mix , Chuck made a plan by himself for a rogue mission with Morgan to bring down the arms-dealing organization, Volkoff Industries.
He does so by pretending to be Orion , hacking into the computers in the office of Alexei Volkoff , thereby scaring Volkoff into leaving his headquarters and staying mobile with the Hydra Network. Chuck then successfully brought down Volkoff Industries by luring Volkoff to his father's cabin and tricking him into speaking the words needed for the voice-activated pass code to begin transferring the Hydra Network to Orion's computers, later to be sent to the CIA.
He succeeds in weeks where the CIA failed in decades. There's nothing in my life that I care about more than my friends and my family. The most important person in Chuck's life prior to the events of the series is his sister, Ellie Bartowski. She remains very important throughout the series as are Sarah, Morgan and Devon.
Chuck makes clear numerous times that friends and family will always trump all other consideration for him. Chuck attempts to locate his father for Ellie's wedding, but meets with no success, since Stephen Bartowski Scott Bakula didn't want to be found.
She successfully locates him in a trailer located miles east of Barstow, CA and takes Chuck to see him. When Stephen appears in Chuck Versus the Dream Job , no real information about his wife is given, except that she left home when Chuck was in the 5th grade. Chuck and Ellie celebrate "Mother's Day" in October each year to commemorate the day they learned to take care of each other. Chuck attempts to tell Ellie that he has rejoined the CIA and is searching for their mother, but she confides in him that she is pregnant, and he decides to wait to reveal his secret.
His father had supplied Chuck with enough information to begin the search, as of the Season Three finale. Stephen had spent his entire career searching for Mary, seeking to bring down Volkoff Industries. Chuck finally meets his mother in Chuck Versus the Aisle of Terror and introduces Sarah to her, asking them not to kill each other.
Mary later shoots Chuck to prevent Volkoff from moving against Agent 'Charles Carmichael,' now thought to be dead. The fact that he was her son had to remain secret. They later arrive to Westside Medical just in time for Ellie to give birth to daughter, Clara Woodcomb. While waiting for his niece's arrival, Chuck proposes to Sarah in the hospital corridor, and she accepts.
Chuck is a highly intelligent, witty, honest, friendly, good-hearted, caring, generous, and personable young man. Because of the danger and secrecy of his secret life, Chuck struggles with maintaining his honesty and integrity, and has frequently been at odds with the deceptive side of his government work. Chuck typically plays the role of a peacemaker, and to some degree, a negotiator, preferring to find a peaceful resolution to conflicts as seen during the hostage situation in the Buy More in Chuck Versus Santa Claus.
He also has a deep sense of personal responsibility, leading him to facilitating the defection of a Chinese agent after mistakenly allowing her brother to be taken hostage. Chuck is highly skilled with computers and can solve any puzzle, he was once known to the world of hackers as The Piranha. Chuck has shown the ability to mentally upload both the Intersect and the Fulcrum version - which had killed or mentally damaged all previous subjects.
He has excellent problem-solving skills, and has said that his plans never fail. Even without the Intersect information, Chuck is highly observant, and he has a great deal of familiarity with a wide variety of electronic devices, their capabilities and limitations due to work at the Buy More rather than the Intersect information, and demonstrated the ability to recognize advanced surveillance equipment while casing a mansion for a mission because he had seen them at the spy store in the Buy More plaza.
Chuck has admitted to a low tolerance for pain in several episodes, and is afraid of needles. Although he does not hold a management position at the Buy More, and has in fact refused one at least twice, both the Green Shirts and Nerd Herd staff look to him for guidance and leadership, and have on several occasions pointed him out as the guy in charge.
Who makes the trains run on time? Who provides your moral compass? Who holds the team together? Chuck's friends and family are supremely important to him. He has disobeyed orders in order to protect Ellie, [14] Morgan, and Anna, [15] and his own problems were of secondary importance to finding the ring Devon intended to use to propose to Ellie when a Fulcrum agent stole it in Chuck Versus the Marlin.
At one point, Ellie, Chuck, Sarah, and Casey had all been exposed to a poison and they had recovered only enough antidote to save one individual, Chuck, without hesitation, stated that he would use it to save his sister's life, though that would mean his death; Sarah and Casey refused to let him do this, because his death would mean the loss of the Intersect secrets, though Casey expressed admiration on a personal level for Chuck's willingness to sacrifice his own life for Ellie's.
Chuck ran from them and administered the antidote to Ellie before they could stop him. He is highly sensitive and caring, and has always tried to be close to Sarah when she needed emotional support. He almost allowed Laszlo Mahnovski to escape custody, [12] and on numerous occasions has been tricked into helping an adversary.
It nearly broke him to burn his asset in Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler but in the end, he realized that Manoosh Depak simply could not be trusted with his information, that not every one had a moral compass, and he sorrowfully sent Manoosh into protective custody, but hated doing so. Chuck frequently wears Chuck Taylor all-stars Converse shoes and enjoys an eclectic range of music including "indie rock" and blues. He tells Sarah that he thinks he found what will be her favorite song, Feeling Good by Nina Simone which he plays for her in Chuck Versus the Honeymooners.
Chuck is a long time video gamer. He has demonstrated several other 'nerd' interests throughout the course of the show, such as an interest in, and extensive familiarity with the plot, characters and details of comic books and graphic novels, genre movies, and other typical 'nerd' interests. Chuck continued to evolve over the course of the show. He was initially reluctant to participate in missions, but then began to look forward to them, and was eventually seen as disappointed when he was not included.
Although inexperienced, Chuck's natural intelligence and observational skills make him an effective agent. Sarah frequently encourages him in this regard, and even Casey notices Chuck's abilities [22] [18]. Before all of that you were smart. You're gonna take this intel, you're gonna figure out where Sarah is. Every time there is a major victory in the series, it is because Chuck has outsmarted the opposition. For most of the series Chuck was strongly pacifistic.
He specifically told Sarah he dislikes guns [16] and shows a preference of avoiding or preventing conflict. Until the end of season two, Chuck displays little fighting ability, and was deeply disturbed by Sarah's execution of Fulcrum agent, Mauser.
During the events of Chuck Versus the Suburbs, Fulcrum was attempting to launch their own version of the Intersect. The device was flawed, and until it was tested successfully on Chuck, either killed or inflicted lasting brain damage on the victims. After the team was captured while investigating, Casey escaped Fulcrum custody and entered the system control room while Sarah was being strapped into the device.
Although aware of what would happen to the Fulcrum agents, Chuck signaled Casey to activate the Intersect. This incident was the first time that Chuck willingly took a course of action where he knew that someone was going to be hurt or killed as a result of his actions, and as in all such cases, it was done to protect Sarah or another loved one.
Chuck finally handles a gun for the first time on a mission in Chuck Versus the Lethal Weapon , despite his aversion to firearms, established in this episode and in Chuck Versus the Marlin. Chuck asked Sarah if he got to have a gun for their rescue of his father in Chuck Versus the Colonel.
Chuck unplugged in Chuck Versus the Anniversary. Upon learning Beckman doesn't want the Intersect removed from him, Chuck uses the resources of Castle, and the skills he learned, to defy the government. After uploading the Intersect 2. After the Intersect was suppressed in Chuck Versus the First Fight , he continues to train, often with Morgan, and continues to grow as a spy, once it was made clear by Beckman the CIA had a use for an agent of his unique abilities, even without the Intersect.
Chuck is a tall, attractive man, with dark, curly hair, and hazel eyes. He once described himself as 'lanky of build. His hair changes throughout the next four seasons becoming gradually shorter and tidier in tandem with his finding a direction for his life, and his maturity as a spy, leaving his old life and frustrations behind; as he said in Chuck Versus the Masquerade "I never expected this to be my life, but here I am, and I'm happy.
Zachary Levi was the first actor cast for the series, and was announced as starring in the title role on February 7, On January 16, it was announced that Scott Bakula would be appearing as Chuck and Ellie's father in a three-episode story arc along with Chevy Chase. Bartowski is identified as a software genius, with Chase's Ted Roark as his rival. He and Chuck each will be actively trying to "Out Hero" each other. Chuck will also be involved in a mission to track down the creator of the Intersect, a man who may be able to help him find a way to remove the computer from his head and give him back his normal life.
Previews for a future episode following the initial airing of Chuck Versus the Lethal Weapon show Chuck taking a much more active role, including donning body armor and confidently wielding two guns.
By Season Three, two more characters discover Chuck's secret life. Morgan, though, is told everything in Chuck Versus the Beard. That beach was the place where Chuck and Sarah first forged their bond, so it seemed like the perfect way to bookend the series. I only now realize that it was there all this time.
FEDAK Another thing is that throughout the run of the show, Chuck and Sarah have had a cue that [ Chuck composer] Tim Jones created — a very emotional, kind of warm-hearted cue that we use in scenes where its just Chuck and Sarah talking about their relationship.
Everything was the same except the weather, which was bad [for the finals shoot]. And you turned Jeffster! And once we knew that this would be the final episode, for our fans who love these characters so much, we wanted to give them closure. It was the one we knew that if we were going to have to take time out of the episode, you had had to keep Act 5 protected.
I have to imagine landing a helicopter on a street can go sideways fast. We did a lot of amazing stuff in those final two episodes, and one of the reasons this show is possible is because of the amazing production team we had. Robbie Duncan McNeil, who was our in-house directing producer, is featured in the episode — he is the other commando inside the helicopter with John Casey. Robbie was an actor on Star Trek: Voyager , and this is his first time on TV in many years, so it was great to see him up there.
Chuck episodes sometimes come in a little long — not this season as much, but this one came in quite a bit long. We actually got it a little bit of extra time from NBC for it.
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