NBC Ups Chuck to a Full Season Order
Get it? Ups Chuck? Upchuck?
Lame, yes, but it made me laugh. Simple minds, simple pleasures.
Originally, the spy-comedy Chuck had only been asked to do a half-season. But that was until NBC announced Thursday that they love the show so much, it’s only fitting we should be blessed with a full order of episodes.
From their official press release:
“We couldn’t be more excited with the creative direction Josh (Schwartz) and his team are executing on ‘Chuck,’” said Teri Weinberg, Executive VP of NBC Entertainment. “This show has really hit its stride and deserves a full-season commitment to carry out the producers’ vision for this unique series.”
“Deserves a full season”…that’s something you wish had been said about other shows, but whatever. Such is life. The statement is just corporate speak anyways, because plenty of series have “deserved” to be extended but it’s not in the budget to do so.
Don’t let those kind words from Teri fool you. If the show wasn’t predicted to get good ratings, Chuck would be adios-ed and the Intersect would be in enemy hands by now.
But either way, I’m actually really excited about the return of Chuck. I started out with just an “it’s okay dawg” opinion of the show, but it got better towards the end and I had such an enjoyable time at the 2008 Comic Con Chuck panel, it’s going to be fun to see it again.
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I guess Casey isn't going to follow orders and kill Chuck like they wanted us to believe… after all.
NBC is actually re-airing a few select episodes of “Chuck” on Saturday's at 8pm for the next few weekends.
Hmmm… methinks someone at NBC actually used their brains for once.
Now if we could get ABC to give us some “Pushing Daisies” before the new season begins, I might begin to change my overtly negative attitude of the major networks.
I’ll take repeats of “Chuck†(and any other returning show that abruptly ended their first season way back in December/January) over anything else they have in their pathetic Saturday night stockpile of programming.
NBC is actually re-airing a few select episodes of “Chuck” on Saturday's at 8pm for the next few weekends.
Hmmm… methinks someone at NBC actually used their brains for once.
Now if we could get ABC to give us some “Pushing Daisies” before the new season begins, I might begin to change my overtly negative attitude of the major networks.
I’ll take repeats of “Chuck” (and any other returning show that abruptly ended their first season way back in December/January) over anything else they have in their pathetic Saturday night stockpile of programming.
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I guess Casey isn't going to follow orders and kill Chuck like they wanted us to believe… after all.