Chuck Me Mondays: Fans will be all a-Twitter tonight for the Wookie
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I Chuck, therefore it’s Monday.
That was a stab at being philosophical. Deep, huh? It’s full of truth too, because tonight we take a gander back at “Chuck 
Versus the Wookie,” an excellently titled episode that for some reason makes me chuckle (no pun intended) just thinking about.
It’s been more than a month since I last watched it, but if I remember right Sarah gets a little competition, Morgan gets a little lucky and a very hairy man hosts a pool party.
Chuck faces an unusual task, when Sarah’s hot colleague from the CIA shows up requesting help for a mission. Morgan tries to get Chuck to set him up with Sarah’s new friend. When Chuck finds out that a million dollar diamond hidden in a Malibu mansion is being used to help fund terrorists, he must help these two beautiful women steal it back. Chuck is finding out that Sarah’s job of living a double life, which she is all too good at, is really preventing him from getting to know who she really is.
As usual, I’ll be checking in tomorrow with my weekly Chucking the Summer Away recap, full of insights, analyis and “Holy cow, wasn’t that cool?” commentary.
There’s been some Chuck in the news of late.
For starters, Matt Roush of TVGuide.com took some Chuck Q’s in his recent Q&A. One reader was looking for insights into why the show hasn’t been more of a breakout hit. Roush doesn’t get it either, though he takes a stab that includes misguidedly suggesting the show might be better as a half-hour with less Buy More action. Bleah. He adds…
For me, part of what’s been holding Chuck back has to be NBC’s scheduling and the network’s overall misfortunes. Chuck has had to fight to get noticed in Monday’s most overcrowded hour, and being yoked to Heroes as it struggles season by season hasn’t helped. The writers’ strike cutting off the first season so abruptly also stalled whatever momentum it might have had early on. Otherwise, though, I’m as stymied as you. If we were still doing our “Best Shows You’re Not Watching” features, rest assured Chuck would be high on the list.
He also touches on what made the Save Chuck campaign different from other fan outcries (think Subway) and the show’s prospects for greater success in its third season (not optimistic).
Meanwhile, Forbes.com lists Yvonne Strahovski among 10 lesser known stars who could have breakout moments ahead. They didn’t pick her best picture for the slideshow, though. Demetri Martin’s on there too, and he’s a funny guy.
Lastly, Michael Ausiellos of EW.com finally posted that Zachary Levi interview he teased for so long. There’s a ton of interesting stuff, and you can check it out here.
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I have been twittering my tail off but I noticed no Wookie Review this week.
Should we expect a reivew this week for Chuckmemondays Chuck vs the Wookie?
Thank you
I hate to make excuses, but I’ve been swamped by my “day job” the last three days. I will definitely have a recap/review and hoped to have had it up by now. Sorry for the delay, but it is on the way, and I’ll tweet it often when I do.
No Problem, that is a legitimate excuse. Thank you for the reply.