This is the first thing I saw after standing in line all morning. It was totally worth it.
Chuck started off my day in truly epic fashion. A rendition of “Fat Bottomed Girls” performed by Chuck‘s very own Jeffster. The crowd erupted into cheers as the cast and writers filtered in. The panel started off with a Season 2 recap, which made me realize a very important fact. I had clearly missed something. Having watched Chuck through Hulu only, I never knew that the actual finale of Chuck was never posted, and thus I never saw it. I am rectifying this as soon as possible.
Chuck, like all good shows, was in clear danger of being canned by the network. Luckily for the cast and crew, television fans have had their grassroot skills well honed by seeing favored shows get canceled early, their stories left unfinished (I still miss you, Serenity). Through fantastic fan sites like Chucktv.net and wonderful promotions with Twitter and Subway’s national “Save Chuck” day on April 27th, fan voices were heard, and the show got picked up for a third season. Apparently, no one was more surprised than the writers, as they weren’t expecting to write their way out of “I know kung fu.”
The cast is obviously more than thrilled to be back. The banter among them was hilarious, and everyone seemed really excited for the new season. The writers didn’t want to reveal very much, but they were allowed to let us know a little of what to expect.
-They plan to continue bringing in amazing guest stars and have some old ones return, like Scott Bakula and Tricia Helfer.
-Captain Awesome will be pulled into the spy world, much to Ellie’s dismay.
-The Buy More will remain in the show, although I don’t know to what capacity as all its employees quit.
-Chuck and Sarah are going to suffer “an emotionally traumatic event,” but “It will totally be good.” Hooray for vagueness.
A new site is being set up to keep fans posted during the months before Chuck returns. You can see new content at Chuckmeout.com.
Family Guy and its new spinoff, The Cleveland Show, are up next. Stay tuned.
