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Chuck versus the NeoGAF - The Official Season 4 Thread - Mondays on NBC
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Captain Blood
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Spitz said:
I think I remember them saying that although Chuck and Sarah will have their bumps in the Road ultimately there won't be any more breaking up then getting back together. I could have misunderstood though.
Cornballer
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Kind of a gray area, Captain Blood, but you might want to tag that. Not a huge deal either way.
Ratings from the fast affiliates were about even in the demo with last week:
Ratings from the fast affiliates were about even in the demo with last week:
Screaming_Gremlin
My QB is a Dick and my coach is a Nutt
Cornballer said:
Pretty much as expected. I doubt we are going to see much variation. Maybe during the spring assuming we get a back 9.
@Captain Blood
Thats what i read too. Surely the relationship needs some up and downs but no more season 3 stuff. And Sarah looks good when she is jealous.
I hope the ratings are good enough for at least a back 6 episodes of season 4.
Started work on season 4 Soundtrack what i need is good covers for my iTunes of all seasons. I made some by myself but they differ only in the numbers of the season.
Thats what i read too. Surely the relationship needs some up and downs but no more season 3 stuff. And Sarah looks good when she is jealous.
I hope the ratings are good enough for at least a back 6 episodes of season 4.
Started work on season 4 Soundtrack what i need is good covers for my iTunes of all seasons. I made some by myself but they differ only in the numbers of the season.
Cornballer
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Agreed. It might dip a bit more if they continue to not promote it, but at this point Chuck has a small, built-in audience.Screaming_Gremlin said:
Cool. I've been grabbing the new tracks weekly, as well.Spitz said:
Screaming_Gremlin
My QB is a Dick and my coach is a Nutt
Spitz said:
I imagine we should find out about the back part of the season in the next few weeks. They are probably going to want to decide before production shuts down. Other wise it will increase the costs quite a bit to start back up again.
Cornballer
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I'm curious if the Zucker firing and Comcast takeover will factor into things at all - either in the decisions being delayed or their outlook on Chuck in particular. You have to figure that they want to make a decision soon, but they might want three weeks of ratings before they make a move on any of the new shows. There are a few that are struggling already like Chase, Outlaw, and Undercovers.Screaming_Gremlin said:
Screaming_Gremlin
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Cornballer said:
That is the one thing I am worried about with the Zucker firing. I mean, it needed to happen since he was clueless at running the network, but he did keep Chuck around for two seasons longer then any other network would. But I have also heard that NBC displayed Chuck as one of their strategic brands along with 30 Rock, USA Network, and SyFy during presentations to Comcast. So who knows, maybe Comcast will be unusually sympathetic toward it as well.
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LakeEarth said:
He was in Arrested Development one time. Laughing hysterically in the audience when Maeby was showing her film to the studio execs.
Shit blew my mind when I saw that.
Screaming_Gremlin said:
Isn't Levi doing commercials for Comcast?
We can hope, right? RIGHT?
Cornballer said:
Got all so far listed on Chuckonline.net great stuff but season 3 is still the best for me when it comes to the music. So many great songs in there that i never heard of and would never heard of without Chuck.
Screaming_Gremlin said:
Didn't now that these decisions are made that early i am fairly new in watching shows live after they air in the US. Chuck here in Germany is still stuck at season 1 and still has no date when season 2 airs.
Screaming_Gremlin
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Spitz said:
It doesn't have to be, but they tend to make the decision before production shuts down on the initial 12 episodes (Chuck should be filming episode 8-9 right now I think). Otherwise they have to bring back all of the support crew, as well as everything else that is necessary to restart a major production. In season 2 the back 9 was picked up before the season began. Last year there was no option, but NBC negotiated a new deal with WB for 6 more episodes before the season began.
Cornballer
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A few more reviews:
- LA Times
- io9
- TV Fanatic
Still looking for a gif of this:
- LA Times
- io9
- TV Fanatic
Still looking for a gif of this:
I'm more a fan of the S1/S2 music, but it's all pretty good.Spitz said:
Cornballer
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rush777 said:
.Screaming_Gremlin said:
Screaming_Gremlin
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rush777 said:
The last song was "A Girl, A Boy, and A Graveyard" by Jeremy Messersmith.
Edit: Beat by CB.
Cornballer
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mYm|17| said:
Cornballer
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Final ratings numbers are in and Chuck is up to 5.4 million and a 2.0 in the demo.
- Yvonne Strahovski Talks 'Chuck,' DeNiro and Pierogis
- Chuck Challenge: Chuck vs. The Suitcase Quiz
Few more articles from this week:
- Yvonne Strahovski Talks 'Chuck,' DeNiro and Pierogis
- Chuck Challenge: Chuck vs. The Suitcase Quiz
ConfusingJazz
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Cornballer said:
Man, Chuck is steady show.
Screaming_Gremlin
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mre said:
According to the synopsis for next week he will be back on the show. Not sure as what exactly, but this is what it says, "Meanwhile, as Morgan (Joshua Gomez) prepares the Buy More for a huge video game release, he gets a surprise from Big Mike."
GoutPatrol
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Screaming_Gremlin said:
Did Big Mike already marry Morgan's mom? That sounds like something they did before but I honestly can't remember.
mercenar1e
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"Has Chuck finally ended its multi-season tightrope walk along the NBC Renew / Cancel line? It was the lowest rated non-Friday scripted show on NBC last week. Unless it can move up in the coming weeks, its finally headed for cancellation."
Lots of people are already predicting the cancellation of Chuck.. i hope we don't lose this great show!
Lots of people are already predicting the cancellation of Chuck.. i hope we don't lose this great show!
Chuck is getting closer to syndication which means there would be motivation to keep it around despite ratings. I'm sure lots of websites will be predicting the demise of Chuck just like the last 2 years... most of them just fishing for hits to their site. Also, NBC seems to be pleased what they are getting in one of the most difficult time slots of the week so unless something changes with the change of brass... I'm not going to give much thought to cancellation rumors until I hear it directly from NBC.
The Renew/Cancel index doesn't mean anything after only one week of the season since new shows premiere high then drop for the most part. Once NBC's new shows stabilize at a ratings level, we'll have a clearer idea of how Chuck stands in terms of renewal prospects.mercenar1e said:
Yes, Chuck is last at the moment, but:
-Chase only barely outpaced Chuck this week (2.1 vs. 2.0). They could easily switch places in the coming weeks
-Undercovers literally started on the same ratings ground as Chuck in its premiere, both having 2.0s. Except Undercovers is much more likely to drop than Chuck which has held its 2.0 rating in its second week
-Community was perhaps helped by a Betty White guest appearance in its premiere. We'll have to see what happens Thursday to see its true ratings for this season.
-Their new shows had a massive marketing campaign to back their premieres, which will disappear over the course of the season.
Chuck is by no means in a good position, and many of those points could end up being moot. Bottom line: There's no point in trying any predictions for now. We don't have nearly enough data or trends. But considering how cheap it is, both to produce and to market (finding a Chuck promo on NBC is the TV equivalent of playing Where's Waldo?), how steady it is, and how busy they are keeping their other shows out of the water, our favourite show certainly can't be counted out. As I said in the cancellation watch thread, it could truly go either way, in true Chuck fashion.
PhoncipleBone
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If it holds steady, I think we may be fine. But if it falters and drops to a 1.8 or lower I think we are toast.
And as for the syndication idea, this show is pretty far away from being large enough for a syndication order. Only 54 episodes have aired so far, and after this current season (assuming there isn't a back 6 or 9) we will only be to 67. We would need another season before it hit syndication.
I just wonder if perhaps they could move the show to CW. It is a WB show, and the ratings are consistent. It might involve more budget cuts (how?) but it would save the show.
And as for the syndication idea, this show is pretty far away from being large enough for a syndication order. Only 54 episodes have aired so far, and after this current season (assuming there isn't a back 6 or 9) we will only be to 67. We would need another season before it hit syndication.
I just wonder if perhaps they could move the show to CW. It is a WB show, and the ratings are consistent. It might involve more budget cuts (how?) but it would save the show.
Cornballer
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It's also important to keep in mind that TV by the Numbers do very well (in terms of site hits and comments) whenever they post something about Chuck, particularly the doom and gloom articles. They love putting stuff up and letting the flame wars develop in the comments. This isn't to say that Chuck is in a good shape right now, but rather pointing out that it's in TVBTN's best interests to keep on bringing up the Chuck ratings.
PhoncipleBone
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well, if the entire network is at that rating, then Chuck is fine. At least it isn't falling huge amounts.RevoDS said:
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It's Zachary Levi's birthday today - the old man turned 30. Hope he gets that spiderman kiss he always wanted.
Ehhh... sounds like I was the only one that didn't like this wee, Besides Yvonne, who was OMFG amazing. Might have been the hottest she has ever been, on the show.
But yeah besides that I didn't really like any of it. But it sounds like you all did?
Maybe I'm jus over Chuck :/
But yeah besides that I didn't really like any of it. But it sounds like you all did?
Maybe I'm jus over Chuck :/
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