Chuck (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chuck is an American action- comedy/spy- drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak.
The series is about an "average computer- whiz- next- door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e- mail from an old college friend now working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The message embeds the only remaining copy of a software program containing the United States' greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain.[1][2]Produced by College Hill Pictures, Fake Empire Productions, Wonderland Sound and Vision, and Warner Bros. Television, the series premiered on September 2. NBC, airing on Monday nights at 8: 0. Central.[3][4]As the second season finished, flagging ratings put Chuck in danger of cancellation, but fans mounted a successful campaign to encourage NBC to renew the show.[5] The campaign was unique in that fans specifically targeted a sponsor of the show, the Subway restaurant chain, leading to the chain striking a major sponsorship deal with NBC to help cover costs of the third season.[6] The series' renewal was uncertain in each subsequent season.
The fifth season was the last, beginning on October 2. Friday nights at 8 p. Central.[7] The series concluded on January 2.
Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi) is in his mid- twenties, working at a dead- end job as a computer service expert at a Burbank, California, consumer- electronics chain store with his best friend, Morgan Grimes (Joshua Gomez). Chuck is intelligent but lacks ambition.
Chuck embarks on his final mission in the series finale. He must revisit his past in order to save his future, as he teams up with family, friends and unlikely allies. CHUCK: all episodes for free - watch Chuck online series here. Since geeky Chuck accidentally became the mental host of the Intersect, an unprecedentedly powerful.
Also, he had been expelled from Stanford University on false charges that he cheated in one of his classes, which likely damaged his motivation and morale. His sister, Ellie (Sarah Lancaster), and her boyfriend, Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb (Ryan Mc. Partlin), are doctors who constantly encourage Chuck to make progress in his professional and romantic life.
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Bryce Larkin (Matthew Bomer), Chuck's former Stanford University roommate and now a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent, steals the Intersect, the entire merged database of the CIA and National Security Agency (NSA), and destroys the computer storing it. The sole surviving copy becomes subliminally embedded in Chuck's brain via encoded images when he opens an email from Bryce. The NSA's Major John Casey (Adam Baldwin) and CIA Agent Sarah Walker (Yvonne Strahovski) are dispatched to investigate. Chuck is recruited to use the knowledge he now possesses to help thwart assassins and international terrorists, upending his previously mundane life. The Intersect causes Chuck to receive involuntary "flashes" of information from the database, activated by triggers such as faces, voices, objects, and keywords. In order to protect his family and friends, Chuck must keep his second occupation a secret. Casey and Walker are assigned to watch over Chuck.
Character Portrayed by Seasons; 1 2 3 4 5; Charles Irving 'Chuck' Bartowski: Zachary Levi: Main: Agent Sarah Walker: Yvonne Strahovski: Main: Colonel John Casey: Adam. No. in series No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code U.S. viewers (million) 36: 1 'Chuck Versus the Pink Slip' Robert Duncan McNeill. Zachary Levi, Actor: Chuck. The middle child between two sisters, Zachary Levi was born as Zachary Levi Pugh, on September 29, 1980, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to. Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. This is a cool trick that really works. JUST DON'T GET CAUGHT. Chuck Wiki is a database that anyone can edit about Chuck Bartowski, the nerd turned spy and his partner, Sarah Walker, that airs Mondays on NBC.
They are forced to establish an uneasy alliance and cover- identities. Walker poses as Chuck's girlfriend and takes a job at a fast food restaurant near the Buy More. Casey reluctantly becomes part of the Buy More sales team. The main antagonists driving the plot are a series of rogue spy cabals, first internal to the United States intelligence community and then global in scope.
A core part of the threat is the danger of the Intersect being either captured, making Chuck as much a liability as an asset to the government, or replicated, making Chuck obsolete or outmatched by less scrupulous spies. Chuck, Sarah, and Casey all face professional conflicts as they grow to respect each other. A genuine romantic interest develops between Chuck and Sarah. Chuck's desire to maintain his close relationships and eventually return to a normal life is challenged by the dangers and growing responsibilities of his secret life, so that he gradually becomes a more competent, confident, and willing spy.
In the course of events, Chuck unravels mysteries from his life before the series, often dealing with the Intersect, such as why his parents left, why Bryce got him kicked out of Stanford, and why he's unusually suited for the Intersect. Meanwhile, Casey and Sarah confront unresolved issues from their lives before the series, including their families, Sarah's history with Bryce, and the spies they previously worked with.
And as Chuck grows more comfortable with his own role, those closest to him are gradually drawn into his spy life. Cast and characters[edit]Main cast[edit]Recurring cast[edit]^ ab. The character departed after the second season, then returned for one or more guest appearances in the third season.^The character made a few guest appearances in the third season, and became a recurring cast member in the fourth.^The character made a guest appearance in the fourth season, and returned for a recurring role in the fifth. Production[edit]Conception[edit]The show is a mash- up.
It's a combination of one part The Office, one part 2. Alias. When you mash those shows together, what happens?
What we were really excited about is if you built the show like something like The Office, where you essentially met all these characters and you loved them, and then how terrifying it would be if Sydney Bristow or Jack Bauer suddenly came into The Office, because you knew, when those people showed up, that someone was going to get shot, and someone was going to get tortured, and someone was going to get killed. That's where the initial germ of the Chuck show came from. Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak wrote the script for the first episode, which was initially given a put pilot commitment by NBC before a pilot order was green lit by the network in January 2. Schwartz and Fedak both attended the University of Southern California. Fedak pitched the idea to Schwartz, who agreed to develop the project with him.[1. Joseph Mc. Ginty Nichol, Schwartz's fellow executive producer on The O. C., directed the first hour of the series and consequently became an executive producer via his production company, Wonderland Sound and Vision.
Fedak, Peter Johnson, Scott Rosenbaum, Matthew Miller, and Allison Adler also serve as co- executive producers.[1. NBC gave the series an early pick- up and a thirteen- episode order on May 1. On November 2. 6, 2. TV Guide reported that NBC had picked up the series for a full, 2. Casting[edit]Zachary Levi and Adam Baldwin were the first two to be cast in February 2. Chuck Bartowski and veteran NSA agent Major John Casey, respectively. Fedak always had Baldwin in mind for the role of John Casey and the producers found that the actor was a "perfect fit" for the character during the first casting session.[1.
Relative newcomer Yvonne Strahovski was chosen for the female lead role of what was then CIA officer Sarah Kent in the same month.[1. Casting continued throughout March with Sarah Lancaster, Joshua Gomez, and Natalie Martinez landing the parts of Dr. Ellie Bartowski (Chuck's older sister), Morgan Pace (Chuck's best friend), and Kayla Hart (Chuck's neighbor and love interest), respectively.[2. The Kayla Hart character was dropped before filming because creators Chris Fedak and Josh Schwartz found it unlikely and too complicated to the storyline that two women would be pining over Chuck. Morgan's surname was later changed to "Grimes" and Sarah's surname was changed to "Walker". Filming locations[edit]Although Chuck's apartment is set in Echo Park, the pilot was shot in El Cabrillo in Hollywood.
After the series was picked up, the apartment and the building's courtyard were re- created on a Warner Bros. Aerial views throughout the show combine shots of Echo Park and El Cabrillo. The exterior shots of the Burbank Buy More where Chuck and Morgan work are of a former Mervyn's store in the Fallbrook Mall in Canoga Park.[2. Reception[edit]Ratings[edit]. U. S. viewers for each episode in the series, broken down into its five seasons.
Despite heavy promotion from NBC and positive critical reviews, Chuck suffered in domestic ratings due to stiff competition from established hits from ABC (Dancing with the Stars), FOX (House), and CBS (How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement) in the Monday 8: 0. ET timeslot. Its ratings were also affected by the 2. Writers Guild of America strike in the first season and President Barack Obama's prime time news conference that led to the show being preempted for a week in the second season, shortly after NBC had done heavy promotion for the show around the Super Bowl. In May 2. 01. 0, it was reported that Chuck ranked in the top 2. TV shows in the Social.
Sense. TV ratings report of social media interactions, measuring posts and reads on forums, blogs, and other social media over a three- month period.[2. Season. Timeslot (EDT)Season premiere. Season finale. TV season. Rank. U. S. viewersin millions. Monday 8: 0. 0 p. September 2. 4, 2.
January 2. 4, 2. 00. Monday 8: 0. 0 p. September 2. 9, 2. April 2. 7, 2. 00.
Monday 8: 0. 0 p. January 1. 0, 2. 01.
May 2. 4, 2. 01. 02. Monday 8: 0. 0 p. September 2. 0, 2. May 1. 6, 2. 01. 12. Friday 8: 0. 0 p.
October 2. 8, 2. 01. January 2. 7, 2. 01. Critical reception[edit]Early reviews for Chuck were strong. Rolling Stone magazine included the show on its fall 2. We Like to Watch" list, saying the show "wipes the floor with the other fall debuts".[2.
Chuck landed on USA Today's list of the "1. Picks for 2. 00. 7" and they called Levi's performance "incredibly winning", giving the comedy three- out- of- four stars.[3. Chuck drew numerous comparisons to another critically acclaimed comedy that debuted in Fall 2. Reaper—which also starred a twenty- something underachiever who works in a large retail, "big- box" store (Work Bench) and is drawn into heroism against his will.[2. As 2. 00. 8 drew to a close, the show received further critical acclaim.
In December Time magazine named the show one of the top 1. TV series of the year.[3. It also made the year- end top 1. Chicago Tribune,[3.
Television Without Pity's list of TV Shows We Wish More People Watched,[3. The Star- Ledger's Top TV shows of 2.
The Miami Herald's TV's Top 5 list,[3.