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Chuck: Captain Awesome (Ryan McPartlin) on the Season (or Series) Finale

by Trevor Kimball, April 23, 2010

ChuckJust like last year, it looks like the fate of Chuck on NBC is going to come down to the wire. If the worst happens, will fans be satisfied with the last episode?

Chuck follows a geeky electronics store employee (Zachary Levi) whose life is turned upside down when a database of top secret government information is downloaded into his brain. The series cast includes Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin, Joshua Gomez, Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Scott Krinsky, Vik Sahay, and Julia Ling.

This season, the ratings started out strong (for NBC) with a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demo and 7.45 million viewers. Unfortunately, they’ve fallen quite a bit and hit a low of a 1.9 in the demo and 5.46 million. While the early numbers would have assured Chuck a third season, the later numbers put that possibility into question.

If Chuck is cancelled, it doesn’t sound like this season’s finale, just like last year’s, will offer a satisfying conclusion to the series. In a recent interview, McPartlin (“Captain Awesome” himself) had this to say.

PW: Earlier in the season Awesome toyed with taking Ellie to Africa before changing his mind — but I could have sworn I saw a jungle and tiger in this promo. What gives?
Ryan: You might see Ellie and Awesome going to Africa. There’s some pretty cool stuff coming up. The writers and production team went all out — the next couple of episodes really take us through to the end of the season and introduce a new element of suspense and cliffhangers.

PW: So there are cliffhangers?
Ryan: Yea, they had to try and match last year and I think they’ve done a good job. Hopefully they can keep one-upping themselves if we get another season. There’s a bunch of Ring stuff you’ll never see coming. Just when you think its predictable, they throw in a killer twist.

PW: That’s an interesting choice since “Chuck’s” future is still up in the air. Do you think they did that to not give NBC an easy out?
Ryan: They definitely didn’t want to let people off too easily. There is a moment in the season finale when you think we’re wrapping up everything nice and neat. That’s when we pull the rug out from underneath you.

PW: Are you frustrated to be back in this boat of not knowing if you’ll be back for a fourth season?
Ryan: Of course it’s a little frustrating to be back where we were a year ago. Its not a comment on the show — I think we’re doing great work — it’s more of a comment on the state of network TV. You can see why Conan went to cable. At the same time, NBC has been very supportive the whole time, but I think now especially they need to not look at the brand — not the ratings — and figure out what kind of network they want to be. I think “Chuck” would be a great cornerstone of that brand.

What do you think? Will you be happy if Chuck ends this way? Should they have filmed an alternate ending, just in case?


Image courtesy NBC.

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My husband and I both love Chuck. It is fun and relaxing to watch and not blood and guts and killings like a lot of shows on the air. We both will be very disappointed if this show is cancelled. We love romantic comedys and they are few and far between.

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December 3, 2010 10:01 am
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They cant shut down production of Chuck.I need more BUY MORE scenes and spy banther with the chemestry between Chuck and Sara.This is 1 fun show to watch

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August 7, 2010 4:33 pm
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Please bring Chuck back. We really enjoy the change up on the unsual sitcoms that they have on been showing. It makes us laugh and it is really a family show.

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July 26, 2010 6:24 pm
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You might also enjoy this May 20, 2010 Mr. Media radio interview with ‘Chuck’ co-star Vik Sahay, who plays Buy More employee ‘Lester Patel’ on the popular NBC romantic comedy and spy show. He talks about the season finale, the future of the band “Jeffster,” Yvonne Strahovski, and the new movie he’s filming, Afghan Luke and the Burgundy of Hash, in which he plays a New York Times reporter covering the war in Afghanistan!

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May 24, 2010 11:01 am
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fo sho

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May 20, 2010 1:40 pm
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I like Chuck please keep the show on.

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May 13, 2010 9:16 am
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There’ve been successful series built around a ‘will they?/won’t they?’ couple that have loss the hook with the answer. Yvonne (Sarah)/Zack (Chuck) have the chemistry to make it a success. NBC has a opportunity with the two now. Don’t lose it.

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I am from Singapore and I am currently watching the 2nd season of Chuck on cable. It’s a funny and endearing TV Show that is not too vulgar and its somewhat slapstick comedy appeals to me. They don’t make shows like these any more and it is a nice change from all the other TV shows around. Do consider continuing the show for as long as the producers can come with a story. This is a good show for the whole family and it has been keeping me amused all this while. I would dread the idea of ending the… Read more »

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