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Chuck: “Chuck vs. The Tango”

Happy Little Clouds By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2007 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC “Chuck vs. The Tango” Written by Matt Miller Directed by Jason Ensler The third episode of Chuck puts Chuck back on track, thank goodness. Tasked with identifying an international arms dealer named La Ciudad who is expected to attend an art show, Chuck must confront one of the worst fears of the American WASP male: dancing. With a girl. John Casey (Adam Baldwin), the NSA agent ordered to protect Chuck, warns him that his undercover persona might be compromised unless he masters the tango.…

Chuck: “Chuck vs. The Wookie”

Miami Chuck By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2007 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. The Wookie” Written by Allison Adler Directed by Allan Kroeker There hasn’t been a really good weekly spy spoof on television in a long time, perhaps not since Get Smart or The Scarecrow and Mrs. King, back in the day, so I’m slowly getting used to the idea that Chuck is less about the computer in Chuck’s head than it is about the spies in his life. Although the series was sold to us as a sort of updated, slapstick version of Johnny Mnemonic, it actually has much…