Treading Water Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. The Beefcake” Written by Matthew Miller & Scott Rosenbaum Directed by Patrick Norris “Talk about low-hanging fruit…” — Captain Awesome When Lester, Jeff and Morgan are the funniest elements of Chuck, something is off. The numbers have not been all that good for Chuck, there is as yet no rumor of renewal for the show, and I’m starting to detect a whiff of desperation in some of these storylines. That was confirmed Monday night with a mediocre episode, one which gave us nothing new either in the spy drama or the romantic…
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Chuck: “Chuck vs. the Lethal Weapon”
Rebound Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. the Lethal Weapon” Written by Zev Borow & Matthew Lau Directed by Allan Kroeker Fulcrum: “What’s your real name?” Barker: “Bond. James Bond.” Aaaaand like a rubber band, Chuck snaps back into the groove. After two weeks of mediocre work, Chuck stepped up to the plate again Monday night with a fun, well-balanced episode that entertained and moved the storyline along. Naturally, he tells them the truth: “Bond. James Bond.” Right there, in the teaser, the show made up for all the disappointments of the last two weeks. I do so love sweeps month. MI6 agent Cole…