Nerd of the Rings By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2010 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. the Cubic Z” Written by Nicholas Wootton Directed by Norman Buckley “Where’s the Chuck relationship neurosis? Where’s the hand wringing?” —Morgan One of the reasons I love this series is because the writers, having finally gotten Chuck and Sarah together, allow them to work out minor issues without throwing major obstacles in the path of true love week after week. That kind of faux drama had a shelf life that ended with Friends; nobody needs a replay of those contrived…
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Falling Skies: “Prisoner of War”
Falling Skies TNT, Sundays, 9 PM “Prisoner of War” Written by Fred Golan Directed by Greg Beeman “No matter how each of us survived, maybe we owe it to those who didn’t to become the best of mankind.” – Tom Mason The third episode of the new Spielberg series, Falling Skies, is a textbook example of good story pacing. While some miniseries, like Game of Thrones, take forever to introduce us to context and character, the snappy pace of Falling Skies has been outstanding from the first few minutes. In this, the third installment, the stakes on both sides ratchet up, we learn a…