Ugly Duckling By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2008 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. The Cougars” Written by Allison Adler Directed by Patrick Norris What, another party? The life of an international spy seems to be nothing but one long fest, to go by the episodes we’re seeing onChuck. I begin to suspect that the writers are merely shills for the fashion industry, who are paying to put Sarah Walker in fabulous dresses every night. A fun conceit, and there’s no question that Agent Casey and Chuck Bartowski look good in tuxedos, but seriously? It’s all Versace,…
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Eastwick: “Pilot”
Speak of the Devil Eastwick “Pilot” ABC, Wednesday, 10 PM Teleplay: Maggie Friedman From a screenplay by Michael Crisotofer Directed by David Nutter Ten minutes into the pilot for this new ABC series, the thought going through my head was, “Someone at ABC thought this was better than Pushing Daisies?” Because it so isn’t. Based on the John Updike novel, The Witches of Eastwick, this tale of three almost accidental witches in a small New England town has already been adapted six times before, including two stage versions, a musical, the 1987 Jack Nicholson film, and two previous failed pilots. Apparently either audiences…