{"id":105,"date":"2008-07-08T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=105"},"modified":"2008-07-07T01:14:06","modified_gmt":"2008-07-07T05:14:06","slug":"chuck-comic-book-and-hellboy-commercials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/08\/chuck-comic-book-and-hellboy-commercials\/","title":{"rendered":"“Chuck” Comic Book and Hellboy Commercials!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chuck\"<\/a>Other than the Doctor Who dynasty of shows, I don’t watch much television.\u00a0 However, there is one new show that I have totally fallen for in the past year… “Chuck<\/a>” on NBC.\u00a0 The show is about a computer geek who is catapulted into a new career as the government’s most vital secret. With the government’s most precious secrets in Chuck’s head, NSA’s John Casey and CIA’s Sarah Walker assume the responsibility of protecting him. The show is a mixture of\u00a0action\/adventure and\u00a0sitcom, with just\u00a0a dash of angsty romance.\u00a0 Somehow they’ve hit upon a magical formula that just works.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t seen the series, you can watch a few episodes (including the pilot) at the official NBC web site for Chuck<\/a>.\u00a0 The series features the hilarious and brilliant\u00a0Zachary Levi<\/a> as Chuck.\u00a0 Sara Walker is played by one of the hottest women to come out of Australia, Yvonne Strahovski<\/a>.\u00a0John Casey is played by fantastic Adam Baldwin<\/a>.\u00a0 The supporting characters are also awesome (pun intended, if you watch the show)!<\/p>\n

\"Chuck<\/a>Recently Wildstorm comics<\/a> started a six-issue mini-series based upon the show.\u00a0 It’s being written by series co-executive producer Peter Johnson and series writer Zev Borow, so it’s not just some lousy throwaway spin-off.\u00a0 The first issue came out last month (hopefully\u00a0you can\u00a0still\u00a0find it in stores), while the second issue is slated to come out this week.\u00a0 I felt that Issue #1 was well done.\u00a0 Since its being written by people from the actual show, you get the sense that they got the characters “voices” right.\u00a0 I love the homage to Gilligan’s Island in the beginning where Chuck plays Gilligan and his boss plays Skipper.\u00a0 Funny stuff!\u00a0 Also,\u00a0some former Chuck adversaries make appearances in the comic, so that was fun.\u00a0 Finally, there is a one-page back-up called “Captain Awesome’s Tips for Being Awesome!!”\u00a0 That was great… or dare I say AWESOME!\u00a0 All told, I think the comic mini-series is\u00a0off to a good start.<\/p>\n

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There were also a few recent Hellboy II: The Golden Army<\/a> commercials featuring Chuck.\u00a0 Check them out below.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Chuck hangs with Hellboy…<\/p>\n

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Better head to the Buy More…<\/p>\n

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If you can’t view the embedded videos, just head over to the official NBC\u00a0web site for Chuck<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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