{"id":183,"date":"2008-10-24T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2008-10-24T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=183"},"modified":"2008-10-23T22:12:22","modified_gmt":"2008-10-24T02:12:22","slug":"meet-the-awesomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/24\/meet-the-awesomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Awesomes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Strahovski vs Richie in the Shower - ChuckTV.net\" href=\"http:\/\/chucktv.net\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/chucktv.net\/gallery\/albums\/screencaps_204_6\/Chuck_204_1507.jpg\" alt=\"Strahovski vs Richie in the Shower - ChuckTV.net\" width=\"343\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a>Some Chuck items for your Friday!\u00a0 If you missed this weeks throw down between Yvonne Strahovski and Nicole Richie in the shower, you can catch it on Hulu.com &#8211; &#8220;Chuck vs. The Cougars&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I came across some other great Chuck-related resources this past week.\u00a0 First up is the awesome fansite\u00a0<a title=\"ChuckTV.net\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chucktv.net\/\">ChuckTV.net<\/a>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a really well done and well-informed site.\u00a0\u00a0 They have lots\u00a0of news, interviews, photo galleries from each episode (almost 2,000 screen captures from every episode!), a forum, and more.\u00a0 A must for Chuck fans!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Second up is the podcast &#8220;<a title=\"Chuck vs. The Podcast\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chuckpodcast.com\/\">Chuck vs.\u00a0The Podcast<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0 Very clever name, by the way.\u00a0 I had no idea there was\u00a0a fancast out there dedicated to Chuck!\u00a0 Yay!\u00a0 The podcast is affiliated with ChuckTV.net, so they provide lots of great interviews, news, and some spoilers.\u00a0 They have done nine episodes so far, all offered in two formats. There is the straight MP3 format, and there is the enhanced AAC format that\u00a0lets you see photos &amp; web links, and also lets you skip from chapter to chapter.\u00a0\u00a0Pretty cool!\u00a0 Definitely worth your time if you like podcasts and Chuck.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Morgan Fairchild &amp; Bruce Boxleitner as the Awesomes!\" href=\"http:\/\/chucktv.net\/2008\/08\/27\/meet-the-awesomes\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/chuck_awesomes.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Fairchild &amp; Bruce Boxleitner as the Awesomes\" width=\"395\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a>Finally, new information to me that I read about on ChuckTV.net (but has actually been out there for a couple months) is the <a title=\"Meet the Awesomes!\" href=\"http:\/\/chucktv.net\/2008\/08\/27\/meet-the-awesomes\/\">casting of Captain Awesome&#8217;s parents for an upcoming episode<\/a>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been revealed that Captain Awesome&#8217;s parents will be played by Morgan Fairchild and Bruce Boxleitner!\u00a0 Apparently they&#8217;re both doctors and just as fit and athletic and awesome as, well, Awesome.\u00a0 That&#8217;s hilarious!\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-183\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/24\/meet-the-awesomes\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-183\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" 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