{"id":905,"date":"2009-04-27T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=905"},"modified":"2009-04-25T23:39:33","modified_gmt":"2009-04-26T03:39:33","slug":"chuck-vs-the-lack-of-a-third-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/04\/27\/chuck-vs-the-lack-of-a-third-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck vs. The Lack of a Third Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"NBC’s Chuck<\/em> has not been picked up for a third season yet.\u00a0 WTF?!?!\u00a0 Seriously?!?!\u00a0 Also, there are rumors that it might not get a third season based upon lackluster ratings.\u00a0 Yikes!\u00a0 A universe without Chuck<\/em> scarcely bears thinking about.<\/p>\n

Josh Schwartz, executive producer and co-creator\u00a0of Chuck<\/em>, explained that\u00a0the\u00a0second-season finale (airing tonight) will change the\u00a0show in a way that will satisfy viewers whether the show is picked up for a third season or not.\u00a0 Schwartz said, “This is our finale. This would be our finale whether we knew we were picked up, whether … we were picked up for next year or five years. This is what we’ve been wanting to do for a while, and we’ve had this planned since the beginning of season one.”\u00a0 He continued, “It will end in a way that’s going to launch the show into season three with a real-it’s a game-changer. I think that it’ll be immensely satisfying in its own right, but it also really, really launches the show in a way that, you know, we’re already breaking season three stories and can’t wait to start telling them.”\u00a0 For more, click here to read the story on Sci-Fi wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before I knew Chuck<\/em> hadn’t been picked up yet, I’d already started to suspect.\u00a0 With the\u00a0recent storylines (i.e. Chuck and Sarah, Orion, status of the Intersect in Chuck’s head, Captain Awesome, etc), it really seems like the show is changing in a big way.\u00a0 In some ways, it felt like they were wrapping up every dangling subplot.\u00a0 That’s when I first began to suspect the show might not be coming back.<\/p>\n

I sincerely hope the show gets another season.\u00a0 If it doesn’t, I’m going to be really depressed.\u00a0 Other than Doctor Who (and its spin-offs), I’m not watching much TV at all.\u00a0 At the very least, we have an awesome season finale to look forward to tonight (trailer below).<\/p>\n

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