Chuck
Season 2 Premiere
Monday 29 September 2008 on NBC

The season starts with an assassination attempt on one of the main characters...

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The first stories Josh ever wrote when he was a kid were James Bond stories in his journals during summer camp. That, and his desire to tell stories of people in their 20's, was his inspiration for coming up with the show Chuck. (edit) Josh went back to Wheeler School in 2005 to give a speech. (edit) Josh cites Family Ties, Quantum Leap, Moonlighting, Seinfeld, The Sopranos, and anything by J.J. Abrams or Judd Apatow to be the shows which influenced his writing. (edit) Josh lists The Sopranos, Heroes, Friday Night Lights, The Office, 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother, and Real Time With Bill Maher to be among his favorite shows besides his own. (edit) Josh found it increasingly hard to hire writers to write episodes of The O.C. that he chose not to write. (edit)

Josh: You have to know what your story is and really try to stick to that. But it's also really valuable to hear people's response along the way – it's a balancing act, to balance the two. (edit) Josh: (on the audience of "The O.C." and "Gossip Girl") I love writing for this audience. They're so passionate. When you're a teenager and you connect with something, you connect with it in such a profound way. (edit) Josh: I love writing for the actor and tailoring the part for them and letting that evolve. (edit) Josh: (on Marissa Cooper's death on "The O.C.") I don't know how many people outside of the industry knew [that Marissa was dying]. A lot of people were surprised. People had been speculating for a while that it was going to be her, so whether it mitigated the finale or whether it drove more people to watch it, I don't really know. (edit) Josh: (on relating to the characters on "Gossip Girl") Things are tough all over. Hopefully, even if you're not from this world. And you know, I'm not from this world but I was still kind of drawn to it through the books. You know, we try to make it so that the issues that these kids have are universal regardless of where you grew up or how you grew up. (edit)

Guest Star
e-Talk Daily September 19, 2007 Himself	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Josh Schwartz/Amos Lee Guest
The O.C. Welcome to The O.C.: A Day in the Life Himself	The O.C. The O.C.: Obsess Completely himself

Writer
Brookfield Pilot	Chuck Chuck Versus the Helicopter
Chuck Pilot	Gossip Girl Pilot
Gossip Girl The Wild Brunch	Gossip Girl Much 'I Do' About Nothing

Other
Chuck Chuck Versus the Truth Executive Producer	Chuck Chuck Versus the Alma Mater Executive Producer
Chuck Chuck Versus the Marlin Executive Producer	Chuck Season 2 Premiere Creator
Chuck Chuck Versus the Marlin Creator	Chuck Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover Creator