For several of last year's new shows, the upcoming fall season is pretty much round two for trying to survive the dreaded freshman season, where many do not make it out alive.
One of those shows is NBC's Chuck, the accidental spy comedy that enjoyed a successful run last year before the writers strike reared its ugly head. NBC had enough confidence in the hour-long comedy to pick it up for a full season last November, but production halts meant that Chuck managed to squeeze out only 13 episodes.
The show is currently in production of season two, and apparently NBC thinks it's going to be a good one. The network has picked up the back nine episodes--for a total of 22--and given the advance order of a full season before its season-two premiere on September 29.
"We couldn't be more excited with the creative direction Josh (Schwartz) and his team are executing on Chuck," said NBC executive vice president Teri Weinberg. "This show has really hit its stride and deserves a full-season commitment to carry out the producers' vision for this unique series."
Now Chuck faces the daunting task of attracting viewers all over again, which could be a bit difficult considering that the last new episode of Chuck aired all the way back in January.
At this year's Comic-Con, Schwartz told TV.com that getting the show back into the minds of viewers basically means reintroducing the concept. To do that, season two begins with "Chuck Versus the First Date," and sees Chuck (Zachary Levi) hanging upside down in a precarious position and recapping the first season in a "How did I get here?" moment.
Chuck stars Levi as the titular slacker-turned-spy after an e-mail with government secrets uploads into his brain. Both the CIA and NSA take a special interest in Chuck, and employ two agents to watch over him. Chuck is forced to keep his spy identity secret and live his normal life of working as a computer technician at a Best Buy clone.
Comments (56)
this is awesome
this is awesome
I definitely don't need any reminders - this show is one of my favorites!
Why is this still in the latest news????????????
Exactly what I was just thinking, mtjaws...I got excited, the it said "season 2..."...and I checked the date. Pretty much a year old! Don`t tease, TV.com...what`s up?
This would be awesome news if it was for the 2009-10 season, but it's for last year. Why is this article still listed in "Latest News"? C'mon TV.com, get with the program.
Awesome....Chuck rocks.....
Good for Chuck and his super memory.
Yah for Chuck! I loved Chuck and have missed it not being on.
Great Show!! Even Greater News!!!
I can't wait! I love Zach.
super!!
i cant wait! chuck is the best show around
That is flipping sweet.
Great News! Chuck is one of our favorite new shows from last year! Can't wait for the season to begin!
I can't wait!!!
YAY!!!!! Cant wait!!!!!
thats awesome news, i love this show!
good news for all the fans out there!
i'm happy this show is getting a full 22 ep season. i loved this show last year & happy that it is getting the credit it deserves.
Great news ! :D
WOOT! Chuck is my favorite, and I'm glad that at least the sophomore season will be a full season. Even though the first season was cut short, it still had the same amount of laughs as a quality whole season of any other show! Chuck's the best.
Hooray for Chuck. Really love that one.
Great news! A very good show like this didn't deserve only 13 episodes.
yay i love chuck..how could u not?? lol
Good. I love Chuck
Nice let's see if there isn't an actors strike and they can make an full season.
I LOVE Chuck!!! It's one of my favorites and for a while I thought we had lost it.
Hooray!!! Love Chuck!!! Thank God it's coming back!!!
This is great news I loved Chuck and when Season 1 ended so quickly I was dying to see new episodes and now it is only 30 days away till the premiere of Season 2.
I'm a little confused about this, they are going to show nine more episodes of season 1 before season two starts in a month???
Awesome news!
YES! :)
hooray!
Yayyyy :D
Yay for Chuck! I adore it and I know that seaosn 2 is going to be even better then season 1, which will be quite and accomplishment, glad to see NBC realizes it too. Go Chuck go!
This is great,great, great, graet :D Chuck is great :P
Hurray for Chuck and his gang!:D Well-deserved full season pickup. It's the best comedy show last fall!:D
great news chuck really came into itz own after a few episodes
Awesome news. Loved Chuck, can't wait for the new episodes
Really looking forward to Chuck S2 now, as it means the writers can introduce a full 22 episode arc and properly expand on the characters!:D
Great news.. can`t wait! :)
Great news :D.
Fantastic news!!! I love Chuck! :D
YAY :D
Love Chuck, so glad this happened.
I've never seen <i>Chuck</i>, but more power too the fans! :)
I really like Chuck. It's a show that doesn't try so hard to please everybody and provides a lot of stuff for all ages. It's a lot more original that a bunch of shows these days which are based on books and spin-offs. IMO Chuck is better than Heroes and the best show on NBC, for now... Crusoe looks damn good!
Chuck for me got stale until the last few episodes in Season one because the plot became too predictable. Here's hoping that the writers do more than: chuck at work, chuck "flashes", chuck ends up in some problem where he needs to be rescued, chuck is rescued and repeat...
Something to look forward to come September! And with the new Heroes looking amazing this one-two punch is back!