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Whenever CBS unveils a new fall schedule, it's like watching an impressive round of chess, as powerful pieces (of programming) are moved strategically around the board (the prime-time line-up), operating from a position of strength to shore up weak spots and holes on the schedule, proving that an aggressive offense is a great defense against stagnation and decline.
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Brandon Routh, Chuck
Have Chuck and Sarah been naughty this year? On Friday's Chuck (8/7c, NBC), it looks like Santa is bringing them something far worse than a lump of coal: their old nemesis Daniel Shaw!
"We wanted to do a Christmas story, and Christmas is such a holiday that's haunted, like in the Charles Dickens tradition," Chuck co-creator Chris Fedak tells reporters during a December set visit. "We thought, 'Let's bring a monster from our past.' At the end of Season 3, Brandon [Routh] was such a good 'muahaha' bad guy. I was like, I've got to bring back the 'muahaha.'"
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Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski
Before we eat that last footlong and pour a 40-ounce soft drink out on the curb, there are 13 more episodes of Chuck left in its fifth and final season, kicking off Friday (8/7c on NBC).
Much has happened to our titular Nerd Herder-turned-spy and his friends, family and fellow agents in the past four seasons. And for the most part, we're fairly satisfied. We've seen Chuck (Zachary Levi) come into his own as a spy and as a man by finally marrying Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski). We've met his butt-kicking parents (Linda Hamilton, Scott Bakula), saw Ellie and Awesome (Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin) have a baby and even witnessed Morgan (Josh Gomez) find romance.
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Henry Cavill
Henry Cavill has been cast as in the title role of Superman: The Man of Steel, Deadline reports.
The British actor, 28, is best known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon on Showtime's The Tudors. He will next appear on the big screen as the mythical Greek god Theseus in Immortals, followed by a starring role in...
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Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski
[Warning: This story reveals details of Monday night's episode of Chuck. Read at your own risk!]
We knew Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) was in serious danger once Shaw (Brandon Routh) discovered that she had killed his wife, but it was shocking that Chuck (Zachary Levi) had to...
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Chuck - Zachary Levi
Call him Bartowski, Chuck Bartowski.
Chuck's Buy More geek-turned-intersect is about to add a new job to his résumé: spy. After three years, Chuck (Zachary Levi) is heading on a very important mission that will change his life forever. TVGuide.com caught up with executive producer Chris Fedak to get the scoop on what's ahead for Chuck, Sarah and Shaw's romance, and Casey's future. Plus: What can you do to save the show?
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TVGuide.com: Will Chuck try to take on the Ring by himself now that Casey (Adam Baldwin) is gone? And can he really become a spy?
Chris Fedak: I think Chuck can definitely achieve being a spy. The question we struggle with — and one he struggles with — is: ...
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Chuck
This year, Chuck (Zachary Levi) will go from Buy More geek to bona fide spy, thanks to the download of the updated Intersect at the end of Chuck's second season. Executive producer Josh Schwartz tells TVGuide.com how the Intersect 2.0 actually works, why Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) and Chuck are not together when the season kicks off and which of the characters is getting just a bit more awesome this season...
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Brandon Routh
Look up in the sky, Buy More — it's Superman!
Brandon Routh is joining Chuck for a multi-episode arc as a mysterious spy who takes control of Operation Bartwoski, according to Entertainmemt Weekly.
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Routh's character will also serve as ...
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Brandon Routh will once again be playing a comic book hero but this time sans spandex The Superman Returns star has landed the lead in Dead of Night a Kevin Munroe-directed film based on the Italian comic-book series Dylan Dog says Variety Routh will play a PI who investigates nightmares and quickly finds himself mixed up with the undead Routh should have ample preparation for the role he will appear this summer in an episode of NBCs Fear Itself horror anthology Adam BryantMore Movie News149 Will FNLs Minka Kelly Get Some Summer Loving149 Mrs Garrett Does What with Adam Sandler149 Christmas Spirit Frank Millers Latest to Arrive Early149 Junos Ellen Page to Take in Some Eyre
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NBC has recruited a long list of noted directors, actors and writers for its 13-episode suspense and horror anthology series Fear Itself. The series, produced by LionsGate and Industry Entertainment, will boast the work of award-winning horror directors John Landis (An American Werewolf in London), Darren Bousman (Saw II), Brad Anderson (The Machinist), Mary Harron (American Psycho), Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) and Heroes' Ernest Dickerson. Superman Returns' Brandon Routh and Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss join Cynthia Watros (Lost), Eric Roberts (Heroes) and Larry Gilliard Jr. (The Wire), along with a boatload of other actors who will earn some screen time in one of the series' episodes. And just what kind of horrors can you expect? Landis' "A Nightmare in Lace" follows a bride who receives word on her wedding day that her groom is a serial killer, and Harron's "Community" features a young couple who find their dream home in the perfect neighborhood (until their neighbors start killing ...
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