Zachary Levi
A massive fan campaign is underway to earn NBC's Chuck a Season 3 pick-up — and it has even found series star Zachary Levi himself stepping behind the counter of a Subway sandwich shop in London to assemble footlongs for scores of fans. As shown in the video, Levi remarks while standing before a fervent crowd, "You see, NBC? This is what happens when you might cancel a show that people care about!" Click here to watch.
On the occasion of Chuck's season finale (Monday at 8 pm/ET), Levi spoke with TVGuide.com about his relationship with super-hot secret agent Sarah, working with amazing guest stars, and the "game-changing" twist to come.
TVGuide.com: Were you surprised that Chuck and Sarah had an all-too-quick make-out session in last week's episode? Have you been happy with the progression of their relationship over the first two seasons?
Zach Levi: Chuck and Sarah's relationship has continued to entice, provoke and, in many cases, frustrate...
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It's Chuck and the Footlong vs. NBC.
As the geek-tastic comedy remains in limbo for a third-season pickup, fans hope they have all the fixings of an inspired movement to save the series. The Finale and Footlong campaign implores fans to go to Subway before Monday's season (series?) finale, buy a $5 footlong sandwich and leave a note in the suggestion box. Why Subway? The restaurant chain ...
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Zachary Levi has squeaked out a role in the Chipmunks sequel.
The Chuck star will try to hold his own against Alvin, Simon and Theodore in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Levi will play the cousin of ...
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Back in July (hence the dated iPhone prattle), I had the pleasure of visiting the Buy More. There, I "picked up" three interviews, with Chuck cast members Zachary Levi, Adam Baldwin and Joshua Gomez. In this first vid, Levi reflects on the comedy's strike-shortened first season, saying, "It's tough when you're off the air" for so long. That said, he's glad to celebrate the series' return on Sept. 29, "which just so happens to be my birthday!"Levi also talks about his "double"-the-everything promise for Season 2 (at the 2:45 mark), the prospects for Chuck and Sarah moving in together (3:30), and the fine roster of guest stars on the way, including John Larroquette, whom he says "is a god, but not the God."Also check out my Q&As with Baldwin and Gomez. — Matt Mitovich
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For some of us, this is the week when the TV season truly begins, with the welcome return of a handful of shows that were abruptly cut short in their freshman season by the writers' strike, but were (to the surprise of many) given a reprieve by their networks, which still sees potential in them.
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Chuck by Michael Yarish/NBC
Chuck fans, rejoice! NBC has picked up the back nine episodes of the sophomore dramedy, giving the beloved, but slightly ratings-challenged show a full season — and not to mention, a huge boost in confidence.Peacock executives were impressed with Chuck's first six episodes and didn't waste any time giving the showrunners the good news."We couldn't be more excited with the creative direction Josh [Schwartz] and his team are executing on Chuck," NBC Entertainment Executive Vice President Teri Weinberg said. "This show has really hit its stride and deserves a full-season commitment to carry out the producers' vision for this unique series."Due to the writers' strike, Chuck was reduced to a half-season last year, and NBC brass opted to bring back the Zachary Levi-led series for the fall instead of finishing up in the spring.Season 2 of Chuck premieres Sept. 29 — Levi's 28th birthday, fittingly — at 8 pm/ET. — Joyce Eng
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Coming to your local NBC station and online outlets soon: Adorable Chuck star Zachary Levi hosting a sneak peek at the network's new and returning series for fall.The 30-minute special, The NBC Primetime Preview, will include an exclusive backstage look at a full spectrum of NBC Universal shows (including titles from USA, Sci Fi, Bravo, UniHD, MSNBC, CNBC, Oxygen and Sleuth). It will also draw viewers in by the boatloads (they hope) with appearances by Christian Slater of My Own Worst Enemy; Molly Shannon and Selma Blair from Kath & Kim; and stars from Heroes and The Office. The special is set to blow your minds beginning Aug. 30 and running through Sept. 28. Are you excited for some sneek peakage, or do you think this is just a transparent ploy for early buzz? — Erin FoxRelated• Christian Slater Talks about His New Jekyl and Hyde Show• What Would Dwight Schrute Watch?• The Office's Phyllis and Stanley Dish about Next Season
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Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski by Carin Baer/NBC
Zachary Levi is seeing double, he informed TV Guide at Sunday's "A Time for Heroes Carnival" sponsored by Disney to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The culprit: Season 2 of NBC's Chuck. "It's twice the action, twice the drama and twice the romance," Levi teases. "It's Chuck squared." In fact, upcoming storylines play with the theme of twos. "Chuck dies, twice," Levi reveals. "It's crazy." What else is on the horizon for the spy comedy? "Sarah Walker (played by Yvonne Strahovski), the CIA extraordinaire, is getting a new cover job," says Levi. "And we've got some really great guest stars." Among them are Michael Clarke Duncan ("He plays a great bad guy," says Levi), Arrested Development's Tony Hale (see related story), and John Larroquette, playing "a spy debonair who teaches me how to seduce women," Levi says. Will Chuck put his newly acquired macking skills to work on Sarah? Teases Levi, "You'll have to tune in and find out." — Bekah WrightMore intel...
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Chuck comic book art courtesy WildStorm/ DC Comics
Chuck is about to become a comic book — and it'll leave the NBC series shaken, not stirred. "Since we can do absolutely anything in a comic book, we're going to take Chuck Bartowski out of the confines of the Buy More store and put him on crazy, globe-trotting spy adventures a la James Bond," says co-writer writer Peter Johnson (who is also co-writing Supernatural: Rising Son, another TV-to-comic adaptation). The six-issue series, from DC Comics imprint WildStorm, kicks off June 11 with a plot that finds the computer-repair geek "at the big, bad high-tech Supermax prison in Tokyo where he'll confront all the villains he's helped put away in the series," says Johnson. "We'll also send him to Rio and Moscow. It's what would happen if Chuck was a $300 million Hollywood blockbuster."The no-rules approach will also allow Johnson to mess around with time. "The comic will go back and explore Chuck and Morgan as kids," he says. "We'll see what Chuck and Bryce were like in college. We'l...
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After way too long a wait, Chuck returned with two new episodes tonight. Why they were on a Thursday and separated by a part as mysterious as the one in Donald Trump's hair is beyond me, but hey, I'll take what I can get!First up, we got a glimpse of Casey like we've never seen him: a besotted romantic. As Chuck proclaimed, "It's alive!" So what, or who, had Casey smiling, for a change? A Russian photojournalist named Ilsa, who moments after receiving a necklace from him, walked into a bomb. Poor Casey...his flashback on it was heartbreaking. Not a minute later, Chuck flashes on the mother lode of Intersect info: a cache of Russian weapons dealers all staying at a local hotel. But also in the bunch? Casey's lost love. And she's the guest of honor as the bride-to-be of the big baddie. Poor, poor Casey.Chuck was the perfect blend of nosy and nice, helping (or so he thought)Casey win back his lady. But then Chuck discovered something else about Ilsa: she was actually a spy herself on a...
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