Cybermage » NBC http://www.cybermage.se Reading & Watching Science Fiction Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:10:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Chuck 4.11 – Chuck vs the Balcony [TV Review] http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-11-chuck-vs-the-balcony-tv-review/ http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-11-chuck-vs-the-balcony-tv-review/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:14 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=12721 ...]]> Chuck returns with a sweet, heartwarming and fun episode about a man and his ring or if you want to a serious case of proposal interuptus. Everything is planed, the Champaign, the musicians, the balloons and Chuck is about to pop the question when Sarah tells him about her parents failed proposal in a similar restaurant with balloons and accidental fires. Needless to say, Chuck aborts the mission with some sweet situational comedy as result.

The episode continues in similar ways even if it includes a French Chateau, a microchip hidden in a bottle of wine, and the usual fun and games. The team is back on track.

Some moments were really hilarious like when Casey has to play Chuck’s manservant. Lester is also having marriage problems of the arranged kind and she is on her way to the Buy More. You can guess how that goes.

Another highpoint is when Sarah ambushes Morgan, I never seen her so hot. I am taking control of this mission now, Morgan you are working for me now. First Morgan and then Casey get involved in the proposal. Morgan is surprised when Casey tells him he knows what is going on. Cause I am a spy not a moron.

Casey is the Man! I am so impressed and his advice to Chuck is so Right.

But as often in Chuck it is close, so close but Sarah has her mission now…

Wow and Bravo! This show really makes me happy. I am happy you guys and gals are back!

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-11-chuck-vs-the-balcony-tv-review/feed/ 1 The Event 1.07 – I know who you are [TV Review] http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-1-07-i-know-who-you-are-tv-review/ http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-1-07-i-know-who-you-are-tv-review/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:00:43 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=11755 ...]]>

This week’s Event is packed with revelations and intrigue but it still lacks soul. I am in many respects a lover of good character driven drama and the Event looks like that in many respects but it hurt me that I can’t get myself to really care for or feel for the characters.

Blake Stirling’s flashback story is compelling; the stuff good entertainment is built around. It makes him human as we learn the reasons he is mistrusting his own judgment. He was married to a Russian spy. Simon Lee dodges the bullet with the help of his friends. Instead they frame an innocent man for being the mole. Blake and President Marinez celebrate their success with a beer.

Mr. Bourne Identity meets Enemy of the State as Sean and girl friend goes after the truth. That part was somewhat entertaining but I can’t for the life of me get myself to care what is happening to them.

Sofia is Thomas mother. I didn’t see that one coming. It explains a lot. E.T. wants to go home and Thomas has been helping our technology along when not playing the stock market.

But what is up with the guys trying to stop Martinez and Sean? They kidnap young girls and make them old? I am starting to believe they are after the longevity of the E.T.s

This Event lacks something, probably humor.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-1-07-i-know-who-you-are-tv-review/feed/ 0 The Event – Episode 1.06 – Loyalty [TV Review] http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-episode-1-06-loyalty-tv-review/ http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-episode-1-06-loyalty-tv-review/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:00:37 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=11546 ...]]>

This week’s Event was Simon’s story. Wonder why that got me thinking of Lost? It is a tale about a man from another place with no water in it who finds love he has to abandon because he doesn’t age, much. That was in the flashbacks back to 1954. Then he meets her again as an old lady ten years ago. One day he went out to get sunflowers and he returns with a sunflower half a century later.

Simon helps Sofia escape by dosing a coffee shop with the isotope they dosed her food with. Then he thinks his cover is blown when they start checking his team for traces of the isotope. Man you where drinking coffee from the coffee shop!

Anyway Thomas opens a gate inside a house about to be stormed by the feds while Sofia and Thomas run away. Simon decides to stay behind and save the agents inside only to be buried or gated away himself?

Some things I noticed. Sofia talks Chinese. Simon’s old girlfriend asks him. Are you an angel? I am so far from that. He replies. If I was cynical I would say, does that mean they are demons? I would hate to discover that everything here has a spiritual explanation. But I hope NBC isn’t that cruel, they did give us Chuck.

Sean has to tell Leila her mother is dead, her little sister Samantha is missing presumed held by the kidnappers, her daddy is missing too and by the way Sean is wanted for murder.

They still manages to get home to look for clues and discover Michael Buchanan had a deranged crazy pistol wielding female journalist contact and he knew about the detainees in Alaska. It was his own fault according to the leader of the kidnappers.

The Event is getting there but I am still suspicious and won’t let my guard down just yet. It got a full season order but they still need to catch up a bit, there is something off with the pacing. They started playing tension music way before it got the slightest tense. I was thinking, why do they play this tension music? Paused for contemplation and a minute or so afterwards they got to the tense part. Did they re cut the episode in haste and missed it?

In general it is a good story but the characters need more love. This episode was a step in the right direction but we need more. Leila is still not a person I care for, and I feel like I should at this stage of the story. I care more for that female FBI agent we left behind with the prisoner.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-episode-1-06-loyalty-tv-review/feed/ 0 Chuck 4.06 – Chuck vs the Aisle of Terror? [Short Review] http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-06-chuck-vs-the-aisle-of-terror/ http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-06-chuck-vs-the-aisle-of-terror/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:00:15 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=11538 ...]]>

Sarah and Chuck’s mother meet in a gun faceoff! Awesome!

This was a very emotional rollercoaster episode with Chuck’s mom getting in touch again, Jeffster doing the Halloween decorations and Freddy Kreuger (Robert Englund) guest as professor in fear.

The cool tech was a nifty little holographic pad. The next iPad?

Chuck has some mommy issues he eventually starts to deal with only to have her snatched away from a meet with Ellie. And now he has Sarah issues, major issues coming up in that relation next week.

There were also some good lines this episode.

My mom shot me!

Chuck How did you get here? My mom dropped me off.

Next Week? My name is Bond, James Bond. I say no more. No it’s not Moore, watch the video and see for yourself.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-06-chuck-vs-the-aisle-of-terror/feed/ 1 Chuck 4.05 – Chuck vs the Couch Lock [TV Review] http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-05-chuck-vs-the-couch-lock-tv-review/ http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-05-chuck-vs-the-couch-lock-tv-review/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:00:40 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=11392 ...]]>

Origin stories are always fun. Casey’s old teammates might be a bit miffed with him since he turned them in to the MP for trying to steal a pile of Irakian gold. He also seals the gold behind a lock only he can open. Meanwhile Morgan is living dangerously dating Casey’s daughter Alex.

Chuck flashes on Casey’s A-team mates. They might have information about his mother and now they have to kill Casey to lure them in. I smiled a lot when the general congratulated Chuck on his callousness and he went all mushy on Casey.

The A-team blows the floor and takes Casey at the funeral.  They loose track of Casey and he has to break free of himself and calls the Buy More for an extraction but gets Jeff. They think he is drugged and bring him home to Morgan. Alex comes knocking and Morgan sends her away when he sees one of the team.

Sarah and Chuck get caught by the A-team and Morgan gets advise from Awesome on how to wake Casey. I have been dating your daughter. Those Casey eyes! He wakes up and show how he feels about that. Morgan and Casey set out to rescue them. “Bring a book, we ain’t talking.”

A-team tells Chuck FROST is their boss and Chuck realizes she might be one of the bad guys. Delightful little blitz there at the end.

Morgan throws a party and invites Casey at the end. He brings Alex promise to break all of Morgan if he breaks her heart.

We leave with Chuck getting a call … from his mother.

I am happy Chuck is not going on a three week hiatus. I can’t wait to see where this will take us…

Chuck has a 24 episode season!

After viewing this I spotted the happy news on RSS.

You don’t have to wait that long for a sneak peak at next episode.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-05-chuck-vs-the-couch-lock-tv-review/feed/ 2 Chuck gets Full Season! http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-gets-full-season/ http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-gets-full-season/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:04:10 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=11394 Excellent News!

Chuck gets a full season order from NBC together with newcomer Chase. The Event got is full season order this week end.

I am so happy I could dance!

Source: Variety

But wait there is more, it is an eleven episode order bringing this season up to a full 24 episodes!

Source: EW

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-gets-full-season/feed/ 1 The Event 1.03 Protect Them From the Truth [TV Review] http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-1-03-protect-them-from-the-truth-tv-review/ http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-1-03-protect-them-from-the-truth-tv-review/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:00:22 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=11166 ...]]>

The Event continues with Ordinary Man going Bourne Identity competent. That part was quite entertaining to be honest.

Meanwhile psycho kidnapper Vicky kills a cop while driving the girlfriend bundle to her container prison. Just when it seems she is about to kill her she gets a call telling her Shane got away and they still need the girlfriend.

There seems to be a traitor willing to speak in the Mount Inostranka group and now his girlfriend kills him to keep the secret. Wonder what their agenda is? Sofia say that if they knew we would be dead. So maybe it is an invasion? What do you think?

Shane Walker is ambushed inside the FBI office and a FBI babe runs away with him. Way to go ordinary Shane.

As a nice little cliffhanger all the dead passengers starts to move. Time for a Halloween Zombie episode already?

Wait a minute! I bet all those awakening will only have 99% similar DNA to humans!

Hmm, I am afraid I start to like the Event. So it will probably get canceled next week.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-1-03-protect-them-from-the-truth-tv-review/feed/ 1 Chuck 4.03 Chuck vs the Cubic Z http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-03-chuck-vs-the-cubic-z/ http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-03-chuck-vs-the-cubic-z/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:00:28 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=11160 ...]]>

It is time for this week’s Chuck and Sarah treat. A prison transport has unexpected engine trouble and are diverted to a secure location – the Buy More. Meanwhile Morgan the Manager prepares for game of the year. He is beyond Robert Di Nero, he is Russell Crow serious! And nobody listen to him.

Big Mike returns from soul searching and asks Morgan’s permission to marry Morgan’s mom. He even gives Morgan the ring while he thinks it over.

Chuck prepares for a mission to Monaco, the mission of a lifetime while Sarah freaks out about kids. She kicks the shit out of Casey while interrogating him about his daughter. Then the mission is canned because of the incoming prisoners.

The prisoners are old friends; well maybe old enemies are more correct. Hugo Panzer and Heather Chandler are thrilled to see Chuck and Sarah again. Chuck flashes on Heather and his mother so Sarah and he try a bad cop – silent cop routine on Heather but she keeps unbalancing Sarah.

Meanwhile Hugo Panzer breaks out, goes on a rampage and decks Gretchen and Casey. He is out to kill Heater. Chuck, Sarah and Heather escapes up the ventilation shafts where a merry go round chase commence. It ends with a firefight on the roof.

Heather turns around and tells Chuck about Frost, his mother’s code name.

Morgan faces a riot from angry customers but is saved by Big Mike who forgives him for losing the engagement ring in the chaos.

The ring bounces down the ventilation shaft, down to the Castle where Chuck and Sarah finally have a heart to heart talk about Sarah’s fears for kids and they both agree to take it slow when the ring lands and Chuck picks it up, holds it out, and that is such a cliffhanging ring moment to end with.

It was a wonderful fun episode with just the right mixture of banter, action, and a little drama.

Next week is travel time for Chuck, Sarah, Ellie and Awesome when they go visit a banana republic and its thankful leader and his new to us wife. There was something in the fine print about a coup too.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-03-chuck-vs-the-cubic-z/feed/ 1 Chuck 4.02 – Chuck vs the Suitcase [TV Review] http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-02-chuck-vs-the-suitcase-tv-review/ http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-02-chuck-vs-the-suitcase-tv-review/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:00:41 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=10981 ...]]>

Chuck is one of the best shows on TV at the moment. I know there is lots of new shiny shows with complicated characters with angst up to their tonsils but this is some uncomplicated fun.

This week Chuck and Sarah go to fashion week in Milan and I have been promised a catfight between two of the most beautiful babes on TV, so shush. I like the way they always makes the girls reveal themselves in this story. I guess Awesome is the token balance guy.

The long legged model that kills a man right between the eyes is an arms dealer and they are sent there to intercept the smart bullets she stole in France.

“Women have a lot of baggage; you should be happy Walker only have a suitcase” is Casey’s chipper advice to Chuck about Sarah never unpacking.

Sarah’s unpacking is a theme of this episode, Chuck mentions it as they are about to be blown up. It is maybe not the best of last words so he ends up in the doghouse and with a naked model. But their plan to smuggle out the dress brings Chuck a big smile.

Back home Jeffster is back! Morgan discovers a critical flaw with the Buy More cover. Casey and Morgan bring Jeffster in, hilarious. Ops, Morgan let it slip to Casey he is talking to Alex…

And after that save Morgan become the new Store Manager! Wow!

This is how Sarah looks after Chuck says “Marriage, Baby, and children. Maybe we are next.” Sleep on that!

This was another good episode and we are still laying the foundation for the season so I hope for some more action next week when some old friends returns and it looks like my wish is their command if I watch the video.

Looking at the pictures this post is quite naughty, I need to better myself and get a wider selection.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-4-02-chuck-vs-the-suitcase-tv-review/feed/ 2 Undercovers Series Premiere [TV Review Recap] http://www.cybermage.se/10835/ http://www.cybermage.se/10835/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:00:14 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=10835 ...]]> What is it with NBC and spy shows? Do they need another? They have Chuck. Though Undercovers looks like fun CSI-level scifi action.

Outwardly, Steven Bloom and his wife, Samantha, are a typical married couple who own and operate a small catering company in Los Angeles – with help from Samantha’s easily frazzled handful of a sister, Lizzy. Secretly, the duo were two of the best spies the CIA had ever known, until they fell in love on the job five years ago and retired.

When fellow spy and good friend Leo Nash goes missing while on the trail of a Russian arms dealer, the Blooms are reinstated by boss and agency liaison, Carlton Shaw  to locate and rescue Nash. Following leads that take them to cities spanning the globe, Steven and Samantha quickly realize that perhaps this supercharged, undercover lifestyle provides exactly the kind of excitement and romance that their marriage has been missing.

New series always make me a little excited, I hope Undercovers lives up to my expectations and maybe surprise me with something I don’t expect.

Crash-bang on the door and jump down a balcony and then run up to the roof where I put the little cute memory stick in one of the chutes action sets the mood before we go all catering.

Mr and Mrs future spy are talking. We pay our employees too much. They are so good, they deserve it. Up walks a cute as a button employee and tells her boss she is making pork for the Orthodox Jewish wedding. She is her sister that explains the fine features and why she is not fired yet.

Sister opens door for old guy looking for Steven and Samantha Bloom. He looks way to nice to be a spy master which makes him the perfect spy master. He is a little dry though but it would be hard to refrain considering the airheaded greeting. I like the mode already.

Agent Leo Nash is missing. So jump-on-balconies has a name. Nash sounds familiar, like Walker. Carlton Shaw (I remember an agent Shaw too) is with the agency and he comes to offer them a job. Operation Black Swan is still in effect to capture Alexander Slotsky arms dealer, black market dealer and murderer. Oh my, he is dry, the dialog is not shabby. I like Carlton already. He leaves them morally challenged.

Back to catering a wedding they start to remember their own and getting emotional about Leo Nash. Back home they are too tired to make sweet love before sleeping.

Next day Steven looks up Mr Shaw and promise to help him as long as he doesn’t tell Samantha. Carlton silently opens the door, revealing Mrs Bloom. That’s what we have seen in the trailer so many times before.

They start to examine Leo’s case files while the kitchen manages itself like a Tonga party. They get into a conundrum when they start to talk about Leo. Sam was his partner and Steven gets a bit inquisitive about how many missions they were on together. They left all of this behind them five years ago and decided never to talk of their time in the agency, which seems like they have succeeded in doing up until now. Now they are in it together.

Oh, double cross? Mr high and dry is hiding the real reason they have been reactivated.

Off to Madrid and Leo’s safehouse. That’s a comfy looking apartment, do they pay agents well? I like the way it is no big thing with the arsenal under the bed or the research on his desk; a recite from a Café from the day before Leo’s disappearance is. My god, Samantha is so beautiful, I distract easily.

They sit down at the café only to become accosted by a fan boy who is so thrilled to be working with the legendary Mr Bloom (a few others around the square seems to be agency). Now it is Sam’s turn to be intrigued when fan boy rant on about this and that mission.

Bantering Couples is so delightful. Sam and Stevie are charming. Call me simple but I like it. They get so excited so that they want to break into a bank? Did I miss something? Ah, the camera feed from the ATM (btw it would not be called that in Spain). What’s up with the slow motion running out of the bank and the lens flare? I thought that was TM of the latest Star Trek movie.

Leo was meeting with this guy handling over documents the day before he disappeared. Lucky for them there is a logo there that leads them to a shop they break into. It is about that time Steven starts to air his doubts about Leo. While they are breaking and entering Leo is having the time of his life strapped to a chair and beaten. I guess it tops a spring pony. Humorless Russian breaks his fingers and he talks like a canary (he doesn’t look like he is broken though). Meanwhile the Blooms decide to crash a Marriage party.

Leo and I used to go out, she say before jumping out of the airplane. Got you there Stevie! They start bickering about it but not finish it before the wedding. Then they start ranting about the catering budget of this fabulous wedding. I felt that was a nice touch. They find their mark and Sam decides to do some Sexspionage to copy his phone. Uncovering the female lead seems to be the thing in today’s spy business and who am I to complain.

Meanwhile Leo is selling Big Russian guy leads.

Mr Hoyt (Also a name to remember, love of baby-vamp Jessica) is the name of the hero worshiping sidekick. How much money on that he is undercover and will betray them in the end?

Paris, here we come!

They track Nash last call to the roof and Steve has no problem finding the flash drive. Only to be surprised by another Russian with a gun. Stevie is a bit rusty there at first in the fight scene but once he knife the guy in the foot it goes better.

Old Dry bone wants them to hand over the drive but now Steven and Sam decides to go all free agents on him and handle it themselves. Considering that Shaw hasn’t been exactly upfront with them it is hard to blame them. But they don’t know that and we don’t know exactly what he is up to.

Meanwhile Slotsky is having management discussions with his staff. That’s a rough boss, and mean too. Failure is fatal.

The best crypto expert in Europe hangs outside Our Lady in Paris which is lucky for Steven and Sam. He needs six hours to decrypt the memory stick but he can locate the computer that made it to Moscow in seconds.

The vintage postcards of each city they visit are another nice touch. I wonder if they blew most of the budget on travel for the Pilot. We will see, if the rest of the season takes place in the US or really fake foreign cities we know. If they faked all these locations they did a good job.

Why do they drive ugly Russian cars, don’t they know every respectable Russian businessman drives a BMW nowadays.

Realistic time frame, they are in Moscow preparing when crypto guy calls. There was information on classified weapon systems in those files. Bummer, now they think Nash is a traitor.

They get all emotional about how they meet and how this reminds them of that. How did they meet? Over a firefight? Because that’s where I think they are heading now. They play well together. Sister calling with catering issues is going to be comic relief.

Leo doesn’t seem happy to see him. He doesn’t want to be rescued. I had that feeling all the time. So are they there to sabotage Leo’s plans? Sam turns up and their nine months together comes up before they are surprised by a Russian who dies in a hail of bullets and they have to run for it.

They hear that Slotsky is in the building and now it is Sam’s turn to go all Rambo. Talking about Rambo, the Russians have an RPG they fire at the escaping Steve and Leo. The style is really playful and they got all the toys out.

Slotsky tries to flee in his SUV and Sam goes after him in the boxy orange car. Wait a minute; I think I recognize this ‘Russian’ power plant. Another agent was here on Monday but they had no car left, they had to use the escape bus. I start to think of a Chuck-Undercovers crossover that would be something.

That woman got mad skills, when a pistol is not enough and Slotsky sprays bullets over her windscreen she unpacks the grenade launcher! Pop goes the launcher and up goes the car and the arms dealer. Who to my surprise crawls out of the car to get a signature kick on the chin from Mrs Samantha Bloom.

I was wrong Hoyt is still the adoring sidekick and Mr Dry offers the Blooms a Job. So that was the sinister plan? I am a bit disappointed. Oh, I got to smile. You can see how much it hurts inside Carlton to accept their demands to take the job.

The pilot starts in bed and ends in bed which is kind of fitting for a show that is called Undercovers.

Not bad, not bad at all. Undercovers is delightful entertainment with some sexy spy action. I don’t think there was anything in the pilot that really surprised me but I had fun watching it and I will definitely watch it next week too.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/10835/feed/ 0 Chuck Season Premiere [TV Review] http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-season-premiere-tv-review/ http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-season-premiere-tv-review/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:00:55 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=10768 ...]]>

4.01 Chuck vs the Anniversary

Excited is such an understatement. Chuck and all his friends are back! Let’s see what the new season has in mind for us.

Chuck asks Morgan for help. But why do they not explore the base first. It is just wrong. It is Destiny all over again. I want to see the underground base now! Okay never mind Sarah is on, what where you talking about? Sarah is going on a mission with Casey that is going to be longer than expected so it is good that they say good bye first.

New secrets! I never saw that one coming (sure). They spend four months running around the world looking for Chuck’s mom burning a lot of money so when they return to LA the bad ass repo man takes their $400 car! What amazes me is that Sarah didn’t notice that Chuck was gone for four months? She had a long mission…

They are after Marco a Russian arms dealer, they trap him but he sets off a portable EMC device blacking out half of the city. When his thugs arrive they leave by skydiving. “Good you packed the shutes”.

Morgan gets a bit creepy and suggests that Chuck should try Sexting with Sarah he even takes some photo and send off to her which will have significance later. The Buy More is back under CIA management. A real hottie meets them and Morgan tries his usual charm but she puts him in his place. Store Manager General Beckman put Chuck in his place. He is back with the CIA weather he wants it or not.

Sarah and Case is back with the EMC device for Chuck to flash on before taking off again afterwards. Sarah takes Chuck aside to ask about the picture he was sending. He explain but later on the plane she starts to think about sexting him. I don’t mind at all, she is pleasing to the eyes.

Unfortunately Casey comes back and they get gassed and taken to Moscow by Marco. As if meant to they arrive in Mosco at the same time Morgan and Chuck lands. They were following a lead from a menu to an arms dealer in Russia. This is when it gets even more fun with sexting. Sarah is tied to the chair and sends Chuck pictures with her messages and Morgan things she is sexting Chuck. SOS means skin on skin, yes.

It is not until she sends the facility and the room number that Morgan understands that they are in trouble and tell Chuck who is downloading the files about his mother. They go to the rescue in the usual Bartowski way.

It is amusing when Marco comes back and looks happy when he stops her form texting more. It is not you we are after, is those two master spies that has started to come to close the last four months. And then he starts to show them photos of Chuck and Morgan traveling the world! Sarah and Casey have interesting facial expressions.

Chuck saves them but not before he has to use an EMC bomb that destroys the files he had been downloading. The getaway bus was a sweet touch. Happy Anniversary, Honey!

Back home the gang gather in the underground base and promise to help Chuck find his mother. He is going back to work for the CIA, which he sets out to tell Ellie but she is so happy as she tells him she is pregnant that he can’t tell her. So there is going to be some lying to your family this season anyway.

Linda Hamilton gets to finish this episode and everybody that knows about her family trying to find her. That includes Marco. She is quite agile I must say.

Wonderful season premiere, lots to explore this season. Two new underground bases we get to explore next episode or so and then the epic search for Mom. I expect some forbidden love from Morgan soon to. Remember Casey’s daughter Alex…

Next week we meet the Incredible Hulk and a formidable Victoria’s Secret agent when Chuck and Sarah go to Milan

Chuck 4.02 – Chuck versus the Suitcase (NBC)

CHUCK AND SARAH TRAVEL TO FASHION WEEK IN MILAN TO RETRIEVE A HIGH-TECH SECRET WEAPON — KAROLINA KURKOVA, LOU FERRIGNO, AND ISAIAH MUSTAFA GUEST STAR — When Chuck (Zachary Levi) and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) go undercover in Milan, Chuck realizes the “Achilles’ Heel” in their relationship, but must set personal issues aside for the mission. Meanwhile, Morgan (Joshua Gomez) recognizes a fatal flaw that compromises the new Buy More. Elsewhere, Casey struggles to put down roots in Burbank. Bonita Friedericy, Vik Sahay and Scott Krinsky also star.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-season-premiere-tv-review/feed/ 0 The Event Show Premiere [TV Review] http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-show-premiere-tv-review/ http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-show-premiere-tv-review/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:00:26 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=10789 ...]]>

I have some expectations on the Event because of all the buzz. It is an interesting story but on the complex side so I will keep this short and get back after episode two with a more in dept review.

The action is pretty good but I am not a fan of time jumps like this. It is especially frustrating in this first episode. Something is starting to happen, and switch. But I guess there is a need to establish all of the characters and all of the mysteries.

Sean is about to propose to Leila when she disappears. All good stories need a love interests and this is it. The reason she disappears is really sinister and I can’t tell you because that is a spoiler.

The President and Sofia is also interesting, but I hate those time jumps! With a vengeance. So the President is about to go public with a secret facility where Sofia is the leader of the inmates.

The great mystery is what is really going on here but NYmag has already spoiled what it is about.

The ending is very climactic but leaves you hanging for the next episode. I like but I also like to wait and see how this goes. Who knows? The Event might even be better than Lost.

If you want spoilers go to The Event [New This Fall] where I have collected a few of them including NYmag’s.

Information

What if there was a cover-up so big that even the President was on a need-to-know basis? And what if some average guy stumbled upon the truth – a secret so powerful it could literally change the course of humanity? You think that guy would stand a chance of survival?

Title: The Event
Genre: Mystery | Conspiracy | Thriller
Network: NBC
Status: Premieres September 20
Timeslot: Monday 9/8c
Length: 13 episodes

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-show-premiere-tv-review/feed/ 0 Undercovers [New This Fall] http://www.cybermage.se/undercovers-new-this-fall/ http://www.cybermage.se/undercovers-new-this-fall/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:10 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=9631 ...]]> Undercovers Premieres Wednesday, September 22 on NBC

What is it with NBC and spy shows? Do they need another, they have Chuck. It looks like fun CSI-level scifi action.

Outwardly, Steven Bloom and his wife, Samantha, are a typical married couple who own and operate a small catering company in Los Angeles – with help from Samantha’s easily frazzled handful of a sister, Lizzy. Secretly, the duo were two of the best spies the CIA had ever known, until they fell in love on the job five years ago and retired.

When fellow spy and good friend Leo Nash goes missing while on the trail of a Russian arms dealer, the Blooms are reinstated by boss and agency liaison, Carlton Shaw  to locate and rescue Nash. Following leads that take them to cities spanning the globe, Steven and Samantha quickly realize that perhaps this supercharged, undercover lifestyle provides exactly the kind of excitement and romance that their marriage has been missing.

Cast

  • STEVEN BLOOM (Boris Kodjoe) - When he’s not in Los Angeles balancing the books and drumming up business for Bloom Catering, Steven Bloom can probably be found in an exotic locale alongside wife Samantha, taking down terrorists and combatting imminent threats to national security. His charm and calm under pressure make him the perfect undercover agent. Throw in his martial arts training, cryptography skills, and security tech expertise, and you see why he’s one of the CIA’s top spies, and the love of Samantha’s life.
  • SAMANTHA BLOOM (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) - Samantha Bloom co-owns and runs a small catering company based in Los Angeles. Her tenacity, knife skills, and exacting standards make her the iron fist of this family business. When you add in her extensive repertoire of foreign languages, aptitude for picking locks, and ability to seduce any bad guy, you understand why secretly, Sam was one of the best spies the CIA has ever known. Coming out of five years of retirement, Sam and her husband Steven are back, keeping the world safe from the most dangerous villains… and they’re also available for bar mitzvahs and weddings.
  • CARLTON SHAW (Gerald McRaney) – CIA company man Carlton Shaw has done it all and seen it all. Gruff, seemingly joyless, and a stickler for protocol, he finds it exceedingly difficult to cope with his new assignment: handler to reinstated agents/caterers Steven and Samantha Bloom. With great pain and reluctance, Shaw liaises with Langley to send the Blooms on their world-saving missions around the globe.
  • LEO NASH (Carter MacIntyre) – A longtime agent with the CIA, Leo’s success comes from his inability – or refusal – to draw a line between work and play. As proficient in spycraft as he is with booze and women, he’s a reckless but amazing agent. In his history with the agency, Leo’s been partnered with both Steven and Samantha on separate occasions, but now works as part of their team. His past relationships with both of them make for a very interesting dynamic.

Episodes

1.01 – Pilot

Steven and Samantha Bloom team up outside the kitchen – SERIES PREMIERE - A sexy, fun, action-packed spy drama that proves once and for all that marriage is still the world’s most dangerous partnership. Outwardly, Steven Bloom (Boris Kodjoe) and his wife, Samantha (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), are a typical married couple who own and operate a small catering company in Los Angeles — with help from Samantha’s easily frazzled, handful of a sister, Lizzy (Mekia Cox). Secretly, the duo were two of the best spies the CIA had ever known, until they fell in love on the job five years ago and retired. When fellow spy and good friend Leo Nash goes missing while on the trail of a Russian arms dealer, the Blooms are reinstated by boss and agency liaison, Carlton Shaw, to locate and rescue Nash. With assistance from resourceful CIA field agent Bill Hoyt, whose professional admiration for Steven isn’t hard to miss, the pair is thrust back into the world of espionage, disguises and hand-to-hand combat. Following leads that take them to cities spanning the globe, Steven and Samantha quickly realize that perhaps this supercharged, undercover lifestyle provides exactly the kind of excitement and romance that their marriage has been missing.

1.05 – Jailbreak

1.06 – Xerxes

1.07 – Assasins

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/undercovers-new-this-fall/feed/ 0 Chuck Season 4 [New This Fall] http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-season-4-new-this-fall/ http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-season-4-new-this-fall/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:00:53 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=7830 ...]]> You know I love Chuck and I know you do to. Chuck returns September 20 with a shiny new season. I have missed them all but especially Chuck and Sarah, Casey and Morgan so I start a little early with what we know so far.

Updated September 16.

You should not be reading this if you don’t like spoilers by the way.

Last season Chuck finally got together with Sarah (Hurray) which only increased my enjoyment even if Agent Shaw slipped in there between them in the beginning of the season before he turned to the dark side and joined the Ring. This season the writers promised not to put anyone between the two. “Fandom has showed it’s a bad idea”. That is not to say there wont be ups and downs in their relationship.

It was also the season when Morgan learned the truth, that Chuck was a spy. That episode when Chuck told him when they sat there bound together in the Dojo of the Castle (their secret lair underneath the Buy More) is one of the best Chuck moments ever. He is now in training under Casey’s gentle guidance. Casey and Morgan was absolutely fantastic together in season 3 so expect sparkles here.

But it didn’t stop there his sister Ellie also found out in the season finale. There she was in a CIA office in protective custody when her brother sneaks by and takes down her handler. That was pure enjoyment. Ellie is going to be Pregnant according to Ausiello (EW)

Captain Awesome won’t be reviving his short-lived career as international superspy anytime soon. “Last season Awesome realized if there was one place in the world where he wasn’t awesome, it was on spy missions,” notes exec producer Chris Fedak. “He’d like to stay as far away from the spy world as he can.” That’s particularly true now that there’s a mini Awesome on the way. “He is going to be way more into all of the rituals of pregnancy than even Ellie is,” says fellow EP Josh Schwartz of the daddy-to-be.

Is it only I that think of Star Wars when John Casey told his daughter? She was running away from him at the time since he was only a weird man that took her up and carried her out to his car and drove away with her. Then stopped and said “You can trust me”. I would be running too. But she stopped when he cried “I am your Father”. I hear that Casey’s daughter Alexa (Mekenna Melvin) is going to be a recurring star this season but I haven’t seen her name on the cast on any of the first episodes yet. Morgan was clearly interested in her to Casey’s disapproval. That probably means that Morgan will be involved in some bodily harm. Alexa is one person I am thrilled to learn to know better. We haven’t seen so much of her before.

It’s no accident that producers have shown us that Casey’s daughter has some serious combat skills. “It’s a spy show, so I think she’s going to be on some missions,” reports Adam Baldwin, who plays Alex’s proud papa. (tvguide)

I hope you have seen the finale already. The sad thing is that Stephen Bartowski (Scott Bakula), Chuck and Ellie’s father  was shot by agent Shaw but before he died he built a Governor to prevent the Intersect from overloading. Shaw stole it but Chuck took it back before Morgan blew up the Buy More. Jeff and Lester are on the run since they believe they are responsible. Some fans have noticed that Stephen died in close proximity to a Ring base that experimented with cryogenic regeneration. So he might not be dead.

Talking about another undead that might upset some fans. Rumor says that Agent Daniel Shaw might be back. He is loaded with the Intersect too so he might be a real problem for Chuck.

General Beckman is now a Series Regular. Rumor says we will see her legs!

The Buy More was destroyed in the season finale. This season the Buy More is now owned and operated by the CIA, so it has the most badass employees ever — quite a change. Every week there will be a new kickass CIA operative green-shirt working at store with Team Bartowski, recast with someone awesome, but each going under the alias of “Greta,” regardless of whether they’re a man or a woman

I expect Chuck to take up his father’s secret work, whatever that is and to search for his mother. He promised Ellie to stop being a spy after he stopped Shaw so he has to keep it a secret from her and probably even from Sarah at first. Morgan is the first one he is going to involve according to sources inside the show.

You can’t have missed that Chuck is getting a mom Mary Elizabeth Bartowski. The mystery surrounding Chuck’s mom is at the heart of the season, and there are going to be some shocking surprises in the first episode,” previews Fedak. “By the end of the episode we are going to turn everything on its head with regard to who she is.” Linda Hamilton will play Chucks mom. She disappeared from her children’s lives when they were still young. Now she will appear throughout the season, leading Chuck to discover that her life was shrouded in secrets. She was a spy, a CIA agent … and that’s just the beginning. Who is she today? One thing is certain: She’s not the soccer mom who left her children so many years ago.

I am vibrant and thrilled about the new season. I will keep this post updated with news as they become available.

Episode Details

Chuck 4.01 – Chuck versus the Anniversary (NBC) September 20

It’s a very different season this year in the sense that Chuck’s retired from the CIA and he can’t tell Ellie he’s a spy, but he also has to find his mom, So he has to do it without using the CIA resources, so he finds himself in the season premiere not being able to tell Sarah what he’s up to and not being able to tell Ellie what he’s up to. All he has in the world now is Morgan, which is a terrible, terrible fate for anyone trying to accomplish something in life.

CHUCK BEGINS A SEARCH FOR HIS MOTHER, WHICH HE MUST KEEP A SECRET FROM THE CIA AND HIS SISTER — LINDA HAMILTON GUEST STARS AS MARY BARTOWSKI — DOLPH LUNDGREN, HARRY DEAN STANTON AND OLIVIA MUNN ALSO GUEST STAR — Chuck (Zachary Levi) and Morgan (Joshua Gomez) go on a rogue globe-spanning mission to find Chuck’s mom. Meanwhile, Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) and Casey (Adam Baldwin) follow a trail to Russia as they investigate the mysterious Volkoff Industries and its operative, Marco (guest star Dolph Lundgren). Back at home, Ellie (Sarah Lancaster) delivers big news to her family. Bonita Friedericy also stars.

The premiere will guest star Dolph Lundgren as Marko and Harry Dean Stanton as Harry and Linda Hamilton as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski.

Olivia Munn will play Greta#1  an impossibly cool, smart, and pretty CIA agent who intimidates and schools Chuck and Morgan.

Dolph [will] try and ‘break’ Chuck in Season 4 premiere.” Action star Dolph Lundgren  will be hittin Chuck’s up-coming season. This isn’t the first time the actor has played a role on Chuck. In March’s ‘Chuck vs. the Final Exam,’ rogue FSB agent Anatoli Zevlovski’s alias was Ivan Drago — the name of Lundgren’s Russian boxer in Rocky IV.”

Chuck 4.02 – Chuck versus the Suitcase (NBC)

CHUCK AND SARAH TRAVEL TO FASHION WEEK IN MILAN TO RETRIEVE A HIGH-TECH SECRET WEAPON — KAROLINA KURKOVA, LOU FERRIGNO, AND ISAIAH MUSTAFA GUEST STAR — When Chuck (Zachary Levi) and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) go undercover in Milan, Chuck realizes the “Achilles’ Heel” in their relationship, but must set personal issues aside for the mission. Meanwhile, Morgan (Joshua Gomez) recognizes a fatal flaw that compromises the new Buy More. Elsewhere, Casey struggles to put down roots in Burbank. Bonita Friedericy, Vik Sahay and Scott Krinsky also star.

Looks like the return of Lester and Jeff? Isaiah Mustafa is Greta#2. This episode will most likely involve a fight scene Yvonne Strahovski was shooting on a catwalk with supermodel Karolina Kurkova (I am guessing it is here since there was a casting call for a dangerous, sexy, and kick-ass supermodel for this episode), and it’s definitely going to rank up there as one of the best girlfights evah on Chuck according to Kristin at E!

Lou Ferrigno, who was painted green to play the jade giant in the ’70s and ’80s series The Incredible Hulk, will play the bodyguard of an evil spy model (ex-Victoria’s Secret Angel Karolina Kurkova).

Chuck 4.03 – Chuck versus the Cubic Z (NBC)

A prison transfer delivers old foes the Buy More, canceling Chuck and Sarah’s romantic mission; Morgan gets a surprise from Big Mike

Stacy Keibler as Greta#3

Chuck 4.04 – Chuck versus the Coup d’Etat (NBC)
Nicole Richie returns as Heather Chandler, Sarah’s high school nemesis (2 years ago, the reunion episode). According to a Chuck insider, a prison transfer goes awry and Heather, ends up being stowed away at Castle (a.k.a. the underground CIA base). But here’s where things get really interesting: We have been told her arrival dovetails with some serious bumps in Chuck and Sarah’s deepening relationship. And you better believe that Ms. Heather will use that rift to her advantage.

Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Hugo Panzer is also making a comeback this episode.

We don’t have a Greta in episode 4,” says exec producer Chris Fedak. Adds fellow EP Josh Schwartz: “The Buy More is not in that episode. Chuck’s away on a mission.”

Armand Assante will be back as Alejandro Goya, the king premier of Costa-Gravas, but this time he’s bringing his woman with him! Yep, look for Mrs. Goya; producers are hoping to find a major name to play the part.

TV Guide has just disclosed that actress Tia Texada will guest star as Hortencia aka Armand Assante’s character’s wife. Coming with a secret, she will be introduced when “Chuck and the gang visit the Premier’s beautiful island in his native Costa Gravas.”

Chuck 4.05 – Chuck versus The Couch Look (NBC)


Chuck 4.06 – Chuck versus The Aisle of Terror (NBC)

NBC has tapped the original Freddy Krueger—a.k.a. Robert Englund—to guest star in the Halloween episode. Englund will play Dr Stanley Wheelwright, an evil scientist who can make your waking life a nightmare.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-season-4-new-this-fall/feed/ 2 The Event [New This Fall] http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-new-this-fall/ http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-new-this-fall/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:10:38 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=8570 ...]]>

What if there was a cover-up so big that even the President was on a need-to-know basis? And what if some average guy stumbled upon the truth – a secret so powerful it could literally change the course of humanity? You think that guy would stand a chance of survival?

Title: The Event
Genre: Mystery | Conspiracy | Thriller
Network: NBC
Status: Premieres September 20
Timeslot: Monday 9/8c
Length: 13 episodes

Time to take a look at the Fall season. The Event is one of the shows that create most buzz at the moment but I will try to cover them all in the coming weeks. This article contains spoilers.


Is this a new Lost?

After suffering through last season’s failed attempts I don’t really care that much as long as it is fun to watch and there is some kind of ongoing resolution that doesn’t leave years of questions to be answered in a handful episodes. The producers promise that it will not happen here some major answers will be given as early as the second episode. My guess is that we will learn what the Event is but they will keep us guessing on what is behind it or how it was done. The show will contain genre elements but it is 95 percent based on the real world according to actress Laura Innes. It got some similarities, there is a central mystery “The Event” and there are multiple timelines, though so far no indication they take place in different realities. I am not a fan of multiple main characters so I am happy the Event seems to focus on one main character Sean Walker even if it will feature multiple points of view at times.

Producer Evan Katz (24) says this show is not going to be as dark. And part of that lightness stems from the innocence and optimism of its young hero. That makes me very happy. There is no indication on what level of friendly banter or bickering this show is going to have but I have no problem imagining Scott Patterson who does grumpy so well paired up with a very intense and verbal Jason Ritter. Banter and Bickering is an important factor for my viewing enjoyment so here is me hoping.

The Plot

The event is [an alien invasion] at least according to nymag.

Sean Walker (Jason Ritter) is on a romantic cruise with his fiancée, Leila (Sara Roemer) when she  mysteriously disappears. While searching for her he stumbles on the biggest cover-up in US history. The newly elected US President is about to go public about “The Event” against advice by CIA Director Blake Sterling not to while Sean is freaking out aboard an airline flight piloted by Leia’s father about to crash into the presidential retreat.

There is also the Mount Inostranka Facility, a secret prison in Alaska where I assume the people who somehow were involved in ‘the Event’ are kept.

Who is in it?

Jason Ritter (Life Unexpected) as Sean Walker. He’s a nice guy who went to MIT,” says Ritter. “The main drive of my character is love for my almost-fiancée, and he’ll do anything to get her back. And that means he has to do a lot of crazy things”.

Sarah Roemer (Fired Up!) as Leila Buchanan, Sean’s fiancée a MIT-educated biochemist who disappears as part of the conspiracy to force her father to crash an airliner into the presidential retreat.

Scott Patterson (Gilmore Girls) as Michael Buchanan Leila’s father an airline pilot described as affable, Marlboro Man good looks.

Blair Underwood (Dirty Sxy Money) as President Eli Martinez, a family man who wants to fight the good fight. The role was originally written for a Hispanic man. Lisa Vidal as First Lady Christina Martine.

Zeljko Ivanek as the ‘fervid and brash’ CIA Director Blake Sterling.

Bill Smitrovich as Vice President Raymond Jarvis

Laura Innes as Sophia Maguire who is the leader of a mysterious group of detainees at the Mount Inostranka Facility.

Taylor Cole as Vicky Wallace and Wes Ramsey as Greg Kervin a couple who Sean and Leila befriend while on vacation that may have ulterior motives.

Ian Anthony Dale as Simon Lee is a government operative with mysterious ties to detainee leader Sophia. He is key to the show’s multiple storylines Ian told SFX. He added that the character of Simon will link the show’s various plot strands together.

“What’s really cool is that there are all these rich, diverse, grounded characters inhabiting these very separate worlds,” he explained. “They are all dealing with some critical personal dilemma which keeps it grounded, but Simon more or less becomes the bridge that connects all of the stories together.”

Who is behind it?

The Event is a production of Universal Media Studios and Steve Stark Productions. Stark (Medium, Facing Kate) serves as executive producer, Nick Wauters (The 4400, Eureka) is creator/co-executive producer and Jeffrey Reiner (Friday Night Lights, Trauma) is the director/executive producer; Evan Katz (24) also is an executive producer.

My View

The buzz at Comic Con was very positive and that talk for the Event but on paper it looks like yet another fast paced action adventure with character development be damned. Some sources that saw it at Comic Con have said the pilot was fun to watch but all over the place and we have to wait on episode two to get any answers. Much rides on the characters and how much fun it will be to watch. I will give the Event 3-5 episodes to convince me. I am looking forward to check it out but it’s nothing I jump up and down for.

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Sources

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/the-event-new-this-fall/feed/ 9 Chuck Season Finale http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-season-finale/ http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-season-finale/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 23:00:04 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=6142 ...]]>

There is a sadness with season finales, you say goodbye to friends that have entertained you with their company for a season and now they must go. Some friends go and newer come back, but the best friends keep returning with that special chemistry, that connection that makes them special, Chuck is special.

It is really amazing that one show have been able to collect so many attractive and likeable characters as Chuck. This season finale draw my attention to how much that means for a show to become great. Through the whole finale, the whole season and the whole series there is this family feeling that binds it all together. There is a family of Chuck, Ellie and Stephen but there is also the big extended family with Sarah, Awesome, Morgan and Casey. Their other family is the Buy More, not as close but still with an emotional bound, a cohesion that many, too many shows fail to achieve. For me that is very attractive.

What’s also great with Chuck is that it allows the characters to grow, to change and take on different roles. I for one think it was great that Ellie finally learned the truth about her brother. She must have been surprised and more than a little chocked when she saw Chuck down that CIA agent and Awesome by mistake revealed that Chuck was a spy. That paved the way for the great emotional scene when they sat down together and talked about it and she got Chuck to promise to get out  after he dealt with Shaw and the Ring.

Morgan is a growing character, now that he has been in the loop for a few episodes, he thinks he is on top of it all. His partnership with Casey works great. Casey used to scare the shit out of him but now… it’s not really like they are friends, but they are family and they both care for Sarah and Chuck. Morgan and Awesome is another great entertaining surprise this season. Their relationship have also changed and when they go after the prison transport to liberate Sarah, Chuck and Casey in Casey’s car it is one of many really good scenes in this season finale.

Casey have become one of my favorite characters on TV, Adam Baldwin is a comic genius. His grunts, eyebrows and facial expressions have been a delight the whole season. Now when he has his daughter Alexis back in his life he added another dimension to his character. Him telling Alex I am your father (Star Wars anyone?) was a fantastic scene. She can fight too and the look on Casey’s face when he found out was priceless.  Added potential for fun was when he found out Morgan carried Alexis number, that is going to be so fun next season.

It was a strong scene when Shaw shot Stephen to make Chuck emotional so he couldn’t fight back. The regeneration technique the Ring was developing at that base makes me wonder if he really is dead for real. But both Ellie and Chuck believes he is. One of the basic motivations for all the shenanigans that goes on in this show is to protect the ones you love. That’s what makes Ellie lie about her CIA contact. That is why Stephen disappeared from their life. That’s why Chuck never told Ellie about being a Spy. And I am sure that’s the reason they are going to lie next season too.

Chuck and Sarah works well as a pair now, lets not split them up again will you. Chuck discovering his father’s real job and Orion’s secret lair is great. Wonder if he will keep it a secret from Sarah too? That would be a great setup for all kinds of Mr and Mrs Smith action next season.

The season finale was great, the Ring leaders and Shaw arrested, Casey reunited with his daughter, Chuck and Sarah are out of the spy business (yeah, right), the Buy More destroyed and Jeffster on the run as primary suspects for that bombing. I hope we will see Big Mike, Lester and Jeff again even if Buy More might not return, wonder what kind of new cover the team will get then?

The search for Chuck’s mother will be a major plot for season four, I am sure. I wonder who she works for?

Have a nice Summer Chuck! We meet again in autumn.

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-season-finale/feed/ 1 NBC picks up the Cape! plus first official pictures http://www.cybermage.se/nbc-picks-up-the-cape-plus-first-official-pictures/ http://www.cybermage.se/nbc-picks-up-the-cape-plus-first-official-pictures/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 22:47:04 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=5743 ...]]>

Goodie, another superhero series for next season.

“The Cape” is a one-hour drama series starring David Lyons (“ER”) as Vince Faraday, an honest cop on a corrupt police force, who finds himself framed for a series of murders and presumed dead. He is forced into hiding, leaving behind his wife, Dana (Jennifer Ferrin, “Life on Mars”) and son, Trip (Ryan Wynott, “Flash Forward”). Fueled by a desire to reunite with his family and to battle the criminal forces that have overtaken Palm City, Faraday becomes “The Cape” his son’s favorite comic book superhero — and takes the law into his own hands. Rounding out the cast are James Frain (“The Tudors”) as billionaire Peter Fleming – The Cape’s nemesis – who moonlights as the twisted killer: Chess; Keith David (“Death at a Funeral”) as Max Malini, the ringleader of a circus gang of bank robbers who mentors Vince Faraday and trains him to be The Cape; Summer Glau (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) as Orwell, an investigative blogger who wages war on crime and corruption in Palm City; and Dorian Missick (“Six Degrees”) as Marty Voyt, a former police detective and friend to Faraday.

Learned from casting:

Dorian Missick (“Six Degrees”) as Marty Voyt, a former police detective and friend of Vince’s who tries to recruit him to join the Lynx Corporation, an ominous company.

James Frain (“The Tudors”) as Peter Fleming, the Chairman and CEO of the Blackwater-esque Lynx Corporation, who moonlights as “Chess,” a murderous villain. Chess is described as wearing a tight black mask in which only his freakish eyes – contact lenses bearing a rook and knight emblem – are visible.

Summer Glau, who has probably starred in more cult sci-fi series than any other actress, with stints on Fox’s “Firefly,” “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” and “Dollhouse,” has joined NBC’s superhero-themed drama pilot “The Cape” in a leading role. Glau will play Orwell, a cute and intrepid investigative blogger who fearlessly goes after corrupt cops and costumed bad guys. And yes, she gets physical and is quite capable of kicking ass (THR)

Jennifer Ferrin (“Life on Mars”) will play Dana Faraday (“pretty, no pushover”), the man’s wife according to tfc

Keith David (“Death at a Funeral”) will play Max Malini, the leader of “The Carnival of Crime” – a group of carnival-themed bank robbers, who becomes Vince’s mentor. His character is further detailed as a showman/magician/escape-artist with “a faded-Errol-Flynn-feel about him.”

Ryan Wynott (“FlashForward”) will play Trip, Vince’s eight-year-old son, whose love of the fictional black-masked-super-hero inspires Vince to become the real thing.
Meanwhile, Vinnie Jones and Martin Klebba are set to guest star . Jones is believed to be playing Dominic Raoul, better known as the villain “Gator,” whose freakish skin condition gives him the appearance of green and gold scales. Klebba then is set as Rollo, the little person strongman in the Carnival of Crime. (tfc)

New promo pictures:

pictures courtesy of capesite.net

Official NBC press release

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]]> http://www.cybermage.se/nbc-picks-up-the-cape-plus-first-official-pictures/feed/ 0 Chuck vs the Role Model http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-vs-the-role-model/ http://www.cybermage.se/chuck-vs-the-role-model/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 01:47:19 +0000 Cybermage.se http://www.cybermage.se/?p=5424 ...]]>

Chuck is really heating up with them being a couple and Morgan joining the team. This week they brought a new intro, a 60s kind of homage to old school spy series with chuck driving in a red sports car, and Sarah driving in her black car, them looking at each other and then Morgan driving up in a scooter behind them. And then Morgan wakes up. Neat.

I almost forgot that Morgan is living with Chuck now, at least he doesn’t sleep in the nude any more, but I can understand Sarah’s reluctance to move in.

The spy business is back on track, Chuck and Sarah are assigned to a mission lead by a legendary CIA power team, Craig and Laura Turner, a married couple. At first Sarah and Chuck are happy they found their role models but they show themselves to be nothing of the sort. Remarried three times they are bitter and fight all the time, but charming in a way. Their mission is to steal a chip at a party, but they ‘botch’ it by starting a family shooting match drawing all the attention. Chuck and Sarah pick up the ball and decide to show them how it is done, not knowing the chip is guarded by a Bengali Tiger. That’s was quite amusing, Chuck not wanting to shoot it, because tigers are an endangered species.

Meanwhile Casey got his orders to train Morgan or they both would have to go back to boot camp. Casey is great, no one can do angry like he can. He and Morgan has an interesting report, and Morgans assignments are timely cut in between Sarah and Chuck’s. I thought they did it particularly well when they synced Morgan sneaking on Big Mike trying to steal the security card he had around his neck switching back an forth to Chuck sneaking up on the sleeping tiger to get the necklace with the chip. You know that Chuck is allergic to cats? now you do. His sneeze wakes the cat and they have to run for it. Why didn’t you shoot it? It almost ate me, he asks Sarah. Its an endangered species she answers calmly.

Mission accomplished they leave the party only to be relived of the chip at gunpoint by the Turners.

After being double crossed by the Turners, Chuck and Sarah wants revenge, so they track down them at their hotel and bag and tag them, bringing them home to Chuck? But instead of the US Marshals, the thug they stole the chip from is outside the door, with his tiger. There are some tense moments there before Morgan and Casey arrive. Confronted by the tiger Morgan does the brave thing and bait it into Ellie’s apartment and locks it inside. It totally wreck the place which is going to be interesting next week when Ellie will return home to much surprise.

I was afraid they wrote Mr and Mrs Awesome out of the rest of the season, but I am happy to discover they didn’t. We get to see them arrive in Africa in pouring rain, run into the wildlife and treat some patients before Awesome suddenly falls ill and they have to ship him back to the states for treatment. I thought that was nice by the writers to get them back that soon, but they are more wicked than that. To my surprise the camp boss picks out a Ring communication device and report ‘They don’t suspect anything’. He caused the sickness somehow, returning Ellie and Awesome, next week.

Could this be the start of the season arc? We will see next week. I can’t wait.

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April starts out strong with the returns of Fringe and SGU from hiatus, week two it’s Glee’s time. New show with Alyssa Milano, Romantically Challenged, Secrets of the Mountain pilot and Syfy miniseries Riverworld premiere a little later. We will also say good bye for now to Life Unexpected and Human Target.

Fringe Season 2 Spring Premiere

Thursday, April 1

Eight new episodes remain of this season. Wonder how Olivia are going to handle her new knowledge?

Episode 2.15 – Peter

Walter flashes back to 1985 while explaining Peter’s otherworldly origins to Olivia. Also, Peter’s mother (guest star Orla Brady) is introduced, and details of the neighboring world reaffirms that there is more than one of everything.

Stargate Universe Season 1 Spring Premiere

Friday, April 2

10 new episodes in an uninterrupted sequence.

Episode 1.11 – Space

A snafu with the communications stones lands Col. Young’s consciousness in an unknown being, resulting in a standoff between the Destiny and an alien vessel and the abduction of Chloe.

Monday April 12 – Life Unexpected 1st season finale

Romantically Challenged Series Premiere

Monday, April 12

Alyssa Milano stars in “Romantically Challenged,” an ensemble comedy about four friends trying to find love and happiness while navigating their way through today’s tricky world of dating.

The smart and beautiful Rebecca is recently divorced after 15 years of marriage, and hasn’t been on a date since Clinton was in office. Although a gifted mom and lawyer, she’s clueless about dating and hopes to get some help from her equally romantically challenged friends: Perry is Rebecca’s best friend since childhood, but he’s one of Pittsburgh’s most sensitive hopeless romantics. When it comes to matters of the heart, Perry is a romance-aholic. Shawn, a struggling novelist, is Perry’s best friend and rent-free roommate, but he’s never had a relationship more serious than a three-night stand. Rounding out the group is Rebecca’s baby sister, Lisa, whose sweet appearance belies the fact she’s a sassy pit bull ready to protect her older sister.

In the premiere episode, “Rebecca’s One Night Stand,” Lisa finally convinces Rebecca to have her first one night stand. But the always polite Rebecca violates Lisa’s number-one rule by calling her date, Leo, the morning after. Now Leo is into Rebecca, so Lisa gives her sister her own unusual brand of dating advice so Rebecca can break up with him. Meanwhile, an overworked Perry decides to take a stay-cation. But doing so gets on the nerves of his unemployed roommate, Shawn, to the point that Shawn decides to get a job – any job.

Glee 1st Season Spring Premiere

Tuesday, April 13

Episode 1.14 – Hell-o

Fresh off their monumental win at Sectionals, New Directions is on top of the world. With an extra spring in their step, they get to work on new numbers for Regionals. But when Rachel and Finn’s budding romance hits a bump in the road after she becomes involved with a competitor, Jesse St. James (guest star Groff), it threatens to derail the entire club. Mr. Schuester pays a visit to Shelby Corcoran (guest star Menzel), coach of Vocal Adrenaline, to confirm Jesse’s motives. Meanwhile, Will is newly single, but is he ready to take his relationship with Emma to the next level? And to top it all off, Sue Sylvester returns from her condo in Boca with a renewed focus on destroying Will and disbanding the glee club.

Wednesday April 14 – Human Target 1st season finale

Secrets of the Mountain Pilot

Friday April 16 on NBC

Family business leads to an adventure of a lifetime for single mom Dana James (Paige Turco, The Agency) and her three kids when the family faces a series of mysteries and a dark secret that drives them deep into danger in an original two-hour movie. When Dana receives news that someone is interested in buying the mountain cabin she inherited years ago from her beloved Uncle Henry (Barry Bostwick, Spin City), she sees a weekend trip to sign the papers as a chance to reconnect with her children. But the family encounters unknown twists as they uncover pieces of a puzzle — and they learn that someone is determined to stop them from solving the riddle at any cost.

Riverworld Miniseries

Sunday, April 18 part 1 & 2 on Syfy

Matt Ellman (Tahmoh Penikett/Battlestar Galactica, Dollhouse) is an American war zone reporter, killed along with his fianceeJessie (Laura Vandervoort/Smallville) by a suicide bomber. They awaken separated in a mysterious world where everyone who has ever lived on Earth seems to have been “reborn” along the banks of a seemingly endless river. Determined to locate Jessie, Matt joins forces with a 13th century female samurai warrior Tomoe (Jeananne Goossen) and American novelist Sam “Mark Twain” Clemens (Mark Deklin).

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Trauma will kick ass if they follow tru from this. Watch IT!

I’ll show you Parenthood to, it’s not my kind of TV but the Cast looks promising, promising indeed:

Mercy might be a strong contender in the hospital war. Romance, Adultry, Hot nurses. Point of View are from the nurses. Did I say Hot Nurses? :-)

Community is a hot new comedy. It got potential.

NBC will announce more later this month. Chuck is believed to be renewed then.

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