tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post5134723938887580136..comments2023-10-05T07:11:05.917-04:00Comments on Art at the Auction: Chuck vs The Womenpetplutohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-88164883429096413332010-03-17T18:16:07.789-04:002010-03-17T18:16:07.789-04:00Casey/Adam - what can I say?
Casey... ...made me ...<i>Casey/Adam - what can I say?</i><br /><br />Casey... ...made me cry. I love him.<br /><br /><i>I adore Morgan. He cracked me up at the beginning with his spying on Casey.</i><br /><br />My feelings on Morgan are entirely dependent upon the episode. I think he's rocked the last two though, and his spying on Casey was hilarious. I especially liked it when he was playing the tape back for Chuck:<br /><br />CHUCK: Is that static?<br />MORGAN: Carrots. I get hungry on a stake out!<br /><br /><br />Totally died laughing.<br /><br /><i>Have to say that Awesome's support for Ellie in the end surprised me and made me smile. </i><br /><br />I think it symbolizes the true return of Captain Awesome. Awesome's lost his mojo of awesomeness ever since he actively interacted with spy life, and it was good to see him choose awesomeness and Ellie over fear and Doctors Without Borders. I mean, if that had truly been something he'd wanted to pursue instead of using it as a way to get Ellie out of danger, it would be different. But since his goal had ulterior motives, I'm really happy that Ellie got her dream and her guy.petplutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-9107670663086742242010-03-17T12:27:51.203-04:002010-03-17T12:27:51.203-04:00Monday's show rocked. **SPOILERS AHEAD***
...Monday's show rocked. **SPOILERS AHEAD***<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Have to say that Awesome's support for Ellie in the end surprised me and made me smile. <br /><br />Casey/Adam - what can I say? Super patriot will betray his country for the woman he loves - didn't see that coming. And, I have to say, that he's nearly always treated Sara as an equal and not as an incompetent "girl" spy. Maybe he's treated Chuck the way he has to keep him from making the same decision he (Casey) had made - country instead of woman he loved. <br /><br />And, regardless of how many others may feel, I adore Morgan. He cracked me up at the beginning with his spying on Casey. Joshua Gomez has nailed his portrayal of Morgan.Connie, Orlandohttp://ecocatwoman.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-4979921017089657882010-03-15T01:12:08.173-04:002010-03-15T01:12:08.173-04:00Good post.
I haven't seen Chuck in a long ti...Good post. <br /><br />I haven't seen Chuck in a long time, so I can't comment specifically on the show. However, the gender imbalance was always something that bothered me, even as a kid--I never understood why girls just didn't get more parts. I want to be the lead! I want to do the cool stuff! I want girls to identify with!<br /><br />The sad thing is that we--not just us, but we women as a whole--have gotten used to this, used to having the women in subservient roles. So much so that when it's reversed, it's commented on, good and bad (see my posts on Julie & Julia). One thing I disliked about Sex and the City was that, with rare exceptions, the women only talked about men--true friends talk about men, but that's only a fraction of the topics that are discussed. There are many problems here, stemming from that the show (and Hollywood as a whole) needs more female directors, writers, and producers, and that well, on shows, there is a time limit and things are often cut or sacrificed for time or consistency. <br /><br />Stalking has become one of those things that is almost acceptable on television. Reading some of the plotlines in Chuck here, I can tell right off that they're meant to be funny and very "boys will be boys" (the whole camera zoom on cleavage and butts of faceless girls, the penis thing)...but a lot of times they aren't. It's just creepy and lewd, and yeah, a total turnoff if the show was enjoyable and offer such an appealing lead. (House wouldn't work if Hugh Laurie wasn't so enormously enjoyable, either.)The thing is, you know the writers aren't going to change their tune unless they are hit with a massive wave of backlash, or the actors say something. You bring up Sarah gratuitous near-nude shots, and that's something that usually bothers me--it only works if it services the plot, and that should be thought out at least three times before incorporating. But unless Yvonne Strahovski objects, they will continue to use her body objectively.MediaMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548519999729515206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-41046780937834175112010-03-14T16:51:35.845-04:002010-03-14T16:51:35.845-04:00Also love Casey/Adam
I freakin' love Casey!!!...<i>Also love Casey/Adam</i><br /><br />I freakin' love Casey!!! I hope tomorrow night we learn more about him!<br /><br /><i>I guess I've been guilty of just ignoring them.</i><br /><br />I had been overlooking them - ie, feeling annoyance during the moment, but then quickly forgetting about it - until I had a Chuck marathon last weekend. Until then, I could ignore a lot of the stuff because it only happened every couple of episodes, so it didn't seem that egregious. Then, what with all of them being viewed in a 48 hour span, the pattern jumped out at me like a big neon pattern. Which was sad.<br /><br /><i>Zach Levy, as Chuck, is just so terrific in the lead that I think that's part of reason I've overlooked the way women are treated and talked about.</i><br /><br />Oh, totally. He's absolutely adorable, and I love him to bits!<br /><br /><i>I'd throw in the gratuitous barely clothed scenes for Sara, that have ticked me off - too many, too often & I wish she'd object to doing those scenes.</i><br /><br />Blarg, I completely forgot about those scenes! Grr... You know which scenes I had mentally misplaced but are now flooding back that I really hate? The '80s music video scenes with the girl in question doing some sexy pose and her hair blowing all around in a sexy way!petplutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-56992231062928430572010-03-14T16:32:35.164-04:002010-03-14T16:32:35.164-04:00I love Chuck too. I can't disagree with any o...I love Chuck too. I can't disagree with any of the points you made, unfortunately. I guess I've been guilty of just ignoring them. Zach Levy, as Chuck, is just so terrific in the lead that I think that's part of reason I've overlooked the way women are treated and talked about. Also love Casey/Adam - the Whedon thing. I'd throw in the gratuitous barely clothed scenes for Sara, that have ticked me off - too many, too often & I wish she'd object to doing those scenes. I'll be viewing the show tomorrow night through a different lens.Connie, Orlandohttp://ecocatwoman.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com