Tag archive: Chuck

There are plenty of gamers out there who have watched, or at least are familiar with NBC’s spy series about a likable geek turned super spy, Chuck. The show, which comes to a close after 82 episodes and five seasons on January 27, helped to catapult the career of star Zachary Levi and has become something of a cult hit. Even if you haven’t watched Chuck, you’ve may heard Levi as Arcade Israel Gannon in Bethesda Softworks’ Fallout: New Vegas… Read More

Announced last week, NBC brought an update to its iPad application which allows users to watch ad-supported episodes of 28 popular NBC shows including The Office, Community, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, America's Got Talent, Chuck, 30 Rock and The Biggest Loser. Oddly, this eliminates a reason for iPad owners to subscribe to Hulu Plus, the streaming video company that's partly owned by NBCUniversal and currently up for sale to the… Read More

There’s a reason video games have been so integrated into NBC’s “Chuck” TV show over the years. Zac Levi, who stars as Chuck and has directed numerous episodes, is an avid gamer. He’s set up shop at Comic-Con 2011 with Nerd HQ, an off-site festival of video games, celebrities and technology with Xbox 360 as a title sponsor. But the actor has big plans for gaming beyond logging a lot of hours with Gears of War 3 (he’s a huge Gearhead). Levi is… Read More

NBC's spy-nerd-next-door series Chuck is once again on the bubble between renewal and cancellation. This time the show's fans have decided to shift gears and use the power of social media in their mission to get Chuck picked up for it's fifth season. This week, the fans have begun a twitter campaign in an effort to become more visible to the show's advertisers. Every Monday, according to: We Give a Chuck the fan site… Read More

If you really can’t wait to see the season premieres of your favorite TV shows, then you might want to go to Hulu, the online TV venture created by NBC and News Corp. Popular shows from both NBC and Fox will get an early online airing, including Bones, Prison Break, 30 Rock and Chuck. Given that some believe Hulu’s ad revenue could soon pass that of YouTube, it’s not surprising it’s being given a hefty push with new… Read More

Just last week, NBC Universal and Apple failed to come to an agreement on selling television programs in Apple's iTunes store, with the result that NBC shows will be vanishing from iTunes: shows from the upcoming television season won't be for sale on iTunes, and come December NBC Universal shows will disappear from iTunes entirely. Now, those shows have found a new home at Amazon Unbox—but users will be able to view those… Read More

For the last several years, consumers have gotten the sense that they can save a little money by shopping online for many types of goods, rather than going to traditional brick-and-mortar retailers and taking their chances with on-hand selection and getting door-dinged in the chaotic parking lots. Now, figures released my online merchant services firm Vendio claim to back up that idea, finding that consumers can spend as much as 44 percent… Read More