Alan Rapp

Chuck Versus the Top Ten

The nerd who became a spy. I’m talking of Charles Irving Bartowski. Chuck is set to begin it’s fourth season next week (not bad for a show that’s faced possible, even probable, cancellation every year!). So today we take a look back at the ten best Chuck episodes (at least so far).

Cutting down the list to ten left of several key moments and characters off the list including love interests Kristen Kruek and Rachel Bilson, the first performance of Jeffster, John Laroquette as the perfrect spy, the tango, the not-so-perfect spy couple of Fred Willard and Swoozie Kurtz, Captain Awesome’s night as a spy, Chuck’s red test, Casey’s daughter, Ellie and Awesome’s wedding, the giant jug of cheese puffs, and Chuck and Sarah finally getting together in Paris.

Okay, that takes care of what didn’t make the list. Now let’s take a gander at what did…

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Covert Affairs – When the Levee Breaks

  • Title: Covert Affairs – “When the Levee Breaks”
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Season One of Covert Affairs is done. The season finale “When the Levee Breaks” tied-up a few loose ends, including the Anne/Ben relationship (hopefully for good). I liked this first season, especially the episodes that didn’t get hijacked by Anne’s lost love, and am happy it got renewed for a second season beginning next summer. Take a look at the finale below with a few more of my thoughts (*SPOILERS* included) after the jump.

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Batgirl #14

  • Title: Batgirl #14
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I believe a petition needs to be started immediately for a Batgirl/Supergirl book. Yeah, that’s how much I liked this issue. When Supergirl comes to Gotham and 24 Dracula’s burst into life from a 3-D movie, well, you know fun is to be had. Lots to enjoy here included the little quips between Kara and Stephanie about everything from college flicks to super-heroing.

Writer Brian Q. Miller actually makes me like Supergirl again (who’s been languishing in some of the lamest and most depressing story arcs in her own book for months). This is the Kara, the super-powered girl from Krypton who thinks pillow fights are in integral part of college, kicks serious ass, and innocently wonders if Steph’s bra has a bat on it (it doesn’t), that I want to see.

Throw in several humorously drawn moments from Lee Garbett as our pair of heroines take down the Dracula’s all over town, and a terrific cover by Stanley Lau, and you’ve got yourselves a one hellova fun comic. I wasn’t kidding about the petition. I definitely want to see more of these two together. Must-read.

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Batman #703

batman-703-coverThere’s nothing really bad about this issue (with the possible exception of a wind surfing baddie), but there’s really nothing all that special about it either.

The story focuses on the return of the Getaway Genius, a villain Dick Grayson’s past as Robin, and the further snooping of Vicki Vale.

There are some nice moments between Dick and Damian (especially towards the end of the story), but nothing that would make anyone other than hardcore Bat-fans pick this issue up. Nice cover, though. For fans.

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Going the Distance

  • Title: Going the Distance
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Romantic comedies are far from my favorite genre. The cream of the crop are passable at best, and for the rest, well, just take a look at Kate Hudson’s filmography sometime. Perhaps it’s because the bar is set so low that Going the Distance finds a way to be a halfway decent, and at times even funny, entry into the genre.

The story focuses on the burgeoning relationship between low-level record company exec Garret (Justin Long) and waitress Erin (Drew Barrymore) which is put on indefinite hold when Erin’s internship working for a major metropolitan newspaper ends and she leaves New York for San Fransisco.

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