Two NEW Chucks Thursday, 01.24.2008

[Thornir Alekeg]

Short answer - because it doesn't matter.

Longer answer - the season is over. The strike has gone on long enough that shows won't be in production again until the summer... if then. It's a better strategy to try and make an "event" out of it than to downplay it by showing it over two weeks. They can increase ratings for the one day rather than have lesser ratings for two weeks. With the way advertising works, the former will yield better results.

Alternate answer: Because NBC was really hoping Chuck fans would forget how to use their remote controls and actually watch Celebrity Apprentice.

Didn't work in my house. Between Chucks my wife watched another Lost Season 3 episode on DVD while I did some stuff on the computer.

 

[LightPhoenix]

Alternate answer: Because NBC was really hoping Chuck fans would forget how to use their remote controls and actually watch Celebrity Apprentice.

Didn't work in my house. Between Chucks my wife watched another Lost Season 3 episode on DVD while I did some stuff on the computer.

Also true, and obviously why they spaced them apart - try to get people hooked on a reality show in the meanwhile. Of course NBC knows people will use their remotes though - again, it's an "it doesn't matter" situation so why not do it?

 

[GlassJaw]

Alternate answer: Because NBC was really hoping Chuck fans would forget how to use their remote controls and actually watch Celebrity Apprentice.

Didn't work in my house. Between Chucks my wife watched another Lost Season 3 episode on DVD while I did some stuff on the computer.

Didn't work for me either. I recorded both Chucks and didn't even know Celebrity Apprentice was in between them until I saw the trailers when I watched them today!

 

[drothgery]

Didn't work for me either. I recorded both Chucks and didn't even know Celebrity Apprentice was in between them until I saw the trailers when I watched them today!

I watched one yesterday and one today; anything that's on at 10pm is going to get time-shifted a day or two in my apartment.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Thanks for the reminder. I do NOT want to miss these.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Why did this year have the be the year of the writers strike? Last year it would barely have registered with me as I think I watched only three shows (Heroes, 24, BSG). This year I added quite a few new shows I liked (Chuck, Journeyman, Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, Big Shots, Carpoolers).

Most of those were already dead before the writer's strike, I hate to say.

Chuck really grew on me over the course of the season after a somewhat shaky start (mixing comedy with action is harder than it appears, IMO).