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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 5, 2008 13:35:31 GMT -5
^^ Indeed!! You summed him up perfectly then
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Post by hodaharb on Jun 5, 2008 18:41:36 GMT -5
Woow Char you are really in love
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 6, 2008 9:17:22 GMT -5
^^ I really am hehe Hes so gorgeous!!!!!
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 7, 2008 18:18:16 GMT -5
It pays to increase your nerd power
Zachary Levi draws on some of his own gadget geekiness for his role in new action comedy series Chuck, writes Joanna Hunkin
Zachary Levi is a bit of a geek.
As I pull out my digital dictaphone, he picks it up, examining the specs and telling me about other products on the market.
Later, when the dictaphone breaks down, he jokes that it never would have happened if he'd been on the case.
Anyone would think it was he who worked in the electronics department of a hypermart, as opposed to his on-screen character Chuck - an amiable but socially inept computer geek, who manages The Nerd Herd.
Levi admits he's in his element talking video games and techno-gadgetry.
After four years playing the catty metrosexual Kipp Steadman on the sit-com Less Than Perfect - the polar opposite of Levi's own relaxed, likeable personality - Chuck was a welcome change.
The title character of TV2's newest series, which premieres on Wednesday, June 18, Chuck is happily plodding through life, living with his successful sister Ellie (Sarah Lancaster) and her annoying doctor boyfriend, Captain Awesome, when his world is turned upside down by an email from his former college flatmate-turned-rogue CIA agent.
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The email contains an assortment of state secrets from the CIA and the National Security Agency, which makes Chuck, as the Feds would say, a person of extreme interest.
"The easiest way to try and sum it up for people is to say it's The Bourne Identity meets The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
It's the world of Steve Carell's 40-year-old virgin, working in an electronics store, thrown into the world of Jason Bourne and Bond, spy missions and car chases and all that," explains Levi.
"I really do feel it's the first of its kind as a television show. It's multi-genre. It's a hybrid."
While action and comedy are the foundations of the series, it also contains elements of drama, romance and adventure, says the star. "It's really like a mini-movie each week."
Of course, no television show has the time or budget to make an action epic each week, but Levi thinks that adds to the show's appeal.
"Fans know there's not the budget of big blockbuster movies, so there's almost a kind of campy factor with television that people dig."
The camp action sequences of Chuck only add to the series' comedy, which received a warm reception when it debuted at the pop culture convention Comic-con last year. "These 2000 people gave us a standing ovation.
"They went crazy for it. I felt really confident then because those are the kind of people that are online and blogging, and making or breaking shows."
The crowd, comprised largely of comic book and video game fans, also appreciated the geek-friendliness that Levi and co-star Josh Gomez brought to the series.
Zachary Levi draws on some of his own gadget geekiness for his role in new action comedy series Chuck, writes Joanna Hunkin
"He and I are both video gamers and tech geeks so when we were shooting the pilot, we'd make sure all the ad-libbing was on point with what you would talk about as a video gamer.
"We stay really true to those roots and that's been something that's got a really good response."
But the show isn't all computer wizardry and geek talk.
Created by Josh Schwartz, the man behind the hit teen series The O.C, the series focuses on inter-character relationships as much as it does car chases and explosions.
"I wouldn't call it a soap opera, by any means, but it's got that dynamic that definitely compels audiences," says Levi.
Much of that dynamic revolves around Chuck and an undercover CIA agent, Sarah Walker, played by Australian newcomer Yvonne Strahovski, with whom he is in love, though he is incapable of expressing his feelings.
Levi may have outgrown any social awkwardness that once plagued him but the actor says he still relates to that side of his character.
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Describing himself as a gangly and awkward teen, Levi admits he often draws on his high school experience for the role.
"I grew up being the best friend.
"Girls would always come to me for comfort because I was in 'the friend zone'. It's deadly, the friend zone," he laughs.
Though the character of Chuck is more like Levi's real-life persona than his former sit-com character Steadman, the role still presents various challenges for the actor.
"[Less than Perfect] was a great show, but the schedule was cake. You just rehearse most of the days and shoot one night, and you're out of there. Doing Chuck, you shoot all day, every day. I'm there all the time, I don't have even one day off."
While Levi relishes the role, playing the title character in an hour-long show, he says the schedule can be gruelling, particularly when they film at night.
"But I get to be Chuck.
"I get to blow things up and be in car chases."
Best of all, he gets to hoon around in his new golf cart on the Warner Brothers studio lot.
And life, according to Levi, doesn't get any better than that.
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Post by hodaharb on Jun 9, 2008 14:21:44 GMT -5
I was watching Wentworth & I found your guy here Watch With Kristin Show: Zack Attack, Starring Zacharys Levi and Quinto!HERE
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 9, 2008 16:16:26 GMT -5
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Post by hodaharb on Jun 9, 2008 17:18:34 GMT -5
^^ you are welcome hun
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 11, 2008 18:02:10 GMT -5
I just watched the video again, Its my two loves crammed into one video...My lovely Wentworth and my baby Zachary I'M IN LOVE!!! AND I DONT CARE WHAT YOU SAY CARRIE ANN, I LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!!!!!! ;D
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Post by *~ Caz ~* on Jun 11, 2008 18:35:49 GMT -5
Im only saying tis coz i care about you.......
GET SOME HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
;D seriously!!!
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 11, 2008 18:36:57 GMT -5
^^ I wont! Hes just tooo hot! How can you not fall for his gorgeous smile
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 13, 2008 17:14:45 GMT -5
Zachary Levi, AKA the title-character on NBC hit show Chuck, was all smiles, jokes, and chuckles (haha!) on the grass carpet at the A Time for Heroes celebrity carnival event in Los Angeles. We talked to the funnyman, and his comedic sidekick Josh Gomez, and he has laughing out loud! What brings you here today? Is it your first time at this event? My multiple times. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve attended. It just keeps getting better – because I keep getting better at it. No, no, no, no. It’s fun. It’s all about the kids. Why not wake up and do something actually beneficial for somebody else? It’s cool, and it’s a fun thing. It’s such a good thing to be a part of. We’re happy to be here because it’s a fantastic charity that benefits kids. We’re always going to do whatever we can to help the innocents of the world. Most looking forward to the slide or straight-up pummeling him in inflatable sumo suits if they have them. Are you working a booth at the carnival today? Yeah , the video game booth. Normally we’re at the weight-lifting area. But we decided to think outside the box this year, and go somewhere we never thought to go. Back to the XBox 360. And when you’re not working this summer, what will you be doing? Any fun plans? Inflatable sumo suits. I will be working. There will be no no-working. So, I’ll be working. I’ll be working when I’m not working. Well, you at least have to have July 4th off … Will you do anything fun? Oh that’s my dad’s birthday. You’re gonna hang out with me. So we’re all going to be hanging out for my dad’s birthday. And the country’s birthday. Independence day. The country wasn’t born on the fourth of July. Tom Cruise was though. What about the show? Can you tell us what we have to look forward to on Chuck next season? More Chuckosity! *Splash
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 18, 2008 8:12:03 GMT -5
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 24, 2008 9:43:39 GMT -5
PHOTOS: 100 Pics from the Hollywood Stars Game We have 100 photos of Zachary Levi and Joshua Gomez playing softball at the Hollywood Stars game at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. ChuckTV.net field reporter Roz attended the game along with her friend Gen, and brought back tons of pics! See Josh dressed as pizza and Zac dressed as french fries! See them each hit the ball! See them sign autographs afterwards! (Yvonne did not attend because she and Zac had been filming until 5AM that day.) All of the pics are in the Gallery.
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Post by Bryce on Jun 25, 2008 12:55:11 GMT -5
^^ Wow what a sport. He films till 5 am and then goes on to promote the show and play Baseball! I am really liking Levi ( don;t worry Char mmy man is still Bryce)
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Post by Denisa on Jun 25, 2008 13:03:25 GMT -5
omg!! he's soo cute!!
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 26, 2008 13:34:39 GMT -5
^^ Wow what a sport. He films till 5 am and then goes on to promote the show and play Baseball! I am really liking Levi ( don;t worry Char mmy man is still Bryce) And Bryce it better be! Keeps your dirty mind of him ;D ;D I'm joking hun!! Ohh hes lovely ain't he! He works till late...then still finds time to promote his show!! This is why i love him Hes so adorable WHY DON'T WE HAVE A Matthew Bomer aka Bryce THREAD MADE!!!
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Post by Bryce on Jun 26, 2008 14:23:46 GMT -5
^^ Heidy is not thinking properly... ;D ;D *runs to ask for one
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Post by Bryce on Jun 26, 2008 14:28:49 GMT -5
^^ Wow what a sport. He films till 5 am and then goes on to promote the show and play Baseball! I am really liking Levi ( don;t worry Char mmy man is still Bryce) And Bryce it better be! Keeps your dirty mind of him ;D ;D I'm joking hun!! Ohh hes lovely ain't he! He works till late...then still finds time to promote his show!! This is why i love him Hes so adorable WHY DON'T WE HAVE A Matthew Bomer aka Bryce THREAD MADE!!! No worries on the Bryce department! ;D
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jun 26, 2008 20:00:45 GMT -5
And Bryce it better be! Keeps your dirty mind of him ;D ;D I'm joking hun!! Ohh hes lovely ain't he! He works till late...then still finds time to promote his show!! This is why i love him Hes so adorable WHY DON'T WE HAVE A Matthew Bomer aka Bryce THREAD MADE!!! No worries on the Bryce department! ;D ;D ;D You do make me laugh! And good!! I shall be commenting in that board too!
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Post by ●..Chuck..● on Jul 6, 2008 11:48:21 GMT -5
This guy always make me laugh and smile!! A good funny interview hehe
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