TL;DR The complete series stands on its own and doesn't need a movie to wrap anything up.
As always, I'm way late to the discussion, so I realize that probably no one will read this. Oh well. I just finished binge-watching the entire series the other night. Because I was traveling for work at the time, I missed much of the last two seasons and didn't feel I could weigh in until I saw the whole thing.
I'm probably in the minority of folks here who think there probably won't be a Chuck movie and I don't think one is needed for the following reasons:
1. Ultimately, the series isn't about Chuck and Sarah or any of the other characters. It's about the Intersect. At the end of the series, all of the known Intersect computers and glasses are destroyed, Stephen Bartowski is dead, and any Intersect clone that the CIA or anyone else could create would probably be so faulty it wouldn't be worth the effort. I think Casey realized this when he told Sarah not to put the glasses on during the firefight with Quinn's people. At that point, getting captured would've been better than dealing with any headaches caused by the Intersect, especially given the problems Morgan had with it. About the only way the Intersect could spin back into existence would be if Ellie decided to go back to college to get a Ph.D in Bioengineering so that she could keep her father's work going. But I think near the end of the series, she and Devon had had enough of the spy life and would've preferred to focus on raising Clara.
In a lot of ways, this series reminds me a lot of the Greatest American Hero. Actually, it's better in some ways. Early on, the series thrived on the sexual tension between Chuck and Sarah, whereas Ralph and Pam were already a couple at the beginning of TGAH. Plus, Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahowski had lots of natural chemistry, while William Katt and Connie Sellecca had none. And while the red suit was clearly of alien origin and unlikely to be ever understood by anyone on earth, the writers of Chuck pseudo-scienced the Intersect enough to make it seem at least somewhat plausible. But just like TGAH was all about the red suit, Chuck is clearly about the Intersect.
2. Outside of the leads, none of the cast really got much of a boost from this series. After Chuck was over, Vik Sahay went back to Canada, Scott Krinsky went back to art house movies and Internet shorts, Ryan McPartlin went back to Lifetime movies of the week, Joshua Gomez went back to video game voice-overs and bit parts, and Mark Christopher Lawrence's career kind of tailed off after having been in some movie blockbusters before Chuck. Adam Baldwin was already a long established actor and his career has continued along the same trajectory. But it seems the only ones who really benefited from their time on Chuck were Levi and Strahovski. I would guess at this point, most of the actors have moved on. I remember reading an interview with Matt LeBlanc right before his Friends spin-off series Joey began airing, and it didn't sound like he was too thrilled at the prospect of being Joey Tribbiani for the rest of his life. I've noticed that just about all of the actors on Chuck followed up with very different roles from their Chuck characters, especially Sarah Lawrence's turn in a horror movie. I would guess that the actors would want to avoid being typecast.
3. Except for rare cases like Entourage, no one does reunion movies anymore. They're a relic of the 70s and 80s, and the Brady Bunch probably ruined that genre forever with their variety specials and that ill-fated morphing into 30-something. It made sense to do a movie for Firefly, because it only ran one season, the producers were caught off guard by the cancellation, and needed to wrap up a bunch of hanging plot lines, which I thought Serenity did a great job of. At the end of Chuck's run, it seemed the show runners were running out of ideas, and I'm not sure there's anywhere else to go with these characters, especially with the Intersect gone. As great of a series as Chuck was, I'm not sure it's more worthy of a movie reunion than the OC, Friends, or Seinfeld.
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Hermitage
9 years ago
A lot of what you have written is pertinent, but you have left out a few crucial points.
First, the Intersect still exists, Chuck uploaded the last version into himself in order to defuse the bomb at the Opera House. He had wanted to use a modified version of it to restore Sarah's memory that he and Ellie had been working on. Which is why we see the ending where he is trying to restore her memory. As endings go, this isn't the worst I've seen (Dexter is probably the worst so far), but there is scope for further plot-lines in the future if a revival comes about.
Some ideas could be of chuck and Ellie teaming up to work together to create a new Intersect (Ellie with her understanding of human brains, Chuck with his understanding of computers) with limited capabilities to help Sarah get her memories back. Chuck could have a computer Tech company working on Computer espionage, but I think Sarah would be back with the CIA doing what she originally was trained for - being a full blown spy - but Chuck, being Chuck would always try and back her up, probably covertly, and causing the usual mayhem in the process. As the Movie or TV progresses, the situations Sarah gets into begins to unlock snippets of her memory. The rest of the crew, Morgan, Casey, Devon, Ellie, Alex, Jeff & Lester, even Big Mike too, could all have sub-plots that require Chuck and/or Sarah to be involved in saving their necks one way or another. How it would all end, would be up to the script writers and actors, but one more series could still be interesting.
One thing that Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski have been doing every year since the demise of the TV series "Chuck" is visit the San Diego Comic-Con event, specifically the Nerd-Herd fans, where they raise money for a charity they are passionate about, but also as a thank you to all the fans who kept "Chuck" going for an extra 3 seasons. At these conventions, Zach & Yvonne are constantly asked if a revival of "Chuck" will ever happen. Their answer is that it is down to Warner Brothers who own the rights, and enough pressure from fans around the world wanting more of "Chuck" and proving they are willing to pay for the privilege. All the actors have all said if "Chuck" was to go ahead, then they would all want to be on board. Then it will only be down to finding a time when all the actors are available at the same time, although if different episodes focus on different main characters, then shooting schedules could be worked around the actors other commitments. Zach & Yvonne would be the only two who would need to be available for the entire time, as their story-line would be the link throughout the movie or TV season that has to stay constant.
I still think the blend of action, romance and comedy in this series made it one of the best TV series I have ever seen, and I have as yet to find anything that covers all three genres to such good effect.
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9 years ago
I still think the blend of action, romance and comedy in this series made it one of the best TV series I have ever seen, and I have as yet to find anything that covers all three genres to such good effect.
I couldn't have said it any better myself. You described why I and many other fans loved this show brilliantly and this is why I think it will come back as a movie or a limited TV series like '24: Live Another Day.' As long as there are people that love Chuck and want it to come back there is a chance. :)
Plus, it helps when the three main stars have all said they
want to do it.
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Utpe
9 years ago
I still think the blend of action, romance and comedy in this series made it one of the best TV series I have ever seen, and I have as yet to find anything that covers all three genres to such good effect.
Precisely, this is why I fell in love with this show to begin with. It's relatable to just about every ordinary person, you know, minus the CIA stuff and what have you, LOL!
If there was ever going to be a movie, then 2017 would be the year.
Chuck was born on Sept. 24th, 2007. I think ten years is a perfect round number. It also would have ended five years ago come next year.
Though, I highly doubt we will see a movie anytime soon. If they can't get the cast back, then I'd rather they not do it at all. You need Sarah, Casey, Morgan, Ellie, and yes, even Capt. Awesome. Even if it's a T.V. movie, I'd be fine with that.
It would be nice to see what happened to Sarah and her memories. I want to believe she probably got them back and they started a family together. Either that, or she fell in love with him all over again.
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dave_m_brown
9 years ago
The intersect was never anything more than a plot device to push the story forward. Chuck was a show about a normal guy thrust into a world totally outside of his wildest dreams, and the girl he loved from the moment he met her.
Chuck is about Chuck and Sarah. It was from the first episode, right to the end. I am not going to talk about the ending, but the show is a romantic dramady at it's core. The intersect is just a means to an end. That's why is became less and less important as the series went on.
In season one and two Fulcrum and the Ring spent ever minute they had trying to find and capture the Intersect. By season 4, the Intersect was just something that Chuck had, no one was really actively looking for it anymore, and really only the Belgian thought it had any value to anyone that season. And he just wanted the info it contained, not the tech itself.
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