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• Will The "Save Chuck" Subway Sandwich Movement Keep The Show On The Air? [VIDEO]

  We've all seen it before: a struggling show with a small but vigilant fan base that the network threatens to pull from the lineup, but not before the aforementioned fan base has flooded the network offices with a demonstrative and symbolic outpouring of their love for the show (i.e. Jericho and the peanuts, Roswell and the bottles of tabasco).  Been there, seen that, so we weren't that surprised when we heard that an underground campaign is being organized to dissuade NBC from following through on their threats of cancelling Chuck.  What should Chuck-lovers do to save their beloved show?  Funny you should ask...   Read More... Posted Apr 23 2009, 04:30 PM by Lindy Parker with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Chuck, Josh Schwartz, Roswell, Jericho, Subway

• "Gossip Girl": Schmutz Happens

  Good morning Upper East Siders -- good to have you back.  This week's episode starts with Blair's Yale rejection tension manifesting itself in Audrey Hepburn-themed anxiety dreams, which at first we thought were going to be lame, but when Blair played Eliza Doolittle both pre and post makeover, we were totally on board.  Meanwhile, Serena's back from Spain and predictably Chuck already has a lead on whatever crazy shenanigans she got up to in the land of Cervantes...   Read More... Posted Apr 21 2009, 10:00 AM by Lindy Parker with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz, Blake Lively, penn badgley, CW

• Thoughts on the "Rockville, CA" Web Series

  Okay, here's the deal on Rockville, CA -- Josh Schwartz's new series of punchy four-minute webisodes about an indie music venue in Southern California -- As noted by videogum, the webisodes have a couple of loading problems so, at times, it's like watching a series of still photographs with an audio track behind it.  Not that fun.  Also, at the moment the characters all seem to be doing watered down imitations of characters from the teen drama pantheon, which makes it feel like watching one of those Wayans Brothers spoof movies, except everyone takes themselves really seriously. Click through for our break down of the four episodes currently available online... Read More... Posted Mar 18 2009, 10:00 AM by Lindy Parker with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz, Rockville

• An "O.C." Retrospective

  The thing is, our relationship with The O.C. is complicated and dysfunctional.  Being from Southern California, we hate it for several reasons too petty and esoteric to get into right now.  And yet, somehow we still can't keep from stopping whenever we find ourselves channel surfing past a re-run on the Soap Network, and inevitably, we find one or two moments of oddly satisfying pathos usually backlit by an alterna-garage band soundtrack that is Josh Schwartz's bread and butter.* Case in point, yesterday we came across what is arguably our favorite scene from the entire series, possibly because we're suckers for both well-placed slo-mo and Finley Quaye -- Damn, Josh Schwartz and his penchant for a well-constructed coda. Click through for the clip after the jump...   Read More... Posted Feb 12 2009, 04:00 PM by Lindy Parker with | with no comments Filed under: The O.C., Josh Schwartz, Soap Network

• New "Rockville, CA" Trailer: Because Everyone Needs More Time With Hipsters

  We read that headline out loud to our roommate and her reaction was like: "Boo. Hiss."  We kind of feel the same way, but at the same time we also can't help getting weirdly sucked into to the drama of the 4 minute webisode...   Read More... Posted Jan 19 2009, 11:00 AM by Lindy Parker with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Josh Schwartz, Rockville, CA

• Josh Schwartz Talks Up "Rockville"

  Perhaps, having created such primetime powerhouses as The O.C., Gossip Girl, and Chuck, CW wunderkind Josh Schwartz thought it time to try his hand at something new.  His latest project, Rockville, is a series of mini-webisodes (3-4 minutes long) about the up's and down's of a music club where indie bands perform live -- essentially Josh Schwartz has created "The Peach Pit: The Show"... Read More... Posted Jan 13 2009, 02:20 PM by Lindy Parker with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: 90210, Gossip Girl, The O.C., Chuck, Josh Schwartz, Rockville

• "Gossip Girl" Creator to Write New X-Men Flick

  Since it seems there's hardly anything new under the sun at the movies anymore (we swear, we went to see Quantum of Solace tonight and every preview we saw was a sequel, a prequel or a remake), it's not that surprising that a new X-Men movie is on it's way.   Turns out the newest installment will focus on the younger generation of X-Men, so who better to write about the antics and angst of teenage mutants than the king of TV teens himself, Gossip Girl and O.C. creator Josh Schwartz. Truth be told, we're kind of psyched about this news since it feels like Josh Schwartz is the only one writing watchable teen drama episodes these days.  Maybe he could try out some script ideas on the Gossip Girl characters as kind of a test run -- we could totally buy Jenny Humphrey as a mutant and even Artist Aaron might be mildly interesting if he could take and develop his photographs telekinetically.  Just think about it, Josh Schwartz -- this could work out well for everyone.   Posted Nov 25 2008, 01:20 PM by Lindy Parker with | with no comments Filed under: Gossip Girl, The O.C., Chuck, Josh Schwartz, X-Men

• Jordana Brewster to Try on Some “Chuck”

  Are you a Chuck fan? If so, then your show has just upped it’s Panamanian hotness factor…for three episodes, at least. NBC’s has tapped Jordana Brewster to play Chuck’s (Zachary Levi’s) infamous college girlfriend, Jill. (Not sure who Brewster is? Yeah, us either: turns out she’s attractive, was born in Panama, went to Catholic school…and starred in a little something called The Fast and the Furious. Oh, yeah, and once upon a time she had been set to play Mrs. Smith, as in Mr. and Mrs. Smith go to the small screen. What would Angie have said?) Jill is the "mythic college girlfriend who broke Chuck's heart, slept with his best friend Bryce Larkin, and is basically responsible for setting his life crashing off course and landing him at the Nerd Herd"... Read More... Posted Jul 14 2008, 12:28 PM by Nicole Ankowski with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: NBC, Chuck, Josh Schwartz, jordana brewster