27 July 2009,
BuddyTV.com - Wow! Who knew Comic-Con could bring the rock? Well, that's exactly what the Chuck panel served up to a roomful of very faithful, very dedicated fans. Ballroom 20 was filled to capacity with eager fans ready to find out what was in store for the new season of Chuck. The panel started with a look back at season 2, then showed everybody what happened in creator Josh Schwartz's office "One month later" (though it was obviously just for laughs). The video showed Schwartz telling a now bearded star Zachary Levi that the show will not be picked up. Then the phone rings. It's NBC with the news that Chuck is being picked up for a third season. Levi exits the office to shave and work on his Kung-Fu in excitement to film a new season while Schwartz and co-creator Chris Fedak are left behind disappointed.
"You said we would never get picked up," Fedak said. Schwartz fired back "I don't know, but at least we do have one thing that works" The camera pans to actors Vik Sahay (who plays Lester) and Scott Krinsky (Jeff), who are collectively known as rock 'n' roll cover band Jeffster.As the video ended and the lights came up, Jeffster arrived to performs a cover of Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls." If anybody had just walked into Ballroom 20 at that point probably would have thought they walked into a rock concert. The crowd was on their feet and cheering. The rest of the cast joined Jeffster on stage to cheer them on. I have to say that was a great way to get the crowd going. Jeffster really set the mood and with the entire cast on the panel the mood stayed very positive. I have been coming to Comic-Con for three years, and my "Golden Panel" has always been Supernatural, but I have to say that Chuck came right out of nowhere and snatched that title. I can say that this was the single greatest panel I have ever attended. It was perfectly balanced with comedy, information about the near-cancellation, as well as news regarding the new season. Just about everybody on the cast had the chance to speak, and while Levi did majority of the talking he kept things fresh and funny. The panel was hosted by New Jersey's Star Ledger critic Alan Sepinwall and featured creators Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak, as well as actors Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Adam Baldwin, Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, and Mark Christopher Lawrence.
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