Category: recs
The Intersect

Zach Levi sings Vik Sahay’s praises

Remote Access’ Chris Serico spoke with Zachary Levi and Josh Gomez via conference call recently about which cast members are quickest to crack up on camera and which scene in season one was hardest to get through without laughing. Zach said the scene from Chuck vs. the Marlin in which Chuck and Casey interrogate Jeff [...]

Album Rec: Waves and the Both of Us by Charlotte Sometimes

It’s not often that I hear new music without someone I know online pimping it, usually in the context of fandom, but Saturday morning my sister was channel-surfing music videos and I heard Charlotte Sometimes’ single, “How I Can Just Kill a Man.” I went, “Wow, I love her voice,” and hit up iTunes for [...]

Fanfiction Rec: A Whole Lot of Hurry Up and Wait by Lovethesnark

I was poking around del.icio.us today when I stumbled across this gem. Like my last rec, this is not-slash. You can read it however you like, but essentially it showcases the prickly, delicate relationship between Casey and Chuck perfectly. Casey doesn’t know why he gives a rat’s ass, but he can’t help it. This story [...]

Album Rec: When We Were Spies by Ann Vriend

Ann Vriend’s concept album When We Were Spies is chock-full of spy-themed love songs, great fun for any Chuck fan — especially ’shippers. It’s fun and yet weighty, topical but not too specific. It was recommended to me by a friend, and I feel the need to pass the recommendation on to everyone else I [...]

Fanfiction Rec: Wires by Corona

I think this was actually one of the first stories I read in the Chuck fandom, and it remains a personal favorite. I recommended it in my journal an age or so ago, so quite a few of you may recognize it, but it’s certainly worth a re-read. Despite appearances and my own personal predilection, [...]