Will Chuck be re-upped?
Several shows air their season finales this week, but few are garnering as much attention as ?Chuck,? which on April 27 aired what some fear may be its series finale as well.
Like many shows with a strong but small following, viewers who didn?t want to see the show go the way of ?Pushing Daisies,? organized a campaign meant to show the NBC decision-makers they wanted it back in the fall. (Msnbc.com is a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC Universal.)
Skeptical of how significant the groundswell of support might be and not exactly seeing much of a protest outside 30 Rock, I sent a Twitter query asking to see support. Never before have I witnessed such a swift response. One person said she?d ?be gutted? if ?Chuck? was tossed from the airwaves; another person pointed out that there isn?t enough ?nerd-heroism? on TV, and via Facebook, this compelling argument show producers might want to take note of: ?It is serialized, but you can miss a week without feeling totally lost (or ?Lost??), which is unique among today's dramas not involving a courtroom or a crime lab of some sort,? said John Buford.
To be clear, no decision one way or another has been made, but one insider I spoke with said not to be alarmed. ?The fact that some of the execs are still listening to what people have to say is a good thing. There might be hope.?