“Chuck” — “Chuck Versus The Tango”
I’ll tell you what, the music supervisor for this show either really loves Spoon’s new record Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga or happens to be Brit Daniels. There is no other way to explain the almost relentless Spoonage on the soundtrack — not that I’m complaining, that’s one bitchin’ record. More after the jump…
This week we were finally given a real mission for our lovable retail worker. We were also shown, for the first time, the series title sequence. Scored with Cake’s “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” (note: not Spoon), it’s a pretty cool animation where a stick figure reminiscent of the AOL logo dodges cars and bullets, all in very snazzy black, white and red. A good title sequence doesn’t make a good show, but no good show has a lousy title sequence.
What continues to sell Chuck for me is the series’ uncanny ability to be silly without being over-the-top and to be full of action without ever taking itself too seriously. There’s something about the way it’s shot. It’ has Hollywood gloss, but manages to retain enough of an edge as to not come off as MTV-derivative.
And of course the retail aspects continue to ring true for a me, a one-time retail grunt who knows full well the power of the back room “cage.” Likewise, I can especially relate to Morgan’s concern that a new boss would crack down on their two-hour lunch breaks and other general tomfoolery. This of course could ultimately lead to a story where I tell you about the time I played N64 in the overstock during company hours, but I just don’t have the time.
The show also knows the power of cute girls fighting while wearing German school-girl costumes. That goes a long way with the geek crowd, of which I’m a card-carrying member.
October 10th, 2007 at 12:28 am
Okay, so I’m confused. Was Spoon’s music used in the episode? All I remember hearing was the selections from Bach and the tango number. But it seems to be a Spoon week at NBC, since they were also the musical guests on this past weekend’s ‘Saturday Night Live’.
October 10th, 2007 at 1:03 am
Last week the show kept playing the first four bars off Spoon’s “Don’t Make Me a Target” (appropriately enough), and this week there were at least three scenes that used the opening of their song “Don’t You Evah.” Like I said, perhaps Brit Daniels is running the network.