Just sat through the Chuck panel at Comic Con. It was great, as always. The panel started out with a video flashback of scenes from the past season. We found out who is playing Chuck and Ellie's mom (that's below to not spoil for those who don't want to know)... then The Ring took over. The screens showed us images to turn us into intercets, but luckily Chuck and Morgan came to the rescue. They decided the best way to stop The Ring from taking over again was to show a video. And so we saw a Jeffster singing Bad Romance. My love of Gaga and Jeffster was combined! As the cast came out on stage they threw out NERD T-Shirts (I didn't get one).
Transcripts and videos of the panel are all over the net (and since I have a bad memory) I'll let you find those. The video and panel lasted so long that there wasn't time for Q&A. Zach Levi thanked the fans for their support before the cast left.
Some pics from the panel:
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**CASTING SPOILER BELOW!**
We learned that Chuck's mom will be played by Linda Hamilton.
Quick Review: The Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
The Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives by Josie Brown follows the life of Lyssa Harper and her fellow residents of the exclusive and privileged Paradise Heights community. Here is a synopsis from the publisher's website:
Suburbia is a jungle, filled with lots of vicious creatures.
Take the Paradise Heights Women’s League board. Lyssa Harper should have warned golden-haired DILF du jour Harry Wilder what he was getting into when she invited him to meet the mommies who run their suburban, gated community. At least he brought cupcakes. Since meeting the former Master-of-the-Universe turned stay-at-home single dad, Lyssa has been his domestic Sherpa, teaching him the ins and outs of suburban life. She just didn’t realize her friends would show up at his house unannounced with casseroles, leopard-print bikini briefs, and plans to rearrange his kitchen cabinets.
The truth is, if Harry and his wife, the neighborhood’s "perfect couple," can call it quits, what does that mean for everyone else? Lyssa’s husband, Ted, is a great father, but he pays her Pilates-pumped momtourage more attention than he does his own wife. Her friends gossip about the neighbors while ignoring their own problems: infertility, infidelity, and eating disorders.
When Harry sets boundaries with his new fan club, he is exiled from the neighborhood’s in-clique. But Lyssa refuses to snub him. What she never expects is the explosive impact her ongoing friendship with Harry will have on her close-knit pals—and on her marriage.
I found this book to be a fun summer read. I'm not too ashamed to admit that I love me some Real Housewives tv shows... and this book falls along the same vein. (This is also the first book I have read with praise from Jackie Collins on the cover... so there you go). While the story mainly follows Lyssa, you also get to know the other residents of her commuity. I really like Lyssa as a main character. She has heart and a good head on her shoulders. It's easy to see how she has gotten into a life that she's not 100% thrilled with (haven't we all be there one time or another). If you are looking for something fun and quick for the beach... this would be a good choice.
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