It’s time, once again, to delve into the mixed grab bag of what people have been tapping into google in order to end up here over the last fortnight.
Just in case you hadn’t realised: people scour the internet for some odd things. Have some Coasters to ease you into the randomness:
And now to the search terms! Read the rest of this entry »
March is a month full of celebrations- Holi, Purim, International Women’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, Mothering Sunday, the beginning of British Summer Time, and the chance to laugh at other people’s pain during Lent.
But too much of a good thing can be bad, and partying too hard can lead to dreadful hangovers.
Luckily, as we approach the end of the month when it all might be getting a bit too much, we can avail ourselves of plenty of the advice from pop culture on how to cure such awfulness!
prairie oyster, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
When Tom was charged with convincing viola prodigy Kim that she didn’t want to give up it all up to become a comedian like him in order to save a business deal, wacky hijinks were bound to ensue. She ended up horribly drunk, with the gang trying to solve the situation ASAP. They decided to apply a classic hangover recipe- the prairie oyster.
It’s a disgusting sounding drink involving brandy, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, bitters, pepper, tomato sauce and a raw egg yolk. Unfortunately it doesn’t work well with people who are still drunk, probably because of the brandy, but it’s a worthwhile choice for the morning after the night before.
This is all about awful attempts at English accents! But I wish to preface the rant by pointing out that I don’t mind most terrible tries at an English accent. Really.
Not everyone can manage it, and if you get to laugh at people desperately trying to impersonate someone else, what is there to complain about?
Besides, even there are a lot of Dick van Dyke-esque howlers, there’s also plenty of decent English imitations.
However, there seems to be a wealth of actors on American shows producing unnecessarily over-the-top English accents, considering that they’re either from England or have spent a lot of time there. They manage to sound like confused Yanks awfully aping the Angles. And it makes my ears bleed.
I’m not entirely sure how they make these sounds, but I’d like them to stop.
Lauren Cohan as Bela Talbot, Supernatural
This Search Term Sunday comes to you from the addled mind underneath my brand spanking new haircut. I now look eerily like Nick Drake, and let’s face it, who wouldn’t want that?
Since the last track on his second album, Bryter Layter, is an instrumental piece simply titled ‘Sunday’ it’s clearly appropriate listening on the last day of the week.
I don’t understand what’s going on with this video, or why it’s claiming to have lyrics, so I suggest you just shut your eyes and listen instead.
Lay back, lounge around, and let me insist that things will get better and brighter later. Spring’s a-coming, and there’ll be sunshine and petals and frolicking bunnies all around soon. And if you need a reason to smile before that’s actually upon us, then have a gander at some search terms! Read the rest of this entry »
The outside world looks rubbish these days. The skies are grey, everything’s blowing around in the wind, and there’s not even any snow to make up for it. Pah.
This is definitely the time of year for insisting on staying in. You can avoid the long night/short day problem if you ignore it hard enough, and mulled wine can’t get you into quite as much trouble if you never leave the house.
So get comfy and snuggly inside! Draw the curtains against the evils of the external! Make yourself all nice and warm by lighting a fire or applying several glasses of wine!
And, of course, entertain yourself with this latest batch of search terms. Hopefully giggling at them will ensure that you don’t feel the winter gloom at all:
Like Miss Thropist, I’m somewhat startled to find that it’s already December… which means sparkling lights, mulled wine… and battling increasingly harassed shoppers on crowded streets in the hopes of securing something that will delight a loved one, even for just a few moments. Joy to the world!
This year I’m doing Santa a favour and asking for the kind of gifts that can’t be found in a shop. I’m asking for gifts on behalf of my favourite characters and shows on TV – as well as my fellow viewers.
Most of the following shows are taking a holiday hiatus for the next month or so, and I have complete faith that will give Santa and his elves plenty of times to get plotlines, characterization and whatnot hammered to rights in his magical workshop.
(I also still want actual presents, Mum and Dad.)
I understand why someone might be scared to take a peek at the search terms that lead people to Pop Culture Playpen. Quite frankly they can get freaky.
But there’s no need to worry, even though it’s an ostensibly spooky time of year right now. I promise to guide you through this Search Term Sunday safely. There might be shocks and scares along the way, but you’ll come out safely (if somewhat curious about some really weird stuff) on the other side.
how tall is christina hendricks
Seriously, her height is the measurement you’re interested in?
The Hallowe’en weekend of festivities is upon us, and I hope that you were all already aware of- and prepared for- that fact.
If not, I fear that the North American Hallowe’en Prevention Initiative hasn’t been doing their job too well…
Remembering that costumes are in order is only part of the planning, however. You have to also decide what you’re going to dress up as. And if you haven’t yet made your choice, why not plunder television shows for inspiration?
Here are some of my favourite Hallowe’en themed TV episodes, you never know there might be an outfit you want to rip off for yourself! And if not, at least you can amuse yourself laughing at the sadder sartorial selections. Read the rest of this entry »
I don’t understand the internet. I just don’t get it.
That might sound mildly ironic (or just plain worrying) since I’m both sort of studying it, and using it right now.
I’m not saying that I have no comprehension of it though. In fact I can recite, and explain, a load of internetty facts. To wit, the internet is not the web, HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, and internet access isn’t internationally ubiquitous.
But being able to recall trivia isn’t all that useful in actually understanding something. (Unless all you’re trying to understand is how to win a pub quiz.)
I’ve come to the conclusion that my problem is generational.
I was melting last week, and not because someone threw a bucket of water on my witchy self. It was unseasonably warm, which would have been fine and dandy if I could’ve spent all day sunning myself in the park, but I had to actually go places and do things.
The heat convinced me that I really need to get a hair cut. There’s far too much hair on my head, even if it’s mostly been living in a bun up away from my neck lately.
Since I’m coming around to the idea of letting a certain friend of mine hack my mane off (again), and given the increase of hairy search terms leading people to Pop Culture Playpen, I got to thinking about the hair cuts of pop culture.
Now I’m not talking about dye jobs or kooky wigs, just about situations that involve people having quantifiably less hair. Sometimes a cut gone wrong can be played for laughs, but the decision to alter one’s appearance in such a noticeable fashion is also often depicted as emotionally resonant. Read the rest of this entry »
People have long been fascinated by the idea of having a double- and fiction is full of such examples.
Whether the doppelgänger is sinister or benign, important or incidental, they’re intriguing simply because they look exactly like someone else.
So I thought I’d discuss ten of my favourite doubles from the land of television. Cos not only am I a TV-gal, this is one concept that really does tend to come across better on-screen than on the page.
Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
If you ever thought that one Willow simply wasn’t enough, then the episode where a spell goes awry and the gang has to deal with the appearance of vampire Willow from an alternative reality is for you! Wacky hijinks ensure, naturally, and Buffy et al find themselves uneasy about killing the vampire version of their friend.
The show seemed rather preoccupied with the idea of doubles, as evidenced by Angel/us’ duality, Faith taking on the role of Buffy’s “dark side” (exemplified by them swapping bodies) and Xander being split into his best and worst aspects at one point.
♪ if you live with me, I’ll die for you, and that’s a compromise ♪
Eh, I’ve just about had enough of serious questions, and the resultant discussions, this week. So let’s bring on the levity instead!
Round here that means that it’s time for another Search Term Sunday- looking at, and mocking, the things people have googled that brought them here this week.
promiscuous harlot
I’ve been putting up with horrible rainy weather for what feels like ages, and I’m sick of it. It’s supposed to be summer! I should be frolicking in the sunshine, not cowering from the outside world.
So I thought I’d cheer myself up with a look at the important umbrellas of pop culture. If I can’t entirely avoid the damp and drizzly world, at least I can take pride in the proud history of these protectors.
Singin’ in the Rain
Confession: I’ve never actually watched this film all the way through. (I know, I know…I keep meaning to and one day I will get around to it.) However, having wandered in on people watching it enough times I’m certainly familiar with many of the song and dance numbers- including Gene Kelly doing the title song, complete with puddles to splash in, an umbrella to twirl, and (as rumour has it) a 103-degree fever.
I’ve just finished reading The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and there are a lot of cigarettes in it. In fact tobacco seems to have been a recurring thread throughout a lot of the novels I’ve read recently- from Dracula to Desolation Angels to A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Not only have they made me crave a cigarette by the time I’ve read quite a chunk during my morning or evening commute, but they’ve also inspired this ode to my favourite nicotine fiends from television.
Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Everyone’s favourite English bad boy vampire smoked of course- his cigarettes functioning as a signifier that he was foreign, naughty and slightly outdated. Read the rest of this entry »
I love musicals. Not indiscriminately, but plenty of my favourite films (from Cat Ballou to Guys and Dolls) are musicals, I’ll forgive shows like Glee and Flight of the Conchords a lot of flaws thanks to the musical numbers, I adore special song and dance filled episodes of TV shows (like Buffy and Scrubs) and I’ve watched Dr Horrible’s Sing-along Blog and Trapped in the Closet more times than I should be comfortable admitting in public.
I’m also a total sucker for unexpected musical moments in the midst of dialogue. So here are ten of my favourite television episodes which feature people randomly bursting into song.
‘Where the Wild Things Are’, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Happy Canada Day if you’re celebrating! And if not, why not go hang out with some nice, polite Canadians and guzzle maple syrup by the gallon anyway?
To get you in the celebratory mood here’s one of my favourite pop culture moments featuring the Canadian national anthem, from the West Wing episode ‘Dead Irish Writers’. It’d be a fabulous episode even without the random perving, but that’s just the icing on the cake:
Tell us all about your favourite Canadian characters, actors, moments and so forth in the comments. I have a sneaking suspicion that How I Met Your Mother‘s Robin might feature quite a lot. She’s just so sparkly. Read the rest of this entry »
I quite enjoyed Modern Family, I watched all the episodes of the first two seasons, and they made me laugh. Nonetheless there’s several things about the show which irk me, and I’ve decided not to continue watching when it returns in the autumn.
And I figured that a discussion of why that is deserved no less than the mantle of Fan Death.
If you haven’t seen the show, it’s a mockumentary sitcom about family life. The patriarch- Jay- has two grown up children. Claire, his daughter, is married to a guy named Phil and they have three kids- Haley, Alex and Luke. Jay’s son Mitchell and his partner, Cameron, have an adopted daughter called Lily. Jay’s also remarried since his divorce to a (younger) Colombian woman, Gloria, who has a son named Manny. Read the rest of this entry »
The height of summer-which we’re technically in, even if the weather might make you think otherwise of late- is supposed to be a lazy, hazy time of year. Ideally it would be full of siestas and naps in the sun. And possibly crazy adventures in the forest involving fairies and an ass.
Sadly I’m unlikely to get the chance to sleep away my summer, but at least I’ve got my favourite dream sequences from TV shows to sustain me.
‘Restless’, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
After battling a demonic cyborg named Adam, by combining their essences, the core members of the Scooby gang (Buffy, Willow, Xander and Giles) decided to have a movie night. They crashed out early, and ‘Restless’ gave the audience a chance to investigate each subconscious in turn. The characters’ fears and weaknesses were examined in a way ripe for interpretation, while the surreal nature of dreams was maintained with devices such as confusing French, a musical number and the cheese guy. Read the rest of this entry »
Father’s Day is celebrated in much of the world on the third Sunday in June- which this year is June 19th.
As I did for Mother’s Day, it’s time to trawl through television to find the best parental examples.
Angel (Angel)
Despite the unplanned mystical conception of his son Connor, Angel was overjoyed to be a father- in part because, as a vampire, he had assumed that he’d never get to be a parent.
He got all excited about their future together- even getting his son a personalised hockey shirt- until he was overcome with despair when his old enemy, Holtz, snatched the baby and headed off into a hell dimension with him.
This post should serve two purposes. On the one hand it’s pro-library, because libraries are lovely places. They’re a study environment, a way to access information and- best of all- full of books you get to read for free. Authors have joined in with the recent protests against cuts to library funding, and with good reason.
Asides from trying to spread the library love, I also have a straight up proselytizing mission- trying to get everyone in the world to watch Community. It’s a TV show mostly set in the library of the community college that the characters attend. And it’s fabulous.
Check out Troy and Abed’s Spanish rap por ejemplo:
So here are ten of my favourite libraries from TV shows, with the vague hope that it’ll convince you to watch Community, and to appreciate real life libraries. Read the rest of this entry »
Sundays always seem to come too soon, and with them the sad knowledge that the weekend has to end. Nonetheless they can still be a day of fun, and of pouring over the search terms that lead people here of course.
jared leto dawson’s creek foto
This I cannot provide, because he was never in Dawson’s Creek.
eliza dushku lesbian
There was rather a lot of lesbian subtext in season three of Buffy…
May 7th – 14th is National Doughnut Week in the UK, in aid of The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust are an organisation who work with children who have multiple disabilities and complex health needs.
So let’s celebrate, and support, with my top ten doughnut loving characters:
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
Homer’s quite possibly the biggest doughnut fan ever.
Not only do they frequently elicit moans of enjoyment from him, he even happily sold his soul for a doughnut- and was incapable of stopping himself from finishing the snack, even though it meant eternal torment.
As it turned out the intended torture, being forced to eat an endless supply of doughnuts, was really more of a blessing from the insatiable Homer, which rather flummoxed his attendant demon. Read the rest of this entry »
The hellishness of hiatus is finally ending, and there’s new episodes frolicking around in front of my eyes, like newborn lambs.
One of the shows I was most eagerly anticipating being back on my screen was How I Met Your Mother; not necessarily because it’s the greatest thing ever these days, but because if I don’t get a steady supply of succinct comedy (20-something minutes being the ideal size) I wilt like an unwatered flower.
How I Met Your Mother is ostensibly a love story in reverse, except it isn’t really. The premise is that the main character, Ted (Josh Radnor) is explaining to his kids, in the year 2030, the story of how he met their mama. But really he spends his time talking about his friends, and the stupid stuff they did in New York. (Which is essentially what the show’s creators, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, get to do every episode.)
The mystery of the mother- and who would play her- seemed integral to the show, initially at least. In fact both Miss Penn and I made lists of potential candidates way back in 2009 which are here and here respectively. However as the show’s gone on, the mother mystery seems to have become less important. Read the rest of this entry »
Why am I always hungover when it’s my turn to do the Search Term Sunday? Life is wildly unfair. Despite that, or perhaps because of it, it’s time again to air people’s dirty google laundry in public.
The search terms that lead people to Pop Culture Playpen are often wacky, wonderful, wild- and perplexing. But however you got here, sit back and enjoy us discussing this week’s batch.
perfect jawlines
Comes complete with ridiculous cheekbones:
how to distract yourself from porn
Well you could let Ms Elaine E. Ouse dictate your Lent- she suggests giving up misogyny, and part of that is a pledge to set aside Disney porn. Or you could do like Miss Penn and read a load of books, that’s pretty distract-y.
In honour of International Women’s Day, I’ve decided to put my misogyny aside and in addition to listing my favourite TV wingmen I thought I’d discuss my ten favourite potential wingwomen from television shows too.
Women often confuse me (how can it possibly take that long to pee, and why do they need to screech so loudly on the night bus?) but there are some good ones, and they do have some good points. Like boobs.
Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), How I Met Your Mother
Robin proved to be a much better bro for Barney than Ted- although let’s face it, who isn’t a better wingperson than Ted?- in ‘Zip, Zip, Zip’. She actually suits up for one thing, and is buckets of fun. More recently she was also the one who introduced Barney to Nora, encouraged him to ask her out and made sure that he had her number. Read the rest of this entry »
This post was prompted by two things. Firstly reading this article on the lack of attention paid to studying cross-sex friendships (i.e. those between men and women) and, secondly, the most recent episodes of Gossip Girl.
The show has started to focus a lot of attention on the burgeoning friendship between Blair (Leighton Meester) and Dan (Penn Badgley). They teamed up to track down Juliet (Katie Cassidy) who was behind a vendetta against Serena (Blake Lively)- Blair’s best friend and Dan’s ex (and step-sister). Although Dan and Blair previously abhorred each other as they represent everything the other hates- Blair is a selfish schemer, while Dan is from Brooklyn- they have had brief moments of bonding in the past. Their mission to track down Juliet seems to have sparked something further however, as they became movie buddies while still claiming to not be friends. When they both got internships at the same magazine they initially plotted against each other in a bid to come out on top, but eventually patched things up and seem to have formed a solid friendship. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m starting to suspect that my fellow playmates are kind of…slutty. Miss Penn and Miss Understood have made lists of their TV boyfriends and civil partnerships respectively, and Miss Day has a load of potential lesbian flings and toon totty she’d put a ring on.
I must be the odd one out, because when I watch a television show I don’t want to snag the male or female leads to date them. I rate them on how cool they’d be to hang out with, and if they’d earn an A+ for fun then I reckon they’d be a pretty decent wingperson.
The definitions of ‘wingman’ tend to be horribly heteronormative and homosocial, it’s a sad world that we live in. Suffice to say, it’s your wingperson’s job to get you laid- irrespective of the gender, sexuality and taste in movies of both of you.
So in no particular order, here are my top 10 TV wingmen. And because I’m a horrible misogynist, they are all of the male persuasion: Read the rest of this entry »
Sure, according to Lionel Richie, it’s Sunday mornings that are easy. But it’s been awhile since I saw one of those, unless you count super late Saturday nights. Not that I’d have it any other way. Yaaawn.
Today we’ve got the perfect visual accompaniments to Sunday brunch, whatever time you manage to have it, from rapey killer robots to accidental Disney porn (as opposed to the deliberate porn we’re usually asked for). Without further ado, let’s get on with yet another Search Term Sunday!
evil lady with pet alligator movie
Ah, you must mean The Rescuers. Madame Medusa had TWO pet alligators, Brutus and Nero.
My increasingly heavy TV-watching schedule almost has me wishing for cancellation. In recent months I’ve became enamoured of The Big Bang Theory, Chuck, White Collar and Modern Family, and been compelled to rewatch Quantum Leap and My So-Called Life. I’m beginning to dabble with Cougar Town, Fringe and Carnivale. Add that to Gossip Girl, Supernatural, How I Met Your Mother (which is better, thank god), The Vampire Diaries and Glee… no wonder I seem to never have any time to do the things I can’t do while watching those programs!
Anyway, usually hand-in-hand with my love for a show is a crush on one of the characters. And due to my steadfast dedication to watching every episode (and alternately dramatic and pathetic love-life), I often feel like so-and-so character is my boyfriend. I don’t just wish he was, he is, as we spend some quality time together on my sofa, or in my bed, and I look lovingly into his eyes, magnanimously tolerating the latest hussy who imagines she’s won his interest.
Here are my top 10 TV boyfriends, past and present – as in life, one at a time isn’t always enough…
Scott Bakula/Dr. Sam Beckett – Quantum Leap
My first TV love, and maybe my last. With a huge heart, puppy dog eyes, a rather buff bod, six (or seven?) doctorates and complete ease with his inner (and sometimes outer) femininity, this quantum leaper is everything I could ever hope for in a beau. He sets right what once when wrong… and with style. It doesn’t get better than that
Henry Winkler/Arthur “the Fonz” Fonzarelli – Happy Days
As a little kid, Happy Days was my very favourite show and the Fonz was a big part of why (it certainly wasn’t whiney Richie Cunningham). Seeing Henry Winkler grey (and crucified) in Scream cured the crush… but for a time, the leather-jacketed, smooth-talking greaser was cool and cute personified in my books. I dreamed of bringing such a guy home one day. I also fancied Fonzie’s movie counterpart Danny Zuko – funnily enough Winkler was the first choice for that role.
Jared Leto/Jordan Catalano – My So-Called Life
“Why are you are like that? Like, the way you are?” How I once hoped that the object of my affection would stare into my eyes and ask just that, implying my innate depth with inarticulate, puppyish awe. Or simply be as beautiful. Jordan Catalano is a classic case of still waters run shallow… but really, does it matter with a face like that? At 16, I could have forgiven him anything… probably even sleeping with my best friend in the backseat of his car. Or writing a song about said car instead of me. But not these days, now I’d want someone a little more sensitive, someone like…
Adam Brody/Seth Cohen – The OC
Oh Seth, how I miss thee. I loved him from the moment I saw him meekly sitting in his bedroom, looking up at Ryan Atwood like he was a knight in shining armour, and I loved him even more when he opened his mouth, and self-deprecating, witty geekery flowed out. I keep hoping he will pop up on one of my current favourite shows. And really, why couldn’t he? After all, The OC honcho Josh Schwartz created and produces Gossip Girl and Chuck. On GG, Seth could be Dan’s bromantic interest (to Nate’s chagrin) or a nice boyfriend for Blair, playing with ponies in her bedroom and infuriating Chuck Bass (Seth would NEVER tell Blair she’d been ridden hard and put away wet). He could be Chuck Bartowski’s superspy cousin or a Buy More employee, putting his comic book retail experience to good use while pondering the next dream. Seth Cohen is the ultimate gorgeous geek, and I’ll never tire of him.
Mike Bailey/Sid Jenkins – Skins
In a way, Sid is bizarro Seth. Or simply the British version. Both are dorky, in the shadow of their best friend and have (initially) unrequited crushes on girls that are apparently out of their league. But where Seth is actually just out-and-out cute (IRL he’d never have problems with girls), Sid’s an acquired taste… and sometimes downright terrible. He repeatedly breaks the heart of the one girl who loves him just the way he is, betrays his incapable BFF, and despite his nerdiness, he’s not even doing well in school. But beneath it all, he has a good heart, and will go out of his way for those he loves… from stealing coffins to flying to New York. He’s just himself, and you’ve got to love that. And his silly beanie!
David Boreanaz/Angel – Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel
I got into the whole Buffy thing backwards. I avoided watching much of it during the peak of its popularity, but last summer, I finally gave into Miss Thropist’s constant referencing… well the world’s constant referencing really… and consumed the Whedonverse en masse. But even before, I thought Mr. Boreanaz was “oddly” attractive. He was just perfect in Dido’s “White Flag”, I had no idea what was going in that video, but whatever, he was just the kind of guy you’d quietly pine over and wonder how to reach out to. Then I saw his debut in Buffy… wow! So James Deanish, so achingly beautiful… he aged out of that pretty quickly (especially when you’re watching back to back), but Angel just grew in my estimation. He’s the ultimate tortured soul, he can kick just about anyone’s butt, and when he loves, he loves hard, whether it’s his soulmate or his son. And his awful dancing and singing is irresistibly endearing…
Josh Radnor/Ted Mosby – How I Met Your Mother
The main reason I got so into How I Met Your Mother was because I really related to Ted… so much so that I considered becoming an actress and campaigning for the part of the Mother. I thought his quest was so romantic… it’s so often the single woman in a sitcom that’s on the hunt for a husband… and I loved the storytelling framing devices. I even like Ted’s chronic douchiness – I find his obsession with architecture and appreciation of literature appealing. Everyone should be passionate and peculiar! Like Ted, I want a massive story with whoever I end up with… the kind of story it would take years to explain to my (unfortunate) children. None of this “we met in a bar… ba-boom” crap. So don’t disappoint me, show (or love gods).
Robert Sheehan/Nathan Young – Misfits
I really shouldn’t like Nathan… he’s foulmouthed, crude and sex-obsessed. Just the qualities that would usually have me running a mile. But he’s also rather beautiful, Irish-accented… and beneath the thick layers of jerkitude… a good egg. He’s oddly faithful to the chavvy but kind Kelly, and quickly accepting and protective of his confused little brother. For all his flaws, this immortal Misfit does the right thing… eventually.
Johnny Galecki/Dr. Leonard Hofstader - The Big Bang Theory
Physically, Leonard’s not quite my type. While I like his face, he seems too short. But I’m willing to overlook that because I’m a total sucker for scientific minds. Particularly scientific minds with a penchant for pop culture. I’d love to curl up on this doctor’s couch (in Sheldon’s spot, preferably) snarfing Chinese takeout, listening to his theories on the origins of the universe in between instalments of Indiana Jones (bar the most recent one, of course). I quite like the people he hangs out with too… even the blonde waitress whose likely to prove quite a rival for his affections.
Zachary Levi/Charles “Chuck” Bartowski – Chuck
If they couldn’t simply export Seth Cohen to Chuck, then they should have Adam Brody play Chuck’s half-brother via his father Stephen, who was played by Scott Bakula. Then I could properly enjoy an incestuous multi-crush on the hottest, geekiest family on TV. Chuck Bartowski has much in common with both Seth and Sam. Like Seth, he’s unsure of himself, deeply romantic and really into comic books. Like Sam, he’s constantly thrown into the deep end and forced to inhabit different roles to save the day… and he’s a genius with hidden skills. Most importantly, like my other gorgeous geeks, Chuck has strong family values. The only thing I’d change about him is his emotional verbal diarrhoea, especially during high-risk situations… because it’s the kind of thing that’s liable to get him killed one day. Possibly by me.
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