Tuesday, January 19, 2010

THIS WEEK IN CHUCK AND MUSIC: The music of the band Spoon was prominently featured (twice, I believe) on Josh Schwartz's The O.C., so it isn't any surprise to see them turn up twice on last night's Chuck. What was nice was that the show managed to feature a song, "Got Nuffin," on an album, Transference, set to be released the following day. Through the magic of time zones, I downloaded it last night (verdict: if you like Spoon, you'll like it; if you don't, it won't change your mind). So the show benefited from the song, and the band benefited from the placement on the show. Isn't that exactly how this is supposed to work?

Also, though Alan didn't like it, I thought Captain Awesome's bumbling lie about his disappearance was funny, in part because we weren't required to believe that Ellie bought it.