The Chuck finale

Getting ready to watch the last two episodes of Chuck.  We watched the whole series as it was on originally, but I never watched the finale.  Denial, you know.

So far, that part with Morgan and the invisibility cloak was hilarious.

The Awesomes are awesome.  "Grandma, what did we say about Baby Clara seeing firearms??"

The Chuck re-watch

Season 5. 

Oh my word, I'd forgotten the string of guest stars they had.  Bo Derek, Ben Browder,

Chuck versus the Bullet Train - Angus MacFadyen and then, the loud laugh when Ben Browder showed up.  And Jeff with a flame thrower, Lester wearing Casey's ops gear. 

Chuck - season 5 and more

In the continuing parade of "Hey, it's X" guest stars on Chuck - S5E2 has a younger Justin Hartley (Kevin on This is Us). Plus, same episode - Carrie-Anne Moss (Matrix, also the obscure FX: the Series) and Jeff Fahey (the equally obscure 6-episode flash-in-the-pan The Marshal).  Then, next episode, Morgan goes rogue, and we find out why Jeff is so Jeff.

The premiere for this season had Mark Hamill, Richard Burgi, and Ethan Phillilps, who I recognized by voice alone. 

I'm up to the season 4 finale of Chuck, and it's awesome. Lester's creepy video, Jeff's nice one, and now Chuck's going all rogue rebel with a super-secret motorcycle. Plus, Linda Hamilton, Timothy Dalton, and Richard Burgi.

 

Rewatching Chuck and TV news

The big Chuck re-watch is almost to the end of Season 4.  I'd forgotten how many well-known guest stars they had - Linda Hamilton, Timothy Dalton, Gary Cole, and loads more.  And my favorite, Scott Bakula. 

I watched this on the original run, but I'd totally forgotten that the Awesomes had a baby in Season 4. 

In other TV news, the Mohu Leaf 50 antenna, when put in the right window upstairs, can pull in between 16 and 20 channels, including the CBS affiliate that has a surprisingly weak signal.  So, in spite of the tree blocking the Dish, we can watch the network shows again.  Just in time, CBS started a lot of new stuff last night, and they're fickle about what they put up OnDemand. 

Rewatching

The Eureka re-watch is finished.  On to Chuck, and I'm finishing Season 2 right now.  Scott Bakula, Chevy Chase, Bruce Boxleitner, all in one episode.  Wowza

The Eureka re-watch

I need a break from watching Flashpoint while I"m on the computer, so I switched to Eureka. 

Eight episodes in so far.  I forot that Beverly (Debra Farantino) was a snake from the beginning.  And, it's filmed in Canada - one Flashpoint actor (David Paetku) just popped up in Episode 8.  Plus, Artie from Warehouse was in an episode, and who knows who else will turn up.

Reading List 2018 updated

Presenting, the reading list for 2018.  A work in progress. . .

I'm attempting the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge, so it should be a fun ride.

1. A Bollywood Affair, by Sonali Dev
2. knitting book (find picture)
3. model railroad book
4. Aunty Lee's Delights
5. Maigret - Pietr the Latvian (1/10/18)
6. Street Magic - Tamora Pierce (1/21/18)
7. The Dark is Rising (1/30/18)
8. Ranma 1/2, books 1 & 2 (1/31/18)
9.  Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World, by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone (2/2/18)
10.  Pegasus in Flight, by Anne McCaffrey (2/3/18)
11. The Sword of Summer, by Rick Riordan - Magnus Chase series #1 (2/3/18)
12. Slightly Chipped, by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone
13. My Family and Other Animals, by Gerald Durrell (2/5/18)
14. Firefly: Those Left Behind (graphic novel) (2/6/18)
15. Firefly: Better Days graphic novel #2
16. Tempests & Slaughter, by Tamora Pierce (2/9/18)
17. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much (2/14/18)
18. Hail to the Chin, by Bruce Campbell (2/19)
19. The Revolution was Televised, by Alan Sepinwall (2/21/18)
20. Squire, by Tamora Pierce
21. Page, by Tamora Pierce
22. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith (e-book) 
23. Excuse Me, but I was Next. . . : how to handle the top 100 manners dilemmas, by Peggy Post
24. Who Knew? 10,001 Easy Solutions to Everyday Problems (lots of bogus ideas)
25. Crazy like a Fox, by Rita Mae Brown 
26. The War that Saved My Life
27. Tears of the Giraffe, by Alexander McCall Smith (3/9/18)
28. Slayers & Vampires: the Complete Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Buffy & Angel, by Edward Gross (3/9/18)
29. Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (3/10/18) 
30. Murder on the Orient Express (3/13/18) 
31. New Minimalism (3/15/18)
32.  The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (3/15/18)
33. The War I Finally Won
34. The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky Clover, by Susan Wittig Albert (3/21/18) 
35. Life Below Stairs: true lives of Edwardian Servants (3/25/18)
36. Confessions of a Shopaholic
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38. Queen Anne's Lace, by Susan Wittig Albert (4/5/18)
39. Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover (4/9/18)
40. Warmly Inscribed: the New England forger and Other Book Tales, by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone (4/9/18) 
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42. The Life I've Picked, by John McEuen (4/10/18)
43. Best Food Writing 2011 (4/23/18)
44. Death of a Gossip, by M. C. Beaton (4/15/18)
45. The Missing Kennedy, by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff (5/3/18)
46. Soviet Daughter, a Graphic Revolution - by Julia Alekseyeva (5/3/18)
47. Chicken with Plums, by Marjane Satrapi (5/3/18)
48. Embroideries, by Marjane Satrapi (5/8/18)
49. Emperor Mage, by Tamora Pierce (5/8/18) 
50. What do You Care What Other People Think, by Richard Feynman (5/14/18)
51. I am Not a Number, by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer (5/15/18)
52. Arctic Adventure, by Dana Meachem Rau (5/15/18)
53. Great, by Glen Gretzky and Lauri HOlomis (5/15/18)
54.  Chu's Day, by Neil Gaiman (5/15/18)
55. Blueberry Girl, by Neil Gaiman (5/15/18)
56. The Day the Crayons Came Home (5/15/18)
57. The Princess Diarist, by Carrie Fisher (5/19/18)
58. Death Need Not Be Fatal, by Malachy McCourt (5/23/18)
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60. Hannah's Mill, by Rhoda Wooldridge (5/26/18)
61. Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America (5/2x/18)
62. News of the World (5/29/18)
63. The Invitation-Only Zone (5/29/18) - about North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens.  Interesting, but I wish there were more details and follow-up.
64.  The Help (6/2/18)
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66. Indian Horse, by Richard Wagamese (6/4/18) Heard about on the CBC Q podcast
67. Death of a Cad, by M.C. Beaton  (6/5/18) 
68. Jason Priestly: A Memoir (6/6/18) - Interesting, fluffy, he doesn't seem to be the airhead I expected. 
69. Ready Player One (6/9/18)
70. Death of an Outsider (6/9/18)
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