Skype Second Opinion: 'Chuck Versus the First
Fight' With HitFix's Dan Fienberg

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We here at TV Squad know that our opinions aren't the only ones that matter. In fact, you only need to glance at the comments on our recaps to know that, sometimes, fans just don't agree.

Enter Skype Second Opinions, our new short and succinct video recap series that attempts to open up the TV debates by offering you another point of view from friends of the site.

Dan Fienberg of HitFix.com talks all about this week's episode, 'Chuck Versus the First Fight,' right here. Did Timothy Dalton light up this episode for him? Watch and find out. And you can read more of Dan's TV musings and analysis on The Fien Print.

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Portia de Rossi on Her Secret Eating Disorder --
and What Saved Her Life (VIDEO)

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Portia de Rossi on Her Secret Eating Disorder -- and What Saved Her Life

Portia de Rossi once weighed 82 pounds. The actress lived on a 300-calorie-a-day diet: Her family was afraid that she would die. Eventually, Portia collapsed while standing on a film set -- as result of her diet, her organs were failing. She was only 25 years old. On 'Oprah' (weekdays, syndicated), de Rossi opened up about her secret eating disorder -- and what helped to save her life.

The actress began dieting as a 12-year-old. She was working as a young model; an agent felt her already skinny frame was too large. De Rossi entered a cycle of anorexia and bulimia -- of binging and purging food. It took her more than a decade to recover.

But what saved her life? It was the love and assistance of a strong female presence ... but not Portia's wife Ellen DeGeneres. No, Portia credits her survival to when she "found love ... with a horse."

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Review - Chuck Season 4 Episode 7 Chuck Versus
the First Fight

post from The TV Obsessed on 02 November 2010 12:08:37 AM. © The TV Obsessed

Chuck sure knows how to pull on the heartstrings, rip them apart, and put them back together to pull on some more "Chuck Versus the First Fight" was the first episode this episode which had fully engaged from beginning to end. Following last week's shocker of Sarah nabbing Mary, "First Fight" runs the range of emotions Chuck is known for, bringing us the jokes, the action, and of course most memorably, a couple of the most emotional scenes of the series.

The first half the episode largely keeps the foot on the pedal, keeping everything going without fully committing. Chuck travels with Mary's handler Gregory Tuttle (Timothy Dalton AKA James Bond) to exonerate Mary while Volkoff agents track them, and they end up bailing out of a plane, in Tuttle's mind, invoking memories of Alias. Considering all the mommy issues on Alias, the comparison fits well. There's an emotional climax in the middle, the first meeting between Mary and Ellie in years and the scene is unbelievable.

When Chuck, Sarah, and Mary go to Orion's secret base to read the triangle disks, there's something wrong: the disks are blank and as Casey finds out, Tuttle is not lying on the ground shot. In fact, Tuttle is Volkoff! The plot twist was in the back of my mind since the show pulls this stuff all the time, but it works because of all the emotional scenes preceding it. But just when we think Mary is a heartless monster who's willing to kill her son, she slips Sarah a razor which allows Sarah and Chuck to escape. However, we still don't know what Mary is doing. Is she fully on Volkoff's side and allowed Chuck to escape because he is her son? Is she playing Volkoff? Only time will tell.

Score: 9.6/10

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POUNDING TEXAS

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"Unusual weather we're having, isn't it?"The Lion'The Wizard Of Oz'

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AS SEEN ON TV: JIMMY McMILLAN

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Today is Election Day. I hope you've done your part and gone out to vote. Of course, I have my own preferences as to how you vote, but the important thing is that you go out and exercise that right to vote.

Otherwise, as the popular argument would have it, the terrorists win.

One of the gubernatorial candidates here in New York State is Jimmy McMillan of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party. He made quite an impression at the debate and I wouldn't be surprised if he inspired a few Halloween costumes on Sunday night.....

JIMMY McMILLAN

AS SEEN ON:
'Saturday Night Live'

AS PLAYED BY:
Kenan Thompson

From Wikipedia:
James McMillan (born 1946), also known as Jimmy Mack, The Black Hulk Hogan, Papa Smurf, Santa Claus on Venus and Rambo, is a martial arts instructor, former postal worker, Vietnam War veteran, perennial candidate, and political activist from Brooklyn, New York. He is best known as the founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, a New York-based political party. McMillan has run for office at least six times since 1993 and is currently running in the New York gubernatorial election, 2010 on the "Rent Is 2 Damn High" line.

During an appearance at a 2010 gubernatorial debate in which McMillan figured prominently, he stated his views on gay marriage, by saying "The Rent Is Too Damn High Party believes that if you want to marry a shoe, I'll marry you." When asked about his stance on the environment, he stated he will bulldoze all the mountains in upstate New York. After the debate, McMillan garnered significant attention from the media.

McMillan was portrayed by Kenan Thompson on Saturday Night Live. McMillan praised the portrayal, saying that "that put me over the top... this election is over. Jimmy gonna win it."

BCnU!

[Because of today's significance, there is no Two for Tuesday theme. This actually means I couldn't find anybody who played Carl Palladino or Andrew Cuomo on TV; both men are also running for NY governor today. And I already showcased David Paterson and Christine O'Donnell this year as well....]

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'Chuck' Season 4, Episode 7 Recap

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['Chuck' - 'Chuck Versus the First Fight']

In the film 'The Princess Bride,' there's a famous scene involving a battle of wits. In it, the rapscallion Vizinni tries to figure out which of two cups before him is poisoned. His reasoning becomes increasingly tortured, each iteration counteracting the one before it, but only ever reaching one of a few finite options. The true loyalty of Mary Bartowski on 'Chuck' had started to feel the same way, and for much of 'Chuck Versus the First Fight,' many fans of the show wondered how long this "is she good/is she evil" story line would stretch out this season.

The good news? No longer, as we finally have some pretty definitive proof that, ultimately, she's on Team Bartowski. That family may have a weird way of letting each other down on a pretty consistent basis, but they also have a soft spot for each other that decades of angst can't truly eradicate. The bad news? 'The First Fight' teased the audience for a full hour until revealing this information, all the while giving them a heaping helping of the show's worst quality: Chuck's inability to stop whining about the state of his relationship with Sarah mid-mission.

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2010 World Series Continues To Pile Up Prime Time
Wins for Fox

One part lemon, two parts sugar?voila! Either way, Go Giants! via press release: 2010 World Series CONTINUES TO PILE UP PRIME TIME WINS FOR FOX Network Projected To Register 17.6 Million Viewers;...

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