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{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]
| image =
| caption =
| season = 1
| episode = 1
| airdate = {{Start date|2007|09|24}}
| production = 276025
| writer =
* [[Josh Schwartz]]
* Chris Fedak
| director = [[McG]]
| editor =
| music =
| photographer =
| guests = * [[Matthew Bomer]] as [[Bryce Larkin]]
* [[C. S. Lee|C.S. Lee]] as [[Buy More#Harry Tang|Harry Tang]]
* [[Wendy Makkena]] as National Intelligence Director
* [[Ryan McPartlin]] as [[Devon Woodcomb|Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb]]
* [[Tony Todd]] as [[Langston Graham]]
* [[Dale Dye]] as General Stanfield
* Nickolas Pajon as Vuc Andric
* [[Scott Krinsky]] as Jeff Barnes
* [[Vik Sahay]] as Lester Patel
* [[Mark Christopher Lawrence]] as [[Buy More#Big Mike|"Big Mike" Tucker]]
* [[Julia Ling]] as [[Buy More#Anna Wu|Anna Wu]]
* [[Jim Pirri]] as Father
* Tasha Campbell as Daughter
| season_article = Chuck season 1
| episode_list = List of Chuck episodes
| prev =
| next = [[Chuck Versus the Helicopter]]
}}

"'''Chuck Versus the Intersect'''" is the [[television pilot|pilot episode]] of the American [[Action (fiction)|action]]-[[comedy]] [[Television program|television series]] ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]''. The episode was directed by [[McG]] and written by series co-creators [[Josh Schwartz]] and Chris Fedak. It originally aired on [[NBC]] on September 24, 2007.

The series follows the adventures of [[Chuck Bartowski]] ([[Zachary Levi]]), a computer geek and member of a [[Geek Squad]]-type electronics retail chain (the [[Buy More#Nerd Herd|Nerd Herd]]), who downloads the Intersect, a top-secret government database, into his brain. Chuck soon finds himself on a date with [[Sarah Walker (Chuck)|Sarah Walker]] ([[Yvonne Strahovski]]), who is revealed to be a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent assigned, along with veteran [[National Security Agency|National Security Agency (NSA)]] agent Major [[John Casey (Chuck)|John Casey]] ([[Adam Baldwin]]), to capture Chuck. The episode also introduces series regulars [[Joshua Gomez]] and [[Sarah Lancaster]] as Chuck's best friend and older sister, [[Morgan Grimes]] and [[Ellie Woodcomb|Ellie Bartowski]], respectively. Guest stars include [[Matthew Bomer]] as [[Bryce Larkin]], Chuck's college roommate-turned-nemesis and the CIA agent who emails him the Intersect, [[Wendy Makkena]] as the National Intelligence Director, [[Tony Todd]] as CIA Director [[Langston Graham]], [[C. S. Lee|C.S. Lee]] as [[Buy More#Harry Tang|Harry Tang]], [[Dale Dye]] as General Stanfield, and Nickolas Pajon as Vuc Andric.

"Chuck Versus the Intersect" received generally positive reviews from critics, with most writers praising the casting of the series. According to the [[Nielsen ratings]] system, the pilot drew 9.21 million viewers, a series high.

==Plot==
In [[Echo Park, California]], [[Chuck Bartowski]] ([[Zachary Levi]]) and his best friend [[Morgan Grimes]] ([[Joshua Gomez]]) make an unsuccessful attempt to escape Chuck's birthday party hosted by his sister [[Ellie Woodcomb|Ellie]] ([[Sarah Lancaster]]). Despite the efforts of Ellie and her boyfriend, [[Devon Woodcomb|"Captain Awesome"]] ([[Ryan McPartlin]]), for Chuck to socialize with the party's female guests, Chuck dispels the women by explaining how years earlier his [[Stanford University]] roommate, [[Bryce Larkin]] ([[Matthew Bomer]]), had him expelled and began a relationship with Chuck's girlfriend, [[Jill Roberts]].

Meanwhile, Bryce, a rogue [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent, is shown breaking into a top-secret government computer center and downloading a vast amount of data to his PDA before destroying the computer. As Bryce attempts to escape, he is shot dead by [[National Security Agency|NSA]] agent [[John Casey (Chuck)|Major John Casey]] ([[Adam Baldwin]]), but not before emailing the data to Chuck and self-destructing his PDA. After viewing the rapid series of images, Chuck experiences a series of "flashes"<ref group=n>The episode establishes that a user who has subliminally retained the Intersect data receives feedback from it in the form of what Chuck labels "flashes". Chuck has several flashes throughout the episode.</ref> of data, triggered by things he hears and sees, including a strange man (Nickolas Pajon).

In [[Washington, D.C.]], Casey is informed by the National Security Director ([[Wendy Makkena]]) and CIA Director [[Langston Graham]] ([[Tony Todd]]) that the computer Bryce destroyed was a government database called the Intersect, which the NSA and CIA used as a joint resource to identify threats to the government. Casey is ordered to track down the recipient of Bryce's email in California.

At work at the [[Buy More]], Chuck is approached at the [[Buy More#Nerd Herd|Nerd Herd]] counter by [[Sarah Walker (Chuck)|Sarah Walker]] ([[Yvonne Strahovski]]). After Chuck fixes Sarah's phone, she leaves him her phone number, but he decides not to call her. He arrives home to find an intruder stealing his computer. After the computer is dropped and destroyed, the intruder escapes and is revealed to be Sarah, a CIA agent.

Sarah takes Chuck on a date to find out what he knows. Sarah spots and quickly dispatches an NSA team following but flees with Chuck when she spots Casey. Sarah leads Chuck up to the top floor of a skyscraper and attempts to call in an evacuation while Chuck explains what happened when he uploaded the Intersect. Sarah then aims her gun at Chuck when Casey arrives on the roof. Sarah warns Casey that Chuck uploaded the Intersect and tells Chuck that their mutual friend Bryce is dead. Chuck then flashes on the building where the visiting General Stanfield ([[Dale Dye]]) is giving an address and puts together all the pieces from the flashes he had been having: the stranger in the Large Mart is a demolitions expert and has set a bomb to destroy the conference. Chuck, Sarah, and Casey locate the bomb in the conference hall and Chuck defuses the bomb by deliberately infecting the machine with a computer virus.

Sarah reassures Chuck that he will remain at the Buy More, while she and Casey watch over him. He is to work with them until they can discover a way for the Intersect to be removed from his brain. All she asks is that Chuck trust her.

==Production==
===Conception===
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''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' was conceived by [[Josh Schwartz]] and Chris Fedak. [[NBC]] initially gave the series a [[put pilot]] commitment before green lighting a pilot order in January 2007.<ref>{{cite web | title= Development Update: Wednesday, January 3 | url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7256 |website=The Futon Critic | date = January 3, 2007}}</ref> Schwartz and Fedak both attended the [[University of Southern California]] and the latter pitched the idea to Schwartz who agreed to develop the project with him.<ref name=Popinterview /> The hour-long, [[high-concept]] [[Action (fiction)|action]]-[[comedy]], described in press releases as being "in the vein of ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]''", would revolve around a man who downloads the entire CIA and NSA databases into his head. Schwartz signed a three-year, seven-figure overall deal with [[Warner Bros. Television]] to write and executive produce the series with Fedak.<ref>{{cite web|title= Networks return to pilot parade: ABC aligned with Mimoun; NBC nabs Schwartz project |last=Adalian|first=Josef|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117950140.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|date=September 14, 2006|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref>

Schwartz has stated that he set the series at an electronics store to complement Chuck:<ref name=schwartz />
{{blockquote|I think the [[Big-box store|big-box]] culture is very much a way that we live our lives right now. And in trying to figure out what was sort of the best home for a character like Chuck, the Nerd Herd -- obviously inspired by such things as the [[Geek Squad]] [of the [[consumer electronics]] store [[Best Buy]]] -- felt like a really natural environment for him. I also liked that even in the uniforms that the Nerd Herd guys have to wear, they kind of resemble [[G-Man (slang)|G-men]] from 1950s [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] movies. So there's a lot of components, both visually and in terms of his character, that were really appealing about setting it there.<ref name=schwartz>{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/806/806668p1.html|title=Chuck is Ready for Action|last=Goldman|first=Eric|website=[[IGN]]|date=July 19, 2007|access-date=June 1, 2011}}</ref>}}

===Casting===
[[File:Zachary Levi 2011.jpg|left|thumb|190px|[[Zachary Levi]]'s role was the first one in the series to be cast.<ref name=leviandbaldwin />]]
[[Zachary Levi]] was the first actor to be cast in the series, before any other roles had been cast.<ref name=leviandbaldwin>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/08/is-shane-west-leaving-er/|title=Is Shane West leaving ER?|last=Sassone|first=Bob|publisher=[[AOL TV]]|date=February 8, 2008|access-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref> Schwartz said that casting the role of Chuck was difficult, but Levi was perfect because you "could believe he was a social outcast, but still got the girl."<ref name=comiccon /> [[Adam Baldwin]] was cast as John Casey shortly thereafter on February 8, 2007.<ref name=leviandbaldwin /> Fedak always had Baldwin in mind for the role and the producers found that the actor was a "perfect fit" for the character during the first casting session.<ref name=Popinterview /><ref name=futon>{{cite news | title = Development Update: Thursday, February 8 | url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7292 | work = The Futon Critic | date = February 8, 2007|access-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> On February 12, 2007, Australian actress [[Yvonne Strahovski]] was announced<ref name=futon /> for what was then the role of Sarah Kent, joining Levi and Adam Baldwin. Prior to beginning of filming the character's name was changed to Sarah Walker. Strahovski was unable to come to the [[United States]] for the audition, so the producers allowed her to audition via the internet.<ref name=strahovski.net>{{Cite web|url=http://yvonnestrahovski.net/?p=36|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612172314/http://yvonnestrahovski.net/?p=36|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 12, 2010|title=EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Yvonne Strahovski|publisher=YvonneStrahovski.net|date=January 23, 2008|access-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref>

In March, [[Sarah Lancaster]], [[Joshua Gomez]] and [[Natalie Martinez]] were cast as Ellie Bartowski (Chuck's older sister), Morgan Pace (Chuck's best friend), and Kayla Hart (Chuck's neighbor and love interest), respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7327|title=Development Update: Friday, March 16|website=The Futon Critic|date=March 16, 2007|access-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref> Gomez decided he wanted to be part of the pilot after reading there was a ninja in the script.<ref name=comiccon /> [[Tony Todd]] and [[Wendy Makkena]] were cast as CIA Director Graham and the National Intelligence Director, General Mary Beckman.<ref name=tvguide /> The casting for Beckman was narrowed to Makkena and [[Bonita Friedericy]], with Mekenna ultimately being chosen. However, Mekenna only appeared in the pilot, and was replaced in the following episode by Friedericy as General [[Diane Beckman|''Diane'' Beckman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hobotrashcan.com/2007/12/06/one-on-one-with-bonita-friedericy/|title=One on One with Bonita Friedericy|last=Murphy|first=Joel|publisher=HoboTrashcan|date=December 6, 2007|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref>

Morgan's surname was changed to "Grimes" before filming, and Sarah's to "Walker". Despite Natalie Martinez appearing in promotional cast photographs, the character Kayla Hart was dropped before filming. Hart, the owner of the club where Sarah and Chuck first encounter Casey, was intended to be a rival for Chuck's affections. However, Fedak and Schwartz found it too unlikely and too complicated to the storyline that two women would be pining over Chuck. Additionally, Captain Awesome was originally planned to be an enemy agent but his portrayal by [[Ryan McPartlin]] was so well received that this storyline was also abandoned.<ref name=DVD>Director commentary/notes on ''Chuck'' [[Chuck season 1|Season 1]] DVD</ref>

===Filming===
[[File:McG at WonderCon 2009 1.JPG|thumb|[[McG]] directed this episode.]]
[[McG]], Schwartz's fellow executive producer on ''[[The O.C.]]'', directed the pilot and consequently became an executive producer (via his production company, [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]]), along with Fedak, Peter Johnson, Scott Rosenbaum, Matthew Miller and [[Allison Adler]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Development Update: Thursday, January 25 | url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7276 | website= The Futon Critic | date = January 25, 2007}}</ref> NBC gave the series an early pick-up and a thirteen-episode order on May 10, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Brian Ford|title=NBC to Keep 'Lights' on for Second Season, Adds Newcomers |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7379|website=The Futon Critic|date=May 10, 2007|access-date=July 13, 2007}}</ref>

McG said he felt the appeal of the series was its mix of an "''[[The Office (American TV series)|Office]]'' style comedy" and an action series, and added that Chuck's work place "is designed to be as dangerous as the spy world."<ref name=comiccon /> Although Chuck's apartment is set in [[Echo Park, Los Angeles|Echo Park]], the pilot was shot in [[El Cabrillo]] in Hollywood. After the series was picked up, the apartment and the building's courtyard were re-created on a [[Warner Bros.]] soundstage.<ref>{{cite news | title = NBC star "Chuck" lives it up in old Hollywood | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2007/11/09/television-chuck-dc-idUSN0863317120071112 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250121093654/https://www.reuters.com/article/2007/11/09/television-chuck-dc-idUSN0863317120071112/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 21, 2025 | work = Reuters/Hollywood Reporter | date = November 9, 2007}}</ref> The exterior shots of the Burbank Buy More where Chuck and Morgan work are of a former [[Mervyn's]] store in the Fallbrook Mall in [[Canoga Park]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Hollywood Locations PART 10 | url = http://www.seeing-stars.com/locations/TVlocations10.shtml | work = Seeing Stars in Hollywood | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110405173415/http://www.seeing-stars.com/locations/TVlocations10.shtml | archive-date = 2011-04-05 }}</ref> Chuck's fingers are bandaged at one point due to injuries Zachary Levi sustained while playing ''[[Call of Duty]]''.<ref name=schwartz /><ref name=goldman />

===Music and cultural references===
The music of ''Chuck'' has been described as "a blending of action soundtracks with Schwartz's penchant for good, pretty obscure bands" such as [[Foreign Born]]<ref name=lella /> and [[The Shins]].<ref name=hyden /> [[Journey (band)|Journey]]'s song "[[Any Way You Want It]]" is featured as Chuck's ringtone.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/chuck-chuck-vs-the-muuurder-charles-carmichael-in-charge|title=Review: 'Chuck' - 'Chuck vs. the Muuurder': Charles Carmichael in Charge|first=Alan|last=Sepinwall|work=HitFix|date=March 21, 2011|access-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref> Other songs include "[[Cobrastyle]]" by [[Teddybears (band)|Teddybears]], "Cellphone's Dead" by [[Beck]], "[[Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (Jet Song)|Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is]]" by [[Jet (band)|Jet]], "See the World" by [[Gomez (band)|Gomez]], "For A Fistful of Dollars" by [[Ennio Morricone]], and "The Missionary" by [[Brothers Martin]].<ref name="chucktv-2007Sep27">{{cite web | work=ChuckTV.net | title=Music: The Pilot| url=http://chucktv.net/2007/09/27/music-the-pilot/}}</ref>

The pilot also establishes the series' tendency to reference popular culture. Schwartz has revealed in interviews that the Buy More is based on consumer electronics stores such as Best Buy, while the Nerd Herd is inspired by the Best Buy subsidiary Geek Squad.<ref name=schwartz /> When Sarah walks into the Buy More, Chuck and Morgan reference [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s song "[[Batdance]]".<ref name=goldman /> Chuck and Morgan also continuously play ''Call of Duty''.<ref name=lackey /> A ''[[North by Northwest]]'' poster is shown in Chuck's room.<ref name=hyden />

During Chuck's flash on Vuc Andric, his first name can be translated as wolf, while the last name Andric can be a reference to famed Yugoslavian novelist Ivo Andrić. The passport has Croatian emblems while Vuc is said to be from Serbia.

==Reception==
The series premiered on broadcast television at 8pm EST on September 24, 2007,<ref name=tvguide>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/chuck-2007/episode-1-season-1/pilot/287885|title=''Chuck'' Episode: "Pilot"|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=May 30, 2011}}</ref> after having been screened to overwhelmingly positive reception at [[San Diego Comic-Con]].<ref name=comiccon>{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/807/807923p1.html|title=SDCC 07: Chuck Geeks Out at Comic-Con|last=Goldman|first=Eric|website=[[IGN]]|date=July 28, 2007|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/story/9966.html|title=Comic-Con '07: Spy games with ''Chuck''|last=Surette|first=Tim|publisher=[[TV.com]]|date=August 1, 2007|access-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref><ref name=rich /> According to the [[Nielsen ratings]] system, the pilot episode drew an estimated 9.21 million viewers, a series high.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=October 2, 2007 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=May 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501042023/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05 |archive-date=May 1, 2011 }}</ref>

"Chuck Versus the Intersect" received mostly positive reviews from critics, with several praising the casting of the series, especially that of Zachary Levi.<ref name=goldman /><ref name=lella /><ref name=dispatch /><ref name=bianco /> Eric Goldman of [[IGN]] gave the episode a rating of 9 out of 10, writing, "Schwartz and Fedak's script for the ''Chuck'' pilot is very strong, deftly mixing action and humor. Where Schwartz's other new series, ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'', could use more of the humor he brought to ''The O.C.'', Chuck does a great job capturing the wit and self-awareness Schwartz's previous series contained."<ref name=goldman>{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/822/822192p1.html|title=Chuck: "Pilot" Advance Review|last=Goldman|first=Eric|website=[[IGN]]|date=September 21, 2007|access-date=June 1, 2011}}</ref> Varun Lella of [[AOL TV]] criticized the episode's opening as being "a weak gag", though writing that "the ensuing moments were hilarious enough to almost erase the poorly executed opening moments."<ref name=lella>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2007/09/25/chuck-pilot-series-premiere/|title=Chuck: Pilot (series premiere)|last=Lella|first=Varun|publisher=[[AOL TV]]|date=September 25, 2007|access-date=June 2, 2011}}</ref> Stephen Lackey of Mania called the pilot better than he expected, as well as "energetic, cinematic, and quite funny."<ref name=lackey>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/chuck-pilot_article_56130.html|title=CHUCK: Pilot|last=Lackey|first=Stephen|publisher=Mania|date=September 27, 2007|access-date=June 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018113928/http://www.mania.com/chuck-pilot_article_56130.html|archive-date=2012-10-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Television Without Pity]] gave the episode an A− on a scale of A+ to F.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/chuck/pilot_7.php|title=Chuck: Pilot|publisher=[[Television Without Pity]]|access-date=June 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920145754/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/chuck/pilot_7.php|archive-date=2010-09-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''[[The Columbus Dispatch]]'' called the pilot "delightful", writing, "''Chuck'' has good nerd jokes, a winning everyman who is easy to root for, a hot blonde, ninja fighting and a backward car chase." The newspaper praised the performance by the main cast, especially Zachary Levi, who it wrote "should soon be a pleasant surprise to audiences." The paper called the episode "deftly directed by" McG, who kept "things from becoming too silly or far-fetched."<ref name=dispatch>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2007/09/24/1AA_REVIEW24.ART0_ART_09-24-07_D4_GV7VMNR.html?sid=101|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122022323/http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2007/09/24/1AA_REVIEW24.ART0_ART_09-24-07_D4_GV7VMNR.html?sid=101|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2013|title=NBC shows offer plenty of promise|last=Willow|first=M.|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|date=September 24, 2007|access-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> Robert Bianco of ''[[USA Today]]'' gave the episode an overwhelmingly positive review, writing, "Everyday superheroes are, of course, a recurring TV fantasy, but seldom has the genre shown as much pluck as ''Chuck'', and seldom has it found a more agreeable hero than Zachary Levi... Levi needs only a few minutes here to convince you of his wider range and lay claim on breakout stardom."<ref name=bianco>{{Cite web|url=http://usatodaytv.feedroom.com/?fr_story=aa7ba1116243689d4cd05c1e414f5f26c24261d7|title='Chuck' comes to fall season's rescue|last=Bianco|first=Robert|work=[[USA Today]]|date=September 24, 2011|access-date=July 21, 2011}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Steven Hyden of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the episode a negative review, rating it as a C−. Hyden criticized Levi as being "likeable but unconvincing playing a loser who hasn't had a girlfriend in five years" and Levi and Gomez as "blandly recreating [[Judd Apatow]]'s loser heroes without any of the authentic details", though calling Baldwin's performance "one of the few bright spots".<ref name=hyden>{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/pilot,12482/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210060037/http://www.avclub.com/articles/pilot,12482/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2009|title=Pilot|last=Hyden|first=Steven|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=September 24, 2007|access-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref> Katey Rich of Television Blend wrote that the episode, like Chuck, was "gangly and awkward" and "a lot to swallow in a pilot episode, not to mention totally implausible." However, Rich concluded that the series showed comedic promise and was loved by its audience, "while not necessarily being a slam dunk."<ref name=rich>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/TV-Review-Chuck-On-NBC-Premieres-9-24-6253.html|title=TV Review: Chuck On NBC - Premieres 9/24|last=Rich|first=Katey|publisher=Television Blend|date=September 8, 2007|access-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref>

For the pilot, editor [[Norman Buckley]] won the Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television at the [[American Cinema Editors Awards 2007|2007 American Cinema Editors Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/eddieNominees.html |title=58TH ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS Nominees & Recipients |author=American Cinema Editors |author-link=American Cinema Editors |date=February 17, 2008 |access-date=June 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521181848/http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/eddieNominees.html |archive-date=May 21, 2008 }}</ref> "Chuck Versus the Intersect" was also nominated for Outstanding Main Title Design at the [[60th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scifi.about.com/od/emmyawards/a/2008emmy_noms_2.htm|title=2007-2008 Emmy Award Nominations|last=Wilson|first=Mark|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=June 3, 2011|archive-date=September 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927052907/http://scifi.about.com/od/emmyawards/a/2008emmy_noms_2.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Footnotes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb episode|1035912}}

{{Chuck episodes}}

[[Category:Chuck season 1 episodes|Intersect]]
[[Category:2007 American television episodes]]
[[Category:American television series premieres]]

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