Not only was the interview very fluid and comfortable, but the best part of all was when Carson nonchalantly asked Ms. Strahovski whether she had ever googled herself.  Not only has she done so, but she saw fit to give a shoutout to Strahotski.com.

Carson quickly moved the interview along, but not before Yvonne mentioned that she found the site flattering.  That’s good to hear because I would hate her to think that we’re a bunch of weirdos!

Daly went on to mention how he always goes straight to the pictures and enjoys looking at the screen captures from Chuck.

Though he didn’t say exactly where he goes for those pics, we’re going to just assume it’s right here since we have the largest collection of Yvonne-specific screen captures on the Internet.

Overall, I couldn’t be more excited and grateful for the mention on Last Call.  It’s a big acknowledgment of all of the fans out there who frequent the site to celebrate Ms. Strahovski’s work.

The interview is happily transferring to my computer right now and I’ll get screen caps up in the gallery this afternoon.  Keep your eyes peeled for the interview to pop up on the Last Call site so we can relive the shoutout over and over!

Did you see the interview?  What did you think?  Comment below or discuss it in our forums!

Dear former Strahotski-ites -

Lykaon is out of town on business and his laptop went kaput after a nasty fall from the overhead-storage bin (items really do shift in flight, who knew?), and so he has asked me to let you all know that he’ll be AWOL for the next several days.

You may have noticed some differences in the site – the name, the new sidebar images. I’ve decided to move things in a new direction. I know we all love Yvonne – what’s not to love? – but perhaps the love has gotten a little too extreme.

Perhaps I’m tired of making dinner while Lykaon waxes eloquent about the beauty of another woman in a public forum. Perhaps I’m tired of going to bed alone while Lykaon peruses high-res photos of perfection herself to plan new wallpapers. And perhaps I am ready for some ogling of my own.

Introducing the new Hero of Canton website! I was first introduced to Adam Baldwin with his work on Firefly, for those that don’t get the reference. Jayne was a lovable thug, and I’m even more delighted with Adam’s portrayal of Casey. I definitely appreciate that he’s gone up a few IQ points.

We can still chat Chuck – that’s mostly what we did on Strahotski anyway – and I hope you’ll stick around to enjoy the new site!

Most Sincerely,

akaemi

It has song listings for every episode that’s aired so far, and we’ll keep adding to it each week. Chuck has a LOT of music, so of course we may not have every song.

If you know of something we’ve missed, please let us know about it!

What makes the music in Chuck so great? Yvonne, Zach, Adam, and the rest of the cast are great actors, and their performances do more than enough to sell whatever is going on on-screen. But the show’s great music often adds that extra emotional punch or hilariousness that puts the scene over the top.

After all, it’s impossible to forget Jeff and Lester singing “Africa” in Chuck vs. The Best Friend, and of course “Do You Believe in Love” made the perfect backdrop to the infamous slow-motion scene in Chuck vs. The Seduction. There was that whole episode dedicated to Rush, too.

So whatever you’re favorite Chuck song is, enjoy! We put in little Amazon preview widgets with the songs whenever they were available, so you can listen to samples for most of the music.

Music from Chuck

Strahotski.com Gallery

Though our old gallery was adequate, it lacked some handy features that any community should have, making it harder than it should have been to share our love of Yvonne Strahovski.

Many of our readers have asked for the ability to rate photos, or to leave comments on specific ones.  This new solution should provide all of that and better navigation to boot!

Check it out and let us know what you think!

If you’re reading this, you’ve made it to the new bigger, better, faster, stronger Strahotski.com.

We’ve taken over our own virtual private server where we have ultimate control and far better performance.

Hopefully it will be business as usual from here on out.  Thanks for sticking with us!

If you notice any problems, be sure to let us know!

Edit: If you leave your city or region as well as country in the thread, Tungsten can place the pin without putting it in the center of the country.

View Larger Map

Lykaon and I like the map so much, we’ve decided to give it a permanent home on the main site. So, to see updates to the map as more people are added, you can visit it on it’s new page.

The stories she tells in this interview are especially adorable, which made for some great screen captures.  She does like to talk with her hands! Watch out if you’re near her during an exciting story.

I didn’t put the video on YouTube because a fellow fan beat me to it, but I’ve embedded it below.

I hope Yvonne keeps doing interviews because soon it won’t be Chuck fans that adore her — but the entire world.  She can win anyone’s heart with anecdotes like hers.

Enjoy!

(Sorry that the lightbox clips behind the video frame. I couldn’t figure out how to fix that. If you scroll down the page the video won’t go with you, but the lightbox will and you can get a better view of the image. Or just use the gallery.)

Being totally freaked out at the time, I enjoyed watching this.  I noticed I got a thumbs up from Chris Fedak!  Awesome.

I can’t believe I actually made that throw.  It was a good catch by Fedak as well.  The bear didn’t have a lot of heft to it, so I was scared it wouldn’t make it.

After having read some of the relatively negative takes on the ‘crazy’ fans at the panel, I was relieved to watch this back and see that it looked like a fun exchange to me.

And it’s true that I use the lull in Yvonne Strahovski screen time to take a breather from screen capturing and review writing, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing happening.

If you haven’t been hanging out in our forums, then you’ve been missing out on some juicy stuff!

Besides awesome conversation, and what has turned into a great community, you’ll find tons of pictures from various sources, previews of upcoming Chuck episodes, and even a Fan Map, plotting Yvonne Strahovski fans across the globe.

Here are some links to some of the exciting threads going on these days:

• Share Your Artwork! (animated gifs by bzzg)
• Strahotski Fan Map (Get Tungsten to add you!)
• Trivia Challenge (See if you can answer trivia questions from fans)
• 3-D Chuck (Have your glasses yet? This thread can help!)
• G’Day Gala (Pics of Yvonne Strahovski at the event)
• Set Shots (Some candid shots of our favorite girl)

That’s just the tip of the iceberg.  There are tons of links to pictures that can be found in those threads, most of which aren’t hosted in our main gallery.

In addition, we’ve promoted long time readers Devon and Scott to moderators on the forums.

Congratulations to them, and a big thanks to all of the Strahotski Forums participants. You’ve kept Yvonne Strahovski in sight during the long dark hiatus.

So stop on by our forums for a look around, and if you’re feeling chatty, register and post. We love new fans on the Strahotski Forums!

Top 5 Yvonne Strahovski Gifts

1. Autographed Yvonne Strahovski gear from eBay
2. Chuck Comic Books from eBay
3. Chuck Season One on DVD or Blu-Ray from Amazon.com
4. An Yvonne Strahovski mousepad from CafePress
5. Anything else from the Strahotski store

PS: Our man Lykaon is on his way home from Thanksgiving, so the review/screenshots will be a few days late this week. Sorry to disappoint!