We've been watching the NBC show, Chuck, since its premier last year. Although they often have a TV-show's poor understanding of computers and tech, the show is pretty fun. It's a bizarre combination of violent spy thriller and a business sitcom, but it works.
In this week's Christmas episode, the employees at the show's Best Buy clone, Buy More, are trapped in the store by a gun-wielding guy on the run from police. If you missed the guest star listed in the opening credits (why do they ruin things like this?), you were in for a surprise.
As the gunman had Chuck engage the store lockdown, the soundtrack played a bit of Beethoven's 9th while the metal gate came down. Knowing viewers will recognize the subtle tribute to Die Hard, the most awesome Christmas movie ever. Later, after the police arrive, all subtlety is dropped. One of the cops who arrives is Reginald VelJohnson, twinkie in hand, playing his Die Hard character, Sgt. Al Powell of the L.A. police.
They didn't go overboard about it so it was a fun cameo and a cool homage.
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