'Chuck' promotes Gen. Beckman (a.k.a. Bonita Friedericy)

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Chuck is giving General Beckman the equivalent of a 21-gun salute: a promotion to series regular!

Exec producers Chris Fedak and Josh Schwartz confirm to me exclusively that Bonita Friedericy—whose stern taskmistress has guided Team Bartowski for the past three seasons—has been bumped up to a full-time cast member.

“She’s an incredibly important part of the show,” says Fedak. “She’s like the Charlie to Charlie’s Angels.”

The upgrade means that viewers will see more of Beckman—literally and figuratively—in season 4. “We’ll see her legs in the first episode,” Fedak reveals with a chuckle. “She gets to walk around.”