Chuck: Season 1 (Blu-ray)
Chuck Bartowski, ace computer geek at Buy More, is not in his right mind. That's a good thing. Ever since he unwittingly downloaded stolen government secrets into his brain, action, excitement and a cool secret- agent girlfriend have entered his life. It's a bad thing, too. Because now Chuck is in danger 24/7. Executive producers Josh Schwartz (The O.C.) and McG (Charlie's Angels, We Are Marshall) merge techno-gadgetry, martial-arts smackdowns, narrow escapes and gorgeous spies in short shorts into this action comedy about a millennium Everyguy. Think James Bond in a subcompact. Think Jason Bourne with a pocket protector. Think Chuck.
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Better than average sitcom - Steady
This comedy sitcom has an interesting premise with a good cast that play off each other well. Chuck is a nerd who gets an e-mail with a download from an old college friend which changes his life and puts him in the hands of the CIA. And nice hands they are too, with Australian actor Yvonne Strahovski playing CIA agent Sarah Walker charged with looking after the secrets only Chuck can access, or killing him.
I’ll stay with this one for another season.Far Fetched Concept Still Works - Gregg
Chuck is the story of a big box employee who works for the technical repair team called the nerd herd. Chuck had been on the fast track to success at Stanford before being sidetracked when he was expelled for cheating (though he claims to be innocent and we are inclined to believe him) after being turned in by his roommate. Several years later the former roommate is now a rogue CIA agent who copies the contents of the CIA's super computer which is stored in the form of visual images, before he destroys it. Just before he is killed he emails the contents to Chuck who downloads the information in the form of the visual images to his brain when he opens the email. Later he discovers that visual triggers can cause him to “flash” a process by which he can recall data related to that image, which is very useful to the CIA and others but also potentially dangerous should Chuck choose to abuse this information.
Thus it is decided by both the NSA and the CIA that Chuck must be watched in case he has flashes and also for the obvious security reasons. He is assigned two minders/bodyguards; include Major John Casey (Adam Baldwin) who once again confirms his great ability to combine humor with his imposing physical presence, and the beautiful Sarah Walker (Yvonne Strahovski) a potential friend or love interest. The main cast is rounded out by Chuck’s sister Ellie (Sarah Lancaster) with whom he lives and his best friend/co-worker Morgan (Joshua Gomez).
The series has a good cast that has good chemistry and a talent for comedy, which extend beyond the 5 primary characters to the fairly large supporting cast. As a result we get some wonderful comic moments, effective action scenes (at least for a television series) as well as good character development (resulting in characters the audience can connect with). Finally the big box store/shopping mall setting is a great choice for a setting and not one which has been overused.
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Better than average sitcom - Steady
This comedy sitcom has an interesting premise with a good cast that play off each other well. Chuck is a nerd who gets an e-mail with a download from an old college friend which changes his life and puts him in the hands of the CIA. And nice hands they are ...Far Fetched Concept Still Works - Gregg
Chuck is the story of a big box employee who works for the technical repair team called the nerd herd. Chuck had been on the fast track to success at Stanford before being sidetracked when he was expelled for cheating (though he claims to be innocent and we ...