it's a SHOW
and perhaps the best show i have EVER seen on TV so far in my 14 years of existence!!!
you know there are just one of those unique shows that are SOO good that you kind of don't want people to watch...because you are greedy and you wanna keep it to yourself
yet because you are a fan, you want the show to do well, and so you do your best to spread the word
well NBC's Chuck is one of these rare shows
right now it's not as popular is it deserves to be
i even think it's better than "30 Rock" and "The Office" AND "Lost" AANND "Community"
or any other shows that you think is good
and before you say that I have no sense of humor or I should go to hell for hating on your favorite shows, please.
Here me out
Chuck started out in 2007
for those of you who don't know what it's about, i'll tell you
it's about an (nerd) electronic store clerk, named Chuck Bartowski (who makes $12 an hour) who gets an email from his old buddy (Bryce Larkin) in Stanford (in which he got kicked out because Larkin framed him for cheating....and he stole his girl). When Chuck opens the attachment, the contents of the CIA-NSA supercomputer gets downloaded into his head. So basically, his head is a computer. It holds all the secrets of these two government agencies.
Whenever Chuck sees/hears something that has to do with any of the secrets, he suddenly have these "flashes" (which means that he looks at the secrets in his head) and suddenly understand everything that has to do with what he saw or heard.
So because the original Intersect computer was destroyed by Bryce Larkin, Chuck is the only copy of the Intersect. He basically holds all of the nation's secrets in his head. So the CIA and NSA sent their top spies to protect him: Sarah Walker (who's pretty) and John Casey (who's not so pretty). and then they go on various missions and Chuck (the nerd) is put in extreme situation. comedy ensues.
What makes this show so great is because it has multiple genres: Romance, Action, Comedy, and Mystery. So that means that they get to get away with a lot of stuff.
And another reason is that, the show makes a perfect balance between romance, and action/comedy. This balance keeps the show from slipping into the sappy soap opera stuff.
and yes...the romance is between Chuck and Sarah as you probably have guessed.
And the comedy...oh the comedy....
OK so the electronic store from where Chuck works is called the "Buy More"
which is just like a "Best Buy"
and Chuck works in the "Nerd Herd" division
which is just like the "Geek Squad"
and a lot of his co-workers are a bunch of idiots...or "Buy Morons" as NSA Special Agent John Casey thinks of them
so you can imagine how hilarious things can get in the "Buy More"
Plus Chuck lives with his sister Ellie Bartowski (who is a doctor), and her boyfriend Devon Woodcoomb AKA "Captain Awesome" (who also is a doctor). A doctor who's married to a doctor. Living in LA. Yup, their life is set. so there's comedy in there too.
so right now, chuck is kinda low on his mojo. After getting kicked out of Stanford (by his buddy) and his girlfriend dating the same guy who kicked him out, Chuck got depressed and went to work in a electronics store....and living with his sister.
oh and another thing
the music in "Chuck" is incredible! seriously, the Tim Jones, the music guy there has amazingly good taste in music.
now "Chuck" just recently got off the bubble. i remember when "Chuck" was really up for cancellation, the ENTIRE fan base rose up and campaigned for it's return....by buying tons of subway sandwiches...which is why they are one of the main sponsors. Now they are no longer in danger of cancellation...i think
it's not that they are bad, WHICH I HAVE PROVEN TIRELESSLY THAT THEY ARE NOT
it's just that they have a really bad time slot
MONDAYS at 9:00 PM
but their rating has been good...especially for that time slot!
and the critics love this show
and Zachary Levi (who was Flynn Rider in "Tangled" for those of you who don't understand "Chuck" terms) who plays Chuck is great
and Yvonne Strahovski who plays Sarah deserves an Emmy Nomination!!!
no kidding...you should see this Aussie act
you know, usually i like to stick to my Mark Twain advise on not using exclamation marks...but this time i'll make an exception...
i wish i could tell you all the stuff that makes Chuck soo good but it would take forever
so now i leave you with this video...
ok so "Pineapple" is the word that the Buy More employees use to initiate a full on evacuation of the store whenever there is a disaster. Chuck is held at gunpoint by a bad guy and he needs to save his friends. so he says...you guessed it, PINEAPPLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZA29AhiP6Y&feature=related
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