5 Reasons You Should Watch Chuck
For those of you who aren’t in the know, Chuck is an NBC action comedy in its second season. The show stars Zachary Levi as the title character, Chuck – a super-geek who accidentally downloads the only known copy of the NSA’s supercomputer the “Intersect” into his brain. Hijinx, necessarily, ensue.
Since the show is coming up on the end of its second season, NBC has to make the always-hard decision on whether or not to renew this action-comedy “popcorn-TV” show. In my effort to keep Yvonne Stahovski on the small screen for as much airtime as possible, I’ve compiled a list of 5 reasons that you should really be watching Chuck – either online or on cable.
Chuck is known for its excellent taste in music. With fans petitioning online to have an episode-by-episode soundtrack for Chuck, it’s pretty clear there’s some quality here. Blitzen Trapper, Bon Iver, Ra Ra Riot, and Cassettes Won’t Listen rank among the newer talent featured on the show, and of course there’s classics: Toto (featured karaoke style), Janes Addiction, Air Supply, Huey Louis, and a lot more rank among the classics (some more tongue in cheek than others.
Usually 5 or 6 new songs are aired each episode, not to mention the catchy “Short Skirt Long Jacket” instrumental Theme Song by Cake. You can get a list each episodes music here, so you can get a glimpse of what I’m talking about: http://nbcchuck.wordpress.com/music-from-chuck/
4: it’s produced by McG
And honestly… what has McG ever touched that wasn’t gold…
… no but seriously. With Shows like “Sorority Forever” and “Supernatural” under his belt, this man deserves all of our love and devotion. If you were at all a fan of the tongue-in-cheek style of Charlie’s Angels (we’ll forgive him for the sequel), then you’ll know what kind of thing you’re in for with Chuck. This show is not going to win an Emmy, but it’s got that same irreverent charm that comes with the McG brand. While my argument here makes us all fear for the fate of Terminator: Salvation, we can still enjoy the man’s sensibilities. After all he hired…
3: Yvonne Strahovski
So, yeah. This is not exactly a reason for everyone. I can’t honestly talk about her killer acting chops or her stellar resume (so far she’s popped up as side characters in two tv shows, and can be found in the background of a hand full of movies), but I can say she holds her own on this show. You believe her enough to keep watching and, honestly, who can argue with this face:
2: People Need To Stop Cancelling Good Shows
Ok, ok. So I know this is a little touch of circular logic. But seriously. Networks haven’t exactly clued in to the new paradigm of television. They’re still so concerned with ad sales and week-by-week viewership that they’re all but ignoring things like viewing trends, audience conversion, online revenue, cross-show traffic, potential DVD/DLC sales and the whole host of things that contribute to the bottom line. This may be more the fault of the advertisers than the network, my point stands. If we can all tune in, maybe we can keep one more charming show with development potential from dropping off the air.
1: Chuck Bartowski
Guys want to be him, girls want to love him. How many of us don’t dream of having all the collected secrets of the western world stuck in his head. That and he can fix a computer… and unlock high security doors… and hack into top secret NSA computers. I mean lets face it. He’s Heroes’ Micah without the superpowers.
Chuck gets to go to high society balls, get shot at by madmen, and comes home to the loving arms of…Adam Baldwyn. Well perhaps his life isn’t perfect. But he’s fun to watch, fun to root for, and a great reason to tune in week after week.
In the end, Chuck is 42 minutes of your time well spent (on NBC.com – you’ll have to commit to the hour for live TV). In any case, you can come by our forums and tell us what you think of the show at the very least.