Chuck

I went to Comic Con for the first time this summer and it was amazing. At Comic Con we saw four new TV pilots. These were Reaper, Chuck, Bionic Woman, and The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Chuck and Reaper were the two best shows. The Sarah Connor Chronicles seemed like and average action show but with Summer Glau as a Terminator I will definitely watch the first few episodes. Bionic Woman seemed very promising before I watched the pilot but now it could go either way. Katee Sackhoff was very good as the first Bionic Woman though. Now Reaper and Chuck are two very similar shows. They both are very comical and two shows I will be watching unquestionable this fall, but today I will be reviewing the pilot of Chuck.

Chuck (mild spoilers ahoy) is the kind of show I can really relate to. The episode starts off with the main character trying to escape from his own birthday party. This is because the people at the party are his sister's friends, and not his. Going back to my own life I realized that I should try and get more friends. During the summer whilst reading something online I came across a guide on how to get friends on the first day of school. I remember reading mostly all of it and I totally tried some of the tips on how to "Make a good first impression." I don't have any friends because I get judged "subconsciously". That seems like the answer to all the problems of life or my life or at least my life at school. Well I did't even chew gum because I sure didn't want to look like a "cow chewing cud" which I totally think about my Dad because he is a gum fanatic. And I did this all for nothing because most of the people I met on the first day I will never see again. Yeah I got my schedule changed which doubled how many people would be "subconsciously" judging me. And I even have a mullet which should totally help me get lots of friends. Well no new friendships came about and thats alright because the people I know already are totally the coolest kids in school or so they tell me. Oh and back to Chuck, Chuck has cool sister who tries to get him dates which reminds me of my cool sister, and who I will totally live with when I'm 25, yay just like my buddy Chuck. Another amusing anictdote is fact that Chuck's sister's boyfriend is awesome. He does everything awesome such as mountain climbing and sky diving. Captain Awesome is totally my new hero.

The main premise of the show is that Chuck has a secret government database somehow downloaded into his brain. They have mostly talked about bombs and Soviet demolitions experts but I'm sure the Alien Autopsy and the so forth will be included in latter episodes. Also another Firefly alumni besides with Summer Glau appearing on a new tv show, is none other then Adam Baldwin who brilliantly plays a ruthless CIA agent. This episode of Chuck included very witty brother and sister dialogue, knife fights and even car chases. I will have to see where the show goes from here. If Chuck turns into an all action show that would be a disappointment. Because Chuck's interaction between his sister, Captain Awesome and fellow workers of the "nerd herd" (think Best Buy "Geek Squad"), along with the action sequences (pretty good for a TV show) are what make a really good show. There are even references to video games, movies, and even comic books for fellow nerds. So this fall when Chuck comes on, you owe it to yourself to watch the first episode.