Last month Chuck won a poll I hosted on here for my readers to choose my next show to watch. Well allow me to thank you kind readers for voting for such an awesome fucking show. I could not be more pleased with your choice, as evidenced by my four episode marathon last night. (Whenever I watch three episodes or more of a show in a row I instantly think back to season one of 24)
For anyone who has not seen it here is a brief synopsis. Chuck reads an encoded e-mail which essentially turns him into a super spy computer. As a result he has an NSA and a CIA agent assigned to guard him while his super brain helps thwart all sorts of threats to national security. I know this sounds flimsy, but trust me it's good. Take Purple Rain, if I gave you the plot would you ever guess it's the most amazing spectacle ever? Some things exceed their descriptions.
This show is the perfect show to sit down to and tune out. It's a collaboration between McG and Josh Schwartz, and it plays out exactly like you'd expect. The McG flash meshes perfectly with the Josh Schwartz charm and humor.
I could not be more impressed by Zachary Levi, he's entering the Seth Cohen realm here for me. It's hard to hate the male star when he's just so damn awkward and cute. Zachary has great comic timing as well, I would not be surprised to see him start popping up in some movie roles soon.
Kudos are also due to Australian beauty Yvonne Strahovski and Jayne from Firefly. (I know Adam Baldwin has been in everything, but god damn it he is Jayne in my book) Yvonne is absolutely striking, yet still manages to be convincing as the ass-kicking Sarah Walker. Meanwhile John Casey plays right into Baldwin's wheelhouse, cantankerous, sarcastic and irritable.
I'll check in with you guys and let you know how I'm feeling in a few weeks. I have no doubt I'll be done with season two by then.
Shhhh. I'm undercover.
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