C is for Chuck Bartowski

Chuck: "Sometimes the nerd gets the girl."

If I had to list my top three favourite TV shows ('cause I could never just pick one), Chuck would be one of them, and Chuck Bartowski is why.

At the beginning of the show, he is an under-achieving nerd, working at a Buy More, kicked out of Stanford because of his best friend's betrayal. And then he becomes nerd-turned-secret-agent, and it's marvelous. Anyone would love Chuck, but a geek like me appreciates him even more for all the gaming, sci-fi movie and computer references he makes, his awkwardness and nerd charm.

Watching his relationships with the other characters--his sister and her boyfriend Captain Awesome, his nerdy best friend, his tough CIA and NSA handlers and fellow Nerd Herd workers--in the show grow and change is much fun too.

It's easy to see why CIA agent Sarah Walker would fall in love with this character. I know I do every time I watch the show!

Shout out to blogger buddy C: This one's gotta go to Christine Rains for being a wonderful blogger friend and a hard working geek writer mom.

Goodbye, Chuck!

One of my favourite TV series, Chuck, ended a few weeks ago. I know I'm a little late on this, but those of you who watched it, what did you think of the ending?

I think the show was running out of places to go and it was definitely time for it to end. I've said before that seasons 1 and 2 are my favourites, and though the later seasons are still entertaining, they don't quite have the spark the first ones do.

I found season 5 a little rushed, with lots of different plots thrown in that I thought would last for a while, but then only took up one or two episodes. It seems to me that the writers were trying to get in every one of their ideas before the show ended!

That being said, I enjoyed the way they ended the show--it definitely wasn't what I expected. Some of you know that if I hate the ending of a show, it usually ruins the entire series for me and I will probably not watch it again, but for Chuck I will be collecting all the seasons on DVD to rewatch. The characters in this show, the humour, the spy adventures--it's all just so much fun.

So, what did you think? Haven't seen Chuck? Well, what are you waiting for? You can check out my description of it here.

Top 10 TV Countdown - #5: CHUCK

"Oh I see. You're going to shoot me to prevent me from blowing up. That's a great plan." 

-- Chuck Bartowski

Chuck's got it all: action, suspense, mystery, romance, comedy. That's why I love it so much. I know it's not technically sci-fi or fantasy, but it's got enough geek factor that I'm including it on my list anyway.

Chuck is a computer nerd who works at a Buy More, until he accidentally downloads government secrets into his brain (that's pretty much the only sci-fi element of the show). His life turns upside down as two government agents are assigned to protect him and use his knowledge for various missions.

Sarah is the sexy, mysterious agent sent by the CIA. Casey is the growling, fighting machine sent by the NSA. Together, the three have to hide Chuck's new spy status from his friends and family and complete dangerous missions for the government.

What's not to like, right?

It is Zachary Levi's stellar acting as Chuck and the phenomenal supporting cast that make this show great. Chuck's sister, Ellie, is sweet and loveable; her husband whom Chuck nicknames Captain Awesome is... well... awesome; Chuck's best friend Morgan is hilarious and geeky; the co-workers at the Buy More are appropriately annoying and bring a lot of humour to the show.

One of the other things I love most about Chuck is the bits of nerdy information dropped in everywhere. Almost anyone will like this show, but if you are a nerd familiar with Star Wars, Tron, Indiana Jones, and the like, you will enjoy it all the more.

I am sorry to say that the later seasons are not as good as the first two. I am still watching the last season, Season 5, as it airs now, but it is merely "pretty good" while the first two seasons were amazing. Go watch them if you haven't. Right now.