Don't call him a geek: The Chuck Thread

[Whedonist]

Who plans on watching Chuck tonight/is watching Chuck right now/watched Chuck already? I'm really hoping this show is a good one. It does have Jayne from Firefly (Adam Baldwin) as a regular, though, which probably means it will get canceled within a few weeks!

 

[Cindy B]

I hate to say this, but I hated it.

I got to see the pilot episode on a preview DVD. (I got the preview DVD from Blockbuster online)

This suffers from what you see on the promos is different than what actually is.

It is shown as a lighthearted fluffy comedy.. in reality it is more like mission impossible. Now, I like Mission Impossible and I like comedy, but they try to put both in and it is confusing.

There are lots of girls in bra/ undies during the pilot--so if you are into that type of thing, you won't be disappointed. (at least two camera shots if not 3).

It's heavier than what appears so it just doesn't work well. The image sequence with Chuck is very odd--(you will know what I am talking about when you watch it) is just strange. The images were just too surreal and unbelievable for the premise.

 

[Pugsley]

I loved it! It has a little bit of everything and I think Chuck is adorable. I thought the writing was great -- I just hope they can keep up.

 

[bcvgal]

We really liked it too. Funny with action

 

[pgsahm2]

I watched it and was not overly impressed. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't really good either. I don't know that I will watch any more episodes of it....

 

[Whedonist]

I loved it! It has a little bit of everything and I think Chuck is adorable. I thought the writing was great -- I just hope they can keep up.

I agree, Pugsley. I really enjoyed it. It's a good mix of drama and comedy, and the writing seems sharp. As for characters, I liked Captain Awesome (that needs to be a T-shirt), and Casey something (whatever Jayne played.) Firefly fans: Did any of you see Casey at the end and giggle like crazy because Jayne was working at Best Buy? I did. Also, I think I will be calling Costco/Sam's Club, etc. "Large Mart" from this day forward.

 

[mamaprincess]

I thought Chuck was pretty entertaining. I'll watch and see what happens.

 

[Desiree]

I dvr'ed it to watch for Jayne but I haven't watched it yet. I'll give you my opinion after I do.

 

[Scutapipig]

Firefly fans: Did any of you see Casey at the end and giggle like crazy because Jayne was working at Best Buy?

We loved it! I turned to my husband and said "I'm not sure where they can take this show from here, but if they keep Chuck and the girl and Jayne together, it should be fun to watch." Next thing we know, there's Jayne working with Chuck and we giggled, too.

I think it's going to be a quirky show and we're all about quirky!

 

[WaltD4Me]

I didn't love Chuck, but I liked it well enough, so I'm going to keep watching for awhile because I think it'll grow on me because I enjoyed the characters. I liked them more than the storyline.

I really liked the relationship between Chuck and his sister and I like that they didn't make her boyfriend a macho creep...instead he's cute and "awesome" but seems sweet.

It is quirky though...hope they don't go into quirky overload with Ugly Betty, Pushing Daisies, Chuck,
ect.....

 

[helloirishkitty]

I'm really bummed that I completely forgot to watch it! I'm sure someone I know has DVRed it though... I work part-time at Best Buy so that's one of the reasons I was psyched!

 

[Toby'sFriend]

I really thought it was terrible, no way does it deserve the lead in time slot for Heroes.

 

[WaltD4Me]

If you missed Chuck and you have ON DEMAND thru your cable, they had the 1st episode under the Free On Demand listings. There is a category called "NBC Preview" or something like that. I actually watched it on Friday. I couldn't believe you could watch the whole pilot before it even aired, but it was there and so was the pilot/1st episode of Journeyman.

 

[jen0610]

DH and I watched and for the entire hour we...

We love Adam Baldwin, so hopefully this one will stay around long than Firefly.

 

[Mr.Monk]

We enjoyed it and will keep up with a few more episodes to see how it develops.

 

[beattyfamily]

last night shows were awesome!!!!!

I love love love this show. It better come back!!!

 

[MareQ]

My tivo didn't record show #2 - are they online somewhere?

 

[beattyfamily]

My tivo didn't record show #2 - are they online somewhere?

Yep!

http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/video/episodes.shtml

 

[Carys]

It's not on the TV here yet, but a family member sourced a bunch of episodes and I'm totally hooked. Captain awesome...is....AWESOME! Watch out for the Halloween episode, I practically had to install a tube in my mouth to wick the drool away. Ahem. Outstanding.

 

[beattyfamily]

Did anyone else see the commercial promos for the Chuck 'sandwich' with the cast of Chuck? They were pretty funny! I never knew Sarah Walker (CIA agent) was from England till I saw her in the promos.

I finally finished watching the second episode that aired last night at 10:00p and the cast of Chuck came on at the end and said to watch for more Chuck episodes 'coming soon'. Woo hoo!