Action!Nerd! By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2007 by Sarah Stegall Chuck NBC, Mondays, 8/79/8 E/C Pilot Written by Josh Schwartz & Chris Fedak Directed by McGr I shouldn’t like Chuck, the new Monday night series that NBC is calling an “action comedy”. It has every offensive stereotype ever launched against intellectuals: the geeky, socially backward misfit, the over-familiarity with videogames, the panic in the presence of a pretty girl, right down to the obligatory pocket protector. The only thing Chuck doesn’t have is a pair of glasses held together with adhesive tape. Yet there is something sweet, something innocent about the…
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Chuck: “Chuck vs. the Helicopter”
From 60 to Zero By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2007 by Sarah Stegall Chuck NBC, Mondays, 8/7 E/C “Chuck vs. the Helicopter” Written by Josh Schwartz & Chris Fedak Directed by Michael Duncan McNeill Wow. Never have I seen a series hit the wall so fast. The second episode of Chuck was so bad I thought I would abandon it in mid-episode. I’m glad I didn’t, because the second half got better, but if I had already had some other show I liked in that timeslot, this would have been my last review of this show. The opening five minutes are a…