Nerd Love By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2008 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC at 9/8 “Chuck vs. The First Date” Written by Chris Fedak and Josh Schwartz Directed by Jason Ensler Just in case anyone has forgotten what this show’s all about—what with a truncated first season, a writers’ strike, and a long summer hiatus—creators Fedak and Schwartz lay it all out again for us in this second season premiere. Deftly combining several genres in one—humor, action, romance—they show that this series has come together very solidly since a shaky start last year. Chuck Bartowski, having recovered something…
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Eastwick: “Fleas and Casseroles”
Devil’s Food Eastwick “Fleas and Casseroles” ABC, Wednesday, 10 PM Written by Rina Mimoun Directed by Elodie Keene I wonder when we are going to see an actual new episode of Eastwick. Four episodes into the season, and we have had the same story every week: Kat is having marriage troubles, Joanna suffers from delusions that she’s Lois Lane, and Roxie has prescient dreams that trouble her. Plot? What plot? So far, this show, like most soaps, has no real “story” to it—things just happen and don’t get resolved. Which could even be watchable, if the writers gave us something new or good—snappy…