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09-20-2007, 08:40 PM
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Chuck season 1 thread
I just caught the pilot episode of Chuck on "On-Demand" and I was pleasantly surprised.
As long as you can overlook the whole "computer data in the brain" aspect, and just accept that leap, the show looks like it will be pretty good.
Even though this was the first episode, there seems to be good chemistry between Chuck and the CIA woman (Sarah). The writing and dialog was better than the usual stuff the networks have churned out lately and it had some pretty funny stuff. Overall a pretty effective pilot.
Like I said, there are aspects of the show's premise that are way out there. The way the CIA and NSA operatives just kill each other willy nilly, for one. Even with the this large fictional aspect, I am willing to overlook that, and enjoy the ride.
I will definitely give it a chance this season.
The Pilot airs on NBC next monday.
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09-21-2007, 06:37 AM
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Re: Chuck
I found that I didn't much care for the tone of the pilot episode for "Chuck", a show about a nerd who gets imbued with a boatload of data into his brain, making him a walking data store of national secrets. I'd have to see a few more episodes to really see if it was just the pilot episode, or if the show would get into a rut quickly given its premise.
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09-21-2007, 06:41 AM
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Re: Chuck
I also enjoyed this pilot too.
I liked all the characters. It was a lot of fun and adventurous at the same time.
I hope there's lots of interaction with his friend Morgan.
I'm just wondering how much material they have and Chuck has in his brain for an entire series or multiple seasons.
I think its funny in the end how
A great start to what I hope will be a great show.
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09-21-2007, 09:07 AM
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Re: Chuck
I thought the pilot was okay and I will check out at least a couple more episodes to see where this thing is headed. Conceptually, Chuck owes a debt of gratitude to Greatest American Hero, IMHO... But, what I have seen so far is at least entertaining and held my interest.
Gary
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09-21-2007, 02:40 PM
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Re: Chuck
Watched the pilot too and to me it's just good silly fun, I thought it was hilarious in spots.
The woman who plays Sarah (YOWZA BTW) is a dead ringer for Naomi Watts IMO.
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09-23-2007, 07:37 AM
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Re: Chuck
What amazed me is that I watched this pilot and the pilot for "Bionic Woman" within a day of each other, and that structurally these pilots are almost the same.
Basically, an everyday civillian is imbued with government "powers" which the operatives in charge of the program threaten to lock them up for, only to be slapped down by the civillian as wanting to be in control of their own lives.
Of the two, "Chuck" was the much better pilot with far more endearing characters and a style that didn't take itself too seriously. "Bionic Woman" was a little too maudlin and although the Katee Sackhoff character might be interesting, they blurted out her character's ticks in dialoge rather than showing it over the course of a few episodes. I love BSG but will need a few more episdodes to be convinced to stick with it.
"Chuck" I'm pretty much sold on for the season.
"If you write a story about a soldier going AWOL and kidnapping a pregnant woman and finally shooting her in the head, it's called searingly realistic, even though it's never happened in the history of mankind. Whereas if you write about two people falling in love, which happens about a million times a day all over the world, for some reason or another, you're accused of writing something unrealistic and sentimental."
-Richard Curtis, Screenwriter and Director
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09-23-2007, 11:06 AM
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Re: Chuck
I also caught the pilot of this as a give-away from Circuit City when I purchased a TV series DVD. Since this show is from the same guy that created The O.C. I am going to give this series a couple of more views.
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09-23-2007, 11:35 AM
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Re: Chuck
This was one of my more anticipated pilots of the season and I was disappointed yesterday when I caught it on HD On Demand. I'll give it a few more episodes and hope it improves.
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09-25-2007, 04:16 AM
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Re: Chuck series premiere 9/24/07
Thought Chuck was great...Hilaious in Spots...it's Sci Fi, not reality, so I don't know why people cannot grasp the concept of the show without saying how unrealistic it is...its a fun fantasy sci fi nerdy geek comedy...SOLD!!! Immediately my new favorite show
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09-25-2007, 11:34 AM
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