After finding the Pilot for Chuck on the iTunes store, I quickly became hooked with this show, and some how managed to watch 44 episodes in just under a week, yes I know that sounds sad, but I was on holidays and it’s a good show. Currently into it’s third season “Chuck” is easily explained by its taglines
Computer Geek by Day. Government Operative by Night
He’s the Secret. She’s the Agent
The show is about a twenty-something computer geek named Chuck, who after getting kicked out of Stanford 5 years ago is currently working at a Buy-More, the shows version of a large electronics retailer. He works in the Nerd Herd, fixing computers for a living at $11 an hour, and his life is turned upside down when his old College room-mate, the same guy that got him expelled, sends him an email on his birthday.
Bryce Larkin, Chuck’s old room-mate works for the CIA but went rogue, breaking into the CIA and NSA’s top-secret computer which holds all the country’s secrets, downloading them to a PDA and blowing up the building, eventually he gets shot but not before he emails it off to Chuck. The computer was called the Intersect, the combined data base of the country’s biggest secrets, embedded into thousands of images. Images that flash by on Chucks computer screen when he opens the email, downloading the information into his brain.
John Casey, an agent for the NSA and Sarah Walker from the CIA are assigned to protect him and use the knowledge that is now in his head, turning a Computer Nerd into a secret agent.
One recurring line that I’ve noticed through out the show, is also possibly the only line never adhered to. With John and Sarah constantly telling Chuck to “Stay in the Car” while they are on a mission, but he always manages to leave and get into some trouble, or save their lives. But then again, it wouldn’t be a very interesting show if all the episodes revolved around the amateur spy sitting in the car while the experts go out and save the day.
Having to keep his real life and his new life apart is something that Chuck struggles with all through out the series. Especially when he develops feelings for Sarah, the CIA agent whose cover is his girlfriend. This is one part of the show that gets annoying, every other episode they are fighting, breaking up and getting back together and its gotten to the stage where they need to make up their minds and either stay together or get over it. But with that aside, I think everyone would enjoy the show.
So, if you can… I urge you to check it out, and if you want another opinion of the show check
out iGamers post about it!